2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

PROBLEM STARTED 01/2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES.VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. IF YOU FILL TANK AND PUMP SHUTS OFF THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT, ABOUT 85% OF THE TIME. IT STALLS ANYWHERE FROM 1-3 TIMES. IT HAS STALLED WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC DRIVING AND WHEN I SIT STATIONARY AND WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN BEFORE DRIVING. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. HAD A REPAIR ON IT AT THE DEALER ON 03/17/2011. THEY REPLACED THE EVAP CANISTER. COPY ATTACHED. IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND THEN IT CAME BACK. I'VE SEEN LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'VE READ THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. FOR YEARS NOW I'VE BEEN SITTING AT THE PUMP FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER FUELING OR I DON'T FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. THE STALLING IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WHEN STATIONARY, DRIVING AND TURNING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. I WANT TO SELL MY CAR BUT, I'M AFRAID OF GETTING SUED IF THIS DEFECT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER FOR A RECALL. THEY REALLY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS COMMON COMPLAINT. *TR

AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL,(NOT TOPPING OFF),ENGINE WILL STALL IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC.REPLACED FUEL TANK ON 10/28/11,DOING SAME THING AGAIN!CHRYSLER HAS A TSB #14-001-16REV.A DATED 02/25/2016,15K MILES,UNLIMITED MILAGE EXTENDED WARRANTY,BUT NOT THIS VIN#.THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE,MY TECH LINE HAS 3 CASES.CALL [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. I HAVE NOTICED IT HAPPENS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

FUEL TANK MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY, SO VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING BOTH WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, ON CITY STREETS AND AT GAS STATIONS. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER CHRYSLER AND CHRYSLER REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE WITH THE EXISTING RECALL. I HAVE A SECOND TOWN AND COUNTRY THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND I HAVE ATTACHED THAT RECALL LETTER.

MY VAN DIES ON ME WHILE DRIVING AFTER I FILL UP WITH GAS. DOES IT EVERY TIME NOW. I PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND AM IN THE STREET AND IT DIES, I RESTART IT AFTER A MINUTE BUT AS I TRAVEL FURTHER INTO TRAFFIC AND SLOW DOWN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR OR A LIGHT IT DIES AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE EACH TIME. I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING AND THAT IT WAS A BAD PART SO I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SAID TOUGH, THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS UP. WHEN I ASKED FURTHER THEY HUNG UP ON ME. I LIVE ON A VERY WINDY AND HILLY ROAD WITH ZERO SHOULDER, JUST A MILD TO STEEP DROP OFF INTO TREES. IF I STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS ROAD, NO ONCOMING CAR WILL SEE ME IN TIME TO STOP AND THEY CAN'T GO ONTO A NON-EXISTANT SHOULDER. IT WILL BE WORSE WHEN SNOW AND ICE COME. I HAVE KIDS AND NO EXTRA CAR TO USE. IF THIS IS A BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART SHOULDN'T THEY FIX IT OR RECALL IT? I AM CLEARLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE EXACT SAME THING WITH THE SAME VAN. WHAT CAN I DO? ON THE DATE BELOW WHERE IT ASKS WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN I AM PUTTING THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED SINCE I CAN'T PUT A RANGE OF DATES.

THE INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WENT OUT ON OUR MINIVAN. THE MECHANIC THAT WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM GAVE US A TENTATIVE QUOTE BASED ON THE LAST CHRYSLER MINIVAN HE REPLACED ONE ON OF $380. WHEN HE CALLED ALL OF HIS NORMAL PARTS DISTRIBUTORS NO ONE CARRIED THEM ANY LONGER. HE THEN CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY QUOTED HIM $570. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO US THAT IT IS ABNORMAL BECAUSE USUALLY PARTS FOR OLDER MODELS BECOME LESS COSTLY, UNLESS YOU HAVE A COLLECTIBLE CAR, AND HE SAID AN 05 T&C IS MOST DEFINITELY NOT A COLLECTIBLE CAR. HE STATED THAT THE DEALER ONLY CARRIES PARTS ON HAND IF THEY ARE USING THEM REGULARLY, WHICH IMPLIES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC STOPPED SHORT OF OUTRIGHT CLAIMING CHRYSLER IS EFFECTIVELY PRICE GOUGING CONSUMERS. THIS IS A MECHANIC WE TRUST & HAVE USED BEFORE, & TRUST HIS FRANKNESS & FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE SITUATION. HE EVEN EXPLAINED THAT HE CAN NOT USE AN USED PART BECAUSE OF PROGRAMMING ISSUES THAT CHRYSLER BUILT IN.

BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU READ, ITS NOT ALWAYS TRUE. I WAS ON CHAT WITH A REP FROM MANUFACTURER,: CHRYSLER, THIS IS NO RECALL-SEE BELOW:2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY RECALL - #10V008000 RECALL FOR AIR BAGS : FRONTAL : SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 DODGE CARAVAN, GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, ALASKA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS MAY CRACK UNDER CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND ALLOW WATER TO ENTER INTO THE SENSOR. THIS CAN CAUSE THE SENSOR TO BECOME INOPERATIVE AND ILLUMINATE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. THESE SENSORS WERE ADDED TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN CERTAIN FRONTAL CRASHES.

POWER LOCKS DONT WORK. TRIED RESETTING IOD FUSE AND UNPLUGGING BATTERY. LOCKS WORKS A FEW TIMES THEN STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURE. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT SET WHEN PUT ON. IF IN AN ACCIDENT PASSENGERS SE AS T BELT WILL NOT RESTRAIN. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN AND THE TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS SAID LOCKS HASN'T WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE 2005.

VAN WAS SITTING STILL AND WENT TO START. LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. POPPED HOOD AND FOUND ALTERNATOR BROKE LOOSE FROM MOUNTINGS. ALTERNATOR MOUNTING ON THE TIMING CHAIN COVER BROKE OFF. TOOK TO SHOP TO GET REPAIR EVALUATED. CHRYSLER HAS SINCE MODIFIED THE TIMING CHAIN COVER FROM ORIGINAL DESIGN. THIS MODIFICATION REQUIRES NEW TIMING SPROCKETS AND CHAINS. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW IN ORIGINAL DESIGN? REPAIR IS ALMOST AS MUCH AS THE VEHICLE CURRENT VALUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT, THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE POWER DOOR SWITCH FAILED TO LOCK THE DOORS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.