Brake Disc Caliper problems of the 2005 Chrysler Town & Country

I pushed on break pedal and it went to the floor. Found that the brake line going to passenger side front caliper was worn thru as if something had been rubbing it. The pressure from me pushing on the pedal caused the brake line to burst at the place that it was rubbed thru. I purchased a new brake line at a local auto parts store and had to replace all the fluid in the resevoir because it all leaked out through the hole.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the service brakes, the contacts foot would excessively depress to the floor. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnositc testing. The mechanic stated the brake calipers would need to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000. Az.

Front brakes overheated due to calipers sticking. Rotors etc. Replaced. 4 months later pedal vibrations takes me back to the non-dealer shop and rotors are warped from brakes overheating. Everything replaced under shop warranty. 2 months later - same thing - shop is now going to replace the parts with Chrysler parts instead of aftermarket ones. After reading 15 similar complaints in this database - makes me wonder about this being a faulty design.

My wife purchased a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country in February of last year. It has 17,500 miles on it and two days ago my wife told me it was making a horrible noise when she applied the breaks. I drove the car and noticed that the noise and vibration was coming from the front left driver side. I looked at the rotor and noticed large abrasions that the caliper had made where it was apparently failing to release from the rotor. The other side had no such markings. I took it into a local place around the corner to get an estimate. The mechanic looked at the odometer and said, "you need to take this to the dealer. This is not normal wear. You have one side that is maybe 65-70% warn and the other side which is completely gone and the caliper is locking onto the rotor causing these scaring. " he went on to tell me that he knew of three other people who had similar problems with the brakes on new t&cs. I then made the trip (slowly) to the closest dealership whom had informed me on the phone that they "had never heard of a front brake problem on the t&c that wasn't from just normal wear". They told me that their master brake technician looked at it and said that it was normal because my left side is closer to the master cylinder. I asked them to explain how one side could be completely burning into the rotor while the other side was only 65-70% worn. I was told it was normal wear & tear over and over again, along with the fact that they had a front brake kit special for only $299. I have one mechanic who was honest enough to tell me that he felt there was something wrong with the brakes that had caused one side to disintegrate instead of just fixing it and charging me for it, and another "master technician" telling me it is normal wear, here is a $299 brake kit quick fix. If Chrysler can honestly tell me that their brake pads are supposed to wear out in 17-20k miles and that the fact that the caliper locked up is normal then I am opening a brake repair shop.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler town and country. The contact experienced issues with his braking system. He noticed that the proportional valve was faulty and there was 100% braking power on the front wheels, and 0% braking power on the rear wheels. Subsequently, the brakes were dangerous in wet weather. He took the vehicle to the dealer at least four times, but the failure continued. The dealer replaced the front brakes, but never inspected the rear brakes. Due to the failure, the disc pads and calipers also had to be replaced. In addition, there was no abs in the vehicle. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current mileage was 32,240 and failure mileage was approximately 9,800.