2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING. THE DEALER DETERMINED A LUBRICANT WAS NEEDED ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE 1/8 INCH DEEP PUCKERS IN THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND DEEMED UNSAFE DUE TO A FLAW WHICH WAS NOT DISCUSSED WITH THE CONTACT. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT SUDDENLY FAILED TO REWIND. THIS CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS THE BELT BECAME USELESS. AS NOT ALL SEATS WERE THEN REQUIRED, WE HAVE SIMPLY NOT USED THAT SEAT AWAITING PARTS. THE BELT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED THIS WEEK. *JB

WIFE HEARD SCRAPING NOISE AT FRONT BRAKE I CHECKED AND FOUND DISC BRAKE PAD OKAY WITH A GOOD DISTANCE TO ROTOR BUT ROTOR MELTING AWAY HAS GROOVE APPROX 3/16 INCH DEEP THE LENGTH OF THE PAD WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ROTORS NOTE CHECKED BOTH FRONT AND BACK ROTORS ALL 4 ARE DISAPPEARING RIGHT FRONT WORST ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH ROTOR. *NM

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - 38,000 MI. - FAULTY GAS GAUGE OR SENDING UNIT. GAUGE SHOWS 3/4 FULL WHEN FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS. *NM

PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP UNLIMITED MAY 2005. AUGUST 2006 NOTICED A STEERING VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 53-55 MPH. DEALER SAID THEY TIGHTENED THE STABILIZER ARM AND THAT THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO TIRE CUPPING. THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO RHETORIC ABOUT PROPER TIRE ROTATION AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC THAT SAID THE RACK AND PINION JOINT WAS LEAKING AND THE TIRE PROBLEM WAS DO TO POOR ALIGNMENT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND RELAYED THE NEW INFORMATION. SHE SAID THAT CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS FRONT END ALIGNMENT EVERY 12000 MILES. THE JEEP HAS 15000 MILE CURRENTLY. THE JEEP HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED TO AS FROM WORK. *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. UPON REPAIRING THE VAN, AN INSPECTION WAS DONE ON THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS, AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THEY WERE IN WORKING ORDER. I BELIEVE THAT TO BE A LIE. EVERYTIME MY WIFE MOVES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE CENTER PANEL COMES ON. THIS LIGHT USUALLY WILL STAY ON FOR APPROX A COUPLE MINUTES AT A TIME. A GENTLEMAN FROM THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAD CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS. HE HAD ASKED FOR PICTURES, WHICH AT THAT TIME I DID NOT HAVE. I HAVE PICTURES THAT I HAVE FOUND WHICH I CAN SEND YOU UPON REQUEST. *JB

VEHICLE BRAKES AND STEERING STOPPED RESPONDING WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS LEAD TO CRASH WITH A STEEL GATE IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CHRYSLER REPLACED A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP BUT DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES/STEERING OR ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN FUEL PUMP PROBLEM AND FAILURE OF BRAKES/STEERING. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON MY EARLIER ODI 10152826 TO INCLUDE REPAIR DETAILS AND MANUFACTURER/DEALER RESPONSE ON THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN HAS REPEATEDLY HAD ITS AIRBAG LIGHT GO ON WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES TO DATE FOR REPAIR AND ONCE THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND AGAIN THE LIGHT IS ON. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO ADVISED IT WAS A DEALER ISSUE AND NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 36,000 MILES AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE UNRESOLVED REPAIR WILL NOT BE COVERED. THE SERVICE MANAGER FROM DEALERSHIP ALSO ADVISED THAT AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK IF LIGHT IS ON. THIS REQUIRED EQUIPMENT SEEMS TO BE TROUBLE PRONE. *NM

2005 TOWN & COUNTRY: ON 7/16/06, MY HUSBAND, SON, AND I WERE DRIVING FROM OUR HOUSE AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AS WE TURNED THE CORNER. IT STOPPED, SO WE PROCEEDED WITH OUR DAILY ERRANDS. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS ON THE ROAD, WE WERE RETURNING HOME, TURNED THE CORNER, AND HEARD THE SAME NOISE. THIS TIME SOMETHING SNAPPED. THE VAN WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS, OR STAY IN A PARKED POSITION. MY HUSBAND THEN PUT THE CAR IN "NEUTRAL" AND PUSHED IT TO THE CURB. LUCKILY, WE WERE WITHIN A MILE OF OUR HOUSE, SO WE WERE ABLE TO WALK HOME. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE IN GREENSBORO, NC (THE PLACE WHERE WE PURCHASED IT) AND LEFT THE KEYS ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATION IN THE DROP BOX. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN CONTACTED MY HUSBAND ON 7/17/06, HE TOLD HIM THAT THE AXLE HAD BROKEN! THANK GOODNESS WE WERE GOING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED WHEN IT HAPPENED. IF IT COME APART DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED! THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (WE'VE HAD THE CAR ONLY 9 MONTHS) AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIR. HOWEVER, I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT, IN THE EVENT THAT THIS HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. WE WERE FORTUNATE...AND I THINK ALL CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY OWNERS SHOULD BE WARNED OF THIS DEFECT. I THINK THIS WARRANTS A RECALL. *NM