2012 Chrysler Town and Country: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Apr 23, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · PA

The External Fuel Pump Relay has failed causing stalling conditions while driving and starting problems. Along with that, it has drained the battery due to not turning the fuel pump off after the car is turn off. The part was recalled on the Jeep and Durango models with the same 3.6L engine. There have been many reports of this online with Town and Country and Dodge Caravan models with the 3.6L and 5.7L engines.

Filed Mar 15, 2022 · Electrical, Fuel system · MD

Bad relay module: 1. Battery drained while parked in garage overnight, multiple occasions. 2. Fuel pump continued to run and make noise when the vehicle is shut off. 3. Chrysler dealer performed diagnosis and confirmed that the TIPM require replacement, replacement part will take additional two months to arrive. 4. Engine stalled while making low speed right turn at high traffic intersection and nearly caused accident with children onboard. Likely caused by shut off fuel pump. 5. The vehicle is absolutely unsafe to drive and require immediate repair.

Filed May 1, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 125,000 miles · MA

I purchased my vehicle in march of 2016 for the purposes of transporting 2 disabled family members. First, check engine light was coming on and stated that the crankshaft sensor we're not working. When I would drive while driving my vehicle would just shut off I feared getting hit by other vehicles. Then the fuel pump relay would stay on after shutting vehicle off until it would drain the battery. After, now my vehicle cranks but doesn't start at all. This is a hazard and dangerous what I am afraid of is that this is a common issue with these vehicles and the issue has not been looked at by the proper department or authority. I also brought this issue to chrysler where I purchased the vehicle and they said they can not assist with the issue and no recalls have been put in place my vehicle has been parked for 5 months now.

Filed Apr 4, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 150,000 miles · CT

2012 chrysler town and country purchased second hand at 84.000 miles vehicle started then following at 86,000 miles. Lights sensor would activate lights without input from remote or driver. Then the lights stopped sensing when to change and has to be activated in manual. Vehicle windows would not remain up and locked when manually inputted to do so or activated to do so with remote. Interior lights would randomly switch on and run the battery dead. This resulted in many jumpstarts. Vehicle began to use fuel like 30.00 weekly with normal driving of my family to 30.00 every two to three days with no charge in driving. This increased when the family needs to drive increased to almost 20.00 daily. Vehicle would not accelerate on an incline would stay at 30 MPH despite you pressing the gas and it woul rev. Vehicle would decorate and accelerate on its own merit, one could press the gas and it wouldn't increase going up an incline causing any to maneuver around you to avoid collision and the it would accelerate on its own merit. Vehicle lift gate would not remain locked when secured whether by remote or manual. Lift gate also stopped sensing and has almost locked my small disabled a children in between where it closes. Vehicle lights would stop working with sensing in the auto mode. Have to manually use them then internal lights would come in and kill the battery. The signals in the dash had major malfunctions you would get the airbag, check engine and various lights intermittently flashing. The driver side seat would not work as you change a fuse it would blow. The passenger doors would not lock with remote input or manual lock door can open when driving. Rear windows would open on their own merit usually causing animal to get in. The car fuel pump would not stop running until the battery died or the terminal was removed. The screen said display is hot.*dt

Filed Nov 21, 2018 · Fuel system · 145,000 miles · GA

Vehicle wont start until multiple attempts, will stall while driving and fuel pump will continue to deun when the vehicle is shutoff until battery is drained. This has continued to happen daily for a few weeks. Car has died on multiple while driving on busy streets making it impossible to steer. Wont start without multiple attempts in the morning on my way to work and I between short stops after being driven for awhile. Fuel pump will intermittently continue to run after car is off and key is removed both short and long trips, requiring battery cable to be removed. On a number of occassions I have not realized it was running until coming back to vehicle and hearing it, only to find that it has drained the battery to the point that it will not start.

Filed Sep 2, 2017 · Electrical · 89,000 miles · FL

My town and country shut off while driving 60 MPH on a busy highway with my children in the car. All of a sudden the engine turned off, the power steering and brakes were disabled. My husband had to haphazardly pilot the vehicle to the side of the road. We had it towed to the dealership and they stated that it was a dead battery. I insisted that a dead battery does not cause a vehicle to shut off mid drive. The dealership rechecked it and replaced the battery. I got it home and as I pulled in the driveway the same thing happened. The car just shut off. This is a serious safety issue that chrysler should be addressing. I believe that a faulty tipm is the reason why this is happening.