2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY VAN'S HORN STARTED HONKING, THE WIND SHIELD BLADES BEGAN WIPING VERY QUICKLY AND WATER WAS SPRAYING OVER THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE CAR LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF UNCONTROLLABLY. IT WAS VERY SCARY! I STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, BUT EVERYTHING CONTINUED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME AND WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE IT THERE. ONCE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO QUIT WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. WAITING ON REPAIR REPORT. *TR

JUST AFTER A YR OF DRIVING AND 20K MILES MY BRAKES WERE NOT FEELING RIGHT. I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE PADS REPLACED. AT 35 THOUSAND I TOOK THE VAN BACK IN BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. THE DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE ALL THE PADS AND TURN ROTORS. I WAS NOT HAPPY. THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD GOT FIXED IN 2008. NOT TO MENTION THE EXPENSE. I HAD THE PADS DONE AND ONLY FRONT ROTORS DONE. IN MY EXPERIENCE OF ALL 8 VEHICLES I'VE OWNED. NEVER HAD I NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS. MAYBE AT 60K ON MY DODGE DAKOTA. AND I USED IT FOR HEAVY USE. THE VAN IS DRIVING TO PA TWICE A YR FROM FL AND ORLANDO A LOT. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE 2009. *JS

MY 2009 CHRYSLER HAS CONSISTENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENTIRE FRONT WHEEL SYSTEM ON IT. IN THE SPRING, I STARTED HEARING A NOISE FROM MY FRONT WHEELS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I ALREADY HAVE TO HAVE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACE EVERY 4 - 6 MONTHS, BUT NOW THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE WEARING OUT WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER SENT OUT LETTERS ADMITTING TO A PROBLEM WITH PREMATURE WEARING AND EXTENDING COVERAGE TO 90,000 MILES AND I TOOK MY VAN IN BEFORE REACHING THAT MILE LIMIT BUT THEY OF COURSE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY WHEEL BEARINGS. CONVENIENTLY FOR THEM, MY WHEEL BEARINGS WAITED TO START SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AT 92,000 MILES. I AM SICKENED THAT THERE ISN'T ANYONE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR SAFETY AND KNOW IT IS POINTLESS TO MAKE THIS REPORT B/C NO ONE IS EVER GOING TO HOLD THESE AMERICAN CAR MAKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR SHODDY WORK THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT OTHERS READ THIS AND CHOOSE THEIR NEXT CAR BRAND MORE WISELY. *TR

I READ WHERE AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED WITH THE SMOKE AND FIRE PROBLEM WITH THREE JEEP ROOF LINERS AND CHECKING THE LATEST NUMBER OF PREMATURE BRAKE RELATED FAILURE ON 09 CHRYSLER NOW NUMBERS FORTY. IT SEEMS THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF REVIEW OF THE INADEQUATE BRAKING SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE REVIEW SYSTEM CONSIDERS BRAKES A SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT ISSUE. I TOO HAVE HAD THESE BRAKE ISSUES AND FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THIS OPERATION. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO FIND MY COMPLAINT IN THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. WONDERING HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS NEVER MAKE IT THROUGH THE SYSTEM. THIS BRAKE FAILURE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

BRAKES VIBRATING. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REDID THE BRAKES AND CHARGED ME AND NOW THE VAN IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REDONE AGAIN. ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THE NEW BRAKES. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THE VAN FOR 4 MONTHS. THERE IS NO VISIBLE OIL LEAK BUT I SEEM TO BE LOSING 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 3000 MILES. ITS BURNING SOMEWHERE BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING. (MECHANIC AND DEALER) I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS STATING THE SAME THING. CAME TO THIS WEBSITE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HEARING A GRINDING/HOWLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THE FRONT HUB/WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE GONE BAD. CHRYSLER IS RECOMMENDING THE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY'S (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) BECAUSE THE PART HAD TO BE REDESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR SEVERAL OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY'S WITHIN THE YEAR RANGE OF 2008 - 2010, BUT DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THIS ONE BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN THEIR PARAMETERS FOR REPAIR. I TOLD THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE THAT OBVIOUSLY THE BEARINGS SHOULD BE INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY ARE FAILING AND CHRYSLER IS REQUIRING BOTH SIDES TO BE REPLACED, EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE SIDE IS BAD. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY'S FAILING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. THIS WOULD BE A PREMATURE REPAIR AND OBVIOUSLY HAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS OR TO ISSUE THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE BASED ON THEIR IN HOUSE PARAMETERS. I FEAR FOR ANYONE WHO HAS A BEARING GO OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WITH A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 70K MILES. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL ISSUE FOR THE MILEAGE. THE BEARING HAS SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THESE IN ALL MODELS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE REDESIGNED PARTS, WHICH THEY OBVIOUSLY HAD TO REDESIGN BECAUSE THEY FAIL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REALLY CONCERNS ME THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT THEIR OWN ENGINEERING AND LACK OF QUALITY IN MATERIALS HAS CAUSED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I 94 IN INDIANA AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. LUCKILY NOBODY HIT ME ON REAR END. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH IGNITION MODULE. I CALLED CHRYSLER WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AND THE PERSON TOLD ME BY CHECKING MY VIN THAT MY VAN IS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER AND GET IT CHECKED FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A BAD PART THAT HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED BAD. THEY SHOULD INCLUDE MY VAN AND ALL VANS MANUFACTURED WITH THIS TYPE OF IGNITION MODULES IN THE RECALL AND FIX THEM FREE OF COST. THESE VAN ARE HAZARDOUS TO THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PEOPLE DRIVE BEHIND THEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION MAKES A VERY AUDIBLE KNOCK SHIFTING FRONT PARK TO REVERSE & PARK TO DRIVE. CHECKED MOTOR MOUNT(S) ALL "OK", THEY ARE NOT THE SOURCE OF NOISE. *TR

IN ORDER TO PASS A VEHICLE, PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH VERY HIGH RPMS AND THE BREAK PEDAL WAS PUMPED VERY FIRMLY. THE RACING ACCELERATION RESOLVED. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/9/13 ON A 75 MPH HIGHWAY. A PASS AROUND A SLOW VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTED STARTING AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING WITH VERY HIGH RPMS. THE DRIVER APPLIED HEAVY BREAK PRESSURE (VIRTUALLY STANDING ON THE BREAKS) AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE TWO LANES TO THE SHOULDER IN DENSE TRAFFIC. A "BRAKE" NOTIFICATION CAME ON WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND STAYED ON. PLACING THE CAR IN PARK DID NOT STOP THE RACING ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, AND THE RACING ENGINE RESUMED. THE BRAKE NOTICE WAS STILL ON. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE ONE MINUTE LATER TO ATTEMPT TO MOVE THE VAN FURTHER OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER REVVING, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY HOME AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING. ALSO OF NOTE, THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO BRAKE REPLACEMENTS AND REGULAR TIRE REPLACEMENTS IN TWO YEARS OF THE CURRENT OWNERSHIP (HAVING JUST MISSED BRAKE RECALL COVERAGE BY A MONTH AND 1,000 MILES.) THIS VEHICLE IS OFTEN CARRYING FOUR CHILDREN AND DRIVEN BY A TEENAGE DRIVER. *TR