2010 Chrysler Town and Country: sudden loss of power

Filed May 5, 2026 · Airbags, Electrical · 168,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly lost motive power. The failure caused a loss of power steering and power braking. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was turned off and restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V373000 (Electrical System, Air bags); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 168,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2025 · Electrical · PA

while driving my kids to school going on a curve about 15 mph, the car shutdown and loss control of power steering and the braking. Findings upon inspection and diagnostics review, it was determined that the Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) Module is faulty. This component is critical to vehicle ignition and operation. The failure of the WIN module causes the engine to complete shut down while the vehicle was in motion on the highway. The shutdown resulted in an immediate loss of power steering and power breaking functions, leaving the driver with severely reduced control of the vehicle. Such a malfunction poses a significant safety hazard, as the driver is unable to maintain proper handling or safely maneuver the vehicle during operation. The WIN Module has fail and must be replace immediately. Continued operation without repair could result in repeated engine shutdowns, increasing the risk of a crash or serious injury. Need replace the WIN Module with an OEM or certified equivalent part. Reprogram/ reinitialize the module as per manufacturer specifications. Test drive post-repair to ensure reliability and safety.

Filed Dec 11, 2023 · Engine · WI

While driving lost all power to vehicle. Lights, power steering etc. Able to shift into neutral and restart. This has occurred a few times. Very dangerous at night with no lights.

Filed Jul 27, 2023 · Acceleration, Electrical · NY

My A/C Compressor Unit froze up. Tearing my Serpentine Belt. Causing my engine to not run at all. My Driver side window Switch wiring melted. So now my window does not function at all. My vehicle doesn't go over 40mph and no longer shifts properly. Most of my engine wiring has melted. I have replaced the MAP Sensor, but it says there is a problem with the circuit. Also says a problem with the Barometric sensor, which I have yet to find. I had to replace the water pump. My cooling fan has totally stopped working. My key sticks in the ignition. I have replaced the battery and starter. I have also replaced the ignition coil pack, Spark plugs and wires. I thought this may be the reason it was having issues starting, but it still continues. My vehicle will studder or stall out while driving. Causing it to lose power, steering. Sometimes the van just doesn't start. Or it will seem like it wants to start, but it doesn't "fire." Sounding like a starter issue, but the starter has already been replaced

Filed May 24, 2023 · Airbags, Electrical · 100,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while his sister-in-law was driving 45-50 MPH, the HVAC system inadvertently turned off and the vehicle lost power steering functionality. Additionally, the vehicle stalled. The contact who is an independent mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V373000 (Electrical System, Air Bags). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Apr 6, 2023 · Electrical · SC

My 2010 Chrysler Town and Country has been showing signs of an electrical issue since I purchased it. It first started with the windshield wipers and the radio coming on and off by itself. As time went on, the vehicle would lose power as I was driving. When I attempted to accelerate, the engine would rev up but the van would continue to lose speed. It continued this way for a while, until eventually it started shutting down. I have to try to get the van on the side of the road before it shuts off and restart it. Most of the time, it will restart and drive like normal. However, it wouldn't restart and had to be taken to a mechanic. At this point, the doors on the van will open and close automatically; including the tailgate. I have kids and I'm worried that the doors will open while I'm driving on the highway. Even worst, I have been in several situations where the car has stalled or shut off without the person behind me knowing I'm having an issue. This has happened in traffic within city limits, and also on the busy highway. This could have led to an accident. Again, I have children and this is very unsafe. Additionally, I've already been through one vehicular electrical fire where I could have died. This is unsafe. The issue is with the control computer (I believe it may be called the ECM); which is located somewhere above the driver's side front tire. I've spent thousands of dollars since purchasing the van in 2016 trying to figure out this issue.

Filed Dec 5, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · KY

While driving, the engine will shut off resulting in a loss of power steering and brakes, amongst other systems. Very hazardous. Previous models have been recalled for this same issue and I would like to report it is STILL an issue in the 2010 town & country limited.

Filed May 27, 2022 · Electrical, Steering · KY

For the past several years we have tried to get power to examine the conditio. To no avail. Several times a week when we are driving the car will shut off and we lose power steering, the van turns off and we have to switch it into park to continue. Some day it happens several times. It seems like it is an occurance happening in other cars. ( see the federal safety agency CAMPAIGN ID:
14V373000. & 11V139000 ). I am worried bc it has almost led to several wrecks:.. it effects electrical. The ignition. Power steering and more. Also the air conditioner/ coolest has stopped working. We have to have tried multiple solutions with no avail… please help! And let me know if I can help With anything!

Filed Mar 4, 2021 · Brakes, Steering · 83,780 miles · IL

When driving, the vehicle would shut off , steering wheel became stiff and brakes would not work, as if it lost all power. There would be ABS and 'slippery' symbol on the dash board. It would happen during turning too and since the steering wheel was stiff, I was not able to turn it back straight and had to stop in the middle of the road. This vehicle stalling happened a few times and kept getting more frequent. I took it to dealer few times. They found code c121c stored in ABS module once, but could not identify the problem. I read up online that other people are having the same problem and are replacing the egr valve. I asked dealer to replace that even though they did not think that was the problem. Ever since they replace the egr valve, it has been running okay. Its surprising that chrysler dealer did not know of this know issue. But it is definitely not safe since the vehicle stalls anytime without notice and you cannot even control the steering wheel or brakes.

Filed Jan 30, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 140,000 miles · KY

Over the last year our van has randomly stalled out while driving but lucky it happened on side roads where we could pull over and then restart it. We took it to a local shop and they could not duplicate the problem but told us there was a recall but our particular VIN was not part of it. Then itt didn't happen again for several months but it was also covid time so we were not traveling near as much. Then this week it happened to me and I was able to pull over, turn the car off and restart it, regaining all functions. Then yesterday I was driving with my 4 children during rush hour traffic going 40 MPH on a very busy 4 lane road when my traction control light came on (like it does everytime this happens) and I lost power to the engine, power breaks, and power steering. I had no way to move my car off the road to a safe spot and here I was stuck in the middle of a very busy road scared to death. This time my car would not turn back on like it had in the past. That was the scariest day of my entire life as I watched cars swerve to avoiding hitting us with my precious cargo inside. Thank god a police offer got to us before the worst could happen. Chrysler is lucky because if something would have happened they would have had the largest lawsuit on their hands since they denied my recall request. Now my car is sitting at the shop waiting for them to open back up in 2 days. I am still shaking and having nightmares of what could have happened to my life yesterday. Chrysler needs to address this problem now!!!

Filed Jan 14, 2021 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · SC

About 4-5 years ago I had the r)# recall performed on my vehicle for the win module causing the vehicle to shut off randomly. Now in the last year it has intermittently happened around 10 times the vehicle will shut off and lose power while driving. I called bob richards chrysler in graniteville sc to redo the recall, because I was a service writer and manager for 9 years at brickner's park city chrysler in central wisconsin. And we used to redo them all the time but they would not so I thought I would notify because this can be very dangerous.

Filed Oct 23, 2020 · Electrical · 96,000 miles · IN

At random times, perhaps once every 200 miles average, the engine will suddenly turn off. This usually happens during turns or when speeding up from a stop. When this happens, I lose all power steering and engine control. This has resulted in 4 near-misses while turning corners with other vehicles in the area. The engine starts right back up again, but the vehicle must be put in neutral or park to restart - again, in mid-turn or as traffic is accelerating around me. This issue is listed on the federal safety agency recall site (campaign 14v373000), but is not associated with my VIN.