Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CAR WILL BE MOVING AND AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT TO A DIFFERENT GEAR AND SOMETHING GOING ON ELECTRICALLY WITH CAR. AS WELL IT SHAKES A GREAT DEAL
GRINDING COMING FROM REAR WHEELS. ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE WHEEL ON PASSENGER SIDE 1 LUG NUT BROKE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE BY DRILLING IT OUT, BUT CLAIMED COULDN'T BECAUSE HEAT HAD BEEN APPLIED. I NEVER TOOK IT ANYWHERE NOR APPLIED HEAT. TOOK IT SOME WHERE TO HAVE TAKEN OFF. TURNS OUT I HAD TO REPLACED REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. FUNNY HOW THERES A HUB ISSUE ON SOME TOWN AND COUNTRY BUT NOT MINE. THEY DIDN'T THINK THE LUG NUT WAS A DEFECT. I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE BREAK WHERE THE COVER OF THE LUG NOT TEARS OFF. THEN THE SIDES OF THE LUG BREAK OFF LEAVING THE BASE OF THE LUG. AFTER DRIVING THE VAN PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT OF PARTS YOU COULD FEEL THE HEAT COMING OFF OF THE WHEELS. POSSIBLY, COULD THAT HAVE BEEN THE HEAT THAT CAUSED THE LUG NOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BEEN DRILLED OUT LIKE THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED. AFTER SEVERAL SEARCHES OF THE INTERNET I HAVE SEEN THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE UNHAPPY WITH ALL OF THE OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS CHRYSLER PRODUCT OR THE DEALERSHIPS SELLING THEM.
WARNING LIGHTS ON BOTH MIRRORS FOR BLIND SPOT DETECTION STAY ON ALWAYS - WITH THE DING DING DING SOUNDS RINGING ON AND OFF - WEATHER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR SITTING STILL PARKED, IF THE CAR IS RUNNING, THE PROBLEM IS THERE. I BELIEVE THIS UNSAFE ISSUE SHOULD BE FIXED BY A RECALL, AS IT IS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY UNSAFE & DANGEROUS, MANY FOLKS WHOM HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME UNSAFE PROBLEM! I PAID FOR THIS FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE, TO ADD SAFETY AND NOW IT IS CAUSING JUST THE OPPOSITE, UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME, A SAFETY FEATURE FAILING ON ALL THESE CARS AND ESPECIALLY AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. WITH THIS FEATURE MALFUNCTIONING, IT IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN TEXTING OR TALKING ON THE PHONE WHILE DRIVING. WHAT IS THE CRITERIA TO GET A RECALL IN PLACE, DO PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE ACCIDENTS OR DIE TO GET A PROBLEM RECALLED, HOW IS IT DECIDED.
ALL SAFETY FEATURES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING, REAR CROSS PATH DETECTION, PARK ASSIST, REAR VIEW CAMERA, AND COMPASS ALL STOPPED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS FROM DRIVING THE CAR IN THE WINTER! APPARENTLY, THERE ARE TWO MODULES LOCATED BEHIND THE BUMPER THAT HAVE CORRODED SEVERELY. THE SNOW AND SALT IS THROWN OFF THE TIRES DIRECTLY ON THESE INTEGRATED UNITS THAT ARE NOT SEALED SUFFICIENTLY AND SO THE UNITS CORRODE AND FAIL. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A DESIGN FAILURE. THESE CRITICAL UNITS THAT RUN ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD NOT BE PLACED SO CARELESSLY AND NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED. PLEASE SEE CHRYSLER RECALLS AND FIXES THIS DESIGN FAILURE. THANK YOU.
I WAS DRIVING OUR TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS GOING TO CHANGE LANES TO MY LEFT. THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION DID NOT COME ON TO WARN ME THAT A CAR WAS THERE. ALMOST HIT THE OTHER CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE. ON 9-27-1014 DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT OUR HOUSE THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION DID NOT PICK UP THE GARBAGE CAN ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVE AND HIT THE CAN CAUSING $ 361.53 OF DAMAGE. TOLD CHRYSLER BUT THEY SAID NO RECALLS FOR THIS. NOW THE BLIND SPOT SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AT ALL AND THE DASH IS DINGING ALL THE TIME. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A 2009 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN FOR THIS PROBLEM NO. J01. MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS FIX COSTING $ 2,000 AT THE DEALER. SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS 2012 VAN AS SAFETY HAS BEEN LOST AND CRASHES ARE EXPECTED TO HAPPEN. *TR
BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM ILLUMINATES CONSTANTLY. SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND CAN NOT DETECT VEHICLES IN THE BLIND SPOT. UNABLE TO TURN OFF SYSTEM UNLESS PAYING FOR COSTLY REPAIR. LIGHTS AND CHIMES ARE DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER AND COULD RESULT IN UNNECESSARY AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS. *TR
HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR HUBS. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL A FEW MONTHS PAST MY VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BLIND SPOT INDICATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BLIND SPOT INDICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN
ENDURE 816 TIRES SAY THEY ARE RATED FOR SNOW. I HAVE THESE TIRES ON MY VAN IN A COLD WEATHER CLIMATE WITH SNOW AND ICE! I HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR TWO WEEKS AND I HAVE ALREADY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET DIFFERENT TIRES AND IT IS NOT BECAUSE THERE IS NO TREAD LEFT ON THE ENDURE 816 TIRES THAT ARE ON THERE, IT IS BECAUSE THIS TIRE IS THE WORST TIRE IN SNOW AND ICE. ALL THE TIRE DOES IS SPIN ON A HILL AND YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOT GET UP YOUR DRIVEWAY WITH JUST A DUSTING OF SNOW! WHEN STOPPING OR TURNING THIS TIRE WILL JUST SLIDE AND IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, CHECK INTO OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS TIRE SHOULD HAVE A WARNING LABEL ON IT TO NOT USE IT IN SNOW OR ICE CONDITIONS. THIS TIRE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE PULLED OF THE SHELF IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES. IF NOTHING IS DONE HERE I PLAN ON CALLING A NEWS STATION AND WE WILL SET UP A DRIVING COURSE TO TEST THESE TIRES SO THE WHOLE WORLD CAN SEE THE AMAZING RESULTS THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. THESE TIRES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY ACCIDENTS AND NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE TIRE NAME IS ENDURO 816 RUNWAYS 235/60/16. *TR
I LEASED A NEW VAN ON 5/10/12. IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 I WAS INFORMED BY INDEPENDENT TIRE COMPANY THAT MY TIRES WERE IN VERY BAD SHAPE, AND I WAS GOING TO NEED NEW ONES. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP BECAUSE TIRES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER 18,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, I WORK FULL TIME AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE CAR IN WITHOUT A LOANER VEHICLE (WHICH THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE). WHEN WINTER HIT, THE TIRE ISSUE BECAME VERY NOTICEABLE, AS MY VEHICLE HAS NO TRACTION WHATSOEVER. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE GUY ABOUT IT. HE ENCOURAGED ME TO BRING IT IN AS SOON AS MY SCHEDULE ALLOWED IT. IN THE MEANTIME, I DID RESEARCH ON THESE TIRES AND FOUND MANY STORIES OF ABNORMAL WEAR AT A FRACTION OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE TIRE. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRES BECAUSE TIRES ARE EXCLUDED. MY NEIGHBOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS TIRES AFTER 17,000 AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TIRES, BUT TO REPLACE THEM ON SO MANY VEHICLES WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD DISCONNECTED AND THE OTHER THREE WHEELS WERE POINTING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE TIE ROD. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT A LUG NUT WAS NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,766. UPDATED 04/10/12*LJ UPDATED 04/16/12
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