2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING INTERMITTENTLY. TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF SOMETIMES RESTORES THE LIGHTS, AS DOES TAPPING THE SWITCH. NONE OF THESE ACTIONS KEEP THE LIGHTS ON PERMANENTLY. MINUTES LATER, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED BY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:EA11010 FOR TOWN & COUNTRY MODELS BUILT BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2004 (MDH 0301XX) AND NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (MDH 1130XX) BUT MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN APRIL, 2006 AND IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. I BELIEVE THAT THE CHRYSLER HEADLIGHT SWITCH PROBLEM GOES BEYOND THE MODEL BUILD RANGE ADDRESSED IN EA11010 AND THERE ARE MANY MORE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS THAN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE 2012 BULLETIN. I AM GOING TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE, AND I WILL KEEP THE DEFECTIVE PART IN CASE SOMEONE WANTS TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, BUT I THINK THAT CHRYSLER'S RESPONSIBILITY GOES BEYOND THE LIMITED VEHICLE RANGE IN THE PREVIOUS BULLETIN AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DOOR OPENED APPROXIMATELY 80% AND THEN CLOSED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN AT ALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE DOOR, BUT THERE WAS NO MOTION FOLLOWING THAT NOISE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS BENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WENT BAD AND MY MODEL WAS MADE AFTER NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (SEE TSB 08-052-12 DATED 8/25/12). BIG SAFETY CONCERN. NEITHER CHRYSLER NOR THE DEALER WOULD HONOR THE LIFETIME GUARANTEE OF FIXING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. COST ME $110 TO FIX.

FUTURA 2000 LTE P215/65TR16 RM6V XAC 3712 I HAVE A RECEIPT DATED 6-18-2016 FOR 2 TIRES INSTALLED ON THE REAR OF MY 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. BOTH TIRES HAVE RECENTLY FAILED, TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE IN MAY WAS A BLOW OUT AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 10, THE NEXT TIRE WAS NOT A BLOWOUT. IN ALL MY LIFE I HAVE NEVER HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT AND NEVER HAD TWO OF THE SAME TIRES FAIL SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. MILEAGE ON MY VAN AT INSTALLATION WAS 102130 AND MILEAGE AT FAILURE WAS 144258 AND THE NEXT TIRE AT 145258. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY YOUR QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE AND I ALSO WANT MORE THAN THE PATHETIC 25 DOLLAR AND 10 DOLLAR OFF ON REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES. YES ALL TIRES WERE INSTALLED AT PEPBOYS, IN NICEVILLE, FL #1535 850-678-0887.

TAKATA RECALL- WHEN IT IS RAINING OR WET OUTSIDE FROM SNOW OR HUMIDITY THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. IF IT DRIES OUT THEN THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS IF THE CAR IS DRIVING OR STOPPED AND AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE COMPLAINED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THIS WITH NO RESPONSE. IT HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 3-5 YEARS.

WHEN IT RAINS AND I'M DRIVING A DAY OR MORE THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE DAY AFTER IT STOPS RAINING. I AM AFFRAID THEY MAY DEPLOY, GIVEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING DUE TO EXISTING BAD MECHENISMS. I WANT THIS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LURCHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE SUBSIDED AFTER THREE MINUTES, BUT OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE FAILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 04/04/2017 *JS *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLAMPS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH HAD TO BE TAMPERED WITH SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE HEADLAMPS FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE SYMPTOMS ON MY MINIVAN ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING RECALL, BUT BECAUSE MINE IS REGISTERED IN CO, IT IS ASSUMED BY CHRYSLER THAT THIS MINIVAN HAS NEVER TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN THE COVERED STATES OR THAT CONDITIONS IN CO COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE SIMILAR. I'M DISGUSTED WITH THE IMPOTENCE OF NHTSA CONCERNING CITIZEN REPRESENTATION AND THE SUSPICIOUSLY CONVENIENT, MONEY SAVING PARTIAL RECALL ON THESE AIR BAG SENSORS. I DISCOVERED MY SENSOR FAILURE WHILE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY BACK FROM A TRIP TO ESTES PARK, CO DURING A HEAVY, WET SNOW STORM. (GO FIGURE!) THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT EVENTUALLY STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. RE: REPORT RECEIPT DATE: JAN 11, 2010 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V008000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS