2007 Chrysler Town And Country

2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH STOW AND GO SEATS, DRIVING DOWN A STREET IN LUBBOCK, TX THE LANE HAD ABOUT 3 INCHES OF RAIN WATER IN IT. HEARD A LOUD NOISE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VAN. THE NEXT DAY I DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING. THOUGH THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME, IT MAY BE TO OTHERS FOLLOWING. I THINK THE WATER PRESSURE SPLASHING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VAN CAUSED THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY TO LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY SNAP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEED, 70 MPH, AND THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF--LOST ALL POWER. I WAS FORCED TO CAREFULLY CHANGE LANES, AND EASE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. THE ODOMETER READ 0 MPH AND THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. THIS WAS UNSAFE AS I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED OR SIDE SWIPED. THIS WAS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. THE MILEAGE IS 40,500. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH, AFTER HEARING A LOUD BAG TRIED TO STEER CAR ONTO BERM. THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. FINALLY, AND WITH A STRUGGLE, VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED THAT ALTERNATOR HAD COMPLETELY COME LOOSE FROM ITS MOORING. AFTER INSPECTION, HE SAW THAT ONE BOLT WAS MISSING AND THE OTHER BOLT HAD FALLEN OUT. ALTERNATOR COMING UNMOUNTED CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIMING COVER AND SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT . TIMING COVER IS NOT AVAILABLE CURRENTLY FROM CHRYSLER. IS THIS A REASON FOR THAT, PERHAPS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SPORADICALLY WOULD REMAIN IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. HE WOULD APPLY REPEATED, STEADY PRESSURE UNTIL IT WOULD RELEASE ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED. WITHIN A FEW YEARS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR WAS SERVICED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS, FRONT ROTORS, FRONT CALIPERS AND CLEANED THE REAR PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND HE LUBRICATED THE CALIPERS. WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION WHICH WAS 12,000 MILES AFTER THEY WERE REPAIRED. 4,000 MILES AFTER THE SECOND BRAKE REPAIR, THE REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE RECURRED, THE MECHANIC INSTALLED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS, INSPECTED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. THE FRONT PADS AND FRONT CALIPERS WERE REPLACED 12,000 MILES AFTER THEY WERE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS, THE COOPER WASHERS WERE REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ALSO FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR; THEREFORE, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE ROTORS WERE ALSO RECENTLY ROTATED WHICH ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS SINCE THE BRAKES WERE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,718. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

I HATE TO JUMP ON THE "STUCK GAS PEDAL " BAND-WAGON HERE BUT I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH. WHEN I GET IN THE VAN AND START IT THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK IN THE "UP" POSITION. NOW, ONCE I PRESS HARD ON IT, IT BREAKS IT FREE. BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON IT BREAKS LOOSE AND CAUSES THE VAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. NOW, IT DOES THIS VERY OFTEN, I WOULD SAY IT DOES IT ABOUT 60 TO 70% OF THE TIME. ALSO, IT WILL DO IT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, FOR EXAMPLE. IT WILL DO IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THEN AGAIN AFTER I STOP TO GET GAS, THEN AGAIN WHEN I GET IN IT TO HEAD HOME FOR THE DAY. ANYTIME, WHEN I STOP AND SHUT OFF THE MOTOR, I RUN THE RISK OF IT GETTING STUCK WHEN I START IT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW "EXACTLY" WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, NOW THIS TELLS ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER LODGED A COMPLAINT ABOUT ANYTHING BUT THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS, AND IF THEY KNOW "EXACTLY" WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO WAS CASS BURCH CHRYSLER VALDOSTA GA. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 25,000 TO 30,000 MILES. THE VAN NOW HAS 50,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A WALL IN THE GARAGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY CAUSING IT TO LOSE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE MILEAGE BEING LOW. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

MY 2007 T & C MINIVAN HAS A FAULTY DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY ON THE REAR PASSENGER SLIDE DOOR. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS REPLACE ON AVERAGE 5 OF THESE A WEEK. YOU CANNOT GO TO THE JUNK YARD AND GET A REPLACEMENT PART, THEY ARE UPDATING WITH BRAND PARTS BECAUSE ALL THE OLD PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE DOOR WILL NOT POP UP OR DOWN WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALLL. THE PART IS $400+ AND THE LABOR IS $200+ JUST FOR A LOCK!