2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB Complaints

AT 49,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. KNOWING I PROBABLY COULDN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS AT OUR DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF. THE CHECK ENGINE CODE READ P0480, A CODE NOTING A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING FAN SYSTEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE CODE ONLINE, I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT TURNS OUT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY, IN WINTER WEATHER, TENDS TO HAVE COOLING FANS FREEZE UP. AS A RESULT, THE COOLING FAN RELAY WILL BLOW OUT. AS I WAITED FOR MY NEW RELAY TO ARRIVE IN THE MAIL ($47 ONLINE, $90 AT YOUR DEALERSHIP) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THINKING THAT MAYBE THE VEHICLE HAD MADE A CLEAN TRIP, I CHECKED THE COMPUTER AGAIN. P0480 WAS STILL STORED WITHIN. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED MY NEW RELAY VIA MAIL, AND WENT TO INSTALL THE PART. UPON CALLING BROOKDALE LUTHER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE THE LOCATION OF THE RELAY ON MY VEHICLE, THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE, THOUGH VERY HELPFUL, NOTED THAT CHRYSLER NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NEED AN UPDATE TO MY VEHICLES COMPUTER ($120). IN RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION WHY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO KNOW WHEN THE FAN MOTOR WAS JAMMED TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF BEFORE BLOWING OUT THE RELAY. SO I COULD KEEP BUYING RELAYS, OR PAY THE $120. MY QUESTION IS THIS. IF CHRYSLER KNOWS OF A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO EVENTUALLY OVERHEAT, WHICH IN SOME CASES COULD CAUSE A FIRE, WHY WOULDN'T THEY ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. IT FIRST BECAME ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IT WOULD THEN GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. THE AIRBAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ON CONTINUALLY WHENEVER I RUN THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE TO CLEARLY BE DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONTAINED WITHIN CHRYSLER'S "SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN J38" AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #10V008000/NHTSA ACTION #RQ09003. MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO BUILT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS CAMPAIGN. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS CAN BE AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE CHRYSLER CLEARLY ADMITS THAT IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS ON THE MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS 2006 YEAR. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN A REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN. WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR THROUGH STANDING WATER OVER 1 INCH DEEP THE SERPENTINE BELT GETS WET AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY WITH NO WARNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS ON LINE OF THIS HAPPENING AS WELL AS SERVICE CENTERS SAYING THEY HAVE EVEN SEEN THE VEHICLE THROW THE BELT ONCE IT BEGINS TO SLIP. CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM NOR DOES THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY THERE IS A RECALL OF ANY SORT. *TR

TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK, OR ELSE IT WILL BLINK THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAN WHAT IS TURNED ON. *TR

BECAUSE I AM DISABLED I BOUGHT A USED 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB ON AUGUST 2, 2010. ON THE WAY HOME THE STEERING FAILED. BECAUSE THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I TOOK IT TO TWO DEALERS FOR ESTIMATES AND WOUND UP HAVING THE RACK AND PINION AND LOOSE TIE RODS REPLACED ON AUGUST 9, 2010. *TR

I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY A/C UNIT HOWEVER, WHETHER THIS ISSUE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW. I HAD GONE TO TURN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY OFF WHILE IT WAS IN PARK & IT JUST STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS! I QUICKLY REACHED FOR THE GEAR SHIFT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK BUT IT ALREADY WAS! I THEN WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE & IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP! I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT! THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WAS WHEN MY VAN CRASHED INTO MY FATHER-IN-LAWS TRUCK PARKED SEVERAL FEET BEHIND ME. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT, EVEN KILLED SOMEONE HAD THEY BEEN IN THE WAY OF MY VAN ROLLING BACKWARDS! MY 7 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN MY ARMS AS THIS OCCURRED. I HAD SIMPLY REACHED ACROSS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. I MANAGED TO JUMP ONE LEG ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE JUST TO FIND OUT IT WASN'T GOING TO STOP THE VAN FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ANYWAYS! *TR

2006 CHRYSLER T&C: PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN WITH REMOTE OR CONSOLE SWITCH. DRIVER DOOR SWITCH WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK TO ALLOW MANUAL OPENING. *TR

LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXLE SHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN DESTIN FLORIDA WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I CAN IMAGINE SEVERAL TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. THIS VAN IS GENTLY DRIVEN, WELL-MAINTAINED, AND GAVE NO WARNING OF FAILURE BEFORE-HAND. *TR

I STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA ON AN EXTENDED TRIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED CHANGING AND FLUSHING AND COMPLETE SERVICE ON TRANSMISSION. WHILE THE WHINING SOUND SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT THE SOUND STILL REMAINED. NOW I COME TO FIND OUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING FLUID ALL OVER THE EXHAUST WITH A TERRIBLE AND NAUSEATING ODOR COMING INTO THE CABIN AREA. NOT ONLY IS THIS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD BUT ALSO CAN BE DAMAGING TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM IS PREMATURE AT BEST AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT ITS WORST. *TR

REAR ROTORS DELAMINATED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY IN VEHICLE LESS THAN 4 YR OLD WITH 42K MILES. I HAVE RETAINED THE ROTORS AND CAN SEND PHOTOGRAPHS IF REQUESTED