2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while attempting to make a left turn at a red light at approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled almost causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was drivable and was taken to a dealer who diagnosed the vehicle with a wheel bearing failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to several other independent mechanics who provided different diagnosis and repaired the vehicle; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not notified of this failure. The failure mileage was 188,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that there was a tracking device placed on the vehicle which caused the vehicle to stall without warning. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 314.

MY CAR RAN FINE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. ONE FOGGY MORNING HOWEVER, I WAS DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP. THE CAR LURCHED ME TOWARD THE STOP LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT HE DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ONE RAINY DAY. THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING. THE CAR LURCHED ME TOWARD WHILE I PRESSED THE BRAKE. AND NOW ITS BEEN DOING IT FOR A FEW MONTH.

I OWN A 05 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN FAILING THOUGH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE FROM THE RADIO SHORTING OUT, HEADLIGHTS FLICKING ON AND OFF, REAR SENSORS FAILING, UPPER DISPLAY ABOVE THE MIRROR GONE BLACK WHERE THE TEMP. AND MILES TILL EMPTY CONTROLS ARE. ON TOP OF THAT THE CAR IS NOW RANDOMLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING HAS ME IN FEAR TO DRIVE IT WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH NOT ONLY THIS YEAR BUT ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH 2012. MY MECHANIC HAS CHANGED THE ERG VALVE AND MANY OTHER PARTS BUT THERE HAS GOT TO BE A BIGGER ISSUE. CARS SHOULD NOT BE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU LOOK INTO ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC CAR STALLING RANDOMLY YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS IN MANY YEARS OF THIS CAR AND...

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. I BARELY GOT DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. AS I ENTERED A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I RAN INTO A CURB AND HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE SEVERAL TIMES TO KEEP IT FROM DYING. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES THE STEERING FINALLY LOOSENED UP. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPUTTER ALL THE WAY HOME. I TOOK THE CAR OUT AN HOUR LATER AND THE SPUTTERING HAD QUIT AND THE STEERING WAS BETTER. 2 DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AS I ENTERED A LEFT CURVE MY STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. I PLAYED WITH THE WHEEL TRYING TO TURN IT BACK AND FORTH. I...

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20MPH MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SHUT DOWN. I DID NOT NOTICE IF ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME IN BECAUSE I WAS JUST FOCUSED ON NOT HITTING ANYTHING OR DYING. HOWEVER I DID NOTICE THAT THE GAS HAND SAID IT WAS ON E, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID 0, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS AT THE COOLEST SETTING. THE BREAKS STOPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE SPEED BUMPS IN MY ARE HOOD I WOULD HAVE WRECKED FOR SURE. THANKFULLY I DIDN'T AND INWAS ABLE TO SLOWY MAKE THE TURN (WITH A LOT OF EFFORT) I NEEDED TO AT THE END OF THE HILL. THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE RADIO DID WORK THE ENTIRE TIME. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VAN COMPLETELY I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF...

MY VAN DIES ON ME WHILE DRIVING AFTER I FILL UP WITH GAS. DOES IT EVERY TIME NOW. I PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND AM IN THE STREET AND IT DIES, I RESTART IT AFTER A MINUTE BUT AS I TRAVEL FURTHER INTO TRAFFIC AND SLOW DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR OR A LIGHT IT DIES AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE EACH TIME. I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING AND THAT IT WAS A BAD PART SO I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAID TOUGH, THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS UP. WHEN I ASKED FURTHER THEY HUNG UP ON ME. I LIVE ON A VERY WINDY AND HILLY ROAD WITH ZERO SHOULDER, JUST A MILD TO STEEP DROP OFF INTO TREES. IF I STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS ROAD, NO ONCOMING CAR WILL SEE ME IN TIME TO STOP AND THEY CAN'T GO ONTO A NON-EXISTANT...

VAN WAS SITTING STILL AND WENT TO START. LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. POPPED HOOD AND FOUND ALTERNATOR BROKE LOOSE FROM MOUNTINGS. ALTERNATOR MOUNTING ON THE TIMING CHAIN COVER BROKE OFF. TOOK TO SHOP TO GET REPAIR EVALUATED. CHRYSLER HAS SINCE MODIFIED THE TIMING CHAIN COVER FROM ORIGINAL DESIGN. THIS MODIFICATION REQUIRES NEW TIMING SPROCKETS AND CHAINS. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW IN ORIGINAL DESIGN? REPAIR IS ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE VEHICLE CURRENT VALUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE ON THE FAILURE OVER THE PHONE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK, VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, IT MAY SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY OR THE VEHICLE MAY STALL AGAIN WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN ON MAJOR ROAD AND STALLED BADLY ON MAIN HIGHWAY.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS AN ISSUE: THE SASH AND ENGINE TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN. WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN, ALL THE LIGHTS, MILEAGE DISPLAY, DRIVE SELECTOR, AND RADIO RESETS TO IT DEFAULT. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH NEEDLES GO TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED SO THAT I CAN PUT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE POWER COMES BACK UP AND THE NEEDS ON THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACK START RECYCLING. WHEN MECHANICS FROM FIRESTONE AND A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER HERE ATTEMPTED TO FIND THE ISSUE, THERE WERE NO CODES TO TRACE.

I JUST PICKED UP THE CAR AFTER GETTING RECALL R03 PERFORMED AT FOWLER DODGE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. I HAD NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL BUT WAS ADVISED TO GET IT FIXED ANYWAY. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 07/27/15 AT APPROX. 1800 HRS. I HIT A BUMP AND THE KEY FOB WENT TO THE OFF POSITION LEAVING ME WITH OUT POWER STEERING , BRAKES, AND ENGINE. THAT IS WHAT THE RECALL WAS SUSPOSE TO FIX. THE ONE PROBLEM I HAD NEVER HAD WITH THE VEHICLE, NOW I AM HAVING IT AFTER THE RECALL.

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.

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

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....

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

AFTER FILL UP, VEHICLE STALLS, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED FIRST ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP AND CAUSED SOME SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE GAS STATION AND MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING REGULARLY FROM THE FIRST INSTANCE IN 2011. WHEN FUELING, THE VAN IS NEVER OVER FILLED; WE FILL UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS GENERATION OF MINIVANS AS REPRESENTED IN ONLINE FORUMS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY USED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE VAN STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE'VE FILLED UP THE VAN WITH GAS. CAR STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION OR VERY SOON AFTER. CAR RESTARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND IS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR IN THE FUEL TANK. MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANKS. *TR

WHENEVER WE FILL UP WITH GAS, SHORTLY AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE STATION THE ENGINE STALLS. SOMETIMES SOONER THAN LATER BUT SOMETIMES WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION. IT ALWAYS STARTS BACK UP AND PROBLEM GOES AWAY, BUT WHEN THE STALL HAPPENS IS UNPREDICTABLE. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AS WELL AS MY FAMILIES LIFE. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS AND MAYBE THERE IS A REPAIR WITH THIS BUT NONE ARE DEFINITE AND VERY EXPENSIVE. PLEASE HELP WITH ANY INFO. *TR

CAR STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING AT 55 TO 60MPH. NO WARNING LIGHTS,FULL FUEL,NO BLOWN FUSES. COASTED TO EMERGENCY LANE. RESTARTED VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PROBLEMS. HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER. WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE THE VEHICLE. THE VAN ROLLED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND STOP LIGHT BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. IT WAS ABOUT TEN MINUTES BEFORE I COULD START IT UP AGAIN. NOW I DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. FEEL LIKE I HAD A BRUSH WITH DEATH. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFOREHAND, ALL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE STOPPING WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I PURCHASED NEW BULBS TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS BUT SUDDENLY ALL OF THE LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN POWER FAILURES. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE MOBILE WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OR BEEN REAR ENDED. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS NOTED THAT DEALERS HAVE DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAPORATOR VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *TT

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE SHUT OFF ALL FUNCTIONS, STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. ONCE STOPPED PLACED VAN INTO PARK. AFTER STOPPING, VAN STARTED. SAME EVENT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN A MILE 5 DRIVE. *TR

DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AT 60MPH. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. COASTED TO A STOP. ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. NO INTERRUPTION WITH ELECTRICAL POWER. LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL ON. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THE ENGINE JUST TURNING OFF. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

VAN LOOSES 1 QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 700 TO 1000 MILES, I AM HAVING TO PUT IN 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB YET CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE LOOSING THIS MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECTIFY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: FILLED UP LOW GAS TANK AT A GAS STATION. HOPPED IN THE CAR, STARTED IT, AND DROVE OFF. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT STARTED UP AGAIN A MOMENT LATER. SECOND INCIDENT: SAME AS THE FIRST INCIDENT, ONLY A WEEK LATER. EMPTY TANK, FILLED IT UP, SHUT OFF ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. THIRD INCIDENT: SAME AS FIRST TWO FORTH INCIDENT: THIS CONTINUES, OCCURRING EVERY TIME NOW. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ALL GO ON, THEN THE GAUGES STOP WORKING, THE TRIP COMPUTER STOPS FAILS, THE LIGHTS FLICKER HIGH TO LOW OR LOW TO HIGH BEAM AND CAN'T BE CHANGED SOMETIMESTHE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 25-75 MPH! THE FIRST INDICATOR SEEMS THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AS BEING "OFF". SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS & GAUGES GO BACK TO NORMAL. A GUARANTEED SHORT-TERM FIX IS TO REMOVE THE BATTERY TO RESET THE BATTERY BUTTON UNDER THE BATTERY, OR TAKE THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OFF & GROUND IT AGAINST AN EXPOSED BOLT. MANY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN FOOLED INTO BUYING A NEW BATTERY, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RE-ARISE, INADVERTENTLY "FIXED" WHEN THE A NEW BATTERY, BUT JUST LIFTING THE OLD BATTERY A LITTLE WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME SHORT-TERM TRICK. THE SEQUENCE OF FAILURE SEEMS TO BE (RAIN INFLUENCED?): AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON,...

STARTED WITH ERRATIC JUMPING OF INSTRUMENT NEEDLES SYNCHRONOUS WITH ELECTRICAL POPPING IN SOUND SYSTEM AND FLICKERING OF ALL LIGHTS. HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO NOW, KILLING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WHILE UNDER POWER CONDITIONS, LEAVING VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND NECESSITATING SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WHILE AT FULL ROAD SPEED, AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE TO REGAIN OPERATIVE CONTROL, ALL WHILE IN OPERATION ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST THREE WEEKS TO THIS DATE. VEHICLE ALSO HAS ELECTRICAL "HICCUPS" RESULTING IN DISENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION UNDER OPERATING CONDITIONS, WHICH HAS SO FAR (SIX INCIDENCES) RE-ENGAGED WITHIN TEN SECONDS PURSUANT.THIS MORNING, JULY 11, 2013, WHILE AWAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE KILLED AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM LOCKED UP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, INCLUDING INABILITY TO MOVE SHIFTER, NO RESPONSE TO KEY IN IGNITION; COMPLETE SHUTDOWN. APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES LATER, IT SUDDENLY UNLOCKED, WAS ABLE TO BE...

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED VAN WITH 66000 MILES ON IT, DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING NOW BECAUSE OF ITS PROBLEM. STALLS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ALL LIGHTS DO A PULSE/ SURGE, AND EFFECT DRIVING VEHICLE. WE HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND SEE THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN ELECTRICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. KMJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *TR

I HAD JUST STARTED THE VAN TO START TO EXIT A PARKING LOT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH. AS I ROUNDED A CORNER TO THE EXIT, THE VAN'S ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. I COULDN'T STEER AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO COAST UNTIL THE VAN STOPPED TO THE GEAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPT A RESTART. AFTER I WAS AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR TO PARK AND RESTART THE VAN. AFTER THAT IT DIDN'T STALL AT ALL ON THE RIDE HOME. *TR

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE RIPPING OUT THE TREADS SHOP RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE HEAD. BECAUSE ENGINE CAUSED SPARK PLUG TO COME LOOSE. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN TO HAVE PARTS WORK THEIR WAY OUT AND COULD BE A DANGER IF IT HIT SOMEONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES BEGAN MOVING ERRATICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED, ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER/FUNCTION. *TR *JS