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2011 Chrysler Town and Country electrical complaints

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Filed Jul 27, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 75,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and various warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, opened the hood, removed the battery, cleaned the battery, and then replaced the battery. Afterwards, the vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to marshall chrysler dodge jeep ram (140 spears ln, crittenden, ky 41030, (859) 824-3300) where it was diagnosed that the totally integrated power module was faulty and caused the electrical and engine shortages. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 25 miles · CT

Engine died, battery light came on, brake light, electrical system and engine died while driving on a state road

Filed Jul 6, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 91,000 miles · PA

The van has stopped cold in traffic. This was the second time this has happen it an electrical problem. Now there are signs of it happening again which will make the third time in as many years. This should be fix by the manufacturer being it is ongoing.

Filed Jul 5, 2018 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · OH

When the car was off the drivers side window button malfunctioned and melted. Owner did not see it happen but there is a hole in the button

Filed Jun 23, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 107,899 miles · ME

Vehicle will start but engine quits within seconds, key is still in on position. Turn key off and restart, stays on but computer has reset. This has happened 3 times this week.

Filed Jun 12, 2018 · Electrical · 149,000 miles · TX

Vehicle will not start. Tipm needs replacing. Upon investigation into the issue, there are countless complaints of the same part, but with very concerning safety issues such as vehicle stalling while driving or airbags randomly deploying or not deploying at all during an accident. The federal safety agency denied the petition to investigate this widely occurring issue. What the hell good is this organization if they don't place consumer interest and safety first???????????????

Filed May 26, 2018 · Electrical · 86,000 miles · NY

The car shut off when I was driving . I had to steer it over to the side. I'm lucky no one was behind me. I had a car full of kids so it was scary. Now I'm having trouble with it starting. Sometimes it starts sometimes it doesn't. I have also had trouble while driving the car it will not go over 40 miles an hour also dangerous. I had to pull over and shut the car an start it again. I had to put in 2 new batteries which are very expensive in this car. I had the relay fixed with fix bottom diagnosis,.fuel pump. New remotes. I went online and there are so many people with the same exact problems. I cant understand why this has not been recalled . I'm afraid to drive my car. I don't know what to do? People are saying it is electrical problems, tipm failure. They also said that chrysler knows about it and has done nothing about it. There is a law suit on this as well. ,

Filed May 22, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 70,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (button chrysler jeep dodge, 1220 e boulevard, kokomo, in 46902) where the technician informed the contact that the totally integrated power module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was not qualified to be advanced to a case manager. There were no recalls associated with the VIN. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that the failure occurred more than three times. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed May 20, 2018 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · MN

Horn does not work at steering wheel but will randomly blow when a door is opened. This is an ongoing occurrence since "when did this happen" as the problem has not been found.

Filed May 16, 2018 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · NM

The alternator failed and burned up and cooked the battery. There was a recall on the chrysler 300 and other models with the same engine and alternator. I feel my vehicle should be recalled too. The cost was $1,000!

Filed May 10, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 123,000 miles · OH

At first starting the van was intermittent you would have to wait till you heard the fuel pump turn on in order to start the vehicle because the fuel relay on the tipm board is going bad. Once you heard the fuel pump come on the van would start but there are times where the starter stays engaged and wants to keep trying to start when the van is running. Last weekend I was on the highway with my five year old daughter and the fuel pump shut off while driving( in motion), speed limit of 70,.I lost control of the steering, the van decelerated very quickly in heavy amount of traffic, I was nearly in a multi-car accident. When the van is shut off I am not sure the air bags will work if I had been involved in an accident. I have to unplug the fuse to the fuel pump every time I get out of the vehicle because the fuel pump keeps running draining my battery. I had to pay $200.00 to replace my battery. This has been a problem with dodge and chrysler for 10 years they know about it but it will take someone dying in order for them to recall all vehicles affected. I am afraid to drive my van because I feel in this current state it is unsafe because it has shut down because of the fuel relay on the tipm board.

Filed Apr 17, 2018 · Electrical · 100,225 miles · DC

My side mirror was hit and replaced. Right after replacement, the side sensor didn't work. Shop was already closed, I had my whole family in the car on 295 when all the lights on the dash started lighting up including the battery, the AC went out, windows stopped working, back up cam flashed. Pulled off the road just in time for the van to shut down and leave us stranded. After towing it back and unerring home, the repair shop said they towed it to a dealership that said, sorry, you alternator went out, pay us $1375!

Filed Apr 9, 2018 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (super deal motors, 5821 funston st, hollywood, fl 33023) where it was diagnosed that the computer module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Apr 3, 2018 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that he was unable to operate the windows using the window controls due to the wires being disconnected per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v234000 (electrical system). The dealer that performed the interim repair was dave dennis chrysler jeep dodge ram (4232 colonel glenn hwy, dayton, oh) who stated that the parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 50,400 miles · CA

On highway, I switched on high beam, ft wipers turned on and will not turn off. Jnstrument lights, turn signals, tail lights stopped working, no high beam, no stop lights

Filed Mar 21, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 103,367 miles · ME

I have had electrical issues since the beginning of buying our vehicle brand new. Most recently the engine stalled while driving 25mph, engine light came on and flashed before the engine stalled causing power steering to fail. I took it to the dealership and was told they could not find an issue. The following week, on 3/16/18 they did an oil change and air filter change, again did not find any issues. On 3/19/18, as I was driving my 3 kids to school, the battery light came on and I lost power steering. I almost crashed with the kids in the car due to this issue. I ended up driving it back to the dealership and was told the power belt was completely off and the alternator was not attached to the engine as it should be. The brackets that hold the alternator on, was gone. This was the 3rd time this month I have brought this vehicle in, was told multiple times there was no issue. Now we could possibly have to replace the engine block.

Filed Mar 2, 2018 · Electrical · 64,000 miles · MI

I have 60k miles on my vehicle and the blind spot detectors have stopped working. My mechanic indicated that this issue should've been on recall a long time ago! Damage was caused due to salt, water, dirt and road grime. Now because of normal conditions on my state I am being quoted at near 2k to fix an issue on a an I have personally put 20k miles on. So disappointed I will likely never buy chrysler vans again!

Filed Feb 21, 2018 · Electrical · 144,000 miles · IL

We have had numerous time when the van will not start. The engine sounds like it is trying to turn over but nothing happens and the engine light comes on. After numerous attempts the van starts. When it has been taken in to the chrysler dealership they are unable to diagnose the problem due to the code being resolved. More importantly the van stalled while driving 70 MPH on the highway. Lights, radio, fans all worked but the engine just shut off. Chrysler dealership stated they couldn't find the issue and put a new battery in. After picking up the vehicle is stalled again going 30 MPH in town. Again van was towed to the dealership and again was told the codes were resolved so they were unable to figure out what was wrong. They state that they see there are a lot of electrical codes but that they are unable to read them because they have been resolved. Vehicle has 144000 miles on it and has regular maintenance done.

Filed Feb 12, 2018 · Acceleration, Brakes · OK

Tipm, I have had tons of problems with my van since I purchased. There is no telling how much I have spent of the years on repairs. Come to find out most of my repairs were not necessary. They all came from the faulty tipm. I can't believe this has not been recalled. The issue it causes is unbelievable. The stress and inconvenience this has caused me and my family is more than I could ever imagine. I'm out thousands of dollars on repair bills and now I find out that it will be another $1,300 to fix this. I have been having issues for years!!! When I would take it in they would treat the symptoms not the problem which I'm just finding out is the tipm. If this would have been properly diagnosed while under warranty than no big deal, but of course it was not. I have been driving and all of a sudden by brakes don't work, I turn on the van start to drive and it won't shift I have to pull over and turn off the van then restart it. Sometimes it wont start just sits there like it wants to start. The fuel pump is now constantly running. I'm sure that's not safe at all. The engine hours are twice what the mileage says it should be. Hum guess that's cause my engine is running all the time. That would be because the tipm is flawed.

Filed Feb 5, 2018 · Electrical · 155,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to coast to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and resumed driving. In addition, all the door locks unlocked independently, the radio functioned independently, and the tire, traction control, and ABS warning indicators remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the tipm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they never heard about the vehicle having that type of failure. No assistance was offered. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.

Filed Feb 1, 2018 · Electrical · 85,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to rairdon's chrysler dodge jeep ram of marysville (16610 smokey point blvd, arlington, wa 98223, (360) 653-5664) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Jan 26, 2018 · Electrical · 77,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the alternator failed and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the alternator failed and produced a reverse voltage, which caused the ecu to be destroyed. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

Filed Jan 11, 2018 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the key was unable to turn over in the ignition and the vehicle failed to start. In addition, the automatic start fob failed to function for more than two years. The dealer (stew hansen dodge ram chrysler jeep, 12103 hickman rd, urbandale, ia 50323, (515) 331-2900) stated that the vehicle was excluded from a manufacturer recall and that the tipm needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was excluded from a recall, but provided no solution. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Dec 29, 2017 · Electrical · 106,000 miles · IN

While driving, my van had an electrical meltdown starting with my seat warmers not staying on. It continued with gauges malfunctioning, headlights and stereo shut down. Followed by a complete shutdown of the vehicle. It was determined that the alternator went out but also fried the electrical system resulting in needing the tipm and ECM replaced. I suspected the tipm as a problem several months earlier when the van would not start regularly but if you continued to push the start button it would eventually start. It also completely shut down once while driving but then came back up after a couple seconds. My mechanic thought it was the starter. Chrysler has recalled the tipm for my make, model, and year but somehow has skipped my VIN. A lawsuit was also settled in 2015 with regards to the tipm and the vehicles not starting. I believe chrysler should expand their VIN numbers to include all vehicles listed in the years included in the lawsuit. In addition, chrysler should be financially liable for all repairs necessitated by the manufacturing/design defect that causes the electrical failures.

Filed Dec 25, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 87,000 miles · OH

Van would not start, only crank and crank. Towed to repair shop and fuel pump was replaced. Next day van had starting problems again. Van was taken back to repair shop. Mechanic was unable to solve problem so van was towed to a chrysler dealership. The chrysler dealership was also unable to solve problem and van was returned back to me. Again the van would not start, I tried the tipm bypass idea found online. The van has ran ok since, only having troubles when very cold. The van only has 87000 miles and a very well maintained history. I am scared this van will fail and seriously hurt someone. The cost for a new tipm is very expensive and I don't know if this will even fix the problem. I have already spent $900 on a new fuel pump and have the same problems. Please help

Filed Dec 17, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 43,000 miles · TX

The fuel pump relay inside the tipm (fuse box circuit board fuel pump relay) the vehicle would not start sometimes and died a few times out driving it out on the highway. I bought a new relay and had it solder in to my tipm and it works great now then a engine light came on and it say's it's not communication with my PCM then it's working again. Vehicle runs great now and starting. I hear chrysler 2011 town and country vans are having a lot of problems with the same issues but no recalls on the tipm box modules.

Filed Dec 7, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 105,000 miles · WI

Transmission slipping, occasionally does not shift out of 1st gear when excellerating from stop light or sign. Back driver side door sounds like electric snapping loudly from it when in gear and excellerating. This has happened many times.

Filed Dec 6, 2017 · Electrical · 55,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the ignition failed to start the vehicle. After several attempts, the vehicle finally started. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (hendricks hover automall, 1626 montgomery hwy, hoover al 35216) where it was diagnosed that the keys needed to be replaced. The keys were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed Dec 6, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 125,000 miles · OH

The car is having major issues with the fuel pump continuing to run. In the last 30 days it is not wanting to start in the morning. I have read on this issue and chrysler has had several hundred complaints about the tipm being bad causing the fuel pump to continue to run or the van not to start on cold mornings. This has also cause the van to stop running while you are driving the vehicle down the road.

Filed Dec 4, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 160,000 miles · NC

The fuel pump relay failed. The fuel pump relay is much smaller than the industry average, and the contacts overheated. The relay randomly failed multiple times while driving. The problem was intermittent, and the vehicle was functioning normally by the time it made it to a service facility for testing/repair. The relay on this particular design is integrated into the fuse box, which chrysler calls a totally integrated power module, or tipm. The design makes it prone to failure because of the size of the relay (too small for this application) as evidenced by the recall for jeeps that use the same wiring.

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