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 BRAKES WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOMETIME SOON. OUR VAN NOW HAS 34,000 MI AND OUR REAR BRAKES ARE NOW METAL TO METAL. GOING TO NEED PADS AND ROTORS. NEVER HEARD OF BRAKES GOING OUT WITH THAT FEW MILES. DEALER SAYS THAT IS NORMAL. MY OTHER CAR HAS 240K ON THE ORIGINAL REAR BRAKES. WHAT'S WRONG CHRYSLER???? *TR
2006
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN THAT HAS APPROX. 45000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED WHINING WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE POWER-STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND THEIR WAS A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THEY SAID THE RACK & PINION STEERING FAILED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I HAD TO PAY $750 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS FAILING AND YET CHRYSLER STILL WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH POTENTIAL STEERING PROBLEMS. *TR