2012 Chrysler Town and Country: misfire or rough idle

Filed Jan 18, 2023 · Driver assistance, Engine · MO

Confirmed cylinder number 2 misfire. Performed relative compression test and intake trace pull. Confirmed that number two has low compression and is directly affecting cylinder number fives intake pull. removed spark plug and did a compression test on cylinder 2 it had 90psi of compression and the rest of the cylinders were at 148psi of compression. used a bore scope and found cylinder damage in video attached vehicle needs a new engine to correct customers concern. When going up a small incline at 30-45mph engine would stall out. I have 3 little kids and I drive a lot for my job and want to be safe on the road! Also my blind spot detectors have constantly been on since about 75,000 miles. It’s kind of a distraction when you are driving at night.

Filed Mar 23, 2021 · Engine · 118,000 miles · MI

I had the following replaced in june 2020: 6 spark plugs, 6 boots, and an intake gasket set. The check engine light is still on and it is still reading #2 misfire.

Filed Sep 25, 2020 · Engine · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler town and country. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to hatfield used car center (1333 automall dr, columbus, oh 43228; 614‑922‑1333) and the contact was informed that the vehicle received unknown repairs. The contact stated that there was a misfire in the engine and that the fuel system was defective. The failure recurred several times with the with the check engine warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Dec 31, 2019 · Engine · 110,000 miles · VA

After receiving multiple check engine notifications for "engine misfire", the dealership determined that all the lifters needed to be replaced. We had the work done, and 1 year later the same codes have returned.

Filed Jun 6, 2019 · Driver assistance, Seats · 35,000 miles · VA

1) the third row pier folding seats have twice been inadvertently activated by a child touching the button, and narrowly escaping being crushed by the folding seat. Also, the seat jammed in the half folded position and the dealership wanted $2600+ to fix it. The power folding seats are a death trap if someone cannot get out of the way when the button has been activated. 2) twice now, the electrical system has been flashing random codes- the tire pressure gauge when the tire pressure is fine, the ABS and traction light, and also weird mini rough idles at very low speeds in heavy traffic. It is a repeat problem that the shop seems to only temporarily fix.

Filed May 9, 2019 · Engine · 64,000 miles · FL

Rough idle and bucking at stop or slow speeds with loss of power at speed when shifting between 4 and 5. Like it miss's 5 altogether and goes straight to 6th gear. Took to shop with #4 cylinder misfire code. They replaced #4 coil but issue returned next day. Same problem and same code. Said most likely cylinder head issue and my be covered by recall. Could not find info of recall for this issue but did find many other complaints about the same thing. My car has 64000 miles on it. Shouldn't be having issue like this. Will a recall be forth coming on this issue or am I stuck with it? Respectfully. (xxxxx). Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 30, 2018 · Engine · GA

At about 100k miles, the van began to make a ticking sound. It wasn't until I passed 150k I had an issue with a misfire on cylinder 2... Turns out, they had an issue with the pentstar v6

Filed Jan 23, 2018 · Engine · 80,000 miles · AZ

Vehicle has a rough idle at complete stops in the city and also while driving at slow speeds. Engine produced a misfire at #6 cylinder. Problem continued after repair. All spark plugs replaced to no effect. Engine produced a #2 cylinder misfire. Code cleared itself. Engine still idles poorly/rough at stops. I believe the problem to has been determined to be the left cylinder head.

Filed Oct 12, 2017 · Engine · 79,512 miles · TX

Engine was running rough with engine light on. Took to autozone to see what was the code to problem. They said cylinder #2 misfire. Took van to get serviced. They replaced all spark plugs and cylinder # 2 coil pack. All work done in march 2017. Took trip to central california and in arizona engine light comes on. Upon arriving at my destination, I took van to autozone to check code. Cylinder #2 misfire. Come back to san antonio and take to shop to get repaired. Light is off and van runs great. 2 days later engine light on! Autozone, cylinder #2 misfire. Took to shop and mechanic said that we will have to do this all the time. He has been working on 3 other town & country's with the same problem but they have misfires in cylinders #6, cyl. # 4 or cyl. #2. What can be done????

Filed Sep 21, 2017 · Engine · 65,000 miles · ME

Check engine light on and runs very rough at idle at all times whether engine is cool and/or warmed up. When hooked up to a code scanner it reads a permanent code "misfire in cylinder 3, so I had all six spark plugs replaced as well as the ignition coils. After the new parts were installed the vehicle still runs rough and check engine light still on even if it is cleared due to the same permanent code "misfire in cylinder 3". After research there are "cylinder misfire" recalls for chrysler town and country vans " due to excessive cylinder wear" on the same make and model year vehicle I have. I have entered my vehicles VIN on this site and it does not come up as my vehicle having this recall. I have done even more research and my town and country has the same engine issue as individuals with the misfire recall. I am hoping something can be done

Filed Mar 24, 2016 · Transmission · 59,000 miles · NM

Transmission intermittently locks into 2nd gear and will not shift up or down until vehicle is restarted. This issue has happened approximately 45 times in the last 6 months with the cold months of december and january each having 10 instances. This problem happens just after starting vehicle and putting into drive. The vehicle may thunk or lurch forward just after starting motion which indicates the transmission has malfunctioned. There are no codes thrown to the TCM. If it does not happen in the 1st 30 seconds it will not happen. Manufacturer has not fixed the problem as they cannot duplicate but it is so intermittent that they will never be able to duplicate. Dealer seems unwilling to discover what the problem is. Dealer states manufacturer has no records of such an issue while there are many on the internet who have had the same of similar issues. Vehicle has been into the dealer multiple times with same result. First visit the dealer replaced a cylinder head for a known cylinder #2 misfire issue.

Filed Jun 19, 2014 · Engine · 44,200 miles · MT

Vehicle check engine light turn on every so often. The code read p0302- misfired #2 cylinder. The lights turns on and after several days it turn off again. A few miles or days later it check engine light turn on again. Been to independent mechanic and have try several correction but no luck. The van runs decent but it has a lost some power as it take awhile to speed on highways.