2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

AT 24K MILES MY WIFES 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN WAS MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. THE PAD WAS DIGGING INTO THE ROTOR. WHEN I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER I HEARD WHAT I EXPECTED. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, PADS AND ROTOR ARE WEAR ITEMS. HE SAID MY WIFE MUST BE HARD ON THE BRAKES. I TOLD HIM SHE IS THE SAME DRIVER WHO DROVE A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN, AND THE FIRST SET OF PADS WERE REPLACED AT 52K MILES. MY SECOND COMPLAINT WAS THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST ON THE WHEELS. THE SOLUTION WAS EASY. I PURCHASED A TWO NEW DOMESTIC FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS BOTH FRONT AND REAR WITH AKEBONO CERAMIC PADS. THE VAN HAS 40K MILES WITH NO MORE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THE BRAKE DUST IS GONE. I QUESTION THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE PADS CHRYSLER IS PUTTING ON THIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE SLIDING DOOR HAD A SENSOR THAT PREVENTED IT FROM CLOSING WHEN SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR NO LONGER RETRACTS WHEN SOMETHING IS OBSTRUCTING THE DOORWAY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE HAS A VIDEO OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

AIR CONDITIONING FAILS ANYTIME THE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE 95. THE POWER ON THE UNIT SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO "FIX" THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES. IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. ALSO, THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO "RE-BOOT" THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED 3 TIMES. BRAKES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS EVERY 4-6,000 MILES. I AM ON MY 2ND SET OF ROTORS IN 30K MILES. BRAKES NEED REPLACING AGAIN.. *JB

FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONS, CAUSING LIGHTS TO DIM TO A DANGEROUS LEVEL AT NIGHT. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER MINIVAN. UPON IMPACT, THE REAR DOOR (THE AUTOMATIC REAR HATCHDOOR) OF MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN POPPED OPEN. *TR

I WAS GETTING MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE MINIVAN AND USED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BUTTON ON THE INSIDE OF THE VAN TO CLOSE THE DOOR. AS THE DOOR CLOSED, MY 2 YR OLD SUDDENLY SLIPPED HER FINGERS INTO THE PATH AND THE DOOR FULLY CLOSED ON HER 2 FINGERS. I IMMEDIATELY USED MY REMOTE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND RELEASED HER FINGERS AND IT DID NOT RESPOND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY AND REALIZED IT WAS LOCKED, AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE EITHER. I HAD TO USE MY KEY TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THEN UNLOCK THE DOORS FROM WITHIN THE CAR AND THEN MANUALLY OPEN THE DOOR HER FINGERS WERE STUCK IN. HER FINGERS APPEARED COMPLETELY FLAT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THEM BUT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE VERY BRUISED AND SWOLLEN FOR A WEEK OR TWO, THEY WERE NOT BROKEN. I FEEL WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT SHE WAS SO YOUNG AND SMALL THAT HER FINGERS WERE NOT HURT MORE AND THAT SHE HAD NOT MANAGED TO GET HER ENTIRE HAND INTO THE DOOR. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE ACCIDENT AND DID NOT REPORT IT SOONER. I AM REPORTING IT NOW BECAUSE I RECENTLY READ OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER CHILDREN WITH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES AND WANT TO ADD TO THE RECORD WITH OUR EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAUTIOUS WITH OUR CHILDREN AROUND THE DOORS AND DO NOT CLOSE THEM ANYMORE UNTIL WE HAVE STARTED WALKING AWAY FROM THE CAR BUT I STILL WORRY ABOUT THEM WHEN THEY ARE IN THE CAR AND THE DOORS CLOSE. *JB

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER T&C AT 23,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS . THE ROTORS WERE WARPED BEYOND MACHINING AND THE PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT IS FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 87,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

STARTED HEARING BUMPING NOISES FROM FRONT END. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS AND SWING ARM BUSHINGS. NOISE REDUCED, BUT STIL BUMPING ON ACCELERATION. RETURNED, HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TOP ENGINE MOUNT.*AK

IN MARCH/APR 2007 WE NOTICED A WHITE STAIN THAT HAS APPEARED ON THE FLOOR BY THE NAVIGATOR SEAT. WE ASSUMED WE SPILLED SOMETHING AND WE CLEANED IT UP WITH A HOUSEHOLD CARPET CLEANER. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE STAIN HAS APPEARED AGAIN. WE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT IN THE AREA TO FIND OUT THAT THE STAIN EXTENDED NOW SIGNIFICANTLY. WE CLEANED IT OUT AGAIN AND MONITORED IT. UPON CLOSER MONITORING, WE OBSERVED THAT THE AREA KEPT GETTING WET WHEN THE AC UNIT WAS ON. AFTER REMOVING THE SOGGY CARPETING AND KEEPING THE ENGINE ON WITH THE AC ON DURING A HUMID DAY, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE CONDENSED WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CARPET TO MOLD. WE DROVE OUR KIDS AROUND IN A MOLDY CAR FOR 4 MONTHS NOW. WE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS MOLD UNTIL CLOSER INSPECTION. THE YOUNGEST HAD A CONTINUOUS CONGESTION DURING THIS PERIOD THAT WE BLAMED ON THE DAYCARE. UNFORTUNATELY HE WAS THE ONLY ONE GETTING CONTINUOUSLY CONGESTED. ONCE WE NOTICED IT WAS ACTUALLY MOLD, WE PUT A TOWEL OVER THE AREA (WITH THE CARPET REMOVED). EVERY NIGHT WE WOULD LEAVE THE VAN WITH DOORS AND WINDOWS OPEN AND ATTEMPT TO DRY AS BEST AS WE COULD THE AREA. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, THEY INFORMED US THAT IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THEY ADVISED US TO CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER. WE CONTACTED DAIMLERCHRYSLER (REF 16513172) ABOUT HAVING THE ISSUE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WE EXCEEDED THE 36,000 WARRANTY MILEAGE BY 1,280 MILES. EVEN THOUGH WE EXPLAINED THAT IT TAKES TIME FOR MOLD TO DEVELOP IN ORDER TO NOTICE THE ISSUE, DAIMLERCHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP US. WE PLAN ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAVING IT RESOLVED, BUT MEANWHILE WE WOULD LIKE TO LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW OF OUR ISSUE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD 2 RECALLS AND ONE MAJOR REPAIR. IN 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THIS WOULD BE OUR 4TH MAJOR REPAIR FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 37280 MILES ON IT.