What 635 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chrysler Town And Country

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ UPDATED 04/27/18*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOW WAS REPAIRED ON 03/17/16. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000

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BREAKS GET HARD IN UPHILL POSITION WHEN COLD

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I HAD SEVERAL TIMES AFTER I WAS STOPPED, IF I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, MOMENTARILY, THEN WHEN I TRIED TO CATCH THE BRAKE AGAIN, IT WAS FROZEN, LOCKED AND I COULDNT BRAKE AGAIN AND THE CAR ROLLED BACK.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO TIRES, SIZE: P225/65R/17 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. THE TIRE WAS ROTATED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE LEAKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,579 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

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I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A WATER PUDDLE ON A TWO LANE CITY STREET WHEN THE BACKWASH OF WATER FROM A TRUCK IN FRONT ENTERED MY ENGINE THROUGH THE AIR INTAKE DUCTING AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP (HYDROLOCKED) DISABLING MY CAR AND LEAVING IT INOPERABLE. THIS IMMOBILE SITUATION EXPOSED MY WIFE AND I TO A POSSIBLE COLLISION AS CARS PASSED US. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE SITE. LATER EVALUATION BY A LOCAL MANUFACTURER'S DEALER REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND NEEDED REPLACED WITH AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR OF $9,280. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY DESIGN WHERE THE ENGINE AIR INTAKE DUCT OPENING IS TOO CLOSE TO GROUND LEVEL. THE CONSUMERS COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE COVERAGE COVERED THE DAMAGED AND ADVISED THE DEALER, TO LOCATE A USED ENGINE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS DETERMINED THE STARTER ALSO HAD WATER DAMAGED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. UPDATED 11/17/15. *JB

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REMOTE START SYSTEM STARTS UP ON IT'S OWN. VEHICLE WILL RUN FOR HOURS OR DAYS ON IT'S OWN. VEHICLE WILL START ON IT'S OWN WITH THE DOORS UNLOCKED OR OPEN. VEHICLE WILL START WITHOUT THE KEY ON MY PERSON OR NEAR THE VEHICLE. CANNOT GET AN EXPLANATION FROM A DEALER, NOR AN ANTICIPATED RESOLUTION.

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NO ACCIDENT YET, HAVE TWO RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBELM, FIRST ONW JUN 2014 AND SECOND TWO WEEK AGO. NOW I AM TOLD IT WILL BE MAR 2016 BEFORE IT CAN BE CHECKED AGAIN OR REPAIRED. I TOOK THIS VEH TO THE DEALER 11 MONTHS AGO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,025.

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2014 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR VENT WINDOW SWITCH RECALL REPLACEMENT PART ISSUES. *SMD

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON BUT THEN STARTED ACTING FUNNY. THEY WERE GOING OFF THE SIDE OF MY CAR, GOING VERY SLOW, ONLY GOING 1/2 WAY. THEY WERE GOING SO HARD THAT I COULD FEEL IT IN MY BRAKES. MY WINDSHIELD BROKE AND THEY STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS RAINING SO HARD I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE FUSE BLEW AND THAT THE LINKAGE WRAPPED AROUND SOMETHING AND BLEW THE MOTOR AND CRACKED MY WINDSHIELD. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS OUT OF MY WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IS A 2014 THAT I JUST PURCHASED BRAND NEW LAST YEAR. I WORK AN HOUR AWAY SO MY CAR DOES HAVE 42K MILES BUT IT SHOULDN'T DO THIS. I HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT MY WINDOW WIPERS WERE DOING WHEN THEY WERE ACTING FUNNY. THIS VIDEO SHOWS CLEARLY THERE WAS NO CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD AT THAT TIME.

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CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY. THEY CHARGE THE BATTERY AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. THEN THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIPM, THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND 39 OTHER WAS WAITING ON THE PART ALSO. IT IS GOING TO BE $1,100.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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I STARTED FEELING A WEIRDNESS IN MY BRAKES WHEN I WENT TO STOP NORMALLY AT STOP SIGNS, WHEN COMING UP TO CARS & STOP LIGHTS, AND JUST BASIC BRAKING WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAYS, ETC. NO SLAMMING OF BRAKES JUST NORMAL BRAKING. THE BRAKES SEEM TO START BRAKING THEN THEY HAVE A SLIP SLIP FEELIN, LIKE IT IS GIVING OUT AND THEN CATCHING AGAIN. THEY FOUND ITS NOT THE ABS KICKING IN ALSO. I THOUGHT AT ONE POINT I WASN'T PRESSING DOWN ENOUGH SO I TRIED PRESSING HARDER TO MAKE SURE IT WAS PRESSED DOWN ENOUGH AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I HAD OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR AND THEY ALSO FELT THIS SLIP SLIP OF THE BRAKES WHEN STOPPING. IT USED TO BE ONCE IN A WHILE BUT NOW IT IS CONSTANT. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE SHOP FOR THIS ISSUE AT 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS 2 TIMES EACH PLACE TOTAL OF 4 TIMES NOW. NOTHING IS DONE. THEY SAY THEY ARE FINE. BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I AM AFRAID THAT THEY WILL JUST NOT STOP US AND NOT BRAKE THE CAR WHEN WE STOP AND WE WILL END UP IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. MY CAR IS AT 20000 MILES NOW AND I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO KEEP HAVING ME GO BACK AND THEY STILL SAY BRAKE ARE OK BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHT HAS NOT GONE ON. I CANT STAND IT AND I AM NOW AFRAID WHEN I DRIVE IT. WHAT IS THERE TO DO? CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING EXCEPT GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND FROM DEALERSHIP TO DEALERSHIP.

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MY TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS THE POWER FOLDING THIRD ROW SEATS. MY KIDS AND I WERE SITTING IN THOSE SEATS ON JULY 4TH FOR THE FIREWORKS SHOW. I WAS SHIFTING IN THE SEAT WHEN MY KNEE ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE SEAT FOLD BUTTON WHICH STARTED COLLAPSING THE THIRD ROW SEATS ON MY 2 KIDS AND I. IF MY KIDS HAD NOT JUMPED UP IN TIME, THE SEATS WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED BEFORE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. I STAYED IN THE SEAT TO SEE IF I COULD STOP IT SOMEHOW, BUT THE BUTTONS DIDN'T STOP THE PROCESS. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE SEAT TO STOP WITH MY BACK, BUT I HAD TO USE A LOT MORE FORCE THAN MY KIDS COULD EVER HAVE DONE. THE SEATS HAVE ENOUGH FORCE TO SERIOUSLY INJURE A CHILD. THIS IS CLEARLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE BUTTONS ARE IN A LOCATION THAT CAN BE ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED EASILY. ALSO, IF KIDS ARE IN THE BACK OF THE VAN AND ARE PLAYING AROUND, THEY COULD EASILY REACH AND PLAY WITH THE BUTTONS WHILE SITTING IN THE BACK. A SIMPLE BUTTON COVER OR CHILD LOCKOUT SWITCH WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VAN IS ADVERTISED WITH THE PURPOSE OF USING THE REAR SEATS AS A TAIL-GATE ALTERNATIVE, BUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE MAKES THAT A DANGEROUS SOLUTION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 10/15/2015 *CN

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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ON AUGUST 7TH, 2015 I WAS DRIVING OUR 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ON A HIGHWAY IN SPRINGFIELD, MO FROM TEXAS, WITH MY THREE CHILDREN WITH ME, GOING ABOUT 65 MPH, WHEN A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PRESSING ON THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VAN DOWN IN ANY WAY. I COULDN'T SWERVE TO THE LEFT BEING THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER SO I WAS FORCED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE & GRASS. TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. WE EXPLAINED TO DEALER THAT CHRYSLER HAS BEEN THE ONLY PEOPLE TO SERVICE OUR BRAKES, INCLUDING BRAKE FLUID. MY HUSBAND NEVER OPENED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AT ANYTIME BEING WE HAD ALWAYS HAD IT SERVICED AT CHRYSLER. HE DID HOWEVER CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO OUR OUT OF STATE TRIP. DURING THESE FEW DAYS WE WERE GOING BETWEEN THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AND THE DEALER. AFTER WE TOLD THE DEALER OF OUR SELF- OIL CHANGE OF ONLY ENGINE OIL, SUDDENLY ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER, THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP INFORMED US THAT THE DEALER HAD TOLD THEM, THAT SOMEHOW THE BRAKE OIL BECAME CONTAMINATED AND IT HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER COSTS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY FOUND THEIR WAY OUT OF PAYING FOR THEIR BRAKE FAILURE.

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