By smorris1979 on 04/17/12 08:37 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
Review
Oh Boy What a Lemon!!!!!!! Where do I start. I bought this van new in 2008. Ever since I have replaced brake pads annually. Rotors every other year. It has gone through two sets of new tires. It has numerous very serious recalls. Two new sets of front wheel bearings. The most recent major fix was this winter at 80,000 miles the head gaskets needed to be redone. Now the front struts are completely shot. This vehicle only has 90,000 miles on it. Too say this vehicle has been nothing but a stress would be an understatement. It has since purchase spent on average every 3 to 4 months in the shop for major fixes of one sort or another. Now struts. What are the odds if I just hold out these too will be recalled? argh!!!!!! A warning to anyone considering buying this vehicle used, do not Purchase. The only reason I have not sold or traded this vehicle in is I refuse to pass this lemon on and void the Lifetime Powertrain Warranty. Chrysler is gonna honor that for life and I'm not gonna let them off the hook for putting out such a piece of crap product by selling this POS to some poor unassuming sap who doesn't know better. :( :( Never will I buy another chrysler product and I have been a faithful chrysler owner for over 20 years.
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By kalena on 04/09/12 08:52 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
Review
I purchased a new 2008 Town & Country Touring minivan with the "Swivel & Go" seating.
It is now 4 years old, and it is by far the biggest piece of junk I have ever owned!!
There are so many problems with it, 700 characters isn't enough to cover all of them, so here's a summary:
constantly needs new brake pads and rotors, leather seats are cracking (and this car is a garaged vehicle), dash clock on touchscreen has gone out twice, various parts of trim on interior and exterior repeatedly fall off, rear electric doors constantly breaking, multitude of engine problems - the list goes on.
I will never purchase another Chrysler again!
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By jjc2008 on 03/16/12 15:08 PM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
Review
I bought this vehicle new with a 6 yr warranty.
If it was not for the warranty I would have gotten rid of it a while ago. There is a brake issue that causes the pads to stay pressed on the rotors thus reducing gas mileage, wears the pads and rotors yearly.
It has cost me about $175 year due to my ability to changes the pads but a friend has been paying 350-500 a year for brake service.
Chrysler will not acknowledges this issue even though the dealership is aware and everyone else.
Steer clear of this years model.
Also had a few thousand dollars of repairs which was covered by my warranty.
Once the warranty is up bye bye van.
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6 of 6 people found this review helpful
By psh5 on 09/03/11 13:33 PM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Limited 4dr Minivan (4.0L 6cyl 6A)
Review
As mentioned by another reviewer, I have had to replace the rear breaks twice with only 43,000 on the vehicle.
Many electrical problems.
Currently has an electrical issue that is messing with the starter, but the part is on back order, so I will just have to hope it keeps running until the part comes in.
The button you push to change gears has broken twice.
This is considered cosmetic under the extended warranty plan, and therefore is no longer covered.
Front headlight cost $300 and four hours to repair.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
By mommymo on 08/26/11 08:48 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country LX 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)
Review
My van has only 33,000 miles on it.
Rear brakes and rotors replaced last month for $500.
Electrical would cut out until igition replaced (ran, but no wipers, turn signals, etc) and worked fine for a while.
New problem:
just shuts off while driving.
Twice so far.
As in NOTHING worked, including the steering.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Driving down the road then the thing shut off and there was NO STEERING.
I have also had the problem with the sliding doors opening after they seem to be shut, but you can only shut them if the car is in park.
Poor design feature to say the least.
I will never buy Chrysler again.
If I could afford to, I would get rid of this now.
It is unsafe.
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By erikpaco on 08/22/11 11:28 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
Review
I have had all the same problems everyone else has complained about on here.
Brakes replaced every year and now in for the brakes again.
The part that makes it even funnier is that I had the transmission replaced about a year ago and it now has a hard shift problem and they are telling me that it is the software.
I have to pay for the software updates on the transmission.
Why would I need to pay for something that is a problem that I have no control of?
Chrysler I thoguht was a high end vehicle manufacturer, I am finding now that is such a POC.
The dealership has told me many times before that they couldnt find a problem when I brought it in before hand.
DO NOT BUY!!
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8 of 8 people found this review helpful
By msecrest on 06/28/11 06:43 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
Review
I purchased this vehicle in 2009 as a second owner with 33,000 miles on it.
Since then I have put ~50,000 miles on it.
The van is comfortable and rides decent.
It has plenty of storage space.
Gas mileage is lower than I'd like at 19/23.
Mechanically this vehicle has had nothing but issues.
While some were recalled and fixed, others are not.
Problems:
1 - it uses oil, about 1qt/1000 miles.
This is a major issue with me.
2 - The sliding door hinges do not support the doors well.
They start rubbing on the bottom guide.
3 - I've had it in for service on the engine 3 times.
Currently in the shop with issues.
For a top of the line minivan I expected the quality to be a lot higher.
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By soccer_mom1 on 05/27/11 20:14 PM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
Review
What I dont like is that I have to replace the brakes every year and that is really $$$.
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By fyrewyngz on 03/15/11 18:42 PM (PDT)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)
Review
Bought 2008 T&C to replace a HORRID 02 Windstar that cost $$$ on repairs. It was recalled 12/2010 for rear axle. Ford didn't have parts so I drove a Sienna rental for 2.5 months. Hated the Sienna! Got my Windstar back. One week later the tranny blew! 127k miles! Traded for T&C. One week later I received another Windstar recall! Glad to be rid of it! T&C had 44k and in new condition. Runs great! Tranny is peculiar after sitting overnight. Shifts funny into 2nd but then is fine afterwards. So many negative reviews here make me nervous! Oddly, so many negative reviews have 3-4 stars! Hope I didn't make a mistake!
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful
By snoore on 11/26/10 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2008 Chrysler Town and Country Limited 4dr Minivan (4.0L 6cyl 6A)
Review
Overall this is an excellent buy for the amount of money you pay. I think the leather seems very soft and that may be a problem with kids and that is the only reason I gave a score of 8 on interior. Similarly I think it should hold up but the exterior could have used better quality plastics. Overall performance on 4.0 engine, fun factor, the electronics on board are great, considering this is a mini-van. The doors were acting up but dealer is not trained well or they do not have a good problem database. My friend who has the same van showed me how to fix the problem by tightening a hex screw on each door - DONE. Need wider set of tires and need the spare tire in a better place - come on!
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