Shortly after purchasing the vehicle (new) the headlights would occasionally not turn on. The dealer would not do anything without seeing the problem till the warranty ran out, then they offered to sell one to me. The problem would occur 1-2x per month more or less till now. Tonight the lights continued to turn on and off while driving on the interstate. Reading online tonight it looks like many more owners are experiencing similar issues.
2005 Chrysler Town and Country lights complaints
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Headlights go off while driving. Sometimes the lights come back on after a few seconds, after turning the switch on and off repeatedly or sometimes the light do not come on until after the vehicle is stopped and ignition turn off and vehicle restarted. The problem is suppose to be a multifunction switch. When you are driving 55 MPH down the road, this is not safe.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the turn signal does not function properly. Oftentimes, when the passenger side turn signal is activated, the driver's side turn signal would begin to flash and vice versa. The dealer acknowledged the failure, but stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were less than 51,000. Updated 02-23-09 *bf the consumer stated the multi-function switch was replaced. Updated 02/24/09.
2005 chrysler town and country. Door locks, auto seat adjustment, dvd player and turn signals all stop working, or working intermittently. The work around is to remove and replace iod 20 amp fuse, resetting the bcm computer.
Flickering headlights and display functions, causing lights to dim to a dangerous level at night.
Headlights turn off without warning and fail to turn on during night time driving. Vehicle must be stopped and restarted for headlights to activate (which doesn't always work on the first attempt). Very dangerous condition. First date of incident is an estimate--condition has occurred over 6 times in past two years.
Headlights will not turn on but dash lights will. Head lights will go off while driving. This is an intermittent problem that requires repeated turning on and off of the switch to get them to come back on. The dealer said the swith can be replaced for $320.00, and is not covered under warranty. Why should I replace a switch with another that will have the same issue? Dealer shrugged shoulders.
While driving at night the headlights turn off. This is the second time in about a year that the same problem has occurred. The last time they replaced the headlight switch under warranty. This time isn't covered? Once the lights go out you have to constantly turn the switch back and forth until they come on. I talked with chrysler customer reps today and they say it's an isolated or unheard of problem. However, according to this site, it seems to be more often than chrysler will admit!
Dt*: the contact stated on occasion, the turn signals failed to work properly. The indicator would be activated for a right turn and the left turn indicator lights would illuminate while driving 3 MPH. The security alarm had activated three times: once while the contact was operating the vehicle and twice when the vehicle was parked, without a visible cause. The vehicle was taken to the sales/service dealer and the problems could not be duplicated. The problem continued after the inspection. The manufacturer was not contacted.
I have the same intermittent headlight problem as described in the below article but my chrysler town & country is a 2005. It appears the problem is not limited to 2001-2002 model years. I am afraid to drive this vehicle at night. The headlights sometimes suddenly turn off while driving (although the running lights stay on) or when starting up the vehicle the headlights won't turn on. Was there ever an official recall for this? Http://www.autotalkusa.com/recalls1.asp?make=chrysler date: 06/08/05 make: chrysler the federal safety agency investigates chrysler minivan headlight problems june 2005 the federal safety agency has upgraded an investigation of 813,597 chrysler minivans including dodge caravan and grand caravan, plymouth voyager and grand voyager and chrysler town & country and voyager minivans from the 2001 and 2002 model years to check for problems with headlights, the dow jones news wires reported. The investigation is a response to consumer reports that the headlights are flickering, dimming and periodically shutting down while the vehicle is in motion. The problem has LED to the minivans being towed in some cases. The company has received 675 complaints and more than 35,000 warranty claims related to the alleged defect, the federal safety agency said. The federal safety agency investigations can lead to vehicle recalls.
05 chrysler town & country van limited purchased 5/22/05 with 25 miles on odometer from dick hannah chrysler jeep in vancouver, washington.[xxx]. On 03/14/06 vehicle was taken in for routine maintenance plus the complaint that headlamps and dash lamps are pulsating when driving vehicle. Response from dealership was compared to another like vehicle. Both are doing the same. Contacted techline..told normal operational characteristics for this year and model. Contacted chrysler customer service 3/20/06 and received no help. *jb updated 07/16/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Dt*: the contact stated without warning the headlights went out intermittently, but would come back on. The dealership determined the headlight switch needed to be replaced. The part has been ordered, but the dealership advised the contact the headlights could go out at any time. Updated 03/17/06.
The headlights on our new 2005 chrysler town and country minivan turn off during operation. We've taken it to the garage (it's still under warranty) and the mechanic advises that he has seen this same problem on several vehicles. He was unable to locate the cause of the problem. This is an extremely dangerous condition at night, as the driving lights cut out without warning and do not reactivate by turning the light switch off and on.
While driving at night the headlights failed. *ak intermittently headlights would come on then off again, causing poor visibility when raining/fog.
Headlights cut off intermittently while driving. The cause of this problem is undetermined.
The lights on my dashboard and interior lights continually flicker and adjust. When I took the vehicle to the dealer I was informed that all 2005 chrysler vans have this problem and it cannot be fixed. They further stated the voltage meter is part of the powertrain and when the bcm communicates with this the power is adjusted. They have tried everything to fix this, but it cannot be fixed.
The headlights can not be adjusted up. When driving, the headlights are not illuminating the road clearly. The front end angle changes.*jb the consumer stated that the vehicle is safe while driving under 30 MPH. The area the light hits is bad enough to start with as fuel is consumed it gets worse.
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