2014 Chrysler Town and Country: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Nov 25, 2025 · Electrical · 136,000 miles · OH · fire · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the charging port located between the 2nd and 3rd row seating on the driver’s side caught on fire. No warning light was illuminated before the failure. The contact pulled off a busy roadway and pulled into a parking lot, all while her 3-year-old son was seated in the 2nd row rear driver's side seat and was being surrounded by smoke. The contact stated that it took approximately 10 minutes to pull over and safely exit the vehicle to remove her son from the vehicle. The contact's son received medical attention for smoke inhalation. The Police and local Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. A Fire report was filed however, the Fire report number was not provided. The origin of the fire was the 110-Volt charging port due to an electrical failure. The contact stated that the child seat was also damaged and needed to be replaced due to the plastic being burned. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where it remained for several weeks. However, the vehicle was later towed back to the local independent dealer where the vehicle was purchased and remained at the dealer for further investigation. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000.

Filed Jul 3, 2025 · Electrical · 187,000 miles · WI

The contact's partner owns a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while his partner was driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver noticed smoke coming from the rear driver's side sliding door interior and a strong burning electrical wiring odor. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and exited the vehicle. The contact met the driver and noticed that there was a significant amount of smoke coming from the sliding door with but there was no visible flames. The contact used a fire extinguisher and extinguished the burning and smoke; however, the failure recurred after driving and parking the vehicle at the residence. The contact used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the burning and smoke. The contact the contacted the fire department who completely extinguished the burning. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V234000 (Electrical System); however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer and other unknown dealers were contacted and informed the contact that the earliest availability to inspect the vehicle was in two weeks and half. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that a field investigator would be sent to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 187,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2024 · Electrical · OH · fire

The rear power outlet caught fire while driving today 03/05/2024. Nothing was plugged in to the outlet.

Filed Feb 13, 2024 · 86,000 miles · DE · fire

The contact owned a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle five minutes later, it caught fire. The contact's daughter opened the driver's side door and noticed flames emerging from the door panel. There were no reported injuries. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. A police report was not filed. There was no air bag deployment. The contact stated that the siding of the house had melted due to the fire. The vehicle was towed to a salvaged yard. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The contact mentioned that the failure may be related to the federal safety agency Action Number: PE20012 (Electrical System). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

Filed Jul 24, 2023 · Electrical · FL

Driving along vehicle shut off. Back doors locked would not open had a 2 and 3, year old in car seats. Trunk wouldn’t open only front doors. Had to climb over the bucket seats to get the children out, trapped in heat, 2 year old with epilepsy. Got the children out, had to then pull their car seats over the bucket seats. Towed to garage. Was told it needed a fuse box $1500. On back order for 5 days. We are 2,000 miles from home. Repair shop tried to put part in van starts smoking Tells us to send it to the dealer who now says it needs a tipen for $2800. How does a vehicle just stop and lock its occupants in? If it was on fire, one or both of our babies could be harmed. We then had to fly home since we at the time had no vehicle and were way past our vacation. Our broken van is in Massachusetts.

Filed Jan 30, 2023 · Electrical · AK · fire

Vehicle caught on fire - flames coming out of driver's tail light. Interior smoke before flames coming out. Thank God, we were home and noticed and was not in the middle of the night.. There was a 5 gallon full gas tank within 3 feet of this fire. It could have taking my whole house out and my family. Clearly there is a problem with the electrical system on the drivers side toward the rear.

Filed Jul 3, 2021 · Electrical · TN · fire

Charge Hub mounted between trim panel on drivers side between second row and third row seat burned. I parked and smoke started rolling in van. Strong burning smell. Had to call Fire Dept.

Filed Oct 5, 2020 · Body, Engine · 115,000 miles · MI · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2014 chrysler town and country touring van. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the driveway of his home and vehicle suddenly burst into flames. The flames quickly engulfed the entire vehicle. The fire department was contacted and put out the flames. The contact did not receive either a police or fire department report. The insurance company totaled the vehicle along with another vehicle that was parked in the driveway as well. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was contacted and they sent a letter directing the contact to work with the insurance company to settle the claim . The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage 115,000. *ln

Filed Sep 13, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 85,000 miles · WI

I've listed a date below I don't recall the exact date, don't recall the exact mileage, or the exact speed everything listed herein is approximate, if it had happened all day everyday then I could've remembered, but the following has happened on multiple occasions both in winter and in summer. 1. Vehicle has stopped on me while driving multiple times, doesn't otherwise seem to drive rough, it has also stalled on me while driving and I make "y" turns or am driving and stop at a stop sign. I put the van back in park, and it will start back up. It doesn't happen while the car is in park. Sometimes there is a burning smell that is similar to the smell of an airplane. 2. Ticking noise when I start and continues while I'm driving and increases as I accelerate. 3. Heat and A/C will turn on, on its own, turns on the rear first, and then the front seats after, I can turn it off and it will repeat the process (I've actually recorded it happening). 4. Left passenger door closes on its own, won't stay open, clicking noise even if it's closed. 5. Interior lights and radio will flicker and go dim then bright (as if switching from night to daytime throughout the whole time I'm driving frequently happens).

Filed Aug 10, 2020 · 120,000 miles · MI · fire

On march 12, 2019 my van burst into flames while parked in my driveway. The van was a total loss and my vw which was parked in front of the van was deemed to be a total loss by the insurance company. There was also extensive damage done to the front wall of my home and landscaping. The van had been driven locally approximately three hours prior to the fire.*dt

Filed May 28, 2020 · Electrical · 64,700 miles · MI · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler town & country. The contact stated that while driving, a noise occurred that was coming through the vehicle vent driver side front door and smoke was coming through the vent switch. The contact also stated that on the driver side by the third-row seat the cigarette power supply caught on fire. The contact coasted to the side of the road and took a beach towel to smother the fire for it not to spread and burn his left hand but did not seek medical attention. The contact was able to drive the vehicle home. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and given a case number [xxx]. The failure mileage was approximately 64,700. *dt information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Nov 7, 2019 · 89,538 miles · OK

My engine has sprung a major oil leak underneath the intake manifold. I've seen hundreds of complaints about the same issue. It appears that chrysler put a plastic coolant to oil oil cooler under the manifold that is failing. In my opinion the is a major safety issue! This is a fire hazard, could cause loss of control of the vehicle, could cause sudden breakdowns. As wide spread of a problem this is I dont understand why theres not a recall on it. All you have to do is search town country oil cooler and you'll see. We were on the highway when we noticed the oil burning smell. Lifted the hood and the oil was already over 2 quarts low.