2008 BRAUN TOWN & COUNTRY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, 26,500 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I PARKED MY VEHICLE THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN STUCK ON FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF MILES. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE HEAT AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A POSSIBLE FIRE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 26,500

THIS VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS REQUIRED 3 BRAKE REPAIRS AT UNDER 18,000 MILES. WE CAN NO LONGER RELY ON THE VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AND DO NOT TRUST IT IS A SAFE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY IN.

Mileage: 4,492

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE, HE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR. HE STATED THAT THE RIM OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WAS ABNORMALLY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY FIVE PERCENT OF THE BRAKES LEFT AND THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,800.

Mileage: 22,800

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING AT 26,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS FAILED SHORTLY FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE BRAKE PADS ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT INDICATE ANY ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

BRAKES ARE WEARING EXTREMELY BAD, CALLED THEM THE DEALERSHIP FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS HAPPENED. THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT THERE CONCERN IF IT IS OVER 12,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS USED WITH 18,000 MILES AND WHEN IT GOT TO 20,000 I HAD TROUBLE. SO I REPLACED THE BRAKES MYSELF SINCE I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 24 YEARS.NOW THEY HAVE WORN SO BAD THAT THEY ARE IN THE ROTORS AND I HAVE THE PAPER WORK FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, NOTIFIED CHRYSLER AND GET THE RUN AROUND ON THIS. THEY WILL NOT HELP ME ON THIS. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY KIDS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE ADMITTED THAT ITS THERE FAULT. BAD BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE VAN. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT MUST BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. AROUND 17,000 MILES THE VAN STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TOOK IT IN AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THEN LESS THAN 300 MILES LATER IT WAS SCREECHING AND THE BRAKE PADS & ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I FILED A COMPLAINT THEN ODI ID NUMBER : 10326711. TO THEIR CREDIT, CHRYSLER DID REIMBURSE US. NOW IN JULY 2010, THE BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISES AND WE TAKE IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD US IT NEEDS NEW BRAKE PADS AN ROTORS AGAIN, THIS IS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES LATER. HOWEVER THE ROTORS ARE ON BACKORDER AND WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL LATE AUGUST. IT IS NOW OCTOBER 26TH, 3 MONTHS LATER AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT TIME THAT THE ROTORS ARE STILL ON BACKORDER AND THEY DO NOT EXPECT THEM UNTIL SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER. OUR CAR NOW SHAKES AND SHIMMIES AND SQUEALS & SCREECHES WHEN WE APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS CANNOT BE GOOD FOR THE VEHICLE AND HAS TO BE AFFECTING THE WHEELS, AXLES, BEARINGS, ETC NOT TO MENTION WHATEVER ELSE ON THE CAR IS GETTING SHAKEN OUT OF PLACE. I FEEL IT IS A ROLLING DEATHTRAP AND SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ALLOWED ON THE HIGHWAY. CHRYSLER HAS ADMITTED THEY HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND SENT OUT LETTERS TO ASSIST WITH PAYING FOR NEW BRAKES HOWEVER, MAKING SOMEONE WAIT FOR OVER 3 MONTHS FOR BRAKE PARTS IS CRIMINAL! THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE PARTS SAYS THEY ARE SO SORRY BUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER MINIVANS. WE EVEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN A TOWN ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY AND THEY TOO CONFIRMED THE ROTORS ARE ON BACKORDER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON JUNE 16TH TO DIAGNOSE A "HOWLING" NOISE, WHICH BEGAN A FEW MONTHS BEFORE AS AN OCCASIONAL NOISE, AND WAS NOW OCCURRING ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY. I SAID I THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE NOISE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, NOT WHILE BRAKING. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, AND SAID THE NOISE WAS DUE TO THE WEAR ON THE TIRES. I DID NOT HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AT THE TIME, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WITH THE NOISE. DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, I OCCASIONALLY NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. ALSO GETTING VERY POOR MPG; 14.3. I APPLIED AND RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES WHILE PARKED, AND THE NOISE STOPPED FOR A FEW DAYS. THE NOISE EVENTUALLY BECAME LESS FREQUENT, AND WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE, WHEN THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP ON SEPT 19, 2010. THIS TIME, THEY FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT; THE BRAKES WERE INCH WORN INTO THE METAL. THE FRONT BRAKES ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND WERE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (LESS $100 DEDUCTIBLE). I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER, AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REIMBURSE COST OF REPLACING BACK BRAKES & ROTORS THIS TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE CALIPERS, ONLY "CLEAN/LUBE CALIPER SLIDES & APPLY BRAKE QUIET". DEALER INSISTS THAT THE CALIPERS WERE NOT STUCK OR CAUSING PROBLEMS -SAID IF THEY GET STUCK, THEY STAY STUCK. MY BROTHER AND I EACH BOUGHT NEW VEHICLES IN JAN 2008; HE GOT A 2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN ,AND I GOT A 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY. HE WAS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. HE TOOK HIS BACK BRAKES APART TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE FOUND THE CALIPERS WERE A NEW DESIGN; THE PISTONS "SCREW" IN & OUT, RATHER THAN THE USUAL CLAMP & RELEASE, OR PINCH DESIGN. THE PISTONS WERE SOMETIMES NOT RELEASING, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE APPLIED EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS ON HIGHWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE NOISE & BAD GAS MILEAGE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL/REPLACE CALIPER DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 20,487

I OWN A 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE FRONT BRAKES MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT NOT ONLY WERE THE FRONT BRAKES PADS & CALIPERS WERE BAD BUT THE REAR BRAKE PADS & CALIPERS WERE BAD AS WELL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS A COST OF OVER $300. FOR MAJOR SAFETY PARTS AS BRAKES AND FAILING IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS IS VERY BAD WORKMANSHIP AND CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE FOR THE REAR BRAKES AS WELL. THE BRAKES ARE A CONTINUING BAD SAFETY PART FOR CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 35,676

I PURCHASED A 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY IN 2008, AND SINCE THEN HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS 5 TIMES AND ROTORS 2X. ONE MINUTE YOUR DRIVING FINE, NEXT MINUTE THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND TO THEM HOW I USE THE VAN TO DRIVE MY NINE YEAR AROUND AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO TAKE UP THAT ISSUE WITH THE DEALER. I WENT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ONLY CHRYSLER COULD DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE EXPERIENCING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CARS BRAKES ON A DAILY BASIS. AS A RESULT, CHRYSLER SENT OUT A LETTER TO REPLACE THE BRAKES FOR ANYONE WHO OWNED ONE AT THEIR COST FOR 1 TIME ONLY. HOW ABOUT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR? VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

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

I OWN A 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2008 . THE VEHICLE HAS 14,317 MILES ON IT AND ALL FOUR BRAKES ,FRONT AND BACK ARE GONE. FRONT DOWN TO 1% AND THE REAR ARE METAL TO METAL. SOMETHING IS WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 14,317

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, BOTH OF THE SIDE DOOR PANELS OPENED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CLOSED THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DOORS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TWICE AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ALSO FELL OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

Mileage: 10,000

I BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IN 9/08. I RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION REGARDING THE FRONT BRAKES. TOOK IN TO A DEALER 8/20/10 WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO FRONT BRAKES AVAILABLE AS THERE IS A NATIONAL BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER BUT THE REAR BRAKES ARE OKAY. I CALLED 3 TIMES TO INQUIRE ON THE PARTS STATUS TOLD NOT AVAILABLE FROM CHRYSLER. WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO HAD THE BRAKES BUT AM NOW TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKES WILL NOT PASS NYS INSPECTIONS ON 9/28/10. I HAVE EXACTLY 24,171 MILES ON MY CAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS MY BAD DRIVING HABITS THAT CAUSED THE REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND NOT DEFECTIVE PARTS ALTHOUGH THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND CHRYSLER IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY OUT OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE CUSTOMER. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR HAVE REAR BRAKE ISSUES ESPECIALLY AT 24,000 MILES. I HAD TO PAY THE ADDITIONAL $50 TOWARD THE DEDUCTIBLE B/C CHRYSLER WAS OUT OF BRAKES AND I WENT OVER THE 24,000 THRESHOLD WHILE WAITING FOR THEM TO SHIP. NOW I HAD TO PAY $267.00 FOR REAR BRAKE PADS IN A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS REAR BRAKE PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 24,171

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WORN OUT AT 30,000 MILES. FRONT ROTORS WORN OUT AT 30000 MILES AND HAD TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE REPLACED. PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. ALL OF MY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE GONE OVER 100,000 MILES ON REAR BRAKES AND 100,000 MILES ON THE ROTORS. I HAVE NEVER HAD FRONT BRAKES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 60,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO THE ROTOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000.

Mileage: 29,000

THE BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH SQUEAKING AND THEN GRINDING BEGINS. BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED AS OFTEN AS EVERY 12,000 MILES. REPAIRS INVOLVED NEW BRAKE PADS AND EITHER NEW ROTORS OR REPAIRED ROTORS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT 12,000 MILES. *TR

BRAKES FAILED I HAVE REPLACED FRONT AND BACK ROTORS AND PADS TWICE IN 30,000 MILES ROTORS WERE WARPED BUT PADS NOT WORN OUT, JUST MISSHAPEN FROM ROTOR. UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

2008 CHRSYLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE AND EAR OUT WITHIN 5,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS DESIGNED NEW BRAKE PADS. THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKE PADS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT AND ARE TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY MUST WAIT 4 MONTHS TO GET BRAKE PADS. THEY SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE SIMPLY DRIVE WITH METAL ON METAL UNTIL BRAKES ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS ABSURD AND OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 33,333

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A TURN, SHE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY BUT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON AUGUST 9, 2010. PRIOR TO THE REAR BRAKING FAILURE, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES IN JANUARY 2010 FOR THE SAME GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

Mileage: 27,000

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY THAT HAS SEVERE BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THE FRONT BRAKES ARE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEM. ( I WAS SENT A LETTER CONCERNING THIS BY CHRYSLER) THE SAME DESCRIBED PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE REAR BRAKES. THE CALIPERS FROZE, WARPING THE ROTORS AND BRAKING THE PADS. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE CALIPERS WOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF BEING DEFECTIVE BUT THE DAMAGED CAUSED BY THIS CONDITION WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 18,794

2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES. LEFT REAR CALIPER FROZE SHORTLY AFTER, SMOKING AND VERY HOT. FIRE HAZARD. FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES. BRAKES HAVE MAJOR ISSUES, UNDERSIZED FOR THIS VEHICLE? REPORTS ONLINE INDICATE THEY NEED REPLACING AS SOON AS EVERY 10,000 MILES. NO LONGER THINK THAT MY WIFE WAS THE PROBLEM. CAN SOMEONE FORCE CHRYSLER INTO RECALLING THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACING WITH LARGER BRAKING SYSTEM? MUST AN ENTIRE FAMILY WITH KIDS PERISH? NOW WHEEL BEARINGS ARE NOISY - MANY ONLINE REPORTS - RELATED TO BRAKES? *TR

Mileage: 12,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A SQUEAKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20000.

Mileage: 500

2008 CHRYSLER MINIVAN WITH 13 THOUSAND MILES ON IT NEEDED FULL FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER, AT ABOUT 20 THOUSAND MILES, NEW FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED. DEALER CLAIMS "COMMON" PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR-- BRAKES WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. IS THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE? HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL JUST DIE? BACK IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK FOR COMPLETE BRAKE JOB NUMBER 3 BRAND NEW VAN ESSENTIALLY WITH LOW MILES AND EASY IN TOWN DRIVING HISTORY. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

EXTREMELY PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKES MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT DATE-STARTING AT 10K. *TR

Mileage: 10,100

WE PURCHASED A USED 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY 13000 MILES IN DECEMBER 2008. IN APRIL 2009 AT 16000 MILES IT NEEDED ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. DEALER SAID BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED WITH WARRANTY AND THIS WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IN JUNE 2010 AT 32,000 MILES WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 14 2009 WE REPORTED THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT CD'S, BUT NO WORK WAS PERFORMED. ON APRIL 8 2009 WE AGAIN REPORTED RADIO/CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT CDS. DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO. ON JULY 6 2009 WE REPORTED SOUND QUALITY PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO. IT WAS REPLACED AND ON JULY 30TH WE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS ONLY NOW THE RADIO WOULD JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE RADIO WAS AGAIN REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 26 WE REPORTED THE AUX. POWER OUTLET WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE ALSO REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE WHEN WE APPROACHED SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. TECHNICIAN TOLD US IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THAT WAS RESET. WITHIN ONE DAY THE SOUND WAS BACK. IN JULY 2010 WE WERE TRAVELING TO DENVER COLORADO AND THE AC WOULD CUT OUT WHEN WE APPROACHED 65 MPH. IN ADDITION THE RPM'S WOULD GO AS HIGH AS 4000-5000 AT 60 MPH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THE SAID THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE VALVE BODY AND HUB BEARINGS WERE CAUSING THE NOISE AND PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 34,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT RAPIDLY. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS EXHIBITED A WEAR PATTERN WHILE THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS LOOKED NEW. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42500.

Mileage: 42,500

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE GRINDING DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HERE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. TWO MONTHS LATER I RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CALIPERS WERE BAD AND THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AS A RESULT. EVEN THOUGH I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THEM TO INSPECT TWO MONTHS PRIOR, THEY DID NOT WARRANTY THE DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS ENDED UP COSTING JUST UNDER $500 TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SIGNATURE/TOURING EDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS PREMATURE BREAK SQUEAL AND GRINDING @ 20,726 MILES. RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT LISTED VEHICLE 'MAY' BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEAREST DEALER (DICK SCOTT DODGE, PLYMOUTH, MI). DEALER CHARGED $35.00 TO INSPECT. CHARGED A $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE TO COVER THE FRONT BRAKES AND FRONT ROTORS AND CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL 120.67 TO MACHINE THE REAR ROTORS, DEGLAZE THE REAR PADS AND LUBE THE REAR SLIDES. THE TOTAL BILL WAS $256.67. CONTINUED TO RESEARCH THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 20,726

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE WORN PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR AT 10,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAIL RAPIDLY DUE TO THE DESIGN AND THE WAY THEY WERE MADE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

Mileage: 13,000

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN NEED TO BE REPLACED MUCH MORE OFTEN THAN IS TYPICALLY NECESSARY. USUALLY THE PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING. THE FRONT BRAKES NEED REPLACING EVERY 15-18K MILES. THE VAN IS NOT DRIVEN UNDER HARSH CONDITIONS AS IT IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL AND FOR HER TO GO TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

THE 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN WE HAVE HAD BEGIN TO SHIMMY AND VIBRATE UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON THE PARKWAY. CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, I PROMPTLY BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. UPON HIS INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. HOW CAN A 10,000 MILE CAR NEED NEW ROTORS SO SOON? I HOPE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE EXPENSE OF THIS SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 9,784

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKE SQUEAKING, THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, ALSO SMELL BURNING BACK BRAKES NEAR LEFT REAR TIRE, CHRYSLER REQUIRES CUSTOMERS TO PAY TO FIX BRAKES, NO RECALL YET DESPITE MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS READ ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN FEBRUARY 2010, THE REAR BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNTIL THEY FAILED AGAIN AT 4,000 MILES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE ROTORS WERE ALSO WARPED AND WORN. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A $100 DEDUCTIBLE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

Mileage: 13,000

NEEDED BRAKES REPLACED ON 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY AT 21, 000 AND AGAIN AT 31,000. WAS TOLD THAT THIS VAN GOES THROUGH BRAKES FAST AND TO BE PREPARED TO PURCHASE EVERY 10,000 MILES?

Mileage: 21,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY HAS AN ISSUES WITH BRAKES. FRONT PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACED AT 20,000 MILES. NOW 16,000 MILES LATER, THE FRONT AND BACK PADS AND ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED. $700. BRAKES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN THEIR OPERATION. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I OWN A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. 1) THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 20394 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. 2) SERVICE CENTER REPORTS THAT DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE ACROSS MANY OF THEIR CHRYSLER T&C CUSTOMERS AND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM CHRYSLER THE FRONT ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED AFTER THE FIRST BRAKE JOB DUE THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO BE MACHINED DOWN ANY THINNER. 3) THE FRONT BRAKES SCRATCH AND SQUEAK WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. SERVICE CENTER REPORTS THAT THIS IS ALSO A KNOWN CHRYSLER ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN THE WORKS TO ADDRESS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO BE INFORMED OF THE POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE ON THIS MODEL AND TO "ENCOURAGE" CHRYSLER TO ISSUE THE RECALL SOONEST. *TR

Mileage: 20,394

1998 TOWN & COUNTRY BRAKE PROBLEM...AT LESS THAN 12,000 NOTICEABLE SQUEAKING OF BRAKES AND VIBRATION OF STEERING COLUMN WHEN BRAKES APPLIED...NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN SO EARLY IN A CAR BEFORE...KEPT COMPLAINING...FRONT PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT APPROX 22,000 AT MY COST...AT 30,000 SQUEAKING AND VIBRATIONS STARTED AGAIN...AT 38,500 REAR BRAKES HAVE SEEMED TO LITERALLY "BURN OUT" TERRIBLE METALLIC BURNING SMELL FROM REAR DRIVER TIRE AREA...TIRE IS FINE...RIM EXTREMELY HOT AND TERRIBLE SMELL...SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 35-55 MPH AND STEERING COLUMN VIBRATIONS ARE EXCESSIVE...IT IS CLEAR CHRYSLER HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM...WILL THE NHTSA WAIT UNTIL A CRASH, FIRE AND/OR DEATH OCCURS BEFORE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY...EVERY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE (ALMOST SEEMS LIKE AN INSIDE JOKE), BUT HIDE BEHIND CHRYSLER CORPORATE...PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER FIX THIS ISSUE...MOST MINIVANS ON THE ROAD CARRY FAMILIES AND/OR CHILDREN...INCLUDING MINE! *TR

Mileage: 38,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION WHEN TE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE SCORNED AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE ALSO WORN. THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ALL AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,420 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,831. UPDATED 01/25/11*LJ UPDATED 04/181/11

Mileage: 19,420

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION WHEN TE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE SCORNED AND COULD NOT BE RESURFACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE ALSO WORN. THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ALL AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,420 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,831. UPDATED 01/25/11*LJ UPDATED 04/181/11

Mileage: 19,420

BRAKE WERE SQUEAKING AT 16K MILES AND DEALER RECOMMENDED TURNING ROTORS. AT 23K MILES, OWNER NOTICED VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER INSPECTION REVEALED WARPED ROTORS AND ESTIMATED REPAIR COST AT $600. OWNER QUESTIONED DEALER MECHANIC ABOUT LIFESPAN AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE EXPERIENCING VERY SHORT (1/3 OF TYPICAL) LIFESPAN ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

WITHIN 10000 MILES OF USE, MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME FULL PRICE BUT I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM SO I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND COMPLAINED. HE SAID THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME AND IT'S NOT RIGHT BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL. THEY ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM AND YET THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

I HAVE A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2008 MINIVAN. I HAVE HAD BRAKE AND ROTOR PROBLEMS BEGINNING AFTER ONE YEAR. I HAD FRONT BRAKES PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED AT 11,300 MILES. I DID NOT TRUST CHRYSLER TO DO IT. AT 20,740 MILES, I HAD TO DO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN. AT 22,000 MILES, THE CAR SHOOK LIKE A CARNIVAL RIDE WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES. REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED AND THEY WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CALIPER SLIDES. ON THE REAR RIGHT, THE SLIDE PIN BOLT WAS DAMAGED. WITHIN FOUR MONTHS, AT 24,700 MILES, THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AGAIN. AT 24,947, THE AC HOSE WAS RUPTURED. FIVE WEEKS LATER, AT 26, 869 MILES, I HAD ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE PUT IN CERAMIC BRAKE PADS AND BETTER QUALITY ROTORS. THE SERVICE MAN NOTIFIED ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WAS VERY OVERHEATED WITH BLUE SCORCH MARKS. HE SAID A POSSIBLE FIRE COULD HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO BRAKE CALIPER OR COLLAPSED BRAKE HOSE ISSUE. WE HATE THIS VAN. IT IS TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS COST US A FORTUNE. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR ALL THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE NEW BRAKES TWICE ALREADY. IT SEEMED PRETTY ODD THAT IS WAS AT 18,000 AND THEN AGAIN EXACTLY 18K LATER AT 36,000 MILES. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I REALIZE I AM NOT IMAGINING THIS. THESE BRAKES WERE NOT MADE TO LAST. FOR $27K THAT I PAID FOR THIS NEW VAN WITH ALL KINDS OF BELLS AND WHISTLES, I DIDN'T THINK THE BRAKES WOULD BE THE THING THAT CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

BRAKES WENT OUT ON A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN WITH ONLY 27,00 0MILES. PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER WITH THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 09/07/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/10/10*JB

Mileage: 33,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY BRAKEPAD/ROTOR DAMAGE (REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL COMPONENTS). *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKES HAVING TO BE REPLACED BEFORE 20000 MILES. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN, THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND SQUEALING. I WAS TOLD THAT I GOT IT TO THEM IN TIME TO SAVE THE ROTORS. THE REPAIRS STILL COST IN EXCESS OF $300. MY VAN WAS BOUGHT TO ACCOMMODATE TRIPS FROM FORT WALTON BEACH TO ST PETERSBURG FOR MY SON'S DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND SURGERY. THE VAN NOW HAS APPROX 33000 MILES ON IT AND I'M HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE BRAKES THAT ARE ALREADY STARTING TO SQUEAL AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

BAD BRAKES ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ROTORS WARP AND BRAKES WARE OUT WITHIN 8,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES 3 TIMES AND CUT ROTORS TWICE AND REPLACED THEM TWICE IN 36,000 MILES OF DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND HE TOLD ME THE NEW VANS ARE HEAVER THAN THE OLD VANS AND THEY DIDN'T INCREASE THE BREAK SIZE AND THIS IS CAUSING THEM TO OVER HEAT AND WARP THE ROTORS AND WARE THE BRAKE PADS OUT EVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND EVEN BRAKE FAILURES LISTED ON LINE AND TO CHRYSLER. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING THE RECALL THIS MODEL TO FIX THIS PROB. YOU NEED TO STEP IN AND HURRY UP THE RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED, NOT TO MENTION IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO KEEP FIXING THIS PROB. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY RADIATOR DEFECT AT 28000 MILES ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 15000 MILES (FROM 15K TO 30K MILES ON VEHICLE). BRAKES HAVE BEEN DONE 3 TIMES AND ARE IN NEED OF A NEW SET LESS THAN 1500 MILES SINCE LAST NEW SET. I DAMAGED THE BACK END OF MY T+C BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP; LUCKILY, MY CHILDREN WEREN'T IN THE CAR. CHRYSLER IS GIVING THE RUNAROUND AND WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, THEY BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING LIKE METAL ON METAL AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE (I HAD THEM CHECKED THREE TIMES WITHIN A 3 MONTH PERIOD AND ONE OF THE TIMES MY FAMILY AND I WERE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 6 HOURS WAITING!) CHRYSLER'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME ON BOTH PHONES (CELL AND HOME) AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 22,634

BRAKES AND ROTORS CONTINUE TO FAIL. REPLACED BOTH BRAKES AND ROTORS1/13/09 AT 20,000 MILES, REPLACED BOTH BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN 10/13/09 AT 38,500 MILES AND NOW AT 50,000 MILES THE ROTORS ARE GOING AGAIN CAUSING A VIBRATION. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WHEN EVEN THE DEALER RECOGNIZED IT. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTY WITH LESS THEN 20,000 ALMOST ALL HIGHWAY DRIVEN MILES NEEDED BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE! *TR

Mileage: 9,200

WHILE DRIVING 2008 TOWN&COUNTRY ON EXPRESSWAY EXPERIENCED VIBRATION FROM REAR WHEEL AND BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. AT THIS TIME I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT. CHECKED REAR TIRES, BOTH OK,SMELLED STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM REAR DRIVER WHEEL. RIM WAS EXTREMELY HOT, COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM ROTOR & BRAKE CALIPER AREA. BRAKE CALIPER SEEMED TO BE STUCK. HAD HAPPENED ON PREVIOUS INSTANCE APPROX 2MONTHS BEFORE. ON PREVIOUS INSTANCE DEALER CLEANED BRAKE SAID COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. THIS INSTANCE DEALER CLAIMED CORROSION BETWEEN STAINLESS STEEL CLIPS AND BRAKE PAD MATERIAL CAUSED BRAKES TO SEIZE. I PERSONALLY ASKED DEALER TO INSPECT PARTS. STAINLESS CLIPS WERE SHINY NO SIGN OF CORROSION BETWEEN DIS-SIMILAR METALS AS DEALER STATED. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE WITNESS THIS HAPPENING VERY OFTEN AND ADMITTED COMPONENT DESIGN AS DEFECTIVE, HOWEVER STATED CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICES ADVISE NOT TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY AS DEFECT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKE PADS, BUT I AM SURE THIS DID NOT FIX THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE AS THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CORROSION AS DEALER STATED WHICH WOULD CAUSE STICKING. ALSO HAD FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT AT 14K MILES WITH ROTORS COMPLETELY WORN AS WELL. DEALER ALSO ADMITTED DEFECTIVE BUT STATED NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH THE SEIZING OF THE RE BRAKE AS I FEEL I HAVE NOW 2 TIMES BEEN GIVEN BAND-AID SOLUTIONS BY 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND TRUE ROOT CAUSE NOT ESTABLISHED. I AM CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER WITH REGARDS TO THE SEIZING BRAKE INCIDENTS AND FEEL THAT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS WITH SUCH AN EVENT LOSS OF CONTROL IS POSSIBLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO I HAVE CONCERN THAT THIS EVENT COULD HAVE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A FIRE AS I HAVE WITNESSED A BURNING SMELL AND SEEN SMOKE IN THE AREA WHEN THE EVENT HAD OCCURRED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THIS MATTER COULD BE PROPERLY INVESTIGATED AS CHRYSLER IS NOT GIVING IT THE PROPER ATTENTION IT DESERVES. *TR

Mileage: 28,150

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 CHRYSLER A YEAR AGO. MY BRAKES FELT FUNNY AND SQUEAKY FROM DAY ONE. AS DAYS WENT BY, THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING ON A REGULAR BASIS. AT 21,000 MILES I DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPT. TO HAVE THEM CHECKED.. BEFORE I COULD GET IN, I LOST MY FRONT BRAKES WHILE DRIVING KIDS TO SCHOOL. THE DEALER PAID FOR THE PARTS BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. AFTER RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THE 2008 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING A LOT AND THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. DOES THIS HAVE TO KILL SOMEONE BEFORE IT GETS MADE PUBLIC? THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. FROM WHAT I READ, THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ME EVERY 20,000 MILES AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 21,234

HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ON 2008 CHRYLSER MINIVAN AT ONLY 25,000 MILES. MECHANIC SAID REAR BRAKES WERE ALSO CLOSE TO NEEDING REPLACEMENT. NEW BRAKES ALREADY SQUEALING AFTER 5,000 MILES AND BRAKES SEEM TO OVERHEAT QUICKLY, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VAN. I SEE ON-LINE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS CHAT GROUPS (INCLUDING EDMUNDS). I THINK CHRYSLER ALREADY HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS - TSB #05-006-08. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

BOUGHT A 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY SEPT 2008 IN JUNE 2009 BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING BADLY HAD CHRYSLER CHECK BRAKES THEY HAS 8,927 MILES ON THEM AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE BUT DUST GETS IN AND CASUES THE SQUEAKING. FOR MONTHS GOT WORSE AND WORSE EMBARRISSING EVERYTIME YOU STOP EVERYONE LOOKS AT U CAUSE YOUR SQUELING SO LOUDLY AFTER LOOKING UP ON INTERNET AND FINDING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2008 BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW MILAGE AND HAVING A FREIND WHO TRADED HER CAR IN AND GOT A DIFF CAR BECAUSE OF SUCH PROBLEMS I DECIDED TO HAVE CHRYSLER CHECK MY BRAKES AGAIN APRIL 23,2010 AND NOW MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN FRONT WERE BAD AND NEEDED NEW REPLACEMENT I HAVE ONLY 18,000 MILES AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I HAVE OWNED OTHER DODGE AND CHRYSLER MINIVANS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT SUCH A LOW MILAGE OR DEAL WITH CONSTANT SQUEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 18,285

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING AND GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A CLAIM; SHE WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN JUST BEFORE NOV 25, 2008. A MONTH AGO AT 17,000 WE HAD TO PUT ON ALL NEW(FRONT AND BACK) BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS! THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVEN HARD OR FUNNY, WE DO NOT RIDE OUR BRAKES. SINCE CHRYSLER DOES NOT COVER BRAKES AFTER 12,000 MILES SO WE HAD THEM REPAIRED AT THE OILWORKS, BY A MAN WE TRUST. THE COST WAS $400, YESTERDAY, 300 MILES AFTER THE NEW BRAKES WERE INSTALLED WE HAD TO HAVE NEW ROTORS INSTALLED AGAIN! WE WERE NOT CHARGED FOR THE SECOND ROTORS BUT WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH BRAKE DUST THE PADS WERE ALREADY WEARING! I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR ON THE 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VANS. WE PAID ABOUT $30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WE MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO STAND UP FOR THE LOUSY BRAKES THEY ARE INSTALLING ON THESE CARS. AND COME UP WITH A BRAKE PRODUCT THAT WORKS! *TR

Mileage: 17,000

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH ONLY 25000 MILES ON MY TOWN AND COUNTRY THE BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WERE BARELY WORKING. I'VE NEVER OWN A VEHICLE WERE I HAD BRAKE ISSUE BEFORE 38,000 MILES. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE IT IS OBVIOUS THIS VEHICLE HAS A BRAKE ISSUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DROP THE HAMMER ON CHRYSLER FOR. *TR

Mileage: 25,000