2005 Chrysler Town & Country Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while attempting to make a left turn at a red light at approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled almost causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was drivable and was taken to a dealer who diagnosed the vehicle with a wheel bearing failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to several other independent mechanics who provided different diagnosis and repaired the vehicle; however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not notified of this failure. The failure mileage was 188,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that there was a tracking device placed on the vehicle which caused the vehicle to stall without warning. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 314.

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. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ADVISE ON THE FAILURE OVER THE PHONE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I WAS ON THE WAY TO A VET APPOINTMENT WITH OUR PUPPY AND HAD MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VAN, WE HAD TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD WE LIVE ON AND THEN TURNED ONTO THE MAIL ROAD AND AFTER APPROX. .5 MILE THE VAN STARTED TO HESITATE IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED TO STALL, I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL HARD TO GET IT OUT OF THE ROAD BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND IT STALLED IN THE ROAD, WITH IN SECONDS I SAW DARK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND STARTED TO SMELL IT IN THE VAN, I QUICKLY TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF THE VAN AND TAKE THE PUPPY, MY DAUGHTER YELLED WHATS WRONG DADDY, I SAID GET OUT NOW AND STAND ON THE SHOULDER BY THIS TIME FLAMES HAD STARTED TO SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I JOINED MY DAUGHTER AND PUPPY ON THE SHOULDER AND CALLED 911 BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE WHOLE FRONT END AND DASH WAS IN FLAMES AND THEY STARTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. ALWAYS RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. NO TROUBLE CODES HAVE EVER BEEN REGISTERED.

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY USED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE VAN STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE'VE FILLED UP THE VAN WITH GAS. CAR STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION OR VERY SOON AFTER. CAR RESTARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND IS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR IN THE FUEL TANK. MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANKS. *TR

I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 AND AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE. THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING OR IDLING SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. I DO NOT TOP OFF THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER EACH REFUEL SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES IN TOTAL). THE CAR WILL SPUTTER AND THEN STALL WHILE IDLING OR WILL JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY AS THE ENGINE SPUTTERS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THEN STALL. THIS MAY HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT OR AS FAR AWAY AS 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AFTER REFUELING. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED THIS MORNING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL (NO POWER, ENGINE OFF, STOP IN ITS TRACKS). AFTER IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, I REALIZED THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN FILLING THE TANK FULLY, AFTER DRIVING A MINUTE OR TWO. IT IS SO DANGEROUS! LUCKILY, I HAD ALWAYS PULLED INTO A NEARBY STORE FOR ANOTHER ERRAND. IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE STREET, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED! THE VEHICLE STOPS WITH NO WARNING. ALL POWER SHUTS OFF AND ENGINE DIES. IT STOPS IN ITS PLACE AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO COAST AND PULL OVER. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK AND RE-STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE EITHER STUMBLES OR STALLS 1-5 TIMES BEGINNING WITHIN ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF STARTING ENGINE AND DRIVING AWAY FROM GAS STATION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING REPEATEDLY OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. AT LEAST TWICE, IT HAS STALLED WHILE PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION RIGHT AFTER FILL UP. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE STUMBLING/STALLING STOPS AND DOESN'T RECUR UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT FILL UP. IT OCCURS DURING BOTH LOW-SPEED DRIVING (E.G. WAITING AT A LIGHT) AND AT HIGH-SPEED DRIVING (E.G. MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP) ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE VEHICLE AND SAY THE ONLY FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. E.G., HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/CHRYSLER-REPAIR-807/F/STALLING-REFUELING.HTM DUE TO THE STALLING AND STUMBLING DURING DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS OF CONCERN, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE AND OTHERS WHO ARE NOT HIGHLY CONFIDENT DRIVERS WHO WOULD BE COMFORTABLE HANDLING A STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE AT 60MPH. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. COASTED TO A STOP. ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. NO INTERRUPTION WITH ELECTRICAL POWER. LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL ON. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH THE ENGINE JUST TURNING OFF. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

VAN LOOSES 1 QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 700 TO 1000 MILES, I AM HAVING TO PUT IN 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB YET CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE LOOSING THIS MUCH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECTIFY AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: FILLED UP LOW GAS TANK AT A GAS STATION. HOPPED IN THE CAR, STARTED IT, AND DROVE OFF. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER, THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT STARTED UP AGAIN A MOMENT LATER. SECOND INCIDENT: SAME AS THE FIRST INCIDENT, ONLY A WEEK LATER. EMPTY TANK, FILLED IT UP, SHUT OFF ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. THIRD INCIDENT: SAME AS FIRST TWO FORTH INCIDENT: THIS CONTINUES, OCCURRING EVERY TIME NOW. *TR

AC UNIT FAILED ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE LINES GOING TO THE REAR AC UNIT CORRODED THROUGH. I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS AND SEE THERE WAS A TSB SENT OUT REGARDING THIS. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS REALLY SURPRISES ME WITH SO MANY ISSUES ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,462.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

ABOUT MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THE HEADLIGHTS OF OUR 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN STARTED FAILING TO COME ON WHEN THE INTERIOR SWITCH WAS TURN "ON". AT FIRST, SIMPLE TOGGLING WOULD GET THEM TO WORK THOUGH THE FREQUENCY OF HAVING TO DO THIS AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS FAILING TO STAY ON HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE RECENT MONTHS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY WORK VEHICLE AND SHE OFTEN RETURNS FROM WORK WHEN IT'S DARK. SHE HAD A NUMBER OF INSTANCES WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE JUST "GONE OUT" WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET RECENTLY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY POSTS AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN AND NOT MANY HAVE POSTED AN DEFINITIVE ANSWER TO THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. MY OTHER MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY IS THE AC SYSTEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS FIXED OVER 11 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER OF 2005 WITH THE FIRST REPAIR COMING LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VAN. *TR

THE 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STALLS WHEN WE FILL IT UP WITH GASOLINE. WE HAD THE VALVE REPLACED AND ALL THE CODES CLEARED. IT CONTINUES TO STALL ON US. WE HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING A SCHOOL BUS PASSING BY WHEN THE CAR STALLS RANDOMLY. MY HUSBAND HAS TAKEN OUR VAN TO THE REPAIR SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND NO CODES COME UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE VAN TO JUST STALL RANDOMLY. NO DEATH OR INJURY BUT WHY DOES THAT HAVE TO BE THE CASE FOR SOMEONE TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR