2001 Chrysler Town and Country: won't start

Filed Jan 19, 2007 · Electrical · MN

My 2001 chrysler town and country has starting problems dec of 2006. Will not start and run for few seconds. After trying 3 times everything goes dead. Would jiggle key, beat on dash, turn key on/off. Still not sure of correct sequence to get it started again. I have taken it in for a fix of problem - $500 worth in fargo, nd jan 11, 2007. They said fixed problem. One week latter back to the same problem. The part they replaced wasn't the problem. I talked to a auto body man and said has heard of numerous people going into the ada, mn dealer for repair and would happen again so they would check it out but would remedy it by disabling the security system. They kept the $500. Hmmm sounds like a rip off to me.

Filed Mar 21, 2005 · Electrical · OH

If the side automatic doors or the automatic liftgate are opened and left opened while the car is not on, for any more than a few minutes, then van will not start and will need to be jumped. There have also been other electrical problems. The headlights, when left on automatic, will sometimes flicker when the car is not running . The rear wipers quit working, as well as the seat heaters.

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 May 18, 2001 · Transmission · IA

Our dealer stated no problem with vechicle because their computer said so. On the last occurrence van had to be towed and would not start.