2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, TOURING MODEL. VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION SYSTEM. FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 35K. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 33K BECAUSE OF WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. ROTORS WERE REDONE AT 26K. SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AT 35K. ALSO, A CRITICAL BOLT ON REAR SUSPENSION WAS MISSING WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *TR

MY 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS EXITING OUR CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN HIS DVD PLAYER IN THE CAR. I HAD ALREADY PRESSED THE BUTTON TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE THE DOOR AND WHEN HE REACHED IN THE DOOR CLOSED SECURELY ON HIS FINGERS. I HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR AND GET HIS FINGERS RELEASED FROM THE DOOR, WHICH WERE SMASHED!!! WE WERE PROMISED WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THAT IT HAD A SENSOR THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THIS KIND OF THING TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE SINCE LOOKED AT NEWER ONES, AND AGAIN HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED THAT THIS IS THE ONLY MINIVAN THAT PROMISES TO STOP THE DOOR CLOSING PROCESS IF SOMETHING IS IN IT'S WAY!!! WITH ALL OF THESE PROMISES, I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS, THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR THAT TOOK PICTURES OF THE MINIVAN, AND EXPERIENCED NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE DOOR STOPPED HIMSELF. THEY MAILED US A LETTER ABOUT A WEEK OR SO LATER THAT SAID THEY WERE SORRY FOR MY CHILDS INJURED HAND, BUT IF YOU READ YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL THAT IT STATES TO BE CAREFUL WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE ELECTRIC DOORS!!! WE HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING, AND ONE WAS A CHILD'S HEAD THAT GOT CLOSED IN THE DOOR. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM BEING MORE SERIOUS THAN A HAND!!! CHRYSLER DOES NOT CARE AS LONG AS THEY'RE SELLING CARS AND PUTTING SAFETY HAZARDS IN FINE PRINT!!! UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE OF THE INCIDENT SINCE IT DID HAPPEN 2 YEARS AGO, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE STILL VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS!!! *TR

BRAKES PERIODICALLY SQUEALED. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD THEM CHECKED. THE REAR PADS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AFTER TURNING THE ROTORS, THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH METAL LEFT ON THE NEXT FUTURE BRAKE JOB TO TURN THEM AGAIN. ALSO, THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING AFTER REAR REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN ON THE 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY AS IT IS VERY PREMATURE FOR PADS TO WEAR OUT AT 18,000. TO COMPOUND THIS PROBLEM, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ROTORS ON THE REAR FOR THE NEXT BRAKE JOB. *TR

HAVING PURCHASED A NEW CHRYSLER, TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN, IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I'VE HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS REPAIRS THAT I'VE NEVER HAD TO MAKE ON PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES IN THE SAME LIFESPAN OF A VEHICLE. THE QUALITY OF THIS VAN HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

EDGE OF SLIDING DOOR UNDER THE SCUFF PLATE IS RAZOR SHARP CAUSING SEVERE CUT TO DOG RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 15 SUTURES. LOCAL DEALERSHIP COMPARED MY VEHICLE TO A 2005 T/C ON THEIR LOT AND FOUND THE IDENTICAL RAZOR SHARP EDGE. THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN TO CHILD, ADULT AND TO DOGS ENTERING VEHICLE. *TR

BRAKES PERIODICALLY SQUEALED. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD THEM CHECKED. THE REAR PADS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AFTER TURNING THE ROTORS, THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH METAL LEFT ON THE NEXT FUTURE BRAKE JOB TO TURN THEM AGAIN. ALSO, THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING AFTER REAR REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN ON THE 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY AS IT IS VERY PREMATURE FOR PADS TO WEAR OUT AT 18,000. TO COMPOUND THIS PROBLEM, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ROTORS ON THE REAR FOR THE NEXT BRAKE JOB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FOR THE FIRST FAILURE AT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. FOR THE SECOND FAILURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VIBRATING AND CLICKING WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT WAS TAKEN INITIALLY BECAUSE THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS SMOKING AND FROM THERE FUSES WERE BLOWN. THE SECOND ISSUES WAS THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKER ON AND OFF, THE RADIO GOES IN AND OUT ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INTERNAL LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I GO AND BUY A BATTERY, THAT DIDN'T WORK. SINCE THEN THEY HAVE CHANGE THE PCM AND THE ALTERNATOR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FOUR DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS IN FOUR DIFFERENT CITIES APPROXIMATELY SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES AND MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT ONE OF THOSE DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 THE VAN JUST TURNS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE IN MOTION IN MORNING TRAFFIC, THE DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLACK AND EVERYTHING IS QUIET. THE VAN KICKS IT BACK ON AND I PRESS ON THE GAS. WHAT A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. I PURCHASED THE VAN USED IN MARCH OF 06 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 3 RECALLS AND THE VAN HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERS MORE THAN I HAVE DRIVEN IT. I AM NOT A SATISFIED CUSTOMER; I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CHILDREN AND WE CALL THE CAR CHRISTINE BECAUSE IT IS POSED THE DEALERS CAN NEVER GET THE VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHAT IS GOING ON? CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THEY OFFER HARDLY ANY HELP AT ALL. *JB

WE OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. EARLIER TODAY, THE VEHICLE WAS IN A 65MPH FULL FRONTAL CRASH WITH A LIGHT POLE AT THE SIDE OF A TOLLWAY. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION YARD PENDING INSURANCE CLAIM. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS PAINT RELATED. ON THE REAR BUMPER IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THE PAINT HAS PEALED OFF THE BUMPER. NO OTHER SPOT HAS PAINT POPPING OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN IF THE AREA IS NOT CLEAN AND PREPARED CORRECTLY. RECEIVED 12/12/07 64200. THE SERVICE WRITER WAS EAGER TO INFORM ME MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (40,123 MILES, 38 MONTHS OLD). PAINT DOES NOT PEEL OFF IF THE PREPARATION IS DONE CORRECTLY. I AM VERY DISSAPOINTED CHRYSLER WAS QUICK TO DISMISS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF SCRATCHES OR DINGS. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR