2008 Chrysler Town and Country: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Nov 20, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 60,000 miles · MI

Vehicle sporadically shut off while driving with no warning causing it to loose braking and steering... Gotta be very fast to get it restarted...done had a lot of near misses....vehicle can sit over night and loose all power and want start or may drive it some miles shut it off and it want start...done bought new battery but think my battery was ok they just wanted the sell because it's doing basically the same thing...it start with a one minute or less boost...I have to check it with my auto start to see if I am going anywhere or to use my wife car...at times I get a grinding sound from front breaks..I check the pads and they ok grinding come and goes...rear disc brakes wears unevenly dealer hush hush... No recall defective calipers...told me it's over now you gotta pay to have it fix now ...map lights come on with a disturbing noise fault showing passenger door agar but it closed tight...eventually it stops...l love my van if engineers could fix some of the problems because it's dangerous and expensive up against what next problems and ill feel guilty selling it to someone and something happens to them...it's at the point where I am really afraid to drive it with it shutting off with no controls braking nor steering(help) but I still love my van...can y'all please fix it...

Filed Nov 10, 2017 · Body, Lights · 150,000 miles · IL

The glass on the van steams up to easily during cooler weather when no heat is turned on or vent. The body of the van collects water in the doors housing the glass in the sliding doors on both passenger and driver's side. No repairs have been made to body and a recent visit to a break shop even replacement breaks the van still makes squeaks at times. A recent bumper accident I shared with a body detailer said the back bumper seems off and needs repair, I have done no repairs on the body and the van is in the original condition from owners that transferred it to me. I also feel the lighting for after leaving the van trunk light stays on anytime a door is not open and have noticed the lights in the front of the van take a while to go off after locking and turning off veichle

Filed Jul 30, 2015 · Brakes · 16,000 miles · MN

Front brakes grinding . It needs new front pads and rotors at only 16,000 miles.

Filed Jul 7, 2015 · Steering · 51,000 miles · MD

Noticed loud grinding noise coming from front end of vehicle and vibration in steering wheel. Noise and vibration increased with speed. Was told both front bearings were bad and needed replacement. Understood a recall was conducted and a service bulletin was issued for the 2008 town & country, but chrysler said my vehicle was not affected, which is odd considering the issues in my t/c seem to very the very issues found within the recall and bulletin detailing required repair.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Transmission · 114,600 miles · NJ

Transmission failure at stop sign. Very unsafe as I could have been hit by an oncoming vehicle. No warnings. Just a grinding noise and transmission halted. At the stop sign I stopped and then proceeded to accelerate when safe. But transmission failed within 5 feet. The oncoming car had to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting me. I was able to put the vehicle in park and push back. This occurred at new jersey mount laurel at centerton square shopping mt laurel nj at end of the parking lot in front the dsw shoe store. Car was maintained perfectly at the dealership [xxx] at lumberton nj. All service records are available. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 21, 2015 · Wheels · 110,000 miles · IL

Chrysler declined covering my car under k19 recall because it was manufactured 2 days before the recall date and also they also said my car was sold originally in ok. The car resides in il since 2013. Even my service advisor thought it was covered by the same recall. The recall cover both of the front wheel bearings, the left one was replaced almost a year ago on my expenses in chrysler dealer and now after 10 k miles the right wheel bearing started to create humming and grinding sound. I contacted chrysler customer service and they said that they can't do anything for me because my car was manufactured 2 days before the k19 time frame. I don't mind paying for repairing my car, but this minivan traveled to the dealership 19 times for many different expensive repairs since august 2013, this is too much I appreciate your help in this regard.

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Acceleration, Steering · 98,134 miles · FL

Just purchased a used 2008 chrysler town & country. It was taken to the shop for extensive maintenance, including the replacement of the hub bearing - front right with oem parts. Upon further inspection we ascertained that there is a recall for this part for the 2008 model year. Chrysler notification k19 states: "the front wheel bearings on your vehicle (VIN: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) may develop a growling or grinding noise. The bearing noise may increase or decrease during turning maneuvers. What your dealer will do: chrysler will service your vehicle free of charge (parts and labor) well, it turns out that my vehicle VIN number is not included in the recall. Is there a reason for this? Can you look into this? Thank you.

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · LA

Since purchasing the used 2008 chrysler t&c we noticed the brakes were squeaky, caused vibration, or made a strange noise when turning. We have had to replace brakes and rotors multiple times and on our way back to the garage to find out why there's a new noise when we turn a corner. Overall very disappointing for chrysler to create such a sub-par product for a family vehicle.

Filed Jul 25, 2014 · Brakes · 88,002 miles · MO

Took vehicle in to my shop to service rear brakes, they were grinding. I expected to have to replace pads and rotors. We hadn't done it in the 40k miles we've owned it and didn't have it's service history prior to that. The mechanic found the rear brakes had been frozen closed for "a long time." due to this, he said temps had gotten so hot back there that the brake hoses were extremely warped and the brake fluid had turned to sludge. I had to replace the hoses, calipers, pads, and rotors and flush the brake system fluid. I'm worried had this continued we would have been in a situation where we couldn't stop or we could have had a fire.

Filed Apr 20, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 47,000 miles · PA

Our van makes a grinding or rubbing noise coming from the front end/axles. It is especially noticeable when we are turning. It sounds like a fluttering/grinding of metal or some part that is revolving with the wheels as we drive.

Filed Apr 11, 2014 · Brakes, Transmission · 73,497 miles · CA

Our van makes a grinding or rubbing noise coming from the front end/axles. It is especially noticeable when we are turning. It sounds like a fluttering/grinding of metal or some part that is revolving with the wheels as we drive. We had the brake rotors replaced and pads replaced. That helped with the shimmy we felt while braking, but the rubbing/grinding sounds persist. We are being told it might be wheel bearings. Others have reported similar problem to the federal safety agency for this model/year t&c mini van. There is a service notification k19 for this exact problem on some 2008 models. I think our van VIN# should be added to that list of "some 2008 models."

Filed Aug 1, 2013 · Brakes · 26,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town & country. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle emitted a grinding noise and began vibrating. The vehicle did not come to an immediate stop. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000. ..updated 09-18-13 *bf the consumer stated the front rotors and pads were replaced.