2006 Chrysler Town & Country Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED AND CAUSED SING SMOKE TO EMIT FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CALIPER, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS MILEAGE WAS 129,628 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,698.

LOSS OF BRAKING IN SNOW (APPROX 4 INCHES), PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW. PEDAL CAN BE PUMPED UP. DEALER (SUBURBAN CHRYSLER) CHANGED MASTER CYLINDER BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT SNOWS CONTINUE TO CAUSE ISSUE FOR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKING AFTER DRIVING THROUGH ABOUT 6 INCHES OF WATER. BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED TO TEMPORARILY RESTORE BRAKING. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER HEAVY SNOWS OR RAIN. *TR

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN HAS 99,000 MILES AND ORDERED NEW GRILLED AND SLOTTED ROTORS ALONG WITH CERAMIC BRAKE PAD FOR FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN FIVE YEARS I HAD TO REPLACE WARPED ROTORS AND PADS. TOLD BY AUTOZONE REP THAT ALL CHRYSLER VANS AND JEEP HAVE INFERIOR BRAKE DESIGN CAUSING UNUSUAL AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER TC NEW AND WITHIN 2 YEARS AND ONLY 20, 248 MILES MY BRAKES ARE GONE. CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS MY HEAVY FOOT. NOW 2 YEARS LATER BRAKES ARE OUT AGAIN AND I ONLY HAVE 45,300 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT ISN'T MY FOOT. CHRYSLER HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I PRESS THE BRAKES AND THERE IS THIS GROWLING NOISE. *TR

2006 TOWNE & COUNTRY. ON 12/16/2010, CAME INTO THE LANDMARK DODGE & CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. AFTERWORK FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. I HAD A COUPON WHICH OFFERED TIRE ROTATION AND SAFETY INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED MY CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO STOP NORMALLY. THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT BECAME MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND ME GREW INTENSELY. ON THE EVENING OF 12/2210 DRIVING HOME FROM THE MALL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT KEPT MOVING FORWARD EVEN AS I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH FLASHERS ON AT LESS THAN 10MPH AND THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AAA DRIVER SAID THE VAN HAD NO BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED MY 2006 TOWNE & COUNTRY VAN HAD OIL IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO BE TOTALLY OVERHAULED WITH A MASTER CYLINDER, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOE PADS, FLUSH, AND ROTORS DUE TO CONTAINMENTS. THEY QUOTED A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2700.00. I REFUSED TO PAY A BILL FOR A VEHICLE THEY MESSED UP. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES OR BRAKING SYSTEM BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE ON 12/16/10. I HAVE ROUTINELY HAD MY VAN SERVICED CONSISTENTLY THIS YEAR AND SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED CORRECTLY AND THE MATTER RESOLVED EXPEDITIOUSLY. *TR

06 TOWN AND COUNTRY SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKES! BACK BRAKES SEIZE UP TAKE TO DEALER, THEY TRIED TO GET DRUM OFF FOR ALMOST 3 HOURS PUT WHEEL BACK ON SENT US ON WAY. BRAKES PULSE WHEN APPLIED...DIDN'T DO THAT BEFORE....REPLACED BRAKE DRUMS, AND THE BROKEN BRAKE CYLINDER... STILL THROBS REPLACED ALL AGAIN....GUESS WHAT STILL THROBS...THEY DIDN'T THROB BEFORE I TOOK IT TO DEALER....SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE INSTEAD OF EXCUSES? *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

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

WHEN PURCHASED IN 2009 THE VEHICLE HAD A JUST UNDER 36000 MILES ON IT AND NEEDED THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR. AT ~40000 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. WE BOUGHT CERAMIC BRAKES WITH LIFE TIME WARRANTY. VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE STATION 4 TIMES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS FOR SQUEALING/GRINDING BRAKES. EACH TIME THEY HAD TO SHAVE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A DEFAULT WITH T&CS. WE AGAIN NEED NEW ROTORS. THE AWFUL GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING IS HORRIFIC. LATE 2010 THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OFF AND ON WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THOUGH I AM REGISTERED AT CHRYSLER.COM I NEVER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION BUT HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING. NOW, AT JUST TURNED 64000 MILES WE NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF A ROD. YET AGAIN WE WERE TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. FRUSTRATING DOES NOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH NOW. 1 PARENT OUT OF WORK FOR A YEAR AND 4 CHILDREN TO SUPPORT WHICH REQUIRES A VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK SINCE THE AREA DOES NOT BELIEVE IN MASS PUBLIC TRANSIT OUTSIDE OF RIDING A MINIMUM OF 4 BUSES TO GO 20 MILES. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 60,000 MILES BRAKE FAILURE, AIR IN THE BRAKE FLUID, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE. FRONT CALIPER REBUILT, BRAKES BLED, GOOD FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

THE ONLY EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IS COLD AND WET WEATHER. THE FAILURE IS THAT AFTER MY VAN HAS SET FOR MAYBE A DAY OR TWO, AND I GET INTO IT TO DRIVE, THE REAR WHEELS ARE LOCKED UP/FROZEN SOLID. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE: IN JAN OF 07 WITH 20,000 MILES AND DEC. 09 WITH 63,000. THE FIRST TIME THE WHEELS FROZE UP THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A GAP ALLOWING WATER TO GET INTO THE BRAKES AND FREEZING THEM UP. LUCKILY THE WARRANTY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR BUT THE GAP WAS NOT COVERED. THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP WANTS US TO COVER ALL COSTS. THEY SAID THAT MOISTURE GOT INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM THROUGH THE SAME GAP AND RUSTED THE BRAKES OUT AGAIN TO CAUSE IT TO FREEZE UP THIS TIME. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INFORMED ME OF THIS. BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP BECAUSE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR VAN NEW WITH 20 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED SHAKING A LITTLE WHEN BRAKING. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER FOR THEM TO TELL US WE NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. THEY DID REPLACE THEM AT NO COST BECAUSE IT WAS SO NEW, BUT THE ONLY EXPLANATION WAS THAT SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN SHIPPING. THEY GET WARPED WE WERE TOLD.A YEAR LATER WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE VANS ARE KNOWN FOR THIS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS RESURFACED AND THE REAR BRAKES CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. IT COST US $260.00. NO EXPLANATION WHY AT 22140 MILES! WE ARE NOW AT 33421 MILES AND ONCE AGAIN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. THIS TIME THE PADS WERE GONE IT WAS METAL ON METAL AND WE WERE TOLD THE BRAKE LINE HAD COLLAPSED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOW GOING TO COST $360.00. I'M AFRAID TO ASK WHAT'S NEXT. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP. THE ONLY WARNING I HAD WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO OTHER WARNING! I THINK I'LL STICK TO THE FOREIGN CARS WE'VE BOUGHT IN THE PAST. THAT'S WHY CHRYSLER IS BANKRUPT. THIS IS THE SECOND AMERICAN CAR WE'VE HAD WITH NOTHING, BUT PROBLEMS. THE OTHER ONE WE LEMON LAW!

FUNNY THAT THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE WITH SAME BRAKE PROBLEM AS US. CAR STARTED PULSATING SO WE CHANGED ROTORS AND BRAKES. ROTORS WERE WARPED CHANGED BRAKES TOO EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A TON OF BRAKE PADS LEFT. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER DRIVING DOWN TURNPIKE CAR STARTED VIBRATING SEVERELY AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD, WHEN WE SMELLED BURNING WE PULLED OVER. COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, WE DROVE VERY SLOWLY AND AS WE WENT DOWN EXIT BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. PUMPED BRAKES CAME BACK SLOWLY, PARKED CAR FOR EVENT WE WENT TO. AFTER EVENT CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS FINE HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT'S FINE NOW. NO EXPLANATION, BUT THERE WERE 7 OF US IN CAR THAT INCLUDED 4 OF MY GRANDKIDS, THIS COULD'VE BEEN A DISASTER AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHY BECAUSE IT CORRECTED ITSELF. VERY SCARY! KIDS WERE VERY NERVOUS HAD TO PUT THEM AND OUR DAUGHTER IN ANOTHER CAR. ALMOST MISSED GREAT NIECES BAPTISM. IF A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WERE IN AN ACCIDENT AND DIED I MIGHT BE SUSPICIOUS THAT THIS COULD'VE HAPPENED TO THEM. *TR

WHEN CAR IS IN CRUISE THE BRAKE SOMETIMES REQUIRES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BRAKE OR DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. IT IS AS IF THE BRAKE IS STUCK. *TR

REPLACED MY 2006 T&C FRONT BRAKES WITH MACHINE ROTORS AT 29,400 MILES(15 MONTHS). NOW ONE YEAR LATER AT 44,000 MILES I HAVE A HONING NOISE IN LEFT REAR WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND SERVICE TECH SAYS FRONT ROTORS WARPED NEED REPLACING AND NEED NEW PADS TOO. ALSO NEED REAR BRAKES TOO! THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN T&C MINIVANS. MY HISTORY OF OTHER CARS I OWN SHOWS NORMAL 2-2/ 1/2 YEARS BEFORE REQUIRING NEW BRAKES. *TR

HOPING BRAKE PEDAL WARPED ROTOR, EVERY TEN THOUSAND MILES ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR RESURFACED. RESURFACED AT 20,000, REPLACED AT 30,000, RESURFACE 41,000. I HAVE OWNED 5 CHRYSLER VANS AND ONLY NEEDED BRAKE SERVICE AFTER 30,000 MILES THIS VAN IS TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS THREE BRAKE JOBS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY THAT HAS A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF THE VAN. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKES AND MY SECOND SET OF REAR BRAKES. THIS WAS ALL DONE BEFORE 36,000 MILES. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO USED TO BE A CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT CHRYSLER INSTALLED A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR THE VAN WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT FASTER. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS BECOMING QUITE EXPENSIVE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS LIKE THIS? I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER WHY THEY DID THIS. I ALSO BELIEVE THE REAR CAPTAIN'S SEATS IN THE VAN HAVE TOO STEEP OF A DECLINE ANGLING TOWARDS THE POINT WHERE THE BACK AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT MEET TO PROPERLY INSTALL CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LEVEL OUT THE CAR SEATS FOR MY KIDS. NO OTHER VAN HAS SEATS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS. *TR

2006 T&C ROTORS/PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 21,000 MILES....DEALER CLAIMS VAN IS HEAVY AND I WAS LUCKY TO GET THAT MUCH MILEAGE! SHOULDN'T CHRYSLER PUT A PROPER BRAKE IN THEIR "HEAVY" VAN OR AT LEAST DESIGN THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE TO END THIS PROBLEM? $30,000 VAN-AND I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL. *TR