general problems of the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country

Rear end has a bar inside of axle( bar broke ) took to dealership service guy asked me to explain I did he said ohhh we hear this a lot you need new rear end !!! do what my car has 94,000 miles and needs new rear end never never any accidents so why new rear end also elec isuess u turn car off and u hear electronic buzzing also breaks are horrible and replaced whole rear end like everything posssiblr and you still hear stuff sounding like whole car gonna fall apart not safe and we bough this car for our kids to be safe and this car is a accident waiting to happen lemon also the recall with freedom isn’t there fault is Chrysler my van never been there but my rear end broke ??? also I kept the old rear end if anyone would like to check it out!!!.

Rear axle broke, while in motion, just turned onto hwy so was going pretty slow.

Suspension:rear:axle:non-powered axle assembly. , wanted to know if my VIN# show if I had this fix recall was 4-1-2014, I don't remember.

1st vehicle stopped shifting had to pull over turn off car and wait then it worked for awhile , does this every few days. Brakes have been replaced 4 times before 55000 on the vehicle. At 58000 the vehicle bounces over every bump big or small some thing wrong in front end have been told it?s fine.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph a vibration started on the steering ability of the vehicle. The tide rod and the axle broke. The vehicle had to be pushed in to a parking lot. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The has not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Bp.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that all the warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed that the clock spring needs to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,769.

Rear axle brace that fastens rear wheel to body broke ,leaving wheel only fastened by spring and shock , flopping erratically. This has happened twice to us once at 20 mph and once at 40 mph . We both times brought the vehicle to a slow easy stop . . We shudder to think what would have happened, at any higher speeds. The Chrysler dealership we showed photos of the broken bar to after the first break expressed surprise ,"we have never seen this before " was their comment. The break was at the cut-out hole in the brace ,the hole is fairly large , big enough to stick all 5 fingers into. (we notice that after 2009 models, this fairly large cut-out hole was reduced to a quarter inch slit , on the models we checked. Chrysler wanted to replace the entire rear axle ,but we ended up taking it to a master welder who as a favor welded and sanded it to where you could not tell there was ever a break. . 6 months later in October 2015, it happened again breaking about 2 inches from the first episode break,on the same piece of metal . We were at about 40 mph ,the back wheel flopping ,almost throwing us off the road. This time we requested our welder friend to add plates to the brace ,photo of finished job enclosed , you can still see the original cut-out. . We figured we just ended up with a bad piece of metal on our van. But then in April 2016,my nephew ,who has a 2008 Chrysler built van (sold by vw) experienced exactly the same axle brace failure,while moving, at exactly the same spot in the brace,at the same type of cutout hole. He lives about 5 miles from us, I personally examined his van axle brace ,and we discovered the other side brace was almost broken through too . . He has a wife and 3 small children,this was very traumatic thing for the family. We concluded this must be a very common problem, and wonder if people are not dying across the country from this obvious axle brace defect.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. While driving at 40 mph, the contact heard a noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to multiple dealers who were unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the front passenger bearing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 11v139000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

To whom it may my 2008 Chrysler town and country caught fire last Friday in my garage. When I woke up to bring my kids to school I noticed the back part of the car was burned in the car was filled with smoke. I immediately called the fire department once they got there they noticed the car was cold, that the fire had been started, and put itself out, in the middle of the night. The fire inspector came as well, and determined it was an electrical fire from the rear speaker, where my daughter typical sits. My car is a total loss. Likely we would not hurt, the fire was right about the gas tank! I'm wondering if this is something I could file a case on or if you can direct me to someone who handles cases such as this. As far as I know, according to my insurance company, price I was not going to help me out even though it was a manufacture error. Any information you could provide will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I purchased a used 2008 Chrysler town and country touring edition with appx. 30,000 miles on it in late 2011. In may of 2012, I had an accident which only affected myself and the vehicle. While traveling approximately 45 mph the passenger rear wheel came off of the vehicle, causing the van to slam to the ground and me to perform emergency maneuvers to stop. The wheel, having had all five lug bolts sheared off, had bounced off of the vehicle doing considerable body damage. The brakes, axle, tire, et al had to be replaced. I chalked this up to coincidence, paid my deductible, and had over $3,000 worth of work done to repair the damage from the accident. This past Sunday, August 24th, 2014, the exact same thing happened. I was traveling slower this time, about 25 mph, and when I heard the same wheel making noise I pulled off the road into a strip mall parking lot just in time to have the wheel come off again, this time doing damage to the rear quarter panel, the bumper, the axle, brakes, tire, et cetera. It also forced me to make another emergency stop, this time in the lot, where the right side of my vehicle was damaged by the handle of a commercial dumpster that stopped my skid. I reached out to Chrysler because I cannot believe that the exact same thing to the exact same wheel would happen twice, and I now chalk it up to a parts failure on Chrysler's end. I was at first told that they were not responsible and that nothing would be done on their end. The following day, I spoke with the Chrysler dealership where the van was towed and was told by their head mechanic that the failure was due to the (factory) alloy rim. I again contacted Chrysler with this new information and was told that my case was being moved up to a "specialist" and that I would have to wait 3-5 days before I heard from them. I no longer feel safe transporting my family in this vehicle.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country touring. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle pulled from side to side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the vehicle needed an alignment. The remedy failed to repair the failure. The vehicle was then taken to a local repair shop, who diagnosed that the rear axle was bent and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 21,000 and the current mileage was 42,000.