2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS. LIGHT ON MOST TIMES THE CAR IS STARTED, HOWEVER, A FEW TIMES IT DID NOT APPEAR. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE SRS LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CLIP. THE SHORT WOULD RESULT IN THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *TR

MY RIGHT FOREARM WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON IT AFTER ENCOUNTERING AN OBSTRUCTION (A LAWN CHAIR). I HAD PRESSED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR, REACHED AROUND TO PUT A DRINK IN A COOLER ON THE BACK SEAT FLOOR, THE DOOR RAN INTO A LAWN CHAIR AND REVERSED, CRUSHING MY ARM. SIX DAYS LATER, MY ARM IS STILL HORRIBLY BRUISED AND SORE. I HAD SOMEONE TAKE PICTURES TO DOCUMENT THIS ACCIDENT. THE DEALER DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE SIDE DOORS HAVE NO SAFETY SENSORS LIKE ON THE POWER LIFTGATE. THE SIDE POWER SLIDING DOORS SHOULD ALSO HAVE SAFETY SENSORS! IF IT HAD BEEN MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON, HE'D BE DEAD NOW! *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE IS 67,000. UPON NOTICING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FLUID LEAK ON THE GROUND IN MY DRIVEWAY, I LOOKED BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE FLUID. AFTER A SCHEDULED VISIT TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER REPAIR CENTER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP/RACK & PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $1400. THIS IS RIDICULOUS - IN ALL OF MY YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FAILURE OF A MAJOR STEERING SYSTEM IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FORCE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT?? *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME, OUR REAR RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED UP. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. WHEN THEY FIXED IT, THEY SAID IT BECAME RUSTY FROM SITTING. WE ALWAYS USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING AND THEIR ADVICE WAS NOT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ANYMORE. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRBAG SENSOR WARNING LIGHT.DEALER REPAIRED CAR, BUT WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER RECALL...NHTSA 07V192000 STATES THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED. 07V192000 DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM EXACTLY AS IT HAPPENED. DEALER IS BERTERA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP INC. WESTFIELD MA.01085..R.O. #DOCS161478. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE BREAK WARNING INDICATOR LOST PRESSURE; THEREFORE, THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BREAK CALIPERS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT IS EXPECTING A RETURN CALL WITHIN FOUR DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE. AT 37,000 MILES MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. ALSO MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TOLD IT IS MY EGR VALVE. MY BRAKES FAILED AND HIT MY MUSTANG WITH THE VAN. STILL THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY OR SOMETIMES THE LIGHT DO NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND IGNITION TURN OFF AND VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM IS SUPPOSE TO BE A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 55 MPH DOWN THE ROAD, THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. HAD CHRYSLER DEALER DIAGNOSE VEHICLE THAT BOTH FRONT IMPACT SENSORS AND HARNESS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I AM ASKING CHRYSLER TO REIMBURSE ME FOR FULL COST OF REPAIR. *TR

AIR BAG SENSORS IN FRONT BUMPER CORRODED AND FAILED. I HAD TO REPLACE THEM AT THE COST OF OVER $300. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE AIR BAG SENSORS AND HE IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 08/10/11. JB