2008 Braun Town & Country

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST COOLANT FLUID AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SECOND DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SLIDING DOORS WOULD BECOME JAMMED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE TO RESTART THE COMPUTER FOR THE DOORS TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

I BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IN 9/08. I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION REGARDING THE FRONT BRAKES. TOOK IN TO A DEALER 8/20/10 WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO FRONT BRAKES AVAILABLE AS THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER BUT THE REAR BRAKES ARE OKAY. I CALLED 3 TIMES TO INQUIRE ON THE PARTS STATUS TOLD NOT AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO HAD THE BRAKES BUT AM NOW TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WILL NOT PASS NYS INSPECTIONS ON 9/28/10. I HAVE EXACTLY 24,171 MILES ON MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS MY BAD DRIVING HABITS THAT CAUSED THE REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND NOT DEFECTIVE PARTS ALTHOUGH THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND CHRYSLER IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY OUT OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CUSTOMER. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR HAVE REAR BRAKE ISSUES ESPECIALLY AT 24,000 MILES. I HAD TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL $50 TOWARD THE DEDUCTIBLE B/C CHRYSLER WAS OUT OF BRAKES AND I WENT OVER THE 24,000 THRESHOLD WHILE WAITING FOR THEM TO SHIP. NOW I HAD TO PAY $267.00 FOR REAR BRAKE PADS IN A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS REAR BRAKE PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BOTH OF THE SIDE DOOR PANELS OPENED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CLOSED THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DOORS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TWICE AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ALSO FELL OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 30,000 MILES. FRONT ROTORS WORN OUT AT 30000 MILES AND HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE REPLACED. PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. ALL OF MY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE GONE OVER 100,000 MILES ON REAR BRAKES AND 100,000 MILES ON THE ROTORS. I HAVE NEVER HAD FRONT BRAKES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *TR

2008 CHRSYLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND EAR OUT WITHIN 5,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS DESIGNED NEW BRAKE PADS. THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKE PADS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT AND ARE TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY MUST WAIT 4 MONTHS TO GET BRAKE PADS. THEY SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE SIMPLY DRIVE WITH METAL ON METAL UNTIL BRAKES ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS ABSURD AND OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, SHE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON AUGUST 9, 2010. PRIOR TO THE REAR BRAKING FAILURE, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES IN JANUARY 2010 FOR THE SAME GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.