2005 Chrysler Town And Country Problems

The contact owned a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. While driving on a country road when a truck turned in the front on the contact. The motor came through the firewall crushing his legs and trapping the contact in the vehicle. The neighbor came and pulled the contact out of the vehicle. The contact sustained blood clots in one leg and pinched nerves. The ambulance came and rushed the contact to the hospital and he was in the hospital for 15 days. A police report was filed. The fire department came and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was totaled. The contact was the only person in the vehicle. The airbag did deploy. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The mileage was 152,000

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the parking brake warning light had illuminated the instrument panel. After she checked her parking brake and saw that it was not engaged, she continued to drive and noticed an abnormal rubber odor coming from the vehicle. She continued driving and then noticed white smoke coming from the dashboard. The contact panicked and attempted to stop the vehicle however, the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. The contact was able to drive the vehicle into a parking lot and placed the vehicle in park. The smoke then progressed from white to black as she tried to exit the vehicle however, she was unable to exit the vehicle since all the electrical features were inoperable. The contact then heard her doors unlock after multiple attempts to open them and immediately ran out of the vehicle. The contact called her husband who was a mechanic and he was able to drive the vehicle to their home. The authorities were not called to the scene and no injuries were reported. The contact's husband was able to assess the vehicle damage and discovered an active fire inside the dashboard module which he was able to extinguish. Her husband was able to determine that internal wiring within the module had caused the fire. Several electrical failures, as well as severe internal damage, rendered the vehicle undrivable. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that the airbag warning light had been illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle's front side impact sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V008000 (Air Bags) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.

AFTER 2 complaints about defective air bag sensors "THAT GOT ME NOWHERE", I guess you can forget about it because I put a piece of tape over the airbag light. they put the junk sensors in ALL the 2005 vans and some 2006 but for some reason NOT ALL WERE RECALLED.. I don't understand why this hasn't been resolved.. I'll be [XXX] if I'm paying 300-400 bucks for something that other people are getting repaired for free.. THANKS FOR NOTHING... INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

SIMILAR TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 14V343000: MY VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION HAS EXPERIENCE ENGINE SHUTOFF. THIS SUBSEQUENTLY DISABLES POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND AIRBAGS. TWICE, IN AS MANY WEEKS, THIS HAS OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS.

LOST MY POWER STEERING AT 70MPH ON I75, TRAVELING FROM OHIO TO MICHIGAN, CHRISTMAS, WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE WHEEL ON THE RT HAD SOME WOBBLE IN IT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITH VERY LITTLE STEERING LEFT. STEERING FLUID ALL OVER UNDER THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED IT UP ON LINE, AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, WITH A $1300+ REPAIR BILL. HAVE THERE BEEN CRASHES BECAUSE OF THIS? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? WHY NOT? WE WERE VERY LUCKY THIS TIME.....

Headlights: low beams do not work at all but high beams do. Second time this vehicle has had the same problem. Last time Chrysler replaced under a lifetime replacement, just short of a recall yet here I am having the same problem again.

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

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.

AT APPROXIMATELY 105,000 MILES I BEGAN NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE & OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE- RUNNING OR NOT. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED A BIG DROP IN FUEL EFFICIENCY. WE ARE NOW GETTING AN AVERAGE OF 10 MPG. THE NORM IS AN AVERAGE OF 19 MPG. THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE & THERE ARE NO CHECK LIGHTS ON. I BELIEVE THE ACCELERATION IS ALSO SLOWER NOW. OUR FAMILY IS THE ORIGINAL OWNER & THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. COMMON SENSE TELLS US THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SEEM TO BE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE & IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO FIND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. WE ARE A ONE CAR FAMILY & WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while attempting to make a left turn at a red light at approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled almost causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was drivable and was taken to a dealer who diagnosed the vehicle with a wheel bearing failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to several other independent mechanics who provided different diagnosis and repaired the vehicle; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not notified of this failure. The failure mileage was 188,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that there was a tracking device placed on the vehicle which caused the vehicle to stall without warning. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 314.

ON 01\29\2020, THE ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. NOW INTO WINTER, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS. DIAGNOSTICS REVEAL THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS PROPER POWERS AND GROUNDS EVEN UNDER LOAD. SO FAR, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE ABS MODULE HAS A PROBLEM WITH COMMUNICATION, DIAGNOSED AT THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. SO FAR THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED, AND CONTINUES TO BE OPERATED WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL OUT OF OPERATION.

MY CAR RAN FINE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. ONE FOGGY MORNING HOWEVER, I WAS DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP. THE CAR LURCHED ME TOWARD THE STOP LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT HE DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ONE RAINY DAY. THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING. THE CAR LURCHED ME TOWARD WHILE I PRESSED THE BRAKE. AND NOW ITS BEEN DOING IT FOR A FEW MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS UNABLE TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT USED A WHEELCHAIR AND NEEDED THE SEAT TO ADJUST TO ENSURE SAFE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SCHUMACHER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF DELRAY (2102 FEDERAL HWY, SUITE A, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, (561) 935-4210) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW SEAT AND WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING THIS MATTER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER MADE THE SEATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

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.

WHEN THE WEATHER IS 55 DEGREES OR COLDER MY BACK DOOR ON MY MINIVAN WILL NOT STAY UP AND OPEN. AFTER IT GOES UP IT COMES BACK DOWN IMMEDIATELY. THIS VAN HAS A HANDICAPPED LIFT FOR A MOBILITY SCOOTER IN IT FOR INSIDE THE VAN. IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BACK DOOR TO STAY UP AND OPEN TO USE THE CONTROLS TO BRING THE LIFT IN AND OUT OF THE MINIVAN. THE BACK DOOR STAYS UP AND OPEN IN WARMER WEATHER BUT IT IMMEDIATELY COMES BACK DOWN AND CLOSES IN COOLER WEATHER. I PURCHASED THE MINIVAN WITH THE LIFT AND SCOOTER FROM A PRIVATE OWNER 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. THEY USED THE MINIVAN AND LIFT IN ONLY WARMER WEATHER. HOW DO I GET THE BACK DOOR TO STAY UP AND OPEN SO I CAN USE THE LIFT FOR MY SCOOTER ALL YEAR AROUND? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? THE MINIVAN WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION ON FLAT ASPHALT PAVEMENT AND THE MINIVAN WAS TURNED OFF IN ALL INCIDENTS. UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME I DO NOT HAVE A PHOTO OF THE BACKDOOR OR LIFT BUT I CAN TAKE PICTURES IF NEEDED.

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

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the parking brake warning light had illuminated the instrument panel. After she checked her parking brake and saw that it was not engaged, she continued to drive and noticed an abnormal rubber odor coming from the vehicle. She continued driving and then noticed white smoke coming from the dashboard. The contact panicked and attempted to stop the vehicle however, the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. The contact was able to drive the vehicle into a parking lot and placed the vehicle in park. The smoke then progressed from white to black as she tried to exit the vehicle however, she was unable to exit the vehicle since all the electrical features were inoperable. The contact then heard her doors unlock after multiple attempts to open them and immediately ran out of the vehicle. The contact called her husband who was a mechanic and he was able to drive the vehicle to their home. The authorities were not called to the scene and no injuries were reported. The contact's husband was able to assess the vehicle damage and discovered an active fire inside the dashboard module which he was able to extinguish. Her husband was able to determine that internal wiring within the module had caused the fire. Several electrical failures, as well as severe internal damage, rendered the vehicle undrivable. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

SIMILAR TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 14V343000: MY VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION HAS EXPERIENCE ENGINE SHUTOFF. THIS SUBSEQUENTLY DISABLES POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND AIRBAGS. TWICE, IN AS MANY WEEKS, THIS HAS OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V067000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. MA 10/26/2015 THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE THEY WERE IN USE. UPDATED 01/25/16.*JB

TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AS IT WAS GETTING DARK WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN ON HIGH BEAMS IT WAS IF HEADLIGHTS WERE BARELY ON. ALSO THE LEFT FRONT BLINKER FAILED ALTHOUGH THE BACK BLINKER DID WORK BUT FLASHED EXTREMELY FAST. REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND STILL HAVE TO USE HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT TO SEE AS IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON DIM. THE LEFT FRONT BLINKER AND SIDE LIGHT FAILED WITHIN A MONTH OF REPLACEMENT. WHEN REPLACED AGAIN, THERE WAS NO CHANGE. THE BLINKER/SIDE LIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE. *TR

CAR STEERS BY ITSELF AND HAVE A HIGH HUMMING SOUND WHEN IT TAKE OFFS

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY ON 5/22/13. VERY LOUD BANG WAS HEARD APPROX 7PM BUT THE SOURCE OF THE BANG COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED OR EVEN CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS VEHICLE-RELATED. NO ABNORMAL PHYSICAL APPEARANCE OF VEHICLE WAS DETECTED AT THAT TIME. NEXT MORNING, 5/23/13, DROVE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED A RUBBING VIBRATION IN FRONT END, THEN SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. TURNED VEHICLE AROUND AND DROVE IT BACK TO DRIVEWAY AND PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE DRIVEN OF ABOUT 1000 FEET. AS VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CLOUDS OF BILLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEELWELL APPEARED. INSPECTED OUTSIDE OF TIRE. NO APPARENT PROBLEM. OPENED HOOD. NO APPARENT REASON FOR WHITE SMOKE. THEN BOOM, AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND TIRE RESTED ON WHEEL RIM. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS LIFTED ON THE TOW MECHANISM, THE PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT. THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN IN HALF AND UNCOILED ITSELF. THE SPRING HAD UNCOILED ITSELF INTO THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUBBING VIBRATION, BURNING RUBBER SMELL AND SMOKE, AND THE BLOWOUT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SUDDEN BLOWOUT AND LIKELY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE LAST 25 MILES DRIVEN PRIOR TO THE COIL SPRING FAILURE WERE FREEWAY MILES, AND THE FAILURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED AN HOUR EARLIER ON 5/22/13 AT 60 TO 70 MPH WITH THE LIKELY OUTCOME THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER. DEALER SAID THAT IN HIS 30 YEARS, HE HAS NOT HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. FAILED PARTS HAVE BEEN RETAINED BY OWNER. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED.

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR AND VALVE CAP. *JB

WHILE INFLATING TIRES FOR A CUSTOMER THE TPMS VALVE STEM SENSOR BROKE AND DEFLATED THE TIRE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION WANT MAKE MY CAR GO IN REVERSE, AND WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL GO BUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN IT GROWS COULD YOU GUYS HELP ME, WHAT SHOULD I DO.

DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE MY CHRYSLER T&C LX STOW AND GO. I ONLY HAVE 4 PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS ONE IS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND IT SCARED THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF ME! LAST NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME ON THE HIGHWAY I WENT TO PASS A SEMI AND GOT ABOUT HALF WAY AROUND IT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HEARD A LOUD WHINNING NOISE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW MY RPM WERE FULL BLOWN AND I WAS NOT GAINING SPEED I WAS STUCK AND NO WHERE TO GO AS CAR WAS APPROCHING A HEAD ON COLLISION I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND PRAY NO ONE WAS COMING UP BEHIND US AND GET BACK BEHIND SEMI!! HE WAS BLOWING HIS HORN AND I WAS FREAKING OUT. I MAD IT SAFELY BEHIND SEMI WITH SECONDS TO SPARE BEFORE ME AND MY 2 DAUGHTERS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD OR SMASHED INTO TREES. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER CATCHING MY HEART AND PUTTING IT BACK IN MY CHEST GOT OUT AND CHECKED TRANNY FLUID IT WAS FULL AS IT IS SITTING THERE WHINING I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I GOT IN AND IT TOOK A BIT FOR IT TO KICK IN GEAR BUT IT DID . THAN IT SLIGHTLY SLIPPED IN 3RD ON WAY HOME STILL WHINNGING. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE THIS MORNING WHILE STILL WHINNNING AND SLIPPING HERE AND THERE AND HAD CODES READ TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AND GEARS 1 AND 3 MALFUNTIONED TOTALLY DEFECTS SOMEWHERE. STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS!!

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN LOWEST GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. CHRYSLER DEALER STATED "REQUIRES RELEARN" AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. *TR

I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF A 1998 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL MY 2 YEAR OLD CLIMBED INTO THE DRIVER SEAT, PULLED THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL. HAD THE BACK SLIDING DOOR NOT BEEN OPEN FOR ME TO JUMP IN AND PUT THE VAN INTO PARK IT WOULD HAVE COASTED INTO THE NEIGHBORS FRONT PORCH. ON ANOTHER OCCURRENCE I WAS LOADING THE VAN WITH SOME ITEMS FROM THE REAR WHEN I REALIZED MY DAUGHTER AGAIN GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT TO PRETEND DRIVE. I REALIZED THAT SHE WAS THERE AND WENT TO THE FRONT BUT WAS TOO LATE. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK (NO KEYS...THEY WERE IN MY POCKET) AND RAN INTO THE ANOTHER NEIGHBORS FENCE AND TRASH CANS. I WAS FURIOUS THAT THE DEALER I SPOKE TO SAID THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS NOT INSTALLED UNTIL 2000 AND REFUSED TO HELP SO I TRADED IT IN FOR A 2005 WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE ALRIGHT SINCE IT IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A SHIFT INTERLOCK (THE DASH EVEN STATES TO PRESS THE BRAKE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK) BUT JUST TODAY MY DAUGHTER, NOW 4, CLIMBED INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT (WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION) AT MY SISTER-IN-LAWS HOUSE AND DROVE MY 2005 VAN INTO HER SCHOOL VAN. I NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BUMPER. CHRYSLER HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING AND I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND GO SIMULTANEOUSLY TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND OVERHEATS ROTORS AND EATS BRAKE PADS.

PROBLEM: I BOUGHT A NEW DODGE CARAVAN IN 2005, HAD A FLAT TIRE, AND THERE WAS NOT A SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VAN. I HAD NEVER HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THIS VAN, SO WHY WAS THERE NOT A SPARE TIRE OR SPARE TIRE COVER UNDERNEATH MY CAR?) I HAD TO LITERALLY GET DOWN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES USING A CELLPHONE LIGHT TO SEE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR TO DETERMINE WHY THE SPARE WOULD NOT LEASE. WE HAD NEVER HAD A FLAT IN THIS VAN BEFORE AND WE BOUGHT IT NEW AT HAYES CHRYSLER IN OAKWOOD, GEORGIA IN 2005. THE REASON I COULD NO GET THE SPARE TIRE TO RELEASE WAS BECAUSE I FINALLY DISCOVERED, THERE WAS NO SPARE TIRE NOR TIRE COVER IN THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE COMPARTMENT UNDERNEATH MY VAN. MY SON AND I WERE STRANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 PM AT NIGHT ON THE SIDE OF I78 NEAR FULTON, MS. NOT ONLY DID I, A WIFE AND MOM, HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, BUT HAD TO KEEP MY SON CALM. HE WAS UNSURE ABOUT SAFETY. LATER, WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY OFFERED NO HELP. AFTER I FIRST DESCRIBED THE EVENTS THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE WITH MY HAVING A FLAT AND NO SPARE TIRE, THE HAYES CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE SAID, "THAT TIRE WAS STOLEN!" I REPLIED, "EXACTLY AND WE GET OUR CAR SERVICED AT YOUR DEALERSHIP SO CHECK YOUR RECORDS AND SEE WHO WORKED ON MY VAN." NEEDLESS TO SAY, AFTER CHECKING WITH A MANAGER THE DEALERSHIP SIMPLY SAID THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED AN INSPECTION ON THE CAR WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT (INFERRING THAT A SPARE WAS ON THE CAR). TO REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE AND TIRE COVER THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $180.00. I CONTACTED A AUTO SALVAGE STORE AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THEY HAD MANY COMPLAINTS (NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF THIS DEALERSHIP OR FOR THE SAME REASONS) OF PEOPLE NEEDING A SPARE TIRE AND OFFERED TO SELL ME THE DOUGHNUT SIZED SPARE TIRE AND ITS COVER FOR $50.00. I NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK UNDERNEATH MY NEW CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SPARE TIRE. LESSON LEARNED. *TR

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. 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.

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.

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EXTENSION A/C EVAPORATOR AND LINE CONECTIONS IN 2008, 2009,2010 AND NOW 2012. *TT