2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM INVOLVING THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND CORRODED AIR BAG SENSOR CONNECTORS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS, WIRING AND SEAT BELT TENSIONERS, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. *JB

I WENT TO A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT WHY THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE EGR VALVE (EXHAUST SYSTEM EMISSION CONTROL GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE) THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. I CANNOT TAKE IT TO BE FIXED BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT, BUT HAVE TO HAVE THE EMISSION TEST DONE BY MARCH 31, 2009. *TR

I STARTED HEARING A WHINNING NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THE NOISE WAS WORSE WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLDER AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT IN AND DISCOVERED THAT THE POWERSTEERING FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT AND THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REASON THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WASN'T BECAUSE OF THE POWERSTEERING BUT BECAUSE THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BRAKES (FRONT/BACK) NEEDED REPLACING. JUST HAD THEM REPLACED NOT THAT LONG AGO. $2300.00 LATER. DRIVE AWAY, 1 WEEK LATER ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, NOW I HAVE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK AND THE EMISSIONS EXHAUST SYSTEM IS FAULTY. I ONLY HAVE 55,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD, I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM AN OLDER CAR. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 6 TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND I AM NOT VERY CONFIDENT IN THIS PRODUCT THAT CHRYSLER HAS PRODUCED. IT IS A SHAME THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT THEIR FAULTS. THEY HAVE LOST ME AS A FUTURE CUSTOMER AS WELL AS MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. IN TODAY'S ECONOMY, OUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A TEACHER'S SALARY IS QUICKLY GOING DOWN THE DRAIN WITH THIS VEHICLE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A DEATH TO ACTUALLY OCCUR BEFORE THEY START TO HONOR A RECALL? I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FORUM IF IT WASN'T FOR CONSUMER REPORTS. HOW MANY CHRSYLER CONSUMERS ARE OUT THERE WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK AND FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE A FAULTY VEHICLE,THAT THEY REALLY AREN'T DOWN ON THEIR LUCK. YOU CAN BE SURE, THAT EVERY CHRYSLER OWNER I COME ACROSS, I WILL DEFINITELY SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH. *TR

FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED DUE TO CALIPERS STICKING. ROTORS ETC. REPLACED. 4 MONTHS LATER PEDAL VIBRATIONS TAKES ME BACK TO THE NON-DEALER SHOP AND ROTORS ARE WARPED FROM BRAKES OVERHEATING. EVERYTHING REPLACED UNDER SHOP WARRANTY. 2 MONTHS LATER - SAME THING - SHOP IS NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE PARTS WITH CHRYSLER PARTS INSTEAD OF AFTERMARKET ONES. AFTER READING 15 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THIS DATABASE - MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT THIS BEING A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

FAILURE OF EGR VALVE ON 2005 TOWN AND CHRYSLER TOURING MINIVAN. THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOW ISSUE BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THE EGR VALVE MUST ATLEAST CARRY 100K MILE WARRANTY, BUT IN MY CASE AS I AM FRM GEORGIA, I HAVE ONLY 3YR/36K MILE PART AND SVC WARRANTY. AFTER CALLING THE CORPORATE OFFICE I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT AND RECEIVE SOME CREDIT FOR GETTING THIS PART REPLACED AS MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 60K MILES ON IT. I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE WHICH I STILL BELIEVE IS A RIPOFF FOR THE CONSUMER BUT A BONUS FOR THE DEALERSHIP. MY DEALER - MARK DODGE/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN WOODSTOCK GEORGIA - CHARGED ME FOR THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE + ALSO HAD ME PERFORMED A THROTTLE BODY DVC TO CLEAN THE CARBON BUILT UP. THE TOTAL CHARGES I END UP PAYING ON 3/3/09 WAS $283.20 TO THIS DEALER. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE PAID FOR A $100 DEDUCTIBLE - THE LAST ONE WAS FOR A WATER PUMP - ALTHOUGH COVERED UNDER WEAR AND TEAR WARRANTY - I WAS ABLE TO AVOID ANOTHER HEFTY RIPOFF. I BELIEVE - THAT IF I HADN'T CALLED IN CHRYSLER I WOULD HAVE PAID CLOSE TO $500 + THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANUP SVC CHARGE TO THIS MARK DODGE DEALERSHIP WHO WERE READY TO RIPOFF CONSUMERS. WITH THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA HELPING TO BAILOUT CHRYSLER - ITS NO WONDER WHY THIS COMPANY WILL FAIL OTHERWISE. THEIR TRACK RECORD OF PRODUCING CHEAP/SHOTTY CARS IS VISIBLE WITH DEALERSHIPS MIXED IN WITH THEIR RIPOFF MKTG - I WANT A COMPLETE REFUND OF MY DEDUCTIBLE FOR ALL THE PARTS CHRYSLER HAS ASKED TO PAYUP AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR UNNECESSARY CHARGES FOR THROTTLE BODY CLEANUP )WHICH I MIGHT ADD HAS BEEN A BONE OF CONTENTION FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEALER SINCE 30K MILE SERVICE). IN OTHER STATES SUCH AS CA, THE EMISSION WARRANTY MUST BE AROUND 100K FOR PARTS. I BELIEVE AGAIN THAT CHRYSLER IS GOING DOWN THE WRONG PATH OF PROFITING FROM THEIR EXPERIMENTAL CARS WHICH NEEDLESS TO SAY HAS POOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. I WANT THE FEDS TO LOOK INTO SERIOUSLY AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

1) NORMAL DRIVING 2) BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT FASTER THAN USUAL WHEN COMPARING IT TO OTHER CHRYSLER MINIVAN MODELS NOT TOWN AND COUNTRY. 3) I HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN EXPECTED. *TR

1) DROVE TO HOME FROM WORK AND BACKED VAN INTO GARAGE 2) HALF HOUR LATER NOTICED SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE TRICKLING FROM RIGHT HAND SIDE UNDER THE ENGINE. 3) NOTICED POWER STEERING WAS HARDER TO STEER. *TR

BOUGHT MY CAR MARCH 1ST 2005. TOOK IT BACK ON MARCH 11TH 2005 BECAUSE THE REMOTE START FOR THE CAR WOULD START THE CAR FOR TWO SECONDS THEN CUT OFF, THEN START AGAIN FOR TWO SECONDS, THEN CUT AGAIN,ECT. THE CAR DEALER SHOP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM THAT DAY. AFTER I TOOK THE CAR HOME, THE REMOTE STOPPED WORKING AFTER TWO DAYS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE CAR DEALER. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A PART AGAIN. WELL, I DIDN'T TRY USING THE REMOTE AGAIN UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2007. WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT THEN, IT JUST WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I DID NOT TAKE IT BACK TO THE CAR DEALER UNTIL AUGUST OF 2008 TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR OR REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE CAR DEALER TOLD ME THIS WOULD BE THE LAST TIME THEY WOULD REPAIR THIS REMOTE PROBLEM ON THIS CAR BECAUSE THE WARRANT HAD RAN OUT. SINCE THEN THE REMOTE START ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER/TOWN & COUNTRY/TOURING HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. *TR

LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AT 34,000 MILES. THIS COST $1450 TO REPAIR. MOST FAIL AROUND 30,000 TO 40,000 MILES ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ HERE. THE CAR GOT SO YOU COULD HARDLY STEER IT. I AM SURE THIS HAS CAUSED MANY PEOPLE TO WRECK, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A REPAIR SHOP BEFORE I WRECKED. THIS IS A SCANDALOUS, SOMETIMES FATAL DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED THOUSANDS OF TIMES, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE PROBLEM WAS SO PREVALENT THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS, BUT REBUILT PARTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE NOW SINCE SO MANY THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE, THE NEWER MODELS ALSO HAVE THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSORS FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE AIR BAGS ARE ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONNECTOR FAILED AND DISABLED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONNECTOR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $325. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,125. UPDATED 6/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. UPDATED 06/22/09