2006 Chrysler Town & Country Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN THAT HAS APPROX. 45000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED WHINING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE POWER-STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND THEIR WAS A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THEY SAID THE RACK & PINION STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I HAD TO PAY $750 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS FAILING AND YET CHRYSLER STILL WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH POTENTIAL STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR

I HAVE A 06 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, WITH DEAN QUASAR PLUS TIRES DOT UT6V DK9 0406. NOTICED TODAY THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SEVERE CRACKING ALONG WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDE WALL MEET. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS "WEEK" OF TIRE MANUFACTURING THE 0406. THESE TIRES HAVE ONLY BEEN ON THIS VAN FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND A HALF WITH NO MORE THAN 25,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING PARTS. *NJ THE EXPANSION VALVE, EVAPORATOR CORE AND A/C HOSE WERE REPLACED. *JB

AT TIMES, MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES NUTS. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GOES ON AND OFF. I'M UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE ELECTRICAL BUTTONS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN THAT IS HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES NOW AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 35,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE MY 36K MILE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON NOISE. I SAID OKAY AND LEFT, NOW I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS NOISE AND PROBLEM STARTS ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER I START DRIVING OR THE FLUID GETS WARM. THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VAN. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PUMP YET DUE TO THE COST OF REPAIRS. THE DEALER ESTIMATE IS AROUND $600-700. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND A WEB SITE AT EDMUNDS.COM. THIS SITE HAS 84 POSTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE POSTS START ON 11/29/07 THRU TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 54,000 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SINCE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CODES, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL SENSOR IS CORRODED. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WHICH HAS A RECALL WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V192000. I HOPE YOU CAN AMEND THE 2005 RECALL TO INCLUDE 2006 MODELS, THAT WAY; THIS CAN BE PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE COST FOR A MECHANIC TO REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $160 OR PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

SPARE TIRE REMOVAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, PUTTING DRIVER IN EXTREME DANGER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TIRE PER MANUFACTURER'S PROCEDURE. ATTEMPTING TO DO THIS ALONG ROADWAYS PUTS OPERATOR AT EXTREME RISK, AND ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

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

POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED TODAY AT ABOUT 51K MILES. HAD NOTICED SOME WHINING NOISES BACK IN THE MID 40K RANGE THOUGHT IT WAS DO TO THE COLD WEATHER. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NOW WITH CHRYSLER IN BANKRUPTCY DOUBT ANYTHING WILL COME OF IT AS FAR AS A RECALL GOES. BUT ITS OBVIOUS THAT ITS A FAULTY PART. GUESS NEXT TIME I BY A CAR ITS GOING TO BE A TOYOTA OR HONDA, IM ALL FOR AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS BUT NOT WHEN THEY ARE THIS UNRELIABLE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT...THE COMPUTER SAID THE RIGHT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR IS BAD....THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF THE VEHICLE BUT CHRYSLER SAYS NOT FOR MY VIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT LEARNED THAT HER TURN SIGNAL FAILED WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO ALMOST REAR ENDED HER VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE SIGNALS WERE FLASHING NORMALLY IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSIDE TURN SIGNALS SHOULD HAVE ALSO FAILED; THEREFORE, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS BEFORE DISCOVERING THAT A WIRE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIR WAS $1,200. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT NUMBER 18623701, BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT REMAIN OPEN OR CLOSED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE DOOR MANUALLY YET THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED AND STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE FACE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE PURCHASED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT RECALL 10V008000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) BUT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

SQUEALING POWER STEERING DURING WINTER MONTHS WHEN VAN WAS INSPECTED I WAS TOLD I NEEDED RACK AND PINION REPLACED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING IN SPRING 2009. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS RECHARGED, BUT FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER, IN EARLY JULY 2009. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE TOLD THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE CANNOT GET IT REPLACED BECAUSE THE AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. HOWEVER, IF WE BUY THE SAME PARTS FROM THE DEALER, AT A TOTAL EXTRA COST OF OVER $200, WE CAN GET THE PARTS NOW. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO CHARGE THE AIR CONDITIONING WITH A KIT FROM A PARTS STORE, BUT AFTER 3 CANS, THE AIR IS NOT AS COLD AS IT SHOULD BE AND THE PRESSURE IS NOT AS HIGH AS IT SHOULD BE. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE MARCH 2006 AND IT HAS ABOUT 43,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THE STEERING BEGAN TO WHINE AND GROAN, PARTICULARLY WHEN COLD AND NOT HAVING BEEN DRIVEN FOR A DAY OR MORE. IT OFTEN CONTINUES TO WHINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN BEING TURNED MORE THAN ONE FULL CIRCLE, BUT SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL AND STRAIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP IDENTIFIED LEAKING STEERING RACK BOOTS AND THE FLUID IS A BIT LOW. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING, BECAUSE REPLACEMENT OF THE BOOTS IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK IS MORE EXPENSIVE. AT THE TIME, WE HAD THE MINIVAN LESS THAN 3 YEARS AND IT HAD JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT SENSORS WERE CORRODED. THE SENSOR FLASHES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A RECALL ON THE INTERNET, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER DECELERATING AND TRAVELING AT AN HIGH SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE SLIDING DOORS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTORS ON THE DOORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,700.

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE FOR DASHBOARD LIGHT SEVERAL YEARS BACK. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH CHRYSLER DEALER AND WHEN I WENT THERE, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY SD THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK .... NEVER CALLED ME BACK ..... SEVERAL LIGHTS STILL STAYING AFTER ENGINE IS PUT INTO GEAR .... NEVER SURE WHEN TO CHECK BRAKES .... ABS SYSTEM .... EVEN ENGINE CHECK COMES ON AND OFF OCCASIONALLY .... WAS THERE EVER AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LG STOW AND GO MODELS??? *TR

VEHICLES AIR BAG COMES ON EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, AND STAYS ON. I DO ALSO KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2005 MINIVANS FOR THEIR FRONT SENSORS. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, SEEING AS THEIR WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE 2005 VANS, AND MY VAN IS CURRENTLY UNDER THE 36,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING. I HAD MY OIL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS NO ONE EVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT LEAK UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. AND I READ SEVERAL LETTERS STATING THE CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT! WOW WHAT A RIP OFF AND THEY SHOULD HANDLE THIS WITH A RECALL AND FIX IT. OVER $1,500 TO FIX! I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY IN TODAY'S WORLD. *TR

OUR VAN STARTED LEAKING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THEN RECENTLY IT STARTED MAKING A WHIRRING SOUND THAT INCREASED WITH THE ENGINE RPM AND WHEN THE WHEELS WERE TURNED. IT ALSO HAD A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE LEAKS, THE WATER PUMP AND THE POWER STEERING RACK AND BOTH WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. THEY ALSO FOUND THE STABILIZER LINKS AND BUSHINGS WERE WORN OUT. CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS BUT NOT LABOR. THE VAN HAS 37K MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT OVER THE SUMMER. *TR

I STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOUD WHINING SOUND COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA ON AN EXTENDED TRIP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED CHANGING AND FLUSHING AND COMPLETE SERVICE ON TRANSMISSION. WHILE THE WHINING SOUND SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT THE SOUND STILL REMAINED. NOW I COME TO FIND OUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING FLUID ALL OVER THE EXHAUST WITH A TERRIBLE AND NAUSEATING ODOR COMING INTO THE CABIN AREA. NOT ONLY IS THIS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD BUT ALSO CAN BE DAMAGING TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM IS PREMATURE AT BEST AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AT ITS WORST. *TR

2006 TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN MAKES A LOUD WHINING SOUND WHEN COLD OUTSIDE AND THE STEERING FLUID NEEDS TO BE FILLED ABNORMALLY OFTEN. THIS HAPPENED DAILY UNTIL I CHECKED A CAR REPAIR WEBSITE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CHECK THE FLUIDS AND WHEN WE DID WE SAW THAT THE STEERING FLUID WAS VERY LOW. SINCE THEN MY HUSBAND CHECKS IT WEEKLY AND FILLS IT WHEN NEEDED. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN (BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD A LARGE REPAIR BILL) THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON-LINE SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL... WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL YET??? HELP, THIS VEHICLE IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND WE CARRY OUR CHILDREN IN IT.. WE ARE STILL PAYING OFF THIS CAR... ONE MORE YEAR.... PLEASE HELP US AND MAKE THEM FINALLY ISSUE A RECALL...... DON'T LET THE BIG CAR MAKERS GET AWAY WITH TREATING US LIKE THIS.... *TR

WE HAD OUR RACK AND PINION REPLACED BY CHRYSLER OVER A YEAR AGO. IT WOULD BECOME HARD TO STEER WHENEVER WE WOULD GO OVER ANY PUDDLES/SNOW. THEY SAY THEY REPLACED IT, BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. EVEN WHEN WE LEAVE IT OUT IN THE RAIN OVER NIGHT, THE NEXT DAY IT SQUEALS AND WE CAN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S THE SAME THING, PUDDLE, RAIN OR SNOW, SQUEAL AND LOSS OF STEERING ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THERE IS A DEFINITE DESIGN DEFECT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE DYING BECAUSE OF IT FOR THEM TO RECALL THIS VAN. WE ALSO HAVE ALWAYS HAD A RUBBER BURNING SMELL FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SIDE WHENEVER WE HAVE A CHANGE IN THE TEMPERATURE, AROUND 30-40DEGREES, USUALLY IN WET/SLUSH WEATHER CONDITIONS. VERY STRANGE AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE ABOUT IT NOR CAN CHRYSLER TELL US WHAT IT'S COMING FROM. *TR

FAILED POWER STEERING RACK AT 45K MILES. WHINING NOISE WORSE AT START UP AND COLD TEMPERATURES. UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND ONE WEBSITE DISCUSSION BOARD (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F172B27/0) WHERE THERE ARE OVER 21 SEPARATE INSTANCES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY OF THESE OCCURRING BELOW 50K MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN JULY OF 07. IT ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT WHINE BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CHOOSES NOT TO DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT. *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

ALL TIRES HAS SIDEWALL CRACKING CAUSING SLOW LEAKS. *TR

RACK & PINION LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR

WHEN I ATTEMPT A LEFT TURN,,,LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK,,WHEN I ATTEMPT A RIGHT TURN, LEFT SIGNAL FLASHES, WHEN I TRY TO ACTIVATE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS,I HAVE TO BLINK MY HIGH BEAMS FOR THE WIPERS TO WORK. AND ON OCCASION, WHEN I TURN RIGHT, BOTH SIGNALS FLASH. *TR

MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS A WHINE IN THE STEERING. AFTER RESEARCHING ON-LINE AND TALKING TO LOCAL MECHANICS THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND COSTLY ISSUE. THE MINIMUM COST I HAVE FOUND IS AROUND $800. CHRYSLER TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND ADDRESSED THIS. A 2 YR. OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE REAR EVAPORATOR HAS LEAKED SINCE SEPTEMBER 2008 MAKING THE CAR ONLY 2 YEARS OLD TO HAVE TO HAVE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. NO SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. AT 11:00 PM ON THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT, I LOOKED OUT OUR WINDOW AND SAW OUR VAN ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, PRIMARILY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND IS A COMPLETE LOSS. THE FIRE FIGHTERS ON THE SCENE LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF ARSON AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ARSON AND NO ACCELERATE WAS NOTED OR SMELLED. THE REPORT WE RECEIVED FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF IGNITION WAS FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT OR HEAT SOURCE, THE HEAT SOURCE WAS ELECTRICAL ARCING, THE ITEM FIRST IGNITED WAS ELECTRICAL WIRE, CABLE INSULATION AND THE TYPE OF MATERIAL FIRST IGNITED WAS PLASTIC. IT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO IGNITION WERE MECHANICAL FAILURE, MALFUNCTION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR FIVE MONTHS EARLIER. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PROVIDE A LOANER CAR EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE IN UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH 36,000 MILES. IT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES. THE EVENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THEY BELIEVE WE SHOULD FILE A CLAIM WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. WE HAVE REFUSED TO DO THIS AS IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT THIS ISSUE OCCURRED DUE TO A DEFECT WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

PARKED CAR AT FOODLION CAR ENGINE CATCH ON FIRE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS THE POWER STEERING LINE OR TRANSMISSION LINE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH IN TURN CAUGHT THE BACK OF THE MOTOR ON FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 30 POUND INFANT PULLED ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER WHILE NO KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING AND CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PIN IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $1,595. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT IT NORMALLY TAKES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BREAK THAT PIN, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A 30 POUND INFANT. THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT LOCK PROPERLY TO PREVENT THE GEARS FROM SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000.

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. I NOTICED A WHINING MOANING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO CHRYSLER TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RESERVOIR POWER STEERING. THIS VAN ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY MANT POSTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO BIGGER PROBLEMS...LIKE THE STEERING RACK. I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER AND A RECALL ISSUED. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS OVER AND OVER. I DO NOT DRIVE THE VAN ROUGH OR EXCESSIVELY. I AM A MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN. WE JUST DRIVE. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT EVEN COVERED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT MAKES NO SENSE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE CHRYSLER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AND THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY HEADING WEST ON DAYTON-YELLOW SPRINGS RD NEAR FAIRBORN OHIO. THE CAR APPEARED TO SPEEDUP ON IT'S OWN, I HIT THE BRAKES AND LET UP TO TRY AND GAIN CONTROL. THE MINI VAN WENT LEFT OF CENTER, SPUN BACK TO THE RIGHT AND FLIP ON IT'S SIDE INTO A DITCH. I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY HUSBAND THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VAN. HE DROVE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON. A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, A CO-WORK DROVE THE VAN AND SHE SAID SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WITH IT. SHE HAS DRIVE MY VAN NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER T/C MINI VAN SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THEY EVEN LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE RESPONSE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED,CALIPER,DISC ECT .HAD A CROSS BAR THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL BREAK OFF WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR I KEEP TELLING THE DEALER THAT I BELIEVE IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END INCLUDING THE BRAKES IN JAN 2010 I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE THERE I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE 3 CAR TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAME REASON WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE CAR THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OR THE RACK AND PINION IS LEAKING AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME .IN TOTAL SINCE 11/2006 THAT I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR I HAVE PAID CLOSE TO IF NOT OVER $3000.00 DUE TO FRONT END PROBLEMS PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BECAUSE AS I SAID BEFORE THE CARS BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE BEFORE THE SAD THING IS THE WARRANTY IS GONE AND I BELIEVE THIS CAR TO HAVE BEEN A LEMON . BUT KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH DIFFERENT CARS MAYBE SOMEONE WILL LISTEN AND HAVE THIS BRAND ALSO CHECKED. *TR

MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN USES 1 QUART OF OLL PER 3000 MILES AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. CHRYSLER SAYS THIS ENGINE CAN USE UP TO 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES AND HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

FAULTY DEPLOYMENT OF LOWER AIRBAG IN 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LS. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO A DEFAULT IN THE REAR EVAPORATOR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED AND ESTIMATED THAT THE NEW UNIT ARRIVAL WOULD NOT BE IN STOCK UNTIL AUGUST 4, 2008. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL NOR WOULD THE DEDUCTIBLE BE WAIVED TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,450. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/11/08*JB

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2006 AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THEY UNABLE TO FIX BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE FAILURES AND UNABLE TO GET PARTS. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SEVENTY AS US IT BECOMES A HEALTH PROBLEM. *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

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE DOME LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB, I DISCOVERED THE LIGHT SOCKET HAD BURNED, CHARRED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT, THAT INCLUDED BOTH DOME LIGHTS, UNDER WARRANTY OF A CHRYSLER DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW THE LEFT SIDE DOME LIGHT IS ALSO BURNED, CHARRED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. I FEAR THIS CONDITION COULD START A VEHICLE FIRE! *TR

THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS THE SENSORS DO NOT DO THEIR JOB!! WE QUESTIONED THIS WITH THE SALESMAN UPON PURCHASE AND WE WERE REASSURED THEY WORK FINE THEN WE ASKED ABOUT IT AFTER PURCHASE WHILE IN FOR OTHER REPAIRS STILL REASSURED THEY WORK FINE CAUSE "IF IT DOESN'T DO IT WHILE IT IS HERE THEN THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT". (THAT IS WHAT THE TECH'S ALWAYS SAY WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER) WE HAD THE WORST RUN IN WITH THE ELECTRONIC DOORS THIS MORNING 6/19/2008! DRIVERS SIDE. I A GROWN 115 POUND 5FOOT 4 WOMAN WAS PINNED HIP TO HIP MY RIGHT KNEE WAS RESTING ON THE FLOOR BOARD FACING IN THE CAR . WHILE I PUSHED BACK TO GET FREE THE DOOR ONLY MADE THE NOISES OF IT TRYING TO OPEN DDD DDD DDD IT DID NOT FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE THAT IS A LONG TIME TO HAVE THAT CONTINUALLY ADDING MORE PRESSURE WHILE THE DOOR TRIED TO FORCE ITSELF CLOSED ON ME AS AN ADULT THANK GOD IT WAS NOT ONE OF MY SMALLER CHILDREN. I AM POSITIVE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED EXTREME INJURIES ON ONE OF THEM OR ANY CHILD. IM SURPRISED IT DIDN'T INJURE ME WORSE. I WAS SURE THE LATCH HAD PUNCTURED MY THIGH FORTUNATELY IT HAD NOT. I WAS LEFT WITH A GOOD SIZE PROBABLY 1 1/2 - 2 IN HARD LUMP AND A WONDERFULLY COLORFUL BRUISE AND LOTS OF SORENESS NOT ONLY TO THE TOUCH BUT WALKING AND PUTTING MY WEIGHT DOWN ON MY RIGHT LEG. *TR