Brakes Failed Problems of Chrysler Town & Country - part 1

The vehicle will shut off while in motion. Stability light will illuminate, power steering, power brakes fail. Has happened on three occasions now, twice on city streets, once at highway speed.

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The brakes failed while in rush hour traffic. While at a light several cars back the brake pedal went to the floor. At the light I was able to go to the left but no brake. I was able to turn off the road and into a convenient store parking lot to stop. I had to get a tow truck to get my van and me home safe. It wasn't brake shoes! it looks like it was the power brake booster as in a recall #p14. My VIN is not in this recall but should be. Please extend the Town & Country in this or another recall. Several owners have this problem. Help us please? rita walsh.

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Emergency brake pedal assembly failed when pedal was depressed. Vehicle has no emergency brake/parking brake until emergency brake pedal assembly is replaced. Vehicle is 38 months old and has 31,000 miles. Vehicle stationary, parked on grade. Had to block the wheels to ensure against roll back.

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We have had to replace the parking brake assembly twice on this van. The first time was in December 16, 2016 which was replaced under warranty the second time was December 30,2017 but, was not covered under warranty. Our van only has 30,000 miles on it and this part should not fail as often as it has. We set the park brake in all of our cars when we park them. I've never had a car's park brake fail, yet it's happened to this car twice now, when it was two years old and again at three years and almost one year to the day when the replacement part was installed. When the assembly / cable broke it was sitting still in a parking lot.

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 25 mph, the steering and brakes failed. The vehicle restarted after one attempt. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (ken nelson located on 1100 n galena Ave, dixon, IL 61021), but the failure could not be duplicated. The dealer confirmed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system, air bags). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.

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Bought 2011 town and country new in sept 2011. 3 months after purchase, car was shuddering badly when brakes were applied. Took it in, was told they could not duplicate, and would not repair. Tried a second time, same result. Took to a small repair shop who easily identified the problem, produced a quote for work and told me to take it back to the dealer so they would repair. Took it and dealer found that all four rotors were warped and needed replaced. Same problem 6 months after that, same repair. The next year saw the brakes fail after a loud sound from rear of car and the fluid dumping from the line. No visible object was hit. Same thing happened last week. Currently the van is in the shop for the 7th time in the last four years for brakes. Additionally, had to have the alternator replaced in the last 6 months. The amount of repairs required for a vehicle this new and expensive is insane. I have paid out of pocket for most of these issues and even had to pay for diagnositic fees were the problem could not be reproduced, only to require a repair shortly thereafter I also had to pay for. Asked dealer today for a full detailed log of all repairs done, could not produce a full repair report, only the last 4 years worth. With five years of ownership car has 60,000 miles. Will never ever buy again.

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We've had a sporadic, reoccurring problem where the engine shuts down while driving down the road. The van will lose acceleration, the power steering fails, (at least one time the power brakes failed as well) and the traction control light illuminates. As these happen, you realize that they were caused because the engine has just performed an uncommanded (by the driver) shutdown. Unfortunately, none of these symptoms are necessarily immediately obvious. For instance, when traveling straight (not using power steering), at low speeds (not accelerating), the first indication of failure is that the traction control light has illuminated. The far more concerning issue is when you realize that the engine (and systems) has failed while attempting to turn through an intersection. After the engine fails it will restart immediately. The issue is controlling the vehicle -after losing power steering, the ability to accelerate, traction control, and brakes - through the failure, in traffic, often on contaminated roads (rain, snow, or ice are common fall through early spring where we live) to be able to safely restart the engine. This problem began two years ago. It happened a few times in the winter over a couple week span and then went away. The next fall (8-9) months later it began doing it again. The occurrences this time were more frequent. We were told by the dealership that they were unable to duplicate our failures due to the intermittent nature of the problem. After a several weeks, the failures stopped. Now at the end of summer, it's been probably 9-10 months since the last occurrence, it has started again. Several occurrences in the last week. From what we can remember, the failures occur with the first several minutes of the trip (sometimes more than one within a few minutes) and usually at lower speeds. We can't remember an event above 40 mph.

On August 7th, 2015 I was driving our 2014 Chrysler town and country on a highway in springfield, mo from texas, with my three children with me, going about 65 mph, when a car cut in front of me. When I pressed on the brakes, they went all the way to the floor. Pressing on the brakes did not slow the van down in any way. I couldn't swerve to the left being there was an 18 wheeler so I was forced over to the emergency lane & grass. Towed to a local dealer. We explained to dealer that Chrysler has been the only people to service our brakes, including brake fluid. My husband never opened the brake reservoir at anytime being we had always had it serviced at Chrysler. He did however change the engine oil one week prior to our out of state trip. During these few days we were going between the Chrysler customer care and the dealer. After we told the dealer of our self- oil change of only engine oil, suddenly about 3 hours later, the Chrysler customer service rep informed us that the dealer had told them, that somehow the brake oil became contaminated and it had to have happened in the last 7 days. Chrysler refused to cover costs under warranty, they found their way out of paying for their brake failure.

I was traveling at 20 mph and turned right onto another street. In mid-turn, the engine cut off without warning and all power steering and power brakes failed. I nearly missed a car on the corner as the car turned. Because I was unable to break, I am not sure how the van stopped without any response from the brakes. Once I came to a stop, I put the car back into park and restarted the car. We bought this car new on 2/13/2013 and have not had this problem before. We do see reports of many Chrysler town and country vans and Dodge caravans reporting this problem going back to 1996, with some recalls along the way. It appears that this is an old issue that has not been properly addressed by Chrysler.

2012 Chrysler Town & Country. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle brake problems. The consumer experienced a heavy vibration and a roaring sound, when braking from highway speeds. The service dept. Stated the rotors were out-of-round. The service dept. Resurfaced the front and rear rotors. Four months later, the consumer experienced the same issue with the brakes. The service dept. Resurfaced the rear rotors and replaced the rear brakes. Three months later, the consumer experienced the same brake failure. The serviced recommended all new rotors, front and back. However, the consumer declined the repair. The service dept replaced the rotors at no charge, but the consumer had to pay for the parts.

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The first incident occurred when the vehicle was in motion going about 40 miles an hour when the engine shut off with power steering and brake pressure loss. The abs and traction control light came on. The vehicle was able to be moved over to the side of the road without incident. Restarted the vehicle and it operated as normal. The second incident occurred while moving the vehicle around 5 miles an hour when the engine shut off again. Power steering and brakes failed to work. The third incident occurred traveling about 30 miles an hour with the same issues as above. The vehicle has been at the dealer twice with no solution at this time. There is a recall after the timeframe of this vehicle manufacture for the ignition module 11v139000. It would seem the recall needs to be extended as there are more issues related to the engine stopping for more than just the 2010 model.

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Van purchased brand new in February 2011. Have had brakes replaced once under Chrysler brake recall/repair program. Replaced initially at approx 16000 miles. Now brakes have failed again with improper stopping at 30 mph resulting in grinding, squeal, and excess vibration which scared me at time of stop.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the brakes failed, causing the contact to crash into a tree and the vehicle rolled over. The contact was injured and transported to the hospital by ambulance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic advised that the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recall. The vehicle was not repaired, the approximate failure and current failure mileage was 37,000.

2nd set of brakes prematurely failing. First set of front and rear brakes failed at 21,811 miles and were covered under Chrysler recall in 2010. The brakes installed at that time have failed with 45,000 miles on the vehicle with 23,189 miles on the brakes. Independent repair shop told me that 1mil was left on the brakes and rotors needed to be replaced as well. The repair shop said they have never seen anything like it before with such low miles and brakes completely shredded!!! he said that I was very close to complete loss of brakes which could have resulted in an accident. Total cost of repairs are $379 not including tax. There are thousands of other town and country owners that are having the same problems - when are you going to do something about!!! these vans are dangerous. Chrysler already replaced the front brakes for this vehicle once before for premature failure - there is obviously a issue with this van. I have contacted Chrysler today 8/22/12 and they refuse to acknowledge the problem and will not offer any assistance. The customer service rep exact words were "we don't know anything about a problem with the brakes. ".

This is being filed for someone else of norwalk, CT, who drives a van adapted for her to drive from the wheelchair. On September 2, 2011, she hit the back of a Honda civic on connecticut Ave in norwalk, CT when her servo gas/brake system failed. This system is equipped with a backup brake for this type of emergency but the backup brake was not working. She had no indication that the backup brake was not working before she started to drive. The manufacture of the electric servo gas/brake system is automotive innovations, 4 first street, p. O. Box 474, bridgewater, MA 02324-0474, tel: (508) 697 8324. Jim sanders, owner of automotive innovations, claims that it is a maintenance issue. I believe that the system should warn the user if the backup brake is not working before they start driving. I am the engineer who inspected the gas/brake system after the accident and it is my info below.

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We bought this van used in March 2010. It has been the worst vehicle we have ever purchased. Prior to this 2008 model, we had a 2005. We really liked it so we figured we'd upgrade so to speak. That was the most expensive mistake ever. Since then we have replaced the brakes and rotors twice and now it needs rear brake rotors. When I am braking at any speed the van shakes. The van feels completely unbalanced for some reason. We had an alignment done on it, new tires, a/c line broke, radio would stop working, and once while I was driving the van had this weird white smoke coming out of the vents. The steering is absolutely horrible and it either pulls to the left or right. When I brake, I have to push the brake all the way down before it finally starts to slow. I have 5 young children and I feel extremely unsafe in this van. Unfortunately not only are we wasting money on repairs, but we're wasting precious time in dealerships/mechanics that could be spent together as a family. I refuse to drive higher speeds in fear that the brakes will fail. In no way do I handle this vehicle in an aggressive manner. I follow all speed limits and do not ride the brakes. This is not I repeat not normal wear on tear for any kind of vehicle! the dealership has been no help to us. We have a bumper to bumper extended warranty and it's doing no good since it's not even covered. We will never ever purchase a Chrysler vehicle again and go out of our way to discourage others from buying them as well. I find it very disgusting that Chrysler is not doing anything to rectify this problem. I have very precious cargo as I'm sure many others do as well. How many people have to be injured or perish before they take action???? absolutely ridiculous!.

2008 Chrysler grand caravan front brakes fail @ 25,000 miles.

Brakes failing after only 13,000 miles on new car.

The brakes on my 2008 Chrysler town and country required replacement (brakes and rotors) with 22,000 miles on the vehicle. The brakes were checked in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, but were worn to the point they were unsafe three months later. This is a common problem with the 2008 Chryslers town and country's and should be fixed because there have been accidents caused by the brake failures and this is due to the poor quality and negligence of Chrysler.

Pre mature brake failure- front and rear brakes needed to be replaced at 21,000 miles- factory rotors were to thin to turn. Chrysler has service bulletin out indicating problem but refuses to address issue.

On the Chrysler Town & Country( I have a 2007) the brakes are under sized and need to be replaced ever 10,000 miles. My concern is that someone won't realize they need to replace the brakes and be in an accident. Hopefully no one will be injured if the brakes fail.

2001 Chrysler town and country Mini van brakes continue to fail in cold weather. Bought this car in July of 2009. Brakes started failing in Nov 09 had them looked at 7 times and each time they thought they fix the problem, but brakes would work for about 2 weeks before failing again. Don't know what the problem is, but it is a major concern when I have a newborn baby and three other children on board and this is our only transportation. Please help.

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My 2008 Chrysler town and country's brakes have failed at 16,000 miles. Fortunately, there wasn't an accident, but this is a serious safety concern. Ewald (milwaukee) my dealer has to completely replace my front and rear brakes. From my internet research, there seems to be thousands of people with the same problem. I have contacted Chrysler.

Rear brake failure at low miles, excessive wearing, noise, etc.

2008 Chrysler t & c brakes failing & need to be replaced @ 20000 miles & 12 mo. Of ownership. Had replaced by dealer & needs to be replaced again after just 13 mos. & 20000 miles more. Chrysler admits to a flaw- the brakes too small for size & weight of vehicle. Brakes need to be recalled & Chrysler needs to fix flaw.

Brake failure on 2008 Chrysler town and country with only 25000 miles on my town and country the brakes started to make noise. When I took it to the repair shop my mechanic informed me that the front brakes and rotors need to be replaced and were barely working. I've never own a vehicle were I had brake issue before 38,000 miles. After looking on line it is obvious this vehicle has a brake issue that the government should drop the hammer on Chrysler for.

Brakes- like everyone else- my front brakes failed at 20,000 miles- I complained to Chrysler but they had no interest in dealing with the problem. $650 to fix- when repairing the front, the mechanic discovered that the back were worn by 95%. I drive to and from work (highway) and to sporting events for the kids on weekends- no excessive driving or starting and stopping.

I read where an investigation has been started with the smoke and fire problem with three Jeep roof liners and checking the latest number of premature brake related failure on 09 Chrysler now numbers fourty. It seems there needs to be some sort of review of the inadequate braking system installed on these vehicles. I would hope that the review system considers brakes a somewhat important issue. I too have had these brake issues and filed complaints with this operation. I was never able to find my complaint in the list of complaints. Wondering how many other complaints never make it through the system. This brake failure is a serious problem.

Brakes failed at 15,000 miles needing complete replacement. Dealer claimed out-of-warranty. Have driven a Chrysler minivan for over 14 years and have never had to replace brakes this frequently before.

Abs and traction control failure. At 37,000 miles my abs and traction control lights came on. I took it to the dealer and they would not do anything because it was out of warranty. I called Chrysler and they told me the same thing. Also my service engine soon light came on and was told it is my egr valve. My brakes failed and hit my mustang with the van. Still they would do nothing about it.

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The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the brakes in her vehicle were defective. She took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions and had the brakes repaired 11 times. The brakes would grind and failed to function to their full capacity when attempting to stop the vehicle. It felt as if the brakes would fail completely. The contact filed two complaints with the manufacturer, but they did not assist any further. The current mileage was approximately 38,250 and failure mileage was 9,516.

: the contact stated the had excessive brake dust on all four wheel rims. There were no previous brake failures. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who determined the brake dust on the rims was brake material that simply flaked off with normal wear. The manufacturer was alerted.

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Brake failure has occurred twice within a two week repair window. Dealer still working to correct brake problem.

First failure was on a road at 20 mph in a school zone on a rainy day. Applied pressure to the brakes and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor without the car stopping. Car advanced 3-5 feet before I realized my foot was on the brake pedal and they were not working. I applied pressure to the brakes again and the car came to a complete stop. Brakes appeared to work at the next couple of stops. Pulled into parking space and parked car. Brakes appeared to be working fine. Pulled out of parking space. Brakes appeared to be working while backing out. Proceeded to intersection at about 5 mph. Applied pressure to brakes and they did not work. My vehicle proceeded into intersection hitting a car. My airbags deployed. My foot was on the brake pedal the whole time. It happened all to fast for me to have realized that my vehicles brakes failed me again and to apply pressure to them again. My car was totaled. I do not know what happened to the other person's car. I called Chrysler and they retrieved the car in less than 24hrs. (they originally told me 2-3 weeks!) Chrysler inspected my car and sent me a generic form letter relieving them of responsibilty from this accident. The letter stated, "per inspection, the information at hand would not permit us to associate this accident with a manufacturing or assembly error. " they never mentioned what they checked or how they inspected the vehicle. No where in the letter was abs brakes mentioned.

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Brake failure approaching intersection went through red light avoided collision with traffic jumped curb entered parking lot and sideswiped pole in drive through before finally stopping. Could have killed someone or myself and wife. Wife was driving. Dealer and Chrysler special investgator could find nothing wrong with brakes!! police report on file # 420920 evansville in. Do not feel confident in driving this vechicle until cause is determined and fixed!!!.

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