2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

I NOTICE SOME OIL LEAKS ON MY DRIVE WAY .SO I TOOK MY CAR IN TOO HAVE IT LOOK AT AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING RACK REPLACE. IT S GOING TO COST ME 1000.00 TO GET IT FIX. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I ALSO READ THAT CHRYSLER HAS REDESIGN THE RACK AND PIN FOR THIS MODEL. WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS UNLESS IT IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER IT UP. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER I NOW AM RETHINKING IF CHRYSLER WAS A GOOD CHOICE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM. CAR WAS TAKEN REGULARLY FOR OIL CHANGES AND REQUIRED MANUFACTURER MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AND WHILE PULLING ACROSS HIGHWAY IT JUST DOES NOT GO. THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND PULL THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE PUMP PROBABLY WENT OUT AND CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THUS, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED. THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND HAS 80,000 MILES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS NOR ANY OBSERVABLE SIGNS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN ANY DISTRESS. MAYBE A FACTORY DEFECT BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY LX. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE CAR AS ALWAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG THEY SAY, BUT HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION AND NOW I AM BACK TO THE SAME THING AGAIN I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2005 TOWN COUNTY FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD. I HAVE GONE THROUGH THREE FRONT END ALIGNMENTS A SET OF TIRES AND I GET THE SAME OLD STORY BLAH BLAH, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE PLEASE HELP ALL OF US ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

HIT IN RIGHT FRONT FENDER IN PARKING LOT-CAUSED BATTERY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE AREA TO POP LOSE CAUSING ELECTRIC FIRE WHICH IGNITED VAPOR RECOVERY CANISTER UNDER CABIN AREA-CAUSING CARPET UNDER DRIVERS FEET TO BURN. *TR

TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR MONITOR BEGAN FLASHING A MESSAGE IN MARCH, 2008 THAT TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW. MECHANIC CHECKED AND TIRES WERE FINE. HAD A FLAT TIRE (PUNCTURE) LATER THAT MONTH AND WHEN I TOOK CAR IN, MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES AS THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD 65,000 MILES ON THEM. WHEN THEY WENT TO REPLACE THE TIRES, HAD AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF $300.00 BECAUSE THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS HAD SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED! THREE HAD TO BE REPLACED! ONLY ONE WAS REMOVABLE. UPON A CALL TO THE DEALER WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS BECAUSE PEOPLE PUT AIR IN THEIR TIRES AT UNKNOWN LOCATIONS AND THEY CAN INTRODUCE MOISTURE IN THE SYSTEM. I DO NOT PUT AIR IN MY TIRES - THE MECHANIC DOES THIS FOR ME - WITH VERY SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT DOES NOT PRODUCE MOISTURE. THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE - I HAVE HAD TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE IT RESET BECAUSE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS IN THE WINTER (BELOW 10 DEGREES) THE MONITORS GO OFF TELLING ME I HAVE LOW TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

BEGAN HEARING "WHIRRING" NOISE UPON COLD START. UPON TAKING TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC - WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING RACK AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER THE PART HAD TO BE BACK-ORDERED AND DID NOT GET IT REPLACED UNTIL 4/28/08 AT A COST OF $1,200.00! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR DUE TO CORROSION. SINCE THE REPAIR, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,484.

WE HAVE A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY CHRYSLER MINI-VAN WITH A RACK AND PINION LEAK, OIL PAN GASKET LEAK, AND FRONT TIMING COVER SEALS LEAK. ALL ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP IN NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN WAS SERVICED FOR SCHEDULED LUBE, OIL, OIL FILTER AND AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. A CHRYSLER SERVICE REP. APPROACHED ME IN THEIR WAITING ROOM TO INFORM ME THAT THE OIL, OIL FILTER AND AIR FILTER SERVICE HAS BEEN COMPLETED BUT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. ADDITIONAL SERVICES NEEDED INCLUDE: TIRE ROTATION, WIPER BLADES REPLACED, FRONT BRAKES, SWAY BAR LINKS AND POWER STEERING RACK REPLACEMENT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS ONLY DRIVEN 34,500 MILES. THE CHRYSLER SERVICE REP. EXPLAINED IT ALL AS BEST HE COULD. THE COLD WEATHER HAS CAUSED THE POWER STEERING RACK FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE BRAKES ARE NEEDED BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT FIRST. NO MENTION OF THE TIRE ROTATION, BUT; THE SWAY BAR LINKS ARE NOISY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ONTO THE LIFT IN THE SERVICE BAY. THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE ARE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY ALL SEASON TIRES RATED FOR 50,000 MILES OF TREAD LIFE. THE REAR TIRES (AFTER ROTATION) ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY AND APPROACHING AN UNSAFE TREAD WEAR PATTERN. THE FRONT STEERING COMPONENTS ARE FAILING AND ARE CAUSING THIS WEAR. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. THE POWER STEERING RACK IS DEFECTIVE AND THE FRONT BRAKES ARE INSUFFICIENT. THIS VEHICLE DRIVES 5 DAYS A WEEK ON 45 - 65 MPH. PAVED ROADS. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK OR SO THEN IT STAYED ON SOLID. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR WITHOUT COST UNDER WARRANTY WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE REASON I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE THE SENSOR RECALL (ID # 07V192000) ONLY COVERS VEHICLES WITH BUILD DATES BETWEEN APR 24, 2003 AND FEB 2, 2005. MY VEHICLE, WHICH HAS A "DATE OF MFR" OF 07/05, IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IS NOT JUST A RANDOM OCCURRENCE CHRYSLER MAY HAVE UNDERESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES POTENTIALLY IMPACTED BY THE RECALL. *TR