2012 Chrysler Town & Country Lighting Problems

ON JANUARY 30TH, 2019 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AT 630PM WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE HEADLIGHT KNOB FROM AUTO TO MANUAL AND MANUAL WORKED BUT AUTO DID NOT. I LET THE CAR SIT WHILE I WAS AT MY SON'S DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. WHEN WE CAME OUT AND I STARTED THE CAR, THE HEADLIGHTS IN AUTO POSITION WORKED WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME UNTIL I WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND IN THE CITY. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 715 AM, THE AUTO LIGHTS TURNED OFF AGAIN THEN BACK ON THEN BACK OFF AGAIN. WHEN HEADING TO THE STORE THAT EVENING, THEY CUT OFF AGAIN. THE DASH LIGHT TO SHOW LIGHTS WERE ON TURNED OFF AS WELL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL VEHICALS ON THE ROAD.

MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE BEFORE THE THE INCIDENT THAT I HAD WAS IN THE FAMILY DOLLAR I WAS AS DOING SOME SHOPPING WHEN I WAS DONE I WENT TO MY CAR I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ON AND I TURN THE CAR THERE WAS NO SOUND OR ANY POWER SO I CALL THE TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY HOUSE WHEN I REACH MY HOUSE AND CALL A FRIEND THAT HE IS A MECHANIC TO CHECK ON MY CAR AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE BATTERY OF THE CAR WAS DRAIN SO I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT AND TOOK IT TO CLOSES AUTOZONE HWY 27 HAINES CITY FL I TOOK MY OLD BATTERY TO THE AUTOZONE BUT THE NEW BATTERY WAS GOING TO COST ME ROUND 230 DOLLARS I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE THAT TO BUY IT THEN I WENT BACK HOME MY FRIEND THE MECHANIC PUT THE NEW BATTERY IN DROVE THE CAR TO THE SAME AUTOZONE THE SAME DAY TO DO A QUICK CHECK UP ON THE ALTERNATOR SO THEY DID THE CHECK UP AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS GOING BAD ALSO SO I BOUGHT A NEW ALTERNATOR THAT COST ME 170 DOLLARS HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH ALMOST A BRAND NEW CAR IT GOT ME UPSET I NEVER WENT TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN SO 2 WEEKS PASS COMING OUT FROM MY HOUSE I TURN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANNA START SO I ASK ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS TO DO A QUICK BATTERY JUMP WHEN SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE AUTOZONE SINCE I HAVE WARRANTY ON THE 2 ITEMS THEY HAVE ME NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AGAIN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND MORE MONEY TO SPEND ALSO THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT MIGHT HAVE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES INSIDE THE CAR SO THE MECHANIC REPLACE AGAIN THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NOW THE CAR IS RUNNING GOOD FOR NOW A WEEK PASS AND LEAVING HOME WENT INTO MY CAR TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT TOOK A WHILE TO START IT SOUND IT LIKE A CHOKE IT TOOK ME ALMOST 5 TIMES BEFORE THE CAR STARTS SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS GOING BAD AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE I SPEND ALMOST 400 FOR 2 THINGS NOW I GOT TO SPEND MORE MONEY FOR A FUEL PUMP THIS IS NONSENSE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND SHE COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN STOPPED IN THE ROADWAY AS THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR TO SEE OF THE DOME LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED HIS FOG LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT BOTH FOG LIGHT LENS AND ATTACHED WIRING WERE BURNED. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 8/29/2017*CN

I WAS DRIVING ON JOHN R RD. IN TROY, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45 P.M. ON 12/19/13 WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS THAT WERE SET ON AUTO SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND STAYED OFF. IT WAS TOTALLY DARK AT THAT TIME. THE LIGHTS DID WORK MANUALLY. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS SINCE THAN INCLUDING ONE AT 70 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY. PRIOR TO THIS I HAVE HAD A LOT OF IRREGULAR PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS TURNING ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *TR

HEADLAMPS ARE EXTREAMLY HIGH OFF ROAD WHEN ON HIGH BEAM. CHRYSLER TELLS ME THERE IS NO FIX IT IS A SINGLE UNIT SYSTEM AND IN ORDER TO LOWER THE HIGH BEAMS THEY ALSO WILL LOWER LOW BEAMS. WHEN THEY ADJ HIGH BEAMS I LOSE MY LOW BEAMS AND THEY ARE SO LOW I HAVE NO NIGHT VISION ON LOW BEAM THEY STOP ABOUT 35 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND GO NO FARTHER DUE TO THEM BEING ADJUSTED EXTREAMLY LOW. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME. THE DEALER AGREES WITH ME THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD 5/6 NEW CARS OWNER COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLAMPS BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY ADVISED ME THE HEADLAMPS ARE HIGHT AND AT FIVE FEETS FROM THE VEHICAL THEY THEY TEST 12" HIGH SO AT 100 FEET THEY ARE IN THE TREES..... THE VEHICAL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES AND THE HEADLAMPS ARE STILL UNSAFE AT THIS TIME. *TR