15 problems related to other fuel system have been reported for the 2004 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The car will sometimes cut off after fueling and snells if gas fumes. The service engine light came on and tge car would not pull in drive later car will not engage in the reverse gear. Car has been sitting for almost 2 months since thus happened. The car not pulling was while driving had to be towed home.
Every time I refuel car will hesite and stall. It's specially dangerous when u get fuel next to the freeway because it will stall as you trying to get to freeway speed and somebody can hit you from behind.
After filling up with fuel, the car was started, and driven out of the gas station, but less than 50 feet out onto the road, the car lost power then regained power then lost it cycling rapidly through this where rpm would come up to idle speed than drop to near zero up and down. No ability to move out of traffic, etc. , eventually completely stalled. The car started hard, but restarted and I could drive out of harms way. The car drove for about 2 blocks and acted up again for a few moments and then performed fine. This problem also occurred for another driver in the family about 2 weeks (4 fuel fills) earlier.
Engine stalled after refueling. This caused my wife to panic with 4 kids in the van, and it was difficult to restart on a busy road during rush hour.
For the past five years (since 2009), my 2004 Chrysler Town & Country van wants to die soon after every time that is filled with gas (no matter the octane type). The problem most typically resolves itself after 5 minutes or so, but in the interim there have been numerous close calls as the van loses function with the power trying to die. I have ended up learning to drive with the car in neutral and coast while revving the van. Or better yet at a stop light race the engine with the car in neutral (I see nothing bad that can happen with this solution!!). For the most part the car is used only when needed anymore as we are terrified of filling the car up. We are very lucky to be able to drive it part time but some people aren't so fortunate and this is a car that drives many families. It is deplorable to see so many people having this problem and yet no one chooses to acknowledge the design flaw of the vapor/liquid valve. Please take notice of this problem before someone is seriously injured or killed!.
Our 2004 has been stalling since before February, 2014, before 91077 miles. 2/14 was when I started keeping records of problem. Whether I waited or not, with engine running before leaving the station, the van would stall after idling while waiting for traffic to clear, and I pulled out into traffic on a state highway. It restarts right away. I fuel up close to interstate and at times it either stalls or hesitates on entrance ramp. In an article from cbs may 2014 the NHTSA questioned Chrysler about 150,000 vans, and 160,000 Dodge charger and magnums with this problem. In a letter to NHTSA on 8-9-2013 Chrysler stated: "data shows that stall after refuel incidents present a low risk of accident or injury. The majority of stall after refuel incidents occur at low speeds or when the vehicle is stopped". That is not true. When I pull into traffic and van stalls or hesitates, I have not applied my brake, the van stops with no warning to vehicle behind. I've seen what damage crashes even at 35 mph can do. When it happens on entrance ramp to interstate and the van stalls as I am accelerating with vehicles following, there is no warning to vehicles behind me when they are expecting an increase in speed and I come to a roll and am fighting the steering wheel with no power steering to pull to side to get out of traffic's way till I can shift to neutral and restart engine. We have 77 printed articles in hand, out of countless numbers from the internet, about this problem, with no resolve. We will gladly send you these, but you can see them from the net also . What finally brought this to a head is my wife almost got rear-ended entering the interstate. I have just found out what the cause is after years of Chrysler dealers and local garages trying to repair this, with no luck, looking for a fix before a crash happens.
After fueling, as I pulled out onto the highway, the car stalled. I was able to coast to the side of the highway and restart the engine. It happened several times last year, always after fueling, and is becoming more frequent since December of 2014. Depending on where it occurs, it is extremely dangerous to stall when entering a steady flow of traffic. I've researched this problem, and it is a fact that it is common in Chrysler vehicles, particularly those with mileage over 100,000 thousand miles. . . . . . . To my knowledge there has been no recall on this problem, and information that I've researched says that Chrysler doesn't consider it a problem. They suggest taking the vehicle to a dealership for analysis.
After filling my 2004 t&c Mini van with gas, I pulled out onto the street and drove less than 2 blocks when turning a corner I lost all power when the engine died suddenly and could not steer very well and was almost hit by oncoming traffic. Had to stop put in park and able to start and drive away.
The contact owns a 2004 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that whenever she would refuel, the vehicle would stall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the fuel line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 58,000.
Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated after fueling the vehicle, it would stall without warning. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The contact was able to get the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue 75,000. Ne.
About 3 min after filling up vehicle stalled after pulling out of station. Power steering failed and could not move out of lane. Took a couple of tries to restart and move to safety. Second time this problem has happened. This will cause an accident!!!.
Shortly after filling up with fuel, the vehicle stalls and dies. This has happened several times and we have tried a few different service remedies (fuel additives) with no improvement. We have noticed that this only happens after fill up usually in traffic at less than opportunistic times. Fortunately no accidents yet.
After filling the vehicle full with gas and driving away the vehicle will buck, surge or stall at random times in the first 2-5 mininuts of use. Tricky pulling out of lot or into traffic as car will stall and make vehicle hard to turn. Chrysler said the know there is a problem and the were willing to split the repair with me. ($700 out of my own pocket). So I just dont fill it all the way. Cant sell or trade the vehicle in because I dont want blood on my hands if someone gets hurt.
Every time this vehicle is filled up with gasoline, (87, 89 or higher octane it doesn't matter), it starts to stall & bucks as the engine rpms fluctuate wildly from 600 to 3000 plus. This happens every time that it is filled up to full & has been going on for more than 1 year. Now the check engine light is on. If I only fill it up to 3/4s or even just less than full, the stalling pattern does not occur. I have learned to expect it & either fill it up just shy of full or I drive the van like a standard, (one foot on the brake & the other on the gas). However, I feel that this is only a cheap band-aid for a significant safety issue that warrants a full recall. This issue has been reported multiple times & it would be a shame if it took a serious accident for NHTSA or Chrysler to act on the problem. Especially if it happens to be my wife or my two teenage age children that are involved in any accident. Please act now!.
After gas fill up van shuts off no warning steering locks, thank god I never had a accident this is a very serious problem. I noticed alot of other complaints Chrysler should recall this problem. I know they know about it so fix it . Would they want to drive this vechicle with a very serious problem who knows maybe there has been alot of accicdents from this. How many claims have there been for accidents. We bought this used and it happens everytime you fill up. Maybe thats why they got rid of it.