2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Electrical System Problems

Instrument cluster started spazing out then smelled wires burning. Resulted in the body control module catching fire.

VEHICLE STARTS UP AND AS YOU ACCELERATE INTO AN INTERSECTION THE VAN DIES. MECHANIC REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND RELATED SENSORS AND CHECK THE COMPUTER BUT BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS THE WIRING HARNESS. DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC THOUGHT HE HAD FIXED IT BUT 2 MINUTES OUT FROM THE MECHANICS SHOP THE VEHICLE DIED AND KEPT DYING AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP GOING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER A $843 REPAIR BILL THE VAN STILL WON'T RUN WITHOUT DYING AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON BY THEMSELVES OR STOP WORKING WHEN THEY ARE IN USE. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS NOT OT WORK AND SOME OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO LIGHT UP. THIS IS CAUSED BY WATER SOMEHOW GETTING UNDER THE FUSE BOX AND SHORTS THE WIRES OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

DURING A HEAVY TRAFFIC ON HWY THE ENGINE DIED CASING ME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MERGE RIGHT OR LEFT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION, I FOUND OUT THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS THAT POWERS THE INJECTORS WAS NOT WELL INSULATED CAUSING THE WIRES TO MELT. THE ECU DIDN'T RECORD ANY CODES WHICH LED ME TO START THE REPAIR BY ELIMINATION. THE ECU WAS REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED BECAUSE NO CODES WERE REGISTERED. THE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RANDOM FIRING LOSS. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE NEW SPARK PLUGS WERE COMPLETELY DRY, AND FINALLY AFTER REPLACING ALL SENSORS, THE HARNESS WAS CHECKED FOR CORROSION THAT WHERE I FOUND THIS SECTION OF THE HARNESS MELTED.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY VAN DIED.I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T ANYONE HURT.IT DIES WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN.I CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP.IM DISABLED AND I NEED MY VAN. FOR DRS APPOITMETS.

DRIVING ON STREETS AND FREEWAY IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN DIE. DIES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE. OPEN SIDE DOORS FLASHERS COME ON. CHECK ENGINE COMES ON DISCONNECT BATTERY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE GONE. HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE SOMETIMES SCARY. BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY OUTING WE TAKE..

I OWN A 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN FAILING THOUGH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FROM THE RADIO SHORTING OUT, HEADLIGHTS FLICKING ON AND OFF, REAR SENSORS FAILING, UPPER DISPLAY ABOVE THE MIRROR GONE BLACK WHERE THE TEMP. AND MILES TILL EMPTY CONTROLS ARE. ON TOP OF THAT THE CAR IS NOW RANDOMLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING HAS ME IN FEAR TO DRIVE IT WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY THIS YEAR BUT ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH 2012. MY MECHANIC HAS CHANGED THE ERG VALVE AND MANY OTHER PARTS BUT THERE HAS GOT TO BE A BIGGER ISSUE. CARS SHOULD NOT BE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU LOOK INTO ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC CAR STALLING RANDOMLY YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS IN MANY YEARS OF THIS CAR AND...

VEHICLE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. GAUGE CLUSTER FLUTTERS, TACH, FUEL, TEMP GAUGE HAVE ERRATIC MOVEMENT FLUTTERING UP AND DOWN AT A RAPID RATE. SPEEDOMETER NOT AFFECTED WHEN IN MOTION. FLUTTERING CAN BE ACTIVATED ON IT'S OWN, OR TURN SIGNAL, POWER WINDOW SWITCH OR BRAKE SWITCH CAN CAUSE THE FLUTTERING OF GAUGES AS WELL, AT SOME POINTS, FLUTTERING BECOMES SO BAD, IT WILL RESTART THE RADIO AND CAUSE THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS TO FLICKER AS WELL (OIL LIGHT, SEAT BELT LIGHT ETC...). I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING ON MY DASH BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ONLY IMAGES ARE ALLOWED TO BE UPLOADED. HAPPENS AT ANY TIME. 5 MILES, 100 MILES, 50 MILES ETC... THIS IS MY 2ND MINI VAN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND EVENTUALLY IT GETS SO BAD THAT VEHICLE WILL REFUSE TO START. THE OTHER MINI VAN THAT THIS HAS DONE THIS ONE WAS A 2006 CHRYSLER...

MY HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME THEY EVEN FLICKER SOMETIMES BY TURNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF THEY COME BACK ON DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME SOMETIMES I'LL BE DRIVING AND HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO OFF BY FLIPPING SWITCH OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES THEY COME BACK ON

WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING OR BEING DRIVEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL BEGIN TO FLUCTUATE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEM ONE CAN HEAR A SHORT BELL TONE COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE GAUGE NEEDLES MOVE FROM ONE EXTREME TO ANOTHER, AT IDLE OR LOW SPEED THE ENGINE WILL DIE LOOSING ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. AFTER APPROX 1-2 MINUTES THE VAN WILL RESET AND IT CAN BE RESTARTED. WHILE THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING THERE IS A STEADY CLICKING COMING FROM THE DASH AND IN THE FUSE PANEL. AT SPEEDS ABOVE APPROX 15 MPH AND ENGINE RPMS ABOVE 1750 THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE BUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE. THIS VAN IS USED TO TRANSPORT A DISABLED PERSON. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SAFE TRANSPORTATION. THIS VAN IS NOT SAFE AND CANNOT BE RELIED UPON TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIP AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN USING THE KEY FOB TO OPEN THE TAILGATE, IT OPENED BUT SLAMMED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/05/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT ONLY HAPPENED IN COLD WEATHER. UPDATED 01/12/17.*JB

POWER LOCKS DONT WORK. TRIED RESETTING IOD FUSE AND UNPLUGGING BATTERY. LOCKS WORKS A FEW TIMES THEN STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURE. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT SET WHEN PUT ON. IF IN AN ACCIDENT PASSENGERS SE AS T BELT WILL NOT RESTRAIN. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN AND THE TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS SAID LOCKS HASN'T WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE 2005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT, THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE POWER DOOR SWITCH FAILED TO LOCK THE DOORS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016. SERVICE MANAGER AT MASSEY YARDLEY DENIED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH. CASE MANAGER, LAURA DENIED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

WHILE DRIVING ON RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER TURNING RIGHT AND DISABLING WINDSHEILD WIPERS: THE HEADLIGHTS AND ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. PULLING BACK ON THE BLINKER LEVER AND HOLDING IT BACK ACTIVATED THE BRIGHTS AND THOSE WORKED. AFTER TOGGLING HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEADLIGHTS REACTIVATED. THIS FAILURE MODE DOESN'T EXACTLY MATCH EA11010, WHICH CLAIMS THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS IN OPERATION WHILE ONLY THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL. HOWEVER I AM UNCLEAR ON WHETHER MY VAN'S PROBLEM COULD STILL BE AT LEAST PARTLY CAUSED BY THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, SO I WILL REPLACE IT AT MY OWN COST. MY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND OTHERWISE THEY WILL CHARGE A $150 DIAGNOSTIC FEE... MORE THAN THE COST OF THE SWITCH! I'M NOT FALLING FOR THAT TRICK! I AM VERY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RAN OUT OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 265,000.

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER TO VARYING DEGREES ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMETIMES CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DIE WHILE CAR IS IN TRANSIT THEREBY CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALSO IS A DANGER AND ANNOYANCE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. SEVERAL ENTITIES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING ATTEMPTS BY MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS STILL ONGOING AS OF 2-16-16 AND BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE REAR DOORS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURER RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

UNSTABLE DASH, WARNING LIGHTS, CUT OFF WHILE IDLING, TRACTION CONTROL CIRCUIT. AS DESCRIBED IN MANY POSTINGS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS AS FAR BACK AS 1996. AS DESCRIBED IN THE POST. THESE PROBLEMS ARE WELL KNOWN TO CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS BUT YOU RECEIVE NO HELP IN SOLVING THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT SPENDING $$$$ AND STILL NO RELIEF. HTTP://FORUM.CHRYSLERMINIVAN.NET/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/22167-2005-CHRYSLER-TOWN-AMP-COUNTRY-W-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER-FLICKERING-AMP-ELECTRICAL-MAYHEM.

WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION (AFTER STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT) AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, FOR MONTHS NOW, THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES IN DASHBOARD HAVE FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING... WE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY RE-SET THE COMPUTER BUT IT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE LIGHT FLICKERING ISSUE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND ALSO HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED.

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, IT MAY SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY OR THE VEHICLE MAY STALL AGAIN WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN ON MAJOR ROAD AND STALLED BADLY ON MAIN HIGHWAY.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS AN ISSUE: THE SASH AND ENGINE TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN. WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN, ALL THE LIGHTS, MILEAGE DISPLAY, DRIVE SELECTOR, AND RADIO RESETS TO IT DEFAULT. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH NEEDLES GO TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED SO THAT I CAN PUT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE POWER COMES BACK UP AND THE NEEDS ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACK START RECYCLING. WHEN MECHANICS FROM FIRESTONE AND A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER HERE ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE ISSUE, THERE WERE NO CODES TO TRACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHILE IDLING IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM, FCM, AND IPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,483.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHTS STAYS ON AND MY DOOR LOCKS AND REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKING I HAVE TO GET FUSES AND LIGHTS REGULARLY

DURING THE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT 55 MPH AND I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TOGGLE THE SWITCH AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER A LONG PERIOD WITH THIS ISSUE, IT GETS WORSE, IT TAKES ME AT LEAST 2-3 MINUTES TOGGLING THE SWTICH TO TURN IT ON. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE. HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS RECALLED BY CHRYSLER BUT IT DOESN'T APPLY ON MY VEHICLE.

VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AND CAN ONLY BE MANUALLY USED UNLESS YOU PULL THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THEN IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A TIME (SOMETIMES A DAY, SOMETIMES LONGER) AND THEN IT WILL TRIP AGAIN AND STOP WORKING UNTIL YOU PULL THE FUSE TO RESET - RINSE AND REPEAT! VERY ANNOYING AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET WITH OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL. HERE IS ONE AS AN EXAMPLE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/TOWN_COUNTRY/2005/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/DOOR_LOCKS_NOT_WORKING_PROPERLY.SHTML. *TR

SLIDING DOORS MAKES SOUND BUT DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE ELECTRICALLY. SLIDING DOOR LOCKS DOES NOT WORK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS. I AM USING THE ONE KEY ONLY WITH NOTHING ELSE ON THE RING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION BUT HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OR BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VAN WHEN THIS HAPPENS FOR FEAR IT WILL SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN LEFT,NOT TO THE RIGHT.WHILE TURNING LEFT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOAD NOISE.WHEN I PARKED TOOK THE KEY OUT THE SWITCH THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE IT STOPPED. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE CRANKED UP AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME SLOWLY AND THE LEFT TURN WAS STILL HARD TO MAKE AND WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DRIVE WAY I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TOOK THE KEY OUT THE MOTOR RAN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 5 SECONDS.I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID , THE OIL AND COOLANT ALL LOOKED OKAY I WAITED ABOUT 15 MIN. AND CRANKED THE VEHICLE UP THE KEY SEEM TO TURN FARTHER THAN NORMAL BUT IT CRANKED UP OKAY,SO I SHUT IT BACK OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT AND THE MOTOR RAN ANOTHER 3 -5 SEC....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, UPON USING THE POWER WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, THE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CONNECTOR AND A CLUSTER OF WIRES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SINCE ABOUT MARCH OF THIS YEAR, OUR VAN HEADLAMPS WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE SWITCH. IT TAKES PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY GO ON. RECENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF AS WE ARE DRIVING, WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO ON. ALSO AS WE PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE DASH LIGHTS WILL GO ON BY THEMSELVES. CURRENTLY WE ARE HAVING TO JUMP THE CAR OFTEN AS IF THERE IS A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. WE TOOK THE BATTERY TO THE LOCATION WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND THEY TESTED THE SYSTEM, AND BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM PASSED ALL TEST. IN OTHER INCIDENTS WHICH MAY OR NOT BE RELATED OUR POWER SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, AND THE RIGHT SIDE CLOSES AND OPENS...

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY MINVAN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEAT AND A/C AND ALL GAUGE GO BLACK WENT YOU ARE DRIVING VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING G SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 35 AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION WHERE INTERSTATE 35 , 80 , 235 MEET A SEMI HAULING WHAT LOOKED LIKE GRAVEL WAS MERGING ONTO 235 AT THE SAME TIME I WAS . ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY VEHICLE LIGHTING WENT DARK AND THE TRUCK DRIVER SAW ME.. I WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO GET THEM ON AND I DID NOT SEE HIM AND JUST WHEN HE MERGED HE SAW ME AND SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES . RESULTING IN MY VEHICLE BEING PELTED WITH SAND AND ROCK . MY WIND SHIELD HAD NUMEROUS DINGS IN IT AND SINCE IT WAS TOTALLY DARK I DIDN'T NOTICE THEM TILL IT WAS TO LATE TO STOP HIM . MY LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON AND UNTIL IT'S FIXED I CAN'T DRIVE AFTER DARK. I WENT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY CONSTANTLY HAS ISSUES WITH FLICKERING LIGHTS, WHACKED OUT SPEEDOMETER, ALL LIGHTS IN DASH GO HAYWIRE INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN TEMPORARILY WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN FAILS AT STOPLIGHTS. WELL A WHILE AGO I HAD TAKEN MY SON TO THE DOCTORS AND ON THE WAY HOME MY VAN STARTED ACTING UP SO BAD THAT THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND CAUSED ME TO GO INTO THE NEXT LANE AND LUCKILY WE WEREN'T HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER! AFTER SITTING THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE DURING RUSH HOUR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT FINALLY DECIDED TO START UP BUT THIS IS NOW A CONSTANT ISSUE. AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE MANUFACTURER IS GETTING AWAY WITH NO RECALL. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY EVERY DAY AND HAVE ALREADY FORKED WAY TOO MUCH MONEY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL THAT HEATS THE DRIVER SEAT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE LEG THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

MY HEADLIGHTS, ODOMETER & PRND21 BEGAN FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY. CONDITION WORSENED AND GAUGES WOULD TURN OFF AND BACK ON, WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OFF & ON, RADIO CUTS OUT. CONDITION HAS PROGRESSED - NOW VAN HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES. BATTERY IS GOOD, GROUNDS ARE CONNECTED. THIS COMPLAINT SEEMS TO BE COMMON, YET DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE REPAIR INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER. STALLING WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS - CHRYSLER SHOULD HELP IDENTIFY A SOLUTION AND ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK. GOOD THING THAT I WAS JUST LEAVING TOWN AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY YET. *TR

WHENEVER WE FILL UP WITH GAS, SHORTLY AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE STATION THE ENGINE STALLS. SOMETIMES SOONER THAN LATER BUT SOMETIMES WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION. IT ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP AND PROBLEM GOES AWAY, BUT WHEN THE STALL HAPPENS IS UNPREDICTABLE. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY FAMILIES LIFE. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS AND MAYBE THERE IS A REPAIR WITH THIS BUT NONE ARE DEFINITE AND VERY EXPENSIVE. PLEASE HELP WITH ANY INFO. *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN I OWNED THIS VEHICLE, WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 65 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD COMPLETE WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WERE MANY CLOSE CALLS INCLUDING ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. SHAKEN, I CALLED THE CAR AGENCY EVERY TIME I HAD AN EXPERIENCE AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AFTER EACH INCIDENT BOTH IN NJ AND IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ON EVERY OCCASION, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND NO ERROR CODES WERE PRODUCED FROM THE COMPUTER. I QUESTIONED WHETHER THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR BULLETINS, AND DEMANDED THAT A CHRYSLER REP. REVIEW THE COMPLAINTS, TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE SINCE TRADED IN THE VEHICLE FOR A KIA BUT FEEL COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS AFTER READING REPORTS ABOUT THIS FOR CARS...

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN/COUNTRY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AFTER MY HAND/PURSE RAN INTO THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I COASTED TO A STOP. LUCKILY, SINCE IT WAS ON A SIDE STREET WITH NO ONE BEHIND ME I WAS ABLE TO REMAIN CALM, PUT IT INTO PARK AND STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THEN. I HAVE MADE SURE TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD ON MY KEYCHAIN, ONLY HAVING 2 KEYS AND NOTHING ELSE. I CAN NOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH!!! THAT IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT. THE KEY SURELY SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE BUILT INTO IT THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN AND IN GEAR (DRIVE). A SIMPLE BUMP SHOULD NOT MAKE THAT KEY MOVE...

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHILE PARKED. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND AIR VENTS WITH A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. GOT OUT OF CAR TO CHECK UNDER HOOD AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED. TURNED THE KEY OFF AND FOUND A FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED. CAR WOULD THEN START, BUT DIE WITHIN SECONDS. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK, BUT THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD. *TR

MY POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK WITH THE FOB OR WITH THE INSIDE POWER LOCK BUTTON. I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE THAT IT IS ACTUALLY MAKING ME MORE ANGRY. THE DOOR LOOKS ARE A PRETTY BASIC FEATURE OF A VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DON'T NORMALLY BUY MINIVANS UNLESS THEY HAVE KIDS ETC. WE HAVE 3 KIDS AND NOT HAVING THIS DOOR LOCK FEATURE IS RIDICULOUS. BY THE WAY, IT MAKES THE AUTOMATIC OPENING DOORS PRETTY USELESS, BC THEY WON'T UNLOCK! *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER. WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE VAN ROLLED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND STOP LIGHT BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. IT WAS ABOUT TEN MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START IT UP AGAIN. NOW I DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. FEEL LIKE I HAD A BRUSH WITH DEATH. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFOREHAND, ALL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE STOPPING WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I PURCHASED NEW BULBS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS BUT SUDDENLY ALL OF THE LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT OFF ALL FUNCTIONS, STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. ONCE STOPPED PLACED VAN INTO PARK. AFTER STOPPING, VAN STARTED. SAME EVENT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN A MILE 5 DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. NOW ALMOST EVER TIME GOING OUT TO THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS DARK THE LIGHT DO NOT COME ON THE FIRST TIME, I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF. *TR