general problems of the 2007 Chrysler Town & Country

The problem appears to be the power module. My van is psychotic. Problem usually occurs when headlights are on, although sometimes ac will also do it. Headlights and/or wipers will randomly turn off (or on, though the off is what is scary and dangerous. ) entire electrical system is unreliable. Sometimes engine just shuts off, dash lights randomly blink, tpms light illuminates randomly when pressure is good. Battery stops charging, although alternator and battery test good. I have had both wipers and headlights fail while driving at night in the rain. I will put a date of two years ago, and the problem still persists. Chrysler no longer sells this part. Vehicle has a lifetime power train warranty, but is a death trap to drive.

Electrical system shut down and power window failure, dome light failure and remote control door lock/unlock failure.

Electronic sliding lateral door does not close nor lock; opens and slides with travel gas tank not taking fuel causing back flow when trying to use fuel nozzle at station.

Passenger side headlight does not operate on low beam. Occasionally will come on when driving on rough surfaces but will go out again. Serious safety defect and a know issue with the tipm (fuse box under hood) being diagnosed as the problem by a reputable mechanic. Headlight bulb has been replaced, headlight assembly has been replaced (they were "foggy" anyway), fuses have been replaced, headlight switch has been tested (swapped with a known good switch) and the headlight is still not working. Blubs used on passenger side were tested on driver side and are working properly. Numerous instances of this issue have been reported, many videos and articles on-line regarding the issue and still no resolution from the manufacturer. Do people have to die before they do a recall and accept responsibility for their design flaw with the circuit board in the tipm and it is corrected?.

Fri. , Jul 28, while driving at a low speed (5 mph) to get into a funeral procession my car suddenly stopped midway through a slight turn left. A battery icon lit up as well as "pcm" message. This caused me to block traffic. It was raining and I am very fortunate that I had not yet made it to the highway before the car stopped. Although I had turned the car off the instrument panel flashed and the odometer continuously switched between 0 and 5 mi. Whenever I attempted to open the driver door the alarm went off and the instrument panel indicated that the key fob was disconnected. The key fob has a new battery and it never left the car. It took nearly 30 minutes for the instrument panel to stop flashing.

Last week, within a minute or two of refueling and restarting the engine, the car stalled completely - eliminating steering control and making braking extremely difficult, causing me to hit the opposite curb and obstruct traffic. This has occurred at least 7 times in the past 2 years. It has happened immediately as I've exited the pumps at the gas station and also after I've exited the station and turned onto a city street or a highway. One time it happened as I turned onto a freeway on-ramp. It has happened after turning and also while driving straight ahead. I have reported this frightening situation to the Chrysler dealership. They couldn't find anything the matter. When it occurred again, I've taken it to two independent mechanics who also couldn't figure out the problem.

The van has some kind of electrical problem and when we had it tested it said that it was the radiator fan and some kind of sensor.

Power sliding passenger doors stop working due to wires inside wire harness breaking. Splicing the wires back together is only a temp. Fix additionally rust has developed at the bottom of the sliding doors. Additionally, I am not able to lock the passenger sliding door on the passenger side.

Overhead dome map light stopped working smelled like burning it was safety issue because when I popped of the clear plastic cover I don't know why the van hadn't caught on fire yet. Half the base of the bulb was black, the plastic part of the socket was scorched ,warped , melted and smelled burn and damaged console sockets. Clearly this was defective parts that should be the reason Chrysler changed the design and part but never notify consumers and issue recall . This is series safety issue fire and electrical damaged may cause serious injuries. I was told that dealer is not responsible and not interested helping and I need to pay $400 to change entire socket for two small light bulbs . When I call Chrysler corporate again I was told they can not help because I have old vehicle . This is clearly defective design and part unfortunately Chrysler would not take ownership and accountability to notify and repair this issue . Please see attached picture when I went to dealer for replacement bulbs for about $6 each I was told I need to replace entire console because they no longer have this defective bulbs when I popped of the clear plastic cover I wondered why the van hadn't caught on fire yet. Half the base of the bulb was black, the plastic part of the socket was scorched and warped damages console sockets.

The 2007 town and country I helped my disabled sister buy has defective door and rear lift gate issues. We were parked and shopping and I was a passenger in her car when her home health aide hit the button to open the rear hatch for me to something out of the back. The hatch lifted then let go and slammed shut shaking the entire vehicle before I could leave the vehicle. I barely got out of the way that same day when it did again. Come to find out it had happened before and my other sister was injured when the door hit her head. The same day her aide opened the left side door for me and as I extended my leg out the door it suddenly slammed shut, thankfully I was able to move fast enough to move my leg back into the vehicle before it closed. The driver side rear door does not work at all and has a chronic leak and mold in the tracks. This van is extremely unsafe!!!! I afraid my sister who does not move fast will be injured. Please help.

Map light flickered and intermittently went out. I attempted to replace the bulb but the original bulb contacts and socket had burned and melted. I see this as a fire hazard.

The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler town and country. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) however, the parts to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

Someone is going to get seriously injured if Chrysler does not address the fueling problem in its vehicles. After fueling, my van will either begin sputtering and then stall or stall without warning. I recently fueled at a gas station on an exit off of interstate 70. Upon entering the highway from the on ramp, my van stalled. Fortunately, the tractor trailer approaching me in my lane was able to swerve into the adjacent lane and avoid hitting me. I took my vehicle to the Chrysler dealership service department where I have the vehicle serviced and told them about the problem. They said they are "hearing about this issue more and more" and simply advised me to "not fill up the van with gas all the way". They also mentioned that Chrysler 300 models have the same issue. What is being done about this problem?.

The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated the vehicle stalled while driving. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Fill-up gas after 1. 5hours of highway travel. Off from the gas station joining a busy street at ~10mph, van stalled. I had wife, my son and two friends - it was a nerve wracking incident. The car behind us had to swerve to next lane to avoid rear-ending us. Stalling continue to happen everytime I fill-up. Thus I would volunteer my vehicle if further testing is needed to investigate the root cause of the issue.

The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the map lights positioned over the front driver and passenger's side dash did not operate. While removing the bulbs, the contact discovered that the plastic socket assembly that housed the light bulb had burned and melted. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer but not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Power sliding doors do not function properly. They don't open most of the time and when they do they are unpredictable opening some and then closing all of a sudden.

Front courtesy lights have melted in their sockets and tail light is showing signs of starting to do the same. Turn signals have gone crazy: sometimes they work as they should, other times they don't work at all, at times you have to use the lever over and over again to get them to engage. The worse part is that at times if you choose the right, the left comes on. We feel both of these issues could potentially be very serious safety issues. They both seem to be electrical issues the lights could present a fire hazard and the turn signals could be the cause of an accident.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that when opening the tailgate on the vehicle the door went up but did not lock in place and instead attempted to close on its own. The contact was barely able to avoid being hit by the door. The failure had recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 62,000. Dt.

While moving in reverse around three to five miles per hour, the four-way emergency flashers activated and the passenger power sliding door opened approximately one to three inches. After coming to a stop and while shifting to drive the power sliding door completed the opening cycle. The passenger power sliding door was then unresponsive and had to be manually closed. One day prior to the incident the passenger power sliding door began showing symptoms of electrical problems. When opening, the door would stop just a few inches from the latch. When closing, the door would stop just a few inches from the latch.

After fill in gas in gas station, drove about 3/4 miles, trying to make a right turn at an intersection, suddenly the car lost power. Engine stopped, no power steering, no brake. Finally the car stopped at the opposite side of the street. After several minutes, turn the engine back on, then everything back to normal.

The passenger side sliding door will not open from the inside. The electric door release won't work and now the manual door release won't work. People are trapped inside. Only way out, is to open it from the outside to release the people inside.

Van has an automatic rear hatch door that closes up and down. The key fob has a button that must be pushed twice to close or open the rear hatch. There have been four incidents where the door has closed on its own. One of these incidents was verified by a family member who was using the vehicle and had not pushed the buttons and the door just came down on them. In two of the incidents an elderly person was hurt and had to go to the doctor and in one case the hospital.

The vehicle stalls intermittently at any speed in drive or reverse. This issue has happened at least one time per week for several months.

I was driving at interstate speed, 70 mph, and the car shut itself off--lost all power. I was forced to carefully change lanes, and ease my way to the shoulder. The odometer read 0 mph and the gas gauge read empty. This was unsafe as I could have been rear-ended or side swiped. This was the third occurrence. The mileage is 40,500.

Pretty much ever since I've had the car, I will occassionally be driving and bump the key with my knee, turning the van off altogether. The power steering stops working with the engine off, so I have to try to turn on my hazard lights and carefully navigate to the side of the road to put the van in "park" again so that I can restart it (I can't restart it while I'm still moving). I am very, very careful to try to never even touch the key with my knee so that this doesn't happen, but it still does occassionally.

Three incidents of the same happening. Last incident while driving at 70mph on interstate, the motor shut off, the speedometer registered "0" and the gas gauge registered "0". I was forced to make my way cautiously to the shoulder of the road. After calming down from the fright, I was able to restart the care and resume the trip. The first time this happened at 45mph on city street and the next time while pulling into a parking lot. Very dangerous. May have been rear ended as the car slowed down drastically.

Right electrically operated passenger window failed to operate.

The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country. While driving approximately 25 mph, the airbag light appeared on the dashboard, moments later, she noticed that the entire dashboard stopped functioning. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 54000. Updated 11/23/09. The consumer stated the vehicle has no brake lights when stopping, except the tailgate light. Also, the blinkers and hazard lights are inoperative. Updated 11/24/09.

The contact owns a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that the vehicle has a rear parking assist warning mechanism that beeps when reversing within one foot of an object. The dealer stated that they could not repair the mechanism and referred him to the manufacturer. Daimler Chrysler stated that the mechanism was working according to specifications. The contact felt that the mechanism did not provide adequate warning. The current and failure mileages were less than 24,000.

Major failure of the electrical accessories: no a/c no nav/stereo/ves no automatic doors no instrument cluster engine dying sporadically external lights won't turn on wipers won't turn off windows won't operate white smoke coming from under the hood.