NHTSA Complaint #10343201 — 2008 BRAUN TOWN & COUNTRY

WE PURCHASED A USED 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY 13000 MILES IN DECEMBER 2008. IN APRIL 2009 AT 16000 MILES IT NEEDED ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. DEALER SAID BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED WITH WARRANTY AND THIS WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IN JUNE 2010 AT 32,000 MILES WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 14 2009 WE REPORTED THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT CD'S, BUT NO WORK WAS PERFORMED. ON APRIL 8 2009 WE AGAIN REPORTED RADIO/CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT CDS. DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO. ON JULY 6 2009 WE REPORTED SOUND QUALITY PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO. IT WAS REPLACED AND ON JULY 30TH WE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS ONLY NOW THE RADIO WOULD JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE RADIO WAS AGAIN REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 26 WE REPORTED THE AUX. POWER OUTLET WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE ALSO REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE WHEN WE APPROACHED SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. TECHNICIAN TOLD US IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THAT WAS RESET. WITHIN ONE DAY THE SOUND WAS BACK. IN JULY 2010 WE WERE TRAVELING TO DENVER COLORADO AND THE AC WOULD CUT OUT WHEN WE APPROACHED 65 MPH. IN ADDITION THE RPM'S WOULD GO AS HIGH AS 4000-5000 AT 60 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THE SAID THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE VALVE BODY AND HUB BEARINGS WERE CAUSING THE NOISE AND PROBLEMS. *TR