2006 Chrysler Town & Country Electrical System Problems

WELL THE DRIVERS REAR DOOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPEN UP ANDRE COLES ITSELF TIME AFTER TIME MY WIFE IS MAKING SURE MY KIDS WERE BUCKLED UP REAL WELL WHY WAS JOHN DOWN THE ROAD THEN THE DOOR OPEN COMPLETELY UP MY WIFE WAS HANGING ON I TOLD OFF THE ROAD TO THE GRASSY AREA GO DOWN ABOUT 30 BALLS AN HOUR'S SLOWING DOWN SHE FELL OUT THE DOOR BECAUSE IT OPENED AUTOMATICALLY.*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLICKER( THE LIGHTS) AS WELL AS MY HEADLIGHTS. THEN ALL GAUGES BEGAN TO ABRUPTLY MALFUNCTION. INCLUDING: THE SPEEDOMETER'S NEEDLE STARTED SPINNING 360 DEGREES OVER AND OVER. FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO E. THE TEMP. GAUGE WENT TO COOLEST INDICATION. IT CONTINUED EXTREME MALFUNCTION ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTARTED, THE GAUGES ( EXCEPT SPEEDOMETER) RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. I PERFORMED MINI DIAGNOSTIC UTILIZING THE (RESET) MILEAGE TAB. IT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING MY SPEED GOING ON 6 MONTHS NOW. VERY NERVE RACKING, AND DANGEROUS.

SIDE WINDOW ELECTRICAL DOES NOT WORK ALSO DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT ME TOUCHING CONTROLS IT HAS DONE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR

WINDOW GOES DOWN WITHOUT ISSUE, BUT IT ONLY GOES UP INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY IF THE AUTO DOWN FEATURE IS USED AND WINDOW IS ALLOWED TO GO THE WHOLE WAY DOWN. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOWS.

FAULTY DUMMY LIGHT TRIGGERS FOR AIRBAGS. GOES ON AND OFF WITH RAIN AND OR EXCESS HUMIDITY/MOISTURE. DRIVER WINDOW ALSO STOPS WORKING WHEN SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE. VEHICLE SEEMS TO START HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES OF ALL SORTS WHEN SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE.

THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS SOME OF WHICH I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH. THE LATEST ONES IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE TO DO WITH THE LIGHTS AND IT'S GETTING TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF PURCHASING THIS AUTO, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ON THE SLIDER STOPPED WORKING. ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DEALT WITH THOSE PROBLEMS. OVER THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY LIGHT BULBS THAT HAVE 'BURNED' OUT INCLUDING TAILLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. I'VE FOUND TEN RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS ON THOSE, BUT THE MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE DARK YESTERDAY AND TRIED TO SWITCH FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THEY ARE 'BURNED' OUT AGAIN! BOTH LIGHTS WERE REPLACED 10/4/17. I'M AFRAID THAT I MIGHT FIND MY LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT ALL BECAUSE THERE'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT SAFE!!

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING

INTERMITTENT GUAGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS, ENGINE NOT STARTING EVEN THOUGH BATTERY/CABLES AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN TESTED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WONT RESTART. SEEMS TO BE BATTERY CABLE WIRING HARNESS WHICH IS A DISCONTINUED PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BASICALLY THIS ISSUE IS NOT REPAIRABLE, PAID ALOT IF MONEY FOR THIS VAN, FOR CHRYSLER TO SAY,"WE CANT FIX IT".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE MAP LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE CONTACT CHECKED, SHE FOUND THAT THE SOCKETS HAD BURNED AND THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TAILLIGHT BLEW AND IT BURST INTO FLAMES,PULLED INTO DRIVE WAS FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT THE TAILLIGHT IS THE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM.

ELECTRIC DOORS ARE NOT OPENING ARE CLOSING CORRECTLY DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS LOCKED AND WANT OPEN PASSENGER DOOR BUTTONS WORK SOMETIMES KEY FOB WORKS THE DOORS SOMETIMES THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHILE SITTING STATIONERY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF THE GAGES IN THE CLUSTER WENT TO ZERO (MPH, GUEL, ENGINE TEMP) AND I HAD NO DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS OR EMERGENCY FLASHERS....UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 11/30/2017*CN

LIGHTS FLICKER, GAUGES DROP TO "0" AND RADIO SHUTS-OFF

AIRBAG SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND CRACKED CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD TO DISPLAY -- WARNING DRIVER THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE ENHANCED AIRBAG PROTECTION AS THESE SENSORS WERE DESIGNED TO DO. IN OTHER WORDS, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF A FRONT END COLLISION OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000(AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE HEATER CONTROL SWITCH. THE TEMPERATURE KNOB WILL NOT CHANGE FROM COOL TO WARM. AFTER I TURN IT FAST BACK AND FORTH, SOMETIMES IT MAY TRIGGER THE CHANGE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST A YEAR. ALL OTHER CONTROLS ON THE UNIT WORK FINE. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS WHO HAVE SAID THIS IS A REGULAR ISSUE AND ONE FRIEND SAID HE HAD REPLACED SO MANY OF THESE CONTROL UNITS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT HE CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO COUNT. THE DANGER IS WHEN YOU CANT USE THE DEFROST. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I WAS PICKING UP 5 CHILDREN FROM GRADE SCHOOL. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL A SUDDEN THE DEFROST STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. I LIVE NEAR CHICAGO AND THE TEMP WAS BELOW ZERO. THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED AND ICED UP AND NOTHING I COULD DO. LUCKILY I WAS A BLOCK FROM HOME AND HAD ENOUGH VISION BY USING HAND TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD THAT I MADE IT HOME. WHEN I LET KIDS OUT I WENT TO PULL CAR INSIDE GARAGE AND COULDNT SEE AND HIT SIDE OF GARAGE AND BROKE SIDE OF PASSENGER MIRROR. THIS PART COSTS ON AVERAGE OF ALMOST 400 DOLLARS AND IS EASY TO CHANGE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON ANY CAR UNDER 85,000 MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN THE DEFROST GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING IN SUB FREEZING WEATHER. WITH THIS BEING A ISSUE THAT SO MANY MECHANICS HAVE SAID THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN REPLACING SO MANY OF THEM, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CONTROLS ON THE SWITCH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE DEFROST TEMPS CHANGES OR STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN SUMMER ON A HUMID DAY WHILE DRIVING 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD ALSO REIMBURSE ANYONE WHO HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A PROBLEM AND PART THAT TAKES 60 SECONDS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE.

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, AND WHEN I SAW A DEER AHEAD OF ME, I ATTEMPTED TO HONK MY HORN, AND IT FAILED TO HONK. *DT

DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY, TURNED ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL - INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMING ON, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND TRIED ONCE MORE - AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I MADE THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL, COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND MADE IT FURTHER INTO THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. AGAIN LOST STEERING CONTROL. NOW VEHICLE WILL NOT START, SIMPLY TURNS OVER AND CRANKS BUT NO ENGINE STARTING. *TR

PASSENGER READING LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK AND WENT OUT. I REMOVED COVER AND THE LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED. *TR

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS