2002 Chrysler Town and Country: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 9, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 90,500 miles · IL

Car randomly stalls and has no power brakes, steering or control.

Filed Apr 30, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 127,000 miles · CA

The town and country van that we own continues to have multiple issues with intermittent stalling and various speeds. The van usually has problems most after refilling with gasoline. This problem has been happening for a few months and continues despite efforts to remedy the problem. I feel this is a safety issue that needs to be addressed by chrysler and the federal safety agency to avoid a major casualty incident since these vans are having documented problems at all speeds including highway driving at 70 plus MPH. We are not sure if the problem exists due to electrical issues, fuel pump issues or evap system issues due to the fact that no reportable codes are being thrown when the vehicle has this problem.

Filed Jul 6, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 68,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chrysler town and country. While the contact was at driving various speeds the engine stalled without prior warning. The engine restarted and the contact resumed normally. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they were unable to locate the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000. Updated 8/29/11 *cn the consumer also stated the vehicle had electrical problems and the PCM failed. Updated 10/05/11

Filed Jun 3, 2009 · Electrical · 88,536 miles · FL

Vehicle ran poorly at times and occasionally stumbled or stalled. Sometimes we would be partly in a busy intersection. Perform diagnostics and inspection, remove exhaust for inspection of harness and repair damaged wiring and install protective heat wrap. Cost: $268.93 could have been very dangerous in traffic.

Filed Jan 10, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 60,142 miles · MD

Vehicle had just entered atlanta georgia on i85 southbound. There was very heavy stop and go traffic. Upon light acceleration, the engine lost power. The engine never stalled. The idle remained smooth. In neutral the engine would accelerate normally. In drive (all gears) and reverse, the engine would accelerate to about 900 RPM and then lose power. We were able to drive along the shoulder at a slow walking pace (a slight incline) until we encountered a disabled vehicle. The van did not have the power to pull into the stop and go traffic. A tow truck was called and the van towed to a dealership for repairs. No check engine light and the engine restarted normally. The engine never ran rough and all the fluids looked good and were at correct levels. The dealership determined that the fuel pump was the problem since they measured the pressure at 40 psi and the specification was 53 psi. The fuel pump and filter was repaired at a cost of $686 plus towing. The powertrain warranty apparently does not cover these items. The replaced parts were not made available to us. After pickup from the dealership the van has intermittently experienced a pronounced hesitation accelerating from a stop. No check engine light. The van duplicated the same failure again on 12/30/06. We had just pulled out from a parking space at a restaurant. Every aspect of the incident was the same even to our proceeding to drive down the shoulder. Except in this case the shoulder was a slight decline. When the van made it to about 5 MPH the problem disappeared and the van drove fine for the remaining 95 miles of our trip. The next time that the van was started it went straight to another dealership for repair. The dealership could not find anything wrong with the van but charged a estimate fee and said to bring it back when it was experiencing the problem. There were no trouble codes set for them to diagnose the problem and the van behaved fine during the test drive.

Filed Oct 19, 2006 · Body, Electrical · 64,290 miles · ME

10am, driving at a low rate of speed, slowing to turn left, I suddenly lost power steering and had to manual make the turn (very difficult). The van was also hesitating, like it would stall. I regained full power and power steering after 10 seconds +/-. Noon, same day, accellerating <35mph, uphill, same problem occurred with the exception that after power steering failure, I completely stalled in the road and had to restart the vehicle. Brought to dealership wednesday. They were unable to find the problem (no code) or duplicate the problem. (also an issue with an intermittent problem with the power side door popping off but not power opening). Both electrical issues have occured since the five star dealership corrected an electrical problem with my power gatelift popping off but not power opening) I have called chrysler directly about technical service bulletins issued on both items and the advance service information 02-018/the federal safety agency#10000327 relating to the problem with the power side door and/or liftgate. Even with providing this information, the problem cannot be fixed until they get a "code". I have exhausted my progress with chrysler in their assistance with the proper diagnosis of the problem so I could pay to have the correct component replaced. My option is to pay $50 per diagnostic check by the dealer regardless of whether the vehicle "codes" the problem and no assurances as to the number of diagnostic checks it may take to produce the "code", so I filed a complaint with chrysler customer assistance "which is handled in house". When asked what department handles complaints, I was told " chrysler customer assistance". I clarified that is the same department title as to which I was speaking with, it was explained that customer assistance has many departments, which are not given titles, and that they are not allowed to provide names of whom would be handling the complaint, nor would anyone follow up with me. The circles begins!

Filed Jul 5, 2006 · NC

As I was driving my 2002 town & country, I turned the air conditioner on. The car began to smoke and stalled out. I have had the air conditioner replaced 2 times. The van no longer stalls and smokes, but when the A/C is turned on, there is a loud noise and the car jerks.

Filed Jan 4, 2006 · Electrical · 54,000 miles · OH

The wiring harness in our 2002 chrysler town & country continues to fail due to the harness design/placement in the vehicle. The first failure caused the vehicle to stall and not restart at a city intersection. The second failure caused the vehicles wipers, heater blower, radio and windows to fail intermittently. Wires within the wiring harness were replaced/repaired as was the front control module; however, the same problem is happening again after about three weeks. The dealer service department recommends replacing the entire wiring harness at a cost of $3,200.00.

Filed Dec 20, 2005 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · GA

While driving at 75 MPH the car stalled out and would not run. Had it towed to the dealership and the transmission has to be replaced. The car is only 3 years old!

Filed Oct 26, 2005 · Lights · 33,500 miles · MA

Dt: contact stated the headlights were not working properly. They intermittently shut off while driving. After a short period of time the headlights came back on. The dealer replaced the multi-function switch, but this repair did not fix the problem. The manufacturer has been contacted. There is currently an open investigation for the headlights on this model vehicle. *ak updated 11/29/05.

Filed Mar 15, 2005 · Transmission · GA

Vehicle experienced sudden engine stalling while on the road. Vehicle was then no longer able to start, and was taken to a dealer. Result showed that the body and transmission control module needed to be replaced.

Filed Oct 22, 2004 · Engine · 10,000 miles · VA

While driving 35 MPH vehicle stalled. Consumer had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.