2001 Chrysler Town and Country: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Fuel system, Locks · 130,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the vehicle suddenly stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The contact examined the vehicle and determined that the fuel injection wire harness was defective. The wire harness was replaced but the failure was not remedied. Also, the contact indicated that the rear hatch door would erroneously unlock intermittently. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Jul 14, 2014 · Fuel system · ME

We had to replace the fuel pump in our town and country and it was a carquest aftermarket fuel pump. Ever since we put it in about a year ago we have had major issues with the evap system, now the car starts really hard and. When we drive it seems to want to stall out going down the road. This is not safe if the car stalls going 50 MPH we are going to loose our steering and control. This issue has been on going with the evap since we bought it used in 2010, the other thing auto acceptance (where we purchased in 2010) did was give us a new gas cap which did not help the issue at all... This is a serious issue with this aftermarket product and if I would have known would have never spent the money on it. I am concerned with our safety as we have 3 children that ride in it as well.

Filed May 14, 2014 · Engine · 179,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted after waiting a few minutes. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact performed the repair himself that included the replacement of the throttle position sensor, idle air control valve, map sensor and the coil pack. The failure continued after the contact repaired the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic that specialized in electrical issues where the contact was awaiting further diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 179,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jul 11, 2012 · Transmission · 141,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic. The technician stated that the PCM would have to be replaced. The failure continued after the replacement of the PCM. The vehicle was taken to the dealer four different times. The PCM was replaced three times. The technician stated that there was no guarantee the replacement of the PCM would repair the failure. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic stated that the PCM was not the cause of the failure. The mechanic stated that the power distribution box would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 141,000.

Filed Dec 11, 2009 · Electrical · 11,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chrysler town and country. While driving between 5-70 MPH the vehicle will stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and some cables/wires were replaced. The repair did not remedy the failure. The current and failure mileages were 110,000.

Filed Jul 30, 2009 · Transmission · 87,137 miles · IL

I was driving down the street and when I went to press the brake to slow down my transmission locked up and the car stalled right in the middle of traffic. The vehicle is in safe mode and is stuck in 2nd gear. I have heard alot about this issue and was wondering about a recall that would relate to the issue. I have 3 children and we could have been hurt badly.

Filed Feb 4, 2006 · Electrical · 61,226 miles · FL

Between 09/25/05 and 01/25/06 I have spent over$9,000.00 in repairs to my 2001 town and country. All electrical related. Van has stalled and left us stranded numerous times. Fuses, fuel relays, electrical harness damaged, overhead console replaced, rear door switches replaced, transmission module. Speedometer,doors will work one minute and not the next. Check engine light comes on everytime and is on now.... I see there have been numerous complaints on these same issues. I wonder how many more are having the same problems that don't get reported. I have also spent hundreds of dollars on rental cars everytime the dealer has the car for weeks at a time. After 2 different chrysler dealers worked on it you would think it could be fixed. It appears they are more interested in trading me out of it than admitting they can't fix it. I wish they had told me that $9,000. Dollars ago.

Filed Mar 28, 2005 · Transmission · PA

While driving 55 MPH vehicle stalled. Driver was unable to restart vehicle, and had it towed to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the transmission needed to be replaced.

Filed Nov 5, 2003 · Electrical · 48 miles · WA

Problems with body control module resulted in vehicle not starting up. *mr after many minor computer/electrical problems, the vehicle stalled and would not start. This happened three times and each time the consumer was told that the vehicle was fixed per service dealer. Also, the power sliding doors/rear lift gate would not open from the inside at times. *scc

Filed Aug 10, 2003 · Electrical, Transmission · CA

Electrical battery/no start had vehicle less than 4 months with a dead battery in driveway. Dealer said it was our problem. Purchased new battery and starting noticing a "bucking" or "surging" as you were driving. After the repair attempt for the surging and bucking it would also stall while driving in parking lots, stopping at stop lights, backing out of parking spaces/driveways. When this happened you lost all power in vehicle. Had to be put back in park to restart. Sometimes would take 4 or 5 tries before you could actually be "on the road". Dealer claimed couldn't verify. They did however on second visit replace whole transmission. We only had 32,000 miles on it. It was in shop for that repair for 23 days. Still didn't correct problem. They replaced that PCM or a bcm not sure which. On invoices it mentions both so not sure if they did both or a typo on their part. Irregardless of which part what ever they did altered my odometer by adding approximately 2 thousand miles to my vehicle. Dealer states can't fix it as that would be tampering with odometer. Vehicle still bucks and surges and have called out tow truck on at least 2 other occasions for a complete no start/power. It has been in the shop at two different dealerships for more than 6 visits..still isn't fixed. So it has the battery issue and the stalling issue. Now of course it also has the odometer issue. We have had problems with the rear air conditioner but dealer stated that was the way it was made. Also have had some black molding/stripping fall off of windows/sliding door. Haven't done anything about that as the stalling and no start problems are more important. Got no satisfactory response from dealer or chrysler so have contacted a lemon lawyer. Hope no else has to go through what we did.

Filed Jan 14, 2002 · Electrical · NY

During normal driving vehicle began to experience rough engine operation, flashing engine indicator appeared on dash and within 15 seconds vehicle stalled out and was braked to a stop on a hillside. All attempts to restart vehicle were fruitless and it had to be towed to the nearest dealer's shop. After two full days in the shop it was determined that the main wiring harness chafed on the side of the transmission and shorted. This blew a fuse, burned out the coil and the throttle position sensor. The solution consisted of repairing and resecuring the harness to prevent chafing, a new coil and a new throttle position switch were installed. Selling dealer indicated that this was the fifth vehicle with this problem. This is obviously a manufacturing/design defect which could be easily avoided. The consequence of this failure could have been much worse if the short and the subsequent loss of power and control occured during highway driving, especially in traffic at high speed.

Filed Nov 11, 2001 · Acceleration · MI

We do not know what is causing this "hesitation" in the acceleration of the car while driving. The car tends to idle poorly sometimes stalling while at rest and/or revving up while at rest. While taking off from a stop sometimes when pushing on the accelerator the car will not properly accelerate then all of sudden kick in and lunge forward. Now the car has a "da, da, da" intermittent hesitation or vibration within the engine making it feel as if you are riding over the same tiny bumps over and over again feeling like their is something braking the car intermittently while you are driving it which also makes the car have a poor riding feel. Also, we have noticed that this car does not ride smoothly like the car we testdrove here in michigan. We hit bumps and it feels like the car is dropping off a small cliff, but then on little divits the car drives over then smoothly, which leads me to believe it is not a tire problem. The back end does not even feel like it has shocks when you hit a bump, rather it "booms" and feels like it is dropping off a ledge. We wonder if this is all related somehow. ...and we would just like our new car to perform like the lxi we test drove that had such a smooth ride.