2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

THE HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. THEY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER--TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN / (3.8L) EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS REFUELED THE ENGINE STUMBLES OR STALLS OUT 2 MINUTES AFTER RESTARTING. THIS IS EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT GAS STATIONS ADJACENT TO BUSY ROADS. THE "STUMBLING" OR STALLING OCCURS QUITE ABRUPTLY AND ALWAYS CAUSES TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AS THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. BASED ON NUMEROUS CAR BLOG SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON 04 AND 05 CHRYSLER AND DODGE MINI-VANS. SOME CHRYSLER MECHANICS HAVE COMMENTED CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE SEEMS TO INVOLVE THE GAS TANK EMISSIONS PURGE VALVE SYSTEM, WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FUEL TANK. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE GOVERNMENT EMISSIONS REGULATIONS AND OTHER SAFETY REGULATIONS SHOULD BE USED TO FORCE A MANUFACTURERS RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO REPLACE FAULT FUEL TANKS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS AND CONSOLE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 T&C GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY COME BACK ON WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO. I HAD THE SWITCH CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE WORKING OK. *TR

AFTER MY LAST 3 FILL-UPS, MY 2005 CHRYSLER T&C STALLS WITHIN ABOUT 30 SECONDS OF RE-START, USUALLY IN THE GAS STATIONS DRIVEWAY. THE SERVICE STATION INDICATED THE CAUSE TO BE THE ROLL-OVER VALVE AND THAT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TYPICALLY GAS FUMES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EVAPORATOR, BUT NOW LIQUID GAS IS GOING INTO IT. IF THE ROLL-OVER VALVE IS AT FAULT, I ASSUME THAT LIQUID GAS COULD BE SPILLED IF A ROLL-OVER DID OCCUR. WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULDN'T THE GOVERNMENT FORCE CHRYSLER TO PERFORM A SERVICE RECALL FOR THIS? ESTIMATED REPAIR CHARGE IS GOING TO BE AROUND $800. *TR

1. DAILY USE OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. 2. POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK, DAILY SINCE MAY 2009 3. RESET FUSE, DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLE TO RESET SYSTEM FIX LASTS FOR SEVERAL USES AND THEN DOOR LOCKS MUST BE ENGAGED MANUALLY. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME IN MY 2005 CHRYSLER T&C. MY SUSPICION IS A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING. *TR

AIR-BAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS THAT BOTH FRONT IMPACT SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, TO THE TUNE OF $300! IT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE THAT AFTER 5 YEARS AND 62,000 A REQUIRED SAFETY DEVICE THIS IMPORTANT SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

TWO YEARS AGO, FEBRUARY 2008, I HAD THE BODY CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY REPLACED. THE VAN WAS A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COST $658. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A DEALER PART AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THIS PAST SATURDAY IT STARTED WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS IN 2008. IT WON'T START, THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF OTHER VAN OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MALFUNCTIONS. IT REGULARLY FAILS TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND WILL SHUT OFF THE HEAD LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE OR LOCK MANUALLY. THEY DO NOT LOCK WHEN DRIVING EITHER. I CAN REMOVE A FUSE AND PUT IT BACK IN THEN IT WILL WORK FOR 2-3 DAYS. *TR