NHTSA Complaint #10574702 — 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED MINIVAN LOOSES POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF TAKE OFF AT <5 MPH BUT HAS OCCURRED AT UP TO 15 MPH ONCE OR TWICE. WARMING UP ENGINE DOES NOT ALWAYS SEEM TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM. DRIVE VEHICLE EVERY DAY BUT POWER LOSS OCCURS RANDOMLY - MEANING NOT SET DAYS SUCH AS EVERY OTHER DAY OR ONCE A WEEK. COULD OCCUR MORE OR LESS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND BREAKING ABILITY. TACHOMETER GOES TO 0. CAN'T REV ENGINE BUT HEATER AND RADIO REMAIN ON. ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED, THEN TURNED BACK ON, PROBLEM GOES AWAY. CAR ALSO FEELS LIKE IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR IS GOING TO STALL AFTER TAKE OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY. OFTEN WHEN I LEAVE WORK FOR LUNCH OR LEAVE TO RETURN HOME. CAR HAS YET TO SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THIS SITUATION. OCCURS MOSTLY BETWEEN 20-40 MPH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY. REMAINS BETWEEN 1-5 MINUTES AND THEN WORKS NORMALLY AGAIN. TOOK IT FOR INSPECTION THE WEEK OF MARCH 17. COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. COMPUTER LIGHTS NOT ON THOUGH ABS SENSOR WAS FOUND THROUGH DIAGNOSIS. SENSOR WAS CLEARED. DROVE AGAIN THIS WEEK AND CAR STALLED YESTERDAY, WITH "RUNNING OUT OF GAS" ISSUE AROUND NOON AND AROUND 4:30 P.M. RELAYED INFORMATION BACK TO MECHANIC. CURRENTLY KEEPING A RUNNING LOG BEFORE TAKING IT BACK TO MECHANIC FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. *TR