2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

MY HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AT NIGHT, SO I AM INDOORS AFTER DARK. I CAN TURN THE SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY USUALLY COME ON. AND NOW, THE STATE OF OHIO PASSED A LAW THAT IF YOU USE YOUR WIPERS, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON. SO WHEN I GET A TICKET BECAUSE THEY SHUT OFF WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE IN DAYLIGHT HOURS, WHO PAYS MY FINE? I AM GOING TO GET IT REPAIRED THIS WEEK, BUT ITS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION UNTIL THEN! *TR

HEADLAMPS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MOVEMENT OF HEADLAMP SWITCH WILL TURN THEM BACK ON, BUT, INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE DEAD WHEN OPENING DOOR AND OVERHEAD COMPUTER IS DEAD WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE HEADLAMPS AS IT COULD CAUSE A WRECK. READING ONLINE BLOGS THIS SEEMS TO BE A BAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL YEAR CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S AND DODGE CARAVAN'S. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FIRST TO WARRANT AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION? I DID A SEARCH ON INVESTIGATIONS FOR MY VEHICLE YEAR AND TYPE AND ONLY FOUND THE AIR BAG INVESTIGATIONS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY MY YEAR BUT OTHER YEARS OF CHRYSLER MINI-VANS. IT NEEDS ATTENTION! *TR

2005 CHRYSLER T&C STALLS AFTER GAS FILLUP. - WITHIN THE LAST YEAR MY 2005 T&C HAS BEGUN TO STALL WITHIN 20 SECONDS AFTER A COMPLETE FUEL TANK FILLUP. IT NOW WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 MINUTES AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD OUT ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER INDICATES A ROLL-OVER VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK MAY BE AT FAULT AND A FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. SEEMS A BIT EXCESSIVE FOR A FAULT DETECTION SENSOR. NOT SURE THIS IS THE ANSWER. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NO IDENTIFIED CORRECTION. IS THERE A RECALL OR IDENTIFIED SOLUTION? IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON PARTIAL FUEL REFILLS OR IF I LEAVE THE T&C RUNNING DURING REFUELING. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION AS I NOW FEEL THIS IS GETTING WORSE AND MAY NOT START AFTER ONE OF THESE STALLS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT FROM THE DAY WE GOT IT THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER. EACH TIME WE TAKE IT IN THE DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NOW THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF BUT NOT CONTINUOUSLY. AGAIN, THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BAD BATTERY, POWER LOCKS QUIT WORKING REMOVED THE IOD FUSE AND PLUGGED IT BACK IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED. WHEN DRIVING HE HEARS A HISSING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62931. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 01/05/10.*JB

ON MARCH 16, 2008 I WAS HIT HEAD ON IN MY MINIVAN BY SOMEONE DRIVING AN SUV THAT WAS TRAVELING APROX. 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE HWY. I BELIEVE THAT UPON IMPACT ALL OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY MINIVAN DEPLOYED INCLUDING THE KNEE AIR BAG THAT IS LOCATED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. MY LOWER LEGS HAVE SUFFERED (WHAT IS MOST LIKELY) PERMANENT PAIN/DAMAGE FROM THE CRUSHING IMPACT OF THE PLASTIC PART OF THE DASH AND THE KNEE AIRBAG. I HAVE NERVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY LOWER LEGS AND MY ANKLE AREA. I AM STILL TREATING WITH MEDICATION AND STILL SUFFERING PAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE BEEN TO MAYO CLINIC AND STILL CANNOT FIND ANY "FIX" TO THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR BAG. I HAVE HAD SURGERY ON BOTH LEGS AND STILL NO RELIEF. PLEASE HELP, I THINK THE KNEE AIRBAGS ARE DANGEROUS AND THE MFG. DOES NOT EVEN MENTION THE AIRBAGS EXISTENCE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN IT BEGAN SURGING, AS IF A FUEL LINE PROBLEM, AND THEN WOULD DIE AND EACH EVENT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. I HAD TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT AND GET IT TOWED IN MORNING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A VERY LOUD "CLANK" NOISE AS IF A ROD BROKE. RESULT IS A $5000.00 ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO A FAULTY COMPUTER WHICH SENT ERRATIC SIGNALS TO CAM SENSOR. VEHICLE HAS 120,000 MILES....ALL COMMUTING AT GENTLE SPEEDS (WE HAVE AVERAGED 23-25 MPG SO IT IS OBVIOUS WE DRIVE SENSIBLY). WE HAVE BEEN RELIGIOUS ABOUT SERVICE.....AND CAN PROVE IT. I HAVE OWNED CHRYSLER PRODUCTS SINCE 1966 AND THIS IS THE LAST! *TR

IN OCTOBER 2008 MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT AND WAS REPORTED TO POLICE. HOWEVER THEY WERE UNCERTAIN IF THAT WAS THE CASE AND I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS INCIDENT. IT WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND AGAIN TODAY - ALMOST 14 MONTHS TO THE DAY LATER AND ABOUT 12,000 MILES LATER, THE VERY SAME BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF REAR-ENDING SOMEONE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IN HIS MIND IT IS A VERY BAD DESIGN AND A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I AGAIN HAVE PICTURES AND THE PART IN QUESTION WITH ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,000.