2008 Braun Town & Country: rotors or pads wearing out early

Filed Sep 7, 2010 · Brakes · 30,000 miles · MI

2008 chrysler town and country front and rear brakes worn out at 30,000 miles. Front rotors worn out at 30000 miles and had to pay $100 deductible to have replaced. Paid out of pocket to have rear brakes replaced. All of my other vehicles I have gone over 100,000 miles on rear brakes and 100,000 miles on the rotors. I have never had front brakes that needed to be replaced before 60,000 miles.

Filed Jul 15, 2010 · Brakes · 10,100 miles · NJ

Extremely premature wear and replacement of front and rear brakes more than one incident date-starting at 10k.

Filed Jun 17, 2010 · Brakes · 23,000 miles · IN

Brake were squeaking at 16k miles and dealer recommended turning rotors. At 23k miles, owner noticed vehicle shaking when applying brakes. Dealer inspection revealed warped rotors and estimated repair cost at $600. Owner questioned dealer mechanic about lifespan and was told they are experiencing very short (1/3 of typical) lifespan on this particular model.

Filed May 16, 2010 · Brakes · PA

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.

Filed Apr 20, 2010 · Brakes, Wheels · 22,502 miles · NJ

I did not drive my 2008 town & country van for 2 months as a result of my foot surgery, 2/17/10 to 4/19/10. On the morning of 4/19/10, as I attempted to move my vehicle out of my garage, the vehicle would not move. I further depressed the gas pedal and the vehicle appeared to "break free" and move. It seemed as if the wheels were frozen. As I drove to work, I noticed that when I applied the brakes, the braking was uneven and the brakes were "chattering." the van also took longer to stop. When I got to work, I called my local chrysler dealer and advised them of the problem. They told me that it would not be covered under warranty. The van has 22,500 miles on it. I then took the van to a local repair shop. They showed me that the freezing of my wheels that morning was actually the rear pads rusting to the rotors. I saw the mark on the rotors where they had rusted. It then made the rear rotors uneven causing the chatter. They then showed me that the front pads were very low. They suggested that the rear rotors and pads be changed along with the front pads. The entire job came to $650. To me this is unsafe and no fair. I believe this should not happen to a car with less than 23,000 miles on it. It was obvious to me that this problem had to be corrected immediately. I was not going to pay the dealership to do it because I feared that they would replace the brakes with the same make that had failed.