2008 Braun Town & Country

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING EDITION MINIVAN, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT MY BRAKES AND THE GRINDING NOISES AND UNUSUAL STOPPING PATTERNS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY A CHRYSLER WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS ISSUED TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. MY VEHICLES FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE CHANGED AND A 50.00 DEDUCTIBLE WAS PAID FOR THIS SERVICE. ONE MONTH LATER MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAVY VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A GRINDING EFFECT ON THE BREAK PEDAL. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS DUE TO WARPING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL RESURFACE A MONTH LATER. IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE WITH THE CURRENT BREAKING DESIGN AND COMPONENTS. MY QUESTIONS ARE, WHY IS IT WARPING AND WEARING OUT SO QUICKLY AND ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF FAULTY BREAK DESIGN CAUSING INJURY OR ACCIDENTS? I TRULY FEEL MY FAMILY IS LIFE IS AT RISK IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

PURCHASED 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IN AUGUST 2008. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AT 13,000MILES AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. AT 24,000 MILES TOOK CAR IN FOR BRAKES AGAIN DUE TO SQUEAKING AND SHIMMYING TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM. PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED. TOOK THE VAN IN AGAIN AT 25K AND WAS JUST TOLD THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THOSE ARE COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY I PAID EXTRA FOR AT THE PURCHASE. DEALER TOLD ME PROBLEM IS STILL THERE AND NOW THE BACK BREAKS NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED INCLUDING THE ROTORS. AT 25K MILES I DO NOT THINK THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND GET ALL OF ITS MAINTENANCE DONE ON TIME. I SEE THAT SEVERAL T&C OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKE ISSUES WITH THESE VANS AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS DONE SOME FORM OF RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THE T&C. *TR

I DID NOT DRIVE MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN FOR 2 MONTHS AS A RESULT OF MY FOOT SURGERY, 2/17/10 TO 4/19/10. ON THE MORNING OF 4/19/10, AS I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE MY VEHICLE OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I FURTHER DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO "BREAK FREE" AND MOVE. IT SEEMED AS IF THE WHEELS WERE FROZEN. AS I DROVE TO WORK, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKING WAS UNEVEN AND THE BRAKES WERE "CHATTERING." THE VAN ALSO TOOK LONGER TO STOP. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VAN HAS 22,500 MILES ON IT. I THEN TOOK THE VAN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE FREEZING OF MY WHEELS THAT MORNING WAS ACTUALLY THE REAR PADS RUSTING TO THE ROTORS. I SAW THE MARK ON THE ROTORS WHERE THEY HAD RUSTED. IT THEN MADE THE REAR ROTORS UNEVEN CAUSING THE CHATTER. THEY THEN SHOWED ME THAT THE FRONT PADS WERE VERY LOW. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS BE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE FRONT PADS. THE ENTIRE JOB CAME TO $650. TO ME THIS IS UNSAFE AND NO FAIR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH LESS THAN 23,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM HAD TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO DO IT BECAUSE I FEARED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKES WITH THE SAME MAKE THAT HAD FAILED. *TR