general problems of the 2003 Chrysler Town & Country

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Electrical issuses illinois and indianna police rports vehicle shut down on the road.

The airbag on the passenger side blew up. On robin hood rd when car was almost stopped for a traffic light on buena vista rd. When the airbag blew up with my daughter-in-law in that seat. Calling Chrysler they said there was no recall on it and they would do nothing because of the age of the car. A month earlier I spent $2000 on repairs on this car and now it is useless. Starting the car it smells like it's going to catch on fire. The car was in motion and almost at a complete stop for a traffic light when the airbag exploded which was very scary. When I first called Chrysler they ask the location of the car and led me to believe someone from Chrysler would examine the the van and then a week later calling I found out they were denying anything because of the age of the car. I am a senior citizen and this isn't fair as I have kept up repairs on the car and it's obvious that there are no dents or that has not been in any traffic accidents.

Sometimes the tailgate after opening will immediately close and there is no way to stop it. Then it won't stay open. The left side sliding door doesn't open with remote and the remote lock/unlock doesn't work. I have talked to several people who have the same problem with their vehicle (same year). Someone could get crushed by this.

First the dashboard lights went down to o I was going 65 mile per hour when the lights on the dashborad said 0 as if I didnot have gas in the car it said I was going 0 miles per hour when in fact I was going 65 with three children and too adult in the car all of a suttin the car starts operating again this went on for severial miles I was afraid for my life as well as the people who was in the car at the time a finally got home and then the car went dead.

Air bag light stays on.

2003 Chrysler town&country randomly stalls at highway speeds causing loss of control . Brought the van to several mechanics who can not find mechanical problem say it is in electrical harness, now van is not worthy of driving is this the junk mopar is selling to the public for top dollar. Or is it just another american made clunker.

Dash board instrumentation failure and additional engine issues. Fuel gauge pegged. Tachometer and other gauges fluctuating, engine falters and stalls, all warning lights illuminate, radio becomes intermittent. Car alarm activates and will not shut off. Low voltage to dashboard cluster circuit board. Instrument error codes e400. 1, e100. 1, e100. 3, e100. 4, e100. 5 dealership can not diagnose or repair issues, which happen while driving, often the car stalls and will not restart in traffic. Numerous internet reports of same problem by many people. (see edmunds. Com, under Town & Country electrical problems) suggested repairs are re-soldering of circuit board cold solder joints in cluster board, and replacement of the cluster board. Recommend a safety recall of Town & Country's and voyagers from 2000-present to inspect for this issue.

The contact owns a 2003 Chrysler town and country. As the contact was placing her child into a restraint system, the passenger side sliding door (equipped with the safety lock mechanism) failed to recognize that a passenger was in between the door. As a result, the door slammed onto the contact's arm. She suffered moderate damage to her upper arm, including a broken blood vessel. Secondly, she noticed that the driver's side sliding door would sporadically open, even while the vehicle was in motion. She took the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 100,000.

Electrical issue with multiple items like, wipers, door locks, windows, automatic doors, dome lights, dash lights etc. . . Vehicle has had several issues with intermittent electrical shorts at different times. I have taken it to the dealer on several occasions and spent thousands of dollars but the problem keeps returning and never gets fixed. No my passenger window will not work and the passenger door button on the side post doesn't work.

A few months after purchasing our 2003 town and country we noticed that the speakers would not work whenever it rained. We took the car in several times and reported this problem and they told us that they could not find the problem and to bring the van back to the dealership as soon as we hear the speakers go out. It sounds like a reasonable request but we can't take the van back to them as soon as it rains we need to be available to a back up vehicle and we would still have to bring it back for an appointment. It is a year later and we are still driving with a vehicle that has speakers that go out every single time it rains. We were told that this problem is covered under the electrical warranty which is wonderful but we need this item to be repaired the sound is very distracting and can happen at any moment during a downpour and can startle you as you try to focus on the road.

I own a 2003 Chrysler voyager. I am having electrical problems that cause me not to be able to run my air conditioner along with my radio. I am also having problems with my power windows, windshield wipers, and headlights when my air conditioner is on.

All lighting goes out. Head lights, instruments,side markers. Brake lights. Makes for a very dangers situation at not being able to see when driving at night or bad weather conditions.

Over 20 miles per hour, car pauses for more than a normal minivan period of time, prior to accelarating. Also noise is heard coming from below minivan, when accling. , that was not present up till a couple of months ago. Dealer service station claims that minivan was tested and pause in accl. Is normal. Noise still be checked out. If slow gaps in accl. Are normal, than why did this not happen for first year we owned the minivan? we've had recalled power steering hose changed as per recall instructions, power steering had, prior to recall, made extreme noises at times that were not normal, hose replacement seems to have solved that particular problem. Also, in past year and a half, had problem was a/c, and also defective fuel pump. Finally, when purchasing the 2003 limited own & country, was told by ref. Material, the write-up sales lit. , & the dealer, that the memory unit could have the power adjustable pedals programmed into it for my wife & I's different settings, after 3 attempts and a module replacement by service shop, to link adj. Pedals with memory switch, now they state that our 2003 model was not equipped to control the pedals with mem. Settings?? we really thought when purchasing the Town & Country limited, that we were getting a top-notch, quality minivan for the near $40,000 we saved up to buy it!.

(1) no event leading to failure (2) upon entering vehicle driver side and sitting down occasionally either right or left slider door will open. Does not seem to happen until I am seated, though that may be coincidental as I open door and sit in one motion. Is of no real consequence but I am concerned that situation will only get worse. (3) have not gone to dealership with problem yet. Only drive vehicle on occasion that is 3000 miles in first year. I will be making an appointment but must get day off work.

While driving and without warning all doors will open and lock intermittently. Driver took vehicle to the dealer for analysis, and mechanic replaced the computer.

I read the complaint about 2001-2002 Chrysler town&country mimi vans having a problem with dimming headlights. I have the same problem with my 2003 Town & Country, when I hit the breaks I can visably see that all of the lights dim and flicker. I reported this to the dealer and they stated that this was normal and there was no problem. I do not have the exact date it started but it happens everyday.