2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WHEN DECELERATING THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD TO INSTALL NEW BRAKES AT 24,000 AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RECALL AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT HAD EXPIRED . I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS AND INSTALL NEW ROTORS AT 53,000 MILES. I HAVE MY RECEIPTS AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED AND INVESTIGATE WHY THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 24,000

DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HORN STARTS BLOWING ERRATICALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WASHERS AND WIPERS ACTIVATE, LIGHTS START FLASHING, THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE OR SIX TIMES SINCE AUG., HAVING OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. IT HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND WHILE IT IS NOT. WITH EACH INCIDENT THE SYMPTOMS BECOME WORSE AND THE DURATION IS LONGER. LAST WEEK, I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WAIT FIVE OR TEN MINUTES FOR IT TO STOP AS I COULD NOT SEE WHERE I WAS GOING. YESTERDAY, IT OCCURRED WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP IT. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED @$524.12. ADDITIONALLY NOW AT 54,000 MILES THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED @ $409. THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 25,834 AND 35,272. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE FRONT END AND STEERING VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. BOTH CONDITIONS ARE SAFETY ISSUES, HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENT BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, AND ARE OBVIOUS INHERENT DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD BE ISSUES THAT RESULT IN A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS MADE AT CHRYSLER'S EXPENSE, YET THEY CONTINUE TO DENY THERE IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM. BOTH ISSUES COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE PREMATURELY WEARING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT BOTH OF THE POWER SLIDING DOORS WOULD HAPHAZARDLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 15,000

I ORIGINALLY WROTE A LETTER TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION IN AUGUST OF 2010 AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO FORWARD THE LETTER TO YOU. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT EVER HAPPENED SO I DECIDED I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT. MYSELF. BACK IN 2010 CHRYSLER NOTIFIED OWNERS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY'S THAT LEADS TO PREMATURE WEAR. IN THE NOTICE IT SAID THAT CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BASED ON LOW MILEAGE REPOLACEMENTS BEING REQUIRED. I FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION THAT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THE PADS CAN JUST WEAR OUT AND THE ROTORS WARP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES WITH NEW ROTORS TWICE. REPLACED AT 12,000, 21,000, 34,000. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH A TOTAL OF 4 NEW SETS OF PADS AND 3 SETS OF ROTORS. I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE FRONT END GEOMETRY ON THE VAN AND THAT COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. AT A SERVICE APPOINTMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL PURCHASE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VAN NEEDED ALL NEW STRUTS, SHOCKS, BUSHINGS, AND FRONT SWAY BAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN, AND THAT THE HEIGHT OF THE MOUNTING POINTS WERE OFF, AND THUS ALL NEW PARTS WERE NEEDED TO FIX THE FRONT END GEOMETRY, SO THE FRONT SWAY BAR WOULD NOT BREAK OR WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. I FEEL THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM IS TOO LIGHT FOR THE OVERALL WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE ROTORS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I FEEL THE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER, AND FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

THE ENGINE JUST STALLED WITH NO WARNING. HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHERE THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS DONE IT. *TR

Mileage: 43,042

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LEAK ANTIFREEZE UNTO ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR HEATER TUBE HOSE ASSEMBLY AND MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,498 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Mileage: 75,498

THE EGR VALVE HAS FAILED RESULTING IN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. NOW THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER HAS SEIZED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SMOKE. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES PADS REPLACED AT 15000 MILES, AND THEN THE FRONT PADS REPLACED AGAIN AT ABOUT 30000 MILES. THE REAR PADS WERE REPLACED ALSO AROUND 30,000 MILES. WHEN AT THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 50000 THEY SAID THE REAR PADS NEED REPLACING. I WAS FED UP WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE AND DID NOT HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THEM. TODAY AT ABOUT 54000 MILES I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MIDAS AND THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD WAS WORE DOWN NEARLY ALL THE WAY WHILE THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE PAD WAS ONLY ABOUT HALF. (UNEVER WEAR). THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE ROTAR ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. (HAD A BLUEISH/PURPLE SHEEN TO IT) I PAID ABOUT 600 BUCKS TO HAVE THE REAR PADS, CALIBERS, AND ROTARS REPLACED WITH CERAMIC PADS. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

HOWLING NOISES FROM REAR WHEELS WHEN MOVING. TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL STOPS NOISE. RIGHT AND LEFT CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS REPLACED WITH NEW. AT 50,469 MILES ON 2/27/12, GRINDING NOISE RECURRED. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT 50,484 MILES ON 2/28/12, NOISE FROM REAR WHEEL RECURRED; LEFT REAR ROTOR WARPED, PADS STUCK. REPLACED LEFT ROTOR, FREED UP PADS. NOISE NOT CURED. AT 50560 ON 3/7/12, NOISE VERIFIED BY CHRYSLER MECHANIC, REPLACED RIGHT REAR ROTOR AND REAR BRAKE PADS. TOTAL COST TO OWNER TO DATE FOR THESE REPAIRS: $413.73 AND MANY VISITS TO DEALER. FAR TOO MUCH WEAR AND TEAR FOR VEHICLE USED ONLY FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. TOOK DELIVERY OCTOBER 1, 2008. AVERAGED 1,231 PER MONTH SINCE PURCHASE. ALL REPAIRS COMPLETED AT CHRYSLER DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 34,566

VEHICLES CURRENT MILEAGE IS 64,500 MILES AND AS OF TODAY HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS 4 TIMES AND REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS 2 TIMES. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2009. AT 30K MILES THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SQUEALING AND MY HUSBAND REPLACED THEM. THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT THIS SOON. THE INNER PAD ON THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WAS WORN TO THE METAL, RUINING THE ROTOR. THE OUTER PAD ON THE FRONT RIGHT SHOWED ON A 30% WEAR. THINKING THAT THE CALIPER WAS DEFECTIVE,WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CALIPER, SO THEY SAID. AT 48K MILES, THE BACK BRAKES WERE SCRUBBING...AGAIN, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT THIS LOW MILEAGE. WE OWN 3 OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES THAT HAVE OVER 200K MILES EACH AND THE BACK BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED NOR GIVEN ANY TROUBLE. BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKES ON THE 2008 VAN WERE SCRUBBING SO BADLY, MY HUSBAND PRECEDED TO REPLACE THEM. WHAT HE FOUND WAS AN UTTER DISASTER. POOR ENGINEERING IN PARKING BRAKE DESIGN WOULD NOT ALLOW RELEASE OF THE RIGHT PARKING BRAKE. THE INNER PAD(AGAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE) WAS COMPLETELY WORN INTO THE ROTOR. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN USED, THEREFORE THE INNER BRAKE PAD CONTINUES TO RIDE ON THE ROTOR UNTIL IT IS WORN OUT. THEREFORE, I CANNOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE ANYMORE. WE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, EVEN AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY ALL OF THEM THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM USED ON THESE VANS WAS THE SAME USED PREVIOUSLY ON HONDA, TOYOTA, FORD, AND GENERAL MOTORS. ALL OF THESE AUTO MAKERS DROPPED THIS BRAKE DESIGN BECAUSE IT WAS SO POORLY DESIGNED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VANS AND REPLACE THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM! *TR

THE POWER BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING A LOSS IN BRAKING CAPABILITY. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH MOPAR PRODUCTS. WE REPLACED BRAKES AT 31,843 MILES AT CHRYSLER WORLD IN ABRAHMS, WI. CHRYSLER HELPED OUT WITH THAT THEY SAW A DEFECT IN THEIR VAN PRODUCTS AND PAID PART OF THE COST. AT 53,861 MILES CHRYSLER WORLD TOLD US WE ARE DUE FOR NEW BRAKES IN THE FRONT AND NEED REAR BRAKES ALSO! THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE TO AZ BUT THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED ATTENTION BY SPRING. THAT'S 22,018 MILES AFTER THE REPLACEMENT! SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IT IS NOT OUR DRIVING! IN THE SUMMER WE LIVE IN RURAL WI AND WE TRAVEL TO SURPRISE, AZ IN THE WINTER. THE WI TO AZ TRIP IS 2,100 MILES, MOSTLY INTERSTATE. SINCE OUR PURCHASE MORE THAN 20,000 OF OUR MILES HAVE BEEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. ABOUT 95% OF OUR MILES ARE RURAL AND INTERSTATE MILES! THE NEXT PROBLEM OCCURRED ON OUR WAY TO AZ IN OCTOBER. SOME TYPE OF SPRING BROKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS WAS REPAIRED AT TOM OBRIEN CHRYSLER JEEP IN GREENWOOD, IN. THIS WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER MOPAR PRODUCT. HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST? THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW BRAKES ALSO BUT IT WOULD BE OK TO CONTINUE TO AZ! I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER CORP. ON 11-16-2011 A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE PHONED AND STATED THEY WILL DO NOTHING AS THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HE GAVE ME THIS CASE# [XXX] FOR REFERENCE TO HIS PHONE CALL AND THEIR DECISION. MY BRAKES ARE GRINDING AT TIMES WHEN I STOP AND I FEEL CHRYSLER MUST HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN THAN THEY ARE TELLING OR WILLING TO MAKE RIGHT. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE IT IN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRAKE LININGS THEY INSTALLED AT 31,843 MILES. WE ARE IN SURPRISE, AZ NOW AND HAVE IN THE PAST USED MOORE CHRYSLER JEEP IN PEORIA FOR SERVICING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 56,601

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN A ROARING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE AND TIME AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE IT APPEARED THAT THE BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CALIPER FROZE AND BURNED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,274.

Mileage: 30,274

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY... 5 RECALLS... BRAKES BRAKES BRAKES...I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES NOW WITH 96,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CALIPER FROZE UP AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE PADS,ROTOR,CALIPER @ A COST OF 250.00. THE NOISE FROM THE FRONT HUBS DROVE ME CRAZY!! PAID 550.00 TO FIX THEM AND GOT BAD PARTS OFF THE SHELF.. THEN I GOT A NOTICE IN THE MAIL 3 MONTHS AFTER I FIXED THEM ABOUT BAD BEARINGS IN THE FRONT AND THAT I CAN BE REFUNDED THE MONEY SPENT TO FIX THEM. NOW IM TRYING TO FILL OUT THE PAPER WORK NEED FOR THE REFUND. *TT

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE AND SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. I QUICK PULLED OVER AND MY ROTORS ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE WERE FIRE ENGINE RED. THE NEXT DAY A CALLED THE DEALER AND SURE ENOUGH I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS ON ALL 4 AXLES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 15,000 ON IT. I FEAR THAT THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING ISSUE AND I HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR. I NEED MY BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

VERY BAD DESIGN FLAW WITH BRAKE DESIGN CAUSING MYSELF AND OTHER CUSTOMERS TO PURCHASE MULTIPLE BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THIS BADLY ENGINEERED VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO GOING TO CAUSE A LOSS OF TRADE IN VALUE FOR US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND UPON INSPECTION NOTICED THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 12/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE BRAKE PADS WOULD FREEZE WHICH CAUSED THEM TO WEAR PREMATURELY. UPDATED 06/13/12. *JB

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE HAD MY VAN FOR A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ON IT TWICE AND THE REAR BRAKES ONCE. BOTH TIMES THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES AS WELL, AND THAT WAS ONLY AT A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, AND I AM NOW FIXING THE A/C & HEATING SYSTEM FOR THE THIRD TIME. AND EVERY TIME I CHECK THE MAIL I RECEIVE ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE! AND ALL THE ISSUES "COULD CAUSE A FIRE". IN ADDITION, MY REAR AUTOMATIC DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS CLOSE, I HAVE TO MANUALLY CLOSE THEM OR THEY COME BACK OPEN. I HAVE BEEN PAGED OUT OF A STORE FOR MY BACK DOORS BEING OPEN, AFTER I WATCHED THEM BEGIN TO CLOSE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO FREEZING. *KB

Mileage: 12,000

THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT. IT IS SO AGGRAVATING THAT CHRYSLER WON'T OWN UP TO THE ISSUES WITH THESE CARS. ASIDE FROM THE MULTIPLE RECALLS THIS CAR HAS HAD IN THREE YEARS, THE BREAK SYSTEM IS AWFUL. I HAD REPLACED THE FRONT BREAKS AND ROTORS AROUND 28000 MILES (MAYBE EARLIER I CAN'T REMEMBER). NOW THE BACK BREAKS ARE SHOT AND ONCE AGAIN, I WILL NEED BREAKS AND ROTORS THAT WILL COST ME $375 ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. MY CAR HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE OWNED MINI VANS IN THE PAST AND MANY CARS AND NEVER HAVE I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT AND REAR BREAK PADS/ROTORS THIS SOON. MY TIRES ARE SO BALD THAT ALL FOUR NEED REPLACING. AGAIN, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE TIRES THIS SOON ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS. THE RADIO SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON OR WILL GO BLACK. THE FACTORY BATTERY NEEDED REPLACING AT 30,000 MILES WHICH WAS EXTREMELY UNUSUAL AS WELL. THE SIDE DOORS NEED TO MANUALLY BE CLOSED WHEN EXITING VEHICLE BECAUSE IF I USE THE AUTOMATIC SWITCH, THEY BOUNCE BACK. I HAVE COME OUT OF STORES WITH MY DOORS WIDE OPEN. WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WITH SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITH RPMS GOING INTO THE RED ZONE. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AS THE CAR BEGAN BREAKING ON ITS OWN. MEANWHILE THE EBS AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. DROVE UP THE ROAD AND LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. THIS CAR IS JUNK ALL AROUND. I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR THREE YEARS, STILL HAVE A CAR PAYMENT. RIDICULOUS. I MAY JUST LEASE NEXT TIME. THAT WAY CHRYSLER CAN PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

WE STARTED HEARING SQUEAKING NOISES IN OUR WHEELS APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 10,000 MILES. THIS WAS DUE TO SEVERE OVERHEATING CAUSING THE BRAKES TO PREMATURELY WEAR. ONE YEAR LATER WE STARTED HEARING THE SAME SQUEAKING NOISE AGAIN AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AGAIN CAUSING SEVERE OVERHEATING AND PREMATURE WEARING. IT WAS ONLY 6,000 MILES SINCE THE LAST BRAKES WERE REPLACED. OUR VAN ONLY HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT TOTAL AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CHRYSLER CORP KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT AND IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. UNLESS THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM IS REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE OWNING A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND ANYONE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. IF A RECALL IS NOT INITIATED SOMEONE WILL DIE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WILL DRIVING, LOCKING THE STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEM AT RANDOM TIMES. THE CARS WIPERS/WIPER SPRAY/HORN ALL START GOING OFF AT RANDOM. THE CAR WON'T START LEAVING ME STRANDED. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD, THIS IS THE 2ND REPLACEMENT BATTER IN 4 MONTHS. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN TESTED, IT IS FINE. THE DEALER CANNOT FIX THE CAR, THEY REPLACED THE HORN AFTER THE CAR WENT CRAZY AND BLEW IT OUT COSTING ME $350.00.. I STILL PAY A HEFTY CAR PAYMENT ON THIS LEMON AND NO ONE CAN FIX IT. I AM OF COURSE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE, I TRANSPORT CHILDREN/GRANDPARENTS. DO I WANT THEM TO BE A STATISTIC BECAUSE CHRYSLER WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO REACH THEM AND ALL I GET IS A GENERIC FORM LETTER. I DRIVE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE (NOT TURN) THE ROTORS EVERY TIME I GO. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

Mileage: 48,000

RIGHT REAR CALIPER HANGING UP. NEEDED REAR CALIPERS, PADS,AND ROTORS . FRONT WHEEL BRAKES OK. *TR

Mileage: 14,600

FIRST SET OF BRAKES AT 21,000 MILES 2ND SET AT 32,000 2ND SET OF ROTORS AT SAME TIME AS 2ND SET OF PADS. SINCE THEN I'M ON THE 6TH SET OF PADS AND THIRD SET OF ROTORS AT 62,000 MILES.WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RETROFIT ALL OF THESE VANS WITH UPGRADED BRAKES? *TR

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE EXHIBITING A LOUD NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIBERS, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,948 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,249.

Mileage: 16,948

AT 22,998 I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE METAL TO METAL. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE RUSTED SHUT AND WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. HAD NEW PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED FRONT AND BACK. SINCE HAVING THEM REPLACED (2000 MILES AGO) THE NEW FRONT BRAKES ARE WARPED! *TR

Mileage: 22,998

TOLD BY DEALER WE NEED NEW FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AFTER 24,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

BRAKES ON THE 2008 MODEL TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED ARE VERY POOR. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE NOW. ONCE AT 8000 AND NOW AT 26000 MILES. WE WERE ON OUR WAY FOR A FAMILY OUTING 5 OF US IN THE VAN. DRIVING TO GREAT AMERICA. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN. THEN TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE THE HIGHWAY WAS HAVING CONSTRUCTION DONE SO THE RIGHT LANE WAS CLOSED AS WE PASSED AN AREA. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT SIDE. WELL AFTER WE PASSED THAT AREA OF HIGHWAY THE WORKERS DEEMED THAT THE RIGHT LANE HAD NOBODY PULLED OVER SO THEY SWITCHED THE SIGNS TO MAKE THE LEFT LANE CLOSED. THUS SENDING ALL OF THE TRAFFIC CARS TRUCKS WHAT EVER DIRECTLY INTO MY PATH AS I LAY UNDER MY VAN LOOKING TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED.LUCKILY OTHER PEOPLE HAD NOTICED AND DIRECTED THEMAROUND ME.SO NO ONE GOT HURT THIS TIME. BUT ANOTHER VERY COSTLY REPLACEMENT.. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER THERE HAS BEEN 227 BRAKE COMPLAINTS WHEN FILED 8-4-11. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VAN: CONSISTENTLY NEED TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS EVERY 10-12K MILES, AT SIGNIFICANT COST. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

EARLY BRAKE WEAR - I BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER T&C IN DECEMBER 2010 WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,500 MILES. THE SERVICE HISTORY INDICATES THAT IT HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND HAD 11,996 MILES. WE HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AT 27,000 MILES AND AT 28,500 WE ARE NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS WHICH ARE WEARING UNEVENLY AND ALL FOUR ROTORS. *KB

Mileage: 11,996

EARLY BRAKE WEAR - I BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER T&C IN DECEMBER 2010 WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,500 MILES. THE SERVICE HISTORY INDICATES THAT IT HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND HAD 11,996 MILES. WE HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AT 27,000 MILES AND AT 28,500 WE ARE NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS WHICH ARE WEARING UNEVENLY AND ALL FOUR ROTORS. *KB

Mileage: 11,996

EARLY BRAKE WEAR - I BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER T&C IN DECEMBER 2010 WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,500 MILES. THE SERVICE HISTORY INDICATES THAT IT HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD AND HAD 11,996 MILES. WE HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AT 27,000 MILES AND AT 28,500 WE ARE NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE PADS WHICH ARE WEARING UNEVENLY AND ALL FOUR ROTORS. *KB

Mileage: 11,996

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKES WERE AGAIN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY THAT I PURCHASED NEW WITH CURRENTLY 13,000 MILES ON IT. WITHIN A YEAR WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOUD SQUEALING NOISES WHILE DRIVING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. IN 2010 THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS. THE LOUD SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE REAR NEVER REALLY WAS RESOLVED. MOST RECENTLY WE HAVE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND SMELL FROM THE REAR TIRE AREA AND THE REAR WHEEL RIMS ARE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH WHEN WE STOP THE CAR TO INSPECT. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON-LINE AND NOTICE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALER IN CHICAGO AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN AND ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FREQUENTLY WITH BRAKE TYPE ISSUES FOR CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2008 MODELS AND THE STANDARD REMEDY IS TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED DOING THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. THIS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM HERE, THE ROOT CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED, AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. I AND OTHERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY PAY OR INVEST TIME TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

PROBLEM 1 - THE VAN VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING DOWNHILL. CHANGING BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS DOES NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM 2 - DURING WARM WEATHER (80 DEGREES AND ABOVE) THE WIPERS RUN CONTINUALLY, THE POWERED DRIVERS SEAT GOES BACK AND FORTH, THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON, THE STEREO/NAV WILL NOT WORK, THE A/C QUITS COOLING BUT THE FAN CONTINUES TO BLOW, THE POWER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK AND THE LIFT GATE WILL NOT OPEN.

Mileage: 14,000

3RD REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS ON 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED. LAST ROTOR REPLACEMENT WAS SEPT 2010 NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO. TOTAL MILES ON VEHICLE 51,000. 1ST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. IF NOT CAUGHT DURING INSPECTION COULD HAVE LED TO SEVERE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, AS WELL AS THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. IN ADDITION, THE REAR BRAKES WOULD NEED RESURFACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,215. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE REAR ROTORS WERE MACHINED. UPDATED 07/28/11

Mileage: 29,215

I OWN A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN AND YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A WEIRD SOUND FROM THE OUTSIDE AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED AROUND TO SEE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MY LEFT REAR WHEEL. I PUT SOME WATER ON IT AND HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER AS I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCE. THE DEALER (GURNEE DODGE) TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS AS THEY ARE WORN OUT AND AT ONLY 21,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 20 YEARS, HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND AM NOT DRIVING ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE PAST. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME THE VEHICLE AS HE SAID IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS FORCED INTO CHANGING MY PADS FOR $300.00. PLEASE NOTE, I HAD ALREADY REPLACED MY FRONT BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS AS THEY ARE WORN OUT AT ONLY 15,961 MILES IN APR-2010. BUT FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BRAKE AND ROTORS , SO I GOT THIS REIMBURSED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD "TOO BAD" AND NO RECALLS ON REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS AND THEY WOULD ONLY COVER UNTIL 12,000 MILES. I BROWSED AND SAW MANY HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I THINK CHRYSLER HAS SOME INFERIOR QUALITY ON THESE PARTS ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO RECALL. *TR

STUCK CALIPERS AND SMOKING REAR WHEELS AT APPROXIMATELY 2500 MILES. COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP WHICH HAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER NEW BRAKES AND CALIPERS AGAIN AND BEARINGS REPLACED, AGAIN THIS WAS DONE IN NOVEMBER 2010 CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF REAR NOISES AS BRAKES STICKING OR SOME PROBLEM WITH BEARINGS THAT WERE REPLACED. DEALER FOUND "NO PROBLEM". 3/11/2011 HOWEVER THE CAR IS STILL MAKING NOISES AND CONCERN FOR SAFETY IS THE ISSUE FOR THE CUSTOMER. ALSO, THE DEFROSTER DO NOT ALWAYS WORK AND CUSTOMER HAS TO SCRAPE THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW TO SEE OUT. DEALER COULD NOT RE-CREATE. ALSO WHEN IT RAINS OR SLUSH THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR BANGS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE. CUSTOMER ASKED DEALERSHIP TO CHECK ALSO ON 3/11/2011 AND STILL THE SAME ANSWER "COULD NOT RE-CREATE" AND FOUND NOTHING. CUSTOMER ASKED TO CHECK BRAKES, BEARINGS, CONVERTER AND DIFFERENTIAL ON 3/11/2011 FOR THE 4TH TIME AND AGAIN NOTHING WAS FOUND. CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE INCLUDING THE GEAR SHIFT COMING OFF IN HAND. HOT WHEEL SYNDROME IN 2009 FIXED BUT IS BACK. CUSTOMER GOING ON TRIP AND WANTS THIS DOCUMENTED.

Mileage: 2,500

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN..I HAVE 64,602 MILES ON IT..MY VAN STARTED SQUEALING AT THE STOP SIGNS AND NOW IT MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISE WITH I PUT MY VEHICLE IN GEAR..MY BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE OUT IN MY VAN..I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COST CLOSE TO 500 TO FIX..AND THEY ALSO STATED THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THOSE VANS AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE..I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VAN WITH 3 KIDS IN MY VEHICLE... *TR

Mileage: 64,602

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR ROUTINE REPAIRS WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,502.

Mileage: 39,502

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER WARNED HIM THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED SINCE CORPORATE HAD TO APPROVE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 100

RECURRING FAILURE OF BRAKE CALIPERS IN LEFT REAR WHEEL OF 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN. THERE WERE TWO FAILURES IN 38000 MILES WITHIN THREE YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 38,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT WOULD APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT AND BACK ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. A TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRONT AND BACK ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AND HAVE HAD THESE REPAIRS MADE THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

I WISH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY'S CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAVE BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FULLY REPLACED AT 30,000 MILE ONLY TO FAIL INSPECTION LESS THAN 12,000 MILES LATER THAT THE PADS AS WELL AS THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH IT WAS UNDER 12,000 MILES(THE WARRANTY) I WAS 39 DAYS OVER 12 MONTHS. MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN MULTIPLE COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM RESULTING IS A PRORATED AUTHORIZED REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER BACK IN JULY. THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER THE "ONE TIME REIMBURSEMENT" AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER 400 FOR THE REPAIR OR THEY WILL NOT PASS THE INSPECTION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND THE 1000'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2008 FOR COSTLY CHEAP FACTORY AND REPLACEMENT BRAKES. A RECALL IS A MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 30,383

BRAKES ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE WEIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED ALL BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES IN 37000 MILES. SAFETY RECALL REQUIRED. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, I HAVE SEVERAL ABS PROBLEMS. NOT ONLY THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE SLIPPERY WHEN WET LIGHT COMES ON A DRY SURFACE AND I CAN'T GET PAST 20 MPH AND THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEIR ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEW BRAKES. ALSO THE ESP LIGHT COMES ON ALL OF THE TIME AND THE DEALER TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

2008 CHRYSLER T & C BRAKES FAILING & NEED TO BE REPLACED @ 20000 MILES & 12 MO. OF OWNERSHIP. HAD REPLACED BY DEALER & NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER JUST 13 MOS. & 20000 MILES MORE. CHRYSLER ADMITS TO A FLAW- THE BRAKES TOO SMALL FOR SIZE & WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. BRAKES NEED TO BE RECALLED & CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 20,600

WE BOUGHT THIS VAN USED IN MARCH 2010. IT HAS BEEN THE WORST VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER PURCHASED. PRIOR TO THIS 2008 MODEL, WE HAD A 2005. WE REALLY LIKED IT SO WE FIGURED WE'D UPGRADE SO TO SPEAK. THAT WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE MISTAKE EVER. SINCE THEN WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE AND NOW IT NEEDS REAR BRAKE ROTORS. WHEN I AM BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE VAN SHAKES. THE VAN FEELS COMPLETELY UNBALANCED FOR SOME REASON. WE HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON IT, NEW TIRES, A/C LINE BROKE, RADIO WOULD STOP WORKING, AND ONCE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VAN HAD THIS WEIRD WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. THE STEERING IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE AND IT EITHER PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. WHEN I BRAKE, I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTS TO SLOW. I HAVE 5 YOUNG CHILDREN AND I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE IN THIS VAN. UNFORTUNATELY NOT ONLY ARE WE WASTING MONEY ON REPAIRS, BUT WE'RE WASTING PRECIOUS TIME IN DEALERSHIPS/MECHANICS THAT COULD BE SPENT TOGETHER AS A FAMILY. I REFUSE TO DRIVE HIGHER SPEEDS IN FEAR THAT THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. IN NO WAY DO I HANDLE THIS VEHICLE IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER. I FOLLOW ALL SPEED LIMITS AND DO NOT RIDE THE BRAKES. THIS IS NOT I REPEAT NOT NORMAL WEAR ON TEAR FOR ANY KIND OF VEHICLE! THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NO HELP TO US. WE HAVE A BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT'S DOING NO GOOD SINCE IT'S NOT EVEN COVERED. WE WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN AND GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO DISCOURAGE OTHERS FROM BUYING THEM AS WELL. I FIND IT VERY DISGUSTING THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE VERY PRECIOUS CARGO AS I'M SURE MANY OTHERS DO AS WELL. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED OR PERISH BEFORE THEY TAKE ACTION???? ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!

Mileage: 29,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY ACTIVATED; THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK HIS COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,500.

Mileage: 11,000

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN WITH 44,000 MILES, MOSTLY USED FOR CITY DRIVING. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES 3 TIMES NOW AND THE REAR ONCE. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALL THE WAY AROUND THIS TIME, WHICH IS EXCESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE WITH THIS MANY MILES. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES ARE INFERIOR AND WEAR OUT PREMATURELY; AND IN SOME CASES THE PAD MATERIAL SEPARATES FROM THE STEEL BACKING PLATE. ROTORS ARE ALSO INFERIOR AND WARP. ALL OF THIS OCCURS USUALLY IN UNDER 15,000 MILES. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND KNOWS THAT IT EXTENDS INTO MAY OTHER VEHICLE LINES. NEW ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE WHICH NOW STOPS PROPERLY. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE DUE TO LOSS OF FRICTION MATERIAL, OR HEATING CAUSED BY INFERIOR ROTOR MATERIALS. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCES AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. HE HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED FOUR TIMES AT EITHER AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,700. UPDATED 02/09/11

Mileage: 24,500

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS NEED BRAKES WELL BEFORE THEY SHOULD. MY FIRST SET OF BRAKES ONLY LASTED APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES AND THE VAN HAS NEEDED NEW BRAKES EVERY 3000 MILES SINCE. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THIS IS "NORMAL MAINTENANCE." HOWEVER MANY OTHER TOYOTA AND HONDA MINI VAN OWNERS THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE HAD THEIR BRAKES LAST FOR 35K TO 40K MILES. IF YOU RESEARCH CHRYSLER VAN BRAKES ONLINE, MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED IN FORUMS THAT THEIR BRAKES ALSO WEAR DOWN AT AN ALARMING RATE. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT AS OF YET HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX BESIDES REPLACING THE PADS AND ROTORS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIMES (ALTHOUGH THEY ARE FOOTING THE BILL MINUS A DEDUCTIBLE UP UNTIL 36,000 MILES AT WHICH POINT IT BECOMES THE OWNER'S PROBLEM). CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING A PRODUCT WHICH DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID ONLINE THEY DID NOT REALIZE THEY EVEN HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY BROUGHT IT IN FOR OTHER SERVICE AND WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN AFTER BEING REPLACED ONLY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES AGO. MY BRAKES PULSATE VIOLENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING DOWNHILL, BUT THERE IS NOTHING CHRYSLER CAN DO ABOUT IT SHORT OF REPLACING THE ROTORS WHEN THE PULSATION GETS UNBEARABLE. IN 30K MILES I AM CURRENTLY ON MY 6TH SET OF ROTORS AND I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH CHRYSLER BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN A LOT OF MONEY FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HAS NOT PROVIDED A SAFE PRODUCT. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR TAKE BACK THE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 16,000; NOW REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 25,000; CHRYSLER HAS SUBSEQUENTLY COVERED THE FRONT BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT COVER REAR BRAKES EVEN THOUGH SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

BRAKE ISSUES - HAVING TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, WE ARE ON OUR THIRD SET FOR OUR 2008 CHRY TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. PRESENT MILEAGE 39884. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE BRAKES OVER HEATED WITH SMOKE, LOTS OF SMOKE. ONCE IN DEC.2009 AND THE OTHER 2010. WE USED SNOW TO COOL OFF THE BRAKES. WE WERE CONCERNED THAT A FIRE WOULD START. WE HAD TAKEN OUR VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE BRAKES AND WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE FINE THIS PRIOR TO THE SMOKING INCIDENT IN 2009. LATER IN OCTOBER 2009 WE WENT TO FIRESTONE TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED THEY ADVISED THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 22,324 MILES. THEY CALLED THE DEALER AND REPORTED THE BRAKES, THE DEALER ADVISED BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED. WE HAD THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED A COUPLE DAYS LATER ON OWN. THEN IN JULY 2010 THE BRAKES OVER HEATED AND SMOKED AGAIN. ON SEPT 2010 THE BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPON LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2008 CHRY TOWN AND COUNTRY HAVING BRAKE ISSUES. WE DID GET A NOTICE FROM CHRY. BUT THERE SEEM TO BE A BIGGER ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO SEQUEL ABNORMALLY. THE NOISE WOULD CEASE ONCE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE DESTROYED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE CALIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,025.

Mileage: 12,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER FROM REGARDING CHRYSLER PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PADS HAD CUT INTO THE METAL OF BOTH ROTORS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHRYSLER DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUESTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS READILY AVAILABLE. *JB

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY WITH BRAKE ISSUES. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN A DAY OR TWO OF WASHING THE VEHICLE, ALL FOUR WHEELS AGAIN BECAME COVERED WITH BLACK BRAKE DUST. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL NOT AS A WARRANTY EXTENSION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, FOLLOWED BY A STUTTER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER NOTICE PERTAINING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS. HOWEVER, THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE REMEDY REPAIR DUE TO THE BRAKE PADS SPECS NOT MEETING THE MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,800.

Mileage: 23,800

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 AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE BRAKES PREVIOUSLY INCLUDING A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS IN NOVEMBER 2009. THE REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED MAY 2010 AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN IN JULY 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD CEASE FOR A LIMITED TIME BEFORE RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,002 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

Mileage: 17,002

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE SMOKING. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND THEY COULD NOT SEEM TO FIX THEM. ALSO, THE AIR VENT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, A FUSE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE STARTER. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE HANDLE ON THE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR DID OPEN PROPERLY AND THE BUMPER FELL APART. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A FOURTH TIME. UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER EXPRESSES COMMENTS REGARDING BRAKES PROBLEMS *TGW

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES BECAME HOT, MADE A NOISE, AND GAVE OFF A BURNING SMELL. *GR THE DEALER FOUND THE PADS BINDING IN THE CALIPER BRACKET AND THE CALIPERS HAD SEIZED.. *JB

Mileage: 23,441

MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN WHEN I HAD BARELY 19000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE TESTED AS FINE DURING A SAFETY INSPECTION IN JANUARY, AND SUDDENLY 3 MONTHS LATER THEY HAD WORN DOWN TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT WHICH THEN ALSO RUINED THE ROTORS. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THIS, HOWEVER, I SEE THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A TREND FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 19,255

I OWN 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN AND LAST WEEK WHEN I TOOK MY VAN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGE TO THE DEALER(GURNEE DODGE), THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AS THEY ARE WORN OUT AT ONLY 15,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 20 YEARS, HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES AND AM NOT DRIVING ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN I HAVE DRIVEN IN THE PAST. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME THE VEHICLE AS HE SAID IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WAS FORCED OR TRICKED INTO CHANGING MY PADS FOR $300.00 (PARTS AND LABOR) AND THEY SAID THEY COULD RESURFACE THE ROTOR INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT AFTER SEEING MY FRUSTRATION. LATER I CAME TO KNOW THAT THERE A TSB ISSUED ON 2008 CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES TSB# 05-006-08 ISSUED DEC.8TH. 2008 REGARDING THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS, HE SAYS HE HAS NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS AND NOT READY TO HONOR THIS TSB. *TR

Mileage: 15,961

I HAD MY 2008 CHRYSLER T&C CHECKED FOR SQUEAL IN FRONT TIRE AREA, AND THEY FOUND THAT I HAD 5% REMAINING ON MY BRAKE PADS. NOW I WONDER WHY THEY DIDN'T NOTICE THIS AT MY LAST TIRE ROTATION? NOW IT IS COSTING ME OVER $300 TO FIX. I THEN READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND THERE IS NO RECALL OR NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

FRONT BRAKES (PAD AND ROTORS) COMPLETELY WORN OUT BY 20,000 MILES. REAR BRAKE ROTORS IN NEED OF TURNING. *TR

Mileage: 20,599

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED DURING THE BRAKE INSPECTION THAT 20% LIFE WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,877.

Mileage: 19,877

I LEASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IN FEB. 2008. TODAY IS MARCH 26, 2010. I HAVE ROUGHLY 26,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANIC, INCLUDING CHRYSLER SERVICE SHOP AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THE CONSENSUS IS THAT ALL ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED, NONE CAN BE TURNED/MACHINED/LATHED, AND NOTHING IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A 36,000, 3 YEAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY STILL IN EFFECT. THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON THIS VEHICLE AT ASSEMBLY WERE SUB-PAR. CHRYSLER HAS RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FROM 2008 T&C OWNERS AND REFUSES TO COVER THE ROTOR REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR AND ROUNTINELY PUTS THE BLAME ON THE OWNER.

Mileage: 26,700

I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH REFERENCE TO THE RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE (COMPLAINT #10300223). THIS WEEK THE BRAKES ARE AGAIN MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATING SPECIALLY IN THE HIGHWAY. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME WE EXPERIENCE IT, THEY ALREADY REPAIRED, REPLACED AND REBUILT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES TWICE. I AM CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. AT THIS POINT, I WANT TO RECUR TO THE CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW BUT CHRYSLER IS NOT HELPING ME. I BEG YOU HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE PLEASE. I DO ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE A STEERING FLUID HOSE FAILURE, "NOT UNDER WARRANTY" AT THE SAME TIME, COST $250. ALSO WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RUBBER COVER FOR THE PARKING BRAKE SO YOUR FOOT DON'T SLIP, THEY SAID THEY DON'T SALE THAT PART, WE HAD TO BUY THE WHOLE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, ANOTHER $200. THIS IS AN ABUSE TO THE CONSUMER. [XXX] *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXCEEDING OVER 12,000 MILES THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY IN COVERING THE REPAIR COST EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,480. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

Mileage: 20,480

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT DUE TO THE VEHICLE EXCEEDING OVER 12,000 MILES THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY IN COVERING THE REPAIR COST EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,480. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

Mileage: 20,480

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED SUDDENLY MADE A GRINDING NOISE AT 12,200 MILES. THERE WAS NO BREAK SQUEALING/NOTIFICATION, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. THE VAN NEEDED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THESE VEHICLES DON'T GO VERY LONG WITHOUT NEEDING BRAKES AND THAT THE PADS ON THIS VAN DO NOT SQUEAL. I ASKED HOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT I WOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IF THEY DON'T SQUEAL, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE KNOWN IF I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED EVERY 6K MILES. I HAD HIM CHECK MY HISTORY AND IT WAS LESS THAN 6K SINCE LAST ROTATION SO HE TOLD ME TO COMPLAIN TO CHRYSLER. I DID, THEY OPENED A CASE AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VAN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VAN AND TOLD ME THAT IT NEEDED FRONT BRAKE PADS AND BOTH ROTORS REPLACED AND THAT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKES, IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE AND THEY COULD NOT LET ME LEAVE IN THAT CONDITION. THEY REPORTED THIS BACK TO THE CASE MANAGER AT CHRYSLER. AFTER 4 DAYS AND NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS FROM BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND MYSELF, CHRYSLER AGREED TO DO A "ONE-TIME GOODWILL" REPAIR FOR ME, AND I WAS TO ASKED TO PAY $50.

Mileage: 12,200

BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING HAD TO TAKE BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE NEW PADS ON THE FRONT AND ROTORS TURNED FRONT AND REAR. AT 16,000 MILES FRONT AND REAR PADS AND REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AGAIN WHICH PUT THEM BELOW SPECS AND AT 20,000 MILES FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO DEALER ERROR IN MACHINING THE ROTORS BELOW SPECS AND REPLACED FRONT PADS. BRAKES HAVE A VERY LOUD SQUEAL THAT IS EAR PIERCING AND NOT NORMAL BUT I WAS TOLD BY A 3RD DEALER THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH DUE TO POOR DESIGN ON BRAKES OF THESE VEHICLES. VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND ONLY PUT 9,000 MILES ON IT SO FAR AND I AM NOT INTERESTED IN REPLACING BRAKES TO LINE THE POCKETS OF A STRUGGLING VEHICLE MANUFACTURER BY PURCHASING THEIR PARTS. AFTERMARKET PADS AND ROTORS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN OEM BECAUSE THE MODEL IS NEWER AND BECAUSE THEY SELL SO MANY.

Mileage: 12,000

MY 2008 T&C MINIVAN WAS IN FOR SERVICE, BUT NO KNOWN BRAKE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT. THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE "90 % WORN". THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THEY REPLACE THE PADS & ROTORS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 24,689. MY ISSUE IS THAT SEEMS VERY PREMATURE.

Mileage: 24,689

LEASING A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. WITH 17800 MILES HEARD A NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. TOOK TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND SAID REAR BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL. HAD TO HAVE BOTH ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. THEY WARRANTIED THE ROTORS BUT PAID FOR LABOR AND PADS. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE FRONT AT MY OWN COST ABOUT $400. I DIDN'T HAVE THE FRONTS REPLACED. I HAVE DRIVEN NEW AND USED CARS AND NEVER HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT THAT LOW MILEAGE. MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD BE THE FRONT BRAKES FIRST THEN THE REAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THEY HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 10,000 MILES. THIS SOMETHING THAT NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO. *TR

Mileage: 17,800

NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE NEEDED AT 15K MILES. AT 30K MILES, REAR PADS WERE DOWN TO 10% AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO AT 30K MILES, THE FRONT PADS HAD 40% LEFT, BUT THE FRONT ROTORS WHERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND FRONT/REAR PADS AT AN EXPENSE OF $500. MECHANIC AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS (TWO CSRS SO FAR) ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A REPEATING AND KNOWN ISSUE. NO RECALLS OR RESOLUTION FROM CHRYSLER TO DATE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. AT ABOUT 23,000 MILES I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED NOW LESS THAN ONE OIL CHANGE THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKY AND GRINDING ONE MORE TIME AND I CAN NOT PAY FOR BRAKES AND ROTORS AT $500 OR MORE EACH OIL CHANGE IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

1. TOOK MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IN TO SERVICE SQUEAKY BRAKES. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE PADS WERE BETWEEN 95 AND 100% GONE. THE ROTORS WERE GROOVED BEYOND REPAIR. HE SAID THEY WERE HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH T&C'S HAVING FAULTY CALIPERS, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. 2. MECHANIC'S WRITE-UP SAID "VERIFIED CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AND FOUND THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS TO BE SEIZED AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. REPLACED CALIPERS AND EVERYTHING IS OK." THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THE CALIPERS. MY VAN HAS 30,000 MILES WHEN THIS CAME TO OUR ATTENTION, AND THE BRAKES ARE WORN WELL BEYOND A SAFE AMOUNT. THE MECHANIC HAS SEEN MULTIPLE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. 3. CALIPERS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, NEW ROTORS AND PADS INSTALLED AT A COST TO THE OWNER OF $500. *TR

UNACCEPTABLE BRAKE WEAR. FRONT PADS NEEDED REPLACING AT 17,000 MILES. I HAVE OWNED 6 CHRYSLER MINI VANS STARTING AT 1985. I HAVE ALWAYS GOT 35K TO 50K ON FRONT PADS AND MORE ON THE REARS. IRATE AND WILL TAKE ACTION IF CHRYSLER,DAIMLER OR FIAT DOES NOT REACT. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

WE TOOK OUR 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY IN FOR A REGULAR MAINTENANCE VISIT AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR & TEAR AND THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL THE BRAKES GO EVERY 12,000-20,000 MILES, AND THAT THIS WILL BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE VAN. OUR VAN HAS LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS A LEASE THAT WE ARE THINKING OF TURNING IN NOVEMBER. WHEN WE LEASED THE BRAND NEW VAN, WE FELT CONFIDENT THAT ISSUES SUCH AS BRAKES GOING DURING THE LEASE PERIOD WOULD NOT BE A CONCERN (KNOWING THAT WE ONLY WERE ABLE TO USE 31,500 TOTAL MILES OVER THE 3 YR LEASE.) I FEEL THAT BASED ON THE EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR & MODEL OF VAN THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED TO OWNERS OF THIS VAN. THERE DO NOT SEEM TO BE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007 & 2009 MODELS. IT IS UNFAIR TO 2008 BUYERS TO HAVE TO 'DEAL' WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE VAN. CLEARLY, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF BRAKES ON A BRAND NEW VAN SHOULD EXCEED 18,000 MILES BY AT LEAST DOUBLE, IF NOT TRIPLE OR QUADRUPLE THAT MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 17,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ROCKS HAD GOTTEN IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PADS DISINTEGRATED AND MADE DEEP GROOVES IN THE ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,423.

WE TOOK OUR VAN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OUR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THEY DID A 27 POINT INSPECTION AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GREAT. YESTERDAY THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING SO WE TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING... THE ROTORS AND BRAKES ALL HAVE TO REPLACED. THIS IS AN OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VAN. THE TIE BETWEEN THE OIL CHANGE AND THE BRAKES WAS LESS THAN THE TIME WE NEEDED TO GO BACK FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. THE VAN IS A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. OUR VAN HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT BRAKES SHOULD GO OUT THIS EARLY IN A CAR! *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WE HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. THE BRAKE PADS ARE ALREADY SHOT. READING THROUGH EDMONDS.COM SHOWS THIS IS AN AMAZINGLY COMMON PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THERE ARE 1000S UPON 1000S OF OTHER OWNERS SIMILARLY AFFECTED BY THESE JUNK COMPONENTS. WE LITERALLY HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 17 MONTHS AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES, ON WHAT IS STILL A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

A 2008 CHRYSLER T&C TOURING (TOP OF THE LINE) HAS HAD PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. AFTER 17,000 MILES THE BRAKES ARE DOWN TO LESS THEN 5 % OF USEFUL LIFE, ACCORDING TO MANY INTERNET POSTS THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS. THE CURRENT REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $400 US. THE FEAR IS THAT THIS FAILURE WILL RE-OCCUR SINCE THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE UNDERSIZED FRO THE VEHICLE WEIGHT AND SIZE. THE CHRYSLER DEALER IS UNWILLING TO FIX THIS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

BRAKES ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WORN AT 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT THE BRAKES HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 40,000 MILES. I NOW NEED NEW PADS AT 20,000 MILES AND POSSIBLY NEW ROTORS. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKES. I CALLED ABOUT BRAKES BEFORE FACTORY WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD WARRANTY DID NOT COVER BRAKES. HAD FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN. *TR

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAD TO HAVE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 22700 MILES. *TR

BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 18K MILES. THE GARAGE WHO REPLACED IT SHOWED IT TO MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM THEY WERE CHEAP PARTS. TWO TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AT THE SAME MILEAGE. TIRES PUT ON BY CHRYSLER ARE YOKOHAMA TIRES AND ARE JUNK! I CAN ALSO FEEL A MOVEMENT UNDER MY DRIVERS SIDE CAR MAT IN THE FLOOR WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND MAKE A LEFT TURN, SOMETHING MOVES UNDERNEATH AS I AM TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, I NEED TO CONTACT DEALER FOR THIS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

AFTER TAKING MY FAMILY ON A 3,000 + MILE TRIP TO FLORIDA AND BACK TO MICHIGAN THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS, I TOOK MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VAN INTO MEADE DODGE IN GROSSE POINTE, MI IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION AND WARRANTY WORK TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT AROSE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR DURING THE TRIP. DURING THE 23 POINT INSPECTION THAT THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMS WITH THE OIL CHANGE, THE SERVICE REP CONTACTED ME ABOUT A KNOWN FREQUENT ISSUE WITH PRE-MATURE WEAR OF THE ROTORS AND BREAKING PADS ON THE TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VANS. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE MENTIONED IT BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THEY SEE FREQUENTLY ON THESE VEHICLES AND THAT CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED THE WORK BEING COMPLETED WITH A $100 CONSUMER CO-PAY TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE PUBLIC OR OWNERS OF THE VANS WERE NOT NOTIFIED. I TOOK A LONG TRIP WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE THAT CONTAINED PARTS WITH A KNOWN DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE BREAKING SYSTEM FAILED. MY VAN CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES ON IT. I WANT TO MAKE YOUR DEPARTMENT AWARE THAT THIS MAY BE AN ISSUE AFFECTING ALL NEW TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS SOLD. IN DISCUSSING THIS INCIDENT WITH A CO-WORKER, HE MENTIONED A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH HIS 1998 TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI-VAN. BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT WITH LESS THAN 17K MILES ON CAR. *TR

Mileage: 16,890

2008 CHRYSLER GRAND CARAVAN FRONT BRAKES FAIL @ 25,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

2008 CHRYSLER T&C BRAKE ISSUES: I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES AND NOW AT 30,000 THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY OTHER VEHICLE HAS 130,000 MILE AND THE BRAKES HAVE ONLY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND I AM NERVOUS TO HAVE MY FAMILY DRIVE IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE CALIPERS LOCKING UP AS WELL, THIS COULD CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS DEFEAT THE ABS FEATURE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA IF CHRYSLER IS FAILING TO RECOGNIZE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

BRAKES FAILING AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES ON NEW CAR. *TR

Mileage: 13,215

PREMATURE WEAROUT OF FRONT BRAKE PADS ON 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY; PADS ARE WEARING OUT BETWEEN 12,000 MILES AND 20,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

SATURDAY, FEB. 13TH I NOTICED A SMALL SQUEAKING IN MY FRONT BRAKES. SUNDAY, FEB 14TH, THERE STARTED A GRINDING NOISE THAT WOULD COME AND GO. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED @ 28,000 MILES MY VEHICLE NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT COST BUT I DID VOICE MY DISPLEASURE, MADE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPANY. I AM NOT SURE IF THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT I HAD THE WORK DONE FEB. 15, 2010 @ 9:00 AM. PROBLEM IS NOT WITH DEALERSHIP BUT WITH THE FACT THAT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE CAR COMPANY IS NOT WILLING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A KNOWN TSB OUT THERE ABOUT THE WEAR OF THE ROTORS (05-006-08). *TR

Mileage: 28,079

2008 T&C TOURING WITH 16,000 MILES ON IT. FRONT BRAKES SHOT DUE TO CALIPER FAILURE. DEALER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER REPLACED CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS AND ANY OTHER DAMAGED COMPONENT. NOTICED A NOISE FROM BACK BRAKES A WEEK LATER. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY TURNED THE BACK ROTORS. HOPE THEY LAST MORE THAN 16,000 MILES THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY NEEDS NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS AT 24K MILES. WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR'S MODEL. PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD BRAKES ARE GETTING AN AVERAGE OF 12K MILES - OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN IN NOV 2008. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, DEC 2009 MY VAN STARTED SHAKING BADLY DURING BRAKING. IT HAD 17,050 MI (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES). I BROUGHT THE VAN INTO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES WERE 100% SHOT AND I NEEDED A COMPLETE BRAKE REPLACEMENT (ROTORS, PADS, FLUSH, ETC.) WHICH COST ME $650. I CALLED CHRYSLER COMPLAINING THAT BRAKES ON A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 17K MILES (ESPECIALLY THE REAR BRAKES). CHRYSLER TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL BUT WOULD LOOK INTO IT. AFTER A MONTH I'VE NOT HEARD BACK. I'VE OWNED A 1992 AND 1999 CHRYSLER VANS AND NEVER HAD THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY OLDER VANS LASTED OVER 35K MILES AND THE REAR LASTED OVER 50K MILES. MY NEIGHBOR OWNS A 2006 TOWN & COUNTRY AND HAS HAD ONLY 2 BRAKE JOBS IN 80K MILES. APPARENTLY HE BRAKE DESIGN DID NOT CHANGE MUCH FROM THE 2007 MODEL HOWEVER THE 2008 GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT (NEW MODEL) WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. MINIMALLY, CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME OF THE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURES BUT NEVER DID. I'VE CHECKED SAFETY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR ODI WEBSITE AND SAW 85 COMPLAINTS FOR BRAKES ON THE 2008 T&C. I ALSO CHECKED COMPLAINTS FOR EARLIER YEARS AND ONLY SAW ONLY A VERY FEW BRAKE COMPLAINTS. I'VE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE 08 T&C. SO HERE'S MY SUMMARY: 1) I NEVER EXPECTED THE BRAKES TO GO AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE SO IF I NEEDED TO DO AN EMERGENCY STOP I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. 2) APPARENTLY THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADMIT IT 3) CHRYSLER IS SILENTLY REIMBURSING OWNERS WHO FILE THE LOUDEST COMPLAINTS. ODI: YOU HAVE ALL THESE BRAKE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 08 T&C SO HOW IS IT THAT TOYOTA IS GETTING BASHED FOR THEIR BRAKES BUT CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO PRODUCE THEIR VANS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES?????? *TR

Mileage: 17,050

I HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS CHANGED ON MY T & C AT 28,000 MILES. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE INITIAL BRAKE NOISE, THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOKED THE BRAKE PADS DISINTEGRATED IN HIS HAND. THE ROTORS HAD A GROOVE IN THEM SO THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THIS MODEL WILL NEED TO BE CHANGES EVERY 15 TO 20K MILES. OBVIOUSLY THIS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE LENGTH ON TIME FOR THE PADS MUST LESS THE ROTORS TO LAST. *CN *TR

Mileage: 28,917

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER T&C IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. THE VAN FIRST HAD A PROBLEM WITH FRONT BREAKS AT 18K MILES. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT 23K MILES, THEN HAD THOSE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 34K MILES. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FRONT BRAKES AGAIN AT 39K MILES AND THEY TURNED DOWN THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. AT THE SAME TIME MY REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE DONE, AND I HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TOLD I WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF DUE TO ALL THESE ISSUES, BUT A NEW TECH TRIED TO HIT ME FOR A FULL COST, SO I, WITH SOME HELP, DID THE JOB BY MYSELF. I'M NOW BACK TO NEEDING NEW FRONT BRAKES, AT 47K MILES. I'LL DO THE JOB MYSELF, BUT THE LACK OF CONCERN FROM THE DEALER HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING. I'VE BEEN TOLD PREVIOUSLY FROM THE DEALER TECH THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF UNDERSIZING THE BRAKES, BUT ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOME MIGHT ARGUE DUE TO POOR SALES FROM 2009, BUT I BELIEVE IT WOULD MEAN A LARGE RECALL AND COST TO THE COMPANY, WHICH IS NOW OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I'VE OWNED 2 PREVIOUS CHRYSLER MINI VANS, A '1999 MODEL, AND 2005 MODEL, THE BEST OF THEM WAS THE '99 FOR SERVICE AND REPAIRS. UNLESS SOMETHING CHANGES FOR CHRYSLER THIS WILL BE THE LAST PRODUCT I OWN FROM THEM. I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CHRYSLER MINIVAN OWNERS. *CN

Mileage: 18

EXTREME BRAKE WEAR AND FADE; COMPLETE FALURE AND DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES AT 35,588 MILES.CHRYSLER T&C BRAKE CONCERN: (BRAKE SYSTEM BLOG RESPONSE 02/06/2010) TAYERS HAVING BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS BEING A FSE (FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER) FOR THE BIG 3, I AM REALLY UPSET!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT I RETURNED FROM A 2005 BULLET PROOF T&C ONLY TO BUY A NEW 2008 LOADED. EXPECTING THE SAME, IF NOT IMPROVED EXPERIENCE, THE BRAKE DESIGN AND METERING IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. HAVING CHANGED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 23,000 MILES ONLY AS A PM PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MOVE, AT 35,388 THE WHOLE FRONT SYSTEM WILL NOW HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE INDUSTRY DID GO THROUGH MAJOR BRAKE REDESIGNS WHEN ASBESTOS WAS REMOVED BACK IN 1995 CAUSING THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY TO RE-THINK AND RE-DESIGN BRAKE SYSTEMS. DVP (DESIGN VERIFICATION & PROVE OUT) IS REQUIRED, SOMEONE BLEW IT AND SHOULD BE FIRED! HAVING OWNED AND SERVICED OVER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY CARS, I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A DEPLORABLE RELEASE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT'S REALLY A SHAME BUT DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD STEP UP TO THIS ISSUE OR TAKE THE T&C OUT OF PRODUCTION ALL TOGETHER. JUST READING ALL THESE BLOGS WILL CONVINCE NHTSA EVENTUALLY THAT THEY NEED TO REACT. WHILE YOU AND I MAY FIND THE T&C A GREAT VEHICLE IN THE MARKET SEGMENT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT, NOR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED! WHOEVER DESIGNED THIS SYSTEM AND SAYS THEY TESTED AND PROVED IT OUT HAD TO BE SMOKING !@#$% THIS VAN HAD THE ABILITY TO STAND ABOVE ANY FOREIGN COMPETITION AND TO HAVE THIS PUT A BLACK MARK ON WHAT SHOULD BE A BEST SELLER IS A CRIME. *CN

Mileage: 35,588

I TOOK MY 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY TO CHRYSLER TO GET INSPECTION AT MY DEALER AND COME TO FIND OUT THE FRONT BRAKES JUST PAST INSPECTION. THEY WERE COMPLETLY WORN OUT AT 27,000 MILES AND NEEDS REPLACING. THE SERVICE SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I TOLD THEM THE ARE ALL INTERATATE MILES AND 2 TRIPS FROM VA TO ARK. I COULD SEE IF I LIVED WHERE THERE WAS STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BUT I DO NOT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT MY DEALER AND SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME OUT FINANCIALLY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT PEOPLE HAVE EVEN GOT LESS MILES ON THERES. SOME AS LOW AS 11,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A MAJOR BRAKING PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 MODEL AND IT REALLY NEEDS SOME ATTENTION FROM YOU ALL TO MAKE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN. *CN

Mileage: 27,000

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 27,000 MILES FEMALE DAILY DRIVER...FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. DEALER FIRST CLAIMED FRONT BEARING ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE FAILED WHICH LED THEM TO REPLACING BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. DEALER ALSO FIRST CLAIMED BRAKES AND ROTORS ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE HAVE FAILED THEN CHANGED STORY TO BRAKES ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *CN

Mileage: 27,000

2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN BRAKES ARE INSUFFICIENT. I HAVE TO CHANGE FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 14, 000 MILES. NOT GOOD . LOOKS LIKE BRAKES WERE NOT DESIGNED TO TAKE VAN WEIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

PREMATURE FAILURE ON FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES. THEN THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE NOT REPLACED AT A CHRYSLER DEALER WITH CHRYSLER PADS. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE PAID TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND PADS HAD THE PADS NOT BEEN REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PADS. THE REASON THEY WERE REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PADS IS BECAUSE AT 18,000 MILES WHEN THE PADS WORE OUT, I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT NORMAL. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BY PUTTING CORRECT SIZED ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE SO SHOT BY 11,000 MILES THAT THE PAD RIVOTS WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTORS AND SQUEALING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

I OWN A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX. MY BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED AT 13,300 IN OCT.08. LATER STARTED FEELING VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED IN EARLY OCT.09 WITH AROUND 17,000 MILES ON VAN. TOOK IT TO DEALER IN JAN 2010 BECAUSE VIBRATIONS GOT SO SEVERE. WAS TOLD FRONT ROTORS ARE GLAZED AND WORN AND NEED REPLACING AND PADS REPLACED. REAR ROTORS NEED TURNING AND PADS REPLACED. THE VAN HAS A LITTLE OVER 18,000 MILES ON IT. TO MANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES FOR SO FEW MILES ON VAN. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

2008 CHRYSLER MINIVAN PURCHASED 09/08. CURRENTLY HAS 13370 MILES. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACE AT 8887 MILES. CURRENTLY IN SERVICE FOR BRAKES AGAIN. WHEN I EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE TO THE SERVICE REP., HIS RESPONSE WAS "WE SEE THIS EVERYDAY". CHRYSLER FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE? THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE SUB-STANDARD BREAKS THAT WERE/ARE BEING INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 8,887

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15,800 MILES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM (ROTORS & PADS) ON THE 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS VAN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 15,800

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 23,324 MILES AT A COST OF $735.20. DEALER WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER RESURFACING THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM WARPING. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 11/10/07. BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS SQUEAKED BUT THEY SAID THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MANY OWNERS WITH THIS YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR (OR WORSE) LONGEVITY OUT OF THEIR BRAKES. HAVE OWNED 2 PREVIOUS CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY'S PRIOR TO THIS AND DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES UNTIL 50,000 + MILES. *TR

Mileage: 23,324

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 2008 IS ON ITS SECOND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES AT 30,000 MILES. THE BRAKES HAVE PREMATURELY WORN OUT WITH NO APPARENT REASON. VAN IS INSPECTED ROUTINELY EVERY OIL CHANGE AT AROUND 3000 MILES AND BRAKES ARE CHECKED. HOWEVER, THIS FAILURE APPEARS TO BE MORE THAN ROUTINE WEAR AND TEAR AND OCCURS SUDDENLY. *CW

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. SHE STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE GRINDING VERY LOUD WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 21,500.

Mileage: 21,499

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY---BRAKES. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS WITHIN 11,000 MILES OF OPERATIONS. 1ST SET OF PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES AND NOW THE VAN HAS 22,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE SQUEAKS ARE UPON US AGAIN. TOOK IT IN AND BRAKES ARE ALMOST READY 15% LEFT ON REAR BRAKES PADS. POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF 2008 BRAKES. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO UPGRADE THE ROTORS AND PADS AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT (BRAKES AND ROTORS) WITH 22,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT WERE WORN TO THE POINT THEY WERE UNSAFE THREE MONTHS LATER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 CHRYSLERS TOWN AND COUNTRY'S AND SHOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE FAILURES AND THIS IS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY AND NEGLIGENCE OF CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

BRAKES- LIKE EVERYONE ELSE- MY FRONT BRAKES FAILED AT 20,000 MILES- I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER BUT THEY HAD NO INTEREST IN DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM. $650 TO FIX- WHEN REPAIRING THE FRONT, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE BACK WERE WORN BY 95%. I DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK (HIGHWAY) AND TO SPORTING EVENTS FOR THE KIDS ON WEEKENDS- NO EXCESSIVE DRIVING OR STARTING AND STOPPING. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

ON 9/16/09, WITH 19849 MILES,I TOOK MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT MY VAN SQUEAKING WHILE DRIVING AND THAT THE SQUEAKING WOULD STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOTHING. I TOOK IT BACK IN ON 10/9/09 WITH THE SAME ISSUE, ONLY THIS TIME THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE WEARING EVENLY AND THE CALIPERS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. ON 1/14/10 I WAS DRIVING AND THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD, I DROVE IT RIGHT TO THE DEALER WHO HAD A MECHANIC RIDE WITH ME. HE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKES AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE CALIPERS LOCKING UP. ONCE HE LOOKED AT THE BRAKES HE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED NEW PADS AND ROTORS AT 24000 MILES!! I ASKED ABOUT THE CALIPERS AND THEY DID SAY THEY WOULD GREASE THOSE FOR ME AT NO CHARGE TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP, BUT THEY AGAIN STATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I WOULD NEED NEW PADS AND ROTORS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT NEEDED NEW REAR PADS AND ROTORS ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES! I CALLED CHRYSLER AND PUT IN A COMPLAINT AND WAS JUST TOLD TODAY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THE BRAKES ARE A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM A SUPERVISOR IN THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE MY COMPLAINT HIGHER. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND AM AFRAID THE BRAKES WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 19,849

BRAKES FAILED AT 15,000 MILES NEEDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. DEALER CLAIMED OUT-OF-WARRANTY. HAVE DRIVEN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN FOR OVER 14 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES THIS FREQUENTLY BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I OWN A CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2008, AFTER 20,800 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING DISCS AND PADS, AND THE REAR HAD TO BE RESURFACED. I COMPLAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BAKERSFIELD CHRYSLER. THEY SAID IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR, BUT I ARGUED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IF THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED SO FAST FOR NO REASON. THE AGREED AFTER MUCH ARGUING TO COVER HALF THE COST OF THE TOTAL REPAIRS ($800). THEN, 2 MONTHS LATER , 8/17/09, I START HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AROUND WHERE THE EXHAUST IS LOCATED. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE EXHAUST IS HANGING DUE TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN BRACKET HOLDING THE EXHAUST. A COUPLE MORE DAYS IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALER TILL THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT SUCH A NEW CAR WITH HARDLY ANY MILES ON IT AND HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS, THE DEALERSHIP BLEW ME OFF. NOW, AROUND 10/9/09 AND 30000 MILES, I HEAR THE BRAKES STARTING TO MAKE A LITTLE NOISE AGAIN, THEY TELL ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS AND DISCS AND RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AGAIN. THE PERSON THAT HELP US AT BAKERSFIELD CHRYSLER TOLD MY WIFE THAT THE REASON FOR THE BRAKES FAILING AGAIN IS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. I PAID FOR THE BRAKES TO BE FIXED SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT AND WASTE MORE TIME ON CHRYSLERS POOR EXCUSES. I HAVE PERFORM EVERY SINGLE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BUT I FEEL THE CAR HAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERN WITH THE SITUATION SINCE THIS IS MY FAMILY VEHICLE AND MY TWO BABIES AND MY WIFE DRIVE IT EVERYWHERE. THE ONLY FEEDBACK WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM CHRYSLER IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR, THIS IS FRUSTRATING! IN THE MEAN TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO RECUR TO, I HAVE PLACE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND NOBODY HAS HAD THE COURTESY TO CALL ME BACK. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

Mileage: 20,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. SHE CITED A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. A DEALER CONFIRMED THAT NEW BRAKES AND ONE ROTOR WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,200.

Mileage: 29,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. SHE CITED A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. A DEALER CONFIRMED THAT NEW BRAKES AND ONE ROTOR WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS CURRENTLY AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,200.

Mileage: 29,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH ANTI LOCK BRAKES. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SHOES AND BRAKES. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP FOR REGULAR TIRE MAINTENANCE WHERE THEY FOUND THE BRAKE SHOES WERE WORN OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF NEW BRAKES YET AGAIN. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 34,000.

Mileage: 13,000

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY - WORN ROTORS AND BAD BRAKES - JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. COST ME $350 TO FIX - ONLY 19K MILES ON VEHICLE. GRINDING NOISE STARTED ABOUT FIVE DAYS AGO. ONE COMPLETELY TRASHED ROTOR, ONE SEVERELY GROOVED, HAD BACK BRAKES 'CLEANED' - SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES ON A 1.5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. TAHOE DOESN'T NEED THEM AT 50K! *TR

Mileage: 19,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKES SYSTEM. JUST PASSED 25000 AND REQUIRED ALL FOUR BRAKES AND PADS TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE EVEN MADE IT THAT FAR ON THE INITIAL SET. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR BURNING SMELL AND SQUEAKS ON THE BRAKES THIS ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEADING WITH CHRYSLER CORP AND THE DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN NOTHING OTHER THAN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAD WE NOT DRIVEN SO GENTLY THEY SHOULD HAVE FAILED 10K MILES EARLIER. MY ONLY HOPE IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND HAVE THESE BRAKE PADS RECALLED AS IMPROPER FOR THE VEHICLE. THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT THE REPLACEMENT PADS WILL LAST UPWARDS OF 40K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. 18 MONTHS, 22K MILES. FRONT ROTORS AND PADS NEED REPLACEMENT. TYPICALLY I GET 40-60K BEFORE MY FIRST BRAKE SERVICE ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED /LEASED. I HAVE FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE AND IN INTERNET FORUMS. THERE ARE RUMORS OF A TSB BUT I CANNOT FIND A RECORD HERE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 22,000

NEEDED TO REPLACE BRAKES & 1 ROTOR AFTER THE 20,000 MILE MARK ON A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LX. WE BOUGHT THE VAN FROM THE DEALER WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS A DEMO SO WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, WE WERE CONSIDERED THE "FIRST" OWNERS. ONE OF OUR FRIENDS JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THEIR KIA AFTER 75,000 MILES. *TR

NEEDED BRAKE REPLACEMENT ON A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AFTER ONLY 14K MILES - WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING ON ALL T&C BETWEEN 15-18K MILES, WHICH SEEMS LIKE A RECALL IS NEEDED IF THAT IS THE CASE. *TR

Mileage: 14,461

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN&COUNTRY, OWN CAR FOR 13 MONTHS; 16,500 MILES, FRONT BRAKE PADS GONE. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT BRAKES COVERED ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS; 12,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OF THESE VEHICLES TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. MAY BE RELATED TO TSB 05-006-08. *TR

Mileage: 16,500

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY NEEDING NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AFTER ON 20,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

OUR 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN NEEDED ALL NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN UNDER A YEAR AND HALF (WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR - NOT EXCESSIVE). EVIDENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS I'VE FOUND IN TALKING WITH ANOTHER T&C OWNER THAT BOUGHT THE SAME MINIVAN AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE DID (FALL 2009). HE BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR $2000 AND WAS ALERTED TO THIS DEFECT BY THE DEALER (TSB BECAUSE OF HIS EXTENDED WARRANTY) AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE FOR FREE AND NOW HE KNOWS TO CHECK THE BRAKES EVERY 12-20 THOUSAND MILES. UNFORTUNATELY WITHOUT PURCHASING THE $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY OTHER CONSUMERS WILL NOT BE AWARE OF THE SHORT LIVED BRAKES AND ROTORS AND MAY NOT BOTHER GOING INTO THE DEALER TO GET THEIR BRAKES REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES (WHO WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO REPLACE YOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS THIS FREQUENTLY!). FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE THUS FAR, I SHOULD EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE WITH NO RECOURSE OTHER THAN TO SELL THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER OR TO CONTINUE TO PAY >$500/ 1-2 YEARS TO REPLACE THE BRAKES IN THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE A RECALL ON THIS KNOWN DEFECT OR AT THE VERY LEAST A NOTIFICATION TO T&C OWNERS TO THIS ISSUE FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY (AND THAT OF THEIR FAMILY AND EVERYONE ELSE OUT ON THE ROAD). GENERALLY I'VE ONLY REPLACED MY BRAKES AFTER 50K MILES ON OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER WOULD HAVE SUSPECTED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SO FEW MILES ON THE CAR. PLEASE NOTIFY OTHER CONSUMERS OF THIS PRODUCT BEFORE THIS RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURY (I'M SURE THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN HUGE MONETARY LOSSES FROM THE CONSUMERS OF THIS VEHICLE). *TR

Mileage: 36,000

UNUSUALLY FAST WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. NEEDED NEW PADS AND ROTORS AT 15490 MILES AND HAD TO PUT ON HEAVY DUTY CERAMIC PADS MECHANIC HAS NEVER SEEN PADS AND ROTORS WEAR SO FAST IN THIRTY YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 15,490

REAR BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW MILES, EXCESSIVE WEARING, NOISE, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR/FAILURE ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. *TR

MY 2008 T&C WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF '08 AND HAS 14K MILES ON IT. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL WHEN WE COME UPON TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION (THANKFULLY) USING THE LOWER TRANSMISSION GEARS. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 1 YEAR/12K MILES, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THEIR OVERSIGHT FOR NOT INFORMING ME THAT THE PADS WERE LOW AT MY 12K SERVICE. NOW, I NEED NEW PADS AND THE ROTORS RE-SURFACED. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT A VEHICLE THAT COSTS OVER $45K HAS SUCH POOR QUALITY MATERIALS THAT COULD ENDANGER LIVES. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

MY 2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO HEAVY NOISE AND WEAR OUT AT 12,750 MILES. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTED THE CALIPER IS DEFECTIVE AND IT CAUSES THE PROBLEM. BUT THE DEALER WON'T AGREE. SO THEY REPLACED JUST THE PADS AND ROTOR. NOW AT 28,000 MILES, THAT IS ANOTHER 15000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM ARISES. THE ROTORS AND PADS ARE FULLY GONE AND IT HAS A HUGE NOISE WHEN BRAKING WITH NO BRAKE IN EFFECT. *TR

Mileage: 12,750

I LEASE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE NOISES SINCE TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. NOW, AT 18,000MILES, I AM TOLD THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OTHER THAN GIVE ME A 20% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STARTED MAKING FRONT BRAKE NOISE AT 25,000 MILES. WHEN REMOVING THE FRONT WHEELS FOR TIRE ROTATION, NOTICED THE PADS WERE WORN DOWN AND THE ROTORS HAD A DEEP RIDGE ON THE OUTSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN - YEAR = 2008, BRAKES AND ROTORS DO NOT HOLD UP, NEED REPLACING AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES, MANY CONSUMERS HAVING SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

AFTER 13K MILES HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. THEN AT ABOUT 21K THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND EXPENSIVE. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

I HAD MY TOWN AND COUNTRY FOR JUST OVER 20,000 MILES AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES PADS ON MY VACATION. LUCKY I AM A MECHANIC AND COULD DO IT MYSELF. I CALLED THE DEALER DOWN IN FLORIDA AND ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT MODEL THEY SAID NO. I ASKED FOR PRICE ON PADS AND IF THEY HAD THEM. I CALLED THE PARTS STORE AND THEY HAD THE FRONT BUT NOT HE BACKS THAT WOULD BE A DAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME 4 TO 5 DAYS FOR THE BACK AND FRONTS. I ASKED THE PRICE AND THEY WHERE LESS THEN 1/2 THE PRICE. I ORDERED AND DID THE BRAKE JOB. I HAD TO CALL A DEALER TO FIND OUT HOW TO COMPRESS THE CALIBERS THEY DID NOT KNOW. I REMEMBER THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAD CALIBERS LIKE THIS AND IS TURNED IN. I DID THE BRAKES AND NEEDED TO DO THEM 3 MONTHS LATER AND ROTORS THIS TIME. I FEEL THERE IS A FACTORY PROBLEM HERE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2008 TOWNCOUNTRY TOURING VAN 3.8 V6, EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND WHEEL PAD DUST.MY WIFE HAS DRIVEN THE SAME ROUT TO WORK FOR PAST 22 YEARS 90%OF MILES PUT ON HIGHWAY MILES ,70MILES DAILY ROUND TRIP THREE STOP LIGHTS,6 STOP SIGNS ONE WAY. ON ALL PREVIOUS VEHICLES 2 ISUZU RODEOS AND LAST ONE WAS FORD TAURUS ALL 3 HAD 200.000+ MILES WHEN SOLD . ALL OF THEM REQUIRED ONLY 2 SETS OF BRAKE PADS ON FRONT WHEELS ,ONE SET ON REAR ,AND DID NOT HAVE TO RESURFACE ANY ROTORS ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES I DO MOST OF SERVICEWORK AFTER WARRANTY EX AS WELL AS 2 TRUCKS 1 1992 CHV 4X4 EX CAB 227,000 IS ON ITS THIRD SET FROM FACTORY, 1 04 FORD CREW CAB 55,000 AND BRAKES ARE HALF WORN.(( NOW OUR PROBLEM CHY VAN 22,000 MILE BRAKE DUST THAT WAS A THICK FILM, LIKE THE COLOR OF THE USED OIL, THE DUST WAS THICK AFTER THE FIRST 5-600 MILES I CALLED THE SERVICE DEP AND WAS TOLD THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST 08 DODGE, CHY VEH AND THEY HAVE NOT COME OUT WITH ANY NEW BRAKE PADS OR ROTORS TO REMEDY THIS,BUT SAID THEY HAVE MADE A SPRAY THAT YOU SPRAY ON RIMS SO DUST WILL NOT ACCUMULATE AS MUCH BUILDUP ON WHEELS . I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT WE DID NOT SPEND 36,000 ON A VEHICLE TO WIPE WHEELS OFF EVERY 3-400 MILES OR BUY A CAN OF THEIR SPRAY FOR I THINK IT WAS AROUND 16-18 DOLLARS. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO ABOUT IT .AND I SAID YES YOU CAN I WILL HAVE MY WIFE COME BY HERE EVERY FRI AFTER NOON SO HE COULD WIPE THE BRAKE DUST OFF !! HE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS TO FUNNY,SO EACH TIME I HAD THE 3 OIL CHANGES DONE I HAD THEM WIPE OFF WHEELS ON THERE TIME. SO HERE WE ARE TODAY 12-14 2009 22,000 MILES ON VAN WITH EX BRAKE PAD,ROTOR WEAR AND UNEVEN PAD WEAR FRONT L OUTSIDE FACE FINE, WITH ABOUT 3/16 PAD REM, INSIDE FRONT PAD METAL TO METAL ON LOWER HALF OF ROTOR ,UPPER HALF HAS 1/8 LEFT ON PAD .PASSFRONT PADS HAVE 3/16 LEFT WITH BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAVING A GOOD 3/16 WEAR GROVE INDENT LIP AT TOP OF ROTOR. LEAVING NOT ENOUGH FACE TO RESURFACE . PARTS ONLY 400 NO LABOR,NO ONE HELPS!! *TR

Mileage: 22,000

I HAVE OWNED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN SINCE NEW AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 27,200 MILES ON IT. ALMOST ALL (APPROX. 20000) ARE HIGHWAY / COAST TO COAST MILES. THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACING. I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH OVER 60,000 MILES ON THEM AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL OKAY. 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY FACTORY BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE IN MY OPINION AND MANY BELIEVE ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 27,200

PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING BRAND NEW IN MAY 2008. WITHIN THE FIRST 12,000 MILES WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN. AS FAR AS THE SAFETY PROBLEMS SPECIFICALLY, THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED IN TWO AND BECAME DANGEROUS WHEN I COULDN'T PARK ON A HILL WITHOUT IT. THIS WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT SAFETY RELATED ISSUE WAS THAT THE BRAKES ON THE VAN STARTED TO SQUEAL AND WERE QUICKLY METAL ON METAL. I BROUGHT THE VAN INTO OUR LOCAL TIRE PLACE TO HAVE A REGULAR BRAKE JOB DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE COMPLETELY SHOT AND COST OVER $300 TO HAVE REPLACED. THE MANAGER SAID I WAS ONE OF 12 OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH 2008 DODGE/CHRYSLER MINIVANS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT HE SPOKE WITH SOMEONE FROM CHRYSLER TO SEE ABOUT HAVING THIS REPAIR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND SAID THAT THE PERSON AT CHRYSLER THAT HE SPOKE WITH CASUALLY MENTIONED THAT "OF COURSE THIS HAPPENED, THEY USED CHEAP PARTS" ON THESE VANS. I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL ROTORS AND PADS IF ANYONE NEEDS THEM FOR INVESTIGATION. AN ENTIRE CHUNK OF METAL HAD CHIPPED OFF OF ONE ROTOR!! THE TECH. AT THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY WERE THE CHEAPEST MADE THINGS THEY'VE SEEN ON A NEW VEHICLE. NO VEHICLE DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL, CARPOOLING CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD EVER HAVE ROTORS AND PADS WEAR OUT AT 12,000 MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS LOOKED INTO AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THIS YEAR VAN THROUGH THIS MAKE. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

JULY 2009 I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UP BEFORE LEAVING TOWN FOR VACATION. BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING SO I ASKED TO HAVE THOSE CHECKED AS WELL. I DIDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING MUCH TO COME OF THE BRAKES SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THEY SAID I HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE WHICH I DID. BRAKES STARTED SQUEAKING THE NEXT DAY WHILE ON THE TRIP AND THE CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING (NOT SUBTLY BUT ENOUGH TO SPILL DRINKS AND TO FEEL LIKE WE WERE RIDING A BUCKING BRONCO). CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL WE RETURNED TO TOWN AND COULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE RETURNED AND HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. THAT LASTED A FEW DAYS AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK AND THEN GRIND. CAR HAS BEEN IN AGAIN AND STILL NO RELIEF FROM THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 4TH CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY I HAVE HAD AND THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I AM GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WHICH WILL MAKE IT AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN AS MANY MONTHS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IN MAY 2008.THIS VAN WAS IN NEED OF NEW FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKES AT 13000 MILES ( WHICH WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR) THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VAN WAS PURCHASED. THE AN NOW HAS 19000 MILES AND IS IN NEED OF ANOTHER FRONT BRAKE JOB. IT IS ALSO PULSATING FROM THE REAR WHICH MEANS THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKES ARE GONE ON THE REAR AS WELL. IN 30 YEARS OF OWNING VEHICLES I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKES AND ROTORS THAT WILL BE WORN OUT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE A FRIEND AND A SISTER IN LAW WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2008 T&C'S. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN WITH JUST 22,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHERS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS DUE TO THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BEING TO SMALL. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND PUT ADEQUATE BRAKES ON THEM. *TR

Mileage: 22,436

I HAVE HAD MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY TOWN AND COUNTRY 2008 VAN. I FIRST NEED NEW ROTORS AND PADS AT 11,000. CHRYSLER COVERED THAT UNDER WARRANTY. THEN AGAIN AT ABOUT 23,000 MILES MY PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ROTORS REFINISHED. THE SECOND JOB I HAD DONE AT MIDAS, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS TWO MORE TIMES (IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS) BECAUSE THEY KEEP GLAZING. BOTTOM LINE IN CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ROTORS THEY PUT ON THIS VEHICLE ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF THE VAN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT IS CREATING MUCH ANXIETY IN ME. I AM ALWAYS LISTENING TO THE BRAKES AND WONDER HOW SOON I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THEM TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. I ALSO WORRY THAT THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS ISSUE. I FOUND FORUMS ON-LINE WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT BRAKE SYSTEM. MILEAGE WAS 27, 904. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DISC PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. THIS CONCERNED ME SINCE I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THIS EARLY ON A NEW VEHICLE. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 2001 TOWN AND COUNTRY, WHICH WAS TRADED FOR THE 2008. THE 2001 HAD OVER 95,000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD AFTER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE PADS LEFT. I ALSO OWN A 1995 DODGE RAM PICKUP AND HAD THE PADS REPLACED AT 75,000 MILES AND STILL HAD PADS LEFT. I HAD THE PADS REPLACED ON THE 2008. LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS AFTER BEING TOLD THEY WERE OK. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS SCENERIO. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME SENSE OF ASSURANCE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GOTTEN MORE MILEAGE ON THE REAR PADS THAN A 1,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THERE MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SINCE MY DRIVING HABITS HAVE NOT CHANGED IN THE LAST 50 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 27,900

FAULTY BRAKE COMPONENTS, ROTORS AND PADS NEEDING REPLACEMENT AFTER 12,000 MILES ON A NEW VEHICLE. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER, AND NOTICE THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ONLINE ABOUT FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDING REPLACEMENT ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VANS UNDER 20,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACING AFTER ONLY 16,700 MILES AND 1 1/2 YEARS. LEFT FRONT BRAKE PAD HAD GONE SLIGHTLY ASKEW AND MADE A GROOVE IN THE ROTOR, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER ATTRIBUTED IT TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. NEVER HAVE I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ON A BRAND NEW CAR! *TR

Mileage: 16,700

I PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTY AND HAD TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 15000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. NO ONE BUYING THIS VEHICLE WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 15000 MILES THUS CREATING A SAFETY CONDITIONS FOR THOSE WHO DO PURCHASE THEM. I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH PROPER PADS AND ROTOR. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

BRAKES WORN DOWN TO METAL IN LESS THAN 16,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 21,000 MILES ONLY PRESENTS EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM WERE NOISE, VIBRATION AND LATELY DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING: CAR DID NOT STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL FULL DOWN. DEALER SERVICE REPORTS STATES THAT FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE ONLY 5% LIFE REMAINING AND PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $335 AT OWNER EXPENSE. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN NO. 05-006-08 ON 12.09.2008 STATING THAT "FRONT BRAKE PADS MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE NOISE, SQUEAL/SHUDDER/VIBRATION AND/OR LINING LIFE COMPLAINTS." BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL EVEN IF THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOT REFUND THE EXPENSE FOR PADS AND ROTORS REPLACEMENT STATING THAT BRAKES ARE A WEAR COMPONENT AND WEAR OUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE AND MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CHRYSLER/TOWNANDCOUNTRY/2008/CONSUMERREVIEW.HTML , HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T2122925-EARLY_WEAR_FRONT_BRAKES_ROTORS_2008_TOWN , ETC. ACCORDING TO MANY CUSTOMERS, PADS AND ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN THIS VAN EVERY 15,000 MILES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

BRAKE REPLACEMENT - 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AT 20,789 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 20,789

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

2008 TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN - COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT 13,000 MILES, HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AT 20,000 MILES, SHIFTER CABLE DAMAGED AND HAD TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

1. BRAKES/ROTORS ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 12,000 MILES; 2. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKES AGAIN AT 20,000 MILES AND REAR AT 27,000 WHICH IS UNHEARD OF (I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A DOZEN DIFFERENT VEHICLES SINCE 1983). 3. CHRYSLER COVERED THE FIRST JOB SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD UNDER 12,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SINCE SPENT OVER $600 AND BASED ON THIS FREQUENCY, WILL BE SPENDING AGAIN SOON. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A $42,000 VEHICLE - THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I CALLED CHRYSLER (BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MAIN CORPORATE OFFICE) AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 11,247

HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY AT ONLY 18000 MILES. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 18,000

AT 16,000 HAD TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS DEALER SAID POSSIBLY ROTORS AS WELL 2008 CHRYSLER T&C TOURING VAN. ROTORS DID NOT NEED CHANGED BUT 16,000 MILES ARE RIDICULOUS FOR A BRAKE PAD CHANGE. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND HAD SEEN PAD CHANGES AS EARLY AS 12,000 MILES...YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! *TR

Mileage: 16,000

2008 TOWN & COUNTRY CHRYSLER MINI-VAN NEEDED COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE REPLACEMENT INCLUDING ROTORS. SHOP REPAIRING BRAKES SAID THEY HAD SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL OTHER VANS OF THE SAME YEAR AND WITH SIMILAR LOW MILEAGE. I OWNED A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND NEVER NEEDED TO DO ANY BRAKE WORK. WHY WOULD THE BRAKES NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED IN LITTLE OVER A YEAR OF USE AND WITH LESS THAN 24K MILES? *TR

Mileage: 23,000

BRAKES ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY PREMATURELY WORN AT 23,000 MILES. BRAKES WERE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT 19,200 MILES DURING A ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION AND NO NOTIFICATION OF WORN BRAKE PADS WAS GIVEN. AT APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES WE BEGAN TO HEAR A LIGHT GRINDING IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL DURING BRAKING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT 23,600 MILES FOR INSPECTION OF THE GRINDING, WHICH HAD GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL ON METAL AND THE ROTORS WERE TOO FAR GONE TO RESURFACE. AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $575. THIS APPEARS TO BE PREMATURE FOR PADS TO GO TO METAL ON METAL AT ONLY 23,600 MILES WITH NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF WORN BRAKE PADS SUCH AS A WEAR SENSOR OR INDICATOR WHICH CAUSES A SQUEALING IN THE BRAKES ON MOST VEHICLES. FIRST INDICATION THAT THE PADS WERE WORN WAS WHEN THE METAL ON METAL SOUND WAS HEARD. *TR

Mileage: 23,600

AFTER ONLY 3000 MILES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (JAN09) BECAUSE I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT ROTOR HAD ABNORMAL GROOVES ON IT- I KNOW A SMOOTH ROTOR, AND THAT ONE WAS NOT! RIGHT FRONT ROTOR WAS SMOOTH. DEALERSHIP RETURNED VEHICLE SAYING ALL CONDITIONS NORMAL- THEY DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT THIS HUGE PROBLEM- I HAD TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT MYSELF! LATER, AT 16,000 MILES BRAKES SQUEAKED UNDER ALL BRAKING CONDITIONS. LATER, AT 21,000 MILES OF NORMAL CITY & HIGHWAY DRIVING & NOT HARSH BRAKING, I READ ABOUT THESE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND WENT TO MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION- YUP, REPLACE FRONT PADS & ROTORS FOR $350. ROTORS WERE 1.075 AND 1.079 (MIN SPEC 1.040); PADS WERE 90% WORN. I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND SENIOR RESOLUTION TEAM- NO LUCK. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP- NO LUCK. LUCKILY FOR ME BASED ON MY OWN INTUITION AND RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE MY WIFE & KIDS WERE HARMED BY UNSAFE BRAKES. 21K MILES FOR NEW BRAKES- YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! I CURRENTLY HOLD THE FAILED PARTS. PLS HELP ME & OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 21,130

7/31/09 - 21,897 VEHICLE MILES - BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING - DEALER REP. RECOMMENDED WE WASH ANY BRAKE DUST OUT OF THE WHEELS TO SEE IF THAT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. 8/5/09 - BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AS THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SQUEAKING AND MAKING A CRUNCHING SOUND WHEN BRAKING, LIKE METAL TO METAL. BELIEVE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE - HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. VEHICLE HAD 22,009 MILES. WE WERE TOLD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE AT 26.97 AND MINIMUM SPECS ARE 26.4. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED. WE WERE TOLD THE ROTORS DID NOT NEED REPLACING AT THAT TIME. 8/25/09 - WE WERE STILL EXPERIENCING A PULSATION WHEN BRAKING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC. THEY REPLACED AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS THAT WERE WARPED. THE BRAKES FELT BETTER BUT WE STILL NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SHUDDERING AND HEARD A DEEP CREAKING SOUND AT THE TAIL END WHILE BRAKING. OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC ADVISED THE REAR PADS NEEDED REPLACING AND THE REAR ROTORS HAD 45% WEAR. FEARING WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR ROTORS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE OPTED TO SAVE LABOR CHARGES LATER AND HAVE BOTH THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE BRAKES ARE PERFORMING WONDERFULLY NOW AND ARE VERY SMOOTH. WE FEEL THEY ARE SAFE. WE ARE CONCERNED THOUGH THAT WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 20,000 MILES AND BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNREASONABLE. WE HAVE OWNED MANY CHRYSLER & DODGE VEHICLES IN THE PAST AND SPECIFICALLY BOUGHT THIS BASED ON OUR PAST POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH THESE VEHICLES. I AM THE PRINCIPAL DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST. MY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND STYLE HAVE NOT CHANGED EITHER. *TR

Mileage: 21,897

I PURCHASED MY 2008 T & C 4 MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS 14,000 AND IT NOW HAS ONLY 17,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AND ALSO FOR THE DVD PLAYER, AND THE OUTLET THAT WASN'T WORKING THE BACK. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD HAVE TO FORK OUT $400. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO AND FIX. THEY ALREADY GOT ME FOR THE COST OF THE VAN AND NOW IT SEEMS EVERY 5-10,000 THEY WILL BE GETTING ME FOR $400 BECAUSE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED....THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 26000 MILES ON IT, AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER RESEARCHING BLOGS, ETC., I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM (INCLUDING THE DODGE CARAVANS) AND I BELIEVE IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT REQUIRES CHRYSLER TO COVER THE COSTS WE (THE CONSUMERS) HAVE INCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO RAISE A RED FLAG, BUT I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE WITH TSB #05-006-08 ISSUED 12-08-2009. BUT IT IS NOT COVER BY THE WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

NEEDS NEW FRONT PADS AND ROTORS AT 14,000 MILES. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF WAITING TO LONG TO REPORT PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS 12,000 MILES AND PROBLEM STARTED WELL BEFORE 12,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

HAVE BRAKE FAILURE AT 17,000 MILES. BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE STARTING AT ABOUT 3,000 TO 4,000 MILES HAD BRAKES CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES, PADS WERE INSPECTED TO BE OK AND THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AT 17,000 MILES AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS METAL ON METAL AND CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $950.00. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $950.00. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 16,000

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY....THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 24748 MILES ON IT AND IS 18 MONTHS OLD, AT A COST OF SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. AFTER RESEARCHING BLOGS, ETC., I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT REQUIRES CHRYSLER TO COVER THE COSTS WE (THE CONSUMERS) HAVE INCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE, A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN, IN THE SHOP AT THE EXACT SAME TIME AS MY VEHICLE. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES ON IT AND WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO RAISE A RED FLAG, BUT I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY CONSUMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 24,748

NEW 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IN APRIL 2008. OCTOBER 2009, WITH 18,600 MILES, NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS. PADS WORE TO METAL WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AND GOUGED THE ROTOR. REAR BRAKES WERE WORN TO 35% AND WERE REPLACED ALSO. DEALER BLAMED IT ON A HEAVIER VAN AND OUR TYPE OF DRIVING AND TO EXPECT TO HAVE TO DO BRAKE WORK AGAIN IN 15,000 TO 20,000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD MANY CARS/VANS, HAVE NOT CHANGED OUR TYPE OF DRIVING AND NEVER REPLACED BRAKES WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 18,640

I HAVE A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS 21,000 MILES AND HAVE JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT MAKES OF VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. I AM NOT A DRIVER THAT 'RIDES THE BRAKES'. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MOST TOWN AND COUNTRY BRAKE PADS AT ABOUT 20,000. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A FAULTY PART. I SUPPOSE THE REAR BRAKE PADS WILL BE NEXT. I HAVE SEEN MANY LETTERS ON INTERNET FORUMS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THESE BRAKES SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE LIFE OF THESE BRAKE PADS. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY 2008 LIMITED, BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACE AT 21,000 MILES. NORMAL HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. HAVING TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 21,000 MILES IS UNHEARD OF FOR OTHER MANUFACTURERS. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY FRONT BRAKES HAVE WORN OUT AT 21,00 MILES. WE HAVE PURCHASED OR LEASED 13 NEW CARS IN THE PAST 15 YEARS. BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORN OUT THIS QUICKLY BEFORE. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 21,600

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON & BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER SAID FRONT BRAKES WERE DOWN TO METAL ON METAL. $495 TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS. ONLY 23,500 MILES ON THE GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ROTORS ARE BADLY GROOVED WITH SHREDDED METAL HANGING OFF. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE BRAKES ARE ONLY LASTING 20-25,000 MILES ON THE MINIVANS. AT A MINIMUM, THE ROTORS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT PADS AND ROTORS SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 23,500 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 23,500

FAULTY BRAKES ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LIMITED. MY VAN HAS 49,897 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS A 5TH SET OF FRONT PADS. THE 4TH SET OF PADS WERE REPLACED ON 7-9-09 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 39,525 MILES ON IT. AT THAT TIME THE FRONT PADS, FRONT ROTORS, REAR PADS AND REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER ON 10-10-09 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN WITH 49,897 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE OEM PARTS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE BRAKES ARE NOT MAKING ANY NOISES, BUT COULD GIVE OUT AT ANY MOMENT CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND I AM REQUESTING A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 49,897

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FRONT BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF HIS VEHICLE WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS OR WARRANTIES, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,395.

Mileage: 24,395

AT JUST OVER 16K MILES I HAD TO GET THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND DISC BRAKES REPLACED AS THEY HAD WORN DOWN TO METAL ON METAL. THE SCREECHING NOISE HAD STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE THIS - ASSUMED IT WAS DIRT FROM A NEW ENGLAND WINTER. NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES WEARING DOWN TO NOTHING AT AROUND 12 - 13K MILES. THIS IS UNHEARD OF FOR BRAKE LIFE. THE LINE I WAS GIVEN BY THE DEALER, WAS THAT IS NORMAL BASED ON HOW MOM'S DRIVE THE CARS AROUND TOWN ALL THE TIME. '!@#$% IF YOU ASK ME. DID THE SAME DRIVING WITH MY MAXIMA AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. TOLD MY DEALER TO KEEP THE CAR, I DID NOT WANT IT ANYMORE. THAT GOT THEM TO DEAL WITH ME A BIT, BUT I STILL ENDED UP PAYING OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS. NOW, 4 MONTHS AND ~ 3,500 MILES LATER, THE REAR BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING. I AM SURE THOSE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. AT ONLY 20K MILES, THIS SEEMS UNGODLY. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BILL CHRYSLER IS GOING TO HIT ME WITH FOR THIS ONE. THEY CLEARLY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ARE JUST NOT WILLING TO DEAL WITH IT. AM SIMPLY WAITING FOR THE FRONT ONES TO WEAR OUT AGAIN. HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM ON A CAR BEFORE. LUCKILY THE HORRIBLE SQUEAKING AND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST ALERT ONE TO A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE BRAKES FAILING TOTALLY CAUSING A MAJOR AND POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GET CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE 2008 T&C BEFORE IT BECOMES FATAL. *TR

Mileage: 16,343

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY. I PURCHASED THIS IN DEC 2008. AT 15K IN FEB 2009 I HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THEN THAT MY REAR BRAKES HAD APPROX 30% WEAR LEFT. IT IS NOW OCT 2009 AND I HAVE TO REPLACE MY REAR BRAKE PADS I HAVE 26K MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY LAST VEHICLE WAS ALSO A TOWN AND COUNTRY AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BAKES AT 20K. PREVIOUSLY I OWNED A OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE I TURNED THIS VEHICLE IN WITH 60K AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS BLOGS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. I TURN MY CAR IN MARCH 2010, I WILL NOT BE REPLACING THIS WITH A CHRYSLER VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED, COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIR WORK. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

PROBLEM : HEARD SQUEALING NOISE AT 13,000 MILES. UNDIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER. RAISED ISSUE AGAIN AT DEALER AT 16,500KM MILES. DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETELY WORN (AND INADEQUATE) REAR BRAKES. DEALER TECH AGREED THIS IS A FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE, AND QUITE COMMON AMONG NEWLY DESIGNED 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY AND SHOULD BE A RECALL EVENT. REMEDY : PARTS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. COMPLAINT : INADEQUATE BRAKES FOR A VEHICLE THIS SIZE AND WEIGHT, PREMATURE FAILURE AT 11-15K MILES WITHOUT WARNING IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SHE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

WE LEASE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AT AROUND 15,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THAT "I MUST BE A HEAVY BRAKER." AT 22,000 MILES WE HAD OUR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND ROTORS RESURFACED TO THE TUNE OF $334.63. LESS THAN ONE MONTH LATER, WE WERE GETTING THE NOW FAMILIAR GRINDING SOUND UPON BRAKING SO I TOOK IT BACK TO OUR MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT HE SHOULD HAVE JUST REPLACED THE ROTORS IN THE FIRST PLACE SO HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND ONLY CHARGED US FOR THE ROTORS AND ATE THE COST OF THE PADS AND LABOR. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC FOR A HORRIBLE SQUEALING WHENEVER I BRAKED. HE FIXED IT AND CHARGED ME NOTHING. NOW 4 MONTHS AND 5,000 MILES LATER, MY BRAKES ARE AGAIN GRINDING HORRIBLY LIKE THEY WERE IN MAY (22,000 MI) AND THE BRAKES AND POSSIBLY ROTORS NEED REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED DODGE CARAVANS, A 2005 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND NOW THIS ONE AND HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS SO I DON'T THINK THAT MY BRAKING HABITS ARE TO BLAME. ALSO, AFTER ONE YEAR, THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO "STICK" IN THE WRONG POSITION UPON STARTING THE CAR AND WOULD LEAVE ME WITH NO ELECTRONIC POWER IN THE CAR. NO LIGHTS, RADIO, LOCKS, DASH DISPLAY, ETC. WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I TRY TO CORRECT IT WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR TURNS OFF, I AM MOVING WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 22,033

FAULTY BRAKE PADS ON 2008 CHYRSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

BRAKES WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE. MUST BE REPLACED AT HIGH COST. *TR

Mileage: 21,500

UNSAT BRAKES & ROTORS ON 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 6,9,12 & 15K MILES, WHILE GETTING THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGES, WE STATED THE VAN HAD A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL. ON EACH OCCURRENCE THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, BUT WE SHOULD BRING IT BACK IF IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED @ 18K, NOW... WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST $341.87 FOR NEW ROTORS AND PADS FOR THE FRONT. THE DEALER STATED THE ROTORS WERE MADE TO BE THROWN OUT AT 15K MILES AND MADE SO THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE ON VEHICLE WEIGHT. WE WERE 'LUCKY' TO GET THAT MUCH USE OUT OF THEM. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE REAR BREAKS WERE GOOD. WE BROUGHT IT IN 4 MORE TIMES FOR SQUEALING & WERE TOLD THE BREAKS WERE FINE EACH TIME. HOWEVER, I JUST SPENT ANOTHER $97.38 ON TOTALLY RUINED REAR BRAKES @ 23,445 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS LAST INTO THE SHOP @ 22,015 & 22,990 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. MY ORIGINAL BILL WAS ANOTHER $400.00, BUT AFTER DISPUTING THE BILL WE GOT IT LOWERED DOWN TO ONLY THE COST OF THE PADS & DID NOT PAY FOR THE LABOR OR THE ROTORS. AFTER LESS THAN 24K MILES, THE FRONT & REAR BRAKES PADS ALONG WITH ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED TWO HIGH TOP CONVERSION VANS THAT WEIGHED ABOUT TWICE WHAT A TOWN AND COUNTRY WEIGHS & THE WORST I EVER GOT FROM BRAKES AND ROTORS IS 35K MILES. EVEN THEN, IT WAS ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE REAR LASTED OVER 50K. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS @ WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, WWW.CARS.COM, OR MOTOR TREND MAGAZINE & YOU WILL FIND MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR, EXTREME FRONT TIRE WEAR & AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT MAKES ALL ACCESSORIES INOPERABLE UNTIL YOU SHUT OFF THE VAN & RESTART. I KNOW IT IS THE FIRST YEAR AFTER A TOTAL REDESIGN & THE COMPANY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION, BUT A VEHICLE THAT COSTS $38K SHOULD HAVE QUALITY MATERIALS USED IN ITS CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT AS SOON AS THEY HAVE. THE CONTACT PAID $346 TO REPAIR THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS PREMATURE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND E-BRAKE CALIPER STICKING. I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 28,000 MILES ON IT. SO FAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS TWICE AND HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED ONCE. THE ABS ALSO PULSES AT TIMES WHEN I AM BRAKING AT NORMAL LEVELS AND IT SHOULD NOT BE KICKING IN. I AM ALSO GETTING SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER FUEL MILEAGE THAN ADVERTISED FOR BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING AND SUSPECT THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS KEEPING SOME BRAKING PRESSURE ON AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE ALSO HAD EXTREMELY HOT BRAKES AT TIMES SO MUCH SO THAT THEY HAVE NEARLY CAUGHT FIRE. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FIRES TO DATE FROM THE BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

REGARDING THE 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN AND THE SUB STANDARD ROTORS THE VEHICLE COMES WITH. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS AGO THE DEALER TURNED AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS ($270), THE COST WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE BUT THEY PRICED THE QUOTE INCORRECTLY AND THEN HONORED IT. THIS WEEK I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF VIBRATION AND THEY ARE ADVISING THE ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED COSTING MORE THAN $700 TO REPAIR. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WITH ANY OF MY OTHER VEHICLES AND FIND THE ROTORS INSTALLED IN THE 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY UNACCEPTABLE. THESE CARS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THEY PARTS USED TO MAKE IT SHOULD BE OF QUALITY. THE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKE ROTORS OR RECALL THEM AND PUT ACCEPTABLE ONES ON THEM. *TR

Mileage: 17,800

EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE WEAR. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WORN OUT, BOTH THE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE FAILED AT 17,000 MILES. IN CONTACTING CHRYSLER, I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BUT THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM UNTIL A RECALL IS MANDATED. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 16 MONTHS AND DO WHAT I CALL NORMAL DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAULED A TRAILER ONCE, FOR 80 MILES, OTHER THAN NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE BRAKES ARE IN MY OPINION NOT PROPERLY SIZED FOR THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE AS MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT EXPECT BRAKE FAILURE AFTER SUCH A SHORT TIME PERIOD. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED -- 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED. WITH LESS THAN 6,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDDLE WOULD PULSATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY SLIGHTLY. I SURMISED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND (WARPING). THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR ROTORS AND RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. WITH SUCH LIMITED MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE, I WOULD SUSPECT THE ROTORS ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR ROTORS WAS WITH NOT ONLY NEW ROTORS BUT WITH AN UPGRADED PART. I'M STILL CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS MAY BE INADEQUATE. GENERALLY, WHEN YOU FEEL A SHIMMY IN THE BREAK PEDDLE AND STEERING WHEEL IT OCCURS DUE TO AN ISSUE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF THIS SITUATION AND IF IT OCCURS AGAIN, WILL REQUEST REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT ROTORS. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS NATURE WITH 2008 CHRYSLER MADE MINIVANS. I HAVE THE 4 LITER ENGINE WITH 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKE LINE PRESSURE. IMMEDIATELY, THE DRIVER SWERVED AND MOUNTED THE VEHICLE ON THE CURBSIDE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE FRONT BUMPER AND BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 06/12/09.*JB

Mileage: 15,000

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2007. FIRST, THE DOORS REOPEN BY THEMSELVES - THAT TOOK 8 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY FIXED IN MAY 2008. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IS THAT THE STARTER STICKS WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM AND DIFFICULT FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DUPLICATE. YESTERDAY, JUNE 8, THE VAN COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS - EVERYTHING! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND DAIMLERCHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ANY HELP. IN FACT, WHEN I CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT A REPURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE - I ASKED 4 TIMES TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND THEN THE AGENT HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I INSISTED THAT I SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR! I'M EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 11,000