2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

PURCHASED A USED 2005 T&C VAN FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER TO HAVE OIL & LUBE SERVICE. MENTIONED THAT MY BRAKES WERE A LITTLE SQUEAKY, PLEASE CHECK THEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 41,600 MILES AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER. WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....TO THE TUNE OF $800 PLUS TAX. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS SINCE I GOT HOME AND HAVE SEEN THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS EXACTLY THE SAME. THIS IS SO OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT THAT EVEN A CHILD COULD SEE IT. TOO MANY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE UNITS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

RACK AND PINION CAUSING SEVERE INTERMITTENT SHUDDER AND LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

WE USE OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY FOR 2.5 YEARS. WE PURCHASED THE VAN USED WITH ROUGHLY 25000 MILES ON IT IN JULY OF 2006. WE NOW HAVE 77000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE FRONT END MAKES A CLANKING NOISE WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS AND THE IS A WHINING GRINDING LIKE SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD CLOSE TO THE DASH. IT IS WORSE WITH COLD WEATHER AND WHEN THE STIRRING WHEEL IS TURNED COMPLETELY IN EITHER DIRECTION. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND A BLOG FORUM AT TOWNHALL-TALK.COM. EVERYONE ONE ON THIS PARTICULAR BLOG HAD T&C VANS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE EXPERIENCED AND DEALERS HAVE SAID THE RACK AND PINION NEEDING REPLACEMENT FOR ROUGHLY$850.00 PLUS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM ASSESSED (WILL BE TODAY). OUR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND NOW WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. SOUNDS TYPICAL RIGHT? IF CHRYSLER T&C VANS ALL SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STIRRING SYSTEM. I READ ABOUT MANY DIFFERENT DEALER SAYING THAT THEY REPLACE MANY OF THOSE RACKS AND THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. IF THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER THAT SHOULD BE A SIGN THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IN THESE TRYING ECONOMIC TIMES PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO SPEND ON CRAPPY MADE PARTS AND CHRYSLER CANT AFFORD ANYMORE NEGATIVE PUBLICITY EITHER. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. OFTENTIMES, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL WOULD BEGIN TO FLASH AND VICE VERSA. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 51,000. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

WHINING NOISE WHEN DRIVING MY 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. THE PROBLEM STARTED A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE MAN ASKED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. HE TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING TO GO OUT ON THE TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN AND THAT MY STEERING FLUID WAS LOW SO THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. IF THE PEOPLE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ARE USED TO THIS PROBLEM, I FEEL THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. THE VEHICLE ISN'T EVEN 4 YEARS OLD YET AND HAS 50K MILES ON IT. I FEEL LIKE A $1000.00 REPAIR ON A KNOWN ISSUE IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THE CAR IS THAT OLD. *TR

HAVE AN O5 T&C CHRYSLER TOURING - HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 2X UNDER 30K. CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 40K MILES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO STEER. WAS LOUDER WHEN COLD. STEERING WAS GETTING HARDER TO DO. DEALER IS REPLACING RACK AND PINION FOR APPROX $900. *TR

POWER LOCKS FAILED. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JAN. 2009 FOR OTHER REPAIRS (CK ENGINE LIGHT - ENDED UP BEING A BAD EGC VALVE) AND WHEN I MENTIONED THE LOCKS HAD FAILED THE TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY ASKED IF THE VAN WAS A 2005. WHEN I SAID YES, HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE PROGRAMMING OF THE LOCKS WHICH HAS CAUSED A HIGH NUMBER OF THEM TO FAIL. TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100 TO HAVE THEM FIXED. WHICH I DID AS IT HAS BEEN VERY INCONVENIENT AS THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCK FOR KEY ENTRY. $100 FOR IT TO BE REPROGRAMMED WAS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. WHY WAS THERE NO RECALL IF THEY KNEW THEY WERE DEFECTIVE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE MIRROR SHOOK, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESEAT THE MIRROR. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,900.

MANY REPAIRS HAVE HAD TO BE MADE ON OUR 2005 T & C CHRYSLER, BUT TODAY WE GOT THE NEWS THAT OUR RACK AND PINION NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER 1,000 DOLLARS. WHEN I INQUIRED IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM I WAS TOLD NO NOT REALLY. I TURNED TO THE INTERNET ONLY TO SEE MULTIPLE OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS VERY SITUATION. RACK AND PINION SHOULD NOT GO AT 40,000 MILES THE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO LOCK MY VAN USING THE REMOTE. THE VAN DID NOT LOCK. THOUGHT BATTERY WAS DEAD IN MY REMOTE. BUT SLIDING DOOR WOULD STILL OPEN. THEN I HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK ALL DOORS AND IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN I'M PREGNANT. I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS USING THE INTERIOR SWITCH AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DOOR THAT I HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK WITH THE KEY. IT WAS CONSTANT. SOMEONE SUGGESTED TO POP OFF THE FUSE AND THEN PUT IT BACK. DID THAT. BUT TEMPORARY SOLUTION. ALSO THE LOCK WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VAN IS IN MOTION OVER 20 MPH. DANGEROUS AS I HAVE KIDS ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 5. *TR