Five problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Vehicle starts up and as you accelerate into an intersection the van dies. Mechanic replaced intake manifold and related sensors and check the computer but believes the problem is the wiring harness. Diagnostic was run on the computer and that is not the problem. Mechanic thought he had fixed it but 2 minutes out from the mechanics shop the vehicle died and kept dying as I pressed on the accelerator. I had to make it back to the shop going about 5 miles per hour. After a $843 repair bill the van still won't run without dying and is dangerous to drive.
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler town and country. While operating the vehicle, a burning plastic odor was present inside the vehicle and the passenger side sliding door would not open when pressing the button. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who discovered that electrical wires inside the door panel were burned. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
2005 Chrysler Town & Country: wiring damage by rodents causing multiple electrical systems failure including failure to start necessitating in vehicle towing to dealer for repairs. Material in wire insulation appears to attract rodents. Problems occurred in 2009 & 2010.
My driver side window would not go up or down.
The contact had a problem with the malfunctioned light coming on. She called the dealership and the rmps revved. She was afraid to drive . She had the vehicle towed to dealer . On 9-12-05 they told her the van was ready. They said what was wrong with the car was not under warranty, but they were not going to charge her for it. The dealership told her that the wiring harness had been cut. The dealer told her they had spliced the wires. The consumer talked to someone she knew who worked for Honda, and this person said there was no way the wires were cut while driving the car, the wires had to be that way when the car was manufactured.