2005 Chrysler Town and Country: won't start

Filed Jul 15, 2015 · Electrical · 62,483 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town and country. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the entire instrument cluster illuminated for a brief moment. The contact also stated that the vehicle did not start after turning the key in the ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bcm, fcm, and ipm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,483.

Filed Sep 10, 2014 · Fuel system · 89,000 miles · TX

My van frequently stalls out, and it's particularly likely to stall immediately after fuel refill, especially if I fill up the tank. It happened again this week, leaving me stalled out at a stoplight for a few minutes. Sometimes, too, it will leave me stranded by acting as if the engine is flooded and therefore, it won't start. If I let it sit and don't attempt to start it for at least 30 minutes, it generally starts right up. This has been going on for at least 18 months, but I am not certain of the exact date of the first instance.

Filed Aug 5, 2010 · Electrical · 114,340 miles · MI

1. Car will be running, and while driving, the dashboard gauges will stop working or jump around erratically (speedometer,RPM). Dashboard warning lights will turn on and off intermittently . Headlights turn on and off intermittently, power doors or locks do not work when trying to enter or exit the vehicle. Vehicle will not start, will start 20 minutes later when you try again. 2. Problem happens in intermittently. Drive a short distance and turn the car off (gas station). When you try to start again, it won't start. Sometimes it will be a few days between problems,other times it is every time the car starts the gauges will go haywire. There are different warning lights that come on each time> you never know what is or isn't working. This has been happening for a few weeks now. 3. Taking the vehicle to the dealer to get checked out.

Filed May 19, 2010 · Electrical · 62,000 miles · NC

My 2005 chrysler town and country van has an electrical problem that causes the dash light gauges headlights, door locks,interior lights to flash off and on. Then the car will cut off and will not start until the car sits for a while. There is no warning as to when this will happen. Has been in for same repair problem 5 times all types of things have been replaced but problem recurs without warning. Very dangerous when headlights go off without warning and car cuts off without warning. Date below is 5 the occurrence.

Filed Apr 13, 2010 · Electrical · 43,500 miles · WV

Electrical problems. Headlights flicker on and off, speedometer goes to 0, fuel gauge goes to empty, radio goes off then on, all lights flicker on and off, turn signal flickers off and on, locks do not work on occasion. Van does not always start and sometimes stalls, air blows out the vents even when the vents are off. I have had the bcm replaced 3 times, the cluster panel replaced, the alternator replaced 2 times, fan replaced, replaced power distribution center. Chrysler service center claimed they checked all wiring. Van is still not fixed. I feel it is dangerous for my children. This happens all the time while driving. I have had it towed because it would not start. I have had it worked on so many times. I have read other people have this problem. Airbag light is now on again.

Filed Mar 26, 2010 · Airbags, Electrical · 92,000 miles · MN

I own a 2005 chrysler town and country minivan. I noticed that there is a recall on the front crash sensor that doesn't start until june, but my airbag warning light is already illuminated. It started lighting up a couple of months ago. When I contacted my local chrysler dealership, they denied any knowledge of a recall. I called chrysler directly and was told that I could get the sensor fixed right now, but it would have to be at my own expense. The dealership was going to charge me $130 for diagnostics, when they should already know about the recall. My concern is this: if (god forbid) I happen to be in a crash between now and june, what happens if my airbag doesn't deploy? Chrysler is aware that my sensor is out and is doing nothing. What are my options for ensuring the safety of my vehicle over the course of the next three months, before the "official" recall begins? I truly think this is a sham that chrysler knows about the problem, but is taking their sweet time in coming up with a solution and fixing our defective vehicles.

Filed Jan 25, 2010 · Electrical · 36,700 miles · LA

Two years ago, february 2008, I had the body control module on my 2005 chrysler town & country replaced. The van was a little over three years old and out of warranty. The repair cost $658. It was replaced with a dealer part at a chrysler dealership. This past saturday it started with the same symptoms as in 2008. It won't start, the doors will not unlock, and it drains the battery. I just want to know if other van owners have the same problems.

Filed Apr 24, 2008 · Electrical · 49,000 miles · FL

We bought our 05 chrysler town & country in feb of '08. The dealership had to finish detailing it, so the next day they delivered it to me at work. That day my wife came and picked the van up from me and drove though town. She immediately noticed all the dash lights, air bag, check engine etc, flickering on the dash. When the lights would flicker, the radio also cut out and the seatbelt reminder "ding" would sound. She took it straight to the dealership who then put a code scanner on it, and said it was okay to drive, we needed to bring it back the next day when they had time. Long story short, the first thing they replaced was the battery and said it was fixed. About a week later the new battery completely died, the van would not start unless it was jumped, we even put a battery charger on it for 8hrs. Took it back to the dealership, this time they replaced the battery and the body control module. Again, we were told it was fixed. From the moment we picked it up from dealership the check engine light stayed on. We called the dealership, they said bring it back tomorrow. We went the next day and again they said bring it back tomorrow. Finally when they "had time" 2 days later, we took the van back up. After 45min or so they said the egr valve needed to be replaced, it was stuck open allowing too much oxygen into the fuel. But this time they were not going to pay to fix it. Mind you had only had the van for not even 30 days. After a lot of fighting with both the service and the sales dept, they did fix and we didn't have to pay for it. Here we are a month and a half later, and its doing the same thing again! Now what, they fought us last time to fix it...

Filed Jun 12, 2006 · 37,500 miles · MO

Under body spare tire cable system. The van had a flat tire, I let the tire down and replaced it. Went to return cable and tire holder back up and it would not crank up all the way, there by leaving the spare tire holder still hanging down almost touching the ground. I tied it up to keep from hanging down and took the van in to have the tire fixed, tire shop tired to put spare tire , it would not go up all the way that time either. I then called the dealership and they stated it was stripped and that it was a poor design by chrysler and they had replaced others too. Stated that it was not covered under warranty and we had to pay @$144.61 to have it replaced. The item is called a spare tire lock winch assembly.

Filed May 1, 2006 · Fuel system · 19,100 miles · MI

I use chrysler's town and country van limited edition (year 2005). As I was driving , suddenly the vehicle stopped responding to my accelerator. Even I press hard vehicle does not pickup the speed. I tried apply the breaks and breaks did not respond. So I have pulled vehicle aside and put it in parking gear (using the gear shift rod) to bring the vehicle to a sudden stop with a jerk. Then I switched off the engine. After that engine would not start. Happening this on the road is dangerous. I had to do all my controls in the middle of the speeding traffic. I also heard of similar incidents about this vehicle. Request you to evaluate this vehicle to save some lives on the road. This problem was diagnosed as failure of fuel pump and service center replaced the fuel pump.

Filed Mar 15, 2006 · Brakes, Engine · 11,700 miles · MI · crash

Complete failure of vehicle safety systems while vehicle in motion time: about 3:45 pm place: long meadow elementary school in rochester hills, mi 48309 vehicle: 2005 town & country - [xxx] mileage 11,700 1. After arriving in the school parking lot, my wife slowed down to take a turn to park in a spot. 2. The vehicle completely stalled and stopped. 3. She turned off the ignition and then restarted the engine. The engine started. 4. She tried to turn and park at the same spot on left side. The steering did not respond and vehicle kept moving in straight direction. 5. She tried to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes repeatedly with no response. 6. She also tried to steer vehicle towards empty space with no result. 7. She put the transmission in parking; it made some loud noise but did not stop the vehicle. 8. There was a steel gate right in front about 40-50 yards from where she started. The vehicle crashed in the gate and stopped. No one was injured. There was damage to the steel gate and the vehicle. 9. I arrived at the place about 15-20 minutes later. I was able to start the engine but did not try to move/reverse it. 10. School authorities informed the police about the incident. 11. Around 5 p.m. The vehicle was towed to body shop of golling chrysler jeep in bloomfield hills, michigan 12. Next morning (march 10th), ms sheila from golling chrysler body shop called me . As per her, the fuel pump of the vehicle has problems and that explains the problem with braking and steering system. She was not able to explain how the engine restarted after stalling and vehicle moved if the fuel pump was broken. She also indicated the vehicle did not start at dealership. There was roughly about $2,000 dollar of body damage. 13. Chrysler has initiated an internal special investigation. I have received no results of investigation or any help for the hardship being faced. *jb updated 07/16/2012

Filed Dec 22, 2005 · Fuel system · 15,246 miles · 00

While driving along a quiet suburban street, the engine of my 2005 chrysler dodge caravan quit without warning. With remaining limited braking and steering, I brought the car to a safe stop. The engine would turn over, but would not start. I called for assistance; the dealership service rep confirmed that the fuel gauge sending-unit had stopped working, so even though the fuel gauge showed over half-full, I had run out of gas! The unit was replaced under warranty, leaving me to speculate what might have happened if I'd been miles out of town in a canadian-winter storm, with my family along.