Door problems of the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country

2008 Chrysler town country. Consumer writes in regards to smoking engine compartment, defective a/c and ramp door. The consumer stated the vehicle's failures began within the first week of owning it. While driving , all electrical power shut off. The engine would not shut off and began to smoke excessively with water gushing from the engine compartment. The horn randomly went off and was disabled by disconnecting the battery. The vehicle has shut off while driving and the steering wheel locked up simultaneously. While attempting to reverse out of the garage, the vehicle went forward instead and stalled out.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that a circuit in the front driver's door failed and caused melting and a burning odor to emit from the door. There were no warning indicators illuminated. Arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram at ft. Pierce (5851 s us highway 1, fort pierce, FL 34982) was contacted, but an appointment was not scheduled. The vehicle was repaired independently. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they could not assist. The failure mileage was 104,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the rear doors failed to open on several occasions. The contact also stated that when the rear doors were able to open, they would close immediately. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. While the vehicle was parked, the key fob failed to unlock the doors. The contact stated that the vehicle had to be opened manually. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact also stated while the vehicle was parked, the passenger rear sliding door opened without warning. The failure recurred on two other occasions. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

After 6 weeks of owning the vehicle I noticed that the sliding doors were not operating correctly. They would open or close on their own. It started off being only once or twice a month to now an almost everyday occurrence. I have taken it back to the dealership and they sent it to another dealership and I am being told "they can't get it to duplicate" well al I can say is what is it going to take for them to fix the problem, a child getting badly hurt or killed. The final straw for me was just last week when the door closed on my 10 yr. Olds leg and I had to put my whole body in the door to get it to stop. It bruise my back and cut my sons leg. I am currently trying to get rid of the van before it does major damage to one of my kids, but I feel like I should at least get the money back I have put into it since now I am going to have to come up more money to get a new car and pay sales tax all over again. Not to mention the fact that all you have to do is google "problems with Chrysler vans sliding doors" and there are hundreds of people out there having the same problem. Why won't you guys do anything to help us, or is this another one of those times when a tragedy like the death of a child has to happen to make you wake up and take action. I even contacted Chrysler and told me that they didn't have any record of people complaining about the sliding door issues I was having. I told that lady she was full of crap because you can go online and see hundreds of stories of people having the same problems.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the rear sliding doors opened independently and the door sensor also malfunctioned. A child was caught in between the sliding door while it was closing. The sensor was supposed to stop the door from closing when there was an obstruction but it did not. The child suffered abdominal and head injuries. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer repaired the sliding doors but the repair did not remedy the issue. The contact stated the manufacturer did not offer a remedy repair for the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Cargo sliding door track broken apart first occurred about one year ago. Track easily snapped back together. Recently became chronic problem and track /harness deformed and unable to snap together. Description: when closing door via remote, the door stops closing about 4 inches before shut and returns open. Usualy closes afterseveral attempt but often have to close manually. The wiring track / harness was broken apart. Took to dealer for repair and part replaced. The next day the same thing occurred and track observed to be separated again. Taking back to dealer tomorrow. Has had previous recall on doors.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that a child passenger was exiting the vehicle when the rear passenger sliding door closed independently, jamming the child's head in the door. The child was uninjured. The manufacturer was contacted and but advised that there was no failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was approximately 45,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 43,050.

I have a 2008 town and country and have had nothing but problems for the last 27 months. My doors closed in on me while putting my 2 year old into the car seat. The la time was Jan. 2 2010 and I am pregnant could not turn around to force the door open my husband had to get out of the car and manually open the door. If that would have been my2 year old she would of been hurt. Chrysler doesn't seem to care this car is a lemon.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 10 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and an unusual noise emitted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where both front and rear brakes were replaced. The failure recurred and the brakes were replaced on three separate occasions. The vehicle was repaired under a voluntary recall issued by the manufacturer related to the passenger side power sliding door. After the repair was performed, the failure persisted. As a result, the passenger side sliding door failed to close completely. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I have a 2008 Chrysler town and county that I have had problems with the doors about a month after I purchased it. I had just parked it was christmas eve and the side passenger door opened by itself and my puppy got out in a very busy shopping center. I have gone out to go to work in the morning and the door is open. On Monday, may 21 I came out of work and the back hatch was open. I have made a number of trips to the dealer. They really are not much help. I was told they are having to reprogram the doors and in some cased even put in new rails. Chrysler really has a safety issue with this van.

The sliding doors on my new Mini van don't close properly plus the doors can be open and it lets you drive away. It gives one sound at the beginning. The company does not recognize a problem with one side (even though the other does the same thing and it recognized it-however even after fixed it still does it). They do not recognize the open doors while you drive away thing. When doors are closed, they will not open until car is in park. They should make it so when cars are open, you can not take it out of park.