2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE ENGINE WILL STALLS. IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED FROM 0-50 MPH. THE ENGINE WILL STALL ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME AFTER FUELLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK AND INTO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED HOWEVER, A FAILURE CODE WAS NOT LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

AFTER FILLING MY 2004 T&C MINI VAN WITH GAS, I PULLED OUT ONTO THE STREET AND DROVE LESS THAN 2 BLOCKS WHEN TURNING A CORNER I LOST ALL POWER WHEN THE ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT STEER VERY WELL AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD TO STOP PUT IN PARK AND ABLE TO START AND DRIVE AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE ALTERNATOR, IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE STARTER WERE REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

ABOUT 3 MIN AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE STALLED AFTER PULLING OUT OF STATION. POWER STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF LANE. TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES TO RESTART AND MOVE TO SAFETY. SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!!! *TR

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, EVERY TIME WE FILL THE GAS TANK ON OUR 2004 TOWN & COUNTRY IT STALLS AFTER DRIVING BEGINS. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IT HAS STALLED IN FRONT OF SEVERAL LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE TOTALLY DIES AND ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. AFTER RESTARTING IT RUNS FINE. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE COLLISIONS HAVE BEEN BARELY AVOIDED AND THIS IS MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THAT VAN. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MULTIPLE ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS AS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE CHRYSLER MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY NEW THE PROBLEM WHEN I DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS. HE SAID IT IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK AND THEY SEE IT VERY FREQUENTLY BUT UNFORTUNATELY CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HOPE CHRYSLER DECIDES TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND IT DOES NOT TAKE A LOSS OF LIFE TO GET THEIR ATTENTION. I ASSURE YOU THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS BECOMES REALITY. *TR

FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS EVERY TIME WE FILL THE GAS TANK ON OUR 2004 TOWN & COUNTRY WITH GAS IS STALLS AFTER DRIVING BETWEEN 50 AND 150 YARDS. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IT HAS STALLED IN FRONT OF SEVERAL LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AFTER PULLING OUT OF GAS STATIONS. IT HAS ALSO STALLED IN FRONT OF FAST MOVING ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING LANES. WHEN IT STALLS, THE MOTOR QUITS AND ALL POWER IN STEERING AND BRAKING IS LOST. THE VAN MUST BE PUT INTO PARK IN ORDER TO RESTART, WHICH MEANS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER RESTARTING IT RUNS FINE. WE HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 9 OCCASIONS WHERE HIGH SPEED COLLISIONS HAVE BEEN VERY BARELY AVOIDED, USUALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON AUTOMOTIVE ONLINE FORUMS AND FROM MECHANICS AS A COMMON PROBLEM RESULTING FROM A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE CHRYSLER FUEL TANKS. UNFORTUNATELY CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS FACT. *TR

EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GASOLINE, (87, 89 OR HIGHER OCTANE IT DOESN'T MATTER), IT STARTS TO STALL & BUCKS AS THE ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATE WILDLY FROM 600 TO 3000 PLUS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT IT IS FILLED UP TO FULL & HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IF I ONLY FILL IT UP TO 3/4S OR EVEN JUST LESS THAN FULL, THE STALLING PATTERN DOES NOT OCCUR. I HAVE LEARNED TO EXPECT IT & EITHER FILL IT UP JUST SHY OF FULL OR I DRIVE THE VAN LIKE A STANDARD, (ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE & THE OTHER ON THE GAS). HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS IS ONLY A CHEAP BAND-AID FOR A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT WARRANTS A FULL RECALL. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES & IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF IT TOOK A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR NHTSA OR CHRYSLER TO ACT ON THE PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS TO BE MY WIFE OR MY TWO TEENAGE AGE CHILDREN THAT ARE INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. PLEASE ACT NOW! *TR

CORRODED VALVE STEM ON A TPMS SENSOR BROKE WHEN REMOVING THE VALVE CAP TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. HAD TO REPLACE THE TPMS SENSOR FOR THE CUSTOMER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE OIL HAD BECOME TOO HOT AND WAS CLOGGING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.