2013 Chrysler Town and Country Owner Complaints

HVAC IS THREE ZONE AUTOMATIC CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ALL VENTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY STARTS BLOWING IN COLD OUTSIDE AIR FIRST NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER LEGS NUMB WITH BURNING, STINGING CHILL GLASS FOGS AND DOESN'T CLEAR WITH COLD OUTSIDE AIR BLOWING TOOK TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX AND IT WAS CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM CHRYSLER'S FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON IT BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX (3/14/2013) HE IS REFERRING ME TO CHRYSLER'S LEMON LAW DEPARTMENT. CHRYSLER AND DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE VAN BACK OR EXCHANGE IT. *TR

3/14/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED BUT THERE WAS NOT AN OBJECT NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SUNROOF COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF EITHER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

4/9/2013

TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN WITH 4 MILES ON IT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. TOOK IT OUT FOR THE FIRST RIDE ON SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013 AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. STARTED IT BACK UP AND VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN. CONTINUED TO START UP AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT FOUR TIMES. CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFICE IS OF NO HELP. WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. THEY DID RECALL THEIR PRIOR MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM - RECALL #72674.THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUING WITH THEIR NEWER MODELS BUT CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED. MEANWHILE, I HAVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A WEEK OLD THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 57 REPORTS IN THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FORUM OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM - SOME INVOLVING ACCIDENTS WITH CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS. CHRYSLER IS SELLING UNSAFE VEHICLES PUTTING CHILDREN AT RISK OF SERIOUS HARM. I CAN PROVIDE THE NAMES OF ALL THE PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH AT CHRYSLER - THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE UNIT, AND THEIR TOP CARE UNIT - ALONG WITH ALL THOSE I AM DEALING WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY, JULY 1ST. HOWEVER, UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, THIS VEHICLE REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE PUT CHRYSLER ON NOTICE, THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW YOU, THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS AND OTHER INNOCENT DRIVERS. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR A FATALITY TO INVESTIGATE THIS. *TR

6/29/2013

RENTED A MINIVAN FROM AVIS AT SLC AIRPORT LATE JULY 2013. ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE AIRPORT MY KNEE BUMPED THE MASS OF KEYRING OBJECTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS I WAS JUST GETTING UP TO 60MPH. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN AND DETERMINED I HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHUT IT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE. ONLY ONE OF THE 5 PASSENGERS EVEN NOTICED THE SLOWDOWN. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IF IT IS THE PRACTICE OF RENTAL COMPANIES TO BIND KEYS LIKE THIS THE PROBLEM COULD BE WIDESPREAD AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT ALREADY, THUS THIS REPORT. GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THE PRACTICE OF BINDING ALL THE KEYS AND OTHER PLASTIC DOO-DAHS WITH A STIFF WIRE CABLE TO BE AN ACCIDENT IN THE WAITING. IN MY CASE THE SEAT WAS A LITTLE FORWARD AND I MOVED IT BACK A COUPLE OF INCHES TO AVOID HAVING THE KEYS DANCE ON MY KNEE AS WE DROVE. AT A STOP I CUT THE WIRE RING AND PUT ALL THE EXTRAS IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND CONTINUED THE TRIP WITH A SINGLE FOB-KEY. THE KEYS: I WAS GIVEN SET OF KEYS BOUND BY A WIRE CABLE. TWO FOBS, TWO SPARE KEYS (NORMALLY INSERTED IN THE FOBS) , THREE PLASTIC ADD-ONS (ONE HELD A PAPER SLIP IDENTIFYING THE VEHICLE, ONE AVIS CALL NUMBER AND ONE MACYS LOYALTY CARD) I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AS IT WORKED FINE, NOR WITH THE RENTAL COMPANY AS THEIR SERVICE WAS ALSO FINE. I DO TAKE ISSUE WITH THE PRACTICE OF BINDING THE KEYS WITH A WIRE CABLE THAT MUST BE CUT (LEATHER-MAN TOOL IN MY CASE) TO DRIVE SAFELY. I SUSPECT MOST RENTERS WILL NOT HAVE A TOOL HANDY NOR RISK THE WRATH OF THE RENTER IN CUTTING THE WIRE CABLE. NOTE I TOOK A FEW PICTURES OF THE KEY RING AND OBJECTS SHOULD IT BE USEFUL. TO AVIS CREDIT THEY WERE HAPPY TO HAVE ALL THE KEYS RETURNED AND WERE NOT CONCERNED I'D CUT THE CABLE. *TR

8/10/2013

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND BRAKES WERE HARD. IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CAR STALLS, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD. STILL NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND NO CHANGE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN RESTARTED IT. CAR WAS FINE THEN. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NO INDICATORS LIT ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE ANY CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE CAR, AS IT STILL HAD THE SAME MILEAGE AS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. *TR

5/6/2013

(THE FOLLOWING IS QUOTED FROM THE DEALER WORK SHEET): "C/S WHILE DRIVING WAS PULLED OVER BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AND WAS TOLD THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM RIGHT REAR WHEEL AREA. HAS HEARD RUBBING NOISE FROM THIS AREA PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT. (NOTE THAT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN THIS FIRST TIME. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 1,000 MILES) CHECK AND ADVISE. TEST DROVE CHECK FOR TSB AND RACK AND INSPECTED: FOUND BOTH REAR BRAKES GOT HOT. CALIPER(S) ARE STICKING. (HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON A FREEWAY AT 60 - 70 MPH IT COULD WELL HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOME.) REPLACE REAR BRAKES, PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS." AN IRONIC SIDE ;NOTE: WE WERE PROVIDED WITH A 2011 CHRYSLER 200 VIN: [XXX] WITH 34,972 MILES. AS WE WERE RETURNING THIS VEHICLE I HAD TO MAKE A FAST STOP. AND THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE MADE GRINDING NOISE AND LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY. I REPORTED THIS TO THE SAME DEALER.... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

6/17/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD CAUSE A GLARE FROM THE LIGHTS REFLECTING FROM THE ROAD, PREVENTING THEM FROM SEEING THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER, BUT THEY WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE A RETURN CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ UPDATED 1/9/2013*JS

11/19/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V234000 (VISIBILITY) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

7/1/2014

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND BRAKES WERE HARD. IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CAR STALLS, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD. STILL NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND NO CHANGE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN RESTARTED IT. CAR WAS FINE THEN. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NO INDICATORS LIT ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR DETERMINE ANY CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE CAR, AS IT STILL HAD THE SAME MILEAGE AS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. *TR

5/6/2013

TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN WITH 4 MILES ON IT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. TOOK IT OUT FOR THE FIRST RIDE ON SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013 AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. STARTED IT BACK UP AND VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN. CONTINUED TO START UP AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT FOUR TIMES. CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFICE IS OF NO HELP. WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. THEY DID RECALL THEIR PRIOR MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM - RECALL #72674.THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUING WITH THEIR NEWER MODELS BUT CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED. MEANWHILE, I HAVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A WEEK OLD THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 57 REPORTS IN THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FORUM OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM - SOME INVOLVING ACCIDENTS WITH CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS. CHRYSLER IS SELLING UNSAFE VEHICLES PUTTING CHILDREN AT RISK OF SERIOUS HARM. I CAN PROVIDE THE NAMES OF ALL THE PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH AT CHRYSLER - THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE UNIT, AND THEIR TOP CARE UNIT - ALONG WITH ALL THOSE I AM DEALING WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY, JULY 1ST. HOWEVER, UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, THIS VEHICLE REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE PUT CHRYSLER ON NOTICE, THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW YOU, THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS AND OTHER INNOCENT DRIVERS. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR A FATALITY TO INVESTIGATE THIS. *TR

6/29/2013

RENTED A MINIVAN FROM AVIS AT SLC AIRPORT LATE JULY 2013. ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE AIRPORT MY KNEE BUMPED THE MASS OF KEYRING OBJECTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS I WAS JUST GETTING UP TO 60MPH. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN AND DETERMINED I HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHUT IT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE. ONLY ONE OF THE 5 PASSENGERS EVEN NOTICED THE SLOWDOWN. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IF IT IS THE PRACTICE OF RENTAL COMPANIES TO BIND KEYS LIKE THIS THE PROBLEM COULD BE WIDESPREAD AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT ALREADY, THUS THIS REPORT. GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THE PRACTICE OF BINDING ALL THE KEYS AND OTHER PLASTIC DOO-DAHS WITH A STIFF WIRE CABLE TO BE AN ACCIDENT IN THE WAITING. IN MY CASE THE SEAT WAS A LITTLE FORWARD AND I MOVED IT BACK A COUPLE OF INCHES TO AVOID HAVING THE KEYS DANCE ON MY KNEE AS WE DROVE. AT A STOP I CUT THE WIRE RING AND PUT ALL THE EXTRAS IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND CONTINUED THE TRIP WITH A SINGLE FOB-KEY. THE KEYS: I WAS GIVEN SET OF KEYS BOUND BY A WIRE CABLE. TWO FOBS, TWO SPARE KEYS (NORMALLY INSERTED IN THE FOBS) , THREE PLASTIC ADD-ONS (ONE HELD A PAPER SLIP IDENTIFYING THE VEHICLE, ONE AVIS CALL NUMBER AND ONE MACYS LOYALTY CARD) I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AS IT WORKED FINE, NOR WITH THE RENTAL COMPANY AS THEIR SERVICE WAS ALSO FINE. I DO TAKE ISSUE WITH THE PRACTICE OF BINDING THE KEYS WITH A WIRE CABLE THAT MUST BE CUT (LEATHER-MAN TOOL IN MY CASE) TO DRIVE SAFELY. I SUSPECT MOST RENTERS WILL NOT HAVE A TOOL HANDY NOR RISK THE WRATH OF THE RENTER IN CUTTING THE WIRE CABLE. NOTE I TOOK A FEW PICTURES OF THE KEY RING AND OBJECTS SHOULD IT BE USEFUL. TO AVIS CREDIT THEY WERE HAPPY TO HAVE ALL THE KEYS RETURNED AND WERE NOT CONCERNED I'D CUT THE CABLE. *TR

8/10/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY TRAVELED INTO THE SAME LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH AND THEN WENT AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE ROOF OF THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM SEVERE INJURIES TO THE KNEES, ARMS AND SPINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V291000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.

9/24/2013

THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE. RIGHT AROUND 6100 MILES, I STARTED HEARING IRRITATING NOISE AT SPEEDS AROUND 30-40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND CHRYSLER SEEMS TO HAVE NO SOLUTION AS WELL. THEY BASICALLY SAY IT IS DRIVABLE SO I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. THIS NOISE IS PERSISTENT AND LOUDER THAN WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT (8200 MILES NOW). NO REPAIR, NO REPLACEMENT, NOTHING BUT A CONTINUAL NOISE. *TR

5/1/2014

MAY 27 I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A SLOW TRUCK AT 57 MPH LET UP ON THE PEDAL BUT THE VAN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE (THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE SO I CHANGED THE ECON O BUTTON AND ALSO KICKED THE FOOT PEDAL) AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SHOWING A MILE OR TWO FROM 80 MPH. AT WITCH TIME I HELD THE BRAKE AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD.THERE WAS A LARGE RED THROTTLE BODY LIGHT ON. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I DECIDED TO WAIT AS THE BRAKES SMELLED VERY HOT. ON RESTARTING ALL NORMAL WARNING LIGHTS PLUS THIS LARGE RED T/B LIGHT WHILE CRANKING THE DEALER CHANGED THE FOOT PEDAL. ON JUNE 11 I FOLLOWED SEVERAL CARS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AT 35 MPH I LET UP ON THE GAS THE VAN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RED LIGHT ONCE MORE. I BRAKED AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. ON RESTARTING THE ENGINE WENT TO 1800 RPM .. SHUT IT OFF FOR 4 TO 5 MIN RESTARTED LIGHT ON WHILE CRANKING THEN WENT OUT LIKE THE FIRST TIME AND DROVE NORMAL. THE THROTTLE BODY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE CRANKING (NOT NORMAL). THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND WILL CALL CHRYSLER THEY HAVE HAD THE VAN FOR A WEEK NOW, AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THE FAULT DID REMAIN ON THE COMPUTER FOR THEM. *TR

6/23/2014

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL SO I DIDN'T TOUCH ANY BUTTON. I DID HAVE THE AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM FEATURE TURNED ON. WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AS I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AS IT WAS PITCH DARK OUTSIDE. I BRAKED HARD AND AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I WAS SO LUCKY I DID NOT GO OFF THE ROAD AS I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. I SEE ON GOOGLE THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

1/26/2014

SHORTLY AFTER ENCOUNTERING A RAIN STORM, WHERE WE NEEDED CONTINUOUS WINDSHIELD WHIPPERS, ALL INTERIOR DASH LIGHTING AND GAUGE LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED AND REMAIN SO FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE THAT TIME, WHEN EVER THE WHIPPERS ARE IN USE FOR 3-4 MINUTES THE DASH LIGHTS SIMPLY SHUT DOWN REGARDLESS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING CONDITIONS. EXTERIOR HEAD LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUE WORKING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUICKER NOW THAT IN LATE MAY. THIS PROBLEM MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT A CHALLENGE AS SPEED GAUGES AND FUEL GAUGES ARE NO LONGER VISIBLE WHEN WHIPPERS ARE IN USE. TWO SEPARATE CHRYSLER DEALERS SIMPLY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM OR A CURE. *TR

8/21/2014

THE MICHELIN TIRES, ENERGY SAVER A/S ARE DEFECTIVE AND DRY ROTTING CAUSING A POTENTIAL BLOWOUT AND ACCIDENT. THE ACCELERATOR IS POSITIONED TOO FAR FORWARD AND THE BRAKE IS POSITIONED TOO FAR BACK, CAUSING THE FOOT TO SLIDE UNDER THE BRAKE WHEN CHANGING OVER FROM ACCELERATION TO BRAKING. A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

3/28/2014

LIFE THREATENING SITUATION OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING OUR 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND AS WE ATTEMPTED TO PASS A TRACTOR TRAILER THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND HAD LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN STEERING. WE WERE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. OUR 9 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE CAR AND BEGAN TO PANIC AND CRY. WE FRANTICALLY TRIED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION WHICH LASTED 30-40 SECONDS THEN RESOLVED ON ITS OWN. THANK GOODNESS THERE WERE NO CARS IN OUR IMMEDIATE PATH OR WE WOULD HAVE REARED ENDED THEM OR BEEN FORCED TO DRIVE INTO THE MEDIAN. *TR

6/16/2014

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN 5 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER STARTED TO SCREAM. TURNED AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SECOND ROW SEAT HAD FOLDED ON HER AS THOUGH TO "STOW & GO". WAS SHOCKED THAT A) THE SEAT ALLOWS ITSELF TO FOLD WHEN OCCUPIED B) THERE IS NOT A SAFETY BUTTON ON IT THAT ENGAGES PREVENTING SEAT HANDLE FROM OPERATING AND FOLDING. CHILD HAD FALLEN ASLEEP AND STARTED TO SLIDE OFF SEAT. IN ORDER TO CORRECT HERSELF SHE PUSHED ON THE EDGE OF HER SEAT. THE SEAT APPEARED TO INTERPRET THIS AS A NEED TO "STOW & GO". CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS HANDLE AND BE FORCED TO REPLACE WITH A HANDLE WITH A SAFETY BUTTON OR REPLACE ALL THE SEATS WITH SEATS THAT ONLY FOLD WHEN NO WEIGHT ON THEM IS PRESENT. *TR

3/6/2013

WE RENTED THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY WHILE ON VACATION. A COUPLE OF DAYS INTO OUR VACATION, I PLACED MY RIGHT HAND AT THE TOP OF THE CAPTAIN SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VAN. I THEN USED MY LEFT HAND TO TRIGGER THE LEVER ON THE SEAT TO LEAN IT FORWARD SO ONE OF MY CHILDREN COULD GET OUT OF THE BACKSEAT MORE EASILY. THE HEADREST SNAPPED DOWN HITTING BOTH MY RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AND MY RIGHT RING FINGER. THE POST OF THE HEAD REST BRUISED MY MIDDLE FINGER FROM THE TIP OF MY FINGER TO THE MIDDLE KNUCKLE. MY RING FINGER WAS PINCHED IN THE SLIT ON THE TOP OF THE SEAT WHERE THE POST ON THE HEADREST GOES WHEN THE SEAT FOLDS UP. WHEN MY FINGER WAS CRUSHED IN THE SLIT ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT, THE PAD OF MY RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CUT IN A SEMI-CIRCULAR SHAPE AND THE SKIN WAS PEELED BACK FROM THE FLESH. THE INJURY ON MY FINGER REQUIRED A TRIP TO URGENT CARE AND 4 STITCHES. IT TOOK ABOUT ONE AND A HALF MONTHS FOR THE INJURY TO HEAL. NOW, THE TIP OF MY FINGER IS SCAR TISSUE, WITH NO FEELING EXCEPT UNDERNEATH THE SCAR TISSUE WHERE THERE ARE STILL NERVES. I AM CURRENTLY UNABLE TO USE THE FINGER FOR TYPING OR OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE PRESSURE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE SEATS. THERE IS ONLY ONE LEVER ON THE SEAT TO PROVIDE FOR LEANING IT FORWARD, BACKWARD OR FOLDING IT COMPLETELY SO IT MAY BE STOWED. THE SPEED WITH WHICH THE SEAT FOLDS MAKES IT DANGEROUS. AS A RESULT, THERE SHOULD BE OTHER LEVERS AVAILABLE FOR ADJUSTING THE SEAT THAT DO NOT FORCE IT TO FOLD UP COMPLETELY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A FAILURE TO WARN OF THE DANGERS OF THE QUICKLY FOLDING SEAT, EITHER FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR THE RENTAL CAR COMPANY. THERE IS NO VISUAL WARNING LABEL ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH WARNS THE USER TO KEEP THEIR HANDS AND BODY OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SEAT WHEN TRIGGERING THE LEVER.

8/29/2013

HVAC IS THREE ZONE AUTOMATIC CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ALL VENTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY STARTS BLOWING IN COLD OUTSIDE AIR FIRST NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER LEGS NUMB WITH BURNING, STINGING CHILL GLASS FOGS AND DOESN'T CLEAR WITH COLD OUTSIDE AIR BLOWING TOOK TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX AND IT WAS CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM CHRYSLER'S FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON IT BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX (3/14/2013) HE IS REFERRING ME TO CHRYSLER'S LEMON LAW DEPARTMENT. CHRYSLER AND DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE THE VAN BACK OR EXCHANGE IT. *TR

3/14/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED BUT THERE WAS NOT AN OBJECT NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SUNROOF COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF EITHER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

4/9/2013

TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN WITH 4 MILES ON IT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. TOOK IT OUT FOR THE FIRST RIDE ON SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013 AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. STARTED IT BACK UP AND VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN. CONTINUED TO START UP AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT FOUR TIMES. CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFICE IS OF NO HELP. WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM, THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. THEY DID RECALL THEIR PRIOR MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM - RECALL #72674.THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUING WITH THEIR NEWER MODELS BUT CHRYSLER DOES NOT SEEM INTERESTED. MEANWHILE, I HAVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A WEEK OLD THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 57 REPORTS IN THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FORUM OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM - SOME INVOLVING ACCIDENTS WITH CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS. CHRYSLER IS SELLING UNSAFE VEHICLES PUTTING CHILDREN AT RISK OF SERIOUS HARM. I CAN PROVIDE THE NAMES OF ALL THE PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH AT CHRYSLER - THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE UNIT, AND THEIR TOP CARE UNIT - ALONG WITH ALL THOSE I AM DEALING WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A MEETING WITH THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY, JULY 1ST. HOWEVER, UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, THIS VEHICLE REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE PUT CHRYSLER ON NOTICE, THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW YOU, THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS AND OTHER INNOCENT DRIVERS. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT FOR A FATALITY TO INVESTIGATE THIS. *TR

6/29/2013

I BOUGHT THIS VAN ABOUT 2 WEEKS BACK. THE DEALER HAD FILLED UP THE GAS TANK. YESTERDAY I WANTED TO REFUEL AND THEN I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS THE MOST UNSAFE CAR I HAVE SEEN. ANYBODY COULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE GAS CAP. THERE IS NO KEY LOCK OR LEVER LOCK TO IT. JUST FLIP OPEN THE COVER AND UNSCREW THE CAP AND PUT ANYTHING INTO THE GAS TANK OR DRAW OUT THE GAS IF YOU WANT TO. THIS CAR COSTS ABOUT 30,000 AND HAS ALL SORTS OF FEATURES BUT I AM SCARED TO TAKE IT OUT OF MY GARAGE AND PARK IT ANYWHERE ELSE. I HOPE THE MANUFACTURER DOES SOMETHING IN REGARDS TO THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE GAS CAP TO EASE THE MIND OF THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR IF I HAD NOTICED THIS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

12/24/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL FOR THE REAR POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

6/23/2014

DRIVERS VILLAGE IN NEW YORK SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT MENTIONING THIS RECALL AND WITHOUT DISCONNECTING IT TO PREVENT A DRIVER DOOR FIRE. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE RECALL SOON AFTER PURCHASING IT. IT WAS RECALLING THE VEHICLE FOR THE "REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOW SWITCH" WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. THIS DEALERSHIP IS OBVIOUSLY LOOKING FOR THE DEAL WITH LITTLE TO NO INTEREST IN THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DEALERSHIP TO PREVENT THEM FROM POTENTIALLY PUTTING OTHERS IN DANGER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

6/30/2014

2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PINCH SENSORS SLIDING AND REAR DOORS IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DOG WAS ALMOST CRUSHED BY THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DAY AFTER SHE LEASED THE VEHICLE. THE SALESPERSON STATED THE DOOR WOULD STOP, BUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE AS SHE LATER LEARNED WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER TESTED IT. THOUGH IT WILL STOP WITH PUSH BACK FORCE, A LIMB OR SMALL PERSON WOULD BE CRUSHED. THE SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT FUNCTIONED IN THE SAME MANNER. SO IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISOLATED DEFECT. THE LIFTGATE ALSO REQUIRED INCREASING FORCE TO STOP. AS IT LOWERED, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT, WHEN IT WAS WITHIN A FOOT OR SO OF CLOSING.

4/17/2013

ON THE WAY HOME FROM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I STOPPED TO WALK THE DOGS. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WALKED OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. I OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE DOOR HANDLE. THE DOOR WAS ABOUT 3/4 OPEN WHEN I REACHED IN TO GET THE DOG'S LEASHES. EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR HADN'T COMPLETELY OPENED IT SUDDENLY STARTED CLOSING RAPIDLY. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY HEAD OUT BUT NOT MY ARM. THE DOOR CLOSED ON MY ARM AND TRAPPED ME. IN ORDER TO STOP THE CLOSING DOOR I GRABBED THE DOOR AND PULLED ON THE DOOR WITH MY LEFT HAND AND IT STOPPED. IF I HAD NOT REACTED THIS WAY THE DOOR WOULD HAVE CRUSHED MY ARM. I THEN HAD TO REACH OVER WITH MY LEFT HAND AND USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND FREE MYSELF. I HAVE A COUPLE OF SCRAPES ON MY ARM, IT IS SLIGHTLY SWOLLEN AND SORE BUT LUCKILY IT DIDN'T BREAK. IF I HADN'T SEEN THE DOOR START TO CLOSE IT COULD HAVE TRAPPED MY HEAD. IF MY DOGS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE DOORWAY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SAFETY STOP IF ANYTHING IS IN THE DOORWAY. *TR

4/26/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD CAUSE A GLARE FROM THE LIGHTS REFLECTING FROM THE ROAD, PREVENTING THEM FROM SEEING THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER, BUT THEY WOULD FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE A RETURN CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 01/09/13*LJ UPDATED 1/9/2013*JS

11/19/2012

THERE WAS OCCASIONALY A ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. *TR

11/10/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS BEING OPENED, THE SENSOR FAILED AND THE DOOR CLOSED ON THE LEFT HAND OF A YOUNG PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

9/11/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WOULD CONSTANTLY BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

4/23/2014

2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE PINCH SENSORS SLIDING AND REAR DOORS IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER DOG WAS ALMOST CRUSHED BY THE SLIDING DOOR, THE DAY AFTER SHE LEASED THE VEHICLE. THE SALESPERSON STATED THE DOOR WOULD STOP, BUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE AS SHE LATER LEARNED WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER TESTED IT. THOUGH IT WILL STOP WITH PUSH BACK FORCE, A LIMB OR SMALL PERSON WOULD BE CRUSHED. THE SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT FUNCTIONED IN THE SAME MANNER. SO IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISOLATED DEFECT. THE LIFTGATE ALSO REQUIRED INCREASING FORCE TO STOP. AS IT LOWERED, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT, WHEN IT WAS WITHIN A FOOT OR SO OF CLOSING.

4/17/2013

THE MICHELIN TIRES, ENERGY SAVER A/S ARE DEFECTIVE AND DRY ROTTING CAUSING A POTENTIAL BLOWOUT AND ACCIDENT. THE ACCELERATOR IS POSITIONED TOO FAR FORWARD AND THE BRAKE IS POSITIONED TOO FAR BACK, CAUSING THE FOOT TO SLIDE UNDER THE BRAKE WHEN CHANGING OVER FROM ACCELERATION TO BRAKING. A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND DEFECT IN THE DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

3/28/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

9/2/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

9/2/2014

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WAS IN "PARK" GEAR AND HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. REPORTEDLY, VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BRAKING WAS ATTEMPTED BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE ROLLED INTO TREE/FENCE AND DAMAGED PASSENGER DOOR, THAT HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN IN THE HASTE OF THE INCIDENT, AND THE REAR BUMPER. DAMAGE ESTIMATES AT 4K.

1/6/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 3/24/15* CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK OR REVERSE, HE FELT A JOLT FROM THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A NOISE. UPDATED 04/8/15*JB

1/12/2015

FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL PROBLEM WITH THE REAR QUARTER WINDOW VENT SWITCH. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED IT AND SAID THE PARTS WAS ON BACKORDER. WE CHECKED PERIODICALLY WHEN WE DID NOT GET A CALL FROM THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET. IN JANUARY 2015 RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER INFORMING US OF THE RECALL. WE AGAIN CONTACTED OUR DEALER A COUPLE MORE TIMES SINCE THEN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART STILL IS NOT AVAILABLE. I CALLED THE 1-888-327-4236 VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD TO CALL 1-800-992-1997 AND GET A CASE MANAGER NUMBER WHICH I DID AND WAS PUT ON HOLE FOR 110 MINUTES AND KNOW ONE HAS STILL ANSWERED MY CALL........ [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

3/18/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE IN PARK, THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FAILED TO ADJUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

4/7/2015

NOTHING. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I WAS NOTIFIED IN MAY, 2014 ABOUT THE SWITCH. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SWITCH IN JUNE. NOW, I GET A "NEW" NOTICE WITH SAME INFORMATION SHOWING NOTICE DATE OF "DEC 2014". THAT IS NOT TRUE. I HAVE A 40,000 DOLLAR VEHICLE THAT HAS THE SWITCH DISCONNECTED FOR ALMOST A YEAR!!!!! WHEN I WENT THERE RECENTLY, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECONNECT!!! THAT IS [XXX], SIR! FURTHERMORE, I BELIEVE THE DEALER HAS BEEN TAKING CREDIT FOR THIS ACTION MORE THAN ONE TIME, RECENTLY (APRIL, 2015) SHOWING ON AN OIL CHANGE RECEIPT WHERE THE SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED SINCE JUNE 2014. PLEASE NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THEIR CARS RECONNECTED UNTIL PART IS IN, IF THEY WISH TO---I HAVE NOT HAD THE USE OF REAR VENT SINCE JUNE, 2014. NOW, I JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER, SAME NOTICE, FOR DISCONNECT OF SAME SWITCH. CHRYSLER IS VIOLATING SOME LAW, I AM SURE, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU CAN SEND OUT A NOTICE TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE IN 2014, THEN, SEND ANOTHER ONE A YEAR LATER LIKE AS IF IT DID NOT HAPPEN, THEN THE DEALER GETS PAID THREE TIMES FOR ONE ACTION. I WANT THE SWITCH RECONNECTED! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

4/11/2015