2008 Chrysler Town And Country Suspension Problems

Rear end has a bar inside of axle( bar broke ) took to dealership service guy asked me to explain I did he said ohhh we hear this a lot you need new rear end !!! DO WHAT my car has 94,000 miles and needs new rear end never never any accidents so why new rear end also elec isuess u turn car off and u hear electronic buzzing also breaks are horrible and replaced whole rear end like everything posssiblr and you still hear stuff sounding like whole car gonna fall apart not safe and we bough this car for our kids to be safe and this car is a accident waiting to happen LEMON also the recall with freedom isn’t there fault is Chrysler my van never been there but my rear end broke ??? Also I kept the old rear end if anyone would like to check it out!!!

NHTSA ID

11498869

Incident

Dec 26, 2020

REAR AXLE BROKE, WHILE IN MOTION, JUST TURNED ONTO HWY SO WAS GOING PRETTY SLOW

NHTSA ID

11150139

Incident

Nov 7, 2018

Mileage

116,000 mi

1ST VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR AND WAIT THEN IT WORKED FOR AWHILE , DOES THIS EVERY FEW DAYS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES BEFORE 55000 ON THE VEHICLE. AT 58000 THE VEHICLE BOUNCES OVER EVERY BUMP BIG OR SMALL SOME THING WRONG IN FRONT END HAVE BEEN TOLD IT?S FINE

NHTSA ID

11073197

Incident

Aug 13, 2016

Mileage

55,000 mi

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY., WANTED TO KNOW IF MY VIN# SHOW IF I HAD THIS FIX RECALL WAS 4-1-2014, I DON'T REMEMBER

NHTSA ID

11054840

Incident

Nov 1, 2017

REAR AXLE BRACE THAT FASTENS REAR WHEEL TO BODY BROKE ,LEAVING WHEEL ONLY FASTENED BY SPRING AND SHOCK , FLOPPING ERRATICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO US ONCE AT 20 MPH AND ONCE AT 40 MPH .WE BOTH TIMES BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A SLOW EASY STOP ..WE SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, AT ANY HIGHER SPEEDS.THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WE SHOWED PHOTOS OF THE BROKEN BAR TO AFTER THE FIRST BREAK EXPRESSED SURPRISE ,"WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE " WAS THEIR COMMENT. THE BREAK WAS AT THE CUT-OUT HOLE IN THE BRACE ,THE HOLE IS FAIRLY LARGE , BIG ENOUGH TO STICK ALL 5 FINGERS INTO.(WE NOTICE THAT AFTER 2009 MODELS, THIS FAIRLY LARGE CUT-OUT HOLE WAS REDUCED TO A QUARTER INCH SLIT , ON THE MODELS WE CHECKED. CHRYSLER WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE ,BUT WE ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A MASTER WELDER WHO AS A FAVOR WELDED AND SANDED IT TO WHERE YOU COULD NOT TELL THERE WAS EVER A BREAK..6 MONTHS LATER IN OCTOBER 2015, IT HAPPENED AGAIN BREAKING ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE FIRST EPISODE BREAK,ON THE SAME PIECE OF METAL .WE WERE AT ABOUT 40 MPH ,THE BACK WHEEL FLOPPING ,ALMOST THROWING US OFF THE ROAD.THIS TIME WE REQUESTED OUR WELDER FRIEND TO ADD PLATES TO THE BRACE ,PHOTO OF FINISHED JOB ENCLOSED , YOU CAN STILL SEE THE ORIGINAL CUT-OUT. .WE FIGURED WE JUST ENDED UP WITH A BAD PIECE OF METAL ON OUR VAN. BUT THEN IN APRIL 2016,MY NEPHEW ,WHO HAS A 2008 CHRYSLER BUILT VAN (SOLD BY VW) EXPERIENCED EXACTLY THE SAME AXLE BRACE FAILURE,WHILE MOVING, AT EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT IN THE BRACE,AT THE SAME TYPE OF CUTOUT HOLE.HE LIVES ABOUT 5 MILES FROM US, I PERSONALLY EXAMINED HIS VAN AXLE BRACE ,AND WE DISCOVERED THE OTHER SIDE BRACE WAS ALMOST BROKEN THROUGH TOO ..HE HAS A WIFE AND 3 SMALL CHILDREN,THIS WAS VERY TRAUMATIC THING FOR THE FAMILY. WE CONCLUDED THIS MUST BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND WONDER IF PEOPLE ARE NOT DYING ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM THIS OBVIOUS AXLE BRACE DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

10882461

Incident

Oct 10, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,769.

NHTSA ID

10819790

Incident

Oct 15, 2015

Mileage

83,769 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE. IN ADDITION, THE TIE ROD AND THE AXLE FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10806451

Incident

Nov 20, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10705837

Incident

Mar 1, 2015

Mileage

55,000 mi

TO WHOM IT MAY MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY CAUGHT FIRE LAST FRIDAY IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I WOKE UP TO BRING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL I NOTICED THE BACK PART OF THE CAR WAS BURNED IN THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ONCE THEY GOT THERE THEY NOTICED THE CAR WAS COLD, THAT THE FIRE HAD BEEN STARTED, AND PUT ITSELF OUT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE FIRE INSPECTOR CAME AS WELL, AND DETERMINED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE REAR SPEAKER, WHERE MY DAUGHTER TYPICAL SITS. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. LIKELY WE WOULD NOT HURT, THE FIRE WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE GAS TANK! I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS SOMETHING I COULD FILE A CASE ON OR IF YOU CAN DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO HANDLES CASES SUCH AS THIS. AS FAR AS I KNOW, ACCORDING TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, PRICE I WAS NOT GOING TO HELP ME OUT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A MANUFACTURE ERROR. ANY INFORMATION YOU COULD PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10664622

Incident

Dec 12, 2014

Mileage

119,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

NHTSA ID

10640764

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

63,000 mi

I PURCHASED A USED 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING EDITION WITH APPX. 30,000 MILES ON IT IN LATE 2011. IN MAY OF 2012, I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHICH ONLY AFFECTED MYSELF AND THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VAN TO SLAM TO THE GROUND AND ME TO PERFORM EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO STOP. THE WHEEL, HAVING HAD ALL FIVE LUG BOLTS SHEARED OFF, HAD BOUNCED OFF OF THE VEHICLE DOING CONSIDERABLE BODY DAMAGE. THE BRAKES, AXLE, TIRE, ET AL HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CHALKED THIS UP TO COINCIDENCE, PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE, AND HAD OVER $3,000 WORTH OF WORK DONE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT. THIS PAST SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2014, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS TRAVELING SLOWER THIS TIME, ABOUT 25 MPH, AND WHEN I HEARD THE SAME WHEEL MAKING NOISE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT JUST IN TIME TO HAVE THE WHEEL COME OFF AGAIN, THIS TIME DOING DAMAGE TO THE REAR QUARTER PANEL, THE BUMPER, THE AXLE, BRAKES, TIRE, ET CETERA. IT ALSO FORCED ME TO MAKE ANOTHER EMERGENCY STOP, THIS TIME IN THE LOT, WHERE THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE HANDLE OF A COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER THAT STOPPED MY SKID. I REACHED OUT TO CHRYSLER BECAUSE I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE EXACT SAME THING TO THE EXACT SAME WHEEL WOULD HAPPEN TWICE, AND I NOW CHALK IT UP TO A PARTS FAILURE ON CHRYSLER'S END. I WAS AT FIRST TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THAT NOTHING WOULD BE DONE ON THEIR END. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I SPOKE WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VAN WAS TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR HEAD MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE (FACTORY) ALLOY RIM. I AGAIN CONTACTED CHRYSLER WITH THIS NEW INFORMATION AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CASE WAS BEING MOVED UP TO A "SPECIALIST" AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 3-5 DAYS BEFORE I HEARD FROM THEM. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630057

Incident

May 10, 2012

Mileage

35,000 mi

OUR VAN MAKES A GRINDING OR RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END/AXLES. IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN WE ARE TURNING. IT SOUNDS LIKE A FLUTTERING/GRINDING OF METAL OR SOME PART THAT IS REVOLVING WITH THE WHEELS AS WE DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583851

Incident

Apr 8, 2014

Mileage

47,000 mi

AT APPROX 30,000 MILES, I ROTATED THE TIRES, THE FRONT/REAR BRAKES WERE SHOT. I REPLACED EVERYTHING. I LATER LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL. BREWBAKER CHRYSLER TOLD ME "TOO BAD, I GUESS YOU LEARNED A LESSON" WHEN I BROUGHT THEM MY RECEIPTS FOR THE BRAKE PARTS. AROUND THE SAME TIME, I WAS REPLACING THE WIPER BLADES WHEN I NOTICE THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT STRUT TOWER WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. WATER IS TRAPPED IN THE "CUP" OF THE STRUT TOWER AND HAD EATEN QUITE A BIT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I TRADED THE VEHICLE. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING REAR DOORS(REOPENING WITH NOTHING IN THE WAY AND CLOSING TOO HARD, IE SAFETY FEATURE INOP), THE AUTOMATIC BACK DOOR(BROKEN LINKAGE), THE "Y" COOLING HOSE BROKE/SPLIT, USING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES AND LOCKING WITH THE KEYS INSIDE. UPON TRADE-IN, THE VAN HAD APPROX 58,000 MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN! I'VE NEVER HAD ONE VEHICLE WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. MY CURRENT VEHICLE, 02 CHEVY S10 4.3L V6 (OWNED SINCE NEW, .2 MILES) HAS 119,000+ MILES AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I'VE HAD WAS A BAD TPS, AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP THEIR GAME AND FIX THERE VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551017

Incident

Jun 7, 2010

Mileage

30,000 mi

I ORIGINALLY WROTE A LETTER TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION IN AUGUST OF 2010 AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO FORWARD THE LETTER TO YOU. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT EVER HAPPENED SO I DECIDED I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT. MYSELF. BACK IN 2010 CHRYSLER NOTIFIED OWNERS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY'S THAT LEADS TO PREMATURE WEAR. IN THE NOTICE IT SAID THAT CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BASED ON LOW MILEAGE REPOLACEMENTS BEING REQUIRED. I FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION THAT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THE PADS CAN JUST WEAR OUT AND THE ROTORS WARP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES WITH NEW ROTORS TWICE. REPLACED AT 12,000, 21,000, 34,000. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH A TOTAL OF 4 NEW SETS OF PADS AND 3 SETS OF ROTORS. I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE FRONT END GEOMETRY ON THE VAN AND THAT COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. AT A SERVICE APPOINTMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL PURCHASE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VAN NEEDED ALL NEW STRUTS, SHOCKS, BUSHINGS, AND FRONT SWAY BAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN, AND THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE MOUNTING POINTS WERE OFF, AND THUS ALL NEW PARTS WERE NEEDED TO FIX THE FRONT END GEOMETRY, SO THE FRONT SWAY BAR WOULD NOT BREAK OR WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. I FEEL THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM IS TOO LIGHT FOR THE OVERALL WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE ROTORS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER, AND FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10454840

Incident

Nov 28, 2008

Mileage

12,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

NHTSA ID

10451412

Incident

Jun 15, 2011

Mileage

21,000 mi

IN DECEMBER 2009 THERE WAS A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO MERLINS & WAS TOLD IT WAS BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I PAID $600 TO HAVE THE BEARINGS REPAIRED. NOW IN SEPTEMBER 2011 I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10434943

Incident

Dec 30, 2009

Mileage

51,000 mi

REAR SHOCKS (OEM SELF LEVELING) BOTH LEAKING AT 20,000 MILES. 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED. VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE ON TURNS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10414038

Incident

Jul 20, 2011

Mileage

20,450 mi

FRONT END NOISE AND VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TT

NHTSA ID

10407553

Incident

Oct 3, 2010

Mileage

28,072 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MAY 2010 AND WAS BECOMING LOUDER WITH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

NHTSA ID

10381342

Incident

Jul 15, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING, MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SOUNDS LIKE A JET TAKING OFF. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE NO GOOD. ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON WHEEL BEARINGS FOR MY MODEL YEAR BUT MY VAN WAS PRODUCED THREE MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL DATE. HOW DO I CONVINCE CHRYSLER THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MY CAR AS WELL AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? THIS IS ACCORDING TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE MANAGER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379331

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

55,000 mi

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, DEALER REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AT 55,000 MILES DUE TO LOUD NOISE. SIX MONTHS AND 12,600 LATER DEALER AGAIN REPLACED L AND R FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO LOUD NOISE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10361567

Incident

Oct 21, 2010

Mileage

12,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL ROARING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF AVAILABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10356102

Incident

Sep 3, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING DUE TO A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CAN HEAR THE NOISE IN THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE WHEN SHE ACCELERATES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10300279

Incident

Dec 6, 2009

Mileage

30,000 mi

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN WITH JUST 22,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS DUE TO THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BEING TO SMALL. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND PUT ADEQUATE BRAKES ON THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10294601

Incident

Dec 4, 2009

Mileage

22,436 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ

NHTSA ID

10226654

Incident

Oct 9, 2007