2008 Braun Town & Country

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED OR WHEN TURNING. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND BACKWARD AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE STALLING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,260. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKES HAVING TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 20000 MILES. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN, THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND SQUEALING. I WAS TOLD THAT I GOT IT TO THEM IN TIME TO SAVE THE ROTORS. THE REPAIRS STILL COST IN EXCESS OF $300. MY VAN WAS BOUGHT TO ACCOMMODATE TRIPS FROM FORT WALTON BEACH TO ST PETERSBURG FOR MY SON'S DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND SURGERY. THE VAN NOW HAS APPROX 33000 MILES ON IT AND I'M HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE BRAKES THAT ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SQUEAL AGAIN. *TR

APRIL 29 2010 CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP TACH WENT TO 6K AND CAR SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED CAR BUCKED AND SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR 6 WEEKS. IGNITION WAS REPLACED. CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. CAR FAILED AGAIN BUT DIFFERENTLY. WONT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD? GEAR. TACH AT 6K AND SPEED AT 45-50 MAX. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR PAYING FOR MY OWN RENTAL FOR >3WEEKS. *TR

BAD BRAKES ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ROTORS WARP AND BRAKES WARE OUT WITHIN 8,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 3 TIMES AND CUT ROTORS TWICE AND REPLACED THEM TWICE IN 36,000 MILES OF DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND HE TOLD ME THE NEW VANS ARE HEAVER THAN THE OLD VANS AND THEY DIDN'T INCREASE THE BREAK SIZE AND THIS IS CAUSING THEM TO OVER HEAT AND WARP THE ROTORS AND WARE THE BRAKE PADS OUT EVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND EVEN BRAKE FAILURES LISTED ON LINE AND TO CHRYSLER. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING THE RECALL THIS MODEL TO FIX THIS PROB. YOU NEED TO STEP IN AND HURRY UP THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED, NOT TO MENTION IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO KEEP FIXING THIS PROB. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY RADIATOR DEFECT AT 28000 MILES ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 15000 MILES (FROM 15K TO 30K MILES ON VEHICLE). BRAKES HAVE BEEN DONE 3 TIMES AND ARE IN NEED OF A NEW SET LESS THAN 1500 MILES SINCE LAST NEW SET. I DAMAGED THE BACK END OF MY T+C BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP; LUCKILY, MY CHILDREN WEREN'T IN THE CAR. CHRYSLER IS GIVING THE RUNAROUND AND WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, THEY BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING LIKE METAL ON METAL AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE (I HAD THEM CHECKED THREE TIMES WITHIN A 3 MONTH PERIOD AND ONE OF THE TIMES MY FAMILY AND I WERE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 6 HOURS WAITING!) CHRYSLER'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME ON BOTH PHONES (CELL AND HOME) AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2008 TOWN&COUNTRY ON EXPRESSWAY EXPERIENCED VIBRATION FROM REAR WHEEL AND BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. AT THIS TIME I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT. CHECKED REAR TIRES, BOTH OK,SMELLED STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM REAR DRIVER WHEEL. RIM WAS EXTREMELY HOT, COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM ROTOR & BRAKE CALIPER AREA. BRAKE CALIPER SEEMED TO BE STUCK. HAD HAPPENED ON PREVIOUS INSTANCE APPROX 2MONTHS BEFORE. ON PREVIOUS INSTANCE DEALER CLEANED BRAKE SAID COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THIS INSTANCE DEALER CLAIMED CORROSION BETWEEN STAINLESS STEEL CLIPS AND BRAKE PAD MATERIAL CAUSED BRAKES TO SEIZE. I PERSONALLY ASKED DEALER TO INSPECT PARTS. STAINLESS CLIPS WERE SHINY NO SIGN OF CORROSION BETWEEN DIS-SIMILAR METALS AS DEALER STATED. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE WITNESS THIS HAPPENING VERY OFTEN AND ADMITTED COMPONENT DESIGN AS DEFECTIVE, HOWEVER STATED CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICES ADVISE NOT TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY AS DEFECT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKE PADS, BUT I AM SURE THIS DID NOT FIX THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE AS THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CORROSION AS DEALER STATED WHICH WOULD CAUSE STICKING. ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT AT 14K MILES WITH ROTORS COMPLETELY WORN AS WELL. DEALER ALSO ADMITTED DEFECTIVE BUT STATED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH THE SEIZING OF THE RE BRAKE AS I FEEL I HAVE NOW 2 TIMES BEEN GIVEN BAND-AID SOLUTIONS BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND TRUE ROOT CAUSE NOT ESTABLISHED. I AM CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER WITH REGARDS TO THE SEIZING BRAKE INCIDENTS AND FEEL THAT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS WITH SUCH AN EVENT LOSS OF CONTROL IS POSSIBLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO I HAVE CONCERN THAT THIS EVENT COULD HAVE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE AS I HAVE WITNESSED A BURNING SMELL AND SEEN SMOKE IN THE AREA WHEN THE EVENT HAD OCCURRED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THIS MATTER COULD BE PROPERLY INVESTIGATED AS CHRYSLER IS NOT GIVING IT THE PROPER ATTENTION IT DESERVES. *TR