Brake Disc Pads problems of the 2011 Chrysler Town & Country

At 23,430 miles, brake rotors (all 4) excessively out of round. Vehicle shuddered upon braking, especially at highway speeds. All 4 rotors were resurfaced at Chrysler dealer. Again, at 28,630 miles, same vehicle, brake pads down to 15% and had to replace all 4 brake pads and machine all 4 rotors again at same Chrysler dealer. Vehicle shuddered slightly upon braking once again, especially at highway speeds. These incidences are only 4,200 miles and 4 months apart, and $1,000 out of my pocket and not covered by warranty, as are said to be "normal wear and tear. " really? hmmm. . .

Like many others, my car began to shudder when the brakes were applied. This went on for a few months & got worse. I saw the many other complaints on this website of premature brake wear, and brought it to the attention of the dealer when I brought my vehicle in. I knew the finding was going to be warped rotors & that was indeed the case. Yes, they gave me the extended warranty to replace the front brake rotors & pads and only charged the $100 copay. They offered to replace the rear rotors for $300 or resurface for $130. I went with the resurfacing. As with the others, I don't see why warping of the rotors prematurely isn't a defect and a safety hazard!.

I had to replace the front rotors and pads on a vehicle with only 15000 miles on it. I have been driving for 45 years and have never had a vehicle that had to have this kind of work done. After bringing the t&c in because of front end shimmy when breaking, I was told the rotors were bad/warped. 15000 miles! I was also told that Chrysler has had problems with breaks previously and a recall was performed but it ended on the 2010 and did not cover my t&c; but they would be nice and just charge me $100. 00, because I had the extended warrantee and that was my deductible. This t&c is still under the 3 year 36 mile warrantee but it does not cover rotors or pads. (how convenient) my big concern is that this vehicle has many reported braking issues, even Chrysler acknowledges this. They did have a recall notice but does not cover 2011 t&c's. When will Chrysler step up and fix their brakes?.

Rear brake pads wore out prematurely at 27,201 miles and required replacement. Front brake pads are worn very little (dealer rates brake pad wear from red to green with green the best). Front brakes were rated green while rear pads were rated red. I have never had rear brake pads on a new car require replacement with only 27,000 miles. I suspect there is something defective with the braking system or a component thereof.

The contact owns a 2011 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floor board and the vehicle failed to stop. The contact mentioned that the failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the heat capacity was not sufficient for the vehicle and caused the brake pads to overheat when the contact was driving downhill. As a result, the technician recommended replacing part of the braking system with ceramic braking parts. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,465 and the current mileage was 35,000.

At the time of incident was driving on a freeway were some vibrations when I pressed the brakes from 60-65 mph. While I exit and to check out I felt some pulsation on the brake pedals in about 10-15 mph. I brought the minivan at the dealer and they said front rotors are warped and brake pads are not usable. They replaced the front rotors and the pads as part of they extended warranty. I think Chrysler knew that's there's issue that's why they extend the warranty. They tested and after that they said there's pulsation and found out that my rear rotors were bad as well and needed machining to my expense @$300 because the extended warranty is only for front brakes. After about 4,000 miles during the regular oil they recommended me that on next visit I have to change my rear brakes as well to my expense. I think this issue has not been fixed. We drive as normal, we dont drag brakes but within 15,000 miles I think premature brake wear on both sides is not normal. This is a safety concern. I do not trust this issue this should be a safety concern. Chrysler do not give me a definite answer, they just said it's normal and how we drive. Also transmission have hesitations on some uphill freeways and shudders when backing up.

Began to experience a loud, frequently occurring squeak and squeals associated with the rear brakes while car was moving. Would appear randomly at anytime or any speed and would last for hours or days. Have had problem over one year. A slight touch of the brake pedal would cause noise to immediately cease. Had dealer remove rear wheels on two different occasions over the last year and they reported no problem observed. Issue never went away. In for oil change today and told dealer to look at rear wheels and brakes again. . . . . . . They told me rear brakes were metal to metal and completely worn down and want $450. 00 to turn rotors and replace brake pads. Car has 23,500 miles of normal driving. To me, this is quite out of the ordinary and clearly there is a manufacturing error here. It's crazy to expect $450. 00 every 23 k miles to repair rear brakes on a practically new car that I bought new and have owned for only 2 years ! have seen a litany of similar complaints-----is there any recourse ?.

In November of 2012, with approximately 31000 miles on my van, I had to replace front and back brakes and rotors, January 2013, replaced brakes and rotors again with approximately 33000 miles, may of 2013 replaced brakes and rotors a third time with approximately 35000 miles on vehicle, now with almost 41000 miles my brakes and rotors need replacing a fourth time. Four times in about 10000 miles is absurd, I have replaced the brakes and rotors with the correct pads and rotors from autozone, since I am trying to maintain my vehicle on a budget, called Chrysler to file a complaint and was told unless I go to a dealer to adress the problem, there is nothing they can or will do, I paid 94000 dollars for 3 2011 town and country vans, the other two vans have not gone through brakes or rotors like the one I drive daily, there has been no recall, or service bulletin issued, I have read hundreds and hundreds of complaints about the braking systems in the redesigned Chrysler and Dodge vans, to me and all the other people who are having this issue, it I a serious one for us, we have all paid good money for our vehicles, just to have the vehicle nickle and dime us like an old used car, Chrysler and Dodge need to address these issues, like myself, people are on budgets, and most cant afford to keep replacing the same part over and over and over again, please do something, it is a safety issue, who knows why the brakes are getting used up so quickly, or when or if they will completely fail and cause serious injuries or fatalities.

We noticed when coming off of the freeway a pulsating/rumbling noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. Took it to the dealer and they told us the breaks were worn and needed to be replaced sometime soon. Our van now has 34,000 mi and our rear breaks are now metal to metal. Going to need pads and rotors. Never heard of breaks going out with that few miles. Dealer says that is normal. My other car has 240k on the original rear breaks. Whats wrong Chrysler????.

Pulsating brakes due to warped rotors. Dealer replaced front pads and rotors twice, also replaced rear rotors. Vehicle now has 55,374 miles and I just had fourth set of front pads and rotors installed. Rear brakes are on third set of pads.

When my vehicle had about 16000 miles on it, I noticed that when breaking during highway speeds, the vehicle would vibrate. I took the vehicle to my dealer at about 17000 miles and was informed the issue was caused by warped rotors. The brake pads were fine, but the rotors would need to be machined or replaced. I opened a ticket with Chrysler since the brakes were out of warranty at 12000 miles. The agreed to cover the repair. I asked for new rotors, but was informed that they were on a 4 month back order. I had hem machined instead, though I knew I would be back in the same boat soon. On 12-19-12, four months later with 6000 more miles, I took the van back into the dealer with the same vibrating issue, and was again informed that my rotors were warped. The brakes were fine with 7/32 left on them. The rotors would need to be replaced this time. At 23000 miles, this would be the 2nd rotor issue. I was informed the repair would cost $248, but Chrysler would split it with me, with my part down to $124. The service mgr stated he felt the rotors weren't made well. The tech told me this keeps happening, and the Chrysler rep informed me the new rotors were different, so I shouldn't have this issue again. In my mind, this is the definition of a defect. I do no think I should have to pay anything to fix a defect. Some 2011 town and country vans have been granted an extended warranty on the breaks, but mine is not covered. I was actually told by the Chrysler rep that it would be a good idea to post this with the NHTSA in the hopes of triggering a recall. I plan on getting the rotors next week, as they are on special order, because they aren't available locally. In 18 years of driving, I have never replaced rotors before 60,000 miles. Thank you for your time.