NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2007 Chrysler Town & Country. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that the front brake pads and rotors were worn out. The brake warning indicator light was illuminated. The contact added two ounces of brake fluid. The contact stated that while driving the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 36,000.
The problem appears to be the power module. My van is psychotic. Problem usually occurs when headlights are on, although sometimes AC will also do it. Headlights and/or wipers will randomly turn off (or on, though the off is what is scary and dangerous.) Entire electrical system is unreliable. Sometimes engine just shuts off, dash lights randomly blink, TPMS light illuminates randomly when pressure is good. Battery stops charging, although alternator and battery test good. I have had both wipers and headlights fail while driving at night in the rain. I will put a date of two years ago, and the problem still persists. Chrysler no longer sells this part. Vehicle has a lifetime power train warranty, but is a death trap to drive.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND POWER WINDOW FAILURE, DOME LIGHT FAILURE AND REMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK FAILURE
VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OUT ,AFTER FILLING UP TANK. WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS. IT IS DOING IT AT OTHER TIMES NOW TOO IT IS STARTING TO DO IT AT A LONGER TIME AFTER FILL UP..
MY GAUGES STARTED GOING CRAZY. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE HEATER AND RADIO WENT OFF WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. AT TIMES THE VAN JUST CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC BUT SO FAR I'M ABLE TO START IT UP AGAIN. WAS TOLD BY RICK HENDRICKS CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPT THAT I NEEDED TO AN ALTERNATOR. HAD A NEW ALTERNATOR INSTALLED BY B&B AUTOMOTIVE ALONG WITH A TENSIONER. VAN STILL DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO, WHEN THE GAUGES START GOING CRAZY, THEY MAKE A TAPPING/TICKING NOISE. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE VAN AT TIMES DID NOT START.. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN I HAD TROUBLE GETTING IT TO START, THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO GERALD'S TIRES AND BRAKES WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED A BATTERY. THIS MORNING WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND STOPPED, THE VAN CUT OFF BUT FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO START IT UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VAN IS IN MOTION. HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY BECAUSE I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. I LIMIT MY TRIPS TO GET GROCERIES OR DO ANY UNNECESSARY DRIVING BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF THE VAN CUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL FUEL TANK. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE LOW OIL LEVEL AND FUEL LOW WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE STATE LINE CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER, LOCATED AT 1001 W 104TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114, AND WAS TOLD TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
3RD ROW SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN A ACCIDENT. I WAS REAR ENDED AND HAD 2 BOOSTER SEATS WITH GRANDKIDS IN THEM. THE LAP PORTION LOCKED BUT THE SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT LOCK IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. WE WERE ON A BUSY STREET IN OMAHA, NE WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. HIT FROM THE REAR AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR OR MORE. ALSO, MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, MY CAR HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME.
I WAS REAR ENDED ON JUNE 8, 2019 WITH MY 3 SMALL GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME. THE TWO IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT WERE IN BOOSTER SEATS PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE REAR END COLLISION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL MY CAR AND THE CAR THAT HIT ME. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK IN THE CRASH AND THE 2ND ROW BELTS DO NOT LOCK EITHER. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THESE SEAT BELTS IN AT LEAST THE 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WE WERE STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET IN OMAHA, NE.
**THE VEHICLE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. USUALLY IT STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC! ALMOST HAVE CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS! **IT ALSO NOW WILL NOT ALLOW TO PUMP GAS INTO THE TANK UNLESS IT IS AT THE LOWEST SETTING (20-25 MINUTES FOR A FILL UP).
VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF AFTER REFUELING. VEHICLE BEGIN TO SHAKE AND SLOW DOWN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AT LIGHT HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF INTERSECTION. SAT IN PARKING LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN RESTARTED WITH OUT PROBLEM. REPEAT OCCURANCES AFTER REFUELING.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2018 - WE WERE RETURNING HOME AFTER VISITING OUT OF TOWN RELATIVES FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAYS. THE VAN STALLED ON US (ENTIRE FAMILY OF FOUR PLUS ONE AUNT-FIVE PEOPLE TOTAL IN OUR VAN) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! I WAS A PANICKING FEARING WE COULD ALL DIE THAT INSTANT! WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO SAFETLY GET THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ROLLING MOMENTIUM THE VAN STILL HAD DESPITE THE ENGINE TURNING OFF, NO POWER STEERING, AND NO POWER BRAKES! MY WIFE HAD BEEN TELLING ME (STARTED ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO) THAT THE VAN RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND I HAD BEEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE CONTINUOUSLY WHEN I HAD FREE TIME AND REMEMBERED THE RANDOM STALLING ISSUE. NO TROUBLE CODES CAME UP WHEN THE VAN STALLED ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2018. AFTER REASEARCHING WHAT OTHERS HAVE POSTED ONLINE, THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT NEEDS TO BE FILED FOR IT BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE (PUTTING FAMILIES LIVES AT RISK, THATS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF BUYING A VAN, TO TAKE YOUR FAMILY PLACES).
CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. NOW OVERFLOWS FUEL WHEN FILLING AT STATION. WILL ONLY TAKE AROUND .5 GALLON OF FUEL PER PUMP WITHOUT OVERFLOWING.
ELECTRONIC SLIDING LATERAL DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE NOR LOCK; OPENS AND SLIDES WITH TRAVEL GAS TANK NOT TAKING FUEL CAUSING BACK FLOW WHEN TRYING TO USE FUEL NOZZLE AT STATION
EVERY TIME I GO TO PUT GAS IN MY VAN IT ACTS LIKE IT IS FULL, IT KEEPS STOPPING. THIS IS GETTING WORSE EVERY TIME, TO THE POINT I AM READY TO TRASH IT BECAUSE NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS ESPECIALLY IN WINTER AS I AM NOW. I CAN NO LONGER TELL IF I HAVE A FULL TANK OR NOT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. .PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED TO KNOW MORE.
I WAS PARKED IN MY VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY JOB AND AN AIRBAG IN THE REAR SPONTANEOUSLY WENT OFF WITH NO COLLISION OR ANYTHING ANYWHERE NEAR IT. IT SHATTERED MY REAR WINDOW AS IT COMBUSTED.
VEHICLE STALLED AFTER FUEL UP. SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.
ENGINE STALLS OR STUMBLES AFTER FILLING UP. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 90,000 MILES, CURRENTLY AT 97,500. THE STALL THAT OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION YESTERDAY A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM THE GAS STATION WAS A DANGEROUS AND TENSE SITUATION BUT THANKFULLY DRIVERS AROUND ME WERE ALERT AND COURTEOUS AND NOTHING BAD HAPPENED. WHEN IT STALLS THE STEERING AND BRAKES ARE NO LONGER POWER ASSISTED, SO A SMALLER DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AFTER STALLING, I PUT THE FLASHERS ON, SHIFT INTO PARK, AND AM ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE. SOMETIMES IT WILL STALL OR STUMBLE A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHIN A MILE OR SO OF THE STATION. THIS IS THE PATTERN. FILL UP, STALL ONCE OR TWICE OR STUMBLE ONCE OR TWICE, THEN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE TANK. IT IS INTERESTING TO ME THAT THIS DOES NOT CAUSE ANY ENGINE CODES TO PRESENT.
WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN AND STANDING WATER THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. WATER SOMEHOW GETS THE BELTS WET, WHICH HAVE A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND, WITH THAT THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND HAS HAPPENED SINCE I CAME INTO POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE.
ENGINE SPLITTERS AND SHUTS OFF AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS CAN CAUSE COLLISION. THIS HAPPENS AFTER ALMOST EVERY GAS FILL. HAS OCCURRED FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW. ONLY HAPPENS AFTER GAS FILL UP. I HAVE RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR MINIVANS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLDER.
AFTER FILING VAN WITH GAS THE CAR STALLED WITHIN A MILE. LIMITED BRAKES AND STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY.
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT OPERATE ON LOW BEAM. OCCASIONALLY WILL COME ON WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH SURFACES BUT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE TIPM (FUSE BOX UNDER HOOD) BEING DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC. HEADLIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED, HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED (THEY WERE "FOGGY" ANYWAY), FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN TESTED (SWAPPED WITH A KNOWN GOOD SWITCH) AND THE HEADLIGHT IS STILL NOT WORKING. BLUBS USED ON PASSENGER SIDE WERE TESTED ON DRIVER SIDE AND ARE WORKING PROPERLY. NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN REPORTED, MANY VIDEOS AND ARTICLES ON-LINE REGARDING THE ISSUE AND STILL NO RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO A RECALL AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DESIGN FLAW WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE TIPM AND IT IS CORRECTED?
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON/CHECKED WITH COMPUTER,EVAP SYSTEM BAD. MECHANIC CHECKED AND EVAP SYSTEM NOT WORKING
VEHICLE STALLS A MINUTE OR SO AFTER FILLING GAS TANK WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE UNDER DASH DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG IS A LARGE METAL BRACKET , THAT IS STRAPPED TO THE FRONT OF THE AIR BAG. THE METAL PLATE STUCK ME IN THE SHIN, RIGHT LEG AND CREATED A BONE CONTUSION AND 3 INCH HIGH HEMATOMA. THE HOSPITAL SAID IT WAS THE WORST ONE THEY HAD SEEN 3 MONTHS LATER I AM STILL IN AWFUL PAIN AND OUT OF WORK. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AFTER SPEAKING TO SEVERAL SHOPS WHO SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A DESIGN WITH A STEAL PLATE IN FRONT OF AN AIRBAG. CHRYSLER REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THEY DID SEND AN INSPECTOR. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE AIR BAG IS MOUNTED TO THE VAN STRUCTURE THEN, NYLON STRAPS ARE SEWED TO A STEAL PLATE IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG, A PLASTIC COVER UNDER THE DASH CLIPS INTO THE STEAL PLATE. IN MY CASE THE PLASTIC COVER DROPPED AND BROKE AND STEEL PLATE HIT ME. THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE WAY FOR THE ACTUAL AIRBAG TO PROTECT THE DRIVER BEING THE STEAL IN FRONT OF IT. VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED TO BE SO INJURED BY SOMETHING THEY DESIGNED SO POORLY. THEN THEY REFUSE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I WOULD HIGHLY CAUTION ANY OTHER CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY DRIVERS. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I AM A YOUNG WOMAN WITH STRONG HEALTHY BONES. I COULDN'T IMAGINE IF A SENIOR PERSON HAD THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
IGNITION SWITCH DOESN'T RETURN TO ON AFTER STARTING. CAUSES DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS NOT TO WORK AND FLASHERS WON'T WORK. IF I PUT RIGHT SIGNAL ON THE LEFT WILL FLASH. IF I MANUALLY MOVE IT TO ON POSITION THEN EVERYTHING STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS WAS DISCOVERED AND STOPPED WHEN I FOUND OUT WHY.
FRI., JUL 28, WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED (5 MPH) TO GET INTO A FUNERAL PROCESSION MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED MIDWAY THROUGH A SLIGHT TURN LEFT. A BATTERY ICON LIT UP AS WELL AS "PCM" MESSAGE. THIS CAUSED ME TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. IT WAS RAINING AND I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT I HAD NOT YET MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. ALTHOUGH I HAD TURNED THE CAR OFF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED AND THE ODOMETER CONTINUOUSLY SWITCHED BETWEEN 0 AND 5 MI. WHENEVER I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR THE ALARM WENT OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS DISCONNECTED. THE KEY FOB HAS A NEW BATTERY AND IT NEVER LEFT THE CAR. IT TOOK NEARLY 30 MINUTES FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO STOP FLASHING.
LAST WEEK, WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO OF REFUELING AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY - ELIMINATING STEERING CONTROL AND MAKING BRAKING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE OPPOSITE CURB AND OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 7 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT HAS HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AS I'VE EXITED THE PUMPS AT THE GAS STATION AND ALSO AFTER I'VE EXITED THE STATION AND TURNED ONTO A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED AS I TURNED ONTO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. IT HAS HAPPENED AFTER TURNING AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. I HAVE REPORTED THIS FRIGHTENING SITUATION TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THE MATTER. WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN, I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO ALSO COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND THE SECURITY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ARMORY GARAGE CDJRF (926 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY 12205 (518) 641-7777) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE AND THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,776.
EVERY TIME I PUT GAS INTO MY VAN (CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY) MY STALLS. I NEVER OVER FILL THE TANK SO WHAT DO I DO ABOUT IT? IT HAPPENS IN THE CITY AND ON THE HWY.
AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK DURING ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT. INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND FACE.
THE E-VAP SYSTEM NOT WORKING AFTER ENGINE WAS REPLACED NO AIR CONDITIONING ,REPLACED EGR VAVLE
WHEN TRYING TO PUMP FUEL INTO TANK ,IT ACCEPTS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 GALLONS , THEN SPURTS FUEL BACK OUT OF TANK NECK. IT SEEMS NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY YOU PUMP AFTER THE 4 OR 5 GALLONS IT JUST SHOOTS FUEL BACK AT YOU.THIS OCCURS WHILE AT A FILLING STATION.
THE VAN HAS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WHEN WE HAD IT TESTED IT SAID THAT IT WAS THE RADIATOR FAN AND SOME KIND OF SENSOR
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT OPEN IS LIKE THERE WAS A BURNED FUSE PANEL LIGHTS DON'T COME OUT IS EVERYTHING DARK . ALL LIGHTS ARE GOOD . ONE ANOTHER THING WHEN I TRY TO OPEN THE LOCKS WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY BY PRESSING UNLOCK OR LOCK THEY DON'T RESPOND TO THE SIGNAL KEY SO I HAVE TO OPEN WITH THE KEY DIRECTLY THIS VAN HAS 67000 MILES WHAT COULD IT BE? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE WARMING UP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAD NO HEAT, THE DEFROST BLEW COLD AIR ONLY, AND THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT DEFROST. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND ANTI FREEZE NEEDED TO BE ADDED. A WEEK LATER, AN ANTI FREEZE LEAK APPEARED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
POWER SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS STOP WORKING DUE TO WIRES INSIDE WIRE HARNESS BREAKING. SPLICING THE WIRES BACK TOGETHER IS ONLY A TEMP. FIX ADDITIONALLY RUST HAS DEVELOPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDING DOORS. ADDITIONALLY, I AM NOT ABLE TO LOCK THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT CAUSED THE FUSE BOX TO FAIL AND THE HORN NOT TO FUNCTION, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK THE ENGINE QUITS WHILE DRIVING. CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. GAS TANK CHECK VALVE SUSPECTED. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN LAST TWO MONTHS. 116K MILES ON VAN.
JUST LIKE THE MODEL BEFORE 2007, MY VAN SUDDENLY STOPPED TAKING FUEL. IT'S NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO REFUEL, TAKING 30-45 MINUTES USING A GAS CAN AND GOING SLOW. REFUELING AT A GAS STATION IS NOT AN OPTION. THIS JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY, AFTER NO CHANGES OR SYMPTOMS. CHRYSLER SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN ANY MODELS FURTHER THAN WHATS ALREADY BEEN DONE, THOUGH THE PROBLEM CLEARLY EXTENDS BEYOND JUST THE 2002-2006. THIS IS NOW BASICALLY AN INOPERABLE AND EXPENSIVE DRIVEWAY DECORATION.
O2 SENSOR FAILURE. THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM O2 SENSORS CONSTANTLY FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. I FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY O2 SENSORS WITH FACTORY OEM REPLACEMENTS 3 TIMES NOW.
POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR FAILURE. THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LIFT THE WINDOW BACK UP. I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR AND THE REGULATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE MINIVANS.
EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK, THE CAR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION SPUTTERS, STALLS AND BECOMES NON-RESPONSIVE. LAST TIME (9/18/2016) I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. ANOTHER TIME (EARLY JUNE, 2016), I DROVE INTO THE FREEWAY RIGHT OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND THE ENGINE STOP RESPONDING, BLOCKING ENTIRE TRAFFIC. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN FEW OCCASIONS AND THE CODE WAS (ACCORDING TO MECHANIC) IS THE FUEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. THE STRANGEST PART IS THAT ONCE IT STALLS, I CAN RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE IT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE NEXT FUELING. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW DUE TO VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR IN THE FUEL TANK AND THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM IN MANY CHRYSLERS/JEEPS MADE IN LATE 2000S. WHILE IT DRIVES FINE, THIS PROBLEM PUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC.
OVERHEAD DOME MAP LIGHT STOPPED WORKING SMELLED LIKE BURNING IT WAS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN I POPPED OF THE CLEAR PLASTIC COVER I DON'T KNOW WHY THE VAN HADN'T CAUGHT ON FIRE YET. HALF THE BASE OF THE BULB WAS BLACK, THE PLASTIC PART OF THE SOCKET WAS SCORCHED ,WARPED , MELTED AND SMELLED BURN AND DAMAGED CONSOLE SOCKETS. CLEARLY THIS WAS DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT SHOULD BE THE REASON CHRYSLER CHANGED THE DESIGN AND PART BUT NEVER NOTIFY CONSUMERS AND ISSUE RECALL . THIS IS SERIES SAFETY ISSUE FIRE AND ELECTRICAL DAMAGED MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. I WAS TOLD THAT DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE AND NOT INTERESTED HELPING AND I NEED TO PAY $400 TO CHANGE ENTIRE SOCKET FOR TWO SMALL LIGHT BULBS . WHEN I CALL CHRYSLER CORPORATE AGAIN I WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT HELP BECAUSE I HAVE OLD VEHICLE . THIS IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND PART UNFORTUNATELY CHRYSLER WOULD NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO NOTIFY AND REPAIR THIS ISSUE . PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE WHEN I WENT TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT BULBS FOR ABOUT $6 EACH I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE CONSOLE BECAUSE THEY NO LONGER HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE BULBS WHEN I POPPED OF THE CLEAR PLASTIC COVER I WONDERED WHY THE VAN HADN'T CAUGHT ON FIRE YET. HALF THE BASE OF THE BULB WAS BLACK, THE PLASTIC PART OF THE SOCKET WAS SCORCHED AND WARPED DAMAGES CONSOLE SOCKETS
THE 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY I HELPED MY DISABLED SISTER BUY HAS DEFECTIVE DOOR AND REAR LIFT GATE ISSUES.WE WERE PARKED AND SHOPPING AND I WAS A PASSENGER IN HER CAR WHEN HER HOME HEALTH AIDE HIT THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH FOR ME TO SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK. THE HATCH LIFTED THEN LET GO AND SLAMMED SHUT SHAKING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEFORE I COULD LEAVE THE VEHICLE. I BARELY GOT OUT OF THE WAY THAT SAME DAY WHEN IT DID AGAIN. COME TO FIND OUT IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE AND MY OTHER SISTER WAS INJURED WHEN THE DOOR HIT HER HEAD. THE SAME DAY HER AIDE OPENED THE LEFT SIDE DOOR FOR ME AND AS I EXTENDED MY LEG OUT THE DOOR IT SUDDENLY SLAMMED SHUT, THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO MOVE MY LEG BACK INTO THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CLOSED. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND HAS A CHRONIC LEAK AND MOLD IN THE TRACKS. THIS VAN IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE!!!! I AFRAID MY SISTER WHO DOES NOT MOVE FAST WILL BE INJURED. PLEASE HELP.
WHEN I FILL MY VAN UP (NOT TOPPING IT OFF)AND START IT TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION. I GO ANYWHERE FROM A BLOCK TO 4 BLOCKS AND THE ENGINE SPUTTERS, STALLS AND MANY TIME DIES. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS ONLY AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM, BUT HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS TO THE POINT THAT IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THIS IS A SCARY PROBLEM BECAUSE I'VE BEEN LEFT IN INTERSECTIONS AND TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, ONCE I TURNED THE VAN OFF AND THEN TRIED TO RE-START IT STARTED UP. THANK GOD, NO ONE HAS HIT ME. UPON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN PROBLEM ON VEHICLES FROM 2000 GOING FORWARD YET I FIND NO RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I COULD FIND THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT NO PROVEN SOLUTIONS. I AM HOPING THAT BY FILING MY COMPLAINT HERE THAT SOMEONE WILL RESEARCH IT AND GET BACK TO ME ON A SOLUTION.
MAP LIGHT FLICKERED AND INTERMITTENTLY WENT OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THE ORIGINAL BULB CONTACTS AND SOCKET HAD BURNED AND MELTED. I SEE THIS AS A FIRE HAZARD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: 225/55R17 (NA). WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED ON THE TIRE, AND THE OTHER TIRES WERE EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,932 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
MY WIFE HAD JUST FILLED UP THE VAN WITH GAS AND, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SHE SAID SHE HEARD SOME "CHIMES"...THEN ALL POWER TO THE VAN SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING, TRAFFIC IN FRONT AND BEHIND HER. I SEE THAT OTHERS ON THIS SITE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER GETTING GAS. THE VAN ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. I'LL BE CALLING CHRYSLER TOMORROW. I DID GET THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BACK IN 2007 WHEN PURCHASED. I WAS NOT PLEASED TO READ THAT THE NTSB WOULD NOT REQUIRE A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER UNTIL MORE EVIDENCE ( IE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES) OCCUR. MY WIFE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE VAN WITH OUR TWO YOUNGS BOYS.
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I DRIVE SLOWLY OR FAST THROUGH A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER THE WATER SPLASHES UP AND I LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MANAGE ONCE OUT OF THE WATER AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE POWER STEERING RETURNS. NO OTHER TIME DO I LOOSE POWER STEERING. DAILY THE VAN MAKES LOUD NOISES LIKE A WHISTLING/PURRING OR A TING ONCE STARTING THE CAR IN THE MORNING WHICH A DIFFERENT CUSTOMER ATTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING POSSIBLY. ALSO THE WHINING OR WHISTLING NOISE DOES INCREAS WITH EXCELLERATION. IT IS WEIRD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE APRIL OF 2011 WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED FROM THE DEALERSHIP.
MY HORN HAS QUIT WORKING, WEATHER MOVING OR STATIONARY, IT DOESN'T EVEN SOUND WHEN I LOCK MY DOORS. BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL WORKS.
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