2005 chrysler town & country: wiring damage by rodents causing multiple electrical systems failure including failure to start necessitating in vehicle towing to dealer for repairs. Material in wire insulation appears to attract rodents. Problems occurred in 2009 & 2010.
2005 Chrysler Town and Country fuel system complaints
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Filled my 2005 town and country with gas and when I started it acted funny, then as I was driving off it almost lost power on the road. It "bogged down", stuttered and eventually seemed as though it would die out. I continued driving slowly and it slowly seemed to start running right. However, it has not been the same and has periods of "bogging down" and like it has an issue trying to get power (or gas)when I try accelerating ever since I filled the tank. It almost seems to lose the power. No lights come on and the van has only has 85,000 miles on it. Glad no one was coming fast, I could've been hit just trying to come out the gas station!!! Not sure if its the fuel injectors or gas tank issues! A very scary situation with my kids in the car with me!! Now im afraid to fill it all the way and try to keep it lower then 3/4 filled which is difficult to do!
2005 chrysler--town & country mini-van / (3.8l) every time this vehicle is refueled the engine stumbles or stalls out 2 minutes after restarting. This is extremely problematic when attempting to exit gas stations adjacent to busy roads. The "stumbling" or stalling occurs quite abruptly and always causes temporary loss of power steering and brakes as the engine shuts down. Based on numerous car blog sites this seems to be a fairly common problem on 04 and 05 chrysler and dodge mini-vans. Some chrysler mechanics have commented chrysler is aware of the problem. However, the issue seems to involve the gas tank emissions purge valve system, which is an integral part of the fuel tank. The only way to correct the problem is to replace the fuel tank. Given the nature of this problem I believe government emissions regulations and other safety regulations should be used to force a manufacturers recall of these vehicles to replace fault fuel tanks.
After my last 3 fill-ups, my 2005 chrysler t&c stalls within about 30 seconds of re-start, usually in the gas stations driveway. The service station indicated the cause to be the roll-over valve and that the entire gas tank would need to be replaced. Typically gas fumes should be sent to the evaporator, but now liquid gas is going into it. If the roll-over valve is at fault, I assume that liquid gas could be spilled if a roll-over did occur. Wouldn't this be a safety issue and shouldn't the government force chrysler to perform a service recall for this? Estimated repair charge is going to be around $800.
2005 chrysler t&c stalls after gas fillup. - within the last year my 2005 t&c has begun to stall within 20 seconds after a complete fuel tank fillup. It now will stall several times within the next 2 minutes and is becoming a safety hazard out on the road. The dealer indicates a roll-over valve in the fuel tank may be at fault and a fuel tank replacement is needed. Seems a bit excessive for a fault detection sensor. Not sure this is the answer. I have read of similar complaints but no identified correction. Is there a recall or identified solution? It does not happen on partial fuel refills or if I leave the t&c running during refueling. Would appreciate any information as I now feel this is getting worse and may not start after one of these stalls.
Almost every time after we fill up the gas tank of our 2005 town & country, the engine runs rough when we exit the station and many times dies entirely. Engine restarts almost immediately and it doesn't happen any other time. Even after tune-up, throttle body cleaning and new spark plugs, condition continues.
Everytime I fill my 2005 chrysler town & country with gas. As soon you leave start to move car shuts off. Then you have to put car in park restart hold gas pedal down until some gas is used up. After about five min. The car is fine & never happens again until fill up.
I started hearing a whinning noise coming from the hood of the van a couple of months ago. The noise was worse when the weather was colder and then the engine light came on. Took it in and discovered that the powersteering fluid had leaked out and the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The reason the engine light came on wasn't because of the powersteering but because the egr valve needed to be replaced as well as the brakes (front/back) needed replacing. Just had them replaced not that long ago. $2300.00 later. Drive away, 1 week later engine light comes on again, now I have an engine oil leak and the emissions exhaust system is faulty. I only have 55,000 miles on this vehicle and it is less than 4 years old, I would expect this from an older car. I have a family of 6 to worry about their safety and I am not very confident in this product that chrysler has produced. It is a shame that they are not willing to step up to the plate and admit their faults. They have lost me as a future customer as well as my family and friends. In today's economy, our hard earned money on a teacher's salary is quickly going down the drain with this vehicle. Are they waiting for a death to actually occur before they start to honor a recall? I wouldn't have known about this forum if it wasn't for consumer reports. How many chrsyler consumers are out there who don't know where to look and find out that they have a faulty vehicle,that they really aren't down on their luck. You can be sure, that every chrysler owner I come across, I will definitely share this information with.
Failure of egr valve on 2005 town and chrysler touring minivan. This problem is a know issue but chrysler refuses to issue a recall on this problem. The egr valve must atleast carry 100k mile warranty, but in my case as I am frm georgia, I have only 3yr/36k mile part and svc warranty. After calling the corporate office I was able to fight and receive some credit for getting this part replaced as my vehicle has only 60k miles on it. I had to pay a $100 deductible which I still believe is a ripoff for the consumer but a bonus for the dealership. My dealer - mark dodge/chrysler dealership in woodstock georgia - charged me for the $100 deductible + also had me performed a throttle body dvc to clean the carbon built up. The total charges I end up paying on 3/3/09 was $283.20 to this dealer. This is the 2nd time I have paid for a $100 deductible - the last one was for a water pump - although covered under wear and tear warranty - I was able to avoid another hefty ripoff. I believe - that if I hadn't called in chrysler I would have paid close to $500 + the throttle body cleanup svc charge to this mark dodge dealership who were ready to ripoff consumers. With the people of america helping to bailout chrysler - its no wonder why this company will fail otherwise. Their track record of producing cheap/shotty cars is visible with dealerships mixed in with their ripoff mktg - I want a complete refund of my deductible for all the parts chrysler has asked to payup as well as additional charges for unnecessary charges for throttle body cleanup )which I might add has been a bone of contention for this particular dealer since 30k mile service). In other states such as ca, the emission warranty must be around 100k for parts. I believe again that chrysler is going down the wrong path of profiting from their experimental cars which needless to say has poor engineering and design written all over it. I want the feds to look into seriously as I am not the only one with this issue.
Fuel pump module assembly developed cracks next to the out let tube. The tube that the main supply line connects. Gas and fumes leak. Had the assembly replaced. The van could have caught fire or exploded.
Gas tank has a hole somewhere close to top,was told it looked like maybe something actually rubbed hole there. It just started leaking gas. I can only put about 10.00 at a time. I am putting it in shop today to have it r epaired because it is very much a safety issue. We were just informed about it when car was returned back to us and that it had been like that since may or june of this year. Son checked it and said it looked as if something was rubbing up against it.
2005 chrysler town and country with multiple problems. Consumer states seat belt light does not illuminate when there are no seat belts on. Passenger air bag light says off when the wheel chair is in the front passenger position. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle was modified to accommodate a wheelchair. The steering gear and egr valve were replaced. *jb the consumer was concerned with chrysler moving the fiberglass fuel tank behind the axle, instead of moving it to the front where it is less vulnerable. Updated 10/05/15.
Having purchased a new chrysler, town & country minivan, in less than 3 years of ownership, I've had to make numerous repairs that I've never had to make on previously owned vehicles in the same lifespan of a vehicle. The quality of this van has been extremely disappointing.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town and country. He noticed the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer stated that the left airbag sensor was defective. The dealer made the repairs. Approximately 15 months later the air bag light illuminated again. The dealer stated that the right air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the right airbag sensor. There have not been any other occurrences since the replacement. The vehicle currently has 51,000 miles. *ak the consumer stated the vehicle ran out of gas even though the gauge read 3/8 of a tank. The dealer stated there was a problem with the fule tank sending unit. Updated 07/06/07.
Tl*- the contact stated that her 2005 town & country van stalled while driving. While driving at any speed in any weather conditions the vehicle stalled, and she had to pull to the side of the road to get the vehicle to start again. The contact took the vehicle the vehicle to dealership to repair the gas gauge which didn't register the correct amount of fuel. The gauge sometimes read full when the vehiclewas low on fuel. Occasionally while driving the radio will change channels on its own or get static. The contact stated that the dealership could not find anything wrong that caused the vehicle to stall. The contact called manufacture r, and filed complaint 15906958.
2005 chrysler town & country - 38,000 mi. - faulty gas gauge or sending unit. Gauge shows 3/4 full when fuel tank is empty. I ran out of gas twice because of this.
Vehicle brakes and steering stopped responding while vehicle was in motion. This lead to crash with a steel gate in an elementary school. Chrysler replaced a defective fuel pump but denies any problem with brakes/steering or any correlation between fuel pump problem and failure of brakes/steering. This is an update on my earlier odi 10152826 to include repair details and manufacturer/dealer response on this critical safety issue.
New van was delivered with service brakes that created vibrations,pulling and shaking. Diagnosis was bad rotors. Fixed and problem returned. Dealer refused any further warranty service. Another 2005 (same model) was also purchased and had the same problem. Both also have heavy gasoline smell in the interior when filled.
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.
Put my car in service just 3 days before my trip. I was 700 miles from home when my car just shut down. I was stuck on saturday with no chrysler service stations open until monday. In the end car was reading 1/4 tank but was actually empty. I rented a car to continue my travel while they worked on my car. Took all week and they still didn't complete fixing it. Picked it up on my way back home and it took over 3 weeks to fix once back home. Replaced fuel level sending unit, this did not work. Replaced bcm unit and replaced, did not work. In the end had to replace the fuel pump, fuel modl kit, and tank sublet repair.
1-reported vibration in steering wheel between 20-50 MPH [2-possible exhaust leak, I was getting sleepy after 20-30 min drive time, I use recycle mode on A/C due to having asthma [ 3-reported noise from the muffler/exhaust area[4- A/C compressor makes a laboring noise [5-vibration and a growling noise in rear suspension, axle or transmission[6-transmission seems to slip or jerk into and out of gear between 15-45 MPH. Service department could not duplicate any of my concerns but by the same token my mileage out was the same as my mileage in so I'm not sure it was even driven. Three[3] days later I came in and ask for someone to drive with me and the technician was able to hear the noise before we had gone a mile, at that time he thought is was just a loose spare tire but when I came back that afternoon I was told it was the catalytic converter but there was not one in town and as soon as it came in it would be repaired. It was supposedly order on thursday jan 19,2006 and received on jan 26,2006. Catalytic converter was replaced on jan 27,2006 as well as exhaust manifold gasket. [7-on this date I also reported on jan 26,2006, when I was braking to slow down to turn right the car engine surged forward and almost lost control of car-nothing was listed on the service copy as cause or what was tested for the engine surging when braking.[8-rear brakes have crystallized and need to be replaced at my cost. Am getting other prices at this time.
Vehicle component info on confirmation #'s 10149437, 10149440 & 10149442 are all original equipment from manufacturer. Gas gauge went from full to empty fuel pump quit , gas gauge went back to full and fuel pump stated working again. Had a friend in car that witnessed this problem. Service department listed cause as electrical-software[drb tested, updated PCM].
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.
While driving 75 MPH the vehicle accelerated suddenly, then all source of power was lost. The consumer was able to coast to the shoulder. The vehicle was towed to the nearest dealer to determine the cause. Please provide additional information. *jb the left front visor was replaced, it was difficult to shift from park to drive. The fuel pump was repalced due the vehicle shutting off while driving on the highway.
My family (me, my wife, and two young children) was on the way to an amusement park during a slow, steady rain at around 10:30 am on saturday, june 10, 2005 ( I know it sounds crazy). We were cruising along in the left hand lane of a three-lane highway at aroung 65 MPH when the engine in our 2005 chrysler town and country just quit. Luckily, I was able to get the van across the other two lanes of traffic and onto the shoulder without causing an accident. The oil light had come on and was still on when we stopped. I had changed the oil earlier in the week and was worried I failed to tighten something. But I checked the oil filer, plug and fluid level and everything was ok. My wife called roadside assistance while I called the dealer. After explaining what had happened, the service manager at the dealer had no idea what was wrong and neither did we. We finally got an insight to the problem when the tow truck driver called for our location. He asked us if we were out of gas. We told him over and over our fuel gage was reading 3/8 full. He kept insisting we were out of gas. I then checked the trip odometer - it read just under 380 miles - which is a lot of miles for this van. The tow truck driver arrived, put a gallon of gas in the gas tank, and after a quick jump start, the van started right up. The driver said he only does his job part time, but has had to do the same for at least 20 other drivers of similar vans this year. So I called the service manager at the dealer again and he confirmed they had replaced components related to the fuel system in the 2005 chrysler town & country minivans. He said to bring the van in monday (june 13th, 2005) to get looked at. He did mention in particular the fuel pump as a possible suspect. So at this point, the vehicle has not been repaired.
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