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2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 865619 · 2011-07-06

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SPORADICALLY ACTS UP. THE WIPERS GO NUTS, THE WASHER FLUID EMPTIES, THE HORN GOES OFF, AND THE LAST TIME THE CAR SHUT DOWN, AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. I HAD MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND BUMP INTO THE CURB TO STOP. IF I WERE ON A HIGHWAY OR BUSY ROAD IT WOULD HAVE ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT AND COULD KILL MY FAMILY OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE SERVICE DEPT THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT BY REFLASHING SOME MODULES BUT IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES AFTER THAT AND NOW THEY SAY THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN SO THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE CAR UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I THINK THAT IS POOR SERVICE FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE A DEATH. THIS ISSUE IS NOT NEW AS I HAVE READ ABOUT IT ONLINE I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD IT FIXED SO I CAN TELL THE SERVICE DEPT. WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND I CAN DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY WITH MY FAMILY. THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10410785
Machine
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