CAR TURNS OUT OFF WHILE DRIVING LIKE THE KEY TURNS OFF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2 TIMES FOR THE KEY TO BE RECOGNIZED. I SAW RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON ALL ROAD TYPES INCLUDING THE EXPRESSWAY
2010 Chrysler Town And Country complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2010 record →
THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF DURING DRIVING, HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING. TOWED TWICE. BATTERY AND STARTER CHANGED THE SAME RESULT. PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SYSTEM WIN MODULE. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE MODULE(R03/NHTSA 14V-373 ) WHICH THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR.
DEALER REMOVED EMBLEM IN AIRBAG AND THAT WAS THERE REPAIR LEAVING A EMBLEM HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NO RESPONSE IF REPLACING EMBLEM OR AIRBAG COVER
THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THEY FLICKER WHEN STARTING THE CAR, BUT THEN SHUT OFF. STANDARD AND HIGH-BEAMS ARE BOTH INOPERABLE. TRIED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, TO NO AVAIL. FOG-LIGHTS WORK, WHICH IS MY ONLY LIGHTING AT NIGHT. CHECKED ONLINE FOR A SOLUTION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE TIPM. TRIED A HARD RESET, BUT AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THERE IS NO FUSE OR RELAY THAT CAN BE REPLACED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS ORIGINALLY BEGAN IN JUNE, 2020, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW WEEKS, AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. THEY STILL FLICKER ONCE WHEN STARTING AND THEN GO OUT.
AT RANDOM TIMES, PERHAPS ONCE EVERY 200 MILES AVERAGE, THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS DURING TURNS OR WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM A STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND ENGINE CONTROL. THIS HAS RESULTED IN 4 NEAR-MISSES WHILE TURNING CORNERS WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN THE AREA. THE ENGINE STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN, BUT THE VEHICLE MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK TO RESTART - AGAIN, IN MID-TURN OR AS TRAFFIC IS ACCELERATING AROUND ME. THIS ISSUE IS LISTED ON THE NHTSA RECALL SITE (CAMPAIGN 14V373000), BUT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN.
WHILE DRIVING, MY 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAVE NO BRAKES, NO STEERING CONTROL AND MY ENGINE COMPLETELY DOES. IT HAPPENS AT TIMES WHEN I AM COASTING OR DRIVING AT A SLOWER SPEED. I HAVE 2 LITTLE KIDS AND IT IS TERRIFYING WHEN I'VE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, AND I NEED TO TRY AND MOVE OFF THE ROAD OR TRY AND RESTART IT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND ME. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO THE SHUT DOWN, IT JUST HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. I'VE BEEN READING, AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A TON OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENS TO OTHER PEOPLE! PLEASE PLEASE CONSIDER THIS ISSUE AS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS DEFECT TO THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND HAD THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2010 TOWN AND COUNTRY ON 10/12/2020 WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY DIED AND AS A RESULT LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT VAN IN NEUTRAL, RESTART THE VAN, AND REGAIN POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS IS THE SIXTH OR SEVENTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SO SHE KNOWS THIS IS A POSSIBILITY AND IS PREPARED BUT THIS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE SO MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES AND STILL NO RECALL. VAN HAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES.
PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING AND FUSES THAT MOVE THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SEAT. THE WIRES ARE HOT AND THE FUSE BLOWS CONSTANTLY. RESULTING IN THE SEATS BEING STATIONARY AND NOT WORKING. I'VE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT THIS AND HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES ABOUT 30 TIMES. THE ONLY THING I HAVE NOT DONE YET IS HAVE THE SEATS COMPLETELY REWIRED TO GET THE POWER SEATS WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THIS VAN ABOUT 5 YRS AGO. I CANNOT DRIVE OUR VAN BECAUSE THE SEATS ARE STUCK. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER TOWN AND COUNTRY OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES.
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 40-45MPH ON A SLIGHTLY HILLY, TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO CURBS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE. WITH NO WARNING, ALL DRIVING POWER WENT OFF AND I COULDN'T STEER OR BRAKE. I COULD STILL PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE VAN TO COAST TO A STOP. THEN I TURNED THE KEY TO ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP. THANKFULLY, I DIDN'T GET HIT OR DRIVE INTO A DITCH. I HAD A VAN FULL OF KIDS AND WAS SO SCARED.
I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AT A CITY BLOCK INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THEN THE VAN IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I COULD NOT STEER, ACCELERATE, BRAKE. THE VAN SLOWED TO A STOP AND I TURNED THE KEY TO ON (IT HAD TWISTED TO ACC ON ITS OWN.) THE VAN STARTED BACK UP AND I CONTINUED ON MY DRIVE.
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A RURAL, TWO LANE ROAD AT 45MPH. THE ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY HILLY AND CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VAN ABRUPTLY LOST POWER AND I COULD NOT STEER. I WAITED FOR IT TO COAST TO A STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-STARTED THE KEY. THE VAN STARTED RIGHT UP AND I CONTINUED DRIVING.
I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY WITH MY 3 KIDS AND THE VAN SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT BECAME A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE BREAKING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER, GETTING TO THE SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL. THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. AND IT LOCK THE STARTER IN THE IGNITION PHASE AS IF I WAS HOLDING THE KEY ON AFTER THE CAR STARTS. I CYCLED THE KEY AND NOTICED THAT IF I HELD IT RIGHT, IT WOULD NOT LOCK THE STARTER IN THE STARTING POSITION. HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I SAW THERE WERE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ONE ABOUT THE IGNITION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER PIEDMONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AEV LOCATED AT 4015 CLEMSON BLVD ANDERSON, SC 29621 HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED RAIRDON'S CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE OF BELLINGHAM (1615 IOWA ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98229; (360) 255-4800) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,412. INVALID VIN.
TRAVELING AROUND A CURVE ON CITY STREET DRY PAVEMENT AT 25MPH , WITHOUT WARNING ALL POWER , STEERING CONTROL, BRAKES GONE. ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION, RAN OFF ROAD, NO BRAKE CONTROL, BY THE GRACE OF GOD , I NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. WHEN CAR CAME TO COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN BEFORE HITTING SOMEONES HOUSE, I COULD PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THAT VAN
DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VAN SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. DIAGNOSED WITH STUCK VALVE AND GEAR STUCK IN 3RD OR 2ND YEAR. VAN WOULDN'T DRIVE OVER 45 RPMS HAD TO EXIT FREEWAY FAST. RPMS ACTING SPORADICALLY FROM 0 TO 5 DROPPING RAPIDLY AND INCREASING. MY LIFE WAS AT RISKED DUE TO FAST TRAFFIC APPROACHING. SEMI'S, CARS AND TRUCKS HEADED TOWARDS ME AT 75 MPH.
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIPM TWICE IN THE 1 YEAR I OWNED THE VEHICLE. FIRST ISSUE I HAD WAS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS WHILE IN A UNDESIRABLE LOCATION. THE SECOND TIME THE TIPM WAS REPLACED WAS AFTER MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD EITHER WORK OR NOT WORK AND SOMETIMES ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WOULD TURN ON. IT WAS SPORADIC. THIS COULD LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES.
PAYLESS AUTO SALES IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON SOLD THE VAN TO ME. CHRYSLER IN TACOMA ALSO BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA FAILED TO REPAIR THE AIR BAGS, AND MOST OF THE REPAIRS THEY PERFORMED.
WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING HAD TO PULL OVER .DROVE HOME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS WAS SCARY . NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON FIXING THIS UNSAFE VAN.
ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN OPERATION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALER STATE LINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF KANSAS CITY (1001 W 104TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114, (816) 399-5457) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE EGR VALVE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TIPM AND MOTOR MOUNT WERE POSSIBLY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE KEYFOB HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HAD TO USE FORCE THE RELEASE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON SOME OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE KEY BACK INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL TIMES PUT A GINGER INTO THE IGNITION TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LALONDE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALER (2093 SOUTH VAN DYKE ROAD, IMLAY CITY, MI 48444, PHONE NUMBER 810 724-0444) FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUDDERED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION CABLES WERE REPLACED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,808.
2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WILL CLICK ONCE, BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. THIS ISSUE TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, AND THE ENGINE IS HOT, OR DURING HOTTER MONTHS. THIS CAUSES CAR TO NOT TURN ON WHEN HOT, NOT OVER HEATED, JUST HOT. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED ON MANY OTHER WEBSITES FOR THIS SAME YEAR AND PEOPLE BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR IS IN PARK OR DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER YEARS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP INTO OTHER GEARS. THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON VEHICLE SINCE THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE FROM DEALER WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON OR ANY RUNNING ISSUES.
THE VAN HAS REPEATEDLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING.THIS SEEMS TO EXACTLY MATCH THE EXISTING RECALL 11V139000, BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE IN MOTION WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR.
THE VAN SHUTS DOWN DURING SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. THERE ARE NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, JUST THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND THE RPM GAUGE GOES TO ZERO. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. TODAY WHEN THE VAN SHUT OFF I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND START IT, BUT 20 SECONDS LATER IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED ONE MORE TIME AND IT STARTED. I QUICKLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VAN HAS 165,000 MILES. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND IS INTERMITTENT. MY WIFE AND KIDS AREN'T ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VAN DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STARTING HAVE TO MESS WITH THE SIFTER TO GET IT TO START ALSO THE BACK GATE HYDROPONICS ARE NOT WORKING TO KEEP THE BACK DOOR OPEN IT GOES AS UP AND THEN COMES RIGHT BACK DOWN
THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND MAKING THIS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE INNOCENT PEOPLE CAN BE AT RISK OF ACCIDENT WITHOUT WARNING SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE STEERING OR BRAKES WHEN IT THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN
MY VAN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.
TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE RECALL THAT IS RELATED TO MY WIN MODULE FIXED AT GOLDSTEIN IN LATHAM, NY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE APPROX. A HOUR AND A HALF. AFTER AN HOUR AND A HALF THEY COME OUT AND TELL ME THAT THEY ORDERED THE WRONG PART AND WILL HAVE TO ORDER THE RIGHT PART. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE PART AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
KEY WILL NOT COME OUT AND THE SHIFTER HAS HUNG UP AND FAIL TO MOVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME FIRM, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIVONIA CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATED AT 30777 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 525-5000. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V139000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
2010 DODGE TOWN & COUNTRY AIR BAG LIGHT ON WHICH CAUSES HORN NOT TO WORK AN CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING SIX DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 11, 2019 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 40 MPH. ALL OF THE POWER, ENGINE, ETC. JUST QUIT AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION. RESTARTED VEHICLE WITH NO PROBLEM. THE LAST TWO DAYS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS ALSO COME ON. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO FIRESTONE WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND APPEARS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE ATTACHED THE INVOICE FROM FIRESTONE WHERE THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC. *TR THE CONSUMER HAS STATED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2017.THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT SINCE DECEMBER 2019, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED 6 MORE TIMES.*AS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED SHE PULLED OVER AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, A MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED STALLING HAS HAPPENED 40 TIMES.*JB
WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD AROUND 35-45 MPH VEHICLE (ABOUT 80K MILES) LOST ALL POWER AND STEERING. WAS LUCKY TO GET ON THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. ALL OTHER RECALLS AND REPAIRS ARE UP TO DATE. *TR
PARKED VAN ON DRIVEWAY AND OPENED PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. AS IT OFTEN DOES, IT TRIED TO CLOSE BACK UP ON MY ARM, SO I STEPPED BACK, LET IT CLOSE, THEN OPENED IT AGAIN. CONFIRMED THE POWER DOOR WAS STAYING OPEN, THEN UNLOADED MY BAGS. CLOSED DOOR AND LOCKED VAN WITH KEYFOB (CAN SEE THIS ON SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE). TEN HOURS LATER, THE LOCKED HATCH OPENED ON ITS OWN AND WITHIN TEN MINUTES THE BACK OF THE VAN WAS SMOKING, THEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES. ENTIRE VAN BURNED DOWN, STARTING AT BACK PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO BURNED DOWN TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO IT ON DRIVEWAY. [VAN WAS MFRD IN AUGUST OF 2009]*DT CONSUMER STATED WHEN IN PARK VAN REFUSES TO START, IT HAS TO BE IN NEUTRAL 99% OF THE TIME, AND SEVERAL TIMES IT WOULD NOT WORK HAD TO SHIFT BACK TO PARK FOR IT TO START.*JB
IT SUDDEN STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING
MY VAN WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD NO WARNING JUST SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOOSE YOUR BREAKS AND STEERING IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT HAS TO BE AN ISSUE I HAVE SEEN THAT IT IS ON RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS I HAVE HAD TO PARK MY VAN BECAUSE IT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AND POWER SEATS BLOWS FUSE EVERY TIME I PUT NEW FUSE IN HIT THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SEATS BLOWS INSTANTLY
THE VAN JUST AT ITS OWN CHOICE CUTS OFF, YOU CAN BE GOING 5 MPH OR 70MPH. THERE IS NO WARNING, THEN YOU LOSE STEERING AND BRAKING WITH THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER YOU GET IT STOPPED IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP BUT YOU DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE IGNITI0N BOX BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER, CHRYSLER NEEDS TO EXPAND THE YEARS ON THAT RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BADLY OR KILLED...
THE BACK SIDE REAR WINDOW CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN A RECALL AT NAPLES DODGE CHRYSLER. I TOOK THE VAN IN AFTER WAITING A YEAR FOR THE PART TO COME IN. NOW IT HAS CAUGHT IN FIRE AND BURNED VAN INSIDE AND OUT, WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHICH MAKES ME WONDER IF THEY EVER REALLY DID THE REPLACEMENT IN IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] OR [XXX]. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
POWER STEERING INTERMITTENT FAILURE WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES AND FOR THE FIRST 100 FEET OF DRIVING. LOUD WHINING SOUND ON ACCELERATION.
THE CAR STARTS TO POWER DOWN AND MAKES THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYMBOL SHOWS UP AFTER IT STARTS TO POWER DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES FROM HOME WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. ONE OF THE TIMES WAS WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING CARS. THE CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AS SO MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING.
ON WEDNESDAY 2/19/20, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING AND BRAKES WERE OPERATING WITHOUT POWER ASSIST AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT SO THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. THE CAR WAS PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. IT OPERATED FINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING COLUMN CEASED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GUIDE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. RIVERSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 1601 US-70, NEW BERN, NC 28560 (252) 633-4411, WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE TURNS OFF RANDOMLY AND RENDERS THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES TO LOSE THEIR FUNCTION AS WELL. THIS HAS MADE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS CAUSED SOME CLOSE CALLS ON THE ROAD, WHICH IS WHAT PROMPTED ME TO DISCONTINUE DRIVING THE VAN AND TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, SAFETY RECALL R03 DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY VAN AND INCLUDES VEHICLES IN MODEL YEAR 2010.
3 TIMES NOW OUR VAN WILL ALL THE SUDDEN NOT HAVE ANY THROTTLE THEN THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. I HAVE TO STOP WHERE I AM AND TURN OFF THE VAN THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THERE R NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS. IT WILL JUST NOT EXCELL AND HAVE NO POWER STEARING. ALL 3 TIMES I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WOULDN'T TO ANYTHING. ALL 3 TIMES I WAS IN THE CITY. ONCE IN STURGEON BAY,WI. THE OTHERS IN MENASHA,WI. SB,WI I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING AND COULDN'T TURN. THE OTHER ONE I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT IN A SNOW STORM AND SLOWING DOWN. THE 3RD TIME I WAS APPROACHING A ROUND ABOUT.THERE WAS ABOUT 2 MTHS BETWEEN THE SB,WI INCIDENT AND THE 2 IN MENASHA.
DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TURNED OFF, STEERING BECAME TIGHT, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. AFTER CHECKING INTO THE SITUATION, THE IGNITION KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, UPON TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE IT SAYS BAD KEY AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AND VEHICLE WAS DISABLED.
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. NO CONTROL OVER POWER STEERING. VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. DROVE NORMAL THE REST OF THE WAY HOME ABOUT 10 MILES.
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