Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 74 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 74, in the owner's own words
WELL THE DRIVERS REAR DOOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY OPEN UP ANDRE COLES ITSELF TIME AFTER TIME MY WIFE IS MAKING SURE MY KIDS WERE BUCKLED UP REAL WELL WHY WAS JOHN DOWN THE ROAD THEN THE DOOR OPEN COMPLETELY UP MY WIFE WAS HANGING ON I TOLD OFF THE ROAD TO THE GRASSY AREA GO DOWN ABOUT 30 BALLS AN HOUR'S SLOWING DOWN SHE FELL OUT THE DOOR BECAUSE IT OPENED AUTOMATICALLY.*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB
MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS 160,000 AND REVERSE DOESN'T WORK I'M REALLY TIRED OF THESE CAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX
SIDE WINDOW ELECTRICAL DOES NOT WORK ALSO DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT ME TOUCHING CONTROLS IT HAS DONE THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. *TR
WINDOW GOES DOWN WITHOUT ISSUE, BUT IT ONLY GOES UP INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY IF THE AUTO DOWN FEATURE IS USED AND WINDOW IS ALLOWED TO GO THE WHOLE WAY DOWN. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOWS.
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH. ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLICKER( THE LIGHTS) AS WELL AS MY HEADLIGHTS. THEN ALL GAUGES BEGAN TO ABRUPTLY MALFUNCTION. INCLUDING: THE SPEEDOMETER'S NEEDLE STARTED SPINNING 360 DEGREES OVER AND OVER. FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO E. THE TEMP. GAUGE WENT TO COOLEST INDICATION. IT CONTINUED EXTREME MALFUNCTION ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN I STOPPED, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTARTED, THE GAUGES ( EXCEPT SPEEDOMETER) RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. I PERFORMED MINI DIAGNOSTIC UTILIZING THE (RESET) MILEAGE TAB. IT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING MY SPEED GOING ON 6 MONTHS NOW. VERY NERVE RACKING, AND DANGEROUS.
ELECTRIC DOORS ARE NOT OPENING ARE CLOSING CORRECTLY DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS LOCKED AND WANT OPEN PASSENGER DOOR BUTTONS WORK SOMETIMES KEY FOB WORKS THE DOORS SOMETIMES THE SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHILE SITTING STATIONERY.
FAULTY DUMMY LIGHT TRIGGERS FOR AIRBAGS. GOES ON AND OFF WITH RAIN AND OR EXCESS HUMIDITY/MOISTURE. DRIVER WINDOW ALSO STOPS WORKING WHEN SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE. VEHICLE SEEMS TO START HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES OF ALL SORTS WHEN SUBJECTED TO MOISTURE.
THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS SOME OF WHICH I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH. THE LATEST ONES IN THE PAST YEAR HAVE TO DO WITH THE LIGHTS AND IT'S GETTING TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF PURCHASING THIS AUTO, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ON THE SLIDER STOPPED WORKING. ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DEALT WITH THOSE PROBLEMS. OVER THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY LIGHT BULBS THAT HAVE 'BURNED' OUT INCLUDING TAILLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, LOW AND HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. I'VE FOUND TEN RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS ON THOSE, BUT THE MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE DARK YESTERDAY AND TRIED TO SWITCH FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND THEY ARE 'BURNED' OUT AGAIN! BOTH LIGHTS WERE REPLACED 10/4/17. I'M AFRAID THAT I MIGHT FIND MY LIGHTS NOT WORKING AT ALL BECAUSE THERE'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT SAFE!!
CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING
INTERMITTENT GUAGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS, ENGINE NOT STARTING EVEN THOUGH BATTERY/CABLES AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN TESTED. INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WONT RESTART. SEEMS TO BE BATTERY CABLE WIRING HARNESS WHICH IS A DISCONTINUED PART FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BASICALLY THIS ISSUE IS NOT REPAIRABLE, PAID ALOT IF MONEY FOR THIS VAN, FOR CHRYSLER TO SAY,"WE CANT FIX IT".
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE MAP LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE CONTACT CHECKED, SHE FOUND THAT THE SOCKETS HAD BURNED AND THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 70 MILES PER HOUR QUICKLY DOWN TO ZERO, ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, WHILE I WAS GOING 70. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT SEEMED FINE. THIS WAS FRIGHTENING AND VERY INOPPORTUNE. IT WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES OUTSIDE AT THE TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLAMPS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH HAD TO BE TAMPERED WITH SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE HEADLAMPS FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE TAILLIGHT BLEW AND IT BURST INTO FLAMES,PULLED INTO DRIVE WAS FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT THE TAILLIGHT IS THE A RECALL ON THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM.
MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN STARTED HAVING WHAT LOOKED TO BE BATTERY ISSUES AT THE BEGINNING OF 2015. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF AND ALL THE DASH DIALS WOULD BEGIN TO PUSLATE UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT. AT FIRST IT WOULD DO THIS ONLY WHEN IT WAS RAINING OUT, SO WE CHANGED THE BATTERY AND IT SEEMED TO WORK. THEN ONE AFTERNOON IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SUN SHINING, AND COMPLETELY DRY OUT. WE CHECK THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS AND REPLACED A FEW, SEEMED OK BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN! THIS TIME AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 70MPH HIGHWAY! THANKFULLY THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT BUSY AS THE MOMENT AND NEAR OUR EXIT AND WERE ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE VAN. WE CONTINUE TO TAKE IT IN BUT EVERYONE HAS TOLD US "NO ENGINE LIGHT, NO ENGINE CODE, SORRY CAN'T HELP YOU." WE HAVE SEEN OTHERS WRITE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ARE NOW BRINGING IT TO THE NHTSA.
THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE HEATER CONTROL SWITCH. THE TEMPERATURE KNOB WILL NOT CHANGE FROM COOL TO WARM. AFTER I TURN IT FAST BACK AND FORTH, SOMETIMES IT MAY TRIGGER THE CHANGE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST A YEAR. ALL OTHER CONTROLS ON THE UNIT WORK FINE. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS WHO HAVE SAID THIS IS A REGULAR ISSUE AND ONE FRIEND SAID HE HAD REPLACED SO MANY OF THESE CONTROL UNITS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT HE CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO COUNT. THE DANGER IS WHEN YOU CANT USE THE DEFROST. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I WAS PICKING UP 5 CHILDREN FROM GRADE SCHOOL. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL A SUDDEN THE DEFROST STOPPED BLOWING HOT AIR. I LIVE NEAR CHICAGO AND THE TEMP WAS BELOW ZERO. THE WINDSHIELD FOGGED AND ICED UP AND NOTHING I COULD DO. LUCKILY I WAS A BLOCK FROM HOME AND HAD ENOUGH VISION BY USING HAND TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD THAT I MADE IT HOME. WHEN I LET KIDS OUT I WENT TO PULL CAR INSIDE GARAGE AND COULDNT SEE AND HIT SIDE OF GARAGE AND BROKE SIDE OF PASSENGER MIRROR. THIS PART COSTS ON AVERAGE OF ALMOST 400 DOLLARS AND IS EASY TO CHANGE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON ANY CAR UNDER 85,000 MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN THE DEFROST GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING IN SUB FREEZING WEATHER. WITH THIS BEING A ISSUE THAT SO MANY MECHANICS HAVE SAID THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN REPLACING SO MANY OF THEM, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CONTROLS ON THE SWITCH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE DEFROST TEMPS CHANGES OR STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN SUMMER ON A HUMID DAY WHILE DRIVING 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE BEFORE ANY ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD ALSO REIMBURSE ANYONE WHO HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A PROBLEM AND PART THAT TAKES 60 SECONDS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000(AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ALL OF THE GAGES IN THE CLUSTER WENT TO ZERO (MPH, GUEL, ENGINE TEMP) AND I HAD NO DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS OR EMERGENCY FLASHERS....UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF UPDATED 11/30/2017*CN
LIGHTS FLICKER, GAUGES DROP TO "0" AND RADIO SHUTS-OFF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE CANISTER IN THE FUEL TANK. UPDATED 08/18/15
AIRBAG SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND CRACKED CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD TO DISPLAY -- WARNING DRIVER THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE ENHANCED AIRBAG PROTECTION AS THESE SENSORS WERE DESIGNED TO DO. IN OTHER WORDS, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF A FRONT END COLLISION OCCURRED. *TR
RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE FOR DASHBOARD LIGHT SEVERAL YEARS BACK. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH CHRYSLER DEALER AND WHEN I WENT THERE, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY SD THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK .... NEVER CALLED ME BACK ..... SEVERAL LIGHTS STILL STAYING AFTER ENGINE IS PUT INTO GEAR .... NEVER SURE WHEN TO CHECK BRAKES .... ABS SYSTEM .... EVEN ENGINE CHECK COMES ON AND OFF OCCASIONALLY .... WAS THERE EVER AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LG STOW AND GO MODELS??? *TR
I HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE FIRST IS THAT IT CUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES MOST LUCKILY WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION OR STOP LIGHT BUT IT HAS CUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE RECENTLY. IT ALSO HAS A LIGHT ISSUE, THE LIGHTS WILL CUT ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, I HAVE WOKE UP DURING THE NIGHT TO FIND THE HEADLIGHTS SHINING IN THE HOUSE WHEN THEY DO THIS THERE IS NO WAY TO CUT THEM OFF, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY CUT OFF BY THEMSELVES. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE POWER STEERING WHINES WHEN I DRIVE IT ESPECIALLY DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT IS FULL. *TR
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS ROUNDING A CURVE, AND WHEN I SAW A DEER AHEAD OF ME, I ATTEMPTED TO HONK MY HORN, AND IT FAILED TO HONK. *DT
DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT ~ VAN SLID ON ICE, HITTING A MAILBOX. BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER AIRBAGS EXPLODED WITH A POP-LIKE SOUND, SIMILAR TO GUNFIRE, EMITTING TERRIBLE SMOKE AND SHARP DEBRIS, WHICH SMELLED AS THOUGH THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. NOTICED SEVERAL HOLES PUNCTURED AS THE AIRBAGS REACHED THEIR MAXIMUM CAPACITY, SHOWING LARGE BURNT-LIKE HOLES. BOTH MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE IN THE CAR. SHE WAS IN PASSENGER'S SEAT, WITH HER BACKPACK IN LAP, WHICH SAVED HER FROM INJURY, THANK GOODNESS! UNFORTUNATELY, MY LEGS WERE PINNED IN VEHICLE, BURNT AND CUT BY THE AIRBAGS & DEBRIS. UPON THE AMBULANCE'S ARRIVAL, WE NOTED THAT MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY BELT NEEDED TO BE CUT, SINCE IT WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR HER AUTOMATICALLY. SHE WAS CLEARED THROUGH THE PARAMEDICS TO HEAD ON TO SCHOOL. THE PARAMEDICS STATED THAT I MAY HAVE BLACKED OUT FOR A BIT, AND FELT THAT I MOST LIKELY HAD WHIPLASH. THEIR OTHER CONCERNS WERE THE MAJOR PAIN IN MY LEFT SHOULDER, AND NOTED THE NEED FOR ME TO BE SEEN BY A DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY. I WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL. TO DATE, DEEP BRUISING IS STILL EXTREMELY APPARENT, ALONG WITH BEING PAINFUL. MAJOR SCARING REMAINS ON BOTH LEGS DUE TO BEING BURNT AND CUT. MY SHOULDER AND BACK OF NECK CONTINUE TO THROB, ALONG WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENT THROUGH MY DOCTOR'S REFERRAL, WITHIN CHIROPRACTIC CARE. HE INDICATED THROUGH AN X-RAY, THAT I HAVE NERVE DAMAGE IN THE BACK OF MY NECK, WHICH CAUSES PAIN AND NUMBNESS THROUGHOUT MY RIGHT ARM AND HAND. THE VAN WAS DECLARED TOTALED'. PLEASE NOTE: PICTURES OF BOTH DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, ALONG WITH BODILY INJURIES ARE AVAILABLE. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS ANY FURTHER DETAILS WITH YOU. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR REVIEWING MY INFORMATION. SHOULD YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, KINDLY ADVISE. *JS
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