The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving on the highway at 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled, and the instrument panel turned black, and the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that the failure had occurred temporarily, and the vehicle restarted independently. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently while driving. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted and advised the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
2012 Chrysler Town and Country: steering wheel locks up
5 of the 634 complaints about the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country describe steering wheel locks up.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Steering wheel locks up by model year
What owners say
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.
The vehicle totally turns off while driving. The steering locks and brakes don't work. It has something to do with the key or ignition. It's not an engine stall. It's loss of everything as if the key was turned off. This is very dangerous.
When driving the vehicle this morning at approximately 7 a.m. Period on major road in lake orion michigan when driving in approximately 40 miles per hour. The car shut down, turned off. Steering wheel locked up. While daughter was in the car also. Had to pull off in the middle of the major road. No codes appeared on the dash. Full tank of gas. Just had the oil changed the day before. At friendly chevrolet in lapeer michigan. Already notified the dealership. They advised with no codes not sure if they can help out at all. They were very helpful though. And courteous.
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.
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Questions about the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country steering lock-up
Is steering wheel locks up a common problem on the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country?
5 of 634 owner complaints about the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country (1%) mention steering wheel locks up. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country
Stalling 75Fuel pump 40Won't start 32Check engine light 30Key fob 18Loss of power 16Door locks 13Fire or smoke 12Misfire 12Power steering loss 12Headlights 10Wipers 10Backup camera 9Jerking 9Overheating 8Airbag light 7Warning lights 7Adaptive cruise 6Battery drain 6Engine failure 6ABS 5Knocking 5
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