Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the headlights failed to illuminate. The contact activated and deactivated the headlight switch several times but the headlights failed to function. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not eligible for the service campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000. The VIN was not available.
2006 Chrysler Town and Country lights complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town & country. The contact stated the headlights would turn on and off while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was no recall and they would have to take off the instrument panel to check the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified who stated there was no recall and offered no further assistance. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 104,000.
Several tmes the head lights have went out while going down the road. Can not find any thing loose or corroded. Mostly happens during damp weather. The wipers have quit once also. Power steering pump is going out also.
Low beam headlights fail to come on. This is a great safety hazard. If you pull the high beam switch the high beams do come on and stay on as long as the switch is held back. You can also just turn on the high beams.
Headlights fail to come on, or turn off while driving. It may take several attempts to get the headlights on by turning the switch on and off several times. The lights have gone off several times while driving creating a great safety hazard. If you pull the high beam switch the high beams do come on and stay on as long as the switch is held back.
While driving at night, my headlights went out, very scary and glad I wasn't on a curve or bridge. I played with the switch until the lights came back on. This happened about 3 or more times within 10 minutes, luckily I was close to home. I had the headlights checked out at a garage and they couldn't find anything wrong, since the lights do work at times and you can't predict when the failure will happen. I believe the problem is in the switch. I don't want to waste my money fixing something I believe is a defect that chrysler should take care of. My garage suggested I check to see if there may be a recall. This has been happening for almost 4 months now so I don't drive the van at night. This is dangerous.
Headlights go out intermittently. Sometimes they flicker. Recently the headlights went out while driving and had to stop due to safety concerns. They came back on by themselves.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the headlights would intermittently stop illuminating while driving at night. The failure occurred while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure because it only occurred on an intermittent basis. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The switch that operates the turn signals, the wiper/washer, and the high/low beams fails as such: when signaling left at times the right indicator comes on, and visa versa. When operating the wiper "on" switch, nothing happens until you signal or use the high/low beam part of the switch. When trying to lower my headlight beams the switch will at times fail to lower them until a separate action happens with the switch. All of these failures are sporadic, and will appear apparently when there is moisture in the air through rain or fog. (when you would not want them to happen at all). These are safety recalls I am asking for because the dealership, even though we have an extended warranty says they cannot do anything unless they see it happen. Most of this happens after hours or when the dealership is not open. I have had the vehicle to the dealership on three separate times. A recall would cause them to be obligated to do the repair. After researching this problem on the web have found many 2006 town and country minivan owners have experienced the same issue. Please issue a recall on these. I am sure other years are affected because that switch is widely used.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the left turn signal failed to respond upon activation. In addition, the right turn signal would not function. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 01/05/12*lj the consumer stated the turn signals did not respond when activated. The problem was sporadic. Updated 01/09/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town & country. The contact stated that the headlights shut off while driving on three occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 80,200. Updated 12/07/11 *bf updated 12/12/11
The headlights on my vehicle would not come on. I had to turn the switch on and off to get them to come on. Then they went off when I was pulling out of the parking lot. This happened the same way another time. I took it to the dealership and contacted chrysler. The dealer said they could not do anything because it did not happen for them. Chrysler said to work with the dealership. Last night - 11/11. I turned on my lights - after a short delay they came on. While driving on the express way they went off and I wiggled the switch and they came on. This happened again. Then, the third time the wiggling did not work. I was in complete darkness and going 55 MPH. I bumped the switch and they came on. Others have said to just pull the high beam lever towards you to get lights enough to pull over. I will do that next time. This is a very frightening and unsafe condition.
The passenger side map light not working, so found how to remove cover to replace bulb. Bulb was not blown, but the housing was blackened and melted. Bought a replacement at a dealer and it wouldn't fit! Tried in both driver's side and passenger's. Parts guy there was surprised that it wouldn't fit, so filed the plastic for me so it would fit. It lit for just a second but wouldn't stay lit. He refunded me. I've been reading where this has happened to others. Is there a recall?
Vehicle head lights do not turn on; after starting vehicle we switched on the headlights and nothing happened. Sometimes we turned the vehicle off and started it again and they would magically come on. Sometimes we flipped the headlight switch a dozen times and they magically come on. The condition would not happen when we would take it in for service. The high beams would work if we pulled the lever towards the drivers seat. There were many times we would be out after dark, go to leave and have no headlights and the lights would work when we took it in for service. We were finally able to get it in this past summer when the lights were not working; the headlights began shutting off while we were driving the vehicle so were able to get in when the condition existed. The mechanic said the bottom of the fuse box was corroded (a common problem with this model he told us) and a lot of the wires running into the fuse box were corroded and the box needed to be replaced along with some wiring harness. After replacing the fuse box and some of the harness. The headlights still did not work for the mechanic. He then replaced the switch and headlights began working. The headlight problem is a common problem we are told. We have paid almost $800.00 for this 'fix' that has plagued this vehicle for years and were able to finally diagnose 'after' the warranty has expired, while risking our lives. The frustration of trying to get somewhere with the lights shutting off, while driving; or going somewhere not to have head lights turn on; having to drive with high beams was/is unsafe to our family and other drivers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH the headlights would shut off and the headlight switch malfunctioned. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact stated the faulty headlight made it unsafe to drive at night and increased the risk of a crash. The failure mileage was 129,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the check engine light would sporadically illuminate. The contact stated that all of the warning lights would do the same and and the gauges wiould fluctuate rigorously. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer several times, but was told they could not duplicate the failure. The contact also stated that the passenger side tail light was replaced three times. The failure mileage was 46,674 and the current mileage was 55,683.
Headlights on 2006 chrysler town and country failed while driving.
Instrument panel lighting in several years of chrysler town & country and dodge grand caravans around 2006 have no provision for getting speedometer and tachometer lighting increased; this makes those instruments literally invisible in low light conditions as around sunrise and sunset. This condition is always present and is a very dangerous condition. I pointed this out to two chrysler dealers, but got no help!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact was driving 35 MPH when both turn signals activated independently. The contact stated that the failure would occur intermittently. In addition, when the contact would engage either turn signal, the turn signal lights would not illuminate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnosis or repairs. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town & country touring. The contact stated that the passenger map light stopped working. When he removed the bulb, the bulb was fine but the housing was burnt black and distorted. He inspected the other map light and the other housing was also burnt. He was unable to get the holder out of the holding due to heat warpage. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by a mechanic. The contact called the manufacturer who advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis. The current and failure mileage was approximately 39,250. The failure mileage was approximately 39,100.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact engaged the left turn signal indicator yet, the turn signal would not function. On several occasions, when engaging either the left or right turn signal selector, the opposite signal would activate and not the selected one. The failure was intermittent when driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and diagnosed twice. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. Updated 12/08/10 *bf updated 12/13/10
I have experienced inconsistent performance of turn signals and windshield wipers. Upon activating the turn signal to indicate a left or right turn the turn signal will at times activate for the opposite direction or not activate at all. It will also activate intermittently - it will activate properly then suddenly turn off or switch directions and then switch back to the proper direction. I have had similar problems with the windshield wipers - they will suddenly turn off and then with out any change in controls resume wiping. I have not been in a situation where this has caused an accident but I could imagine such circumstances.
Headlights have failed to turn on many times over the last 3 years. It took several attempts at switching them on, to make the lights work. Van was brought to the dealership, but the problem could never be replicated for them. Now the headlights not only fail to turn on most of the time, without several attempts, but have started turning off and on while driving. This has happened even while driving at night. The latest incident was tonight, when they first wouldn't turn on, then once on, repeatedly turned on and off, also dimming and growing brighter.
We are having problems with our multifunction switch wiper high beams. We noticed this a couple of days ago when we turn the turning signal on to go right it was saying we where trying to turn left . This happened on a busy intersection and we almost got hit. Now its been doing it more and more.when my wife was driving the mini van she was turning left on a busy street. She turned the turnsignal on to turn left but it was showing right she almost got hit by another vehicle. It scared my three children and my wife.
Driving 2006 chrysler town and country and dash gauges and lights go off and then back on. This happened twice in 5 minutes.
Signal light would flash right, when indicator was switched to flash left. Fortunately this only angered several motorists, and accidents were avoided. Checked for bad grounds in accessible places, all wiring appears intact. Replaced signal switch arm and module to successfully correct issue.
Internal and external turn signals intermittently blink the opposite of what is expected. When turning on the left signal the signals occasionally blink right and visa versa. This malfunction may occur two or three times in a row and then it will work correctly for a day or week or more. It is unpredictable. This can be very dangerous as trailing or oncoming drivers respond to the incorrect signals. The local chrysler service people are not able to work on this problem if it isn't occurring when they work on the vehicle.
I own a 2006 chrysler town and country. I've had a lot of problems with it since I got it, but the problem today seems dangerous. My overhead reading light (part # pc579) burned out. When I went to replace it, I found that the plastic housing for the bulb had melted where the contact is and was burnt all around the bulb. I then checked the passengers side, and it was burnt and starting to melt too. Also, when the dealer tried to replace the bulb for me, the part didn't fit, and they said it had been 'updated' and that the old type wasn't available anymore. The mechanic then filed down the plastic to get it to fit in the socket. They also told me that the burning and melting of the bulb wasn't out of the ordinary; they said it happens all the time. Looking at it, it appears to be as design flaw that could potentially cause a fire. The bulb faces upward into a chrome dome that then reflects the light back to illuminate the car for viewing maps, reading, etc. It seems to be a pretty dangerous design that could cause problems again and makes me nervous.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 40 MPH at night on normal road conditions, suddenly, the headlights flickered and became inoperable. The driver pulled over to the side of the road with caution. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for inspection and replaced the headlight switch. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on twelve separate occasions for the identical failure. The battery and headlight switch were replaced. The failures continued to occur and there were no resolutions. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 8,300.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact learned that her turn signal failed when she was informed by another driver who almost rear ended her vehicle. She stated that the signals were flashing normally in the passenger compartment. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the inside turn signals should have also failed; therefore, it is a manufacturer defect. The dealer replaced several parts before discovering that a wire located between the front seats caused the failure. The total cost for repair was $1,200. The manufacturer filed report number 18623701, but would not assist with the repair because there was no recall and the vehicle was out of warranty. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 40,600.
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