2010 Chrysler Town and Country: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jul 27, 2020 · Engine · 186,808 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and shuddered with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to his residence. The contact that the ignition cables were replaced. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 186,808.

Filed Feb 22, 2019 · Driver assistance, Engine · 126,000 miles · MN

For a few months now the van will sometimes not start, even if starting it back up immediately after just driving it. It has died in the middle of the road while driving with no steering capabilities, it hesitates when driving between 35-40 MPH. I never know if it's going to start back up after I shut it off, or when it's just going to decide to lock up and die while driving.

Filed Aug 13, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 74,031 miles · PA

Stalling problems: vehicle stalls out at stop lights and coming to stops in traffic on highway. The vehicle would re-started after putting in neutral. The car has stalled when slowing down and making left hand turns. This is very dangerous crossing through the intersection and not knowing if your vehicle will stall out or not. It is becoming more frequent, it happened 5 times on the one trip. I thought I purchased a really good used vehicle, and I think someone just passed on their problems to me. My husband's friend replaced the egr and it stopped doing it for a few days and then started stalling again. So I parked it for a few weeks. This past friday I took to the mechanic. The mechanic road tested vehicle with scan tool, performed data scan. No codes present/active or stored. They performed complete fuel injection/combustion chamber fuel service. Cleaned throttle plate area. Cleaned combustion chamber. Added fuel system cleaner to fuel tank to clean fuel injectors. Replaced spark plug wires and all spark plugs, erased memory, then re-test drove with scan tool, ok at that time. They advised us that they were unable to duplicate the stalling concern at that time. On saturday I picked up and it hesitated when going through the intersection, but otherwise seemed ok. On sunday stalled out at the two red lights in town, but restarted ok. Then after driving on the highway for a half hour, at the exit it stalled at stop sign and did not want to restart - 3 tries before I could get it going. So displeased with this vehicle, and I am worried about driving my daughter and nieces around in it! I wish someone would just tell us what is wrong so we can get it fixed.

Filed Nov 26, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 5,900 miles · IN

First problem the left sliding door stopped working which appears to be a very common problem. The other major issue which is very common with this vehicle is the van runs great until it doesn't then there seems to be no definite fix. It started a few months ago when my van wouldn't start. We have taken to multi ok e mechanics and have also had it tested with recommendations from auto stores. We have replaced three batteries, two starters, the alternator and still something is draining the battery. I can't even count the times I have been told well maybe it's this or that and we fix it only to drive it and find myself and kids stranded somewhere because it won't start again. I have a family member with the same issue and have seen many others online with the same issue spending tons of time and money into trying to solve the problem only to not be any closer than when started. I am now in the process of troubleshooting if the entertainment system is the problem and draining my battery. I charged the battery the end pulled stereo fuse my van stated charged however did hesitate to start once I had to turn key several times. But battery did stay charged. I put the fuse back in and checked a little later and it quickly drained. So I may have found the issue however we have thought that many times so not holding my breath but if that is the issue that still is a huge disappointment because it controls so much both dvd players bluetooth navigation stereo cd player and some other electric features definitely not cheap to replace and having this was a main reason we purchased this vehicle for our family very disappointed that there is not a recall already and we along with others are just left out on our own -my email [xxx] or phone [xxx] also the problems take place after vehicle turned of and you go to start information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed May 2, 2016 · Transmission · 81,487 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle shook severely. The vehicle also hesitated when the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle slowly accelerated. When the vehicle was finally shifted into gear, it shifted roughly and made a loud popping noise. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,487.

Filed Apr 1, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 60,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. The contact filled the vehicle with approximately 3/4 of a tank of fuel and parked it on a hill. The next morning, the vehicle had approximately 1/8 of a tank less fuel. The contact smelled fuel inside the vehicle. The failure recurred on more than one occasion. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the interior lighting illuminated without warning. The contact had to manually turn off the lights. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was intermittently illuminated. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated when shifting from second to third gear without warning. The failures recurred on several occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Electrical · 53,000 miles · VA

Our 2010 chrysler town and country van has cut off while driving, on multiple occasions. It has happened 3 times in just the past 3 weeks. There is no warning such as a hesitation or warning lights on the dashboard. The first indication is you lose power steering. The normal dashboard lights stay on but the van is not running and its difficult to get out of the way of traffic without power steering and it all happens so fast. We have been very lucky that there has not been an accident. We took all other keys off our van key fob and we checked the battery and it continues to happen. We know there is a recall for this very thing for ignitions for town and country vans including the year 2010 but the dealership tells us (that by using our VIN number), our vans production date is outside of the recall dates.

Filed Mar 26, 2014 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · TX

My car had the win start part replaced in the 2011 recall. I have found the issues listed below on several websites as being related, so I am listing them all. In these other reports the win start is listed as the problem, and replacing this part is $700+. An excessive cost to repair a component that fails so frequently, or that has already been replaced once on the car. Multiple issues: first the issue is that when I am driving, the car pauses or hesitates like it is going to die. There is no pattern to this, it happens at random speeds and under random conditions. Depending upon the timing and duration, this is definitely hazardous issue. Second: the key continuously gets stuck in the ignition, and I must sit in the car with the car off, or try to restart and shift the gears, sometimes up to 10-15 minutes before I can remove the key. In the beginning it happened only if I had been driving for awhile. Yesterday it happened and I drove only two miles. Third: the car won't start. It sometimes happens after the key has been stuck. I have had the battery and other components checked, but nothing is an obvious answer. Again, other websites connect this to the other issues herein listed and the resolution is replacing the win start.

Filed Oct 12, 2012 · Transmission · 33,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, he attempted to accelerate but the transmission slipped and hesitated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was 33,000 and the current mileage was 40,000.