2013 Chrysler Town and Country: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Oct 30, 2025 · Electrical, Seats · IN · fire

The Battery died and would not recharge. I checked the van. No lights were left on; no warning notifications. I replaced the battery. I had the seat behind the driver seat stowed because I had surgery on my left foot and needed to haul my knee cart with me. I no longer needed it so I raised the seat and found it had melted/burnt in several spots on the seat back. I was mortified! My van is a 2013 but is in great shape and only has 46,937 miles on it. It was parked in my garage and could have caused a house fire killing all occupants. I contacted Chrysler. They won't assist in the repair or replacement stating it hadn't been recalled and was no longer in warranty. Insurance denied the claim due to it being a part malfunction. Please let others know that the seat heater & wiring harness are defective!! I feel Chrysler should accept the responsibility pay for the repairs due to defective parts. Had this fire continued, they would be facing a much larger lawsuit such as wrongful death, etc.

Filed Dec 28, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · 67,000 miles · NY

For weeks car would not start in the mornings before work or after being parked for several hours. Car battery needed to be boosted/jumped in order to start, after a few weeks of this battery drained, bad battery (had to purchase new battery and told this was the issue.) even with the new battery car would not want to start after being parked a few hours or overnight, especially in very cold weather. Car cranks but not start until after several tries of turning would start to run then shut off after a minute then would start after a few times of stalling or turning off. Car has stalled and/or refused to start several times with my children in the vehicle leaving us stranded a few times and inconvenient and unsafe for my 4 and 5 year olds, especially my 4 year old who is a type one diabetic. Car has had difficulty accelerating and has stalled on major streets and highways and I have required roadside assistance on three occasions in the last two weeks concerning this issue that I have taken my vehicle to three different mechanics and all say the fuel pump relay and one said possibly the fuel pump or fuel pump relay and there is a history of this issue with this vehicle and there have been recalls in 2012 concerning the same issue and part the fuel pump relay, however there has been no recall for the 2013 town and country yet the jeep grand cherokee and dodge ram already offered recalls for the same issue and year. Many people with the 2013 town and country are experiencing the same issue with the fuel pump relay and we should be offered a recall as well for this faulty part which is dangerous because it can cause a vehicle to stop and /or not start at anytime.

Filed Nov 10, 2018 · Electrical · FL

Takata recall: my car has been dying overnight, even with a brand new battery. I took it to a mechanic to get fix and they told me it's a computer problem that's been happening with all chrysler vans with a 3rd row seat that are 2014 and older. They claimed it's a censor that's draining the battery overnight (the car went through 3 battery in one month). They also said that only chrysler dealership can fix it (usually by updating the software) but they charge $150 an hour for it.

Filed Jan 15, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 32,000 miles · VA

The vehicle would not start, no lights, no power, unable to unlock/lock with fob. (nothing was left on in vehicle or plugged in). Fully charged battery to 100%, drove next two days with no problems. Bluetooth stopped working and connecting, buttons failed to respond, power seat on driver stopped working, power slide door on passenger stopped working. Battery died again, this time able to get lights, but not start. Chrysler jumped the vehicle, left running to charge. Drove 5 hours straight home and parked, ensured everything was turned off and locked. Next morning, battery dead again, no lights, power but static sound coming out of all speakers in the car. Chrysler towed car. Ran scans /diagnostics, claim to find no problems but cannot identify what caused static to come out or why other electronically equipment failed. Their claim is they used the only authorized battery scanner for chrysler which triggered no problems with battery or electronics.. Still in shop again. 3 dead batteries in one week.

Filed Jun 2, 2014 · Electrical · 975 miles · MI

While parked in my attached garage, some function of the car's electrical system turns on and drains the battery. A boost/charge is required to enable the car to start. The car is now in for the fifth time for this condition (11,097 miles) and the dealer has had the car overnight for a total of 22 days so far. I am unsure how long they will have it this time. My concern is a fire may occur in the vehicle due to an overload condition that may cause my house to burn down and a possible loss of life.