2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WE PURCHASED OUR TOWN & COUNTRY NEW IN 2012. WE'VE PUT JUST OVER 51,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S BEEN A GREAT VEHICLE. WE'VE BEEN TO FLORIDA AND BACK TWICE (21 HR DRIVE), AND ALL OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY. IT WAS A GREAT VEHICLE THUS FAR SO I EXPECTED IT TO LAST UNTIL WELL OVER 51,000 MILES. ALL OF A SUDDEN A FEW MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING, THE VAN WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. LOSS OF POWER STEERING, RADIO OFF, NOTHING. YOU HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT DOES THIS RANDOMLY. IT'S DONE IT WHILE I'VE BEEN ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING 65 MPH AND IT'S DONE IT IN TOWN DRIVING 25-30 MPH. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, COULD POTENTIALLY KILL MY FAMILY, AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY OF THE SAME STORY I'VE READ ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO BE DIAGNOSED AND LOOKED AT MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT'S PAID OFF SO IT'S GOING BYE BYE. WON'T EVER BUY A CHRYSLER AGAIN.

I WAS DRIVING AND LOST A FULL TANK OF GAS WITHIN A HOUR, STOPPED AND NOTICE AND SMELLED GAS LEAKING FROM BOTTOM OF ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I HAD A BAD FUEL RAIL.

THIS STARTED ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO, APPROXIMATELY 9/10/2017. THE VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO START. WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. JUMPED THE CAR AND IT STARTED. AFTER THAT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER MY WIFE SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST CRACK OVER AND HAVE THE KEY STUCK ON THE CRANKING MODE. THE KEY WAS TURNED BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTED. AFTER WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND DROVE IT HOME RIGHT AWAY. THAT NIGHT IT DID THE SAME THING TO ME. I TURNED THE KEY 3 TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTED THEN IT SHUT OFF ALL BY IT SELF. WE DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL WE COULD GET IT LOOKED AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS YEAR CHRYSLER AND JEEP VEHICLES HAD A RECALL FOR A FUEL RELAY REPLACEMENT. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER READING THE SYMPTOMS. AFTER MY REASEARCH I WALKED OUT TO SEE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THIS WAS SUNDAY MORNING. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE CRANKED AFTER TURNING THE KEY 3-4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE STAYED ON FOR 15 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH IT SHUT OFF. ON MONDAY MORNING I DID THE SAME PROCEDURE AND THE VEHICLE STAYED ON UNTIL WE HAD TO LEAVE TO GO TO WORK. IT RAN FOR 15+ MINUTES. TODAY IS TUESDAY MORNING AND WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE IF WE CAN DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IF THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THE PREVIOUS MODEL VEHICLES HAD THEN I'M CONCERN THAT THE ENGINE MAY STOP WHILE MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BE IN AN ACCIDENT.

REAR AC EVAPORATOR ENDED UP HAVING A LEAK, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED LIKE MANY OTHER CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRYS AND DODGE CARAVANS OF THESE YEARS. APPARENTLY, IT'S PRETTY COMMON FOR THESE TO HAVE DAMAGE THROUGH NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE, CONSIDERING THE REAR EVAPORATOR IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. THERE ISN'T ANY FORM OF PROTECTION FOR THIS PART OF THE SYSTEM, MAKING IT FRAGILE, AND NORMAL DRIVING WILL KICK UP ENOUGH ROCKS, DEBRIS, AND DIRT TO CAUSE DAMAGE. HAD MINE FIXED IN AUGUST 2017 ON A 2013 TOWN & COUNTRY, DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A RECALL. NOT THE CHEAPEST REPAIR IN THE WORLD, AT ROUGHLY $1,000, ALL DUE TO POOR DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DODGE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TT UPDATED 7/16/18*JB *TR

2013 PENSTAR V3.6 KNOWN CYLINDER HEAD ISSUES LEFT BANK IS COVERED YET RIGHT BANK FAILURE IS COMPLETELY IGNORED BY CHRYSLER - ENGINE JUMPS AND MISSES AND AFFECTS DRIVEABILITYAND SAFETY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION - DEALERSHIP CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY IGNORED THE ISSUE AND REFUSE TO COVER ANYTHING ON 108K ENGINE - SAD STATE OF US CAR MAKER

08/12/2017: I LEFT MY HOME & HAD ONLY TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE & THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS NO POWER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLACK & THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS BEST I COULD WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK 3 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED. I DID NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. IT IS NOW AT THE SECOND DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR DIAGNOSIS. I ALSO HAVE AN ESCALATED CASE OPEN WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. 8/9/2017: I HAD TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO THE DOCTOR FOR AN EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT. I STARTED THE VEHICLE. BACKED IT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. PUT IT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK & THE ENGINE STOPPED. IT TOOK 8 TRIES TO GET IT RESTARTED. I DID CALL & REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER. 8/3/2017: I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS FAILING TO START THE DAY BEFORE. IT TOOK 3-4 TRIES. IT ALSO RANDOMLY SHUT ITSELF OFF WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. ALSO ONCE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP UPON DROPPING IT OFF. THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE 60 MILES & COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT NEVER SHUT OFF WHILE THEY DROVE IT. THEY RETURNED IT TO ME BUT DID NOTE THE ERROR CODES WHEN THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC THAT THE VEHICLE HAD HAD SOME TYPE OF FAILURE. 7/11/2017: I HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A YEAR PRIOR. THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO START & RANDOM POWER BLACK-OUTS WHILE DRIVING AS A SCREW BEING LOOSE ON THE BATTERY TERMINAL. CHARGED ME $200 TO TIGHTEN A SCREW & SENT ME ON MY WAY. SPRING 2017: CONTACTED ORIG. DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS DOING SOMETHING ODD. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD GONE BLACK, THE WIPERS WERE RUNNING AT FULL SPEED & COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF, YET THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. 08/10/16: ENGINE LIGHT

MY VEHICLE STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE PARKED IT WOULD SHUT COMPLETY DOWN AS IF THE BATTER HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED, BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS RESTART AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESET MY RADIO CLOCK. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF THIS HAPPENING, IT BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. IT WOULD TURN AND TURN LIKE A VEHICLE OUT OF GAS. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD START AT SOME POINT AFTER I STOPPED TRYING AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE. MY VEHICLE THEN SHUT DOWN TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MILES AND HOUR, BUT IT STARTED UP. I TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS TO GET DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS TOLD THE TPIM MODULE IS GOING BAD AND THIS WOULD COST OVER $1400 TO REPAIR. I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED BY HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AS WELL AS OTHER CHRYSLERS AND DODGES HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT MORE SHOCKED AT THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM ISN'T BEING RECALLED IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND REALLY MAKES ME NEVER WANT TO BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER AGAIN. IT REALLY SUCKS BECAUSE THIS REPAIR IS MUCH TOO COSTLY FOR AN AMERICAN MADE CAR. I REALLY TRUST THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL LET IT BE KNOWN SO SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS, AND THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER.

DASH LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF WHEN BRIGHTS ARE ON. CHIMES SOUNDING. VEHICLE HAS 44, 000 MILES ON IT. REPAIR TECH SAYS TIPM HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $1300. AT 33,000 MILES ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.

THE DRIVER HEAD REST DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, STRIKING THE DRIVER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT NO ACCIDENT. THE HEAD REST WILL NOT GO BACK INTO NORMAL NON-DEPLOYED POSITION AFTER FOLLOWING THE ON-LINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR RE-SETTING THE HEAD REST.. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET FOR OTHER SUCH PROBLEMS OR RECALLS, FOUND THAT CHRYSLER DEALERS REFUSE TO CLASSIFY THIS AS A MANUFACTORING PROBLEM AND WILL ONLY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I SAW THAT MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2013 TOWN AND COUNTRY ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER.