2013 Chrysler Town and Country: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Jan 1, 2025 · Body · MA

The rear drivers side sliding door no longer functions. The issue began when the door would intermittently make a buzzing sound but would not open or close. Shortly after, the door continued the first issue but also began pulsating when it actually would open. Around the same time these issues began, the door started opening by itself while driving. Though i have not had any accidents yet, several near misses have occurred due to the confusion and stress that this generates. The opening while driving issue occurs most often when on the highway. The primary passengers in the rear are children so there is heightened risk based on their very appropriate age based reaction of panic. The door is also no longer opening electronically from the key fob nor from the front seat buttons.

Filed Aug 14, 2023 · Electrical · AR

Vehicle shuts down while driving and shuts down when key fob is bumped or touched while driving. Very dangerous and have come very close to collision often. This ignition switch on our 2013 Chrysler Town and Country van should be recalled due to safety issues.

Filed Dec 4, 2022 · Electrical, Fuel system · MN · 1 injury

What started as an intermittent crank / no start issue quickly progressed to complete failure of fuel pump relay that is part of TIPM. During the first crank no start issue on the day in question I was able to use remote start and the vehicle started normally. (Probably do to slightly higher system voltage as some accessories are turned off during remote start vs pushbutton start). Later the same day is when the complete failure occurred. This could be a major inconvenience for many, but in the harsh Minnesota winters it's more than just inconvenient when you have a wife and young kids in a vehicle away from home that will not start when air temps are in the single digits and wind chill is far below zero. Fortunately / sadly, this is such a common problem that I was able to diagnose it rather quickly with Google, but not before getting a frostbitten finger. I was able to bypass this fuel pump relay by forcing a paper clip into fuse holder M37 and getting keyed power from an alternative source, fuse M25. I don't, however, recommend this fix. What I do recommend is that Chrysler Corporation expand the recall of affected vehicles with this TIPM to include ALL vehicles that this was installed in. In hindsight, a totally unexplained, drained battery overnight while hundreds of miles from home was probably my first sign of this failing relay as it most likely stuck on forcing fuel pump to stay running with ignition off. This occurred 26 days prior to my crank / no start issue. After jump starting and fully charging, battery was tested and passed. Battery resting voltage tested day after crank / no start issue is 12.8V. If I remove relay jumper, crank no start persists.

Filed Mar 12, 2022 · Body · NJ · 1 injury

Used key fob to open rear liftgate in order to put packages in , liftgate opened like normal I bent in to place packages inside and the liftgate came backdown and hit my head and then went back up a few inches and came back down again hitting my head again before I had a chance to move out of the way. I had to go to the hospital, I had head and neck pain ,to get checked out and was told I wad whiplash.

Filed Jan 12, 2022 · Electrical · LA

Both power sliding doors are malfunctioning. The will not close when using the remote on the key fob or the buttons inside the cabin. There is also no visual (lights) or sound signal alerting us to the failure of the door operation. The door remained open after passengers exiting the vehicle while in public parking lots and at our residence. Intermittently the power sliding doors stop working at all and do not open all the way and get stuck half way opened causing a safety hazard for my family members.

Filed Apr 7, 2020 · Electrical · 61,983 miles · NY

The horn cannot honked by pressing the steering wheel cover. It seems that the clock spring or the horn switch in the steering wheel are defective. Both fuses for the horn are good. The horn still works when the panic button is pressed on the remote key fob.

Filed Mar 9, 2020 · 135,000 miles · TX

Door on drivers side front and door on passenger rear sliding door does not lock. You can no lock with key fob on either door or you cannot even lock manually on passenger side sliding door. This is a security safety issue and needs to be addressed.

Filed Jan 23, 2020 · Engine · 127,000 miles · VA

On august 14 , 2019 my van broke down on the interstate. A few hours later my car started back up. I continued to drive my car until about 2 weeks later it broke down again on the interstate. Since that time I have had over 10 brake downs that occured intermittently without any sort of pattern to the frequency or serverity. My car stalled without warning and shut down while in motion. My car loss power and became hard to steer and the brake assist shut down. There were no warning lights, sounds, or visual cues to indicate any sort of problems. Because of this sudden shut down it has become extremely dangerous and alarming to the safety of myself and family to drive. After the first two incidents I took my car to the chrysler dealership, and paid for a diagnostic test. They concluled that they could not duplicate stalling conditions and therefore no resolution to the problem was given. After the problem continued I took my car to another local repair shop. They advise me of several possible problems based on the check engine code. I have spent countless of hours and money to find out what is wrong with my van. I have been given various recommendation: replacing thermostate, gaskets and coolant temp sensor, erg valve replacement, bad icm, bad ESC module, bad key fob, bad ignition node, crank sensors, module coil pack, tipm replacement and the list go on and on. To resolve this problem, I would appreciate that chrysler corporation pin point the problem and provide a repair option that does not require me to replace every single part of my vehicle to be able to safely drive again. I need to know what pre-existing problems that you are aware of that has caused the 2013 chrysler town and country to stall randomly and to start back up after 30 minutes. I have contacted chrysler and was provided a case number.

Filed Apr 2, 2017 · UT

The key fob stop working. One button at a time

Filed Dec 23, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 39,000 miles · TX

Not sure the problem, but when the push button start is used it sometimes wont start even though it is trying to turn over. Checking the internet I see lots of people are saying its the new computer board. This could be a problem if I have my wife out on a trip and the board or whatever it is fails. Also could be a fire hazard if its fuel related.