2008 Braun Town & Country

WITHIN 10000 MILES OF USE, MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME FULL PRICE BUT I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM SO I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND COMPLAINED. HE SAID THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME AND IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. THEY ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM AND YET THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2008 MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS BEGINNING AFTER ONE YEAR. I HAD FRONT BRAKES PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED AT 11,300 MILES. I DID NOT TRUST CHRYSLER TO DO IT. AT 20,740 MILES, I HAD TO DO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN. AT 22,000 MILES, THE CAR SHOOK LIKE A CARNIVAL RIDE WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES. REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THEY WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CALIPER SLIDES. ON THE REAR RIGHT, THE SLIDE PIN BOLT WAS DAMAGED. WITHIN FOUR MONTHS, AT 24,700 MILES, THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. AT 24,947, THE AC HOSE WAS RUPTURED. FIVE WEEKS LATER, AT 26, 869 MILES, I HAD ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE PUT IN CERAMIC BRAKE PADS AND BETTER QUALITY ROTORS. THE SERVICE MAN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WAS VERY OVERHEATED WITH BLUE SCORCH MARKS. HE SAID A POSSIBLE FIRE COULD HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO BRAKE CALIPER OR COLLAPSED BRAKE HOSE ISSUE. WE HATE THIS VAN. IT IS TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS COST US A FORTUNE. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR ALL THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE NEW BRAKES TWICE ALREADY. IT SEEMED PRETTY ODD THAT IS WAS AT 18,000 AND THEN AGAIN EXACTLY 18K LATER AT 36,000 MILES. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I REALIZE I AM NOT IMAGINING THIS. THESE BRAKES WERE NOT MADE TO LAST. FOR $27K THAT I PAID FOR THIS NEW VAN WITH ALL KINDS OF BELLS AND WHISTLES, I DIDN'T THINK THE BRAKES WOULD BE THE THING THAT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER WITH THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 09/07/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/10/10*JB

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

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