2005 Chrysler Town & Country Complaint Log

TL -THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE REAR LIFT GATE WAS OPENED, IT ABRUPTLY CLOSED ON THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BECAME PINNED BETWEEN THE LIFT GATE AND THE VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT, SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. KMJ UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE, THE WARNING "DING" WENT OFF AS IF A DOOR WAS OPEN, THEN THE GAUGES STARTED TO SWEEP ERRATICALLY, AT THE SAME TIME SEVERAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE ODOMETER AND PRDNL LIGHTS FLICKER, AS WELL AS THE HEAD LIGHTS. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS MORE FREQUENT WHEN RAINING AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, PULLING ON THE ENGINE. THE HEADLIGHTS, ODOMETER, AND PRNDL FLICKER AT AN IDLE. IF IT BEGINS THE HAPPEN, I CAN STOP THE VAN, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTART IT AND THIS USUALLY SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS, REPLACED THE BATTERY, NONE OF THESE HAS RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2005 DODGE/CHRYSLER VANS. SOME REPORT STALLING, WHICH CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. MINE HAS NOT DONE THAT YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BULBS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BULB SOCKETS WERE MELTED AND BURNED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR POWER WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. THE DOME LIGHT ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS IN LAST 3 WEEKS WHERE ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKER OR PULSATE. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING BUT ONLY NOTICED IT WHEN PARKING OR AT LOWER SPEEDS WITHOUT CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENTS. ON EACH OF THE INCIDENTS I WAS ABLE TO TOGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO RE-ACTIVATE THE LIGHTS. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE SEPARATED BY WEEKS BETWEEN INCIDENTS AND IT HASN'T OCCURRED FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THE FLICKERING IS A NEW ISSUE AND SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH TO THE FLICKERING LED ME TO THIS. *TR

OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN CONSOLE WENT OUT ONE AT A TIME (ONE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 1ST YR.). I WENT IN TO BUY REPLACEMENT BULBS AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DESIGN HAS CHANGED AND PART OF THE PLASTIC HAS TO BE TRIMMED TO MAKE IT FIT. THEY PUT THE BULBS IN AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. THEY SAID THE WIRING MUST HAVE MELTED SO YOU NEED TO ORDER THE ENTIRE OVERHEAD CONSOLE. AFTER HEARING THIS I WONDERED WHY THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL - WIRING BURNED? AND, IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM, I WAS NOT THE FIRST. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT TODAY AND HE GOT THE LIGHT TO WORK BUT NOT WITH THE SWITCH. IT IS GETTING POWER BUT IT WON'T OPERATE THE BULB. THEY HAD SAID PART OF THE PLASTIC ON THE BULBS MELT. ONCE AGAIN, MELTING BULB BASE NOT A RECALL ISSUE? CHRYSLER TOLD ME THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO TROUBLESHOOT TO FIND THE PROBLEM - WITH ME PAYING $92.50/HR.! THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WHICH I FOUND ON THE INTERNET - LOTS OF BULBS HAVING TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE THEY "REDESIGNED" THE BULBS THE DO NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNABLE TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT USED A WHEELCHAIR AND NEEDED THE SEAT TO ADJUST TO ENSURE SAFE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY (2102 FEDERAL HWY, SUITE A, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, (561) 935-4210) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW SEAT AND WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING THIS MATTER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER MADE THE SEATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS OF THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING IN MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, MY SON WAS SITTING IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE SEAT IN HIS HIGH BACK BOOSTER. WHEN I BEGAN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN HIS SEAT RELEASED FROM THE CLAMPS AT THE BOTTOM AND WENT BACKWARDS, MAKING THE CHAIR GO INTO THE BACK TRUNK SPACE OF THE VAN.. WE HAVE STOW AND GO SEATING SO THE SEATS CAN MOVE TO BE STOWED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HIS SEAT WAS PROPERLY LATCHED, I HAD JUST CLEANED THE VAN AND RECHECKED ALL THE SEATS. I WAS ABLE TO RELATCH HIS SEAT BUT I WILL NOT BE USING THAT BACK SEAT IN THE FUTURE. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I WAS STOPPING HIS LATCH FAILED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE SEAT INTO PLACE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING AN A CONSISTENT CRUISING SPEED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME I WILL START TO BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN AND THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING ALL GAGES, LIGHTS AND RADIO WILL LOOSE POWER AND FLICKER ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY OFF AND OTHER TIMES AFTER FLICKERING FOR 30 SECONDS TO 2 MINUTES THEN THEY WILL START TO OPERATE PROPERLY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR BRAKE. SEVERAL TIME IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN START BACK UP.

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - POWERLOCKS STOP WORKING, MUST PULL THE IOD FUSE AND RESET TO FIX IT AND IT ONLY FIXES IT FOR A FEW DAYS. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS SIMILARLY AFFECTED (HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/DODGE-GRAND_CARAVAN/POWER_LOCKS_WILL_NOT_LOCK_OR_UNLOCK?PG=2 OR HERE:HTTP://BIT.LY/YF3KVL), MANY OF WHICH HAVE FILED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS - PLEASE HAVE THEM FIX THIS OBVIOUSLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A RECALL... *TR

DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING, GAUGES JUMPING. HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT. TRANSMISSION SHORTLY DISENGAGED. DANGEROUS SITUATION! CHRYSLER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. NHTSA CASE EA11010 IS OPEN. NEED URGENT SUPPORT. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ALL GO ON, THEN THE GAUGES STOP WORKING, THE TRIP COMPUTER STOPS FAILS, THE LIGHTS FLICKER HIGH TO LOW OR LOW TO HIGH BEAM AND CAN'T BE CHANGED SOMETIMESTHE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 25-75 MPH! THE FIRST INDICATOR SEEMS THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AS BEING "OFF". SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS & GAUGES GO BACK TO NORMAL. A GUARANTEED SHORT-TERM FIX IS TO REMOVE THE BATTERY TO RESET THE BATTERY BUTTON UNDER THE BATTERY, OR TAKE THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OFF & GROUND IT AGAINST AN EXPOSED BOLT. MANY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FOOLED INTO BUYING A NEW BATTERY, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RE-ARISE, INADVERTENTLY "FIXED" WHEN THE A NEW BATTERY, BUT JUST LIFTING THE OLD BATTERY A LITTLE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME SHORT-TERM TRICK. THE SEQUENCE OF FAILURE SEEMS TO BE (RAIN INFLUENCED?): AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, LIGHTS FLICKER, ALL GAUGES & GEAR POSITION INDICATORS LIGHT UP, SPEEDO & TACH PULSE THEN FAIL, THEN YOU CAN JUST DRIVE WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT -NO TACH OR SPEEDO...THEN EVERY THING RESETS IN 10 SECONDS TO 10 MINUTES, OR, DASH LIGHTS GO OUT THEN THE ENGINE QUITS, LEAVING YOU DRIVING A POWERLESS ROLLING BRICK IN TRAFFIC, FIGHTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING, HAVING ONLY INERTIA (IF YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH TO HAVE THROWN THE VAN INTO NEUTRAL) TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ETC. OUR DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSIS WAS A "BAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" - HARDLY, AS I DON'T SEE HOW DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL INSTANTLY "FIX" THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR A WHILE, OR HOW THE CLUSTER WILL AFFECT SWITCHING BETWEEN HIGH & LOW BEAMS, OR KILL THE ENGINE AFTER A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THIS IS A WELL KNOW PROGRESSIVELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, OF FAILURE LEADING TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THERE ARE MANY, MANY ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS RELATING TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES REGARDING LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY AND ENGINE POWER. *TR

HAD JUST FILLED GAS TANK AND PULLED OUT OF GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC. VAN BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALLED IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES FIGURED OUT NOT TO FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY. A COUPLE OF TIMES ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE REAR. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30PM ON JUNE 29, 2012, OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT WE PURCHASED ON JUNE 11, 2012 FROM A DEALERSHIP WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. UPON INVESTIGATING, WE FOUND THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF THE MINIVAN WAS SHATTERED AND HAD EXPLODED OUT. ASSUMING IT WAS VANDALISM, WE NOTIFIED POLICE TO FILE A REPORT, BUT THE POLICE WOULD NOT FILE A REPORT BECAUSE THEY WERE CERTAIN THE WINDOW BLOWING OUT HAD BEEN CAUSED BY PRESSURE CHANGE DUE TO TEMPERATURE. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON JUNE 29 WAS 94 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN NORTHEAST OHIO. THE VAN WAS PARKED IN THE SHADE ALL DAY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM, WHEN I DROVE IT WITH THE FRONT WINDOWS DOWN, THEREBY CAUSING THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE TO COOL TO MATCH THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, WHICH WAS 75 DEGREES F AT THAT TIME. AT ABOUT 9PM, I PARKED THE MINIVAN IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND AT AROUND 11:30, THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 69 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM OR BREAK-IN. WE BEGUN INVESTIGATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE HEARD THE EXPLOSION OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE PRIMARY HOLE IN THE WINDOW WAS IN THE UPPER RIGHT REGION, WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE PANE SHATTERED AND PIECES WERE STILL IN PLACE THOUGH SHATTERED. THE EDGES OF THE ENTIRE WINDOW WERE BULGING, AS IF SOME KIND OF PRESSURE HAD FORCED THE GLASS OUTWARD. THERE WAS SMALL GLASS FRAGMENTS ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY AND REAR STORAGE, INCLUDING SOME IN THE CHILD SEATS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH. HIGH BEAMS WORKED ONLY IF LEVER WAS HELD DOWN, AND I HAD TO DRIVE LIKE THIS FOR AN HOUR. OVER THE PAST 2-3 YEARS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER OR TURN OFF, BUT I COULD USUALLY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY TOGGLING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS WOULD OCCUR PERIODICALLY, WITH SEVERAL MONTHS IN BETWEEN INCIDENTS. IN MAY AND JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY, WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS FINALLY OCCURRING. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE 6-15-12 AND THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED FINE UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK- 7-11-12, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER AGAIN AND WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ONLY 5MPH IN PARKING GARAGE. TOGGLING THE ON/OFF SWITCH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON.

IN THE RAIN OR WHEN THERE IS STANDING WATER ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS, AND OFTEN WHILE LOWING DOWN OR TURNING. THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP TEMPORARILY AND YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AS WELL WHILE SHE WAS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERING WILL START WORKING AGAIN USUALLY IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS STANDING WATER IN THE ROAD DURING OR JUST AFTER MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE CHRYSLER FORUMS. PLEASE ADVISE IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS DEFECT? *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON WHEN THE SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED. TOGGLING THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES, TURNED THEM ON. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER WEEK. THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY TURN ON WHEN SWITCHING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, BUT THE PAST TWO DAYS THEY HAVE NOT TURNED ON AT ALL. THE PARKING LIGHTS AND HIGHBEAMS STILL WORK, BUT NOT THE MAIN DRIVING LIGHTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT APPEAR TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN GAUGES HAVE BEEN ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF, MY DASH GAUGES ARE JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE, MY ENGINE LIGHT IT ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I EVEN TOOK A VIDEO OF WHAT IT WAS DOING, BECAUSE THEY DEALER NEVER WANTS TO FIX IT. THEY STILL SAY IT IS FINE. NOW IT IS STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY 2 CHILDREN AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS FINE!!! WHEN I GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY SAY MY CAR IS FINE, CHRYSLER IS GONG TO HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

SINCE THIS PAST SUMMER OUR VAN HAS DEMONSTRATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FLICKERING OF LIGHT, CLUSTER GAUGES, AND THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF; DANGEROUS AS SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE BECOME UNREADABLE; RESEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUE; SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE FIXED BUT PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST; THIS IS AN ISSUE CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL LIKE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD ACTIVATE INSTEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS IN THE WINTER. FIRST, I NOTICED THAT THEY FLICKERED WHEN I HIT A BUMP, AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY OFF. IF I PUT ON THE BRIGHTS THEY WOULD WORK. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL RECENTLY. THEY WENT COMPLETELY OFF FOR THE ENTIRE 2 HOUR DRIVE. I HAD TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS ON TO SEE. NOW THEY DON'T EVEN COME ON AT ALL EXCEPT FOR THE BRIGHTS. I STOPPED AT CHRYSLER AND HE SEEMED TO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS. ITS DANGEROUS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON. REPEATED TURNING OFF & ON OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH (5 TO 10 ITMES) EVENTUALLY WORKS. HOWEVER, USING THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ON THE COLUMN TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS ON DOES RESULT IN BRIGHTS ONLY - IF YOU HOLD THE LEVER CONTINUOUSLY. NHTSA EA11010 FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2011 SAYS DEFECT IS BEING INVESTIGATED. HOW MUCH TIME IS NEEDED FOR A DIAGNOSIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,943. UPDATED 6/15/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING OR DIM AFTER THEY WERE TURNED ON. THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT. THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 12 INCIDENTS WHERE THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/22/12

MICHELIN HYDRO EDGE DOT B9ODHAEX RADIAL XSE 215/65 R16 98T SOLD BY SEARS, INSTALLED BY SEARS, LIKE NEW TIRE EXPLODED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY SAY IT WAS EITHER OF TWO REASONS A NAIL OR TIRE SENSOR WAS LOOSE. THERE WAS NO NAIL IN TIRE. I CALLED THEM ON IT AND TOOK PICTURES SO THEY ARE NOW BLAMING THE SENSOR. THEY CAN'T KEEP THEIR STORY STRAIGHT. THEY INSTALLED THE TIRES AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT REPLACEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIRE AND EXPECT ME TO PAY 130.00 TO REPLACE IT. THEY SAY I MUST HAVE REFUSED 60.00 CHARGE FOR SENSOR ADJUSTMENT EVEN THOUGH WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THEM I HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND BOUGHT TOP OF THE LINE TIRES. WHY WOULD I REFUSE A 60.00 CHARGE TO ADJUST SENSORS IF BY NOT DOING SO COULD MAKE THE TIRES EXPLODE? I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. THESE TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED BECAUSE I AM A BOUNTY HUNTER AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAPTURING FUGITIVES. I CHECK THE AIR ON MY TIRES IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IN DIFFERENT ALTITUDES. MY TIRES ARE MY LEGS, I EXPLAINED THIS TO THEM. THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO BE STRANDED IN THE AZ DESERT WITH A FLAT. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VAN FOR TWO DAYS UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE SEARS, NORTHRIDGE, CA IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. IT'S NOT ME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY SEARS DOES NOT THINK IT'S THEIR JOB TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THAT NOT HAVING THE SENSORS ADJUSTED CAN CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY. THEIR EXCUSE WAS ONLY THAT THEY COULDN'T FORCE PEOPLE TO BUY THE 60.00 SERVICE WHEN I ASKED THEM WHY THEY DON'T TELL PEOPLE. I ALSO ASKED THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE DO THEY THINK KNOW THAT NOT ADJUSTING THE TIRE SENSORS CAN CAUSE THEM TO EXPLODE THEY REPLIED VERY FEW. THEY KNOW IT'S DANGEROUS BUT THEY DON'T CARE? SOMETHING IS EXTREMELY WRONG HERE. I COULDN'T FIND ANY INFO ON THE RECEIPT ABOUT THE SENSOR ADJUSTMENT BUT I ALSO COULDN'T FIND WHAT KIND OF TIRE I BOUGHT ON THE RECEIPT EITHER. I HAD TO CHECK ON THE VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATEDWITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER L01 TELLING ME THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER. CHRYSLER TELLS ME THAT IT COULD CAUSE MY AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY AT THE WRONG TIME. CALLED DEALER AND HE TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS NOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I HAVE TO BRING AUTO TO DEALER AND HAVE THEM DISASSEMBLE AND SCAN THE PART TO GET THE CORRECT PART NUMBER OF THE CONTROLLER, THEN THEY WILL ORDER THE PART. SINCE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAIL, THE WAIT IS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO TWO MONTHS OR MORE. SO IN THE MEAN TIME I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE KNOWN TO HAVE A DEMONSTRATED PREMATURE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE? *TR

AC UNIT FAILED ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE LINES GOING TO THE REAR AC UNIT CORRODED THROUGH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS AND SEE THERE WAS A TSB SENT OUT REGARDING THIS. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS REALLY SURPRISES ME WITH SO MANY ISSUES ON THIS. *TR

WENT TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. HAD THIS HAPPEN ONCE BEFORE, BUT I JUST TURNED THE SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY AND THEY FINALLY WORKED. I TRIED A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS THIS TIME AND NOTHING WORKED. THEY LIGHTS STILL DON'T TURN ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM! I LOOKED FOR A SOLUTION ONLINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

STEERING MAKES NOISES AND RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES AFTER 89K MILES. VEHICLE DOES NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THAT. CHRYSLER DOES NOT COVER THE REPAIR ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE OR ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED, ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER/FUNCTION. *TR *JS

THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING WHICH CAUSES ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE DRIVER APPLIES MORE PRESSURE TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THE OWNER ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BY APPLYING A SPRAY LUBRICANT TO THE ACCELERATION CABLE. THIS SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IN RECENT WEEKS, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND MAY ONLY HAPPEN ONCE IN EVERY 1000 ACCELERATOR DEPRESSIONS. THE DANGER EXISTS WHEN OPERATING IN PARKING LOTS, AROUND STOP LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, AND IN PROXIMITY TO OTHER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER AT A STOP SIGN MAY RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BEGIN INCHING FORWARD. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THERE IS RESISTANCE AND TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE, THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FURTHER/HARDER. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. FORTUNATELY THE RESISTANCE IS ON ACCELERATION AND NOT DECELERATION. WHEN THE FOOT IS LIFTED FROM THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN NORMALLY. *TR

AFTER GASSING UP THE CAR THE CAR AND ENTERING TRAFFIC IT STALLED. THEN AFTER REPEATED TRIES IT STALLED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAS HAD THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL SEVERAL TIMES. HIGH BEAMS WORKED BY HOLDING THEM IN THE ON POSITION, IF I TRIED TO TURN THEM ON THEY WOULD GO OUT. AFTER FLIPPING THE SWITCH A NUMBER OF TIMES I GOT THE LIGHTS BACK ON. WE JUST LOST LIGHTS AGAIN LAST NIGHT AND WERE ABLE TO GET THEM ON AFTER FLIPPING THE SWITCH A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

AC FAILS TO COOL. THE AC EVAPORATOR EXTENSION LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND ARE LEAKING. THE EVAPORATOR MAY NEED REPLACING AS A RESULT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM AND MY SERVICE ESTIMATE FROM MY CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER IS $931. *TR

BCM ( BODY CONTROL MODULE) CAUSING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. REQUESTED DAILMER CHYSLER TO INVESTIGATE. NO ACTION TAKEN FROM CONSUMER ASSISTANCE. ACCORDING TO WEB,MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF FAULTY BCM IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THE DAY TIME LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11010 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90.000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING AREA. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN I TURN ON THE VAN, AND IT DOESN'T GO OFF UNTIL I TURN OFF THE VAN. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2010 FOR THIS WHERE THE CRASH SENSOR CRACKS IN COLD WEATHER AND MOISTURE GETS INTO THE SENSOR, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO GO ON AND STAY ON, AND ALSO CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO NOT INFLATE WHEN NEEDED. CHRYSLER SAYS MY VAN ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

JUST PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 71,834 MILES. EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP WITH GAS THE CAR DIES AS YOU EXIT GAS STATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHE OPENED THE REAR LIFT GATE. THE DOOR DID NOT REMAIN OPEN AND SWUNG DOWNWARD, STRIKING THE CONTACT. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

AFTER FILL UP, VEHICLE STALLS, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED FIRST ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP AND CAUSED SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE GAS STATION AND MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY FROM THE FIRST INSTANCE IN 2011. WHEN FUELING, THE VAN IS NEVER OVER FILLED; WE FILL UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS GENERATION OF MINIVANS AS REPRESENTED IN ONLINE FORUMS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

THIS VEHICLE STARTED WITH THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICKERING, ODOMETER, GAS GAUGES, AND RADIO GOING HAYWIRE. JUST RECENTLY IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN, THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET AND IN INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALER, RAN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS TEST AND NOTHING SHOWS UP. THEY RE-SOLDER THE CABLE AND IT WENT AWAY FOR A DAY, THE SYMPTOMS RESUMED. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERY TWICE, FIXES SYSTEMS FOR A DAY, THEN GOES BACK TO FLICKERING AND SHUTTING OFF. I RECENTLY TOOK TO A AUTO ELECTRICS SPEC. AT $70.00 PER HOUR, THEY FOUND IT LIKELY BE THE BATTERY OR BCM. THEY REPLACED BATTERY, NOTHING CHANGED. AUTO ELECTRICS SPEC. SAID HE WANTED TO CHANGE BCM, BUT SAID HE CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH ONLINE. IF YOU LOOK UP 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY DASH BOARD FLICKERING ON YOUTUBE OR ANY GENERAL SEARCH. LOTS OF OTHERS ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM IS, NO ONE HAS A FIX. MANY HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON BATTERIES, COMPUTERS, ALTERNATORS, AND OTHER ATTEMPTS AT FIXING BUT NOTHING IS WORKING. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE $90. PER HOUR, TO LOOK IT OVER. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO GUESSING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE A FATALITY HAPPENS. THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, PLEASE LOOK IT UP. THANK YOU

VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AND CAN ONLY BE MANUALLY USED UNLESS YOU PULL THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THEN IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A TIME (SOMETIMES A DAY, SOMETIMES LONGER) AND THEN IT WILL TRIP AGAIN AND STOP WORKING UNTIL YOU PULL THE FUSE TO RESET - RINSE AND REPEAT! VERY ANNOYING AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET WITH OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL. HERE IS ONE AS AN EXAMPLE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/TOWN_COUNTRY/2005/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/DOOR_LOCKS_NOT_WORKING_PROPERLY.SHTML. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING LAST NIGHT AND BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT WRECK!!! THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND AFTER I TOGGLED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH 3-4 TIMES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. HOWEVER, ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, THEY WENT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED ON A CURVY ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS! I TOGGLED THE SWITCH AGAIN AND THEY CAME BACK ON. I TOOK MY VAN HOME AND IT HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE! I HAVE NOTICED VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE! I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. I HAD 3 OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I SHUTTER TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED!!!! PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN OF THIS ISSUE FOR A WHILE BUT HAS FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. MAYBE YOU ALL CAN FORCE THEM TO FIX IT!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE PRIOR 2-3 YEARS. WE BOUGHT THE VAN USED AND THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASED. IN THE RAIN OR WHEN THERE IS STANDING WATER ON THE ROAD, THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS, AND OFTEN WHILE LOWING DOWN OR TURNING. THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP TEMPORARILY AND YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE TWICE WHILE SHE WAS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEERING WILL START WORKING AGAIN USUALLY IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS STANDING WATER IN THE ROAD DURING OR JUST AFTER MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE CHRYSLER FORUMS. WE TOOK OUR VAN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. I HAVE READ O N THE CHRYSLER FORUM WHERE OTHERS HAVE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, PULLEYS, BELTS, ETC. AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB BUT THE DOORS DID NOT RESPOND. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

FILL UP WITH FUEL (NOT TOPPED OFF, JUST UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKS OFF) AND THE CAR STARTS, BUT AFTER GOING SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, THE ENGINE STARTS TO SPUTTER AND CHOKE, THEN THE CAR DIES. MUST RESTART AND USUALLY IT STILL CHOKES AND SPUTTERS, BUT THEN WILL SEEM TO RESOLVE ONCE YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND WILL NOT TYPICALLY STALL OUT UNTIL THE NEXT FUEL UP WHEN WE RINSE AND REPEAT THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL UP AND HAS FOR OVER THREE AND A HALF YEARS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT BECAUSE IT'S VERY NERVE WRACKING AS IT HAPPENS ONCE YOU LEAVE THE SERVICE STATION AND ARE OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY GAS TANK! I FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES THIS IS OCCURRING TO, BUT NOT THE MINIVANS. THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I'M FINDING - HERE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM. *TR