2003 Chrysler Town & Country Lighting Problems

AS I WAS DRIVING (AT NIGHT) MY HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 3SECONDS--I SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE A THING. IT WAS PRETTY SCARY, BUT I HANDLED IT. *TR

DRIVER'S TAIL LENS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE WAY TO LUBBOCK TX. IT IS NOT HIT OR DAMAGED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM. THE GLUE SIMPLY FAILED HOLDING LENS ONTO TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE SCREWED OR RECALLED FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATION. DEALER WANTS APPROXIMATELY $320. FOR PART AND DOES NOT INCLUDE INSTALLATION. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. THIS IS A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AS IT BLINDS DRIVERS BEHIND ME AND MOST LIKELY COULD GET A TICKET FROM POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. VERY SCARY DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT NIGHT IN RAIN IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO PULL OVER. FLICKERING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF GOT THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. ONLY TO GO OUT AGAIN AND AGAIN... AND AGAIN. I WAS CONCERNED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME THOUGHT I KEPT TURNING MY HEADLIGHTS OFF FOR SOME REASON BUT I COULD NOT CONTROL THEM. NOW SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF, THE BELLS RING BECAUSE IT THINKS THE LIGHTS ARE ON SO I MUST TOGGLE THE SWITCH TO STOP THAT. VERY FRUSTRATING AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. I JUST GUESSED ON THE DATES AS IT HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY. THEY DO NOT TURN BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE SWITCH, IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THEM BACK ON. AND MANY TIMES I NEED TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE BLACKNESS OF NIGHT! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT WORK AT 10PM AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT THEN BACK ON THEN OUT AGAIN AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS WAS A SCARY SITUATION TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK ON AND OFF VERY RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE LASTED UNTIL SHE ARRIVED AT HER RESIDENCE THREE MILES LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED HER MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HER HOME. SHE BELIEVES THAT OTHERS MAY ALSO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND THEN EVENTUALLY THEY HAVE STARTED TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. ONCE WHEN TURN SIGNALS HAD BEEN ON AND NOW JUST WHEN TURN THE LIGHTS ON. HAD IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE HEADLIGHTS AND THAT APPARENTLY STILL HASN'T STOPPED THE PROBLEM. IT LASTS FROM A FEW SECONDS TO ALMOST A MINUTE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND STAY OUT FOR 30-90 SECONDS AT A TIME. HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. LEADING UP TO THIS,THE LIGHTS HAD BEEN FLICKERING OR DIMMING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND SEVERAL DEALERS, AND ALL OF THEM CLAIM NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHT BEAMS WERE VERY DIM AND THE ROAD VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

REAR TAIL LAMP LENS SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSING ASSEMBLY, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT HAVING ANY TAIL LIGHTS. *NM

2003 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS HEADLIGHTS THAT WILL GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH THE DEALER CANNOT RESOLVE. NO CRASHES YET, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *NM

DT: CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING. WHEN CONSUMER CHANGED LANES AND USED TURN SIGNAL ON DRIVER'S SIDE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT SHE MAY HAVE LET THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH GO BACK TO THE MIDDLE POSITION AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD A RECALL ON POWER STEERING FIXED AT THE DEALER, BUT DID NOT FIX THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TWICE SINCE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. CONSUMER SAID THIS HAPPENED ALL THREE TIMES THAT SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY. DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN NOT USING THE TURN SIGNAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLILGHTS FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM . WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW. *AK

WE PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE ASSUMING THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD BE AT LEAST THE SAME AS PREVIOUS VEHICLES. UPON TAKING THE VAN HOME AND DRIVING IT AT NIGHT. WE NOTED THAT THE DASH AND DOOR SWITCH LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING. WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LOOKED AT ANOTHER VAN (ASSUMING THAT IT WAS A 2003) ON WHICH THE LIGHTS DID WORK. WE TOOK THE VAN IN TO THE SERVICE PERSONNEL TO HAVE THE LIGHTS REPAIRED, BUT THEY TOLD US THAT THESE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL ON THE 2003 VANS. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OWNER AND CHRYSLER'S TELEPHONE COMPLAINT LINE ABOUT THIS. THE ANSWER TO OUR COMPLAINT HAS BEEN THAT CHRYSLER "DECOMMISSIONED" THE LIGHT FUNCTION FOR COST SAVINGS. I CONSIDER THIS A CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY CONCERN, SINCE YOU MUST FUMBLE AROUND IN THE DARK TO FIND THE SWITCHES OR TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE LIGHTS. DT