2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 60 MPH, FOR NO REASON AT ALL, VARIOUS WARNING/INDICATOR LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH (NOT ALL IN UNISON) AND THE ODOMETER SPEED INDICATOR (DIGITAL NUMBERS) WENT UP & DOWN AS THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STALLING/MISSING. FOR A SECOND IT SEEMED TO RIGHT ITSELF THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN LOSING ALL POWER - ELECTRICAL (ALL), POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC. AND WE WERE FORCED TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND IT SEEMED THAT EVERY THING WAS NORMAL FOR THE LAST 10 MILES OR SO OF MY DRIVE.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST 2-3 YEARS WHICH IS A LONG PERIOD BUT ALARMING BECAUSE BOTH TIMES WERE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN YOU CAN'T SAFELY CONTROL THE CAR ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN - LIMITED CONTROL AT BEST. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN KENT OH (KLABEN) WHO SERVICES MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE WARRANTY AND I TRUST THEM. THEY HAD A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND A MANAGER BOTH DRIVE THE VAN OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS (INCLUDING HIGHWAY TRAVEL) AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DIAGNOSIS WAS A POSSIBLE COMPUTER GLITCH AND SINCE THAT DIAGNOSIS IT HASN'T HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL TONIGHT 2/10/16. IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER BUT I WILL DRIVE IT TOMORROW AND SEE IF IT RUNS OK. IF IT DOES I PROBABLY WON'T TAKE IT BACK IN (UNLESS SOMEONE KNOWS SOMETHING) BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THE ISSUE IN THE EVENT ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. A COMPUTER GLITCH (IF IT IS) IS NOT LIKE A REBOOT ON THE HOME COMPUTER.THIS FAILURE BOTH TIMES HAS HAPPENED IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. MY FEAR IS THAT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TRYING TO PULL OVER SAFELY WITHOUT ANY POWER AND LIGHTS COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR INCIDENT/ACCIDENT. I SHOULD HAVE MY RECORD OF THE (NO) REPAIR FROM KLABEN AND THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE IN THEIR DATA BASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MADE A HUMMING NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE BLIND SPOT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND CREATED A CONSTANT BEEPING NOISE. FURTHERMORE, THE WINDOWS OPENED AND CLOSED BY THEMSELVES. THE VEHICLE STARTED AND LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE ON ITS OWN MANY TIMES. LASTLY, THE BRAKE PADS MELTED AND WERE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2011 T&C, 50300 MILES, HAVING SEVERAL ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH HARD STARTS, HARD SHIFTING, POWER DOORS NOT STAYING OPEN, CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY, EXTREMELY POOR GAS MILEAGE.HAVE HAD INTO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THESE ISSUES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS AND OF COURSE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS STARTED BY ITS SELF AND HAVE FOUND POWER DOORS OPEN WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE. MY CURRENT MAIN PROBLEM IS THE ONGOING ISSUE OF HARD STARTS AND NOW PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED TO CRANK AND CRANK NO FIRE, HAVE TO ATTEMPT SEVERAL TIMES (20-30), VEHICLE THEN WILL EVENTUALLY FIRE RPM RACE TO 3-4000RPMS THEN STALL, AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES OF SHUTTING OFF AND ATTEMPTING TO START, EVENTUALLY IT STARTS SOMETIMES TAKING 30 MINUTES TO GET IT RUNNING. ALSO JUST TODAY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO STALL RPMS DECREASE, THANKFULLY IT DID NOT STALL AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. DEFINITELY VERY CONCERNED AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AN INCONVENIENCE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70MPH AND THE VEHICLE STALLS, CHRYSLER DEFINITELY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING DUE TO SEVERITY OF A SAFETY ISSUE

I OWN A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 97, 000 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VAN BUT LATELY HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. I CAN PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL SOMETIMES AND IT WILL START OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED 2X TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATE THERE ARE NO CODES AND IT STARTS. IT HAS COST ME OVER 1000.00 IN TOW, SERVICE AND GARAGE FEES. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE STOP POSITION WHEN IT WILL NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MAINLY DURING WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLLED THE BLIND SPOT INDICATOR SYSTEM, CRASS SPOT AND REAR PARK ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTER GRADED POWER MODULE (TIPM) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

CAR STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL FILTER. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS A FAULTY TIPM. WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO CRANK AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES. LAST TIME IT CAUSED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND NOW NOTHING. BEFORE THE WINDOWS WOULD JUST ROLL DOWN ON THEIR ON, LIGHTS FLASH, HORN BLOWS, DOOR OPENS.

USED POWER WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE TO RAISE WINDOW. THE WINDOW BROKE A/C THE MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED.

TIPM NEEDS REPLACED. VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON 8 JANUARY 2016. ALL WEEK THE VEHICLE HAS NOT WANTED TO START AND IT TAKES ABOUT 3-5 TURNS EACH TIME TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON. WHILE DRIVING, WITH MY INFANT SON IN THE BACK SEAT, THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER.

BLIND SPOT INDICATORS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION WITH INDICATORS IN MIRRORS REMAINING ON, AND DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM STATING THE BLIND SPOT INDICATOR SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO LOST REAR BACK-UP CAMERA SHORTLY THEREAFTER. VEHICLE JUST HAS 41000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A DISTRACTION AS THE UNIT CONSTANTLY CHIMES OF THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING BEING UNAVAILABLE