2005 Chrysler Town And Country complaints

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. ALWAYS RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. NO TROUBLE CODES HAVE EVER BEEN REGISTERED.

VAN HAS STARTED STALLING OUT AFTER FILLING THE TANK. IT USUALLY STALLS SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING THAT STATION WHILE SPEEDING UP AFTER A TURN. SO FAR IT HASN'T COMPLETELY DIED BUT I HAVE TO REV THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT RUNNING. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINS ON-LINE THAT SAY THE REPAIR IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND CANISTER THE SAME AS THE REPAIR FOR THE 300, THE MAGNUM AND THE CHARGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY AIR BAG AND ABS LIGHTS STAYS ON AND MY DOOR LOCKS AND REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKING I HAVE TO GET FUSES AND LIGHTS REGULARLY

DURING THE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT 55 MPH AND I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TOGGLE THE SWITCH AND HEADLIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER A LONG PERIOD WITH THIS ISSUE, IT GETS WORSE, IT TAKES ME AT LEAST 2-3 MINUTES TOGGLING THE SWTICH TO TURN IT ON. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE. HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS RECALLED BY CHRYSLER BUT IT DOESN'T APPLY ON MY VEHICLE.

WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. DOING SOME INVESTIGATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE I NOTED THE RECALL THAT AFFECTED THIS MODEL, YEAR AND STATE OF REGISTRATION. THE FAILURE IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE BULLETIN. FOR SOME REASON CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE VEHICHLE VIN LISTED AS BEING AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. WILL PURSUE CORRECTIVE ACTION AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

FILL UP WITH FUEL (NOT TOPPED OFF, JUST UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKS OFF) AND THE CAR STARTS, BUT AFTER GOING SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, THE ENGINE STARTS TO SPUTTER AND CHOKE, THEN THE CAR DIES. MUST RESTART AND USUALLY IT STILL CHOKES AND SPUTTERS, BUT THEN WILL SEEM TO RESOLVE ONCE YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND WILL NOT TYPICALLY STALL OUT UNTIL THE NEXT FUEL UP WHEN WE RINSE AND REPEAT THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL UP AND HAS FOR OVER THREE AND A HALF YEARS. I FINALLY DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON IT BECAUSE IT'S VERY NERVE WRACKING AS IT HAPPENS ONCE YOU LEAVE THE SERVICE STATION AND ARE OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY GAS TANK! I FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES THIS IS OCCURRING TO, BUT NOT THE MINIVANS. THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET I'M FINDING - HERE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM. *TR

VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AND CAN ONLY BE MANUALLY USED UNLESS YOU PULL THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THEN IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A TIME (SOMETIMES A DAY, SOMETIMES LONGER) AND THEN IT WILL TRIP AGAIN AND STOP WORKING UNTIL YOU PULL THE FUSE TO RESET - RINSE AND REPEAT! VERY ANNOYING AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET WITH OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL. HERE IS ONE AS AN EXAMPLE - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/TOWN_COUNTRY/2005/ACCESSORIES-INTERIOR/DOOR_LOCKS_NOT_WORKING_PROPERLY.SHTML. *TR

SLIDING DOORS MAKES SOUND BUT DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE ELECTRICALLY. SLIDING DOOR LOCKS DOES NOT WORK. *TR

EVERY TIME I GET GAS THE ENGINE STALLS A FEW MINUTES LATER CAUSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL AND STOPPING ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES NOW. VEHICLE CUTS OUT AND STEERING GOES OUT AFTER GETTING GAS. HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY ROAD AND IS TERRIFYING. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SUCH COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

VAN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION RIGHT AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AFTER THE VAN IS REFUELED.

EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE GETS A COMPLETE FILL UP OF FUEL. WHEN I DRIVE OFF ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTS ACTING VERY ERRATIC AND HESITATES SEVERELY. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS AS WELL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIGHT UP JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS. I AM USING THE ONE KEY ONLY WITH NOTHING ELSE ON THE RING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION BUT HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OR BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VAN WHEN THIS HAPPENS FOR FEAR IT WILL SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN LEFT,NOT TO THE RIGHT.WHILE TURNING LEFT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOAD NOISE.WHEN I PARKED TOOK THE KEY OUT THE SWITCH THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE IT STOPPED. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE CRANKED UP AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME SLOWLY AND THE LEFT TURN WAS STILL HARD TO MAKE AND WHEN I STOPPED IN MY DRIVE WAY I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TOOK THE KEY OUT THE MOTOR RAN FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 5 SECONDS.I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID , THE OIL AND COOLANT ALL LOOKED OKAY I WAITED ABOUT 15 MIN. AND CRANKED THE VEHICLE UP THE KEY SEEM TO TURN FARTHER THAN NORMAL BUT IT CRANKED UP OKAY,SO I SHUT IT BACK OFF TOOK THE KEY OUT AND THE MOTOR RAN ANOTHER 3 -5 SEC. I PUT THE KEY BACK IN THE SWITCH AND THE RADIO AND MILEAGE STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF SO I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND TALKED TO A MECHANIC ABOUT IT. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL IT STALLED OUT , AFTER RESTARTING IT STALLED AGAIN. AFTER RESTARTING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME IT RAN ROUGH FOR ABOUT AN 1/8 TO 1/4 MILE THEN BEGAN TO RUN NORMALLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, UPON USING THE POWER WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, THE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR STALLS AFTER FUEL TANK FILL UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL THE FUEL TANK. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE OR ONE MINUTE OR SO DRIVING THE CAR SPUTTERS OR STALLS. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK WITH GAS, I DRIVE AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AND THE VAN STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A 2 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST KILLED! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. *TR

WHEN BRAKING RATHER HARD TO SLOW/STOP QUICKLY, TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO DOWNSHIFT SO WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, ENGINE REVS UP BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THEN IT WILL ENGAGE SUDDENLY WITH A HARD JERK WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING HARD TO SLOW QUICKLY AND BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DISENGAGE AS IT SHOULD, THE ENGINE SOMETIME KILLS WHEN I HAVE SLOWED. IN AN INSTANCE WHEN THAT HAPPENED, I WAS MAKING A TURN AND, OF COURSE, LOST POWER STEERING SO BARELY AVOIDED HITTING A VEHICLE WAITING ON THE STREET INTO WHICH I WAS TURNING SINCE STEERING WAS VERY HEAVY TO ACCOMPLISH. BROUGHT THIS UP TO A TECHNICIAN WHO SAID, "YES THOSE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE TO DISENGAGE AND OCCASIONAL SLIPPAGE ON STARTING AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGING WITH A VERY HARD JERK". *TR UPDATED 5/10/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CONNECTOR AND A CLUSTER OF WIRES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I LEFT MY HOUSE & A MILE AT THE MOST DOWN THE ROAD. I HEARD A NOISE & FELT THE REAR END SLIDE TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL TO STRAIGHTEN THE VAN NOTHING HAPPENED. THE STEERING WHEEL WENT SIDE TO SIDE, BUT THE WHEELS DIDN'T TURN. I WONDERED WHY THE VAN HAD SLIDE TO THE SIDE. THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THERE WAS NO STEERING B/C THE DIRECTION DIDN'T CHANGE & IT WAS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JUST THERE. I WAS COHERENT THE ENTIRE TIME, I NOTICED AT THAT TIME I WAS HEADED FOR THE EMBANKMENT ACROSS THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. (IT IS A TWO LANE ROAD.) I ALREADY KNEW THERE WAS NO STEERING, SO I GRABBED THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS, PLANTED MY FEET TO THE FLOOR BOARD! I THEN ASKED GOD TO FORGIVE ME. THE VAN HIT THE EMBANKMENT HEAD ON ,FLIPPED, VANS TOP SCRAPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN JUST ON THE EDGES WHERE THE FRAME IS. THEN IT LANDED ON THE PASS. SIDE & SLID BACKWARDS INTO THE EMBANKMENT ( ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING DOWN.) ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO GET OUT B/C I THOUGHT I SAW SMOKE. IT WAS THE AIRBAGS, THEY HAD EXPLODED.MY SHINS LOOKED LIKE I GOT BEAT WITH A BASEBALL BAT, THE SEAT BELT GOT STUCK, &THE DOORS LOCKED. I LIFTED THE DRIVER DOOR UP OVER MY HEAD. (VAN WAS ON PASS. SIDE).A MAN HELPED ME GET OUT & VAN WAS PULLED ONTO ALL 4 TIRES. I HAD BACK SURGERY ON 4-23-14. I WENT & HAD XRAYS TAKEN. I FILLED AN INVESTIGATION W/CHRYSLER [XXX]#[XXX] ,[XXX]TOOK PICS. OF VAN, ASKS QTS & SENT TO CHRYSLER.[XXX] W/CUST. CLAIM RESOLUTION GRP 248-512-2934 SENT LE

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK AND RE-STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE EITHER STUMBLES OR STALLS 1-5 TIMES BEGINNING WITHIN ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF STARTING ENGINE AND DRIVING AWAY FROM GAS STATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. AT LEAST TWICE, IT HAS STALLED WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION RIGHT AFTER FILL UP. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE STUMBLING/STALLING STOPS AND DOESN'T RECUR UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT FILL UP. IT OCCURS DURING BOTH LOW-SPEED DRIVING (E.G. WAITING AT A LIGHT) AND AT HIGH-SPEED DRIVING (E.G. MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP) ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE VEHICLE AND SAY THE ONLY FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. E.G., HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM DUE TO THE STALLING AND STUMBLING DURING DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS OF CONCERN, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE AND OTHERS WHO ARE NOT HIGHLY CONFIDENT DRIVERS WHO WOULD BE COMFORTABLE HANDLING A STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THIS IS DANGEROUS - CAR STALLED WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND DURING A TURN, LOCKING OUT THE STEERING SYSTEM AND PUTTING MY CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENED AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP WITH GAS - AS WITH OTHER CHRYSLER MODELS OF THIS YEAR, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE IN THE GAS TANK. I EXPERIENCED SPUTTERING AFTER GAS FILL UPS TWO DAYS PRIOR, AND THIS FINAL FILL UP THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY WE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IF WE HAD BEEN IN ONE AND SURVIVED I WOULD HAVE SUED. THERE IS A WHOLE FORUM ONLINE AT THIS ADDRESS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN PUT IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM. *TR

INITIALLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND RUNNING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND IT MAY TURN ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING VEHICLE USE. AFTER VEHICLE PARKED AND RESTARTED (USUALLY NEXT DAY), WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD THEN WORK CORRECTLY (I.E., DURING ENGINE START AND SYSTEM CHECKS, WARNING LIGHTS WOULD EXTINGUISH). AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ALSO STARTED TO MIMIC THE SAME ISSUE (INITIALLY LESS FREQUENT). WE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT POSSIBLE RECALL OR ISSUE. THEY INSPECTED IT AS PART OF SERVICE/WARRANTY APPT, NO PROBLEMS REPORTED TO BE FOUND. WE DID ASK IF THEY KNEW OF SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT THEY INDICATED NO. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER (EXTENDED WARRANTY) AND THEY ALSO SAID NO KNOWN ISSUES, IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, AND ASKED IF PROBLEM POSSIBLY RELATED TO ANY ACCIDENT (BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT). THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME MORE TROUBLESOME AS THE WARNING LIGHTS NOW ACTIVATE MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY, AND THEN STAY ACTIVE MOST OR ENTIRE TIME VEHICLE IS ON AND EVEN CONTINUE TO LIGHT UP AFTER VEHICLE PARKED OVERNIGHT. WARNING LIGHTS MAY THEN TURN OFF FOR FEW DAYS, BUT WILL INVARIABLY LIGHT UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. ...UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED WHEN HE FILLED THE GAS TANK AND THE PUMP CLICKED. IF HE STOPPED IT EARLY, THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR. UPDATED 04/03/15*JB

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLED ON THE ROAD. ALL THE ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS OF MY MINI VAN I.E. THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL WERE DISABLED AND I HAD TO PULL IT ON THE SIDE. IT WAS THANKSGIVING DAY SO THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS TO AVOID ANY COLLISION FROM THE CAR THAT WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME. THE NEXT DAY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY DID SEVERAL THINGS THAT COSTS TOTAL OF $1335 BUT NEXT TIME I FILLED UP THE TANK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT ONLINE TO GOOGLE THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN. IT DOES POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO SOME EXTENT. THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER BUT THEY TOTALLY IGNORED THIS. THE FIX TO THIS PROBLEM IS REPLACING THE FUEL TANK...A BIG EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS ON THE WAY TO A VET APPOINTMENT WITH OUR PUPPY AND HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VAN, WE HAD TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD WE LIVE ON AND THEN TURNED ONTO THE MAIL ROAD AND AFTER APPROX. .5 MILE THE VAN STARTED TO HESITATE IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED TO STALL, I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL HARD TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND IT STALLED IN THE ROAD, WITH IN SECONDS I SAW DARK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND STARTED TO SMELL IT IN THE VAN, I QUICKLY TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE VAN AND TAKE THE PUPPY, MY DAUGHTER YELLED WHATS WRONG DADDY, I SAID GET OUT NOW AND STAND ON THE SHOULDER BY THIS TIME FLAMES HAD STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I JOINED MY DAUGHTER AND PUPPY ON THE SHOULDER AND CALLED 911 BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE WHOLE FRONT END AND DASH WAS IN FLAMES AND THEY STARTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V008000 (AIR BAGS) AND 07V192000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

SINCE ABOUT MARCH OF THIS YEAR, OUR VAN HEADLAMPS WILL NOT TURN ON WITH THE SWITCH. IT TAKES PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY GO ON. RECENTLY THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF AS WE ARE DRIVING, WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PLAY WITH THE SWITCH TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO ON. ALSO AS WE PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS OR THE DASH LIGHTS WILL GO ON BY THEMSELVES. CURRENTLY WE ARE HAVING TO JUMP THE CAR OFTEN AS IF THERE IS A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. WE TOOK THE BATTERY TO THE LOCATION WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND THEY TESTED THE SYSTEM, AND BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM PASSED ALL TEST. IN OTHER INCIDENTS WHICH MAY OR NOT BE RELATED OUR POWER SLIDING DOORS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LEFT SIDE DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL, AND THE RIGHT SIDE CLOSES AND OPENS WHEN THE BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. IT TAKES TWO TRIES BEFORE IT LOCKS PROPERLY. WHEN WE TAKE THE VAN TO THE LOCAL DEALER THEY KNOW NOTHING OF THESE ISSUES, AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED $300-600 TO REPAIR EACH INCIDENTS. WE APPRECIATE ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE REGARDING THESE ISSUES. *TR

THIS STARTED IN EARNEST IN APRIL 2014 AND HAS RECURRED WITH VARYING FREQUENCY SINCE THEN, WE HAVE TRIED SUPREME UNLEADED AND DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. REPLACED VAPOR CANISTER AND EVAP PURGE SOLENOID IN APRIL REPLACED FUEL PUMP IN OCTOBER THEY SEEMED COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THIS KNOWN AND LONG TERM-ISSUE. OUR FEAR IS THAT IF THE VEHICLE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT WE COULD CRASH. *TR

VAN BEGAN RUNNING RAGGED AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION. IT THEN STALLED ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY. WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS ON-LINE AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF SAME VAN AND THAT ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE GAS TANK, FUEL ENTERING VAPOR CANISTER. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY MINVAN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEAT AND A/C AND ALL GAUGE GO BLACK WENT YOU ARE DRIVING VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER FUELING, THIS VEHICLE STALLS 1 TO 3 TIMES. WE DO NOT "TOP OFF THE TANK", BUT STOP FUELING WHEN PUMP SHUTS OFF. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT AN OBJECT, SUCH AS A MAIL BOX, IS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NO DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CONTROL OF THE CAR IS LOST. IF YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC THINKING THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO ACCELERATE AND IT DOES NOT, YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY THIS IS QUITE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VANS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING G SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 35 AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION WHERE INTERSTATE 35 , 80 , 235 MEET A SEMI HAULING WHAT LOOKED LIKE GRAVEL WAS MERGING ONTO 235 AT THE SAME TIME I WAS . ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY VEHICLE LIGHTING WENT DARK AND THE TRUCK DRIVER SAW ME.. I WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO GET THEM ON AND I DID NOT SEE HIM AND JUST WHEN HE MERGED HE SAW ME AND SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES . RESULTING IN MY VEHICLE BEING PELTED WITH SAND AND ROCK . MY WIND SHIELD HAD NUMEROUS DINGS IN IT AND SINCE IT WAS TOTALLY DARK I DIDN'T NOTICE THEM TILL IT WAS TO LATE TO STOP HIM . MY LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON AND UNTIL IT'S FIXED I CAN'T DRIVE AFTER DARK. I WENT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND SINCE I AM A DISABLED VETERAN I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO GET THE LIGHTS FIXED AND NOW THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED. *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES, UPON FILLING GAS TANK, VEHICLE STALLS IN FIRST FEW MILES OF DRIVING. HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THE NHTSA REALLY NEEDS TO PUSH FOR A RECALL. I CANNOT FILL UP TOTALLY FOR REAR OF GETTING HIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS TURNING BACK INTO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE HAS THREATENED TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILL-UPS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN INVESTIGATION PS13-016 FOR SIMILAR MODELS FROM CHRYSLER. THAT INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO A VERY NARROWLY DRAWN WARRANTY EXTENSION. ON-LINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 AND AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING OR IDLING SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. I DO NOT TOP OFF THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER EACH REFUEL SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES IN TOTAL). THE CAR WILL SPUTTER AND THEN STALL WHILE IDLING OR WILL JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY AS THE ENGINE SPUTTERS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THEN STALL. THIS MAY HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT OR AS FAR AWAY AS 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AFTER REFUELING. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED THIS MORNING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY CONSTANTLY HAS ISSUES WITH FLICKERING LIGHTS, WHACKED OUT SPEEDOMETER, ALL LIGHTS IN DASH GO HAYWIRE INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN TEMPORARILY WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN FAILS AT STOPLIGHTS. WELL A WHILE AGO I HAD TAKEN MY SON TO THE DOCTORS AND ON THE WAY HOME MY VAN STARTED ACTING UP SO BAD THAT THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN INCLUDING POWER STEERING AND CAUSED ME TO GO INTO THE NEXT LANE AND LUCKILY WE WEREN'T HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER! AFTER SITTING THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE DURING RUSH HOUR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT FINALLY DECIDED TO START UP BUT THIS IS NOW A CONSTANT ISSUE. AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE MANUFACTURER IS GETTING AWAY WITH NO RECALL. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY EVERY DAY AND HAVE ALREADY FORKED WAY TOO MUCH MONEY INTO IT TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE ANYBODY HAVING THE SAME ISSUE PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT THEY WILL ISSUE A RECALL. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL THAT HEATS THE DRIVER SEAT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN ON THE LEG THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

FRONT END IMPACT. STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL (NO POWER, ENGINE OFF, STOP IN ITS TRACKS). AFTER IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, I REALIZED THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN FILLING THE TANK FULLY, AFTER DRIVING A MINUTE OR TWO. IT IS SO DANGEROUS! LUCKILY, I HAD ALWAYS PULLED INTO A NEARBY STORE FOR ANOTHER ERRAND. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE STREET, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED! THE VEHICLE STOPS WITH NO WARNING. ALL POWER SHUTS OFF AND ENGINE DIES. IT STOPS IN ITS PLACE AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO COAST AND PULL OVER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS, ODOMETER & PRND21 BEGAN FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY. CONDITION WORSENED AND GAUGES WOULD TURN OFF AND BACK ON, WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER OFF & ON, RADIO CUTS OUT. CONDITION HAS PROGRESSED - NOW VAN HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING THREE TIMES. BATTERY IS GOOD, GROUNDS ARE CONNECTED. THIS COMPLAINT SEEMS TO BE COMMON, YET DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE REPAIR INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER. STALLING WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS - CHRYSLER SHOULD HELP IDENTIFY A SOLUTION AND ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

LUCKILY I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I'M A MECHANIC AND AN ENGINEER. I IMMEDIATELY SEARCHED FOR A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. FINDING IT BETWEEN THE REAR WHEELS ON THE GROUND I RAISED THE REAR END UP TO ACCESS THE SUSPECT AREA. SHOCKED, I SAW A HYDRAULIC BRAKE MANIFOLD WITH 4 BRAKE LINES COMING OUT OF IT AND ONE WAS CLEARLY TOTAL RUST. ALL OTHERS WERE IN COMPLETELY NEW CONDITION. CLEARLY THE RUSTED ONE LEADING TO THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CYLINDER WAS PROCESSED DIFFERENTLY THAN THE OTHERS. THREE PERFECT CONDITION, ONE COMPLETELY RUSTED????? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, NOW!!!! I CHANGED THE BRAKE LINE AND ALL IS WELL. IF A RECALL IS ISSUED I WANT MY MONEY AND TIME REIMBURSED, PLEASE. *TR

THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK ACTUATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR STOPPED UNLOCKING THAT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOCKS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE ACTUATOR BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN THEN A FEW DAYS LATER AGAIN STOPPED WORKING. THIS HAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED BEFORE SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER WE HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN MID 2012. AT THAT TIME, A MECHANIC REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT RECURRED THIS AUGUST. AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR DID NOT FUNCTION, THE LOCK/UNLOCK FUNCTION ON THE REMOTE HAS ALWAYS WORKED. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER CANNOT UNLOCK THE PASSENGERS' DOORS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I HAD TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK. GOOD THING THAT I WAS JUST LEAVING TOWN AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY YET. *TR