2006 Chrysler Town and Country visibility problems

Filed May 26, 2020 · Electrical, Visibility · CA

Side window electrical does not work also doors will lock and unlock without me touching controls it has done this for several years and I can't afford to fix it.

Filed Aug 26, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 82,000 miles · IL · crash

This is an ongoing issue with the heater control switch. The temperature knob will not change from cool to warm. After I turn it fast back and forth, sometimes it may trigger the change. This has been happening almost a year. All other controls on the unit work fine. I have talked to many mechanics who have said this is a regular issue and one friend said he had replaced so many of these control units on this vehicle that he cannot even begin to count. The danger is when you cant use the defrost. When this first happened, I was picking up 5 children from grade school. Just driving down the road all a sudden the defrost stopped blowing hot air. I live near chicago and the temp was below zero. The windshield fogged and iced up and nothing I could do. Luckily I was a block from home and had enough vision by using hand to clean windshield that I made it home. When I let kids out I went to pull car inside garage and couldnt see and hit side of garage and broke side of passenger mirror. This part costs on average of almost 400 dollars and is easy to change. This should not happen on any car under 85,000 miles. This is a seriously dangerous problem when the defrost goes out while driving in sub freezing weather. With this being a issue that so many mechanics have said this is a serious issue in replacing so many of them, there is obviously a serious defect in the controls on the switch. This is a very dangerous safety concern when the defrost temps changes or stops working while driving. This has also happened in summer on a humid day while driving 65mph down the interstate. Thank god I was able to pull off the side before any accident. I believe chrysler should also reimburse anyone who had to pay for this repair. This is a very expensive repair for a problem and part that takes 60 seconds to repair and replace.

Filed Jul 17, 2015 · Body, Engine · 114,422 miles · WI · crash

My son hit a 2000 pound cow at 40 MPH. It was standing in the road after a curve. He never had time to hit the break but stopped instantly. It hit head on and then flew up into the windshield. The front end caved in and the radiator was bent into the engine. The van is a total loss. The airbag never deployed. We checked on line and other years around our van had a recall but not ours. I reported it to chrysler but they said airbags don't go off when you 'drive through an animal'. I've known people who have hit deer with less damage and their airbags did go off.

Filed Sep 3, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · 78,000 miles · NJ

Issue- driver window stopped working then sometimes it closes very slowly then stops. During the winter I opened the window to get gas and window would not close. Seen same make and model with similar issues. Issue 2- air conditioner front condenser gets damage allot with stuff coming off the road especially on highway. Creates a hole and very expensive repair. 3 times are ready this happened. Issue 3 - rust forming next to tail pipe on passenger side of van. Rust spreading now to under carriage of door. To much damaged has occurred before noticing the rust on the side. Expensive repairs.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 120,000 miles · IL

Left turn signal turns on when right turn signal is selected and right turn signal turns on when left turn is selected. Occasionally the turn signal will not turn on at all. Also wiper blades will not turn on occasion until another action is selected (such as a turn signal) when they do turn on after another action is taken they turn on at highest speed and will not go to the speed I select until another action is taken(such as turn signal).

Filed Apr 3, 2014 · Visibility · 116,000 miles · MI

I hit a bump and my wind shield wiper cut on and would not cut off even when I turned the van off the windshield wiper kept running I had to remove the fuss. When I put the fuss back in the wiper are not working at all now.

Filed Sep 3, 2013 · Visibility · LA

Woke up this morning and back windshield was blown out. Large hole in the middle was spider web and all four corners were cracked out. Filed a police report and said is was not vandalism, but the window blew out from pressure or faulty glass. Looking online it appears this is very common for this vehicle. Seems to be a pretty big safety hazard. I wonder why it has not been recalled.

Filed Jun 19, 2013 · Visibility · 400 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side windows failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where a diagnostic was performed but the repairs that were needed were unknown to the contact. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 400 and the current mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

Filed Apr 2, 2013 · Visibility · PA · 1 injury

2006 chrysler town & country. Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to a shattered rear window and injury to consumer. *smd the consumer was injured, when he braced his hand against the rear window and the glass made a banging sound and shattered, which resulted in the consumer needing surgery to his right hand.

Filed Apr 1, 2013 · Visibility · 120,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the windshield wipers would not deactivate when the wiper switch was turned off. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v067000 (visibility) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.