2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN THAT IS IN MINT CONDITION. I BROUGHT MY VAN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. THE ISSUE IS 14 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED BY THE PLASTIC EMBLEM THAT HAS BECOME LOOSE AND CAN BECOME A PROJECTILE IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE TECH SAID THE RECALL HAS THEM REMOVE THE EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY DON'T REPLACE IT WITH ANYTHING. MOST PEOPLE DECLINE IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS. I TOLD HIM I DID NOT WANT THIS RECALL PERFORMED ON MY CAR UNTIL CHRYSLER HAS A BETTER FIX. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TECH FORGOT TO TAKE THE WORK ORDER FOR THE RECALL OFF IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY REMOVED THE EMBLEM ANYWAY. ALSO SCRATCHED THE LEATHER ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THEY WERE PRYING THE EMBLEM OFF. YOU CAN IMAGINE MY HORROR WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP AND FOUND THAT A DECORATIVE TRIM PIECE WAS RIPPED OFF. NO REPLACEMENT OF ANY KIND, JUST AN OPEN GAPE WITH HOLES WHERE THE EMBLEM USED TO BE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY NOTICEABLE!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT CHRYSLER LIED IN THEIR PRESS RELEASE ON JULY 14, 2020. THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID...CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG COVER WITH A REDESIGNED COVER, FREE OF CHARGE.. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO FIX! THERE IS NO REDESIGNED COVER! DON"T HAVE A RECALL IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR DAMAGE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS CAR! CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY STILL HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS. WHAT! WAY TO STICK IT TO YOUR CUSTOMERS! THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MORE LAWSUITS BUT LEAVE THE CAR OWNER WITH DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR. WHAT IF I WANTED TO SELL MY CAR? THIS DEVALUES IT! THANKS CHRYSLER!! I WANT TO KNOW IF THE CEO, MR. MANLEY, OF CHRYSLER WOULD APPRECIATE ME GOING IN HIS CAR AND REMOVING A DECORATIVE PIECE OF TRIM OR EMBLEM WITH NO REGARD FOR HOW IT MAKES THE CAR LOOK? YOU KNOW IT WOULD NOT BE OK!

MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM LED LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS CRANKED BUT BEGINS TO FLICKER AND WILL CUT COMPLETELY OFF WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF CRANKING THE VAN. IT WILL SOMETIMES COME BACK ON AND GO OFF AGAIN. REPLACING THE BULB IS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM.

MY VAN IS NOT STARTING RIGHT AWAY AS IT USUALLY DOES. HAD I BEEN ON THE ROAD WOULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT. THE THROTTLE LIGHT IS ON AT THE START, FIRST IT WAS THE OIL LIGHT. HAD SOME MECHANICS SAY FUEL PUMP BUT THEN READ IT IS A FUSE ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE DISCONNECTED TO DISENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

LOW BEAMS DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T WORK. REPAIR MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A FAULTY TIPM MODULE SHORTING OUT AND NEEDING TOTAL REPLACEMENT. NOTICED SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. REPAIRS COSTING CLOSE TO $1000.OO. WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT RECALL?

ALL LIGHTS ON GAUGE CLUSTER ARE ON AND I DON'T HAVE TURN SIGNALS FROM THE INSIDE AND NO FUEL REGISTERED NO GEARS LIGHT UP GAUGE CLUSTER DOES NOT DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION

CAR DASHBOARD LIGHTS WON'T COME ON BUT THE MILAGE DOSE CAR WON'T START AND IT HAS TWO RECALL THAT WAS FIXED I RENT THE CAR FROM CARMART AND THEY SAID I WILL NEED A NEW KEY FOBIK AND IT'S GONNA COAST ME 250 I ONLY RECEIVED ONE SUPER GLUED KEY FOBIK I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD ARE SOMETHING TRIED TO TAKE IT APART AND ADD NEW ONE ONLY TO SEE IT WAS SUPER GLUED SHUT AND BROKE ON THE INSIDE I HAD JUST DONE A OIL WAS AT AUTOZONE WHEN IT HAPPENED HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME

I ARRIVED AT WORK AND WAS GOING TO PARK IN MY DEDICATED PARKING SPOT. I HAD TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ACCORDINGLY, BUT A CAR WAS APPROACHING FROM THE FRONT SO I STOPPED AND WAITED FOR IT TO PASS. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AS IF THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN STEPPED ON VERY HARD. I HAD ABOUT 50 FEET TO THE BUILDING AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE TURNED POSITION AND STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING FULL-ON. AS I HIT THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING THE CAR CAME TO A STAND STILL, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT FULL REVS. I MANAGED TO FORCE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT HIGH REVS. I KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD, AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING ELSE, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL REVS. THE CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AS WAS THE BUILDING. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN THAT I MANAGED TO CORRECT THE STEERING IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE, AND HIT THE BUILDING FULL-ON, THE PILLARS THAT HOLD UP THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE BUIDING WOULD HAVE COLAPSED ON THE CAR. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE A 9 PAGE PRINTOUT OF EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER DRIVERS. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE SPEED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REEDMAN TOLL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SPRINGFIELD (770 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, PA 19064) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE WIN MODULE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIN MODULE WAS REPLACED IN 2015 HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRYSTAL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF BROOKSVILLE (14358 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WIN MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 134,099.*DT*JB*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED WATER AND COOLANT, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CONTINUALLY TOP OFF THE FLUIDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V611000 (EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARBER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 5330 BAY RD, SAGINAW, MI 48604, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF HER CHILD WHO WAS REGULARLY TRANSPORTED USING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 174,923.