2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE IGNITION KEY MOVED INTO THE ACCESSORY MODE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. PORTAGE CHRYSLER (LOCATED AT 3013 COUNTY HWY CX, PORTAGE, WI 53901, (608) 742-7141) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. IT'S NOT EVEN BEEN A FULL MONTH, I PAID 9,000 CASH AND ALREADY THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN I COME TO STOP. I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK FOR THE SECOND TIME AND IT SHUT OFF ON ME 3 TIMES FROM THE SHOP TO MY HOUSE. I HAVE 3 KIDS I SPENT ALL MY SAVINGS IN THIS CAR THE USED CAR LOT ONLY HAS A 30 DAY WARRANTY AND IT'S ALMOST UP IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS NEEDS TO BE FIXED A.S.A.P *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN NAVAJO BOULEVARD A MAIN ROAD IN HOLBROOK ARIZONA A VEHICLE COMING FROM A SIDE ROAD PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. I THEN PROCEEDED DOWN NAVAJO BOULEVARD AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NOTHING ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED DOWN THE ROAD AND TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD TO THE SIDE UNTIL IT COMPLETELY QUIT RUNNING AND WAS ABLE TO STOP ON ITS OWN.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. BATTERY WOULD DRAIN OVERNIGHT. SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. TOOK TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE TIPM HAD A COUPLE BAD RELAYS. ORDERED A EXTERNAL RELAY KIT FROM CHRYSLER PER A SERVICE BULLETIN. REPAIR SOLVED THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM.

WHEN DRIVING MY TOWN AND COUNTRY, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ALL THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS START FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE WINDHSHIELD WIPERS COME ON, THE VEHICLE TURNS COMPLETELY OFF AND WILL NOT START AGAIN FOR A FEW MINUTES. SINCE THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALONG WITH THE POWER BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THINKING IT WOULD BE SAFE AND RELIABLE FOR OUR KIDS. BOY WERE WE WRONG! THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE OFF THE STREETS! UNFORTUNATELY IT'S MY ONLY VEHICLE AND IT'S FINANCED, SO NOW I AM STUCK DRIVING MY KIDS IN THIS DEATH TRAP. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! THESE VEHICLES ARE MADE FOR FAMILIES, HOW DARE YOU PUT SO MANY LIVES IN DANGER TO MAKE A BUCK! RECALL THESE NOW!

MY VEHICLE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE JUST STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF STAYS ON BUT THE ENGINE JUST STOPS RUNNING. THERE IS ALSO A SMOKE SMELL THAT WAS COMING FROM THE BACK SLIDING DOORS A SHORT TIME AGO AND THEN THE DOORS STOPPED SHUTTING CORRECTLY AND THEY WOULDN'T LOCK. OVER NIGHT THE BATTERY WOULD DIE FROM THE DOORS NOT SHUTTING CORRECTLY. NOW WE JUST HAVE THE DOORS SHUT OFF SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYMORE ISSUES WITH IT DYING ALL THE TIME AND JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST WHEN DRIVING IT THAT IT DOESN'T DIE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I LOOKED UP RECALLS WITH THIS VEHICLE IT SAID THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BUT WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN IT SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUES. NOT SURE WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET MULTIPLE TIMES. *DT *DT *TR*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING AND THE HORN CONTINUOUSLY SOUNDED. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE IN ORDER TO STOP THE HORN FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE WITH THE LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COST SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE DEALER (COURTESY MOTOR SALES INC, 3100 PLEASANT VALLEY BLVD, ALTOONA, PA 16602, (814) 942-9000) OFFERED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN UPFRONT FEE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLICKER. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND POWER OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO DEWEY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 3175 SE DELAWARE AVE, ANKENY, IA 50021, (515) 289-8700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS STATED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE IGNITION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED DAYTON ANDREWS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT 727-799-4539 (LOCATED AT 2388 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER, FL 33765) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,180.

DRIVING ON ROAD MOTOR JUST STOPPED FOR NO REASON , PUT IT IN (N ) TURN KEY STARTS BACK TO RUNNING, PUT BACK IN ( D ) AND GO ON DOWN ROAD .UNTIL THE NEXT TIME.