2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

POWER STEERING WHINE DEVELOPED. STEERING NEVER SUBJECTED TO ROUGH SERVICE. MECHANIC DISCOVERED LOW FLUID AND LEAK IN STEERING RACK. RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $820.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. LOSS OF POWER STEERING DEFINITELY SAFETY HAZARD. OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW. STEERING RACK SHOULD OUTLAST THE VEHICLE. *TR

UPON HEARING A NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I CHECKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED A LUBRICATION SEAL WAS NO LONGER PERFORMING ITS FUNCTION. MY LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CONTROL ARM AND RELATED BALL JOINTS AND INFORMED ME THE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS GOOD AT THIS TIME, BUT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT SOON. SINCE I ONLY HAD ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON MY 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY, I WAS SURPRISED ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD NOT HAD THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IN THE 40 PLUS YEARS OF CAR OWNERSHIP, EXCEEDING 100,000 MILES ON EACH CAR. RICH IN CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE INFORMED ME THE TOWN & COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE AN HISTORICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING RACK & PINION; THUS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS NOT NECESSARY. ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO SHOW THE STANCE CHRYSLER IS TAKING IS FALSE IS A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH AND A SEARCH ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL TOWN & COUNTRY'S FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. THEY SHOULD NOT BE WAITING FOR THE 'TOYOTA RUG UNDER THE ACCELERATOR' ISSUES. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY I DROPPED THE TIRE FROM UNDER THE BODY OF THE CAR AS DESIGNED. REACHING UNDER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE I PUT MY HAND OVER THE TOP OF THE TIRE AND PULLED IT TOWARD ME. MY HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE TOP OF MY HAND. *TR

EVERY TIME VAN IS RUNNING LOW WHINE EMITS FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN TURNING STEERING JERKS AND SOUND UNDER HOOD GETS MUCH LOUDER. POWER STEERING, RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN A INCONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR MONTHS NOW. I IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RESOLUTION. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS OF MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2005 STOP WORKING AND TO FIXED YOU HAVE TO PULL THE OID FUSE AND RESET IT VERY OFTEN. *TR

DRIVING OUR 05 TOWN & COUNTRY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A RAINY NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. MY 2 BABIES WERE IN THE CAR WITH US, AND THANKFULLY THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED NEAR THE END OF THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CARAVAN / TOWN & COUNTRY. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

ALMOST EVERY TIME AFTER WE FILL UP THE GAS TANK OF OUR 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY, THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH WHEN WE EXIT THE STATION AND MANY TIMES DIES ENTIRELY. ENGINE RESTARTS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANY OTHER TIME. EVEN AFTER TUNE-UP, THROTTLE BODY CLEANING AND NEW SPARK PLUGS, CONDITION CONTINUES. *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE. COMPUTER MALFUNCTION IS THE CAUSE. IF THE IOD FUSE IS PULLED, OR THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED IT WILL TEMPORARILY RELIVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

FAILING STEERING ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LTD. NEW RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING PUMP, RESERVOIR ALL NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR