2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS CONTINUED TO TURN ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON RAINY DAYS THE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2006. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 1/10/06, AND WAS TOLD THAT A CLOCK SPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE MECHANIC DID INFORM ED THE CONTACT THAT THIS COULD CAUSE THE HORN, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND AIR BAGS TO MALFUNCTION. *AK UPDATED 1/30/2007 - *NM

HAVE OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER T&C FOR 7 MONTHS SINCE MAY 2006 AND THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES HAVE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL OUTSIDE EDGE TIRE WEAR AS WELL AS SEVERE ABNORMAL VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING. VIBRATION IS FELT IN GAS PEDAL, SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL. HAD TIRES ROTATED/BALANCED/ALIGNMENT CHECK AND 5 SEPARATE SERVICE GARAGES LOOK AT VIBRATION ISSUE BUT NO SOLUTION. CHRYSLER DEALER TOLD ME BACK IN JULY 2006 THEY DID NOT FEEL THE VIBRATION BUT EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT HAS DRIVEN VEHICLE FEELS THE ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TIRES ALSO HAVE HAD "INDENTATIONS/LINES" IN ALL TIRES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 8,200 MILES ON VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTS OF DOZENS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT TIRE FAILURE/BLOW OUT AS VALID REGISTERED COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND BUT NOT AT MY EXPENSE SINCE IT SHOULD BE A TIRE MANUFACTURER SAFETY ISSUE. TIRE SIZE IS 215/65R16 EVEN THOUGH THE PULL DOWN BOX DID NOT LET ME SELECT MY CORRECT SIZE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD GIVE THE VEHICLE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THE LIGHT RESET, BUT IT DID NOT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED A SECOND TIME, WHO THEN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY DUE TO FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE SOUND OF METAL ON METAL WAS HEARD RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS.

STEERING MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED THREE TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THE ALIGNMENT WAS THE ISSUE. ALIGNED AND TIRES BALANCED EACH TIME, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK CAR IN WITH A COPY OF THE NHTSA BULLETIN AND THEY REPLACED RACK & PINION AT MY COST. VEHICLE STEERING IS NOW TIGHT AND PULLING TO RIGHT IS GONE. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON OCCASION, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE INDICATOR WOULD BE ACTIVATED FOR A RIGHT TURN AND THE LEFT TURN INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH. THE SECURITY ALARM HAD ACTIVATED THREE TIMES: ONCE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND TWICE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITHOUT A VISIBLE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER AND THE PROBLEMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

FRONT ROTORS WARPED AT 11,862 MILES DURING NORMAL DRIVING,IT WAS SO BAD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHUDDER VALIANTLY WHEN TRYING TO STOP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS AT NO CHARGE DURING 12,000 MILE WARRANTY,BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AFTER 12,000 MILES A CHARGE FOR LABOR WILL HAVE TO BE PAID. NOW OUR VAN IS AT 21,608 MILES AND THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN, BECAUSE THE SHUDDER IS RETURNING AGAIN. I HOPE I DO NOT HAVE TO PAY EVERY 10,000 MILES TO KEEP THE BRAKES WORKING PROPERLY. COULD THIS BE AN ENGINEERING FLAW ON BRAKE SIZE FOR WEIGHT AND SIZE OF VEHICLE? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED, NOTHING OCCURRED, THEN RAPID ACCELERATION OCCURRED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED ON A PERMANENT TO WORSENING BASIS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED. UPDATED 1/29/2007 - THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ONLY BECOMES STUCK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. *NM

I HAD TO PAY $115.88 TO QUINN CHRYSLER-DODGE IN BARTLESVILLE, OK TO RECEIVE A SOFTWARE CORRECTION FOR THE "POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE" ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN . THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS REPAIR WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND RESULTED IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CHRYSLER SHOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS. *JB

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY REPEATEDLY STALLS (I.E. COMPLETELY LOSES ENGINE AND ELECTRIC POWER) WHILE IN DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ON SURFACE STREETS. JUST HAPPENED THIS MORNING, AFTER HAVING IT AT THE LOCAL DEALER YESTERDAY FOR THIS ISSUE! *JB