Three problems related to headlight switch have been reported for the 2001 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving at night approximately 45 mph, the driver's side headlight failed to illuminate. The contact engaged the low beam headlight and continued in operation. On a separate occasion the similar failure occurred with the passenger's side headlight. The malfunction occurred intermittently. The contact replaced the headlight bulbs himself at different times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fcm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. However, there was an open and closed investigation under NHTSA action number pe05004 (exterior lighting:headlights:switch). The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Entire headlights will go out while driving for a short period of time then come back on again. This may happen 4-5 times in a 5 mile drive then not again until I drive the car on another occasion. When we went to have the vehicle fixed they told us the Chrysler had just recalled all replacement parts off the shelves and that none would be available for 6-8 weeks. They also indicated that they had over 600 of these items on backorder from customer requests. I feel this must be a manufacture defect and should not be a cost that consumers should have to pay for.
The knob that is used to turn headlight's switch on and off overheated after engine had been running for about an hour. Consumer believes a fire may start as result.