2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

THE VAN DIES ON ME WHILE DRIVING. NOT IN IDLE, ONLY WHILE DIVING. THE SHOP REPLACED ALTERNATOR (I TOOK IN OLD ALTERNATOR TO GET TESTED, ALL GOOD). VAN SILL DIES, SHOP THINKS IT'S FUEL PUMP. BEEN DOING THIS OVER A MONTH, THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE EGR RELATED BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD 2013 DOES NOT HAVE EGR. PLEASE ADVISE. IT'S NOT SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED AND CLOSED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON OR TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1900 S. NOLAND RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WILL STALL. RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS POWERED UP. BRAKES AND STEERING DO NOT WORK. IF THE VAN IS PUT INTO PARK AND THEN RESTARTED IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND NOT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. NORTHTOWN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE FIAT (2020 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD, TONAWANDA, NY 14150, (716) 616-3299 WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 886.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES USING THE PUSH TO START AND MANUAL START FEATURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SOUTH OAK JEEP DODGE RAM CHRYSLER (4550 LINCOLN HWY, MATTESON, IL 60443, (708) 747-7950) WHO WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START THE FOLLOWING THREE DAYS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO WAS THEN UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE OR IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AT TIMES THE FUEL PUMP SEEMED TO BE RUNNING WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE KEY IS IN THE RUN POSITION.THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.THERE ARE NO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN IT HAPPENS.IT MAY HAPPEN WHEN STARTING OR SHIFTING INTO GEAR.IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BOTH IN CITY AND COUNTRY DRIVING.WHILE DRIVING ALL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS,POWER STEERING,POWER BRAKES ETC... THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT JUST AS I WAS APPROACHING A CORNER.IT ALSO IS A HAZARD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE GOES DARK AND WOULD BE HARD TO SEE.IF YOU HOLD IN ON THE KEY SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RESTARTS ON ITS OWN IF YOU ARE STILL MOVING SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.IF YOU HOLD IN ON THE KEY THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN FINE.IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE HOLDING SPEED ACCELERATING,TURNING,OR GOING STRAIGHT.THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED HOWEVER RESEARCH HAS MADE ME DECIDE THIS IS NOT JUST A SINGLE VEHICLE PROBLEM SO I AM MAKING AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT OUT OF FEAR OF INJURY TO THE PUBLIC.THIS STYLE SWITCH SHOULD BE RECALLED IN MY OPINION.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SHUT OFF MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, SUMMER, FALL AND WINTER, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, WITH NO OTHER KNOWN CORRELATIONS. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO CEASED TO FUNCTION. THIS NECESSITATED MY PLACING THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO REENGAGE THE IGNITION, WHICH IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE ENGINE. . PERHAPS ALSO RELATED: AFTER OVERNIGHT, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGAGING THE IGNITION, STARTER AND BRIEFLY THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN I RELEASED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN A ROW. ONLY RECENTLY HAS THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED DUURINH THE SEVERAL YEARS WE HAVE HAD THE CAR. ONLY AFTER I ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE ENGAGING THE IGNITION AND INCREASING THE RPMS DID THE ENGINE BEGIN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 30F.

WHILE DRIVING MY VAN, ESPECIALLY AT SPEEDS OF 20-30 MILES PER HOUR, SHUTS OFF , LEAVING ME WITH NO ELECTRIC BRAKES OR STEERING, NO ACCELERATION, NOTHING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE YEARS. THE MECHANICS AT AAA HAVE TROUBLE RECREATING THE PROBLEM. ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO THEY REPLACED THE TIPM . THE ELECTRONIC ASPECTS OF THE VAN WERE HAYWIRE, DASH LIGHTS FLASHING, BORN BLARING ETC. THIS IS ALSO OCCURRING AGAIN BUT THE TIPM ISN'T THE ISSUE ACCORDING TO AAA. IT IS TERRIFYING TO DRIVE AND UNEXPECTEDLY HAVE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAVE DIMINISHED ABILITY TO SAFELY STEER AND BRAKE IN THESE INSTANCES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING STRAIGHT AS WELL AS WHEN TURNING. THE HORN GOING CRAZY HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF.

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2012. AS OF TODAY THE ACTUAL MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS ONLY 9,761. THE ORIGINAL BUYERS OF THE CAR RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR NO START OR ENGINE DYING . THE TIPM WAS REPLACED UNDER A RECALL ON THE SECOND VISIT, BUT THE OTHER 4 TIMES THE DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SYMPTOMS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR NOT KNOWING OF THE HISTORY. ON THE FOURTH START, ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT RUN. AFTER THE 6TH ATTEMPT, IT SPRANG TO LIFE. I DROVE IT 60 MILESTO MY HOME BUT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT APPEARS TO HAVE A HARD FAILURE AT LAST. THE SELLERS ARE NOW IN THEIR 80S AND WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND BE STRANDED. THIS IS A TRUE DEFINITION OF A LEMON. THE CAR WAS TO REPLACE MY GRAND CARAVAN WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELIABLE.. AFTER DELIVERY OF THE CAR, I WAS GIVEN THE FULL SERVICE HISTORY SO I CAN VERIFY WHAT I SAID ABOVE. I AM AN ENGINEER AND A ASE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC.

FOR THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS HAVE ALSO SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AT NIGHT WHILE NEAR AND PASSING OTHER CARS. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN STRUCK DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS.