Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 01/14/2013 | 74000 | ||
| The following has been happening for over a week now. when starting my vehicle, the wipers independently turned on, the headlights flashed every time the wipers where deployed independently. the wiper and light on/off was checked. turned off and on, and still both items flashed, and swiped by themselves. january 29th, operator was driving 25 mph, all dash lights blinked, including but not limited to, esp, brake, engine,and airbag lights, airbag light remained on, wipers deployed and rpm gauge reduced to 0 for 5 seconds. pulled over turned ignition off, opened door, shut door restarted vehicle. the above repeated itself, with more errors, now the driver window controls did no longer work. this happened repeatedly for 5 full minutes before resuming normal operation. | |||
| 10/31/2012 | 1 | ||
| While driving 55 mph down a rural road at night the headlights went out. nearly went off the roadway attempting to stop. after a few minutes one headlight came back on then went out again. after shutting off the engine and re-starting the vehicle the headlights came back on. this vehicle is not safe to drive at night. *tr | |||
| 10/31/2012 | |||
| While driving 55 mph down a rural road at night the headlights went out. nearly went off the roadway attempting to stop. after a few minutes one headlight came back on then went out again. after shutting off the engine and re-starting the vehicle the headlights came back on.this vehicle is not safe to drive at night. | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 61000 | 1 | |
| Low beams would start to go off and on and then just off. restarting car fixed for short time dangerous many problems on the tester. *tr | |||
| 07/02/2012 | 61000 | ||
| Low beams would start to go off and on and then just off. restarting car fixed for short time dangerous many problems on the tester | |||
| 10/06/2012 | 52000 | ||
| When we used the remote key to unlock our van the alarm sounded, the horn keep beeping, the wipers - both front and back, started, wiper fluid sprayed from both the front and back, the doors would not unlock and the lights stayed on. once i got in the car ( using a traditional key inside the remote ) i could not control any of the above. it eventually stopped only to start again when i used the remote to lock the car. the battery died and the car was towed to a shop. a new battery was replaced and the car computer reset. i drove it 5 miles home and parked it. 3 hours later i went to unlock the car and the entire process started again - both front and back wipers, lights on, wiper fluid spewing on both windows, car alarm and lights flashing. again, i could not get in to the car as it remained locked. the battery had to be unwired for this all to stop. the car was towed back to the shop. this time we found out it was the tipm ( totally integrated power module ). the cost of this is over $700. our car is only 4 years old and after researching this problem i am finding out this is a very common problem with the chrysler town and country 2008 model. if this happened while i was driving it could be an extreme safety hazard on the road. i want chrysler to issue a recall on this and issue mine and everyone elses money back - not only for the faulty part but for all the time and inconvenience this causes on car owners. please don't want until a fatality happens. | |||
| 08/27/2012 | 63500 | 1 | |
| Along with the hundreds of complaints, i too have a problem with horn, lighting, wipers and fluid, car running with no key in ignition etc. while out of town the car had these happen and brought to a certified chrysler shop. they diagnosed as a bad battery connection after a mechanic driving to his home and back. i was sent on my way after paying $100. not a large amount but silly when you have to bring the car to my local shop for the same problem three days later. this time it happened while driving at night in the middle of the road. i am appalled by how many complaints have been filed and there has not been a recall on this could be fatal defective part that is shutting down a car with no warning while driving. what do 90% of mini van drivers have in common? children!!! how unsafe and absurd. fyi my car is going to be fixed under an extended warranty but this is a major safety concern for anyone that drives a chrysler van. *tr | |||
| 08/27/2012 | 63500 | ||
| Along with the hundreds of complaints, i too have a problem with horn, lighting, wipers and fluid, car running with no key in ignition etc. while out of town the car had these happen and brought to a certified chrysler shop. they diagnosed as a bad battery connection after a mechanic driving to his home and back. i was sent on my way after paying $100. not a large amount but silly when you have to bring the car to my local shop for the same problem three days later. this time it happened while driving at night in the middle of the road. i am appaled by how many complaints have been filed and there has not been a recall on this could be fatal defective part that is shutting down a car with no warning while driving. what do 90% of mini van drivers have in common? children!!! how unsafe and absurd. fyi my car is going to be fixed under an extended warranty but this is a major saftey concern for anyone that drives a chrysler van. | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 130500 | 1 | |
| Our 2008 town and country lx is experiencing problems with the windshield wipers, horn, dash board lights and radio. when the drivers side door is opened, all of the above items are happening. the dealership where we bought it (not a chrysler dealer) suggested we take it to a chrysler dealer to have the tipm (totally integrated power module) replaced as only the chrysler dealers can do this. after reading so many posts, it appears there are close to 3,000 people having the same problem. i wanted to officially file the complaint but will conduct further research before shelling out $500-1000 to the dealership as thousands of others have. 50% of the problems i read about stated that the tipm didn't totally solve the problem. thank you *tr | |||
| 09/01/2012 | 130500 | ||
| Our 2008 town and country lx is experiencing problems with the windshield wipers, horn, dash board lights and radio. when the drivers side door is opened, all of the above items are happening. the dealership where we bought it (not a chrysler dealer) suggested we take it to a chrysler dealer to have the tipm (totally integrated power module) replaced as only the chrysler dealers can do this. after reading so many posts, it appears there are close to 3,000 people having the same problem. i wanted to officially file the complaint but will conduct further research before shelling out $500-1000 to the dealership as thousands of others have. 50% of the problems i read about stated that the tipm didn't totally solve the problem. thank you | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 57000 | ||
| The windshield wipers both front and back, the washer fluid and horn all turn on randomly while driving or parked with the ignition off, the doors refuse to unlock or lock, the headlights turn on and off randomly while driving or parked. the dashboard gauges stop working all together or all of the warning lights turn on and off and the radio/navigation will turn on and off. all of the mentioned symptoms occur regardless of whether the ignition is on or not and randomly with no notification or predictability. the dealer wants in excess of $1000 to repair but offers no guarantee that it will not reoccur. | |||
| 12/16/2011 | 54000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the headlights and the lights on the instrument panel shut off. the vehicle was stopped and shut off. upon restart, the vehicle functioned normally. the contact also stated while the vehicle was not in motion the windshield wipers engaged, the horn began to blow, and the door locks engaged and disengaged involuntarily. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that an electrical system module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 54,000. | |||
| 12/16/2011 | 54000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the headlights and the lights on the instrument panel shut off. the vehicle was stopped and shut off. upon restart, the vehicle functioned normally. the contact also stated while the vehicle was not in motion the windshield wipers engaged, the horn began to blow, and the door locks engaged and disengaged involuntarily. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that an electrical system module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 54,000. rvk | |||
| 12/16/2011 | 54000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the headlights and the lights on the instrument panel shut off. the vehicle was stopped and shut off. upon restart, the vehicle operated as normal. the contact also stated that while stopped, the windshield wipers engaged, the horn sounded, and the door locks engaged and disengaged involuntarily. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that an electrical system module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 54,000. sm. | |||
| 06/05/2010 | 37000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town and country. the contact was driving 45 mph at night with the exterior headlights in activation, suddenly without warning the headlights failed to operate. the high beam headlights were engaged and the vehicle continued in operation. the failure occurred intermittent. there were two separate occasions when the low and high beam headlights failed to function upon activation. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 37,000. js | |||