2012 Chrysler Town and Country: multiple warning lights

Filed Mar 4, 2025 · Electrical, Fuel system · UT

Has had some issues trying to turn on after sitting over night. It will just kill the battery but it just started to die while driving and the entire system shuts off. All the lights, the steering wheel locks up and gas goes out. All you can do is brake and hope that you can stop in a good spot before it dies fully. This has happened a few times with my kids in the car and now I just don’t dare to drive. The tipm needs to be recalled.

Filed Dec 20, 2019 · Airbags, Electrical · MD

Replaced alternator two times within a year and now need a third. Started june 2018 while away on a trip, all lights on dashboard light up with no warning signs. Everything failed., brakes barely worked to stop, no power steering, windows would not go up/down, no air, no flashes....etc. The second time july 2019, battery light comes on, then goes off. A day later had the battery replaced. Although the battery tested well according to the company, they placement due being under warranty. The following week, again the battery light comes on during highway speed and car begins the same issues as before. Car was towed to dealership. Dealership states it's the alternator once again. Here we are december 2019 with the same issues....not to mention the passenger airbag light never goes off as the dealer states it's nothing.

Filed Jun 30, 2019 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · FL

Trouble starting, battery light and all dashboard lights on car kept reving up and down heater was in full blast and would not turn off windows would not open and I could not put car in neutral to get towed and had to be dragged also the trunk would randomly open when I would walk outside. All o this happened while the vehicle was running and I was driving down the road. Except for the trunk opening and closing, that would happen when I would walk out to the parking lot it would randomly be open. I had to have it towed and since they couldn't put the vehicle in neutral it was dragged out of the driveway. It was so hot I almost passed out since the windows would not go down and it was blowing 82degrees on high in 85 degree temperature outside. The chrysler dealership said it is the tipm gone bad and it also now needs a new battery and alternator because it was all ruined. $1996 +tax. It is still at the service department. Because I have not been able to pay for it. Now I see that there have been recalls for the tipm on numerous town and country vans.. Why wasn't mine listed and it is doing the same thing?

Filed Apr 8, 2016 · Engine · 132,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler town and country. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle shut off and the steering wheel locked. The brake pedal became difficult to depress and all the lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had to shift into the park position to restart the vehicle. Also, there was a knocking noise in the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter was burned and the connecting rod failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

Filed Mar 28, 2016 · Lights · 71,000 miles · MN

My wife was driving the vehicle at night on a two-lane highway when all of the lights went out and she could not see the road. She was able to get the van stopped in the roadway as there was no other traffic at the time. When she opened the door to see of the dome light would come on, the lights came back on and she was able to get back home. Had there been more traffic, it would have been a much more dangerous situation.

Filed Dec 7, 2014 · Electrical · 66,476 miles · IL

Key fob stopped working and all wipers went off on their own and would not turn off. The electronic vehicle monitoring system went off totally. All lights and power(radio window controls etc) inside the car turned off. The headlight went off. Then fine for about a week k the vehicle into the dealership and they said: checked grounds to cluster. Fuses are working properly,so no repairs made at this time. A day later all of the above happened again! Then again and again. On and off this went for a few days, until I could get it back in yet again to get looked at......nothing is fixed.

Filed Apr 8, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 57,000 miles · KS

As I was driving down the highway at approximately 70mph, my vehicle lost all power. It was so abrupt that it felt as if I had been rear ended. I had no power steering, and all electrical components of my van shut off. I attempted to steer towards the shoulder, and my van regained power. The dash lights flashed twice and then I had full power. The van then again had all lights shut off and it shut off. This second occurrence was quicker than the first, and the power flashed back on after a few seconds. I exited with the van off the highway and had it towed. The dealership drove the vehicle, but was unable to replicate the problem so they could not repair it. They do not know why it happened or if/when it will happen again, but they are unwilling to purchase the car back from me.