2013 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration problems

Filed Sep 2, 2021 · Acceleration, Electrical · FL

My Chrysler Town and Country has serious electrical issues. It started with the radio shutting off and restarting by itself, which is not a serious issue at all. But yesterday, at a red light, the radio shut off and so did the car. The engine stopped working, the accelerator pedal would not respond. It was terrifying. Thankfully we were at a red light, but if this were to happen on a busy highway, or even just on a regular street with traffic, it could be a life threatening situation. From what I have researched online, this is a common problem with Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge cars. Legal action has been taken and class action lawsuits were filed to address this matter. The Center for Auto Safety (CAS) asked this very own the federal safety agency to open an investigation into faulty TIPM, which seem to be the problem that causes these cars to very dangerously completely shut off even while driving, causing drivers to lose control of the steering and of the brakes. The CAS estimated 7 million Chrysler vehicles have power issues related to the TIPM. One month after receiving a class action lawsuit, Chrysler issued a recall for 189.000 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee with bad TIPMS. 189.000. Out of SEVEN MILLION. This is absurd. It seems as if Chrysler is waiting for someone to be killed due to this issue so they can take it seriously and actually issue the recall to all the cars that have this problem, not a tiny fraction of them and not only because it is directly related to a lawsuit. Unfortunately, despite multiple claims throughout the years that not only this is a common problem with Chrysler, but that the corporation is well aware of it and negligently refuses to address the issues, the federal safety agency rejected the CAS petition to investigate this problem. Proof is definitely not amiss, as a quick internet research will produce thousands upon thousands of reports of the same problem on the same car. This needs to be a recall URGENTLY, and not only after someone dies.

Filed Oct 13, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 72,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated before aggressively responding. The contact took the vehicle to lester glenn chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (1199 nj-37 w, toms river, nj 08755; (732) 481-2586) who were unable to identify the cause of the failure. The failure persisted. The contact stated learned that the failure was related to the fuel pump relay and the tipm. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

Filed Jul 30, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 100,000 miles · NC · crash

I'm not sure what exactly happened, the vehicle is pending investigation. I attempted to stop the vehicle, pressing the brakes down as hard as possible, and the vehicle wouldn't stop. The other vehicle was hit from behind at a light I was probably going around 40 MPH. Also, when we first bought the vehicle it had a habit of turning off while driving. Finally got that fixed. It turned out to be the master power cylinder or something like that.

Filed Jul 18, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · 90,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owned a 2013 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while applying pressure to her brake pedal to the park the vehicle, the vehicle began to move forward on its own at high rate of speed. The contact began pumping the brakes to no avail. The contact was steering the vehicle trying to avoid impact with an apartment building. Red and yellow warning lights began flashing as the vehicle proceed to jumped the curb and crash into the apartment building. The contact stated that upon impact, the air bags did not deploy and the vehicle would not unlock. The contact's daughter, who witnessed the crash, was able to manually open the passenger sliding door for the contact to exit. The fire department and the police department arrived at the scene, a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealership (preston hood chevrolet service 212 hollywood blvd nw, fort walton beach, fl 32548 (877) 389-0395) where the vehicle was totaled. While the contact's blood pressure spiked after the crash, it eventually stabilized and did not need further medical attention at the scene. However, after the accident, the contact had experienced pain in her lower back and had trouble walking on her left side, she also experienced severe headaches. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and there were no recalls related to the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. *dt*jb *as

Filed Jun 8, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 140,000 miles · KS

The telematics module goes bad in these models. Loosing all gauges and wiper control without warning. This often results in costly diagnostics that leave the driver in an unsafe vehicle. The vehicle will still drive and operate. This can happen in motion or stationary.

Filed Jun 4, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 90,000 miles · IA

I have already replaced the oil filter adapter housing as many have complained about, but I am still having an oil leak just a few months later. Now when I drive sometimes the accelerator goes out so I just cruise until it comes back on. It happens at highway speeds and in town driving

Filed Aug 21, 2017 · Acceleration, Electrical · 99,843 miles · MI

08/12/2017: I left my home & had only traveled a short distance & the entire vehicle stopped working. There was no power. The instrument panel was black & the engine was not running. I pulled to the side of the road as best I could with no power steering or brakes. I turned the key to off. I attempted to restart the vehicle. It took 3 tries to get it started. I did not drive it again until the next day. The problem did not occur again. It is now at the second dealership waiting for diagnosis. I also have an escalated case open with chrysler customer service. 8/9/2017: I had to take my daughter to the doctor for an emergency appointment. I started the vehicle. Backed it down the driveway. Put it in park. The vehicle stopped working. The instrument panel went dark & the engine stopped. It took 8 tries to get it restarted. I did call & report the problem to the dealer. 8/3/2017: I took my vehicle into the dealer for the same problem. It was failing to start the day before. It took 3-4 tries. It also randomly shut itself off when I put it in park. Also once when I put it in drive. I reported this to the dealership upon dropping it off. They drove the vehicle 60 miles & could not replicate the problem. It never shut off while they drove it. They returned it to me but did note the error codes when they ran a diagnostic that the vehicle had had some type of failure. 7/11/2017: I had the vehicle at the dealership I purchased it used from a year prior. They diagnosed the failure to start & random power black-outs while driving as a screw being loose on the battery terminal. Charged me $200 to tighten a screw & sent me on my way. Spring 2017: contacted orig. Dealership. The vehicle was doing something odd. The instrument panel had gone black, the wipers were running at full speed & could not be shut off, yet the vehicle was still running. 08/10/16: engine light

Filed May 23, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · 31,000 miles · FL

While in motion on a highway everything shut down. No spedometer, no tv, no windows, no blinkers, no AC,no brake lights, no headlights. Everything that was electrical was off. The engine was still running. All warning lights were on the dash and it also said no bus,

Filed Oct 7, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 15,555 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chrysler town and country. While driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate and the interior lights failed without warning. The contact stated that on a separate occasion the lift gate button was depressed but the lift gate failed to close and had to be closed manually. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,555. ...updated 02/03/16 *bf

Filed Jun 26, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 43,800 miles · NY

All the warning lights turn on and the wiper starts working, all the gauges stop and the AC and dvd turns off, bougt this car from fuccillo nissan in latham on 06/12/2015, so far its the 5th time I have told them about the problem and till date they cant do anything to duplicate the problem, showed them videos of it when it starts to happen... They wont fix it or get it fixed, service department and there general sales manager keeps telling me to take it to chrysler to get it fixed, its still under warranty from the dealer