2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TRAVELING EAST ON I 180, IN LEFT LANE READY TO TURN ONTO I 80 EAST, TOOK CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND A LOUD REVVING NOISE OCCURRED, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. SAFELY, THROUGH BUILT UP MOMENTUM WAS ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS HIGHWAY TO BERM OFF OF RIGHT LANE. INITIALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOWED TO GARAGE AND AFTER INITIAL CHECK, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A SHIFTING ROD. TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED FROM CAR AND FURTHER TESTING SHOWED IT WAS THE "TORQUE CONVERTER". PART HAS BEEN ORDERED, WAITING TILL PART COMES IN AND CAN BE REPLACED IN CAR. IF HIGHWAY HAD NOT BEEN CLEAR BEHIND US AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, ALL 3 PASSENGERS IN THE VAN WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILERS, ETC. IT WAS A VERY STRESSFUL MOMENT FOR ALL OF US.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LOSS OF STEERING, BRAKES ETC. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS AN EGR VALVE ISSUE AFTER TWO YEARS OF ONGOING ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V394000 (AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT) AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS JAMMED IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 11/05/15 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE COMPONENTS OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ UPDATED 1/14/2015*JS *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.