2000 Chrysler Town and Country engine problems

Filed Dec 29, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 140,000 miles · WA

Stalls when driving, will not start, stalls while warming up.

Filed Aug 8, 2016 · Engine · 203,912 miles · VA

Engine suddenly stalls while van in motion. Losing power steering and power braking. Once van coasts to a stop, restart with no issues. Normally occurs after van sits overnight and engine isn't warmed up as yet.

Filed Jun 9, 2015 · Engine · 70,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler town and country. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted, but the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Nov 4, 2013 · Engine · 235,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler town and country. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH there was a complete loss of power steering with the illumination of the engine and voltage indicators. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road where the detached serpentine belt was reconnected. The failure recurred ten times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 235,000.

Filed Jul 23, 2013 · Engine, Steering · 140,560 miles · FL

While my wife was pulling into a driveway she drove thru a small puddle and the water splashed up on the idler pulley and caused the belt to slip. This in turn caused the vehicle to lose power steering. She ended up in the yard instead of the driveway. I have been in quality since 1985 and I am currently a quality manager so I am really surprised with chryslers' lack of concern with this design problem. I am really disappointed with chrysler and the federal safety agency for not doing something about this issue. Maybe it is time to let some of the national investigative tv shows know about the problem.

Filed Nov 1, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 168,000 miles · WI

I purchased a 2000 chrysler town & country new from a chrysler dealer in wi. During the month of october 2012, the car it suddenly stalled out while in motion on the highway with no prior warning. While coasting I was able put the van in neutral and restart it. Over the course of various trips at varying speeds the van stalled several more times while in motion. The problem was so sporadic that it would go away for a few days and randomly returned. The car does not give any signs prior to stalling such as sputtering. The van even stalls while going straight or through curves and turns leaving the driver to muscle the car safely to a stop before having to restart it. An independent mechanic who stated the problem hasn't thrown a code for them to diagnose and they were unsuccessful in getting the car to stall out for them during test drives. From the complaints that I've seen it appears that the stalling problems are occurring on town&country models ranging from 1997-2007 and is affecting both the 3.3ltr engine as well as the 3.8ltr engine. It seems that this problem is common enough among owners. Has there been any resolution to this issue that anyone is aware of>

Filed Oct 22, 2012 · Engine · 148,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH during rainy weather, the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where they advised that the serpentine belt had become detached. The vehicle was repaired by replacing the serpentine belt on the correct track. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000. The current mileage was approximately 149,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed May 8, 2012 · Engine · 107,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler town & country. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, he drove over a pothole and the serpentine belt slipped off of the engine. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to have the belt changed, but that did not remedy the failure. The contact stated that the belt had fallen off four times. The failure mileage was 107,000.

Filed Jan 25, 2012 · Engine · 153,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chrysler town and country. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the vehicle stalled followed by the illumination of the check engine warning light. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and the vehicle was towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the cam shaft was fractured . The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 153,000.

Filed Jan 13, 2012 · Engine, Steering · 75,000 miles · MO

Several incidents of serpentine belt disengaged (slipped off pulleys) caused loss of steering and overheated engine. First time happened in car wash and three times driving through rain puddles.