2006 Chrysler Town And Country Interior & seats Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the turn signal, and brake light failed to function as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the center third brake light needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The contact also stated that the rear driver’s side door failed to open. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11443245

Incident

Dec 10, 2018

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while he was a passenger in the vehicle, the driver’s side rear sliding door failed to open, and the contact had to exit from the trunk of the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the Vin. The dealer inspected the vehicle and provided the contact with an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,000.

NHTSA ID

11426944

Incident

Dec 25, 2020

Mileage

99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD DISENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN TURNING.IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED BOTH SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REFERRED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 01/12/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. UPDATED 06/3/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10662918

Incident

Dec 8, 2013

Mileage

72,000 mi

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO TURN OFF EVEN WHEN SWITCH IS OFF, CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY IF NOT NOTICED. HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN OFF EVEN THOUGH SWITCH IS ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10550150

Incident

Sep 24, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING MINIVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON THAT WAS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCESS THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR PANEL TO ALLOW HIM TO ACCESS THE SEAT RECLINER SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

NHTSA ID

10489299

Incident

Aug 24, 2012

Mileage

121,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL SEAT FRAME UNDER THE REAR SEATS OVERHEATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT'S SMALL CHILD SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE TOES AND AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF TH ISSUE FILED A CLAIM FOR THE CONTACT AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,551.

NHTSA ID

10465545

Incident

Jul 12, 2012

Mileage

72,551 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE MAP LIGHT NOT WORKING, SO FOUND HOW TO REMOVE COVER TO REPLACE BULB. BULB WAS NOT BLOWN, BUT THE HOUSING WAS BLACKENED AND MELTED. BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT AT A DEALER AND IT WOULDN'T FIT! TRIED IN BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S. PARTS GUY THERE WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WOULDN'T FIT, SO FILED THE PLASTIC FOR ME SO IT WOULD FIT. IT LIT FOR JUST A SECOND BUT WOULDN'T STAY LIT. HE REFUNDED ME. I'VE BEEN READING WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. IS THERE A RECALL? *KB

NHTSA ID

10425540

Incident

Aug 15, 2011

Mileage

99,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE OR INSIDE CONTROL FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. IT ONLY WORKS WHEN CONTROLLED MANUALLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10380110

Incident

May 1, 2010

Mileage

55,000 mi

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING IN SEVERAL YEARS OF CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVANS AROUND 2006 HAVE NO PROVISION FOR GETTING SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER LIGHTING INCREASED; THIS MAKES THOSE INSTRUMENTS LITERALLY INVISIBLE IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS AS AROUND SUNRISE AND SUNSET. THIS CONDITION IS ALWAYS PRESENT AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. I POINTED THIS OUT TO TWO CHRYSLER DEALERS, BUT GOT NO HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10378276

Incident

Jan 20, 2011

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER MAP LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE REMOVED THE BULB, THE BULB WAS FINE BUT THE HOUSING WAS BURNT BLACK AND DISTORTED. HE INSPECTED THE OTHER MAP LIGHT AND THE OTHER HOUSING WAS ALSO BURNT. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE HOLDER OUT OF THE HOLDING DUE TO HEAT WARPAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,250. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,100.

NHTSA ID

10365105

Incident

Nov 6, 2010

Mileage

39,250 mi

PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS JUST STOPPED WORKING THEN DOOR ALL TOGETHER STOPPED WORKING AND KNOW WILL NOT CLOSE EVEN MANUALLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10361716

Incident

Oct 14, 2010

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER, REAR RIGHT DOOR BABY LATCH AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN OIL AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE FEELS THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT THE DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL WAS BURNING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61000.

NHTSA ID

10357148

Incident

Oct 11, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

RIGHT REAR POWER DOOR FAILS TO OPEN FROM REAR PUSH BUTTON, LATER IN TIME, DOOR LOCK FAILED TO OPEN WHEN UNLOCKING DOORS, ALSO DOOR WON'T LOCK ON AUTO., OR WHEN DRIVING AS THE REST OF THE DOORS. VERY DANGEROUS, MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE QUITE REGULARLY AND AFRAID DOOR MAY MALFUNCTION. ALSO WHEN TURN LEFT AT TIMES THEIRS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10336291

Incident

Jan 1, 2007

Mileage

21,000 mi

DRIVING 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DASH GAUGES AND LIGHTS GO OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN 5 MINUTES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10331305

Incident

May 18, 2010

Mileage

55,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. I'VE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I GOT IT, BUT THE PROBLEM TODAY SEEMS DANGEROUS. MY OVERHEAD READING LIGHT (PART # PC579) BURNED OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT, I FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE BULB HAD MELTED WHERE THE CONTACT IS AND WAS BURNT ALL AROUND THE BULB. I THEN CHECKED THE PASSENGERS SIDE, AND IT WAS BURNT AND STARTING TO MELT TOO. ALSO, WHEN THE DEALER TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB FOR ME, THE PART DIDN'T FIT, AND THEY SAID IT HAD BEEN 'UPDATED' AND THAT THE OLD TYPE WASN'T AVAILABLE ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC THEN FILED DOWN THE PLASTIC TO GET IT TO FIT IN THE SOCKET. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE BURNING AND MELTING OF THE BULB WASN'T OUT OF THE ORDINARY; THEY SAID IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. LOOKING AT IT, IT APPEARS TO BE AS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE BULB FACES UPWARD INTO A CHROME DOME THAT THEN REFLECTS THE LIGHT BACK TO ILLUMINATE THE CAR FOR VIEWING MAPS, READING, ETC. IT SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY DANGEROUS DESIGN THAT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS AGAIN AND MAKES ME NERVOUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298860

Incident

Jan 9, 2010

Mileage

46,000 mi

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE DOME LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB, I DISCOVERED THE LIGHT SOCKET HAD BURNED, CHARRED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE UNIT, THAT INCLUDED BOTH DOME LIGHTS, UNDER WARRANTY OF A CHRYSLER DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW THE LEFT SIDE DOME LIGHT IS ALSO BURNED, CHARRED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. I FEAR THIS CONDITION COULD START A VEHICLE FIRE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10261088

Incident

Jun 22, 2008

Mileage

34,515 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FADE IN AND OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,310 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,475. UPDATED 02-06-08. *KB THE DEALER STATED PERFORMED RECALL FOR WIPER MOTOR, AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT CLASP HAS SHARP EDGES. UPDATED 02/06/08 *TR

NHTSA ID

10214330

Incident

Jan 4, 2007

Mileage

2,475 mi

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE. THEY MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I PUSH THE DOOR CLOSE BUTTON. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY WILL CLOSE. THIS HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT A NEW LATCH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN AUG. 2007. IT IS NOW OCT. 2007 AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PART. ALSO, BATTERY DIED AFTER 25,000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10204610

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO FOLD THE SEATS IN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, WHEN HE PULLED THE STRAP ON THE SEAT IT FOLDED ON HIS HAND. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE SEAT WAS ALL THE WAY BACK AND IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. UPDATED 01/31/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177228

Incident

Dec 28, 2006

WE PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VAN. THE VAN IS EQUIPPED WITH STOW AND GO SEATING. ON THE THIRD ROW SEATS, LOCATED ON THE END OF EACH SEAT, LEFT AND RIGHT, IS A PULL TAB. WHEN MY 6 YEAR OLD SON PULLED THE TAB THE SEAT EJECTS FORWARD. THE FORCE CREATED A LUMP ON HIS HEAD. THE TAB IS EASY TO ACCESS AND EASY FOR A CHILD TO PULL. WHEN THE TAB IS PULLED THE UPPER PART OF SEAT MOVES FORWARD FAST AND WITH FORCE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR CHILDREN AND EVEN ADULT. ESPECIALLY, IF YOU AREN'T EXPECTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153949

Incident

Mar 8, 2006