2008 Braun Town & Country

BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SIGNATURE/TOURING EDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS PREMATURE BREAK SQUEAL AND GRINDING @ 20,726 MILES. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT LISTED VEHICLE 'MAY' BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEAREST DEALER (DICK SCOTT DODGE, PLYMOUTH, MI). DEALER CHARGED $35.00 TO INSPECT. CHARGED A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE TO COVER THE FRONT BRAKES AND FRONT ROTORS AND CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL 120.67 TO MACHINE THE REAR ROTORS, DEGLAZE THE REAR PADS AND LUBE THE REAR SLIDES. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $256.67. CONTINUED TO RESEARCH THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE GRINDING DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HERE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. TWO MONTHS LATER I RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CALIPERS WERE BAD AND THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AS A RESULT. EVEN THOUGH I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THEM TO INSPECT TWO MONTHS PRIOR, THEY DID NOT WARRANTY THE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS ENDED UP COSTING JUST UNDER $500 TO FIX. *TR

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN NEED TO BE REPLACED MUCH MORE OFTEN THAN IS TYPICALLY NECESSARY. USUALLY THE PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING. THE FRONT BRAKES NEED REPLACING EVERY 15-18K MILES. THE VAN IS NOT DRIVEN UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS AS IT IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND FOR HER TO GO TO WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE WORN PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR AT 10,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAIL RAPIDLY DUE TO THE DESIGN AND THE WAY THEY WERE MADE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

THE 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN WE HAVE HAD BEGIN TO SHIMMY AND VIBRATE UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON THE PARKWAY. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, I PROMPTLY BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. UPON HIS INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. HOW CAN A 10,000 MILE CAR NEED NEW ROTORS SO SOON? I HOPE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE EXPENSE OF THIS SERVICE. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN FEBRUARY 2010, THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNTIL THEY FAILED AGAIN AT 4,000 MILES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE ROTORS WERE ALSO WARPED AND WORN. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A $100 DEDUCTIBLE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.