NHTSA Complaint #10485662 — 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HORN STARTS BLOWING ERRATICALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS AND WIPERS ACTIVATE, LIGHTS START FLASHING, THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE OR SIX TIMES SINCE AUG., HAVING OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND WHILE IT IS NOT. WITH EACH INCIDENT THE SYMPTOMS BECOME WORSE AND THE DURATION IS LONGER. LAST WEEK, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FIVE OR TEN MINUTES FOR IT TO STOP AS I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. YESTERDAY, IT OCCURRED WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP IT. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED @$524.12. ADDITIONALLY NOW AT 54,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $409. THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 25,834 AND 35,272. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END AND STEERING VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. BOTH CONDITIONS ARE SAFETY ISSUES, HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENT BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, AND ARE OBVIOUS INHERENT DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD BE ISSUES THAT RESULT IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS MADE AT CHRYSLER'S EXPENSE, YET THEY CONTINUE TO DENY THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM. BOTH ISSUES COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.