2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

FRONT AIR BAGS ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY DO NOT WORK DUE TO A CORRODED SENSOR IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRANTY ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, AND THEY ARE REPLACING CORRODED SWITCHES ON OTHER YEARS AND MODELS.*AK

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. THE CV JOINT IS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING 5MPH, THERE WAS A CRACKING/POPPING SOUND. THE CV JOINT FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 42000 MILES. THE FAILURE HAS REOCCURRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED SPECIFICALLY SINCE THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT PRESENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND HER HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE SIZE AND VEHICLE SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 51 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER'S SIDE 'SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THEY ORDERED THIS, SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. NOT COVERED BY DEALER. THEN, ON MAY 12, 2007 I SAW ON THE TV MAY 11 2007 REPORT THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL 07V192000 CONCERNING SENSOR/ CONTROL MODULE MANUFACTURER'S REPORT ON MAY 1, 2007. DEALER STILL KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS RECALL TO THIS DATE. *AK

PURCHASED 2005 T&C FROM DEALER. AT 23K, BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND BRAKE CHECK AS I HEARD OF THE PREMATURE FRONT BRAKE WEAR. I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THESE REPORTS (IN FACT, MY PARENTS HAVE A DODGE CARAVAN WHICH HAD THE PROBLEM) AND THEY DENIED EVER HEARING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SURE ENOUGH, MY PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND ROTORS WERE BEYOND MACHINABLE TOLERANCE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO A FRIEND MECHANIC TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON BUT DASH LIGHTS WILL. HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES REPEATED TURNING ON AND OFF OF THE SWITCH TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THE DEALER SAID THE SWITH CAN BE REPLACED FOR $320.00, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WHY SHOULD I REPLACE A SWITCH WITH ANOTHER THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE? DEALER SHRUGGED SHOULDERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEN MAKING A TURN AND BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLES BRAKE PADS WERE WEARING INTO THE ROTORS AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FRONT TIRES ARE WORN ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF BOTH TIRES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALIGNED AFTER 12 MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 12 MONTHS AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT PERFORMED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF NEW TIRES. THE CONTACT DOESN'T KNOW THE TIRE SIZE AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 10,000.

SUMMARY: I WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP THE VAN ON MARCH 30 2006, BUT THE SYSTEM DIED DURING THE TEST RUN, VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS, SIGNAL OR TURN OFF, THIS PROBLEM RECURRED ON JULY 23, 2006 SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS FINALLY DELIVERED TO ME AT HOME. I CALLED CARLOS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY WHICH MADE THE ADAPTIVE DRIVING EQUIPMENT FOR MY VAN AND LEFT A VOICE MAIL SAYING THE VAN WAS STUCK IN DRIVE, AND I WAS SITTING WITH MY HAND ON THE BRAKE, (AS HAPPENED ON MARCH 29, 2006 WHEN WE WENT TO TAKE IT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME TO HAVE SOMEONE PULL OUT ONE OF THE FUSES TO RESET IT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, DRIVE MASTER TECHNICIAN CAME OUT TO PUT IN A TEMPORARY RESET SWITCH. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM CARLOS REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO FLIP THIS 'TEMPORARY' RESET SWITCH, CARLOS DIDN'T RETURN MY CALLS , BUT DRIVE MASTER SAID HE WAS SENDING OUT THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. THEN, THE VAN DIED LATE SEPTEMBER IN A PARKING LOT, GAS/BRAKE FAILED, BACK-UP BRAKE \WAS DELAYED, A SECOND EARLIER OR LATER AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I SPOKE TO CARLOS IN OCTOBER, AND HE WAS PUTTING IN SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT HE HAD YET TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM . THIS CAUSED THE VAN TO FREEZE , INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS, SIGNAL, TURN THE CAR OFF, ETC , AND THE ONLY RESOLUTION TO THAT FIRST PROBLEM, SO FAR WAS TO FLIP THE RESET SWITCH THAT WAS TEMPORARILY PUT IN. CARLOS OFFERED ME AN UPGRADE THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED IN LATE SEPTEMBER WITH THE VAN FREEZING FOR $1500, BUT SAID IT WOULD NORMALLY COST MORE AND HE WASN'T MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHOUT RESOLUTION. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER SAYS WATER GETS IN THE HARNESS, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL, AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REMOVE THE VALVE STEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL NEW TIRES. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO YEARS OF THE VALVE CORE BREAKING OFF THE VALVE STEM. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND TWO VALVE STEMS WERE REPLACED. THE NEWER VALVE STEMS, WHICH WERE MADE OF POT METAL, CORRODED AFTER 40,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,733. *AK