2010 Chrysler Town and Country: jerking or lurching

Filed Apr 1, 2024 · PA

Every so often there’s like a miss or jerk as if it’s the transmission also there’s moments I’ll go after stopped and there’s no power until a few seconds

Filed Sep 26, 2022 · Electrical, Lights · 151,000 miles · KS

The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the headlights would randomly turn off, creating a visibility hazard for the driver. When the failure occurred, the headlights could not be reactivated. Additionally, the braking system would randomly malfunction causing an extended stopping distance. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the TIPM was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. Previously while driving at various speeds the vehicle had experienced jerking and shaking. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who replaced the transmission. The failure mileage was 151,000.

Filed Aug 17, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · 136,000 miles · WI

Coming to a stop or slowing down or even cruising at even 40 MPH, the RPM's will drop to zero without warning and the engine will shut off. Sometime this will be preceded by a jerking motion in the car. If we put the car in neutral we can immediately restart the engine. This is dangerous as we lose power steering and brakes when this happens and if we are in the middle of a turn it is very difficult to complete the turn and we are exposed to oncoming traffic. We have never yet had these ignition problems occur on the highway. Also, our ignition key fob has many times mysteriously turned our car on or off, has caused the alarm to come on, has locked and unlocked our car, and has even opened our windows part way when we are approaching our van. These things have been occurring for about 4 years. We have had a chrysler dealer service dept. And another reputable mechanic both unsuccessful at finding the cause of these problems.

Filed Feb 13, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 116,000 miles · MD

I have a town and country 2010 and it has been in the repair shop off and on for the last 5 months. Van started stalling and jerking and cut off in the middle of a intersection with oncoming traffic scared me to death. Was told the tipm system is defective. Chrysler need to recall this van before someone id killed not safe to drive at all

Filed Jan 18, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 134,000 miles · CT

Vehicle 'completely' shuts off while driving, and you have no control. It has occurred twice in this month (1/5/19 & 1/10/19), and both times it has created an extremely dangerous condition, for each time I was driving on city streets. Each time it has happened at low speeds. The motor also has a constant jerking feeling at lower speeds.

Filed Jul 14, 2016 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · MD

This vehicle has given problems with the electrical since I got in brand new in winter 2009. When driven for more then a couple hours, all the electrical will flash off for a few seconds, to include my power steering headlights, dash lamps, etc. I had the recall done which replaced the ignition switch which supposedly was the problem. Now that this recall has been done, my key gets stuck in my ignition, the tire pressure system randomly turns off, and to top it off the electrical still flashes on and off after driving for more then an hour or two. The dealership has stated they don't know what causes this as it never happens when they test drive it. Another problem that I've had since day one, is with the transmission. When you slow down to make a turn and press the gas to speed back up with the wheel still turned the transmission will jerk into gear. This also has been looked at multiple times and the dealership did not know what was causing it.

Filed Jan 14, 2016 · Engine · 90,000 miles · CO

This vehicle shuts down while driving - intermittently. There is some times a lurching that happens as though it's not getting gas and the RPM's struggle and then it will die. Pop it into neutral, turn the key and it starts right back. Most often this happens within 10mins of driving and at speeds anywhere from 10-35 - usually when the RPM's settling to around 1200-1800. It has happened at highway speeds and it has happened 45mins into a drive with no lurching indication at all. When it shuts down, the driver loses all power steering/brakes which makes for very dangerous situation. The dealer swapped out the ignition under recall in june 2015 - this did not fix the problem. The dealer has taken the car on several drives and has not been albe to experience the problem. Sometimes it happens 2-3 times in one drive, sometimes 2-3 times in one day for several days in a row and then it might not do it again for days or even weeks. The key is always in the on position - it never moved to acc or any other position - and this almost always happens when the car is settling into the RPM - meaning not while accelerating. Sometimes this will trigger the check engine light, sometimes it does not. Sometimes the check engine light comes on just before it dies, and other times it does not. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for why this happens but it happens often and again, is very dangerous and unsafe.

Filed Nov 30, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and then stalled. In addition, the contact stated that while in idle, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Oct 27, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 151,000 miles · FL

While pulling out of a parking lot, with my foot on the brake, the vehicle began accelerating. This only lasted a brief second, but the vehicle jerked forward and drove over a parking block and off the curb. Soon thereafter, I began having issues with the headlights. I would turn the light switch to on. The lights flickered for a second, then shut off. I would toggle the light switch and would eventually would get the headlights to turn on. This issue became progressively worse to the point where they would shut off while I was driving. Needless to say, this presented a safety issue. Thankfully, I live only 10 minutes from where I work, and use the fog lights on well lit roadways to get back and forth, but obviously cannot drive the vehicle for long distances or on major highways and interstates during night time hours. While this issue got worse, the radio in the vehicle would unexplainable shut down. When this happens, I hear a sound like wires short circuiting from somewhere inside the dash. The same time the radio goes out, I noticed that the air conditioning, power windows, and door locks would also lose power. After researching all these issues through the internet and chrysler forums, it seems the logical issue would be the t.I.p.m. ( total integrated power module). I am having the vehicle looked at in the next few days. My only concern is all the complaints regarding this module on chrysler, dodge and jeep vehicles, and no safety recall had been issued. Thus is clearly a safety concern and should be addressed in a class action law suit.

Filed Jun 29, 2015 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that they only received five repair kits at a time and the manufacturer would not send anymore kits until the manufacturer received the defective part back. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. On two separate occasions, the vehicle jerked and momentarily stalled before resuming normal operation. The failure mileage was 65,000. Ma 09/03/15 updated 11/01/2017

Filed Mar 23, 2015 · Brakes, Steering · 24,600 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chrysler town and country. While driving at 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the steering wheel jerked. However, the failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken multiple times to a dealer and an independent mechanic, who stated that the front brakes and rotors needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 24,600.