2010 Chrysler Town and Country: engine overheating

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the brake pads wore prematurely and caused the rotors to overheat and wear prematurely. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic several times where the rotors were also replaced; however, the failure was not corrected and the brake pads continued to wear prematurely every 5,000 miles. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000.

Filed Apr 3, 2015 · Engine · 62,565 miles · CA

Engine overheated leak in plastic y connection . Standed on busy mountain road.

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Electrical · CA

We received a recall notice for the above part/condition. We contacted the dealer on january 13, 2015 and was told that the part would be in stock in 3-4 weeks. We again called the same dealer on february 6 and was told that the part was being ordered. Since we had not heard from the dealer, we called again on march 3 and was told that the part was "restricted" and there was no way to know when it would be available. Obviously the federal safety agency feels that this is important enough to require a recall. Shouldn't the agency also inform the manufacturer that their parts supplier must provide the required number of parts in a resonable and specified time? I don't believe that 2 months is reasonable when there is a possibilty for the part to overheat and cause a fire.

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Brakes · 15,000 miles · CT

Chrysler knows the braking system on its 2010 (and other model years) is defective but they refuse to provide a solution to it's customers. The brake pads and calipers are not large enough for the vehicles size and weight which causes the brakes to overheat and warp the rotors in a very short period. This leads to brake pedal pulsation and excessive dangerous steering wheel shake which can cause an accident. My particular vehicle has had multiple sets of pads, rotors and calipers replaced during the warranty period and now that the vehicle is out of warranty I find myself having to pay for brake parts/service out of my own pocket. This vehicle only has 33,000 miles on it and it shouldn't have had any brake work yet but instead, it's had multiple brake services. Please make chrysler issue a recall for the brakes on these vehicles and require chrysler to redesign the system with new parts as opposed to the same defective replacement parts.

Filed May 19, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 70,000 miles · NM

This minivan turns off while driving. When it first happened to me I was stopped at a stop light and began to go. It happened to my boyfriend while he was getting on the freeway. Company changed the brakes and they need to be changed again only six months later. We already took in once to get problem fixed. They couldn't find anything wrong with it and gave it back. Problem started happening again and now started overheating so we took it back.

Filed Mar 15, 2013 · Brakes · 30,137 miles · MN

The parking brake pull off spring on the right rear wheel snapped in half. This caused the parking brake to remain engaged even after it was disengaged by the driver from the driver's seat. The right rear brake assembly (caliper, rotor, disc pads) overheated. Driver noticed loud clicking noise coming from right rear wheel after completing short trip. The noise apparently was from the expansion/contraction of the very hot metal dust cover around the brake assembly. Spouse found broken spring hanging from right rear parking brake assembly and installed temporary spring until new part came in the next day. Mopar part# 68039257aa (spring-parking brake). Spouse ordered second new spring figuring same thing might happen to left rear brake. On backorder. Chrysler town & country limited with 4.0l v-6 and towing package. Owner still has old spring in possession.