2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTING ROD FAILURE IN THE LOWER ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BEING REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V487000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED ENGINE WAS REPLACED. *JB

VAN HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY STALLING AS I'M SLOWING AT A LIGHT OR WHEN IDLING. IT HAS ALSO DONE THIS AS I'M BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. POWER STEERING AND ABS STOP WORKING WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHICH MAKES THIS SO DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE BATTERY POWER DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY REMAINED ACTIVATED EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (EAST TENNESSEE DODGE, 2774 N. MAIN ST, CROSSVILLE, TN) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND WOULD REQUIRE RESTARTING. RADIO TIME WOULD RESET AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. AFTER HAVING AUTO TECH LOOK AT VEHICLE, IT HAS SHUT DOWN ONCE AT A STOP. THE RADIO HAS RESET MULTIPLE TIME BUT ENGINE DOES NOT SHUT OFF.

VEHICLE WONT START UNTIL MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND FUEL PUMP WILL CONTINUE TO DEUN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUTOFF UNTIL BATTERY IS DRAINED. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN DAILY FOR A FEW WEEKS. CAR HAS DIED ON MULTIPLE WHILE DRIVING ON BUSY STREETS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. WONT START WITHOUT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS IN THE MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I BETWEEN SHORT STOPS AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. FUEL PUMP WILL INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER CAR IS OFF AND KEY IS REMOVED BOTH SHORT AND LONG TRIPS, REQUIRING BATTERY CABLE TO BE REMOVED. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASSIONS I HAVE NOT REALIZED IT WAS RUNNING UNTIL COMING BACK TO VEHICLE AND HEARING IT, ONLY TO FIND THAT IT HAS DRAINED THE BATTERY TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL NOT START.

WHILE STOPPED AND ENGINE RUNNING IN DRIVE GEAR. VEHICLE WAS IN LINE AT A DRIVE THRU. I COULD SMELL ELECTRICAL ODOR IN VEHICLE. THE CARS ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE BATTERY WAS AFFECTED. SUDDENLY NO POWER TO VEHICLE. BATTERY WAS EVEN DEAD AFTER ELECTRICAL WENT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. *TT*JB

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO ERROR CODES OR POOR RUNNING PERFORMANCE. IT SIMPLY SHUT DOWN. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THIS LATEST EVENT WAS ON THE HIGH WAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WITH ENGINE OFF NO AIRBAGS, POWER STEERING/BRAKES. FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AND NEEDED TO BE JUMPSTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FINNEGAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (26433 SOUTHWEST FWY, ROSENBERG, TX 77471), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

VAN DIES WHILE DRIVING. SPEED DOES NOT MATTER. 5MPH OR 65MPH. DIES WITHOUT WARNING-NO POWER STEERING, HARD TO BRAKE, NO TURN SIGNALS TO LET OTHER DRIVERS KNOW ETC. ONCE I GET PULLED OVER AND PUT INTO PARK IT WILL START UP FINE LIKE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. OTHER REPUTABLE MECHANICS FIND NOTHING ON VAN'S COMPUTER.. NO ERROR CODES. NOTHING DETECTABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS AT RANDOM. IT'S TERRIFYING AND WILL UNFORTUNATELY PROBABLY BE FATAL SOMEDAY.