2003 Chrysler Town and Country fuel system problems

13 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 80,000.

owner complaints: 13
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 80,000
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Fuel injection system
3
Storage: tank assembly
1
Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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200k+

Chrysler Town and Country fuel system problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Engine Stall After RefuelingOpened September 5, 2014, closed April 6, 2015

This defect petition evaluates July 7, 2014 allegations from an owner of a model year (MY) 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that engine stall occurs in these vehicles without warning after refueling.The petitioner's vehicle is a Chrysler RS platform minivan.The RS platform includes MY 2003 through 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Chrysler Voyager minivans.the federal safety agency evaluated the petition by analyzing consumer complaints submitted to the Agency, analyzing field data, reviewing technical information provided in Chrysler's response to an Agency information request and testing an RS minivan identified by its owner as experiencing post-refuel engine stalls.After completing this evaluation, the federal safety agency has concluded that further investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists.The stalls occurring in these vehicles only occur immediately after filling up the fuel tank and happen at low engine speeds. The failure rate is low, even after 8 to 13 years of the vehicles being in service, and there are no reports of crashes or injuries resulting from the stall condition.In the Agency's view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in finding the existence of a safety-related defect in the subject vehicles.Given the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency's limited resources to best accomplish the Agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.This action does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will take further action if warranted by future circumstances. More details concerning our review can be found in the Federal Register Notice for this action.The following 161 VOQs are included in the petition evaluation: 10209242, 10229468, 10240708, 10260923, 10275939, 10276532, 10296487, 10298175, 10328669, 10330144, 10346517, 10349789, 10354758, 10363689, 10372112, 10372368, 10372514, 10378031, 10379764, 10382938, 10387448, 10394063, 10398877, 10413918, 10418652, 10420924, 10427063, 10437525, 10445392, 10446902, 10470028, 10471249, 10473733, 10502231, 10503114, 10504260, 10509862, 10511988, 10512120, 10512385, 10512650, 10513147, 10538154, 10549841, 10551763, 10555188, 10555418, 10556754, 10565367, 10574012, 10574398, 10586555, 10587212, 10587559, 10593433, 10607841, 10607913, 10608922, 10615810, 10622468, 10628141, 10632112, 10632128, 10632172, 10632175, 10632231, 10632262, 10632266, 10632270, 10632305, 10632316, 10632326, 10632370, 10632385, 10632399, 10632492, 10632542, 10632765, 10632833, 10632928, 10633197, 10633281, 10633409, 10633421, 10633483, 10633507, 10637752, 10637804, 10637950, 10637975, 10638032, 10638289, 10638290, 10638401, 10638968, 10639218, 10639623, 10641157, 10641603, 10641614, 10641836, 10644339, 10644705, 10649713, 10649895, 10649932, 10650313, 10652590, 10653147, 10653783, 10654533, 10655226, 10658900, 10659679, 10660320, 10662588, 10662645, 10662662, 10663473, 10667056, 10667437, 10668081, 10668094, 10668131, 10668612, 10668969, 10668970, 10669584, 10669678, 10669729, 10669775, 10669866, 10669895, 10669992, 10670422, 10670506, 10676348, 10676732, 10677120, 10679795, 10679934, 10680057, 10680290, 10680342, 10680714, 10681512, 10682584, 10682906, 10683022, 10683114, 10683549, 10683620, 10683697, 10683743, 10689898, 10690761, 10691284, 10691556, 10691751, 10693061, 10694300

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What 2003 Chrysler Town and Country owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Jul 15, 2014 · Fuel system · 138,000 miles · MO · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled and smoke was seen from under the hood. After lifting the hood, the contact discovered flames coming from the fuel injection wiring harness. The contact indicated that the fuel injection wiring harness became melted during the incident. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 138,000.

Filed Jul 15, 2013 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · OR

The van was modified by braun corporation. An after market fuel tank with an unstable and unsafe fuel pump mount (they modified the tank which is not a chrysler tank and put a mounting o-ring in place of the standard locking mechanism) is the issue. It fails about every 4 years and causes a check engine light and fuel can spill or leak out of the top of the tank when you fill the tank. When the seal fails, gas fumes enter the cabin. Contact for detailed information and heavy frequency of repeated repairs on this and many other vehicles just like this one. Gibson auto electric 211 se 11th ave portland, or 97214 (503) 231-4100.

Filed Oct 19, 2012 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · ME

While traveling on the highway, I ran over road debris when changing lanes (saw it too late to swerve). The left front wheel kicked up the road debris and I felt it hit the undercarriage. A couple of days later, when adding fuel to the tank, we discovered that the fuel filler neck had been sheared off! The fuel we were pumping went straight to the ground.

Filed Jan 30, 2012 · Fuel system · IL

2003 chrysler town and country van. When refueling gas will shoot back out after refueling has began. Numerous times I have had gas splashback onto my person. The tank is extremely slow to fill as no matter what position the gas nozle is inserted in the filler tube the automatic shut off is activated on the nozzle.

Filed May 25, 2010 · Fuel system · TX

We have owned our 2003 town and country since 2008. The car had seemed to have pretty good gas mileage until the past few months. I have noticed that I have had to purchase gas every 3 days or so. I put a full tank of gas in the van on friday may 21st. I picked up both my son and daughter to and from school and to and from church. We made a pit stop at a store and dropped off a friend at home (this person lives around the corner from my son's school). On monday, I found myself back at the gas station because my gas light had come on and had said I was out of gas. This has been occurring over and over again over the past month or so. I have a friend who also has noted that I have been purchasing gas more and more over the past few weeks and recommends that we take this in and make sure that their isn't something happening with this van. Filling a van isn't cheap and this van has emptied our gas budget in less than a week. I don't see myself purchasing another town and country for our next van purchase. We will need to do much better on our homework with our next purchase.

Filed Aug 17, 2009 · Electrical, Fuel system · 99,700 miles · NC

Our 2003 chrysler town and country ex model which has been well maintained with periodic maintenance, was being driven at highway speed when the engine began to shudder and engine light illuminated. A strong odor of gasoline was present, so the van was towed to a local garage. The original diagnosis was a bad fuel injector (at 99,700 miles, not totally abnormal). We had a new injector installed, however on the way home the same issue recurred. The shop then said the computer gave a huge list and was likely defective. We had the car towed to the local chrysler dealer. At the dealer, they agreed, and replaced the computer, however the problem was still present. The electrical technician, then spent 2 days tracing the problem. As it turns out there were about 8 or 9 of the 12 wires in the fuel injector wiring harness were bare and shorting together causing the car to run badly, and polluting the oil with fuel in the process. There is an obvious bend in the wire at the point where the bare wires were in the harness. This harness is hidden from view by a protective sleeve, and there were no cuts in the sleeve. The dealer stated that our van provided them with the information needed to fix 3 other vans they couldn't fix before. The bare wiring ruined our PCM, and in the presence of the extra fuel vapors, was extremely dangerous, basically a bomb waiting for the right spark. Because this problem was found in other vehicles, and it is a major safety issue, I believe it warrants investigation, and a possible recall for all vans with this same engine harness. Chrysler was no help in resolving the issue, which in my view was either an installation error or faulty part. Although, there was no external property damage, the faulty part cost me $1400.00 in repairs and the loss of use for 2 1/2 weeks. The wiring harness is available at my home, and I will be happy to send it upon request.

Filed Jun 23, 2008 · Fuel system · 39,500 miles · OH

2003 chrysler town & country. I purchased the vehicle in april 2008. Odometer = 38,360 miles. The fuel pump makes an extremely loud high frequency pitched noise when the daytime temperature is 80 degrees f or higher. I reported issue to chrysler last week. Chrysler responded that it is not a recall item. I am concerned the fuel pump could fail at any time.

Filed Feb 19, 2008 · Brakes, Electrical · 80,000 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the brakes squeaked and pulsated when depressed. All of the brakes and rotors were replaced. The air conditioner compressor made a grating and scraping sound and was replaced, along with the alternator. The contact was afraid to remove the key from the ignition because it would take ten minutes of jiggling to get it back in and start the vehicle. The vehicle would make a clunking noise when shifting into gear. The cylinoid was replaced. The gasket and seal on the water pump and the accessory belt were replaced. The contact was informed that the water pump needed to be replaced within six months. The liftgate was replaced as well. The following recalls were referenced: the federal safety agency campaign id numbers 03e053000 (fuel system, gasoline), 04v386000 (steering: hydraulic power assist hose, piping and connections), 05v134000 (latches:locks:linkages:hatchback/liftgate lock), and 06e022000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The current and failure mileages were 80,000. Updated 04-02-08 *bf the water pump needed to be replaed after 1 year and 8 months. The transmission solenoid and seperpentin belt were replaced.

Filed Jan 25, 2007 · Electrical, Fuel system · 115,000 miles · OH

Tl*- the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet town and country. While driving at 65 MPH the vehicle stalled. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and installed a transmission carrier, but indicated that the fuel injection pump could also be the cause of the failure. This incident occurred for three weeks and continued to occur after being repaired. The failure occurred when the vehicle was hot or cold. The contact stated that there were no warning indicator lights when the stalling occurred. However, when the vehicle lost power the oil light indicator was lit. The contact felt unsafe driving the vehicle due to the frequent stalling incidents, including one that occurred at 1 am. Updated 2/22/2007 -now the vehicle exhibits a rough start condition. The steering had become very tight and makes noise. The radio will not play and the vehicle cuts off when it is on. Transmission problems. The horn will not sound. Rear wipers stopped working.

Filed May 31, 2006 · Fuel system · 54,000 miles · FL

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 45 MPH there was a loud noise that came from the rear of the vehicle. The smell of fuel entered the vehicle. The vehicle was driven to a local independent repair shop. The mechanic determined the hose had come off of the fuel tank. The dealership was alerted and determined the fuel lines and clamps needed to be replaced. The manufacturer has been alerted.

Questions about the 2003 Chrysler Town and Country fuel system

Does the 2003 Chrysler Town and Country have fuel system problems?

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the fuel system of the 2003 Chrysler Town and Country, 5% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2003 Chrysler Town and Country fuel system problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 80,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2003 Chrysler Town and Country fuel system?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Chrysler Town and Country have the most fuel system problems?

The Chrysler Town and Country model years with the most fuel system complaints are 1996 (177 complaints), 2011 (110 complaints) and 2005 (95 complaints).