2008 BRAUN TOWN & COUNTRY Electrical System Problems

I DON'T KNOW ANY EVENTS LED TO THE FAILURES. THE VAN IS USED FOR FAMILY TRANSPORTATION BY MY WIFE. ITS USE IS LIMITED TO ROUGHLY 12,000 MILES OF PAVED ROAD DRIVING PER YEAR. SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS WRONG. ONE DAY IT WON'T START, THE NEXT DAY IT STARTS BUT ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE NEXT DAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE NEXT DAY THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER/CLOCK/TEMPERATURE/FUEL GAUGES DON'T WORK. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHAT WORKS AND WHEN SOMETHING WILL FAIL. IT IS IN A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NOW FOR SERVICE. THEY ARE UNCERTAIN, BUT SAY IT IS "MOST LIKELY" THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THEY ALSO SAY ONLY A DEALER CAN REPLACE AND REPROGRAM THE MODULE. I WILL BE CERTAIN TO SAVE THE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 61,957

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. HORN HONKING CONTINUOUSLY, WIPER AND FLUID GOING OFF EVEN WHEN TURNED OFF, LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF. VERY UNSAFE THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I HAD TO REMOVE FUSES SO THE HORN WOULD NOT GO OFF WHICH CLEARED THE CODES BUT I CAN'T DRIVE AROUND THE CAR? THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THE DEALER ACTUALLY SAID TO TRY AND COME IN WITH THE HORN HONKING LIKE THAT!!! CRAZY *TR

Mileage: 33,654

IN JULY 2010 THIS INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED WHERE DRIVING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT APPX. 5-10MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE CAR STALLED. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWERBRAKES. THE ONLY LIGHT LIT ON THE DASHBOARD IS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP AND IT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. IN THE FALL OF 2010 THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED 2-3 TIMES AND ALWAYS UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY APPX. 10MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION OR STOP SIGN. I BROUGHT THESE INCIDENTS TO THE ATTENTION OF CHRYSLER WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IN JAN./FEB. 2011 THE STALLING BEGAN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY APPX 3-4 AND AGAIN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS;WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND APPROACHING STOP SIGN/DRIVEWAY ETC. CHRSYLER AGAIN COULD FIND NOTHING. IN MARCH 2011 THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROAD APPX. 35 MPH AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CAR AND MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY IT RESTARTED. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP STATES AT THIS POINT THAT POSSIBLY IT IS MY "KEY CHAIN" THAT IS TOO HEAVY FOR THE KEYLESS COMPONENT.(I HAVE 1 KEY ON IT) I REMOVE KEY AND REMAIN INCIDENT FREE FOR APPX. 6 - 8 WEEKS UNTIL TODAY. MY 15 YEAR OLD SON WHO IS A PERMIT DRIVER HAD THE INCIDENT OCCUR WHILE GOING DOWN HILL AT APPX. 15 MPH. WITH HIM BEHIND THE WHEEL AND ME IN THE DRIVER SEAT. WE WERE ABLE TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR AND WITH ME BEHIND THE WHEEL NOW WE RESTARTED THE CAR! THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 59,260

4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN BEGAN CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HORN WAS BLASTING CONTINUOUSLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS GOING ON AND OFF. I HAD THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT REPLACED BUT THIS IS STILL HAPPENING. NOT SURE WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 2 CHILDREN 3 YEAR OLD AND 1 YEAR OLD. *TR

Mileage: 33,651

IN NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING, ALL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AT THE SAME TIME, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, AND MOST DISTURBINGLY, MY ELECTRIC DRIVERS SIDE SEAT STARTED MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AND BREAK. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WAS LUCKY. THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN. IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS A "FRAYED AND CHAFFING" ELECTRICAL HARNESS. I HAD TO REPLACE IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO AVOID THE SITUATION. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I SHOULD DO DIFFERENTLY, AND THEY SAID NO IT WASN'T MY FAULT. I ASKED IF THEY SHOULD BE INSPECTING ANYTHING ELSE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND THEY SAID THAT WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I ONLY HAVE 39,000 MILES ON MY VAN, AND THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. IF A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS IN THE VAN, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE PROBLEM. WHEN THE DRIVER SEAT STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO BREAK, IT WAS DISCONCERTING! *TR

Mileage: 39,500

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT. MOST HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE SLIDING DOORS NOT COMPLETELY SHUTTING AND REOPENING AS IF THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE WAY. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE DOOR SENSORS. THE MOST RECENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ALARM STARTED BEEPING (WHILE DRIVING WITH THE KEY IN), THE RADIO WENT TO 12:00 THEN RESET IT BACK TO THE CORRECT TIME. THIS LASTED ABOUT 3 MINUTES, THEN IT WAS ALL DONE AND WORKING FINE. 3 TIMES THAT WE HAD STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS THE CAR JUST STALLED. BUT IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART RIGHT AWAY. ONE TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP AT ALL FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED ON THE FIFTH TRY. JUST YESTERDAY, WE HAD TO HAVE THE VAN TOWED, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, SHE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR STALLED BUT IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT ALL. THE DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK, THANKFULLY HERS WAS STILL UNLOCKED. THE HAZARDS WOULD NOT WORK, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. WE HAD IT TOWED THE DEALER, WHERE IT DID EVENTUALLY START. THE DEALER REPLACED A MODULE FOR THE ELECTRONIC KEY 1 WEEK AGO, BUT THE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED STILL. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE HORN WENT OFF CONTINOUSLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FRONT AND BACK WERE SPRAYING FLUID AND GOING BACK AND FORTH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLINK ON AND OFF. I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS GOING OFF AND ON. I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN, 3 YRS OLD AND 15 MONTHS GOING DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER IN THE HIGHWAY AND REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE HORN BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT I DID THE HORN WOULD NOT TURN OFF. VERY SCARY LUCKY I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. *TR

Mileage: 32,418

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER COUNTRY AND TOWN CAR AND FROM THE FIRST DAY I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FAILURE DUE TO THE FUSE BOX POPPING UP THE FUSES AND LEAVING MY CAR WITHOUTPOWER FOR THE FOLLOWING NO TURN SIGNAL, NO WINDOW CONTROL ,NO HEAT, OR AIR CONDITION NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS,ETC AND IT NEVER REPAIRED OR REPLACED WHEN I BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DOING A FEW CYCLES OCCASIONALLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. WE COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY OR START FROM A STOP SIGN. IT PROGRESSED UNTIL MANY SYSTEMS:SPEEDOMETER, AND OTHER GAUGES SHUT DOWN AND COME BACK ON, THE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE DEALER IN ELKGROVE DODGE HAD ON OF ITS SERVICE PEOPLE DRIVE IT HOME AND HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES. THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A MONTH AND HAVE STILL NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND CONNECTING A FEW DOTS, I WONDER IF THERE IS NOT A COMPUTER PROCESSING/PROGRAMMING PROBLEM CAUSING THESE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ESPECIALLY AFTER THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC REPORT, IE MULTIPLE MODULE PROBLEMS AND OTHER INDICATED FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST COOLANT FLUID AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SECOND DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE MONTH LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH SLIDING DOORS WOULD BECOME JAMMED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE TO RESTART THE COMPUTER FOR THE DOORS TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ROUTED THE INCORRECTLY AND CREATING A CONDITION WHERE THE LOWER SLIDING DOOR HINGE BRACKET COULD MAKE CONTACT AND WEAR THROUGH THE WIRE INSULATION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL WIRING) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN FOR THREE MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN WITH 35K MILES WILL UNEXPECTEDLY HAVE THE HORN GO ON, FRONT AND REAR WIPERS GO ON, LIGHTS FLASH, WASHER FLUID SQUIRT OUT IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK WINDOW. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY THE REMOTE KEY DOES NOT WORK TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE CAR WILL NOT START START. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO PULL THE FUSE OR DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WHILE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING NAD 2 TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAD THEM CHANGE THE CLOCK SPRING BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM , THEN HAD THEM CHANGE THE TIPM, STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THAT WORKS. EITHER CASE THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS IN HIS RESIDENCE WHEN HE HEARD THE VEHICLE ALARM SOUND. WITHIN SECONDS, THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE RELAY BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 14,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE 1/2 WAY AND THEN OPEN BACK UP INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB

Mileage: 14,000

APRIL 29 2010 CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP TACH WENT TO 6K AND CAR SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED CAR BUCKED AND SHUT OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR 6 WEEKS. IGNITION WAS REPLACED. CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. CAR FAILED AGAIN BUT DIFFERENTLY. WONT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD? GEAR. TACH AT 6K AND SPEED AT 45-50 MAX. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR PAYING FOR MY OWN RENTAL FOR >3WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 49,000