Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Chrysler Town & Country

I was the second owner of a 1998 town and country and thought everything was great until my 2 year old climbed into the driver seat, pulled the vehicle out of park and into neutral. Had the back sliding door not been open for me to jump in and put the van into park it would have coasted into the neighbors front porch. On another occurrence I was loading the van with some items from the rear when I realized my daughter again got into the drivers seat to pretend drive. I realized that she was there and went to the front but was too late. She pulled the vehicle out of park (no keys. . . They were in my pocket) and ran into the another neighbors fence and trash cans. I was furious that the dealer I spoke to said the shift interlock was not installed until 2000 and refused to help so I traded it in for a 2005 with one previous owner. I thought we would be alright since it is suppose to have a shift interlock (the dash even states to press the brake to shift out of park) but just today my daughter, now 4, climbed into the drivers seat (without the keys in the ignition) at my sister-in-laws house and drove my 2005 van into her school van. I now need to replace the front bumper. Chrysler has yet to do anything and I am not the first to complain about this.

While visiting a relative my 2005 Chrysler town and country was parked on a driveway that slopes down a bit. While loading the car and in a moment of inadvertence, my 2 year old son was able to open the door of my vehicle and climb behind the wheel and shift the car from park into a different gear. My son was able to do this without the keys in the ignition and (obviously) he was unable to reach any pedals. The result was that the vehicle started moving down the driveway, crossed a 2 lane street and struck the side curb and a mailbox on the opposite side of the street causing damage to my car and the mailbox that was taken down by the car. After this incident I called Chrysler and informed them about this accident and that in my opinion the shift-brake-interlock system should have prevented this accident. The shift-brake-interlock system is an important safety feature that prevents anyone from shifting gears without suppressing the brake pedal. Chrysler did assign an investigator who inspected my car at a local Chrysler dealership. They declined my complaint the inspection revealed that there was no evidence of a malfunction which would cause the vehicle to move itself. ¿ as of today, the vehicle still has the issue with the shift-brake-interlock system and myself am able to easily move this car from park to neutral or any other position without keys in the ignition and/or without suppressing the brake pedal. I feel that Chrysler did not investigate my complaint thoroughly and fear that im perhaps not the only person that is affected by this problem. Im the first owner of this vehicle, this car was never in an accident and has been driven very carefully so im very concerned about this safety hazard and the dangers that this could bring to other parents/families who perhaps are driving around without the knowledge that this important safety feature does not function correct on their town and country.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler town and country. The contact shifted into park and left the vehicle idling in the driveway. When she returned, the vehicle had rolled forward and was lodged between a tree and another vehicle. The passenger side fender and exterior light were damaged. The other vehicle was not damaged. No police report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The current mileage was 68,000 and failure mileage was 67,800. Updated 12/30/08. Updated 01/05/09.

The problem is with the transmission. First problem was discovered in December 2005. The dealer fixed the problem. Next problem occurred March 22. He car was towed to the dealer and it's still there until this time. Talked to the dealer and daimler Chrysler corporation a number of times and have not heard of any good news either from the dealer or daimler Chrysler corporation. We need help and assistance because we I really don't know what's going on.

- the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler town and country. While driving 20 mph or more and accelerating the steering pulled to the right. The faster the vehicle was driven the more it moved to the right. The vehicle had an alignment, the tires rotated and replaced and the failure recurred. Five dealers stated after diagnosing the vehicle that the transmission caused the failure to occur. At the time of purchase the sales person astated that the vehicle only needed an alignment. The contact stated that the failure was directly related to NHTSA recall 03v240000. The failure mileage was unavailable. Current mileage was 47,000.