Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town and country. When the vehicle was driven approximately five times, the contact noticed that the steering wheel became difficult to steer and began making loud, squeaking noises. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they discovered that the rack and pinion was failing and needed to be replaced. The current mileage was 67,000 and failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 02/15/08.
2005 Chrysler Town and Country steering complaints
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2005 chrysler town and country with multiple problems. Consumer states seat belt light does not illuminate when there are no seat belts on. Passenger air bag light says off when the wheel chair is in the front passenger position. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle was modified to accommodate a wheelchair. The steering gear and egr valve were replaced. *jb the consumer was concerned with chrysler moving the fiberglass fuel tank behind the axle, instead of moving it to the front where it is less vulnerable. Updated 10/05/15.
Very loud noises while steering slower response time steering. Major fluid loses occurred thereafter. Mechanic examined and said the leak was coming from rack, he said that there were 5,000 on backorder for replacement, I am now waiting on the part for replacement.
Having purchased a new chrysler, town & country minivan, in less than 3 years of ownership, I've had to make numerous repairs that I've never had to make on previously owned vehicles in the same lifespan of a vehicle. The quality of this van has been extremely disappointing.
Started hearing bumping noises from front end. Took to repair shop. They replaced tie rod ends and swing arm bushings. Noise reduced, but stil bumping on acceleration. Returned, had to replace front top engine mount.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the steering wheel locked and an unfamiliar noise was heard while attempting to turn the steering wheel. There were no warning indicator lights. The vehicle was driven to a chrysler dealer and liquid began pouring from the front end of the vehicle. The contact believes that the steering hose was replaced. Recently, the vehicle began to bounce and make a rattling noise. The vehicle was driven to a chrysler dealer and the mechanic replaced the engine mount. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage is 32,000 and failure mileage was 24,000.
Clockspring in the steering wheel replaced as it's was a real safety issue due to the possible airbag deployment.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town & country. The vehicle started making a grinding and clicking noise when turning at 40 MPH. The contact could smell the engine running hot. The vehicle was diagnosed as needing a new power steering rack. The dealer paid for the part. However ,the contact had to pay for labor charges. The failure mileage was 38,723. The contact has the repair invoice. The current mileage was 39,330.
Steering made a clunking noise and pulled to the right. Had vehicle checked three times while under warranty and was told the alignment was the issue. Aligned and tires balanced each time, but problem continued. Took car in with a copy of the federal safety agency bulletin and they replaced rack & pinion at my cost. Vehicle steering is now tight and pulling to right is gone. I don't feel I should have had to pay for this repair.
We own a 2005 chrysler town & country touring van. At approximately 16000 we had a problem with the rack & pinion and ball joints. It was taken to a dealer that was suppose to have fixed the problem -- we have had problems with items in that area since then. We have enjoyed our vehicle except for this problem -- the latest incident is the tie rod end needs to be replaced and we were told that it would not be covered under the warranty. The vehicle has approximately 51,000 miles on it at this time.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the steering wheel was hard to turn. This had happened on several occasions and twice the dealer had replaced the rack and pinion however, the problem persisted.
Vehicle brakes and steering stopped responding while vehicle was in motion. This lead to crash with a steel gate in an elementary school. Chrysler replaced a defective fuel pump but denies any problem with brakes/steering or any correlation between fuel pump problem and failure of brakes/steering. This is an update on my earlier odi 10152826 to include repair details and manufacturer/dealer response on this critical safety issue.
Currently this vehicle has approx. 18,000 miles. Has been to the dealer 4 times with a 5th visit coming soon. Chrysler should give away complementary cots and pillows to new car customers so that they can sleep at the service departments at dealerships, especially the union shops that don't work on saturdays (and seem not to care about the vehicle in the first place). 1. Broken forward engine mount, 2. Loose sway bar/sway bar mounts replaced, 3. High pitched grinding noise on cold startup (maybe the starter but since it never does it at the dealership I'll never know for sure), 4. Cruise control does what it wants to (set it to 55 MPH, it can actually go down to 51 or up to 59 depending on the terrain, dealer says it's normal), 5. Power steering (red) fluid is leaking, now there's a surprise! And finally 6. The driver's side window makes creaking noises when it's going up, I know it's not a safety issue but it is annoying. I should have forked over the extra cash for a sienna or odyssey minivan, you get what you pay for. This is my first and last chrysler.
Complete failure of vehicle safety systems while vehicle in motion time: about 3:45 pm place: long meadow elementary school in rochester hills, mi 48309 vehicle: 2005 town & country - [xxx] mileage 11,700 1. After arriving in the school parking lot, my wife slowed down to take a turn to park in a spot. 2. The vehicle completely stalled and stopped. 3. She turned off the ignition and then restarted the engine. The engine started. 4. She tried to turn and park at the same spot on left side. The steering did not respond and vehicle kept moving in straight direction. 5. She tried to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes repeatedly with no response. 6. She also tried to steer vehicle towards empty space with no result. 7. She put the transmission in parking; it made some loud noise but did not stop the vehicle. 8. There was a steel gate right in front about 40-50 yards from where she started. The vehicle crashed in the gate and stopped. No one was injured. There was damage to the steel gate and the vehicle. 9. I arrived at the place about 15-20 minutes later. I was able to start the engine but did not try to move/reverse it. 10. School authorities informed the police about the incident. 11. Around 5 p.m. The vehicle was towed to body shop of golling chrysler jeep in bloomfield hills, michigan 12. Next morning (march 10th), ms sheila from golling chrysler body shop called me . As per her, the fuel pump of the vehicle has problems and that explains the problem with braking and steering system. She was not able to explain how the engine restarted after stalling and vehicle moved if the fuel pump was broken. She also indicated the vehicle did not start at dealership. There was roughly about $2,000 dollar of body damage. 13. Chrysler has initiated an internal special investigation. I have received no results of investigation or any help for the hardship being faced. *jb updated 07/16/2012
Purchased 2005 town and country short wheel base in march of 2004. In february 2006, with less than 24,000 miles started hearing clunking noise in left front end and on cold start there was a squealing noise from engine. Took to dealer, identified squealing noise as a leaking rack and pinion gear - said leak was inside since I saw no evidence outside - dealer replaced the rack and pinion under warranty - service writer stated they had similar problems on other t&cs. Clunking noise attributed to worn front sway bar cushion - replaced under warranty. Service writer said they had similar problems, and thought it was maybe a design flaw. Will hold on to the paperwork.
1-reported vibration in steering wheel between 20-50 MPH [2-possible exhaust leak, I was getting sleepy after 20-30 min drive time, I use recycle mode on A/C due to having asthma [ 3-reported noise from the muffler/exhaust area[4- A/C compressor makes a laboring noise [5-vibration and a growling noise in rear suspension, axle or transmission[6-transmission seems to slip or jerk into and out of gear between 15-45 MPH. Service department could not duplicate any of my concerns but by the same token my mileage out was the same as my mileage in so I'm not sure it was even driven. Three[3] days later I came in and ask for someone to drive with me and the technician was able to hear the noise before we had gone a mile, at that time he thought is was just a loose spare tire but when I came back that afternoon I was told it was the catalytic converter but there was not one in town and as soon as it came in it would be repaired. It was supposedly order on thursday jan 19,2006 and received on jan 26,2006. Catalytic converter was replaced on jan 27,2006 as well as exhaust manifold gasket. [7-on this date I also reported on jan 26,2006, when I was braking to slow down to turn right the car engine surged forward and almost lost control of car-nothing was listed on the service copy as cause or what was tested for the engine surging when braking.[8-rear brakes have crystallized and need to be replaced at my cost. Am getting other prices at this time.
Vibration and in brake petal and/ or steering wheel. When turning sharply to left makes a grinding noise also has a bumping feeling like something is loose. Service department checked and had warped rotors and needed front disk brakes for the vibration, the grinding and the bumping noise was loose suspension sway links front brakes were replaced and rotors were resurfaced- I had to pay for the brake and rotor repair; the suspension loose sway bar links were replace listed was replaced front sway bar link and a link-sway eliminator. Driver seat feels like it has lost its cushion sometimes feels like there is a hard knot of something in the tail bone area of the anatomy. The A/C vents are unable to adjust for cooling the front and side windows. The floor vents do not line up with the openings in the floor console causing any air to be moved toward the front and under the dash. Was told the seat and A/C was all in normal operation.
Rack & pinion defective in 2005 chrysler town & country. System is on back order for 2-3 weeks and dealership (eastside chrysler & jeep) have informed that this car is safe to drive and I will only completely destroy the system, which is "being replaced anyway".
I purchased a new, 2005, town & country minivan over the summer. I have just 6000 miles on this vehicle. Less than three weeks ago I had to take it in because the vehicle kept stalling out. The company fixed it at no cost to me, and even provided a rental vehicle. Apparently there was an "in-house" recall for this problem. Meaning that the dealerships knew about it, but not the consumer. Now, three weeks later I start hearing a noise in the steering column. I too had a 2003 town & country minivan which was subject to steering problems. I noticed that there was fluid all over my drive way and took it to the dealer. They told me that it was undriveable. So, now, chrysler refuses to pay for the rental car. I was told by the dealer that the part in question was on back order, and that there were over 180 parts on that back order. Why should I the customer have to pay for a rental car on a new car when this is clearly a manufacturing problem. I am not the only one who has experienced this problem. I have contacted the company, and I only get the same old "I am sorry. Blah, blah, blah" song and dance. Where do I go from here?
Dt: the consumer stated that h 2005 chrysler town & country was making noise in the steering column. The consumer already had problems with 2004 town & country with the same issue. The consumer had to go through the arbitration process to declare 2004 town & country a lemon. Then ,chrysler had to buy back the van. The consumer then purchased the 2005 vehicle. The manager went out of his way to guarantee that this van was better than the last one. The rack & pinion on the 2004 van failed. The 2005 van had the same defect. The 2005 van was considerable new with less than 7,000 miles. This problem was reported to the dealership. The dealership told the consumer that they would look at the van. The manager said that they were further along with this van since they had the problem with the last van. The consumer was angry at the dealership because of the run around they gave her about this issue. Consumer contacted the attorney general's office on the 2004 van, and they suggested the she contact the federal safety agency concerning the 2005 van. The consumer says that the van was currently less worth. Dealership will only give her $19,000 instead of the $30,000 that she paid for it. Consumer did not feel safe in this van. The dealership service department told the consumer that chrysler was having major problems with rack & pinion steering.
Consumer went to get vehicle serviced for rack and pinion, and since april, they still do not have any parts available. Consumer was still waiting to get her car serviced.
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