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2006 Chrysler TOWN AND COUNTRY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

431 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

66,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data updated: . 370 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 104 of 431 complaints (24.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior10825.1%
Braking behavior4510.4%
Engine operation347.9%
Electrical and battery issues327.4%
Fuel system concerns286.5%
Transmission and shifting112.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering
104
Electrical System
68
Exterior Lighting
60
Air Bags
50
Fuel/Propulsion System
26
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
19
Engine
16
Fuel System, Gasoline
14
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Steering104
Electrical System68
Exterior Lighting60
Air Bags50
Fuel/Propulsion System26
Service Brakes, Hydraulic19
Engine16
Fuel System, Gasoline14

Steering: 104; Electrical System: 68; Exterior Lighting: 60; Air Bags: 50; Fuel/Propulsion System: 26; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 19; Engine: 16; Fuel System, Gasoline: 14

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
49
25,000 to 49,999
95
50,000 to 74,999
67
75,000 to 99,999
67
100,000 to 149,999
75
150,000 and above
17
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00049
25,000 to 49,99995
50,000 to 74,99967
75,000 to 99,99967
100,000 to 149,99975
150,000 and above17

Under 25,000: 49; 25,000 to 49,999: 95; 50,000 to 74,999: 67; 75,000 to 99,999: 67; 100,000 to 149,999: 75; 150,000 and above: 17

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (95). 61 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006
10
2007
21
2008
29
2009
25
2010
72
2011
57
2012
28
2013
33
2014
59
2015
39
2016
18
2017
13
2018
6
2019
8
2020
7
2021
3
2022
2
2023
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200610
200721
200829
200925
201072
201157
201228
201333
201459
201539
201618
201713
20186
20198
20207
20213
20222
20231

2006: 10; 2007: 21; 2008: 29; 2009: 25; 2010: 72; 2011: 57; 2012: 28; 2013: 33; 2014: 59; 2015: 39; 2016: 18; 2017: 13; 2018: 6; 2019: 8; 2020: 7; 2021: 3; 2022: 2; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 108 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 45 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 34 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10200854 · 2007-08-27 (August 27, 2007)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. IN JUNE OF 2007, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS PERFORMING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROGRAM THAT SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. T…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,387 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200854 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10207968 · 2007-11-05 (November 5, 2007)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE TURNING OR MERGING TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING FREEZES. ON OCTOBER 29, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS NEARLY STRUCK HEAD ON BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE IN PLACE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE WATER DRAINS OFF THE ROAD OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE; HOWEVER, IT ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONTACT IS FILING A LAW SUIT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE …

Owner-reported narrative. 18,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10207968 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10161650 · 2006-07-06 (July 6, 2006)

I BOUGHT MY 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY 9/05 IT HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT WE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES, WHEN MY HUSBAND TOOK THEM OFF, THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS METAL TO METAL WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL HAD 1/2 A PAD LEFT. I LOVE MY VAN BUT THE COMPANY WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM IS ANOTHER STORY. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 15,125 miles reported. Look up ODI 10161650 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10165791 · 2006-08-17 (August 17, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HAD EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS BRAKE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS WAS BRAKE MATERIAL THAT SIMPLY FLAKED OFF WITH NORMAL WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10165791 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10388608 · 2011-03-06 (March 6, 2011)

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVE…

Owner-reported narrative. 38,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10388608 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10442236 · 2012-01-03 (January 3, 2012)

MY FAMILY STOPPED AND GOT GAS ON OUR WAY DOWN TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR CHRISTMAS. AS WE LEFT THE GAS STATION AND PULLED ACROSS TRAFFIC OUR 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND STALLED. AFTER THAT DAY, EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE SAME THING OCCURS. I HAVE LOOKED OVER MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THERE NOT ONLY MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOT JUST ON THIS MODEL OF CHRYSLER. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO HAVE CHRYSLER INSTALL A BRAND NEW GAS TANK. THEY QUOTED US ALMOST $2000.00 TO REPLACE…

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10442236 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10200235 · 2007-08-21 (August 21, 2007)

I AUTHORIZE HNSTA TO WRITE A LETTER ON MY BEHALF TO: DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CENTER P.O. BOX 218004 AUBURN HILL MICHIGAN 48321-8004 ON FRIDAY AUGUST 3, 2007 WAS PARKED ON TROY AVE BETWEEN EASTERN PARKWAY AND UNION ST IN BROOKLYN NY WHILE PARKED ON THE WEST BOUND SIDE OF TOY AVE. I WAS TALKING TO SOME ASSOCIATES WHEN THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT OF MY 2006 CHEVROLET GRAND CARAVAN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER: BAYSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE 212-19 NORTHERN BLVD BAYSIDE, NY 11361-3193 I WOULD LIKE CHRY…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200235 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10204610 · 2007-10-01 (October 1, 2007)

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

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Owner report 10231392 · 2008-06-17 (June 17, 2008)

LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL. WE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO CONTROL THE FIRE. WYNNEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AFTER IT. INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED AS WELL AS CHRYSLER. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED CLOSE TO OUR HOME. FIRE WAS NEAR THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED EDITION MINIVAN, 2006, WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 18,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10231392 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10218997 · 2008-02-24 (February 24, 2008)

1) LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FILLED TIRES, WHICH WERE WITHIN 1-2 PSI OF RECOMMENDATION, TO FULL PSI. LIGHT REMAINED ON. FILLED TIRES AGAIN. LIGHT WENT OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME OCCURRENCE. TOOK TO DEALER, TIRES WERE FILLED AGAIN. LIGHT IS OFF. 2) ONE WEEK AFTER 23 POINT INSPECTION, AND FOR TWO WEEKS BRAKE AND AIR BAG LIGHTS FLICKERED MOMENTARILY WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CESSATION OF RADIO/CD TRANSMISSION/SOUND. WITHIN THE LAST FOUR DAYS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER I…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,367 miles reported. Look up ODI 10218997 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

431 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

85.8%Usable mileage370 / 431 records
100.0%Valid incident date431 / 431 records
100.0%Valid filing date431 / 431 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates431 / 431 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Electrical System
2213.2%
ODI 10072568

CHRYSLER HAS DISCONTINUED BACKLIGHTING OF DOOR LIGHT SWITCHES,POWER DOOR SWITCH,POWER MIRROR SWITCH,HEADLAMP SWITCH,AND LOW LINE WINDOW SWITCHES. DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING, IT'S VERY HARD TO LOCATE THESE SWITCHES WITHOUT DISTRACTING YOUR DRIVING ABILITY. TOOK THE VAN INTO DEALER TO HAVE THE LIGHTS RE-ACTIVATED (THEY ARE THERE), BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULDN'T ENABLE THEM. (CHRYSLER HAS A BULLETIN ON THIS, #08-018-02.*AK

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14617.0%
ODI 10120375

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, THE MAIN COMPUTER, AND THE DASH BOARD GAUGES.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

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6815.8%
ODI 10218997 · 28,367 mi

1) LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FILLED TIRES, WHICH WERE WITHIN 1-2 PSI OF RECOMMENDATION, TO FULL PSI. LIGHT REMAINED ON. FILLED TIRES AGAIN. LIGHT WENT OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME OCCURRENCE. TOOK TO DEALER, TIRES WERE FILLED AGAIN. LIGHT IS OFF. 2) ONE WEEK AFTER 23 POINT INSPECTION, AND FOR TWO WEEKS BRAKE AND AIR BAG LIGHTS FLICKERED MOMENTARILY WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CESSATION OF RADIO/CD TRANSMISSION/SOUND. WITHIN THE LAST FOUR DAYS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER I…

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4118.7%
ODI 10223051 · 150 mi

CAR WAS IN OUR DRIVEWAY, NOT RUNNING. HORN, LIGHTS, WIPERS - EVERYTHING STARTED GOING AT ONCE, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START. WE COULDN'T TURN ANYTHING OFF. CALLED 911, FIRE DEPT. UNHOOKED THE BATTERY AND TOOK OUT THE ELECTRICAL BOX. HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

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1,21862.8%
ODI 10230373 · 11,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2007. FIRST, THE DOORS REOPEN BY THEMSELVES - THAT TOOK 8 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY FIXED IN MAY 2008. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IS THAT THE STARTER STICKS WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM AND DIFFICULT FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DUPLICATE. YESTERDAY, JUNE 8, THE VAN COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS - EVERYTHING! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THE…

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44863.4%
ODI 10280830 · 94 mi

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON FRIDAY, 8/14/2009---ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP. STOPPED WORKING ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP---NO GAUGES, NO POWER WINDOWS OR DOORS, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO A/C, NO RADIO---THE ONLY THING WORKING WERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF---ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP---MADE IT HOME AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SET UP APPT. FOR MONDAY MORNING---VAN HAS LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT AND ALREADY IN FOR SERVICE---CALLED DEALERSHIP MONDAY AFTERNOON, THEY CAN'T…

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96061.7%
ODI 10321532 · 400 mi

2010 TOWN & COUNTRY BEING DRIVEN BY MY WIFE HOME FROM CHURCH WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE CAR SIMPLY SHUT DOWN...ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRIC CEASED TO FUNCTION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. ONCE STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND RAN NORMALLY. THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW, 18 DAYS IN OUR POSSESSION. DEALER INSPECTED CAR AND COULD NOT REPLICATE OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ON MARCH 14TH, THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR A SECOND…

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51967.1%
ODI 10408709

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE VAN AT A REAL GOOD PRICE OR SO WE THOUGHT ... SHE WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO GOTO WORK AFTER TAKING OUR SON TO DAYCARE... SHE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENT STORE AFTER DROPPING HIM OFF AND TURNED THE VAN OFF. WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT AND TRIED TO CRANK IT , THE VAN DID NOTHING... THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND SO WAS THE RADIO.. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT COME TO FIND OUT THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM SAID IT WAS THE POWER MODULE AND THAT IT WAS AROUND FIVE TO EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX.. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE VAN FO…

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39362.0%
ODI 10499593 · 5,000 mi

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN ON 8/4/2012 AT YOUR DEALERSHIP. VIN [XXX]. THIS IS OUR 6TH OR 7TH CHRYSLER/DODGE VAN. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2013 AS I WAS APPROACHING THE CVS DRUG STORE SIDE PARKING LOT IN PLYMOUTH WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK AND CONTACTED THE BUILDING. THE RESULT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, $5734.90 AND SOME CRACKED RIBS, BRUISED BREAST BONE AND WHIP LASH LIKE INJURY TO MY NECK. I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY RO…

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39057.3%
ODI 10502818 · 2,000 mi

HVAC IS THREE ZONE AUTOMATIC CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ALL VENTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY STARTS BLOWING IN COLD OUTSIDE AIR FIRST NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER LEGS NUMB WITH BURNING, STINGING CHILL GLASS FOGS AND DOESN'T CLEAR WITH COLD OUTSIDE AIR BLOWING TOOK TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX AND IT WAS CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM CHRYSLER'S FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON IT BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX (3/14/2013) HE IS REFERRING ME TO CHRY…

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21433.6%
ODI 10576289 · 2,000 mi

I RENTED A TOWN AND COUNTRY FROM ENTERPRISE. DROVE 2,000 MILES FROM PA TO FL. ON THE WAY BACK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE IGNITION GOT DISCONNECTED BRIEFLY AND CAME BACK AFTER 1-2 SECONDS. AT THAT TIME I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT COULD BE (WE HAD NO ACCIDENT NOR INJURY AT ALL) BUT NOW I SEE THAT THIS COULD BE LINKED TO THE GM IGNITION RECALL (DOES THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME IGNITION SUPPLIER AS GM?). PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CASE AS THIS MAY INDICATE THAT THE IGNITION RECALL SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE SOME CHRYSLER VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR

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6115.9%
ODI 10661098 · 1,270 mi

ON NOVEMBER 25 AT 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING EXITS 27 A AND B IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. I WAS PLANNING TO USE EXIT 26 AND GENTLY ACCELERATED MY TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN IN ORDER TO PASS A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT AND TRANSITION TO THE RIGHT LANE IN ORDER TO EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE VEHICLE, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE SOMEWHAT FORCEFULLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. UPON REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELE…

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10720.3%
ODI 10933787 · 13,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING GEARS SINCE PURCHASE. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND RPMS REDLINE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR FOR OVER 40 DAYS SINCE MARCH 2016 AND IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. MOST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE PROPERLY, AFTER BEING IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. DURING THE LAST TWO INCIDENTS, NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED, NOR HAVE THERE BEEN ANY FAULT CODES FOUND IN THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM. THE VAN IS EXTREMELY UN…

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Air Bags
137.8%
ODI 10094229

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER ADJUSTED THE SEAT AND THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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8910.4%
ODI 10075293 · 800 mi

PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN..WITH LESS THEN 800 MILES AIRBAG LITE KEPT COMING ON OFF AND ON.SOMETIME STAYING ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME..TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED A CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL WAS BAD,THEY SAID PARTS WERE ON ORDER AND VAN WAS OK TO DRIVE,, I SAID WILL AIRBAGS WORK IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT,, DEALER SAID PROB NOT,,AFTER A LITTLE ARGUING I GOT A LOANER CAR, VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. *AK

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5011.6%
ODI 10199839 · 18,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING 40 MPH CRASHED HEAD ON WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SMOKE ROSE FROM THE ENGINE AND ALL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED BRUISES TO HER LEGS, CHEST, AND WAIST ALONG WITH A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE THREE PASSENGERS SEATED IN THE REAR SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THEIR CHESTS FROM THE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MECHANIC STATED TH…

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146.4%
ODI 10343649 · 53,091 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER STARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REGARDING THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT FILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,091.

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37019.1%
ODI 10344287 · 77,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE AIRBAG ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN DEPLOYED. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. MY ARM WAS BRUISED AND CUT DURING THE ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER HAD HER HEAD SHOVED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BY HER AIRBAG. MY GRANDSON WAS COUGHING AND CHOKING ON THE POWDER FROM THE AIRBAG. UNABLE TO SEE, I MANAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT CAUSING ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OR ANY OTHERS. THE POLICE AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND COULD FIND NO PHYSICAL REASON…

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18726.4%
ODI 10373469 · 9,000 mi

HORN ASSEMBLY CAME COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. NO ACCIDENT. I ASSUME THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG IS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS COMPONENT. DEALERSHIP SAID CAUSE WAS FAULTY PART OR MONDAY ASSEMBLED VEHICLE. *TR

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26817.2%
ODI 10414288 · 28,000 mi

ON JULY 5TH, 2011 THE ABOVE MENTIONED CHRYSLER VAN LEFT THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR AND ENTERED A DRAINAGE BASIN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN EARTH "BERM" THAT ACTED AS A WALL FOR THE DRAINAGE BASIN. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED TO A POINT THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE RADIATOR WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FRONT BUMPER WAS PULLED COMPLETELY UNDER THE VEHICLE. TWO TIRES WERE F…

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243.1%
ODI 10464668 · 13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 45 MPH AND PUSHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THEY DID NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED DURING THE CRASH, ALLOWING THE CHILD SEAT THAT WAS BEING RESTRAINED TO DETACH FROM THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CUR…

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182.8%
ODI 10499586 · 9,279 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,279. UPDATED 5/17/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 D…

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507.3%
ODI 10534671 · 10,000 mi

RENTED A MINIVAN FROM AVIS AT SLC AIRPORT LATE JULY 2013. ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE AIRPORT MY KNEE BUMPED THE MASS OF KEYRING OBJECTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS I WAS JUST GETTING UP TO 60MPH. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN AND DETERMINED I HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHUT IT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE. ONLY ONE OF THE 5 PASSENGERS EVEN NOTICED THE SLOWDOWN. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IF IT IS THE PRACTICE OF RENTAL …

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7611.9%
ODI 10614877 · 2,995 mi

SUBJECT VEHICLE (2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, VEHICLE 2) WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION ACCIDENT WITH 2005 FORD MUSTANG (VEHICLE 1). VEHICLE 1 PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN TO TURN LEFT ONTO 4 LANE THOROUGHFARE WITH A LARGE TRUCK TURNING RIGHT ONTO STREET WHERE VEHICLE 1 WAS STOPPED. VEHICLE 1 DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC WAS HINDERED BY TURNING TRUCK. VEHICLE 2 WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE PASSING THE TRUCK. VEHICLE 2'S RIGHT FRONT CORNER COLLIDED WITH LEFT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE 1 AT FULL VEHICLE SPEED SINCE DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 DID NOT SEE VEHICLE 2 P…

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3910.2%
ODI 10785921

AIR BAGS WENT OFF DURING A ACCIDENT AND WE RECEIVED CUTS ON MY LEGS AND ALSO MY WIFE'S LEGS

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163.0%
ODI 11045119

TAKATA RECALL I TYPED MY VALID VIN NUMBER JUST AS DIRECTED ON THIS SITE TO SEE IF IT WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. HOWEVER, I GOT A MESSAGE THAT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT VALID. IT IS VALID!!! I ALSO TRIED CHECKING MY VIN NUMBER ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM, BUT IT WASN'T FOUND THERE EITHER. I CAREFULLY COPIED MY VIN DIRECTLY FROM MY STATE OF INDIANA TITLE AND ENTERED IT SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH SITE TO NO AVAIL.

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Engine
95.4%
ODI 10473016 · 69,889 mi

ABOUT 3 MIN AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE STALLED AFTER PULLING OUT OF STATION. POWER STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF LANE. TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES TO RESTART AND MOVE TO SAFETY. SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!!! *TR

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414.8%
ODI 10451087 · 62,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED, ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER/FUNCTION. *TR *JS

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163.7%
ODI 10608545 · 55,000 mi

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS

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2712.3%
ODI 10587212 · 70,000 mi

AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK AND DRIVING MAYBE ONE BLOCK THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS HAPPENS NOW AFTER EVERY FILLUP. IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE13016 FOR OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. A SEARCH IN GOOGLE CAME UP WITH MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH MANY DIFFERENT CARS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. IF YOU PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION DIRECTLY ONTO A HIGHWAY AND STALL WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, THE RESULTS COULD BE DISASTROUS (B'AH). *TR

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20410.5%
ODI 10461407 · 41,763 mi

REOCCURING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. HAD 4 OIL CONSUMPTIONS TEST DONE. TEST ON 6/8/12 FAILED. BURNED 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN 2589 MILES. FILED LEMON LAW IN FEB 2012 FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MORE THAN 3X. CHRYSLER HAS DENIED THE LAWSUIT. SEEKING FURTHER ACTIONS AGAINST CHRYSLER AT THIS TIME. VAN IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP UNDERGOING OIL COMPRESSION AND LEAK DOWN TEST AS ADVISED BY CHRYSLER. DEALERSHIP IS NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS AND WILL NOT TELL ME RESULTS OF TEST. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY ARE WAITING FO…

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9613.6%
ODI 10462789 · 15,000 mi

AFTER SUSTAINED HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OUR VAN STALLED UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SHAKE VERY HARD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO STALLING. THE TACHOMETER WOULD ALSO DIP BELOW 750 RPM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ENGINE STALLING. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES BEFORE WE FINALLY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN AND SAID THAT THEY SIMPLY UPDATED THE ENGINE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME QUITE PR…

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30219.4%
ODI 10464131 · 50,000 mi

ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHEN I TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM MY 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN AS IF THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE CAR. IT TAKES OVER AN HOUR OF FIDDLING WITH REINSERTING THE KEY TO GET IT TO ACTUALLY TURN OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CANNOT PARK AND LEAVE MY CAR WHILE IT IS STILL RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY EVEN IN THE IGNITION. SOMEONE COULD GET INSIDE AND DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT NEEDING A KEY....NOT TO MENTION CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN A GARAGE. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE…

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10713.8%
ODI 10479218 · 26,424 mi

I WAS CLEANING MY WINDSHIELD ON THE VAN WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED (WITHIN THE CLOSED GARAGE). APPARENTLY THE AUTOMATIC-START FUNCTION WAS TRIGGERED WHEN THE KEY-FOB REMOTE IN MY PANTS POCKET WAS INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED WHEN I LEANED AGAINST THE CAR. THIS IS VERY SCARY! IF I HAD BEEN LEANING AGAINST SOMETHING INSIDE THE HOUSE, WOULD MY CAR HAVE BEEN RUNNING ALL NIGHT IN A CLOSED GARAGE ATTACHED TO MY HOUSE?. I HAVE OFTEN ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED OTHER FUNCTIONS (SUCH AS DOOR OPENING, DOOR LOCK, ETC.) WHEN WORKING AROUND THE HOUSE, BUT AUTOM…

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10015.8%
ODI 10569161 · 24,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE RE FLASHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,072.

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10815.9%
ODI 10522382 · 25 mi

TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN WITH 4 MILES ON IT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. TOOK IT OUT FOR THE FIRST RIDE ON SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013 AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. STARTED IT BACK UP AND VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN. CONTINUED TO START UP AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT FOUR TIMES. CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFI…

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15123.7%
ODI 10577564 · 8,300 mi

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MY KNEE TOUCHED THE KEY RING. VEHICLES ENGINE SHUT OFF. BRAKES LOST POWER. HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME STEERING AND GETTING VEHICLE STOPPED ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO GET IT IN PARK TO RESTART CAR. *TR

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6316.4%
ODI 10661098 · 1,270 mi

ON NOVEMBER 25 AT 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING EXITS 27 A AND B IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. I WAS PLANNING TO USE EXIT 26 AND GENTLY ACCELERATED MY TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN IN ORDER TO PASS A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT AND TRANSITION TO THE RIGHT LANE IN ORDER TO EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE VEHICLE, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE SOMEWHAT FORCEFULLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. UPON REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELE…

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6913.1%
ODI 10905696 · 24,500 mi

OPERATING VEHICLE AT 65MPH ON I-81 ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS IN AUXILIARY MODE. DIGITAL DRIVER DISPLAY WENT BLANK SHOWED ONLY DIRECTION AND TEMPERATURE. POWER STEERING GONE. I CHANGED TO RIGHT LANE, PULLED ONTO SHOULDER AND PLACED CAR IN PARK. I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE ENGINE. RENTAL VEHICLE ONLY ITEMS ON KEYCHAIN WERE 2 VEHICLE FOBS. DID NOT HIT KEY WITH KNEE. TANK WAS 7/8 FULL OF GAS. ON FAIRLY LEVEL STRETCH OF ROADWAY. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED. NO OIL OR TEMPERATURE WARNINGS. I HAD DRIVEN FROM LITTLE ROCK, AR TO NOR…

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Unknown Or Other
21.2%
ODI 10083735

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY.*MR THE VEHICLES MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 10 MILES THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE AFTER THE INITIAL VISIT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION IN OTHER WAYS. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATOR THE INCORRECT SPEED. THE ENGINE MADE NOISE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED. THE ENGINE VIBRATED WHEN ACCELERA…

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101.2%
ODI 10130305 · 3,000 mi

DT: CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLER/CHRYSLER CORPORATION. ON JULY 5, VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE, AND HAD TO USE THE SPARE TIRE. WHEN THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AND PUT THE SPARE BACK INTO PLACE IT CAME OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON JULY 26, 2005. THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS CONCERN. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *NM

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112.6%
ODI 10241016 · 9,300 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATS DO NOT HAVE THE LATCH MECHANISM. ALL OF THE SEATS HAVE SEAT BELTS WITH EMERGENCY LOCKING SYSTEMS. SHE WAS INFORMED BY AN INSPECTOR AT THE FIRE STATION THAT SHE SHOULD NOT PLACE A BOOSTER SEAT ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300. UPDATED 11/24/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHILD IS ONLY SAFE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN SITTING UPRIGHT. THERE WAS NOTHING TO PROTECT THE CHILD FROM LEANING FORWARD. UPDATED 11/26/0…

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83.7%
ODI 10218822

2007 TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 9,000 MILES DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 76 IN PHILADELPHIA EXITING AN OFF RAMP AT CONSHOHOCKEN. VAN BEGAN SHAKING THEN IT WAS A SOUND LIKE A POP VAN BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, NOT ABLE TO STEER OR SHIFT ANY GEARS. DRIVER UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL CAUSING THE VAN TO GO INTO THE OFF RAMP. THERE IS LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VAN BUT DRIVER WAS TOLD BY A WORKER FOR THE PA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS AN AUTOBODY SHOP & TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VAN. THE ENGINE MOUNT IS…

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904.6%
ODI 10233107

I WROTE A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE DOORS ON MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY THAT THE OPENED ON THERE OWN AND THEN WOULD NOT ALWAYS RESPOND TO THE REMOTE. CHRYSLER HAS UPDATED THE COMPUTER IN MY VAN. RECENTLY I HAD MORE PROBLEMS OF THE DOORS NOT RESPONDING SO THE VAN WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT AND A NEW RADIO WITH WIRING FROM THE RADIO TO THE ANTENNA, HAD TO HAVE THE SEATS ON THE MIDDLE ROW REUPHOLSTERED AND BECAUSE OF HEAT COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WHICH IS THE OTHER REASON I AM WRITING. THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND IT IS NO…

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304.2%
ODI 10372949 · 44,600 mi

WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR TIRES, CONSTANTLY LOSING PRESSURE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE ISSUE, HOWEVER EVERY TIME I HAD THE TIRES CHECK THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AGAIN, WE WERE LOSING PRESSURE IN A TIRE, I WENT TO FILL THE TIRE AND THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM BROKE IN TWO. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT MOVING WHEN THE STEM CAME APART. WHEN I WENT TO A QUICK OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR COMPANY POLICY IS NOT TO TOUCH THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS BECAUSE SO MANY HAD COME APART IN THEIR EMPLOYEES HANDS.

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966.2%
ODI 10395629 · 17,823 mi

PURCHASED A USED 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MARCH 19,2011..ON THE SECOND DAY MARCH 20, 2011 WITH 17823 MILES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AT THAT TIME WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IT OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT WEEK. STILL UNSURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEN ON APRIL 5 IT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. WE THEN REALIZED IT WAS ACTUALLY SHUTTING OFF IN DRIVE. WHEN IT HAPPENS EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF (LOSING POWER STEERING ETC) MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER AND RESTART VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT D…

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587.5%
ODI 10606590 · 66,000 mi

I WENT TO HAVE MY RECALL FIXED. IF THEY DID THE RECALL I WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO USE REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOWS. I USE THEM ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT A FIX. THIS JUST COVERS YOUR BUTT. I WANT IT FIXED. *TR

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589.1%
ODI 10578714 · 3,393 mi

THE REAR DRIVER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS WITH LOUD CLICKING NOISE, TRIES TO SHUT ON PASSENGERS AS THEY ENTER, MY CHILD RIDES IN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR DIDNT SHUT ALL THE WAY AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD NOT REALIZING THIS UNTIL I STOPPED AND NOTICED DOOR WAS NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY, HAD SMALL GAP IN THE DOOR WAY, NO ALARMS OR ANYTHING WENT OFF TELLING ME THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN, THIS PUT MY CHILDS LIFE IN DANGER, HAD THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY CANT FIND WHERE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM.

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619.0%
ODI 10670408 · 13,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WAS IN "PARK" GEAR AND HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. REPORTEDLY, VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BRAKING WAS ATTEMPTED BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE ROLLED INTO TREE/FENCE AND DAMAGED PASSENGER DOOR, THAT HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN IN THE HASTE OF THE INCIDENT, AND THE REAR BUMPER. DAMAGE ESTIMATES AT 4K.

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8914.0%
ODI 10605863 · 5,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

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4211.0%
ODI 10871725 · 8,000 mi

NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE EVERY TIME I GO OVER 55 SPEED, ALSO NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD AS IF THERE IS AIR COMING INTO THE CAR. NOISE FROM SPEAKERS AS THE CAR SPEEDS

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11020.9%
ODI 10946550 · 27,500 mi

"TAKATA RECALL"... I BOUGHT 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK & IT'S HAVE 27,500 MILES ON IT. SINCE I START DRIVING THIS CAR IT'S HAVING AN ISSUE WITH SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE RPM GOES UP TO 4000 TO 5000 RPM & THEN IT'S START SHIFTING THE GEARS ALSO WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR ON HIGHWAY AND PUT CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL THE RPM STAYS NEAR BY 3000 TO 4000RPM. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT'S NEVER TAKE QUICK PICK IT'S ALWAYS TAKE LONG TIME FOR PICK THE SPEED AND THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION MAKE SOME HEAVY NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR AT …

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Steering
127.2%
ODI 10129227

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM . ALL THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. ONE OF THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PUMP, RACK, PINION, AND THE HOSES. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE STEERING VIBRATES THE ENTIRE CAR WHEN TURNING. CHRYSLER TRIED TO REPAIR THE CAR FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL,. SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS NOT NORMAL, AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. CHRYSLER TOLD CONTACT TO PUT A 2005 RACK AN…

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8710.2%
ODI 10152826 · 11,700 mi

COMPLETE FAILURE OF VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION TIME: ABOUT 3:45 PM PLACE: LONG MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48309 VEHICLE: 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY - [XXX] MILEAGE 11,700 1. AFTER ARRIVING IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT, MY WIFE SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE A TURN TO PARK IN A SPOT. 2. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED AND STOPPED. 3. SHE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STARTED. 4. SHE TRIED TO TURN AND PARK AT THE SAME SPOT ON LEFT SIDE. THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND AND VEHICLE KE…

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10424.1%
ODI 10207968 · 18,200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE TURNING OR MERGING TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING FREEZES. ON OCTOBER 29, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS NEARLY STRUCK HEAD ON BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE IN PLACE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE WATER DRAINS OFF THE ROAD OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE; HOWEVER, IT ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONTACT IS FILING A LAW SUIT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE …

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177.8%
ODI 10263741 · 37,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHENEVER THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AT 15 MPH, A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A NEW WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED BECAUSE OF HOW THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTRUCTED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VE…

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944.8%
ODI 10226654

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

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365.1%
ODI 10315282 · 7,000 mi

THE ARE ARE MANY ISSUES THAT I HAVE FACED WITH MY 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING (25TH ANNIV. EDITION). FIRST ARE THE BRAKES WHICH MAKE THIS METAL ON METAL SOUND AFTER 6,000 MILES; THE TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS SLIPPING AND YOU CAN FEEL IT BIG TIME WHILE DRIVING, WHETHER ITS DOWN SHIFTING OR SHIFTING UP. THE STEERING MAKES WAY TOO MUCH NOISE. DEALER HAS SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL IT. ONLINE FORUMS PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL THREE. TAKE A LOOK AT IT! THE TRANSMISSI…

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1288.2%
ODI 10353793 · 16,052 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A REPRESENTATIVE ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. HE STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,052.

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212.7%
ODI 10425133 · 3,000 mi

STEERING IS OVERSENSITIVE, VEHICLE OVERSTEERS VERY EASILY. DEALER PERFORMED 3 SOFTWARE UPGRADES, ONE TO EACH OF THESE MODULES: PCM, WIN AND STEERING SENSOR. STEERING IS NOT BETTER. THIS OVERSTEER SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A MECHANICAL DESIGN FLAW, AND FEELS UNSTABLE, LIKE IT IS EASY TO DRIFT INTO OTHER LANES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HARSH RIDE. OUR 2004 T&C WAS MUCH BETTER. THE MORE I DRIVE THE NEW 2011, THE MORE I HATE IT, WANT MY OLD VAN BACK. *TR

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152.4%
ODI 10644316 · 53,500 mi

WHEN I START THE CAR IT WILL RUN FINE AND THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL TURN OFF LEAVING ME WITH STEERING AND BRAKING POWER DEAD. SOMETIMES I WILL TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE STARTER WILL JUST KEEP GOING SO THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE STARTER TO STOP IS TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED. HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A DEADLY CRASH. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITC…

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263.8%
ODI 10510759 · 10,266 mi

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND BRAKES WERE HARD. IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CAR STALLS, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD. STILL NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND NO CHANGE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN RESTARTED IT. CAR WAS FINE THEN. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NO INDICATORS LIT ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE TH…

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223.5%
ODI 10806411 · 4,800 mi

MY 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. IT HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AFTER IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIME. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING CHECKED AGAIN. EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I AM DRIVING AND THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY WORRIED IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ME AND MY CHILDREN TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DO…

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133.4%
ODI 10790002 · 13,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,700.

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112.1%
ODI 10970079 · 24,000 mi

WE HAD JUST TURNED INTO OUR SUBDIVISION AND ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH ILLUMINATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WE WERE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED SO WHEN THE VAN CAME TO A STOP WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SOUND TO CONCERNED AND ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE VAN ON THURSDAY. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR RESPONSE AS THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN IT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED.

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Power Train
53.0%
ODI 10511701 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK AND INTO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED HOWEVER, A FAILURE CODE WAS NOT LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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141.6%
ODI 10223576

IT STARTED ACTUALLY QUITE SOME TIME AGO. IT SEEMED THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I WOULD LOSE MY POWER STEERING. ONCE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A CEMENT CURB. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO WORK THE WHEEL AROUND AND AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF TRYING TO CONTROL THE VAN, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THERE HAS BEEN A NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THEN I NOTICED THE VAN WAS LEAKING SOMETHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE R…

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81.9%
ODI 10310996 · 16,382 mi

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER T/C MINI VAN SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THEY EVEN LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE RESPONSE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED,CALIPER,DISC ECT .HAD A CROSS BAR THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL BREAK OFF WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR I KEEP TELLING THE DEALER THAT I BELIEVE IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END INCLUDING THE BRAKES IN JAN 2010 I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE THERE I WAS…

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62.7%
ODI 10202154 · 100 mi

VEHICLE UNABLE TO GO IN REVERSE UP AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND SHUTTERING IN THE DRIVVETRAIN. CHYRSTLER ENGINEERS AND DEALER SERVICE MANGER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL STATE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I SHOULD GO UP THE DRIVEWAY FASTER AND WITHOUT SLOWING OR SOPPING TO AVOID THE SHUTTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE MANY CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU HAVE TO GO SLOW UP THE DRIVEWAY TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT RUN ANYONE OVER OR HIT AN OBJECT. I AM NOT A TRAINED REVERSE RACE CAR DRIVER. ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE HAD IN MY DRI…

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462.4%
ODI 10258710 · 20 mi

1. SAFETY DEFECT IN THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE (IGNITION) IN 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY (TOURING MODEL). VEHICLE WILL RUN BUT MOST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL NOT WORK, INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS, WINDOWS, REMOTE MIRRORS, LIGHTS, HORN SEAT, DOOR LOCKS, WINDOW LOCKS, CLOCK, AC RADIO AND WIPERS. THE RESULT OF THE DEFECT INCLUDES INABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE ONCE IN MOTION. DRIVER IS NOT NECESSARILY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY GO TO USE THE HORN, LIGHTS, OR TURN SIGNAL. CHRYSLER DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I MADE THEM COME TO …

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304.2%
ODI 10450684 · 20,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2009 FROM THE GARY MILLER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN ERIE, PA. IN EARLY 2011 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, THE CAR ENGINE WILL STALL OUT UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE. THE STALL ALWAYS HAPPENS AT A SLOW SPEED RIGHT BEFORE STOPPING, JUST WHEN IT STOPS, OR A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WANT TO FORCE THE CAR TO KEEP MOVING INSTEAD OF BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE CAR TRIES TO LURCH FORWARD AND REQUIRES HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN HARD TO P…

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613.9%
ODI 10356805 · 8,000 mi

2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN STALLS FREQUENTLY CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING STEERING. THIS OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING VEHICLE, DURING ACCELERATION, DURING TURNS, GOING STRAIGHT, AND ALSO WHEN DECELERATING. BASICALLY IT OCCURS WHEN LESS EXPECT IT CAUSING A GREAT SAFETY RISK. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM B/C THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. HOWEVER, TODAY IT STALLED ON MAJOR ROAD JUST AS I GOT OFF INTERSTATE AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR DEALERSHIP. CALLED AND ASKED F…

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364.7%
ODI 10437667

TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AT 16MPH CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE NOISE. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE "FIX" FOR IT AT THIS TIME. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AS A CUSTOMER OF CHRYSLER. THANK YOU. *KB

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365.7%
ODI 10595362 · 32,000 mi

1 WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY VAN THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED (WAITING AT THE LIGHT). I WENT TO THE DEALER TO ASK THEM IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY FIRST SAY THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THEN I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME VEHICLES HAVING DEBRIS ON THE ENGINES, SO THEY REPLACED HALF OF THE HEADS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED VIBRATING, BUT THEN I NOTICE THAT WHEN SPEEDING OR SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPONDS TO THE CHANGE IN GEARS OR ISN?T ACCELERATING LIKE IT SHOULD. ALSO WHILE COMIN…

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395.7%
ODI 10585845 · 6,100 mi

THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE. RIGHT AROUND 6100 MILES, I STARTED HEARING IRRITATING NOISE AT SPEEDS AROUND 30-40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND CHRYSLER SEEMS TO HAVE NO SOLUTION AS WELL. THEY BASICALLY SAY IT IS DRIVABLE SO I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. THIS NOISE IS PERSISTENT AND LOUDER THAN WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT (8200 MILES NOW). NO REPAIR, NO REPLACEMENT, NOTHING BUT A CONTINUAL NOISE. *TR

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518.0%
ODI 10661508 · 199 mi

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM DEALER WITH 199 MILES ON ODOMETER AS IT WAS DELIVERED FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. FIRST TIME DRIVING VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP TO HOME APPROX 100 MILES A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISSING MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS. IT APPEARED THEY WERE NEVER INSTALLED AT FACTORY. *JS

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11329.5%
ODI 10731469 · 30 mi

ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A 1 - 2 SECOND DELAY. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR NEED TO DO A FAST PASS. PRESSING GAS PEDAL, EVEN TO THE FLOOR, DOES NOTHING FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN TRANSMISSION HITS HARD AND JERKS THE CAR FORWARD WITH FORCE, ALMOST LOSING CONTROL.

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18535.2%
ODI 10894435

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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Service Brakes
21.2%
ODI 10967905 · 145,000 mi

ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE.THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES MOST ALL OF THE TIME BUT WILL GO OUT ON OCCASION THEN ILLUMINATE AGAIN AND AGAIN OR STAY ON .THE BRAKES SEEM TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND PASS ALL MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS.THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OUT UPON SHARP ELEVATION CHANGES COMBINED WITH SHARP TURNING MANUVERS.

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141.6%
ODI 10478353 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BUY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE PAD AND TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED AT 5,000 MILES, AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28,000 MILES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT COR…

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81.9%
ODI 10490219 · 112,786 mi

LOSS OF BRAKING IN SNOW (APPROX 4 INCHES), PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW. PEDAL CAN BE PUMPED UP. DEALER (SUBURBAN CHRYSLER) CHANGED MASTER CYLINDER BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT SNOWS CONTINUE TO CAUSE ISSUE FOR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

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52.3%
ODI 10465767 · 66,000 mi

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY OVERHEATED HAD TO REPLACE A PART THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT, BURNS OIL, SLIDING DOORS DON'T WORK, REPLACED CALIPERS, HAVE TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

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1125.8%
ODI 10456999 · 65,000 mi

OUR 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING HAS BEGUN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE MOVING WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN 3 MONTHS AT BOTH LOWER SPEEDS, AND ONCE GOING 60+ MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. WHEN IT LOSES POWER, WE LOSE STEERING AND BREAKING POWER MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY FOR A CAR NORMALLY FILLED WITH CHILDREN. IT ALSO OCCASIONALLY WILL STALL EVERY TIME YOU START IT. OURS WILL THROW NO CODES AND NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, SO NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. …

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425.9%
ODI 10460455 · 6,000 mi

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACE BY CHRYSLER 3 TIME SINCE JUNE 2009 AND THE ROTOR ONCE. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A MASSIVE SHUTTER WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (VERY DANGEROUS). I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ROTORS ARE PROBABLY WARPED (AGAIN) AND THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I JUST HAD THEM DONE BEFORE 36K AND NOW I'M AT 50K. I PURCHASED NEW WAGNER ROTOR AND CERAMIC BRAKE PADS AND INSTALLED THEM MYSELF. FIRST TIME OUT THE SHUTTER IS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AGAIN AND TOLD THEM TH…

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1278.2%
ODI 10461343 · 38,806 mi

HAVE HAD T&C 2010 VAN FOR 2 YEARS - OUR 11TH CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND OUR 3RD CHRYSLER VAN. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE ON THIS SITE BEFORE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH REAR BRAKES & ROTORS? I HAVE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM - LESS THAN 39,000 MILES FOR METAL ON METAL - REPLACEMENT OF PADS & ROTORS - NOT ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE ROTORS THEY WERE THAT BAD. CHRYSLER'S ANSWER? SORRY WE CAN'T REIMBURSE YOU - I WASN'T LOOKING FOR $$ - I WAS LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED & WHAT IS TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN ANOTHER …

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516.6%
ODI 10464465 · 8,500 mi

I STARTED OUR 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE BRAKE. WHEN I GOT TO 65 M.P.H. THE HOOD STARTED SHAKING. I REALIZED THAT WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE THAT MY TOE MUST HAVE TRIPPED THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER. THIS IS A SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN THAT THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT [phone removed] TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM 7-6-2012. THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO T…

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203.2%
ODI 10557232 · 47,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. THESE LIGHTS ARE LED LIGHTS AND MEANT TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY CANNOT BE CHANGED LIKE A STANDARD BRAKE LIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN STOPPING OR DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

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395.7%
ODI 10510759 · 10,266 mi

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND BRAKES WERE HARD. IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CAR STALLS, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD. STILL NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND NO CHANGE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN RESTARTED IT. CAR WAS FINE THEN. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NO INDICATORS LIT ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE TH…

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294.6%
ODI 10614877 · 2,995 mi

SUBJECT VEHICLE (2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, VEHICLE 2) WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION ACCIDENT WITH 2005 FORD MUSTANG (VEHICLE 1). VEHICLE 1 PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN TO TURN LEFT ONTO 4 LANE THOROUGHFARE WITH A LARGE TRUCK TURNING RIGHT ONTO STREET WHERE VEHICLE 1 WAS STOPPED. VEHICLE 1 DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC WAS HINDERED BY TURNING TRUCK. VEHICLE 2 WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE PASSING THE TRUCK. VEHICLE 2'S RIGHT FRONT CORNER COLLIDED WITH LEFT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE 1 AT FULL VEHICLE SPEED SINCE DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 DID NOT SEE VEHICLE 2 P…

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112.9%
ODI 11102407 · 100,225 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON COMMAND AND THE FRONT END SHOOK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAMPE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (151 N NEELEY ST, VISALIA, CA 93291, [phone removed]), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,225.

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40.8%
ODI 11047478 · 15,000 mi

ON AUGUST 15, 2017, WHILE DRIVING UP A HIGHWAY INCLINE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ABOUT AN EIGTH MILE AWAY SO I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST, FORCEABLY STEERING IT THROUGH A SLIGHT CURVE AND THEN BRAKING. WHEN I STOPPED, I PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO PARK AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND UNLESS IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING IT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO KNOW …

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Fuel/Propulsion System
3319.8%
ODI 10468286 · 110,000 mi

EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GASOLINE, (87, 89 OR HIGHER OCTANE IT DOESN'T MATTER), IT STARTS TO STALL & BUCKS AS THE ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATE WILDLY FROM 600 TO 3000 PLUS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT IT IS FILLED UP TO FULL & HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IF I ONLY FILL IT UP TO 3/4S OR EVEN JUST LESS THAN FULL, THE STALLING PATTERN DOES NOT OCCUR. I HAVE LEARNED TO EXPECT IT & EITHER FILL IT UP JUST SHY OF FULL OR I DRIVE THE VAN LIKE A STANDARD, (ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE & THE OTHER ON THE …

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475.5%
ODI 10460430 · 70,000 mi

AFTER GASSING UP THE CAR THE CAR AND ENTERING TRAFFIC IT STALLED. THEN AFTER REPEATED TRIES IT STALLED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

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266.0%
ODI 10511892 · 43,000 mi

RE: NIOSH INVESTIGATION PE 13-016 ENGINE STALL. SUBJECT OF THE CITED INVESTIGATION, STALLING WHILE DRIVING AFTER FUELING MAY BE CHARACTERISTIC OF 2006 CHRYSLER CORP. MINIVANS (3.8 L ENGINE) AS WELL, BASED ON MESSAGES IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN E-MAIL LIST. COMMENTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. MY VAN DID THIS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES IN THE YEAR AFTER MY FIRST INSTANCE. IT WAS THEN SOLD (FOR UNRELATED REASONS.) ONCE, I TALKED WITH THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING THE STA…

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5123.3%
ODI 10502231 · 75,000 mi

AFTER FUELING, THE 2007 T & C VAN WITH 3.3 L V-6 STARTS TO STALL, SPUTTER AND SURGE. THIS HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE FREQUENT WITH EACH TANK FILL. AFTER 30 SECONDS FROM THE ONSET, THE ENGINE NORMALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL IDLE AND RUNS SMOOTHLY. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST EVENING (3/9/13) AND THE ENGINE SURGED BY UP TO 800 RPMS JUST AFTER THE VAN WAS PUT INTO GEAR AND WE WERE PULLING AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMP AND WE HAD A BIT OF CONTROL LOSS WITH PEDESTRIANS IN THE WAY. NO ONE HURT THANKFULLY. *TR

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160.8%
ODI 10471141 · 50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SECONDARY ROAD AT APPRIXIMATELY 25 MPH THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AS WELL AS POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. PROCEEDED TO COAST DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL A SAFE PLACE WAS IDENTIFIED TO TURN OFF THE ROAD. SINCE POWER HAD CUTOFF STEERING AND BRAKING THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULTY. STOPPED THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED BUT VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THIS …

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60.8%
ODI 10554916 · 593,000 mi

ON AROUND NOVEMBER 18, 2013, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER TRIP TO CHICAGO AND DURING AN OVERNIGHT COLD SNAP (ABOUT 25 DEGREES FROM 45), WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL IT MADE A SOUND AS IF THE GAS WASN'T REACHING THE NECESSARY AREA TO MAKE IT MOVE FORWARD--THE ESP/BAS LIGHTS AND THE TRACTION LIGHT LITE UP. I PUSHED GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND IT MADE THE SAME SOUND BUT THE CAR MOVED A LITTLE FASTER AS I ROLLED ONTO THE STREET. THE LIGHTS FROM ESP/BAS AND TRACTION STAYED ON. DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES TO WORK. NO OTHER INCIDENT WITH GAS P…

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241.5%
ODI 10544653 · 53,000 mi

BRAKES SHUTTER WHEN APPLIED. ON 3 SET OF BRAKES. ENGINE QUITS AT IDLE. MUST PUT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND RESTART. ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THEN RESUMES. TOOK VAN TO DEALER WITH OD CODE 1128 THEY COULD NOT FIND ANT PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED. I CHANGED : SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES O2 SENSORS MAP SENSOR PROBLEM GETTING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

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10613.7%
ODI 10637811 · 21,000 mi

VEHICLE PARKED IN HOMEOWNER'S DRIVEWAY ERUPTED IN FLAMES AT APPROXIMATELY 12.45 AM ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR OVER FOUR(4) HOURS. ENGINE WAS RELATIVELY COOL AS IT WAS ONLY DRIVEN FOR FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO 8 PM ON THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER. NEIGHBOR WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEEING SPARKS EMANATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD BEFORE IT BURST INTO FLAMES WHICH DESTROYED THE CAR. THIS ALSO DAMAGED THE OTHER VEHICLE PARKED AHEAD OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY. *TR

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568.8%
ODI 10477005 · 2,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK FUEL CAP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT A RODENT HAD EATEN THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY THEN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME B…

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385.6%
ODI 10522382 · 25 mi

TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN WITH 4 MILES ON IT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. TOOK IT OUT FOR THE FIRST RIDE ON SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013 AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. STARTED IT BACK UP AND VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN. CONTINUED TO START UP AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT FOUR TIMES. CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFI…

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142.2%
ODI 10566649 · 4,500 mi

WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO FULL AND EXHAUST SMELL OR A GAS SMELL WAS WITNESSED IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER SEVERAL DELIBERATE TIMES OF PRESSING THE GAS TO FULL EVERY TIME THE SAME SMELL WAS WITNESSED IN THE BACK SEATS OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS SIX MONTHS OLD AND IS GOING TO BE GOING TO THE DEALER ASAP. *TR

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82.1%
ODI 10778738

THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK AND A SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON THE SAME SIDE. A FRIEND WAS AT THE GAS PUMP REFUELING, THE REST OF US WERE STILL IN THE VAN TALKING. WE DECIDED WE NEEDED SOME MORE INFORMATION WHICH WAS IN MY PURSE IN THE VERY BACK OF THE VAN. WITH OUT THINKING I OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR WHICH WAS ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE FUEL DOOR, CAUSING THE SLIDING DOOR TO CATCH THE FUEL NOZZLE AND KNOCK IT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE PERSON DOING THE FUELING REACTED QUICKLY AND THERE WAS NOT A REAL DISASTER. SO THERE NEED…

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91.7%
ODI 10910088

GAS TANK LEAKING DUE TO RUST

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Steering39,104–74,125 mi51,450 mi88
ODI 10207968 · 18,200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE TURNING OR MERGING TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING FREEZES. ON OCTOBER 29, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS NEARLY STRUCK HEAD ON BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE IN PLACE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE WATER DRAINS OFF THE ROAD OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE; HOWEVER, IT ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONTACT IS FILING A LAW SUIT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE …

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ODI 10239836 · 42,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. I NOTICED A WHINING MOANING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO CHRYSLER TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RESERVOIR POWER STEERING. THIS VAN ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY MANT POSTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO BIGGER PROBLEMS...LIKE THE STEERING RACK. I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER AND A RECALL ISSUED. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS OVER AND OVER. I DO NOT DRIVE THE VAN ROUGH OR EXCESS…

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ODI 10241356 · 46,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS 30 POUND INFANT PULLED ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEVER WHILE NO KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE BEGAN MOVING AND CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PIN IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF OVER $1,595. THE TECHNICIAN FURTHER STATED THAT IT NORMALLY TAKES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BREAK THAT PIN, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A 30 POUND INFANT. THE STEERING COLUMN DID NOT LOCK PROPERLY TO PREVENT THE GEARS FROM SHI…

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Electrical System41,250–121,875 mi85,022 mi58
ODI 10218997 · 28,367 mi

1) LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FILLED TIRES, WHICH WERE WITHIN 1-2 PSI OF RECOMMENDATION, TO FULL PSI. LIGHT REMAINED ON. FILLED TIRES AGAIN. LIGHT WENT OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME OCCURRENCE. TOOK TO DEALER, TIRES WERE FILLED AGAIN. LIGHT IS OFF. 2) ONE WEEK AFTER 23 POINT INSPECTION, AND FOR TWO WEEKS BRAKE AND AIR BAG LIGHTS FLICKERED MOMENTARILY WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CESSATION OF RADIO/CD TRANSMISSION/SOUND. WITHIN THE LAST FOUR DAYS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER I…

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ODI 10241883 · 29,000 mi

PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. NO SERVICE LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. AT 11:00 PM ON THE NIGHT OF THE INCIDENT, I LOOKED OUT OUR WINDOW AND SAW OUR VAN ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, PRIMARILY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND IS A COMPLETE LOSS. THE FIRE FIGHTERS ON THE …

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ODI 10250192 · 38,004 mi

WHEN I ATTEMPT A LEFT TURN,,,LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK,,WHEN I ATTEMPT A RIGHT TURN, LEFT SIGNAL FLASHES, WHEN I TRY TO ACTIVATE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS,I HAVE TO BLINK MY HIGH BEAMS FOR THE WIPERS TO WORK. AND ON OCCASION, WHEN I TURN RIGHT, BOTH SIGNALS FLASH. *TR

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Exterior Lighting70,500–131,792 mi111,284 mi54
ODI 10214330 · 2,475 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

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ODI 10231392 · 18,000 mi

LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNAL. WE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO CONTROL THE FIRE. WYNNEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AFTER IT. INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED AS WELL AS CHRYSLER. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED CLOSE TO OUR HOME. FIRE WAS NEAR THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED EDITION MINIVAN, 2006, WITH ONLY 18,000 MILES. *TR

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ODI 10317986 · 52,000 mi

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY BLINK THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED. WHEN TURNING ON THE LEFT SIGNAL THE SIGNALS OCCASIONALLY BLINK RIGHT AND VISA VERSA. THIS MALFUNCTION MAY OCCUR TWO OR THREE TIMES IN A ROW AND THEN IT WILL WORK CORRECTLY FOR A DAY OR WEEK OR MORE. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS TRAILING OR ONCOMING DRIVERS RESPOND TO THE INCORRECT SIGNALS. THE LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE PEOPLE ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK ON THIS PROBLEM IF IT ISN'T OCCURRING WHEN THEY WORK ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

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Air Bags35,813–120,500 mi73,500 mi44
ODI 10199839 · 18,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING 40 MPH CRASHED HEAD ON WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SMOKE ROSE FROM THE ENGINE AND ALL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED BRUISES TO HER LEGS, CHEST, AND WAIST ALONG WITH A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE THREE PASSENGERS SEATED IN THE REAR SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THEIR CHESTS FROM THE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MECHANIC STATED TH…

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ODI 10224492 · 250 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED 5 TIMES, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN UPDATED 05/13/08. *JB

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ODI 10236134 · 33,000 mi

FAULTY DEPLOYMENT OF LOWER AIRBAG IN 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. *TR

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Fuel/Propulsion System78,453–120,258 mi100,000 mi24
ODI 10511892 · 43,000 mi

RE: NIOSH INVESTIGATION PE 13-016 ENGINE STALL. SUBJECT OF THE CITED INVESTIGATION, STALLING WHILE DRIVING AFTER FUELING MAY BE CHARACTERISTIC OF 2006 CHRYSLER CORP. MINIVANS (3.8 L ENGINE) AS WELL, BASED ON MESSAGES IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN E-MAIL LIST. COMMENTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. MY VAN DID THIS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES IN THE YEAR AFTER MY FIRST INSTANCE. IT WAS THEN SOLD (FOR UNRELATED REASONS.) ONCE, I TALKED WITH THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING THE STA…

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ODI 10512022 · 60,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THEN CONTINUED TO STALL ONE OR TWO MORE TIMES. AFTER MAKING IT HOME, VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR NEXT 6 MONTHS OR SO. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, REFUELED AND STALLED WHEN LEAVING GAS STATION. PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED. STALLED TWO MORE TIMES THEN DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEVERAL HOURS LATER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD "EVAPORATIVE VAPOR CANNISTER FULL OF FUEL MAKING ITS WAY OUT OF VENT". EVAPORATIVE VAPOR CANNISTER WAS REPLACED. *TR

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ODI 10565367 · 86,825 mi

FOR 3 MONTHS NOW, EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS FUELED, THE ENGINE BEGINS TO STALL AND SPUTTER. THIS HAPPENED ON 2/20/2014 AT 5PM AFTER LEAVING THE FUELING STATION AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THROUGH A HEAVY TRAFFIC INTERSECTION, I LOST POWER STEERING AT A CRITICAL POINT IN THE TURN AND CROSSED ONE LANE AND ALMOST INTO A CONCRETE WALL BEFORE MUSCLING THE STEERING WHEEL INTO A SAFE SPOT TO TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF REPORTS ABOUT A FAILURE WITH THE VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE ON THE GAS TANK THAT ALLOW LI…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic19,500–48,475 mi36,550 mi16
ODI 10165791 · 6,400 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HAD EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS BRAKE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS WAS BRAKE MATERIAL THAT SIMPLY FLAKED OFF WITH NORMAL WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

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ODI 10204347 · 15 mi

NO ABS INSTALLED ON MY VAN. CHRYSLER SAYS WAS OPTIONAL. DIDN'T KNOW TO ASK. HAVE BEEN IN ONE COLLISION WHERE I BELIEVE HAD I NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A WORSE COLLISION WITH A RAILROAD TRACK. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURED AT A STOP SIGN. THANK GOD NOTHING WAS COMING IN THE OTHER DIRECTIONS. *TR

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ODI 10221537 · 24,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SWERVE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HE SLID OFF THE PAVED ROAD AND INTO A DIRT ROAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND GRADUALLY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, BUT HAS N…

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Engine82,500–110,817 mi97,650 mi14
ODI 10608545 · 55,000 mi

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS

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ODI 10628825 · 57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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ODI 10633483 · 97,000 mi

ENGINE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. *TR

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Fuel System, Gasoline33,825–97,475 mi74,000 mi12
ODI 10328995 · 21,000 mi

GAS PEDAL STICKS THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

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ODI 10388608 · 38,100 mi

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVE…

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ODI 10442236 · 55,000 mi

MY FAMILY STOPPED AND GOT GAS ON OUR WAY DOWN TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR CHRISTMAS. AS WE LEFT THE GAS STATION AND PULLED ACROSS TRAFFIC OUR 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND STALLED. AFTER THAT DAY, EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE SAME THING OCCURS. I HAVE LOOKED OVER MANY SITES ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT THERE NOT ONLY MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOT JUST ON THIS MODEL OF CHRYSLER. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO HAVE CHRYSLER INSTALL A BRAND NEW GAS TANK. THEY QUOTED US ALMOST $2000.00 TO REPLACE…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2017: 0 complaints · 2018: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2017000
2018000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2017000
2018000

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentSteeringElectrical SystemExterior LightingAir BagsFuel/Propulsion SystemService Brakes, HydraulicEngineFuel System, Gasoline
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ODI 10279728 · 22,045 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX IN MAY 17, 2006. SHORTLY AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES, NOT ONLY MY PADS WERE GONE BUT THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED AND I NEVER EVEN GOT A WARNING, THAN APRIL 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING BRACKET. IN MAY 2009 AGAIN MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE. JUNE 1ST 2009 MY VAN DIED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. JULY 29 MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL DOWN. AND NOW AUGUST 7 MY FRONT A/C WONT WORK BUT THE BACK DOES. *TR

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ODI 10523997

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM I DROVE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR INTO THE CLOSEST DRIVE AFTER STRUGGLING WITH THE STEERING. ANYTIME WE HIT A PUDDLE OR THERE IS HEAVY RAIN SOMETHING GOES WRONG. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY ARE TRAVELING AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STORE JUST NOW AND IT IS RAINING AGAIN, HIT A SMALL PUDDLE AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN! *TR

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ODI 10568659 · 35,000 mi

IGNITION SWITCH SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. POSSIBLE FROM BUMPS IN ROAD OR BUMPING KEY RING WITH DRIVERS KNEE. HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. *TR

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ODI 10469364 · 119,593 mi

SEVERAL TMES THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAN NOT FIND ANY THING LOOSE OR CORRODED. MOSTLY HAPPENS DURING DAMP WEATHER. THE WIPERS HAVE QUIT ONCE ALSO. POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT ALSO. *TR

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ODI 10705625

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 …

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ODI 10662918 · 72,000 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 M…

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ODI 10790643 · 16,416 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL, A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI…

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ODI 10279728 · 22,045 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX IN MAY 17, 2006. SHORTLY AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES, NOT ONLY MY PADS WERE GONE BUT THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED AND I NEVER EVEN GOT A WARNING, THAN APRIL 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING BRACKET. IN MAY 2009 AGAIN MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE. JUNE 1ST 2009 MY VAN DIED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. JULY 29 MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL DOWN. AND NOW AUGUST 7 MY FRONT A/C WONT WORK BUT THE BACK DOES. *TR

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ODI 10649895 · 90,000 mi

FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS,STARTED DRIVING WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE ENGINE CONKED OUT. LUCK WAS WITH ME, AS I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME. *TR

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ODI 10929930

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.

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ODI 10388608 · 38,100 mi

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVE…

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Electrical System
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ODI 10279728 · 22,045 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX IN MAY 17, 2006. SHORTLY AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES, NOT ONLY MY PADS WERE GONE BUT THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED AND I NEVER EVEN GOT A WARNING, THAN APRIL 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING BRACKET. IN MAY 2009 AGAIN MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE. JUNE 1ST 2009 MY VAN DIED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. JULY 29 MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL DOWN. AND NOW AUGUST 7 MY FRONT A/C WONT WORK BUT THE BACK DOES. *TR

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ODI 10523997

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM I DROVE THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR INTO THE CLOSEST DRIVE AFTER STRUGGLING WITH THE STEERING. ANYTIME WE HIT A PUDDLE OR THERE IS HEAVY RAIN SOMETHING GOES WRONG. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IF THEY ARE TRAVELING AND THE STEERING GOES OUT. I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STORE JUST NOW AND IT IS RAINING AGAIN, HIT A SMALL PUDDLE AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN! *TR

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ODI 10568659 · 35,000 mi

IGNITION SWITCH SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE STOPS RUNNING. POSSIBLE FROM BUMPS IN ROAD OR BUMPING KEY RING WITH DRIVERS KNEE. HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. *TR

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ODI 10324306 · 140,000 mi

SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD FLASH RIGHT, WHEN INDICATOR WAS SWITCHED TO FLASH LEFT. FORTUNATELY THIS ONLY ANGERED SEVERAL MOTORISTS, AND ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED. CHECKED FOR BAD GROUNDS IN ACCESSIBLE PLACES, ALL WIRING APPEARS INTACT. REPLACED SIGNAL SWITCH ARM AND MODULE TO SUCCESSFULLY CORRECT ISSUE. *TR

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ODI 10345349 · 68,000 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED INCONSISTENT PERFORMANCE OF TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. UPON ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL TO INDICATE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE TURN SIGNAL WILL AT TIMES ACTIVATE FOR THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL. IT WILL ALSO ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY - IT WILL ACTIVATE PROPERLY THEN SUDDENLY TURN OFF OR SWITCH DIRECTIONS AND THEN SWITCH BACK TO THE PROPER DIRECTION. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS - THEY WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND THEN WITH OUT ANY CHANGE IN CONTROLS RESUME WIPING. I HAVE NOT B…

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ODI 10393516 · 83,044 mi

HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

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ODI 10661400 · 87,000 mi

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 B…

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ODI 10667436 · 166,050 mi

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

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ODI 10748571

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.

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ODI 10649293 · 79,800 mi

DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY, TURNED ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL - INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMING ON, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND TRIED ONCE MORE - AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I MADE THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL, COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND MADE IT FURTHER INTO THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. AGAIN LOST STE…

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2
ODI 10279728 · 22,045 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX IN MAY 17, 2006. SHORTLY AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES, NOT ONLY MY PADS WERE GONE BUT THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED AND I NEVER EVEN GOT A WARNING, THAN APRIL 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING BRACKET. IN MAY 2009 AGAIN MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE. JUNE 1ST 2009 MY VAN DIED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. JULY 29 MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL DOWN. AND NOW AUGUST 7 MY FRONT A/C WONT WORK BUT THE BACK DOES. *TR

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ODI 10440047 · 40,000 mi

WHEN PURCHASED IN 2009 THE VEHICLE HAD A JUST UNDER 36000 MILES ON IT AND NEEDED THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR. AT ~40000 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. WE BOUGHT CERAMIC BRAKES WITH LIFE TIME WARRANTY. VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE STATION 4 TIMES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS FOR SQUEALING/GRINDING BRAKES. EACH TIME THEY HAD TO SHAVE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A DEFAULT WITH T&CS. WE AGAIN NEED NEW ROTORS. THE AWFUL GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING IS HORRIF…

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2
ODI 10608545 · 55,000 mi

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS

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ODI 10929930

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.

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1
ODI 10724227 · 80,000 mi

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

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Exterior Lighting
2
ODI 10469364 · 119,593 mi

SEVERAL TMES THE HEAD LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. CAN NOT FIND ANY THING LOOSE OR CORRODED. MOSTLY HAPPENS DURING DAMP WEATHER. THE WIPERS HAVE QUIT ONCE ALSO. POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT ALSO. *TR

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ODI 10705625

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 …

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ODI 10324306 · 140,000 mi

SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD FLASH RIGHT, WHEN INDICATOR WAS SWITCHED TO FLASH LEFT. FORTUNATELY THIS ONLY ANGERED SEVERAL MOTORISTS, AND ACCIDENTS WERE AVOIDED. CHECKED FOR BAD GROUNDS IN ACCESSIBLE PLACES, ALL WIRING APPEARS INTACT. REPLACED SIGNAL SWITCH ARM AND MODULE TO SUCCESSFULLY CORRECT ISSUE. *TR

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ODI 10345349 · 68,000 mi

I HAVE EXPERIENCED INCONSISTENT PERFORMANCE OF TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS. UPON ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL TO INDICATE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE TURN SIGNAL WILL AT TIMES ACTIVATE FOR THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL. IT WILL ALSO ACTIVATE INTERMITTENTLY - IT WILL ACTIVATE PROPERLY THEN SUDDENLY TURN OFF OR SWITCH DIRECTIONS AND THEN SWITCH BACK TO THE PROPER DIRECTION. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS - THEY WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND THEN WITH OUT ANY CHANGE IN CONTROLS RESUME WIPING. I HAVE NOT B…

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ODI 10393516 · 83,044 mi

HEADLIGHTS ON 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

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1
ODI 10723459 · 127,000 mi

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES, TO OVER AN HOUR, EVERY FEW DAYS OR SO, AND, DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAD SENSORS BEING AN NHTSA ISSUE WITH 06 CHRYSLERS THIS IS CAUSE FOR GREAT CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY; FOR THE 1 1/2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TOWN & COUNTRY I HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, BLINKING ON AND OFF, HEADLIGHTS AND/OR PARKING LIGHTS STAYING ON AFTER I'VE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR OFF. I CONTINUE REPLACING RELAY SWITCHES AND PARTS. ON, THE PARKING LIGHTS ARE ST…

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1
ODI 10649293 · 79,800 mi

DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY, TURNED ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL - INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMING ON, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND TRIED ONCE MORE - AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I MADE THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL, COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND MADE IT FURTHER INTO THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. AGAIN LOST STE…

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000
Air Bags
2
ODI 10662918 · 72,000 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 M…

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ODI 10790643 · 16,416 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL, A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI…

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3
ODI 10661400 · 87,000 mi

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 B…

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ODI 10667436 · 166,050 mi

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

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ODI 10748571

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.

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1
ODI 10723459 · 127,000 mi

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES, TO OVER AN HOUR, EVERY FEW DAYS OR SO, AND, DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAD SENSORS BEING AN NHTSA ISSUE WITH 06 CHRYSLERS THIS IS CAUSE FOR GREAT CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY; FOR THE 1 1/2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TOWN & COUNTRY I HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, BLINKING ON AND OFF, HEADLIGHTS AND/OR PARKING LIGHTS STAYING ON AFTER I'VE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR OFF. I CONTINUE REPLACING RELAY SWITCHES AND PARTS. ON, THE PARKING LIGHTS ARE ST…

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1
ODI 10311882 · 36,100 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR FASTER. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE AIR BAG SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK SAFETY RISK…

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ODI 10628825 · 57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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Fuel/Propulsion System0
1
ODI 10649293 · 79,800 mi

DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY, TURNED ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL - INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMING ON, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND TRIED ONCE MORE - AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I MADE THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL, COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND MADE IT FURTHER INTO THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. AGAIN LOST STE…

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1
ODI 10649293 · 79,800 mi

DRIVING VEHICLE ON ROAD, SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY, TURNED ON RIGHT TURN SIGNAL - INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL COMING ON, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON. I TURNED IT BACK OFF AND TRIED ONCE MORE - AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I MADE THE RIGHT AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL, COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS A DRIVEWAY WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND MADE IT FURTHER INTO THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. AGAIN LOST STE…

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3
ODI 10644339 · 158,212 mi

I HAD JUST FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND WAS DEPARTING A GAS STATION. IT WAS A LARGE PARKING LOT, SO I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO US-19 IN HOMOSSASSA SPRINGS, FL AND THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. LUCKILY, WE HAD NOT EXITED THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, WITHOUT INJURY, OR ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE THE THIRD OCCURRENCE AND A REVIEW OF ONLINE LITERATURE, WE NEVER COMPLETELY FILL UP THE GAS TANK ANYMORE. *TR

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ODI 10668417 · 130,000 mi

RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP HER 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH GAS, MY DAUGHTER AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE VAN SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT RIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VAN DID RESTART AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. THEN 2 MIN. LATER IT STALLED AGAIN. IT STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I AM HER FATHER AND HAVE SOME BACKGROUND IN AUTO MECHANICS. I DID SOME CHECKING AND IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER ON THE FUEL TANKS THAT ARE THE PROBLEM WITH THE…

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ODI 11281674 · 100,000 mi

ENGINE STALL AFTER REFUELLING

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
ODI 10279728 · 22,045 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX IN MAY 17, 2006. SHORTLY AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES, NOT ONLY MY PADS WERE GONE BUT THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED AND I NEVER EVEN GOT A WARNING, THAN APRIL 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING BRACKET. IN MAY 2009 AGAIN MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE. JUNE 1ST 2009 MY VAN DIED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. JULY 29 MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL DOWN. AND NOW AUGUST 7 MY FRONT A/C WONT WORK BUT THE BACK DOES. *TR

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2
ODI 10279728 · 22,045 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY LX IN MAY 17, 2006. SHORTLY AFTER A YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES, NOT ONLY MY PADS WERE GONE BUT THE ROTOR WAS DAMAGED AND I NEVER EVEN GOT A WARNING, THAN APRIL 2008 I HAD TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING BRACKET. IN MAY 2009 AGAIN MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE GONE. JUNE 1ST 2009 MY VAN DIED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. JULY 29 MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL DOWN. AND NOW AUGUST 7 MY FRONT A/C WONT WORK BUT THE BACK DOES. *TR

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ODI 10440047 · 40,000 mi

WHEN PURCHASED IN 2009 THE VEHICLE HAD A JUST UNDER 36000 MILES ON IT AND NEEDED THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR. AT ~40000 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. WE BOUGHT CERAMIC BRAKES WITH LIFE TIME WARRANTY. VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE STATION 4 TIMES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS FOR SQUEALING/GRINDING BRAKES. EACH TIME THEY HAD TO SHAVE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A DEFAULT WITH T&CS. WE AGAIN NEED NEW ROTORS. THE AWFUL GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING IS HORRIF…

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1
ODI 10311882 · 36,100 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR FASTER. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE AIR BAG SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK SAFETY RISK…

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Engine
2
ODI 10649895 · 90,000 mi

FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS,STARTED DRIVING WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE ENGINE CONKED OUT. LUCK WAS WITH ME, AS I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME. *TR

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ODI 10929930

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.

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ODI 10608545 · 55,000 mi

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS

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ODI 10929930

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.

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1
ODI 10628825 · 57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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3
ODI 10644339 · 158,212 mi

I HAD JUST FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND WAS DEPARTING A GAS STATION. IT WAS A LARGE PARKING LOT, SO I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO US-19 IN HOMOSSASSA SPRINGS, FL AND THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. LUCKILY, WE HAD NOT EXITED THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, WITHOUT INJURY, OR ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE THE THIRD OCCURRENCE AND A REVIEW OF ONLINE LITERATURE, WE NEVER COMPLETELY FILL UP THE GAS TANK ANYMORE. *TR

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ODI 10668417 · 130,000 mi

RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP HER 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH GAS, MY DAUGHTER AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE VAN SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT RIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VAN DID RESTART AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. THEN 2 MIN. LATER IT STALLED AGAIN. IT STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I AM HER FATHER AND HAVE SOME BACKGROUND IN AUTO MECHANICS. I DID SOME CHECKING AND IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER ON THE FUEL TANKS THAT ARE THE PROBLEM WITH THE…

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ODI 11281674 · 100,000 mi

ENGINE STALL AFTER REFUELLING

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2
ODI 10652590 · 97,300 mi

HAD JUST FILLED MY GAS TANK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY HALF A BLOCK IN DISTANCE, WENT TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET AND CAR STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING IN THE TURN. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OCCURRING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK (SOMETIMES ENGINE SPUTTERS, SOMETIMES STALLS, AND TWICE THE ENGINE REVVED AFTER RESTARTING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK). *TR

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ODI 10672335 · 98,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, USUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER MILE. IT WILL STALL ONE OR TWO TIMES, REQUIRING A RESTART, OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT ATTEST TO HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS IN DODGE CARAVAN, CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, AND JEEP MODELS. *TR

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Fuel System, Gasoline
1
ODI 10388608 · 38,100 mi

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVE…

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ODI 10724227 · 80,000 mi

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

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ODI 10652590 · 97,300 mi

HAD JUST FILLED MY GAS TANK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY HALF A BLOCK IN DISTANCE, WENT TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET AND CAR STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING IN THE TURN. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OCCURRING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK (SOMETIMES ENGINE SPUTTERS, SOMETIMES STALLS, AND TWICE THE ENGINE REVVED AFTER RESTARTING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK). *TR

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ODI 10672335 · 98,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, USUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER MILE. IT WILL STALL ONE OR TWO TIMES, REQUIRING A RESTART, OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT ATTEST TO HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS IN DODGE CARAVAN, CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, AND JEEP MODELS. *TR

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

69 mentions · 16.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 56,000 mi (58 usable records).

ODI 10216422

WHINNING-NOSIES FROM POWER STEERING UNIT OR RACK. THE FLUID IS FULL ,BUT THE UNIT MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT'S OUT OF FLUID. THE NOISE IS GETTING A LOT WORSE. *CN

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ODI 10239836 · 42,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. I NOTICED A WHINING MOANING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN TO CHRYSLER TODAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE RESERVOIR POWER STEERING. THIS VAN ONLY HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY MANT POSTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LEADS TO BIGGER PROBLEMS...LIKE THE STEERING RACK. I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER AND A RECALL ISSUED. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS OVER AND OVER. I DO NOT DRIVE THE VAN ROUGH OR EXCESS…

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ODI 10249491 · 45,887 mi

FAILED POWER STEERING RACK AT 45K MILES. WHINING NOISE WORSE AT START UP AND COLD TEMPERATURES. UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND ONE WEBSITE DISCUSSION BOARD (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F172B27/0) WHERE THERE ARE OVER 21 SEPARATE INSTANCES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY OF THESE OCCURRING BELOW 50K MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN JULY OF 07. IT ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT WHINE BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CHOOSES NOT TO DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT. *…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

38 mentions · 8.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,150 mi (34 usable records).

ODI 10388608 · 38,100 mi

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVE…

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ODI 10421935 · 70,115 mi

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM WE WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE. WE LOST POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE OR MOUNTAIN ROAD IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS.

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ODI 10423901

WHILE DRIVING DURING A RAIN STORM I WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE. I LOST POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE!!! IT IS SCARY AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER. *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

26 mentions · 6.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 61,000 mi (22 usable records).

ODI 10207725 · 12,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 5-70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V192000) FOR THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,248. UPDATED 03/13/08. *LJ

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ODI 10218997 · 28,367 mi

1) LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FILLED TIRES, WHICH WERE WITHIN 1-2 PSI OF RECOMMENDATION, TO FULL PSI. LIGHT REMAINED ON. FILLED TIRES AGAIN. LIGHT WENT OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME OCCURRENCE. TOOK TO DEALER, TIRES WERE FILLED AGAIN. LIGHT IS OFF. 2) ONE WEEK AFTER 23 POINT INSPECTION, AND FOR TWO WEEKS BRAKE AND AIR BAG LIGHTS FLICKERED MOMENTARILY WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CESSATION OF RADIO/CD TRANSMISSION/SOUND. WITHIN THE LAST FOUR DAYS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER I…

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ODI 10224492 · 250 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED 5 TIMES, BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000. UPDATED 5/13/08 *CN UPDATED 05/13/08. *JB

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

6 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 41,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10165791 · 6,400 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HAD EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON ALL FOUR WHEEL RIMS. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS BRAKE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS WAS BRAKE MATERIAL THAT SIMPLY FLAKED OFF WITH NORMAL WEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

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ODI 10225876 · 24,120 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 42 DAYS SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. ON APRIL 20, 2008, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY TRAVEL 40 MPH BEFORE IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD N…

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ODI 10232334 · 41,000 mi

HOPING BRAKE PEDAL WARPED ROTOR, EVERY TEN THOUSAND MILES ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR RESURFACED. RESURFACED AT 20,000, REPLACED AT 30,000, RESURFACE 41,000. I HAVE OWNED 5 CHRYSLER VANS AND ONLY NEEDED BRAKE SERVICE AFTER 30,000 MILES THIS VAN IS TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS THREE BRAKE JOBS. *TR

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

4 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 117,814 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10583251 · 129,628 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CALIPER SEIZED AND CAUSED SING SMOKE TO EMIT FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CALIPER, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE F…

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ODI 10663473 · 106,000 mi

SURELY AFTER FILLING UP, MY VAN WILL STALL OUT NEARLY STALL OUT. AT TIMES, THE OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. IT WILL ALSO LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, SOMETIMES STALLING AND SOMETIMES NOT. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ONLY APPEAR JUST AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

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ODI 10748213 · 188,000 mi

FOR OVER A YEAR MY VAN'S ENGINE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AFTER REFUELING. MOST RECENTLY THIS SAME EVENT OCCURRED AFTER REFUELING AT A GAS STATION IN ANNAPOLIS. WHEN I TURN ON TO THE MAIN ROAD, MY ENGINE SPUTTERS, LURCHES AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC. MY STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKS. AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO, I CAN RESTART IT AND MY VAN OPERATES NORMALLY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PATTERN AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS BEGAN HAPPENING AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABL…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

4 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 46,500 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10353279 · 45,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL. THE OIL WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED BY THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE MUST BE BURNING OIL BECAUSE IT WAS AGAIN EXTREMELY LOW ON OIL AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS. THE OIL WAS AGAIN REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE PARKED THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. MORE OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE AND TH…

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ODI 10357148 · 40,000 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.

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ODI 10654594 · 80,000 mi

VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. FROZEN, NEVER TO TURN AGAIN. OIL LEVELS WERE FINE, OIL CHANGE RELIGIOUSLY. ENGINE BURNED OIL LIKE CRAZY, BUT I WAS AWARE SO I WAS ON TOP OF IT. OUTCOME: NEW ENGINE AT THE COST OF $4000. FAILURE WAS: A PISTON BEARING THAT JUST FELL APART. ENGINES DO NOT FAIL AT 79K UNLESS THEY ARE POORLY BUILT. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE. *TR

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 78,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10550150 · 78,000 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

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b