2005 Chrysler Town & Country Brakes Problems

ON 01\29\2020, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. NOW INTO WINTER, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS. DIAGNOSTICS REVEAL THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS PROPER POWERS AND GROUNDS EVEN UNDER LOAD. SO FAR, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE ABS MODULE HAS A PROBLEM WITH COMMUNICATION, DIAGNOSED AT THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. SO FAR THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED, AND CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL OUT OF OPERATION.

I USUALLY HAVE MY VAN IN THE GARAGE. I WENT TO A FRIEND'S AND KEPT IT OUTSIDE. THE WEATHER WAS -20 DEGREES, AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A HIGHWAY AND I LOST MY BRAKES. THE MODEL I HAVE HAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT THING. SO HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL?

LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I'M A MECHANIC AND AN ENGINEER. I IMMEDIATELY SEARCHED FOR A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. FINDING IT BETWEEN THE REAR WHEELS ON THE GROUND I RAISED THE REAR END UP TO ACCESS THE SUSPECT AREA. SHOCKED, I SAW A HYDRAULIC BRAKE MANIFOLD WITH 4 BRAKE LINES COMING OUT OF IT AND ONE WAS CLEARLY TOTAL RUST. ALL OTHERS WERE IN COMPLETELY NEW CONDITION. CLEARLY THE RUSTED ONE LEADING TO THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CYLINDER WAS PROCESSED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE OTHERS. THREE PERFECT CONDITION, ONE COMPLETELY RUSTED????? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, NOW!!!! I CHANGED THE BRAKE LINE AND ALL IS WELL. IF A RECALL IS ISSUED I WANT MY MONEY AND TIME REIMBURSED, PLEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06E022000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER AND YESTERDAY IT MADE A SOUND AS IF THE REAR BRAKES WERE BAD. SO FAR I HAVE FOUND THE CAST BACKING PLATE HAS NO THREADS IN ONE OF THE TWO BOLTHOLES AND THE ALLEN HEAD SIZE OF THE BOLTS IS DIFFERENT. THE FACT THAT THE HOLE HAS NO THREADS IS SCARY; THE BRAKE COULD HAVE COME OFF IF THE OTHER BOLT HAD WORKED OUT. DIFFERENT ALLEN HEAD SIZE IS ALSO UNBELIEVABLE? I THINK THAT THE CASTING WAS FLAWED OR FAULTY DURING MANUFACTURING. I THEN CHECKED THE WEB AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS? SO I WAS WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN REPORTED AND IF A RECALL IS IN WORK. *TR

STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AT APPROX 68,500 MILES. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP. IT HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE BUT THEN HAD NOT HAPPENED FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS APPROX 15 DEGREES F. TODAY THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING IN THE MORNING AT APPROX 9:30 AM BUT AT APPROX 4 PM THEY SEEMED OK. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT 4 PM WAS APPROX 33 DEGREES F. IS THERE ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

HAVING TROUBLE WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. REPLACED ABS SENSOR, CHARGING SYSTEM FAILED, REPLACED ALTERNATOR. DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN TRAFFIC STOPPED. BRAKE THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING FAILED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING A SKID AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE ROAD, ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAY THAT THE REAR SPEED SENSOR IS CODING FOR THE LEFT SIDE. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT TSB INFORMATION IS KNOWN. TSB INFORMATION: THERE ARE KNOWN SOFTWARE CONFLICTS ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH MAY SET THE INCORRECT TROUBLE CODE AND ALSO MAY SHOW INCORRECT SCAN DATA. SERVICE BULLETIN # 05-003-07 GROUP: BRAKES DATE: JUNE 13, 2007 THIS TSB IS FOR CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2205-2006. MY CHRYSLER T&C HAS THE SAME SALES CODE (BGF) AS THE PACIFICA. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE ABS LIGHTS ARE ON MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS ON THE COMPUTER ALSO STATES THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. *TR

I PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CALIPER WAS WORN THRU AS IF SOMETHING HAD BEEN RUBBING IT. THE PRESSURE FROM ME PUSHING ON THE PEDAL CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO BURST AT THE PLACE THAT IT WAS RUBBED THRU. I PURCHASED A NEW BRAKE LINE AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE FLUID IN THE RESEVOIR BECAUSE IT ALL LEAKED OUT THROUGH THE HOLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2005 DIRECTLY FROM A DEALERSHIP . THE CAR HAS 33,600 MILES, I WAS RECENTLY TOLD AFTER A BRAKE INSPECTION MY ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PADS STILL HAD 5K MILES LEFT ON THEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WHERE THE ROTORS WORE OUT FASTER THAN THE PADS. I BELIEVE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, I DISAGREE AND WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT DUE TO THIS ATTITUDE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY MINIVAN WITH $32K MILES. I AM LOOKING AT MY SECOND BRAKE JOB. THIS IS MY 3RD MINIVAN - THE TWO I OWNED PREVIOUSLY BRAKES LASTED 50K MILES OR MORE!!!!!!! IS THIS JUST A WAY FOR CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOPS TO MAKE MORE MONEY???? PS I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION IS FOR THE BRAKES MADE BY CHRYSLER - I JUST KNOW THEY STINK!!! *TR

IN OCTOBER 2008 MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT AND WAS REPORTED TO POLICE. HOWEVER THEY WERE UNCERTAIN IF THAT WAS THE CASE AND I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS INCIDENT. IT WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME AND AGAIN TODAY - ALMOST 14 MONTHS TO THE DAY LATER AND ABOUT 12,000 MILES LATER, THE VERY SAME BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF REAR-ENDING SOMEONE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IN HIS MIND IT IS A VERY BAD DESIGN AND A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I AGAIN HAVE PICTURES AND THE PART IN QUESTION WITH ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE BREAK WARNING INDICATOR LOST PRESSURE; THEREFORE, THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BREAK CALIPERS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT IS EXPECTING A RETURN CALL WITHIN FOUR DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

1) NORMAL DRIVING 2) BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT FASTER THAN USUAL WHEN COMPARING IT TO OTHER CHRYSLER MINIVAN MODELS NOT TOWN AND COUNTRY. 3) I HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN EXPECTED. *TR

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE. AT 37,000 MILES MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. ALSO MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TOLD IT IS MY EGR VALVE. MY BRAKES FAILED AND HIT MY MUSTANG WITH THE VAN. STILL THEY WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED DUE TO CALIPERS STICKING. ROTORS ETC. REPLACED. 4 MONTHS LATER PEDAL VIBRATIONS TAKES ME BACK TO THE NON-DEALER SHOP AND ROTORS ARE WARPED FROM BRAKES OVERHEATING. EVERYTHING REPLACED UNDER SHOP WARRANTY. 2 MONTHS LATER - SAME THING - SHOP IS NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE PARTS WITH CHRYSLER PARTS INSTEAD OF AFTERMARKET ONES. AFTER READING 15 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN THIS DATABASE - MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT THIS BEING A FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FOR THE FIRST FAILURE AT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. FOR THE SECOND FAILURE, AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. CURRENTLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VIBRATING AND CLICKING WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

BRAKES PERIODICALLY SQUEALED. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD THEM CHECKED. THE REAR PADS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AFTER TURNING THE ROTORS, THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH METAL LEFT ON THE NEXT FUTURE BRAKE JOB TO TURN THEM AGAIN. ALSO, THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING AFTER REAR REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN ON THE 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY AS IT IS VERY PREMATURE FOR PADS TO WEAR OUT AT 18,000. TO COMPOUND THIS PROBLEM, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ROTORS ON THE REAR FOR THE NEXT BRAKE JOB. *TR

BRAKES PERIODICALLY SQUEALED. AT 18,000 MILES I HAD THEM CHECKED. THE REAR PADS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AFTER TURNING THE ROTORS, THERE WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH METAL LEFT ON THE NEXT FUTURE BRAKE JOB TO TURN THEM AGAIN. ALSO, THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING AFTER REAR REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS SOMETHING RADICALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN ON THE 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY AS IT IS VERY PREMATURE FOR PADS TO WEAR OUT AT 18,000. TO COMPOUND THIS PROBLEM, IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ROTORS ON THE REAR FOR THE NEXT BRAKE JOB. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING FAILS ANYTIME THE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE 95. THE POWER ON THE UNIT SHUTS DOWN AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO "FIX" THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES. IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. ALSO, THE POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO "RE-BOOT" THE SYSTEM. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED 3 TIMES. BRAKES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS EVERY 4-6,000 MILES. I AM ON MY 2ND SET OF ROTORS IN 30K MILES. BRAKES NEED REPLACING AGAIN.. *JB