2009 Chrysler TOWN AND COUNTRY problems and owner complaints

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 94 miles reported. Look up ODI 10280830 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT SMALL FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE REAR AREA OF THE PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDE…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10373837 at NHTSA ↗

PREMATURE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT FAILURE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10299605 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY MY 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CODE AT THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PCM MODULE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW PCM. THE SECOND DEALER NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE WIRES TO THE PCM RUBBED THROUGH ON A FACTORY INSTALLED UPPER RADIATOR HOSE CLAMP, THEREBY SENDING A MESSAGE IN ERROR TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. WE WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO CHECK ALL VEHICLES FOR THIS DEFECT WHEN THEY COME…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10357920 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON 1/1/2011 THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AS IF JUST STARTING THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK RESTARTED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 1/03 AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT NO TROUBLE FOUND AND RETURNED THE TRUCK (THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES). ON 1/20/11 THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED THIS TIME TO MY WIFE WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES AN HOUR, THE TRUCK (BECAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING) PULLED TO THE LEFT, SHE HAD MY 3 AND 6 YR OLD IN THE TRUCK, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK THAT EVENING …

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10381269 at NHTSA ↗

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10315282 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10373469 at NHTSA ↗

2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 4-0 LITER ENGINE. A UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. COULD NOT DE-ACCELERATE. HAD TO THROW THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. FINALLY CAME BACK TO NORMAL AFTER GOING TO DRIVE BACK TO NEUTRAL BACK TO DRIVE. THE TIRES SQUALED EACH TIME THE CAR WAS PUT TO DRIVE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO STERNBERG CHRYSLER CENTER IN JASPER, IN. CAR IS STILL THERE. AWAITING RESULTS. THEY SAID FIRST TIME TO WITNESS SUCH AN EVENT PER THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10325808 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10485318 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL PUMP RELAY IS NO GOOD

Owner-reported narrative. 85,062 miles reported. Look up ODI 10821503 at NHTSA ↗