2005 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration problems

Filed Jul 27, 2021 · Acceleration, Electrical · 190,000 miles · SC · fire

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the parking brake warning light had illuminated the instrument panel. After she checked her parking brake and saw that it was not engaged, she continued to drive and noticed an abnormal rubber odor coming from the vehicle. She continued driving and then noticed white smoke coming from the dashboard. The contact panicked and attempted to stop the vehicle however, the vehicle continued to accelerate independently. The contact was able to drive the vehicle into a parking lot and placed the vehicle in park. The smoke then progressed from white to black as she tried to exit the vehicle however, she was unable to exit the vehicle since all the electrical features were inoperable. The contact then heard her doors unlock after multiple attempts to open them and immediately ran out of the vehicle. The contact called her husband who was a mechanic and he was able to drive the vehicle to their home. The authorities were not called to the scene and no injuries were reported. The contact's husband was able to assess the vehicle damage and discovered an active fire inside the dashboard module which he was able to extinguish. Her husband was able to determine that internal wiring within the module had caused the fire. Several electrical failures, as well as severe internal damage, rendered the vehicle undrivable. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Filed Mar 18, 2017 · Acceleration · 89,000 miles · IL

Y car accelerates too fast at certain times, like at intersections. It accelerates too quickly that my tires screech like I pressed the gas petal all the way down. This happens when I have the brake pressed and then put my foot on accelerator. This happens pretty much every day but not every time. Finally, I should mention that all my cars have been having problems since we moved and rented a house from my ex-landlord paul, who is a mechanic.

Filed Apr 29, 2015 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 65,000 miles · AZ

Every time I get gas the engine stalls a few minutes later causing power steering and brakes to fail and stopping acceleration into traffic. A very dangerous situation.

Filed Apr 10, 2015 · Acceleration · 110,000 miles · TN

Every time the vehicle gets a complete fill up of fuel. When I drive off onto the highway, the vehicle starts acting very erratic and hesitates severely. It happens every time and is very dangerous. I have read online that this issue has happened to many others as well.

Filed Dec 7, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 56,000 miles · KY

2005 chrysler town county minvan the instrument panel and the heat and A/C and all gauge go black went you are driving VIN number is [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 6, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 96,000 miles · MI

After fueling, this vehicle stalls 1 to 3 times. We do not "top off the tank", but stop fueling when pump shuts off. It does not matter the temperature outside. The engine shuts off and power steering and power brakes are lost. There have been times that an object, such as a mail box, is almost hit because it's very difficult to control the vehicle. This is no doubt a safety issue because control of the car is lost. If you pull out into traffic thinking the vehicle is going to accelerate and it does not, you are in danger of being hit by oncoming traffic. Apparently this is quite a common problem for these vans. This needs to be addressed by chrysler.

Filed Oct 20, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 200,000 miles · ID

My headlights, odometer & prnd21 began flickering intermittently. Condition worsened and gauges would turn off and back on, warning lights would flicker off & on, radio cuts out. Condition has progressed - now van has stalled out while driving three times. Battery is good, grounds are connected. This complaint seems to be common, yet dealerships do not seem to have repair information from chrysler. Stalling while driving is dangerous - chrysler should help identify a solution and issue a service bulletin.

Filed Mar 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 100,000 miles · CA

While driving the vehicle the headlights turned off. Now almost ever time going out to the vehicle when it is dark the light do not come on the first time, I have to keep turning the headlight switch on and off.

Filed Apr 18, 2013 · Acceleration · 27,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, the vehicle would not respond until repeated force was applied to the accelerator pedal. The failure recurred ten times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they informed the contact that there was not a recall available that was related to the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000. Updated 6/14/13

Filed May 4, 2010 · Acceleration · 81,000 miles · MI

Gas pedal is sticking. It seems like you have to push down harder on the pedal to get it unstuck.