2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON, THEREBY RENDERING THE AIRBAGS INOPERATIVE. DEALER CLAIMS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN NEW YORK, A STATE THAT USES SALT TO MITIGATE SNOW AND ICE AND THEREFORE FALLS WITHIN THE CRITERIA FOR RECALL. DOES MY VEHICLE QUALIFY FOR RECALL? (ORIGINALLY MAY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED IN FL. NOW REGISTERED IN NY). *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY , TURN ON THE VAN THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE WHINE. WHILE TURNING CORNERS AND GOING AT SLOWER SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL WHINE AND GRIND. HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN LOUDER OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AFTER CONSULTING REPAIRMAN AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. NOW WE ARE LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND WHINE AND GRIND IS EVEN LOUDER. HAVE READ MANY FORUMS ABOUT POWER STEERING RACKS GOING OUT, THAT IS OUR NEXT TRY, TO FIX WHINING PROBLEM. *TR

FRONT HOOD EDGE HAS STARTED TO BUBBLE UP WITH RUST (2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN) MY 2001 DODGE CARAVAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IS RUSTED THROUGH. I SEE THIS CONDITION ON OTHER CHRYSLER VANS IN THIS AREA (MANY VANS). I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST $1071.85 TO REPAIR. THERE IS NO DAMAGE ON THE EXTERNAL HOOD THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS (DENTS, PAINT NICKS, ETC.). I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD "I HAVE NO RECOURSE" BUT TO PAY TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT USED THE REMOTE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE HORN SOUNDED, BUT THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TWICE AND CHANGED THE LOCK SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SENSOR BE REPLACED DUE TO THE RISK OF THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING A FRONT END CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,200.

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2005. 67,000 MILES. AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH WOULD TURN ON SHORTLY AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING THE CAR. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. WE ARE BEING CHARGED 350 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS IN THE FRONT BUMPER SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG. I NOTICED THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. I FOUND A SAFETY RECALL ON THE EXACT ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER MY VEHICLE DID NOT FIT INTO THE RANGE OF THE RECALL. THE NHTSA ID# OF THE ISSUE IS 07V192000. VEHICLE AT TIME HAD 50,998 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE COST OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILED WIRE BETWEEN THE SWITCH AND THE MOTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST BETWEEN $300-$600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,400.

FUEL PUMP MODULE ASSEMBLY DEVELOPED CRACKS NEXT TO THE OUT LET TUBE. THE TUBE THAT THE MAIN SUPPLY LINE CONNECTS. GAS AND FUMES LEAK. HAD THE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE VAN COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR EXPLODED. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY PURCHASED NEW. GRINDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END STARTING AT 17,000 MILES. NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. STEERING RACK LEAKING/FAILING WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES. LOCAL DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF STEERING RACK AND PINION PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ARE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR