2006 Chrysler Town And Country Lwb Problems

WHILE CONDUCTED AN OIL CHANGE, I NOTICED THAT BOTH RACK AND PINION BOOTS ARE WET WITH POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE AND AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE STEERING IS ALREADY LEAKING FLUID. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS CHECKED WITH A MECHANIC AS OF YET BUT I IMAGINE THAT AFTER READING COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON OTHER SITES, I WILL END UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT THIS LEAK. A SIMPLE BOOT REPLACEMENT WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT AS DIRT AND WATER WILL ALREADY HAVE DAMAGED THE ASSEMBLY. I WOULD RECOMMEND HAVING CHRYSLER CONDUCT A RECALL AND REPLACING THESE WITH QUALITY COMPONENTS AT NO EXPENSE TO THE VEHICLE OWNERS. *TR

THE VAN WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES FROM FLEMINGTON CHRYSLER IN NJ. AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES, THE RACK WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SOON AFTER, THE STEERING SEEMED A LITTLE TIGHT BUT WE CHALKED IT UP TO THE NEW COMPONENTS. FAST FORWARD TO 2012, THE VAN NOW HAS 80,000 MILES AND THE STEERING HAS BEGUN TO WHINE, GROAN AND SHUDDER. I HAVE FLUSHED THE FLUID AND NOW REPLACED THE PUMP. THE WHINE AND SHUDDER ARE STILL THERE SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE RACK HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE VAN CAN EASILY BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASHAMED. DEFINITELY THE LAST CHRYSLER PRODUCT I BUY WHICH IS TOO BAD BECAUSE THEY'VE PUT OUT SOME REALLY UNIQUE, GOOD LOOKING CARS LATELY. MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THANKS. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. IT FIRST BECAME ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IT WOULD THEN GO OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION. THE AIRBAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ON CONTINUALLY WHENEVER I RUN THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE TO CLEARLY BE DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONTAINED WITHIN CHRYSLER'S "SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN J38" AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #10V008000/NHTSA ACTION #RQ09003. MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO BUILT WITHIN THE TIME FRAME DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS CAMPAIGN. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS CAN BE AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE CHRYSLER CLEARLY ADMITS THAT IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS FRONT AIRBAG SENSORS ON THE MAKE AND MODEL FOR THIS 2006 YEAR. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN A REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

IN MARCH OF 2009 WE PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY MINIVAN FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER WITH 27K MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN THE PAST MONTH I REALIZED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THIS WEEK I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE DEALER CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THE 2 SENSORS IN THE FRONT WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED AND THAT THEY NO LONGER WERE SENDING A SIGNAL RENDERING THEM USELESS. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $401 TO FIX. I TOLD THEM I HAD NEVER HEARD OF AIRBAG SENSORS CORRODING AND THAT IS SOUNDED LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME IT HAPPENS SOME TIMES. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 05/06 VANS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM I WAS UPSET THAT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ, IT SOUNDS LIKE CHRYSLER IS DOING A VOLUNTARY FIX ON ABOUT 350,000 VEHICLES. HOW DO I GET MINE FIXED WITHOUT PAYING THE $400? I ALREADY HAD TO PAY THE DEALER $100 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND $35 FOR A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY OR RECALL REPAIR. *TR

FILLED UP OUR VAN WITH GAS. LEFT THE GAS STATION TO CUT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LANE WAS CLEAR SO I WENT. AS I ACCELERATED THE VAN SHUDDERED AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC!. LOST ALL POWER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN A HEAD ON COLLISION OR WERE T-BONED IN THE SIDE. MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE CAR AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. IMMEDIATELY I WENT AND STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT HAPPENED. COME TO FIND IT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE GAS SYSTEM OF THESE VANS. I FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR STORIES FOUND HERE: HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM ALSO THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED: FOUND HERE : HTTP://RICKSFREEAUTOREPAIRADVICE.COM/ENGINE-STALLS-AFTER-FILLING-TANK-CHRYSLER-MINIVAN/ NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS, I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ORDER FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO THIS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW. MAYBE SOMEONE ALREADY HAS BEEN, AND DIDNT LIVE TO TELL THE STORY. ALL I KNOW IS IT DOESN'T GET MUCH WORSE THAN LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. HOPEFULLY SOMEONES DEATH OR AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURING IS NOT WHAT IT TAKES FOR A MAJOR RECALL TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN AND KEEPING US SAFE.

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED SO NYS INSPECTION COULD BE PASSED. IN MAY OF 2014 I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS BAD AGAIN & NEEDS A REPLACEMENT BUT THE SHOP CAN'T GET IT BECAUSE THE REGULATIONS HAVE CHANGED TO USE CA STANDARDS AND THE UNIT US NOT AVAILABLE. THIS US RESULTING IN UNREASONABLE EXPENSE. *TR

FUTURA 2000 LTE P215/65TR16 RM6V XAC 3712 I HAVE A RECEIPT DATED 6-18-2016 FOR 2 TIRES INSTALLED ON THE REAR OF MY 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. BOTH TIRES HAVE RECENTLY FAILED, TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRE IN MAY WAS A BLOW OUT AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 10, THE NEXT TIRE WAS NOT A BLOWOUT. IN ALL MY LIFE I HAVE NEVER HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT AND NEVER HAD TWO OF THE SAME TIRES FAIL SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. MILEAGE ON MY VAN AT INSTALLATION WAS 102130 AND MILEAGE AT FAILURE WAS 144258 AND THE NEXT TIRE AT 145258. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED BY YOUR QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICE AND I ALSO WANT MORE THAN THE PATHETIC 25 DOLLAR AND 10 DOLLAR OFF ON REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES. YES ALL TIRES WERE INSTALLED AT PEPBOYS, IN NICEVILLE, FL #1535 850-678-0887.

STOPPED TO INFLATE TIRES. AS I STARTED TO REMOVE THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAP IT THE STEM BLEW OUT IN MY HAND. I CHANGED THE TIRE BUT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT BLEW OUT THE SECOND STEM THIS TIME ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I SHOT INTO THE CURB. BY THE TIME I GOT IT UP ON THE JACK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE STEM BLEW AND THE RIGHT REAR STARTED TO LOSE AIR. I HAD TO REPLACE 2 SENSORS. THE RIGHT REAR HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY. *TR

I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY A/C UNIT HOWEVER, WHETHER THIS ISSUE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW. I HAD GONE TO TURN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY OFF WHILE IT WAS IN PARK & IT JUST STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS! I QUICKLY REACHED FOR THE GEAR SHIFT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK BUT IT ALREADY WAS! I THEN WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE & IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP! I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT! THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WAS WHEN MY VAN CRASHED INTO MY FATHER-IN-LAWS TRUCK PARKED SEVERAL FEET BEHIND ME. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT, EVEN KILLED SOMEONE HAD THEY BEEN IN THE WAY OF MY VAN ROLLING BACKWARDS! MY 7 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN MY ARMS AS THIS OCCURRED. I HAD SIMPLY REACHED ACROSS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. I MANAGED TO JUMP ONE LEG ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE JUST TO FIND OUT IT WASN'T GOING TO STOP THE VAN FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ANYWAYS! *TR

REAR ROTORS DELAMINATED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING AND PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY IN VEHICLE LESS THAN 4 YR OLD WITH 42K MILES. I HAVE RETAINED THE ROTORS AND CAN SEND PHOTOGRAPHS IF REQUESTED

2006 CHRYSLER T&C: PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN WITH REMOTE OR CONSOLE SWITCH. DRIVER DOOR SWITCH WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK TO ALLOW MANUAL OPENING. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER DOOR GETS REQUESTED TO OPEN FROM THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE SWITCH BY THE DRIVER TO LET OUT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON FOR SCHOOL WHO HAS HIS BOOK BAG WITH HIM. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THIS PROCEDURE RESULTS IN THAT DOOR RETURN BACK FORWARD TOWARD MY SON PRIOR TO COMPLETELY OPENING; IT REACHES ABOUT 75% OF FULL OPEN. BECAUSE OF COST, TIMING AND HOPES THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CRUSH HIM IF HE COULD NOT HOP OUT QUICK ENOUGH, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. HOWEVER JUST LAST NIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THAT SAME DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY WITHOUT WARNING BUT IMMEDIATELY CLOSED MAKING THE COMMON LOUD ACTUATOR NOISE. AFTERWARD TO TEST THE SYSTEM WE TRIED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND AN ALARM SOUNDS AND THE CLUSTER HAS THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE SO I AM FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT THE DOOR WAS INITIALLY CLOSED DURING OUR TRIP WHERE THE SLIDE DOOR OPENED. I WILL TRY TO ADJUST THE DOOR HEIGHT SOON BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS A LITTLE LOW DUE TO AN OPERABLE NOISE FROM THE TOP TRACK. I DOUBT THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THAT IS ALL I CAN FIND FOR SERVICE INFO THROUGH THE BULLETINS AND SERVICE MANUAL I HAVE ACCESS TO. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER T&C: PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN WITH REMOTE OR CONSOLE SWITCH. DRIVER DOOR SWITCH WILL SOMETIMES UNLOCK TO ALLOW MANUAL OPENING. *TR

ROOF BEGAN TO LEAK WHEN CAR WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD. LEAKS PASSENGER SIDE MAINLY OCC. DRIVERS SIDE. DEALER REPLACED PASS SIDE MOON ROOF DRAIN TUBE - DID NOT FIX LEAK. RAINS SELDOM IN SO. CAL. SO PROBLEM NOT NOTICED DURING DRY SEASON. THERE IS NOW INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES SUCH AS AIR-BAG LIGHTS GOING ON. UNABLE TO TURN ON HEADLAMPS AT TIMES. *TR

ROOF BEGAN TO LEAK WHEN CAR WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD. LEAKS PASSENGER SIDE MAINLY OCC. DRIVERS SIDE. DEALER REPLACED PASS SIDE MOON ROOF DRAIN TUBE - DID NOT FIX LEAK. RAINS SELDOM IN SO. CAL. SO PROBLEM NOT NOTICED DURING DRY SEASON. THERE IS NOW INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES SUCH AS AIR-BAG LIGHTS GOING ON. UNABLE TO TURN ON HEADLAMPS AT TIMES. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER DOOR GETS REQUESTED TO OPEN FROM THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE SWITCH BY THE DRIVER TO LET OUT MY 6 YEAR OLD SON FOR SCHOOL WHO HAS HIS BOOK BAG WITH HIM. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THIS PROCEDURE RESULTS IN THAT DOOR RETURN BACK FORWARD TOWARD MY SON PRIOR TO COMPLETELY OPENING; IT REACHES ABOUT 75% OF FULL OPEN. BECAUSE OF COST, TIMING AND HOPES THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CRUSH HIM IF HE COULD NOT HOP OUT QUICK ENOUGH, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE YET. HOWEVER JUST LAST NIGHT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THAT SAME DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY WITHOUT WARNING BUT IMMEDIATELY CLOSED MAKING THE COMMON LOUD ACTUATOR NOISE. AFTERWARD TO TEST THE SYSTEM WE TRIED TO DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN AND AN ALARM SOUNDS AND THE CLUSTER HAS THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE SO I AM FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT THE DOOR WAS INITIALLY CLOSED DURING OUR TRIP WHERE THE SLIDE DOOR OPENED. I WILL TRY TO ADJUST THE DOOR HEIGHT SOON BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS A LITTLE LOW DUE TO AN OPERABLE NOISE FROM THE TOP TRACK. I DOUBT THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THAT IS ALL I CAN FIND FOR SERVICE INFO THROUGH THE BULLETINS AND SERVICE MANUAL I HAVE ACCESS TO. *TR

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK, ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE IN MOTION, STOPPED OR AT ANY SPEED ON A ROAD SOON AFTER LEAVING THE FUEL STATION. THE ENGINE STALLING ONLY OCCURRED AFTER A FILL UP AND WAS NOT AFFECTED BY WEATHER CONDITIONS, FUEL VENDOR OR FUEL AMOUNT PUMPED. NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR CODES SHOWED UP AFTER THE INCIDENTS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.

FILLED UP OUR VAN WITH GAS. LEFT THE GAS STATION TO CUT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LANE WAS CLEAR SO I WENT. AS I ACCELERATED THE VAN SHUDDERED AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC!. LOST ALL POWER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN A HEAD ON COLLISION OR WERE T-BONED IN THE SIDE. MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE CAR AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. IMMEDIATELY I WENT AND STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT HAPPENED. COME TO FIND IT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE GAS SYSTEM OF THESE VANS. I FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR STORIES FOUND HERE: HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM ALSO THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED: FOUND HERE : HTTP://RICKSFREEAUTOREPAIRADVICE.COM/ENGINE-STALLS-AFTER-FILLING-TANK-CHRYSLER-MINIVAN/ NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS, I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ORDER FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO THIS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW. MAYBE SOMEONE ALREADY HAS BEEN, AND DIDNT LIVE TO TELL THE STORY. ALL I KNOW IS IT DOESN'T GET MUCH WORSE THAN LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. HOPEFULLY SOMEONES DEATH OR AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURING IS NOT WHAT IT TAKES FOR A MAJOR RECALL TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN AND KEEPING US SAFE.

THE MAP LIGHT BULBS MADE INCOMPLETE ELECTRICAL CONTACT. THIS CAUSED ARCHING BETWEEN THE CONTACTS ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE MAP LIGHTS. THE PLASTIC THEN MELTED AND RESULTED IN A FIRE INSIDE THE MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY (OEM WAGONER PART NO. J5-PC579). *TR

TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK, OR ELSE IT WILL BLINK THE OPPOSITE SIDE THAN WHAT IS TURNED ON. *TR

FILLED UP OUR VAN WITH GAS. LEFT THE GAS STATION TO CUT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE LANE WAS CLEAR SO I WENT. AS I ACCELERATED THE VAN SHUDDERED AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC!. LOST ALL POWER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT IN A HEAD ON COLLISION OR WERE T-BONED IN THE SIDE. MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD WERE IN THE CAR AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. IMMEDIATELY I WENT AND STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT HAPPENED. COME TO FIND IT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE GAS SYSTEM OF THESE VANS. I FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR STORIES FOUND HERE: HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM ALSO THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED: FOUND HERE : HTTP://RICKSFREEAUTOREPAIRADVICE.COM/ENGINE-STALLS-AFTER-FILLING-TANK-CHRYSLER-MINIVAN/ NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS, I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ORDER FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO THIS DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW. MAYBE SOMEONE ALREADY HAS BEEN, AND DIDNT LIVE TO TELL THE STORY. ALL I KNOW IS IT DOESN'T GET MUCH WORSE THAN LOSING ALL POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. HOPEFULLY SOMEONES DEATH OR AN ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURING IS NOT WHAT IT TAKES FOR A MAJOR RECALL TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN AND KEEPING US SAFE.

IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AND THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY HEADING WEST ON DAYTON-YELLOW SPRINGS RD NEAR FAIRBORN OHIO. THE CAR APPEARED TO SPEEDUP ON IT'S OWN, I HIT THE BRAKES AND LET UP TO TRY AND GAIN CONTROL. THE MINI VAN WENT LEFT OF CENTER, SPUN BACK TO THE RIGHT AND FLIP ON IT'S SIDE INTO A DITCH. I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY HUSBAND THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VAN. HE DROVE IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON. A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, A CO-WORK DROVE THE VAN AND SHE SAID SOMETHING DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WITH IT. SHE HAS DRIVE MY VAN NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST. *TR

LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXLE SHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN DESTIN FLORIDA WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I CAN IMAGINE SEVERAL TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. THIS VAN IS GENTLY DRIVEN, WELL-MAINTAINED, AND GAVE NO WARNING OF FAILURE BEFORE-HAND. *TR

OUR 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN HAD EXPERIENCED A BROKEN AXLE AT JUST 16,000 MILES. QUITE A SHORT DISTANCE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. *JB

STOPPED TO INFLATE TIRES. AS I STARTED TO REMOVE THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAP IT THE STEM BLEW OUT IN MY HAND. I CHANGED THE TIRE BUT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT BLEW OUT THE SECOND STEM THIS TIME ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I SHOT INTO THE CURB. BY THE TIME I GOT IT UP ON THE JACK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE STEM BLEW AND THE RIGHT REAR STARTED TO LOSE AIR. I HAD TO REPLACE 2 SENSORS. THE RIGHT REAR HAD BEEN REPLACED ALREADY. *TR

DISCOVERED THAT VALVE STEM HAD BROKEN OFF. VALVE STEM IS ATTACHED TO TPMS SENSOR AND REPLACEMENT VALVE STEMS ARE NOT OFFERED. THE BREAKING OF THE VALVE STEMS SEEMS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. VERY DISCONCERTING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL LATER AND LUCKILY, THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE RAPIDLY. *TR

I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY A/C UNIT HOWEVER, WHETHER THIS ISSUE HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED TONIGHT OR NOT, I DON'T KNOW. I HAD GONE TO TURN MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY OFF WHILE IT WAS IN PARK & IT JUST STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS! I QUICKLY REACHED FOR THE GEAR SHIFT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IN PARK BUT IT ALREADY WAS! I THEN WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKE & IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP! I HAVE TO BELIEVE THIS WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF SOME SORT! THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS WAS WHEN MY VAN CRASHED INTO MY FATHER-IN-LAWS TRUCK PARKED SEVERAL FEET BEHIND ME. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT, EVEN KILLED SOMEONE HAD THEY BEEN IN THE WAY OF MY VAN ROLLING BACKWARDS! MY 7 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN MY ARMS AS THIS OCCURRED. I HAD SIMPLY REACHED ACROSS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHEN ALL OF THIS HAPPENED. I MANAGED TO JUMP ONE LEG ACROSS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE JUST TO FIND OUT IT WASN'T GOING TO STOP THE VAN FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ANYWAYS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING A NEW 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. INITIALLY, PULLING OVER, SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS SHUT-OFF PROCEDURE THE CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT VERY ROUGH (WITH AN AUDIBLE BANGING NOISE). VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FIRST SYMPTOM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AT THIS POINT WITHOUT EVEN HAVING DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. WE ARE DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE AS A SUBSTITUTE. *AK

THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING IN SPRING 2009. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS RECHARGED, BUT FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER, IN EARLY JULY 2009. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE TOLD THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE CANNOT GET IT REPLACED BECAUSE THE AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. HOWEVER, IF WE BUY THE SAME PARTS FROM THE DEALER, AT A TOTAL EXTRA COST OF OVER $200, WE CAN GET THE PARTS NOW. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO CHARGE THE AIR CONDITIONING WITH A KIT FROM A PARTS STORE, BUT AFTER 3 CANS, THE AIR IS NOT AS COLD AS IT SHOULD BE AND THE PRESSURE IS NOT AS HIGH AS IT SHOULD BE. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE MARCH 2006 AND IT HAS ABOUT 43,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

SEAT BELTS "LOCK UP" ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER MINIVAN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY - POSSIBLY 4-5 TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THE SEAT BELTS WILL NEITHER RETRACT NOR ADVANCE BUT ARE INSTEAD LOCKED IN PLACE. THE BELT ULTIMATELY SEEMS TO "CORRECT ITSELF" AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SITTING. THE PROBLEM IS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE SEAT BELTS IN THE MIDDLE ROW CAPTAIN CHAIRS. YET THIS IS WHERE MY CHILDREN SIT. IN THE PAST, WE HAVE NEEDED TO MOVE THEIR CAR SEATS TO THE REAR TO BELT THEM IN. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IN 2008 IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT WAS NOT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS DECEMBER 2009. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE NOTICED COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RESULTING IN WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.