2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE AFTER EACH USE. FUEL IS VISIBLY LEAKING AT THE FUEL LINE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL TANK. THE VIN SEARCH COMES UP WITHOUT RESULTS BUT THE MAKE/MODEL SEARCH LISTS A FUEL LINE RECALL. WHAT GIVES?

THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016. SERVICE MANAGER AT MASSEY YARDLEY DENIED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH. CASE MANAGER, LAURA DENIED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

WHILE DRIVING ON RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER TURNING RIGHT AND DISABLING WINDSHEILD WIPERS: THE HEADLIGHTS AND ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. PULLING BACK ON THE BLINKER LEVER AND HOLDING IT BACK ACTIVATED THE BRIGHTS AND THOSE WORKED. AFTER TOGGLING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEADLIGHTS REACTIVATED. THIS FAILURE MODE DOESN'T EXACTLY MATCH EA11010, WHICH CLAIMS THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS IN OPERATION WHILE ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL. HOWEVER I AM UNCLEAR ON WHETHER MY VAN'S PROBLEM COULD STILL BE AT LEAST PARTLY CAUSED BY THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, SO I WILL REPLACE IT AT MY OWN COST. MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND OTHERWISE THEY WILL CHARGE A $150 DIAGNOSTIC FEE... MORE THAN THE COST OF THE SWITCH! I'M NOT FALLING FOR THAT TRICK! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DECISION TO NOT RESOLVE EA11010 WITH A RECALL. HEADLIGHTS FAILING WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT IS TOO INTERMITTENT TO DIAGNOSE ON DEMAND. THUS A RECALL IS THE ONLY APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO ENSURE SAFETY. INSTEAD, IN ORDER TO PROACTIVELY PROTECT MY FAMILY, I AM FORCED TO SPEND MY OWN MONEY FOR REPLACEMENT. I THOUGHT THE NHTSA WAS HERE TO HELP?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RAN OUT OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 265,000.

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER TO VARYING DEGREES ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMETIMES CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DIE WHILE CAR IS IN TRANSIT THEREBY CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALSO IS A DANGER AND ANNOYANCE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. SEVERAL ENTITIES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING ATTEMPTS BY MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS STILL ONGOING AS OF 2-16-16 AND BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE ON THE FAILURE OVER THE PHONE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

UNSTABLE DASH, WARNING LIGHTS, CUT OFF WHILE IDLING, TRACTION CONTROL CIRCUIT. AS DESCRIBED IN MANY POSTINGS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS AS FAR BACK AS 1996. AS DESCRIBED IN THE POST. THESE PROBLEMS ARE WELL KNOWN TO CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS BUT YOU RECEIVE NO HELP IN SOLVING THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT SPENDING $$$$ AND STILL NO RELIEF. HTTP://FORUM.CHRYSLERMINIVAN.NET/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/22167-2005-CHRYSLER-TOWN-AMP-COUNTRY-W-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER-FLICKERING-AMP-ELECTRICAL-MAYHEM.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LIGHT ON THE DASH KEEPS COMING ON AND THEN GOING OFF. I HAVE HAD THIS REPLACED 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME NOT AT A VERY CHEAP PRICE. YET THERE STILL SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS COMES ON RIGHT AFTER START UP OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN GOES ON AND OFF AS YOU DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR VEHICLE CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000. UPDATED 12/30/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR LEG INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO BLOOD VESSELS IN BOTH LEGS FROM THE KNEE. THE AIR BAG BURNED THEM. UPDATED 2/23/2016*JS *JS