2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTOFF: THE ENGINE HAS STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF AT LOW SPEED, ABOUT 20 MPH, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO BE LOST. THERE ARE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OR ALARMS AT ALL THAT COME ON, EXCEPT FOR THE SKID WARRING LIGHT. THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES RECORDED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED TO BE REPAIRED. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW, TWICE IN ONE DAY, BUT USUALLY DAYS APART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND 65 MPH RESPECTIVELY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPITZER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM CLEVELAND (13001 BROOKPARK RD, BROOK PARK, OH 44142, (440) 220-5805) AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

VAN WILL STALE WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CODE. THIS HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTH.

THE REAR AIR DEFLECTOR LOCATED ON THE BACK LIFTGATE FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE IS A MANUFACTURED PART.

THE WHEEL / TIRE AIR VALVE STEMS CORRODES AND BREAKS. THE TIRE LOOSES ALL AIR PRESSURE AND NEEDS REPAIR. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING, IT COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 OF MY WHEELS SO FAR. NOTE: I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF SNOW AND SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS.

HELLO, CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE 'TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE' (TIPM) IN MY 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LX, 3.3L MINIVAN? HOW TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM WITH IT? ARE THERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH IT? MY VAN EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING RANDOM CONDITIONS' 1.) HORN STOPS WORKING AFTER REPEATED USE. IT WILL WORK AGAIN AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. RECENTLY, I HAVE PUSHED ON THE HORN AND IT WILL BLOW AND THEN CUT OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS HAPPEN WHETHER THE VAN IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. 2.) STARTER WILL ROTATE THE ENGINE BUT ENGINE WILL NOT FIRE. THIS IS VERY INFREQUENT BUT HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE WORSE. ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY START AND RUN FINE. AND THE NEXT TIME IT NEEDS TO START IT WILL WITHOUT ISSUE. ALSO, ONE TIME DURING THE SAME DAY THAT THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY DIED.IT STARTED AND RAN FINE AFTER THAT. VAN WAS ALWAYS STATIONARY. 3.)CENTER MOUNTED REAR BRAKE LIGHT WILL LOOK VERY DIM OR NOT WORK AT ALL ONE DAY, AND THEN WORK THE NEXT. VAN WAS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. 4.)CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THEN IT WILL. THIS WAS HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT HAS NOT HAPPENED LATELY. VAN WAS IN MOTION. THESE SITUATIONS HAVE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2012. AM I AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WHEN THEY SHOULD? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VAN HAD BEEN RUNNING AND IN MOTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS THEN PLACED INTO PARK AND LEFT RUNNING WHILE WAITING FOR MY KIDS TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL. RADIO ON, HEAT ON THEN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO THE OFF POSITION ALLOWING ME TO REMOVE THE KEY. I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY TO THE VARIOUS POSITIONS TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AUTO LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I SAT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN A PANIC TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW CARS I WAS BLOCKING WERE GOING TO GET OUT OF THEIR PARKING SPOTS. THEN THE VAN SUDDENLY STARTED UP ON ITS OWN. MY HANDS WERE NOT ON THE KEYS, NOWHERE NEAR THE IGNITION AND IT JUST STARTED UP. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IN MOTION AND EVEN WORSE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED???? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE DID RECEIVE THE RECALL FIX FOR THE ISSUE WITH IGNITION A COUPLE YEARS BACK AND NOW I WONDER IF THAT WAS EVEN THE REAL ISSUE SINCE MY VAN RANDOMLY SHUT OFF ON ME FOR NO REASON AT ALL WHATSOEVER. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OFFICIAL REPORTS BUT A GOOGLE SEARCH PULLS UP MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THIS YEAR WITH VARIOUS YEARS OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THE REPORTS ARE RECENT.

FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE OWNING THE CAR I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, BECAUSE THEY SEIZED UP AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL, CAUSING THE FRONT PADS TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, UNDERSIZED CALIPERS/BRAKES THAT HEAT UP EXCESSIVELY, CAUSING THEM TO SEIZE. I DRIVE ON FLAT NJ HIGHWAYS, SO THERE IS NO MOUNTAIN DRIVING INVOLVED, THAT COULD OVERHEAT THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME, EACH SIZED FAILED SEPARATELY AND THIS RESULTS IN A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IF JUST 1 SEIZES, BOTH REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THE FAILURE, OTHER THAN IT FEELING FUNNY, WHEN YOU BRAKE. I FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ON WEBSITES LIKE LEMONLAW.COM

VAN DASH LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. VAN WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH ALL ELECTRICAL DYING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR SLOWING TO YIELD TO TRAFFIC REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. JOSTLING THE BATTERY CABLES WILL RESTART ELECTRIC SYSTEM. NEW BATTERY, CABLES ARE SECURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MILNE'S AUTO GROUP, 1900 S CEDAR ST, IMLAY, MICHIGAN, 48444), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED IN 2012. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA; HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE PAST; HOWEVER, IT WENT AWAY UNTIL RECENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.