2013 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration complaints

Filed Feb 26, 2015 · Acceleration · 23,000 miles · NC

There are about 10 to 12 times that I have tried to engage my cruise control and it would not come on. The only way that I could get to come as it should, was to pull off the road and cut the engine off and restart it and it would most likely start to work. I just wonder what else is not working when this happen. I did call cryrsler and report it as well as had the dealership make a note on his work sheet. I have not received a call from anyone. Thank you for your help

Filed Nov 17, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 15,000 miles · MI

?last march I was driving on highway in rush hour, 60 ? 65 MPH. Van shuts off, breaks do not work, and steering wheel is locked. All I could do is wait until the van coasted to a stop; I put it in park and then started it back up again in order to exit the expressway. ?took the van in. They kept it for over a week and then told me that they replaced something with the brakes and now it is working fine. ?(11/04/14), I was on vacation in ohio. Going 40 MPH and the same thing happened. Again, I was lucky and no accident. ?took the van to nearest dealership. They charged me $79 to check out the car ? And they did not find anything. I would have thought that would have been a covered charge. ?chrysler ?escalated my ticket to corporate? And they also asked me if I felt safe driving my van home. I did not feel safe ? But really did not see a choice because all the dealership and the surrounding car rental places had to offer me was a small car and I had 3 people, luggage and a wheelchair to get home. ?I drove side roads home ? The total trip took me an additional 9 hours instead of 4.5. (11/06/14) the car shut down again on me ? No one was on the road at the time. ?(11/07/14) ray laetham dealership in grosse pointe, michigan. ?11/12/14 dealership asked several questions about the car and said the engineers at chrysler have given them additional things to try ?11/14/14 dealership tells me I can pick up my van. Engineers have decided that it must have been the e85 gas that I had been using "which has been known to cause problems" even though that is the gas that I was told to use. Hopefully I will survive the last 6 months of my lease. I have a van that I cannot drive my family in.

Filed Aug 21, 2014 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 7,200 miles · IN

Think toyota .I was accelerating from a light and let up on the gas but car kept accelerating .next I put it in neutral motor kept racing.got car stopped.in the middle of the road. Restarted car-still raceing.next atempted to pull over so put my foot on brake and put it in gear van shook and shook til about 35 miles per hour{with brakes on} then a big thunk and it returned to normal.xxxx in august it did smething similar. When aproaching a stop let up on gas {30 MPH} van kept going pushed harder on brakes car shaking but slowing till the big thunk and then it stoped,part way into intersection. Not for the week of heart.

Filed Jun 16, 2014 · Acceleration · 41,000 miles · NY

Life threatening situation occurred while driving our 2013 chrysler town and country minivan. We were traveling on the new york state thruway, utilizing the cruise control and as we attempted to pass a tractor trailer the accelerator stuck. My husband was driving and had lost total control of the vehicle other than steering. We were traveling at 65 MPH. Our 9 year old was in the car and began to panic and cry. We frantically tried to remedy the situation which lasted 30-40 seconds then resolved on its own. Thank goodness there were no cars in our immediate path or we would have reared ended them or been forced to drive into the median.

Filed Mar 28, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 19,006 miles · NC

The michelin tires, energy saver a/s are defective and dry rotting causing a potential blowout and accident. The accelerator is positioned too far forward and the brake is positioned too far back, causing the foot to slide under the brake when changing over from acceleration to braking. A very serious problem and defect in the design and workmanship of this vehicle.