2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

POSSIBLE TAKATA RECALL. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION - DID NOT DEPLOY. UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AS TO THE SPECIFIC MECHANICAL PART OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT MALFUNCTIONED IN THIS ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT: DRIVER OF (VEHICLE NO.2) WAS DRIVING A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ON HIGHWAY WHEN HE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE/REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT VEHICLE NO. 1 WAS CHANGING LANES AND HIT VEHICLE NO. 2 CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT FROM VEHICLE NO. 1, VEHICLE NO. 2 CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN WALL AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL TO TREAT HIS INJURIES. SEE POLICE REPORT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT CAUSING GREAT INJURY TO THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE NO. 2. PLEASE SEE PHOTO OF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE IS SHOWS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE UNSAFE CONDITION WAS THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT THEREBY CAUSING THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE NO. 2 TO INCUR INJURIES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED AS IT WAS EXPECTED TO. IT IS NOTED ON THE POLICE REPORT THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

AIRBAG SHOWED AS FAILED UPON STARTING MY MINIVAN. TOOK THE VAN TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SENSORS WERE BAD AND I ORDERED NEW SENSORS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ09003. AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T ON RECALL, IF IT WAS ADDED THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW. I AM TRYING TO GET MAY CAR ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. INTERNET CHAT AS FOLLOWS: [XXX]: HI, MY NAME IS [XXX]. HOW MAY I HELP YOU? [XXX]: HELLO [XXX]. [XXX] : I HAD TO HAVE AIRBAG SENSORS REPLACE ON 05 T&C AND WISH REIMBURSEMENT [XXX] : NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ09003 COMPONENT: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE [XXX] : 5-18-2016 @ [XXX]: DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND PURCHASED SENSORS. [XXX]: THAT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HEAR THAT YOU HAD THIS AIR BAG RECALL ON YOUR VEHICLE AND I WILL DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS FOR YOU. [XXX]: IS THIS THE LAST 8 CHARACTERS [XXX] OF THE VIN? [XXX] : PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE CAR IN CALIFORNIA AND IT ENTER RUST ZONE IN 09 OR SO [XXX]: I DO APOLOGIZE BUT I DO NOT HAVE A WAY OF ADDING THE RECALL TO YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS DOCUMENTED AND IF THERE IS ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON YOUR TYPE OF VEHICLE IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER RECALL MAY COME OUT FOR THIS. IF ONE DOES YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MAIL AT WHICH TIME YOU CAN SUBMIT THE RECEIPTS IN FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAD A FLAT ON MY MINI VAN. WHILE TRYING TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE I FOUND IT STUCK IN PLACE. THE SAFETY CATCH WILL NOT RELEASE AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE SPARE WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY BY CRAWLING UNDER THE VAN. IF THIS HAD BEEN MY WIFE AND HAD I NOT BEEN AT HOME WHEN I FOUND THE FLAT THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A LIFE THREATINING ORDEAL. WHY ISN'T ANYONE ADDRESS IN THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, 96,000 MILES, LOSES POWER AND STEERING LOCKS WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH ANY WETNESS. THE VAN IS UNCONTROLLABLE AND SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. NO ONE CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN WHAT IS CAUSING IT THEREFOR THERE IS NO RELIABLE REPAIRS. IT COULD JUST BE LIGHT RAIN AND NO PUDDLES BUT EXPOSURE TO WETNESS SEEMS TO BE THE COMMON DENOMINATOR. IT HAS OCCURRED TURNING LEAVING OUR DRIVEWAY, I LANDED ON MY NEIGHBORS LAWN AND IT HAS OCCURRED AT 50 MPH AND CAUSED ME TO DRIFT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ONE AND THE RADIO SHUTS OFF WHEN IT HAPPENS. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. CHRYSLER SAID THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS BUT THE DISCUSSIONS OUT ON THE INTERNET TELL A VERY DIFFERENT STORY. IF WE COULD HAVE A CLEAR RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO FIX THIS IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I HOPE MY FAMILY DOES NOT DIE IN THIS VAN, OR GOODNESS FORBID WE HURT SOMEONE ELSE. WE HAVE FEW OPTIONS FINANCIALLY AND NO CERTAINTY TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. WE CANNOT REPLACE EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD AND HOPE THIS GOES AWAY, ONLY TO FIND OUT WHEN WE ARE DRIVING SOMEWHERE WE CANNOT GET THE VAN OUT OF THE PATH OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP.

HI, I WAS OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS RUST THOUGH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FENDER WELLS IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRES. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ON MANY OTHER MINIVANS ON THE ROAD AND BELIEVE IT TO BE A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURE. PIECES OF THE VAN FELL OFF , THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS THESE VANS AGE.. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ISSUED?

THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND WARNING CHIME IS HEARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE IN MOTION, AT ANY SPEED. HAS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, TURNING INTO A BANK PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER TIME WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. TOOK THE VAN INTO A REPAIR SHOP, MECHANIC SAID BELT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND TENSION ON BELT WAS FINE, DIDN'T NEED REPLACING. HE HAD NO OTHER EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS WOULD OCCUR. HAS HAPPENED TO US ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW. AFRAID TO DRIVE VAN WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE.

I BEGAN HAVING THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT AS THE 2004-5 DODGE VANS HAVE WITH REGARD TO STALLING ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER A FILL UP. IT HAS HAPPENED AT EVERY FILL UP SINCE DECEMBER 2015, AND SPORADICALLY BEFORE, BUT I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE SOURCE OF THE STALLING. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME MY VAN WAS MADE IN THE WINDSOR (AFFECTED PLANT) ON 6-10-2005 BUT THAT THE RECALL/REPAIR SHUT OFF IN APRIL, I BELIEVE. IT SEEMS TOO BIG A COINCIDENCE TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS SINCE ON SOME TRIPS, I AM ON THE INTERSTATE GETTING GAS AND GET BACK ON WHEN THE STALL OCCURS. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR ME? IT HAS BEEN OCCURING EVER SINCE DECEMBER, THAT IS WHEN IT STARTED, AT LEAST THAT IS WHEN IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITHOUT LETUP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 241,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR AND VALVE CAP. *JB