2008 Chrysler Town and Country: multiple warning lights

Filed May 13, 2024 · Brakes · IA

I have an ABS module for my 2008 Chrysler Town and Country van that has gone bad. All of the warning lights came on for the brake system (ABS, Brake, ESP/BAS, traction). I took it to my local garage and they said that it was a bad ABS module and only the dealer could replace it because it needed to be re-programed. I took it to the dealer who also did a diagnostic and said that it was bad and needed to be replaced. BUT the part has been discontinued and they cannot find the part any where else. No other dealer has them. This sounds like a safety concern to me. The car does not have ABS and cannot be fixed. Can you do anything to force Chrysler to start making this part. It is not safe to drive on slippery roads and will lead to accidents and possibly deaths. Please help. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Sep 13, 2020 · Electrical · 169,000 miles · NY

All lights on gauge cluster are on and I don't have turn signals from the inside and no fuel registered no gears light up gauge cluster does not display any information

Filed Jun 6, 2020 · Electrical · 148,000 miles · MI

When driving in a parking lot of a grocery store, my van's cluster board started going haywire, illuminating all warning lights, turning wiper blades on without them being on, opening windows. Turned van off and waited a few minutes and everything was back to normal. Next day it did it again when driving down the road at 55 MPH. Took it to the mechanic and it did it for him. He believes it has to do with the wiring in sliding door, which does have a recall but not for my particular van. If my 2008 town and country could also catch fire at the wiring harness, it needs to be included in the recall. Either way, it is extremely unsafe to be driving at 55 MPH and have everything start to go haywire in your car. I'm afraid to drive it. This problem absolutely needs to be looked into and at the least, give the consumers a reason for it and a repair solution that doesn't cost them thousands of dollars to try and troubleshoot.

Filed Aug 1, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 164,000 miles · FL

When driving down the road, all of the lights on the dashboard start to flash on and off, the car goes into a limp mode, the headlights go off, and eventually the car goes dead while driving down the road. It happened multiple times recently while on the interstate during heavy traffic.

Filed Dec 27, 2018 · Electrical · TX

Wont start put fob in the key whole and it wont turn over all lights come on battery has been tested alltinater tested and all are fine

Filed Jul 12, 2018 · Electrical · TN

This took place while my wife was picking up the children from school the lighs in the dashboard started blinking and the van stalled, completely powered off. All electrical systems was completly out of control. The wipers turned on as well the locks on the doors didn't work my wife and children were lock in the vehicle. All warning lights on the dashboard turned on. The AC quit working, after 15-20 minutes the van started up, the next day ive decided to take the van to work nothing happen at that time, but 10 minutes after I got off around 10:00 pm all hell broke loose lights blinking, wiper on, steering wheel vibrating, radio and A/C cut off, it was like the vehicle was possess. This is a dangerous and unsafe not only for the driving in this vehicle, but everyone on the road, why this issue have not been address where is the recall, is chrysler waiting for somebody to get injury or die, before any action take place. Please address this issue asap.

Filed Jul 3, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 130,000 miles · VA

My wife was driving on two different occasions and the van stalled, completely powered off. All electrical systems suddenly started acting in very abnormal ways. The wipers turned on as well as sprayed. The horn started going off, the locks on the doors gut stuck. All warning lights on the dashboard turned on. The AC quit working. The biggest problem is the two occasions the van just quit working going 40 to 60mph and the brakes and power steering not responding. This I think is major safety issues because my two little kids were with her in the van.

Filed Jun 14, 2018 · Electrical · KS

You hear a ding, then all warning lights come on, wipers come on, radio quits, locks quits working, windows don''t work, nothing electrical works! It all started after ignition switch recall was done, we have had it the shop multiple times, and they cannot figure it out, we changed out the tipm module, and it did not work either, they are not sure what the problem is, we have put lots of money in it, and still have the same problem...there is 5 other people her in wyandotte that is having the same problems...I have a handicap daughter that depends on my van, it does this all the time, and its dangerous for her...please help us figure this out,,I love our van, but scared of it too..we have had it in overland park jeep...thanks for your time, and I hope you can help us figure out whats going on...thank you

Filed Apr 13, 2017 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · GA

The electrical wires get caught in the door. While driving down the highway and city street, my windshield wipers came on, and all lights illuminated on my dash, and there was nothing that I could do to stop it. Later on, I determined that when the wires touched against something in the door, it would cause this reaction.

Filed Oct 27, 2016 · Electrical, Visibility · 75,000 miles · VA

Was driving and the following electrical items starting on their own: door locks ' lock and unlock repeatedly windshield wipers ' highest setting non-stop windshield wiper fluid (used all the fluid) lights ' flashing on and off horn ' repeatedly going on and off stopped car in road and turned off car and took out the key and still the issue continued for 20 minutes until we were able to disconnect the cable to the battery at which time it all stopped. Thinking that maybe this would reset it all we tried to put the cable back on the battery and it all started again. Because we had to move it out of the road and could not get the car into neutral to push it, we started the car again and all the same issues continued as above. After driving about 100 feet to put the car in a driveway, it all stopped except a warning light for traction control. After 100 feet more, all lights were gone and the car seemed normal. Drove the car home and had no issues. Look to see if there were any trouble codes (have a code reader) and no codes are present looking internet, I found literally thousands of similar complaints and issues with this car and other dodge (durango for example, caravan) and jeep (cherokee for example). Almost all of them said that issue was tipm defective.

Filed May 27, 2016 · Electrical, Visibility · 100,000 miles · OH

After having the win module replaced due to recall the vehicle intermittently started having an issue. While driving we would loose power all gauges (RPM,mpg,fuel), start flashing all the dash lights, chiming, wipers would engage, and headlights start flashing. (all at the same time) this would randomly happen at all times day or night, in all types of weather (cold, warm, wet, dry) and at various speeds and various driving terrains(both city streets and highways). After driving at night and having headlights flashing off and on while everything lighting up and turning on and off (extremely dangerous) we left at dealership for over a week and also showed them a video that we took of the car going haywire. They however, could not diagnose problem. They said all they knew was that when this happens the vehicle is actually trying to shut itself off and that the computer was resetting itself to avoid the engine turning off. They could not tell us why this was happening or how to fix this.

Filed Mar 8, 2016 · Electrical, Visibility · 97,950 miles · OH

On 3/7/16, 3 days following the recall repair for the win module we had done on 3/4/16, after starting the car and beginning to drive in my church parking lot, all of the dash lights lit up, the car started chiming as if I didn't have my seatbelt on, the wipers engaged, and the MPH and RPM gauges dropped to zero. It continually repeated. I attempted to pull into a parking space, turn off and removed key from ignition. Restarted car, and problem persisted. I repeated this again with the problem still persisting. I pulled into a gas station, turned car off, removed key, and exited vehicle. When I restarted the car the problem had stopped. Two days later on 3/8/16 I started my car for work and as soon as I put the car in reverse the same problem started. Shut the car off, removed key, and restarted... Still occurring. Shut the car off, removed key, exited vehicle, restarted, still occurring... I proceeded to drive down the road after exiting my driveway and took a video of this problem repeating continually until a mile down the road, I pulled over into an empty parking lot, shut the car off, removed key, opened and shut the door, and let it sit for 3-5 minutes before restarting, and the problem no longer occurred. My husband called the dealership, greenwood auto in cortland, oh to tell them what was happening, and all they said that it wasn't from them repairing the win module. I find this extremely unsafe, and hard to believe this is just a coincidence as this has never happened before prior to having the recall repair done. I do not have pictures but I do have a video. Chrysler customer service now says I have to pay a chrysler dealership for a diagnosis of this new problem, how convenient that is.