2001 Chrysler Town and Country: check engine light

Filed May 10, 2018 · Electrical · 201,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. When the gear shifter was placed in drive, the vehicle failed to move. In addition, the check engine and another unknown warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that a ground wire from the wiring harness caused the ignition fuse to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. No further assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 201,000.

Filed Oct 23, 2017 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · MI

2001 town and country limited 3.8 liter engine . **fuel filler neck rust corrosion and failure**. Getting check engine light obd2 code p455 . Replaced fuel filler cap but did not fix problem . Noticed rust corrosion and failure at plastic to metal seem on fuel neck fill area.. This is causing fuel vapor smell also **dangerous! Should be a recall and reimbursed for fuel neck replacement cost and service mopar fuel neck pn 4809624ag

Filed Jan 11, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 110,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of electrical power and a loss of power steering. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Filed Oct 16, 2014 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · IL

The fuel injection wire harness has become melted and the wires are bare and starting to corrode. It has made the van engine die multiple times; RPM's to go up and down, white smoke to come out of tail pipe; incorrect codes to come up when engine light is on; misdiagnosis unneeded repairs, electrical issues. 8tr

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Engine · 130,000 miles · OH · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle decelerated as the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, there was an abnormal noise coming from under the vehicle when suddenly the front driver's side burst into flames. There were two loud explosions coming from the tire area as the entire vehicle began burning. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed however, the cause of the fire was not determined. There were no injuries reported. The failure and current mileage was 130,000.

Filed Aug 23, 2010 · Fuel system · 164,000 miles · KY

Purchased the vehicle used. After 2nd or 3rd fuel fill, the engine light went on. It has stayed on. We had it checked at our local pep boys and we were told the fuel filler neck is bad and that chrysler is going through them at a rate of 100 per week. I feel a recall should be issued and that consumers should not be forced to pay for a part that is obviously so defective on the vehicle that the rate of replacement is 100 per week.

Filed Sep 4, 2009 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · GA

My check engine light came on at 80,000 miles. I took it to a chrysler dealer for a diagnostic and they told me it was showing a converter clutch malfunction in the transmission. Well this ended up causing the transmission to lock up on me in the middle of the highway before I could get it replaced. My car is still in new condition to I do not know how the transmission went out. I have taken the car to mr transmission since it locked up and they said it is about $3,00 worth of repairs in the transmission. We were told the solenoid pack is what needs to be replaced.

Filed Feb 24, 2009 · Airbags, Body · 81,000 miles · OH

My 2001 chrysler town & country suffered a complete transmission failure. I bought this vehicle new in 2001 and thought I was buying the best mini-van for the money. However, I've had nothing but problems with this vehicle. Power windows have failed, power sliding door has failed 3 times, power lift gate failed, air bags caused a check engine light to come on ( replaced under warranty). All of these were minor in comparison to the transmission, which cost me $3078 to have rebuilt. I've found too many instances of transmission failures on the internet, I question why chrysler hasn't been called out on this by the federal safety agency. Chrysler knows about the quality of their vehicles and continues to do nothing about it. In the future I will never buy another chrysler product.

Filed Nov 4, 2008 · Transmission · 114,920 miles · CT

Transmission control module, driving down the road and the check engine light came on then, I noticed that the rpms were at 4000 and the transmission wasn't shifting. My husband put it on the computer and it said it was the TCM failure this is a dealer only part at 336.00 with a 125.00 core charge and then it has to be programmed by the dealer. At a cost of 45.00 if you get the part and install yourself . If the dealer does it, it runs between 700 and 800 dollars. We found a parts place that send them out to be rebuilt for 255.00 plus shipping and handling . When I was looking for info on this part there was hundreds of complaints on forums on this same problem. This component is located in the driverside wheel well and when my husband removed it, it was very corroded with rust.

Filed Sep 15, 2008 · Electrical · 82,000 miles · IL

The check engine light started flashing, which means a misfire in the engine is occurring when the temperature is above 80 degrees. It was found to be a faulty driver for the coil pack firing on cylinder 3 & 6 in the ECM computer. No signal was coming out of the computer for the coil pack driver module on cylinders 3 & 6 which share the same coil pack. Replaced the $850 computer and all is fine.

Filed Oct 18, 2006 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · CO

Dt*: the contact stated the engine light illuminated intermittently and while parked in the drive way, the engine failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined the battery acid leaked onto the wiring causing the engine to fail. The wiring was placed below the battery due to improper installation by a manufacturer defect. The contact notified the manufacturer. The vehicle had not been repaired.

Filed Jul 17, 2006 · Transmission · NY

My wife was driving the 2001 chrysler town & country when she heard a noise. The check engine light went on. She immediately drove home cancelling the appointment she had, I took car to my mechanic. He placed the car on his computer and a code related to a transmission solenoid came up. He said the car was in "limp mode". This is something unique to chrysler transmissions.(car can go into 2nd gear only) he cleared the code and suggested to see if light came back. It did. I took car to a transmission specialist the following day. His computer pulled up a different code but it was related to the transmission. His code said it was the transmission control module, which was located in the front wheel well. He opened the wheel well to inspect the module. He said the module was rusted through and cracked. The replacement cost is estimated to be in the $400.00 range. The transmission mechanic said that he has seen a number of cases where the module becomes deteriorated primarily because of its location in the wheel well. It is an example of the engineers using "logic" in the placement of components. If this is a design flaw, I believe the replacement cost should be borne by the manufacturer. This is a potentially dangerous situation especially when on the highway at speeds above 35-40 MPH.