2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LWB Complaints

AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 36,400 MILES. VEHICLE IN SERVICE FOR 27 MONTHS. DEALER REPLACED 2 SENSORS AND 2 WIRING HARNESSES. DEALER DID NOT CHARGE FOR REPAIR, CITING "1-TIME OUT OF WARRANTY GOODWILL" FOR REPAIR. *TR

WHENEVER HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, OR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE LIGHTS DIM AND THE BRIGHTEN REPEATEDLY. *TR

POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY ON 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING MINIVANS: PRE-MATURE FAILURE CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HARD STEERING, CAUSING POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO DEFECTS IN THE OEM POWER STEERING RACK DESIGN. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS BAD POWER STEERING RACK... INTERNET DATA SUPPORTS THAT MULTIPLE VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE ARE ALL FAILING AT BETWEEN 35K AND 50K MILES... *TR

I MADE A U TURN AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE FORCING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE NORMAL DRIVING POSITION. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM TO TURN OFF, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THE AFTERMARKET BRAKE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS WAS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE KNUCKLE ON THE STEERING COLUMN PULLED ON THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH PULLED ON BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND BROKE SWITCH LOOSE FROM IT'S MOUNT. THIS INTURN ACTIVATED THE STEERING WHEEL INTERLOCK SYSTEM. THE DEALER SAID REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE UNDER WARRANTY AND ANY REPAIRS WERE AT MY EXPENSE. I AUTHORIZED THEM TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT AND INTERLOCK SYSTEM SWITCH. THEY ALSO SAID THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IF I WANTED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AFTER TURNING OFF THE KEY. I DON'T KNOW IF A FEW SMALL WIRES ACTUALLY CAUSED THE PROBLEM. EVEN IF THE WIRING CAUSED THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS LIKE A REAL DESIGN FLAW FOR A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH COMING LOOSE FROM IT'S MOUNT TO CAUSE THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

OUR 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN HAD EXPERIENCED A BROKEN AXLE AT JUST 16,000 MILES. QUITE A SHORT DISTANCE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. *JB

FOR SOME HISTORY, I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LX THAT IS LESS THAN 21 MONTHS OLD, I DO NOT HAVE POWER DOORS. THE VAN THAT HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT MADE AND ODD NOISE. GOT OUT TO CHECK AND SAW NOTHING. IT DID IT AGAIN WHILE TURNING, SO I STOPPED AGAIN TO CHECK, AND AS I WAS PUTTING IT INTO PARK THE NOISE WAS CONTINUOUS, IT WAS A BUSTED CV AXLE. NOW I KNOW WHAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS, BUT AT THAT POINT I HAD NO CLUE. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET MY THREE YEAR OLD OUT OF THE CAR AND THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I DOUBLE CHECKED THAT THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED AND WAS TRYING TO PULL THE HANDLE TO GET THE DOOR TO RELEASE. AT THIS POINT I GOT FRANTIC, AND WHEN THE DOOR FINALLY RELEASED, IT FLEW BACK SO HARD THAT IT CAUSED A DENT IN THE REAR CORNER PANEL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE IN PARK IN ORDER TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH. THE ISSUE I HAVE IS THAT THE DOOR DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY TO THE EXTENT THAT HAD THE CAR BEEN ON FIRE I COULD HAVE LOST MY CHILD. I HAVE LOOKED UP SOME THINGS ABOUT CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND PEOPLE GETTING TRAPPED IN THEM AND IT DIDN'T SEEM ALL THAT UNCOMMON. AFTER I HAD MY CHILD OUT I EVEN TRIED TURNING THE VAN ON AND OFF TO GET IT TO SHIFT INTO PARK. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER, AND EVEN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE , AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL ADJUST THE DOOR BUT NOTHING MORE. I DID NOT THINK THEY WERE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, EVEN AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE DOOR TO RELEASE.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 BRIDGESTONE EL42 TIRES DUE TO THEM HAVING SMALL PINHOLES IN THE SIDEWALL. THE FIRST TIRE WAS ON 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND THE SECOND AND THIRD TIRES ON A 2006 TOWN & COUNTRY. EACH TIRE HAD SMALL PIN HOLES IN THE SIDEWALL. I TOLD THE BRIDGESTONE DEALER THAT I THOUGHT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THREE TIRES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WAS A LOT MORE THAN COINCIDENTAL. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRES AND THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR NEW ONES SINCE SIDE WALL LEAKS CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I TOLD HIM THAT BRIDGESTONE DIDN'T RECALL THE FORD EXPLORER TIRES UNTIL FORCED TO. *NM

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 9-16-06, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY ANOTHER DRIVER RUNNING A STOP SIGN AND SMASHING THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE THUS FAR IS OVER $8,000. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED, BY READING THIS WEBSITE, THAT THE FRONT AIR BAGS USED IN THIS VEHICLE ARE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. CHRYSLER CORP. ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAR (PURCHASED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO ACCIDENT), BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET, DESPITE SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT ON LINE, WRITING A LETTER AND PLACING TELEPHONE CALLS. THE DEALER, CHRYSLER PARAMUS, OF NEW JERSEY, HAS ALSO BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE IN THIS REGARD. I WAS ADVISED TODAY BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE CAR REPAIRS SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN ANOTHER WEEK OR SO. HOWEVER, THAT ONLY REFERS TO THE DAMAGE FROM THE COLLISION. THE CAR WILL STILL HAVE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS AND THAT IS OF GRAVE CONCERN TO ME. *JB

VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT. AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING A DRIVE, AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHT SEEMS TO TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, BUT IT'S FAIRLY REPEATABLE WITH TURNING THE WHEEL. I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL CHRYSLER MINIVANS STARTING WITH A 1998 MODEL AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS SYSTEMIC SAFETY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED IN AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS. *NM

TURN SIGNAL WILL FLASH EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT, AND ACTUALLY CHANGES TO RIGHT WHEN TURNING LEFT, AND LEFT WHEN TURNING RIGHT. I HAVE HAD TWO VERY NEAR MISHAPS DUE TO THE PERSON BEHIND ME NOT KNOWING WHICH WAY I AM TURNING. I TOOK THE 2006 CHRYSKER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN FOR REPAIRS, AND THEY KNEW WHAT WAS BAD, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PART(S) AVALIABLE. I AM STILL DRIVING THIS VERY UNSAFE VECHICLE, WAITING FOR THEM TO GET THE PART(S).