2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WHEN I START THE CAR IT WILL RUN FINE AND THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL TURN OFF LEAVING ME WITH STEERING AND BRAKING POWER DEAD. SOMETIMES I WILL TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE STARTER WILL JUST KEEP GOING SO THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE STARTER TO STOP IS TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED. HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A DEADLY CRASH. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED THE SWITCH. SO FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. MY COMPLAINT IS ALSO THAT I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER AND CHRYSLER MOTORS FOR REIMBURSEMENT, $450.00 AND SO FAR THEY HAVE REFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT AN ITEM ON THEIR RECALL LIST AND I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ON MILEAGE. I KNOW THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES FOR SEVERAL YEARS SO WHY HAVE THEY NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, LIKE GM HAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V2340000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I HAD JUST DROVE TO THE STORE VEHICLE RAN FINE. CAME OUT OF STORE AND WENT TO START THE CAR. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR I NOTICE THE STARTER TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT WAS NOT STARTING. I TRIED STARTING IT 6 TIME AND FINALLY STARTED. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE HAD THE CHECK STARTER SYSTEM. BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER PASSED. WAS INFORMED COULD BE BAD GAS OR FUEL PUMP GOING OUT. SO GOT GAS TREATMENT AND AFTER A WEEKEND AND HALF OF FUEL TREATMENT AND CHANGE OF GAS WAS HAVING SAME ISSUE. WELL THIS LAST SATURDAY I WENT DAUGHTER'S GAME AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDS TO BE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FRONT UNDER THE VAN DRIVER REAR TIRE. DIDN'T MIND IT OVER THE 5 HOUR GAME I CHECKED ON THE VAN MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE SOUNDS WAS STILL THERE. END UP HAVING TO GET JUMP STARTED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN HOME. I GOT AN ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC ON THE 3.6L ENGINE PERFORMANCE CIRCUIT. AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE FUEL RELAY IS INSIDE THE TIPM. I AM ABLE TO PULL THE MAC FUSE TO STOP THE PUMP AFRAID OF WHAT THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUES WITH I AM DISCONNECTING BATTERY WHEN I GET OUT OF VAN. I CONTACT DEALER AND TOLD THEM OF MY FINDS AND FOUND OUT NOT COVERED. SO AT THIS TIME IT IS HARD TO START AND FUEL PUMP RUNS AFTER KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER IN JUNE OF 2014 AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM THE REMEDY LISTED IN THE RECALL, WHICH WAS TO REPLACE THE FAULTY WINDOW SWITCH WITH A NEWER VERSION. INSTEAD, THE DEALER REMOVED THE WINDOW SWITCH RENDERING THE REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOW UNUSABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED DATE FOR THE NEW SWITCH TO BE INSTALLED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SOMETHING FROM THE BACK SEAT, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON THE CONTACT'S ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

A MONTH AFTER BUYING THE VAN, IT STARTED CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING IT TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. LUCKILY I WAS WHERE I COULD PULL OVER EVERY TIME.IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ANOTHER TIME IT DID IT MY HUSBAND TOOK IT BACK FOR A RECALL PART BUT THEY TOLD US THAT PART HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT CUTTING OFF. THE MOST SERIOUS TIME OCCURRED ON 4/29/14 DURING RUSH HOUR 5:00 PM)GETTING ON I85 IN GASTONIA, NC MERGING ONTO I85 AND THE VAN CUT OFF. I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN GOING OVER 25 MILES AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. I WAS LUCKY TO GET IT IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED IN ALL MY LIFE. I HAD MY DAUGHTER/GRANDDAUGHTER SCREAMING/CRYING. NO WAY ANY OF US WOULD HAVE SURVIVED IF I HAD MADE IT TO THE INNER LANE.THIS TIME A NEW LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH.TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE LIGHT, MANY ATTEMPTS TO START THE VAN, IT DIDN'T START. I CALLED LAKE NORMAN (BOUGHT THERE)AND WAS TOLD THERE'S A PLACE IN GASTONIA. I CALLED AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND ASKED FOR A TOW TRUCK.THE VAN WAS TOWED TO GASTONIA CHRYSLER. THE SERVICE TECH TRIED TO START IT WITH NO LUCK. HE SAID WAS BETTER THEN IT STARTING AND RESETTING EVERYTHING. HE CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND EVERYTHING WAS READING RIGHT ON HIS MACHINES. HE TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO DROP THE GAS TANK AND TAKE THE FUEL PUMP OUT. WHEN HE RAN IT THIS TIME THE FUEL PUMP HAD NO FUEL PRESSURE. HE ALSO SAID THERE WAS NO GAS, IN WHICH I HAD A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER OF A TANK ON THE FUEL GAUGE. HE SAID FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED IT AT $777.92. IT IS SEPT AND STARTING IT AGAIN THE JERKING LIKE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION IS GONNA FALL OUT. THIS VAN ENGINES WERE RECALLED FOR DEBRIS IN ENGINE THRUOCT 2011. MY ENGINE WAS BUILT IN NOV. ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. NOW MY STEREO TURNS OFF AND FUSES ARE GOOD.PLEASE HELP, I SEE OTHER RECALLS ON CHRYSLERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW, SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT. I WILL START MY VEHICLE BY TAPPING THE BRAKE AND PRESSING THE ENGINE BUTTON. THE CAR IGNITION TURNS ON AS NORMAL. I PROCEED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND THE ENGINE HAS DIED WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. MY STEERING WHEEL CANNOT TURN AT ALL, THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING, THE CAR IS DEAD AT THIS POINT. I HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE TO NOT SLIDE INTO TRAFFIC OR THE CAR PARKED BEHIND ME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND "TURN OFF" THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN I'M STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, NOT WHEN I'M ALREADY GOING: IT HAS NEVER "DIED" OR "TURNED OFF" WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND IT HAS HAPPENED REGULARLY AND IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS, SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT. *TR

THIS IS A MINIVAN. THE REAR HATCH/LIFTBACK INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO OPERATE AT TIMES. THE HATCH CAN EITHER BE MANUALLY OPENED AND CLOSED, OR ELECTRICALLY OPENED AND CLOSED VIA THE REMOTE CONTROL OR VIA THE BUTTON AT THE REAR INSIDE OR A BUTTON ABOVE THE DASHBOARD. IF THE HATCH IS OPEN AND FAILS TO CLOSE ELECTRONICALLY, THEN THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH BY ANY MEANS, EVEN IF THE DOOR IS CLOSE MANUALLY. I HAVE HAD TO HOOK THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WITH A ROPE AND TIE IT SHUT, BUT THE DOOR IS NOT MECHANICALLY LATCHED. I HAVE HAD THE MINIVAN TO THE DEALER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. THE 1ST TIME THE VEHICLE WENT IN FOR REPAIRS THE CENTER WITNESSED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE LATCH. NUMEROUS CODES WERE RECORDED IN THE BLACK BOX. NOT SURE IF CHRYSLER USED THESE CODES TO CONSIDER FURTHER PARTS REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY WON'T REPLACE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. CHRYSLER IS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE ANY FURTHER COMPONENTS WITHOUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRING AT THE SERVICE CENTER. THE PROBLEM WAS WITNESS BY WIFE, 3 CHILDREN AND MYSELF. THE KIDS HAVE HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE REAR SEAT TO GET ACCESS TO THINGS IN THE REAR OF THE VAN DUE TO THE HATCH NOT WORKING. THE BIG CONCERN IS THE HATCH NOT LATCHING IN THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN TRAVELING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.