Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems of the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country

Car engine shuts down when in drive. Drives fine, when I stop at light or go very slow it just shuts down.

My vehicle will shut off while I'm driving. It's been an ongoing issue. There are no lights that come on, on the dashboard that indicate any error, except the antilock break light will occasionally light up. I could be driving slow or fast, it makes no difference, it will just shut off, and the power steering and brakes lose power and don't work. This is very dangerous and can easily cause an accident. I have done some research online and have also seen this exact same problem with hundreds upon hundreds of other consumers with the same make and model. People have taken their vehicles to Chrysler dealerships and mechanics and no one can figure out the cause. This is a huge safety issue. I have small children, 2 still in carseats, and my youngest who is 1 is handicap. I am scared to drive it. I still owe $10,000 on my auto loan for this car, so I am stuck with it. It seems like this is a defective vehicle, since so many others are having the same mystery safety issue.

While driving it shuts off.

While the vehicle is in motion, the engine shuts off without warning. This has occurred on the street and expressway. The vehicle will start up again when put in neutral. After starting and driving the the van, it would shut down again without warning.

The van shut off with no warning at all. My kids mother said that two tractor trailer miss them by a hair pin driving down interstate 95 south in va. She had no steering control and brakes at all. Could not restart the engine after she put it in neutral. Had to come to a complete stop in the center lane of a three lane highway 95s . She very scare afraid that someone was going to plow in back of her our two kids. She had to put the gear shift back in park to restart the van. You educated people know this is happen all across american and you letting people put there life in danger ,why because big Chrysler company rules.

While driving engine shut off,.

Was driving down the road and the horn started blowing and the wind shield wipers went full speed and the motor turned off in the middle of the highway. They told me it was the tipm was bad and they have a ton of these vehicles with this problem! it is a very expensive fix and should be a recall item due to it being a safety problem! the vehicle shuts down and you loose all power! I have seen online other issues where the air bags actually deployed. I am so scared to drive this vehicle because I don't know if it will malfunction again!! it has happen at least 3 times already.

The engine shuts down while the vehicle is in motion. This has happened 3 times at less than 15 mph on my private road and 1 time at ~30 mph on a public road through town. I have only owned this vehicle a couple of months and the previous owner purchased the vehicle from a dealer in January only owned the vehicle.

My Chrysler town and country had performed the recall on the ignition switch however my van still shuts down while driving. At first it started upon morning when first starting out the day, but now it shuts off even after 45 minutes of driving the vehicle causing me to loose control of the steering and having to be cautious so that I wont be rear ended or worse. I have taking it in to be diagnosed but the technicians after having the van hooked up to their diagnostic machine are still unable to see anything wrong. No error codes are showing. Also now, while parked and the engine off with no keys. . . My doors will just open by themselves or automatically lock. It did it yesterday morning however my car was running, the van locked sounding my alarm that sounded as if I had pressed the key to lock. I hope that someone can call or email me to give an explanation what could be the problem as well as how I can resolve this problem,.

Continuation of 02/01/2016 report: with the initial ignition, this car's engine just stopped and lost all power while leaving our driveway, back in 2010. The ignition was replaced sept. 2014 under a recall notice. We had no further problems at that time. The ignition was replace again in sept. 2015 due to another recall notice. On Jan. 15, 2016, while driving 40 mph on a local road, the engine shut down and we lost all power. Took car to Chrysler dealer. They could not identify problem, but said a technical report suggested replacing the pcm, which was done on 01/18/2016. On 02/01/2016, the engine shut down and lost all power, after traveling approx. 400 ft. Today, 2/17/2016, my wife was driving on the dallas north tollway, at approx. 50 mph, during rush hour, and the engine just shut down. Luckily she was able to pull over to the shoulder without incident, put the car in park, and restart the engine. If this is an ongoing problem with Chrysler, someone is going to get killed in an auto accident as a result of this problem something needs to be done quickly.

Vehicle shuts off randomly while in motion on city streets going between 10 - 30 mph. The recall (r03) for this problem has been done and the shut-offs still happen. Unknown fault or problem. Several diagnostics done over the past 2 years, all to no avail. Engine tune up with plugs performed. Map sensor replaced. No error codes. Help us!!!.

With the initial ignition, this car's engine just stopped and lost all power while leaving our driveway, back in 2010. The ignition was replaced sept. 2014 under a recall notice. We had no further problems at that time. The ignition was replace again in sept. 2015 due to another recall notice. On Jan. 15, 2016, while driving 40 mph on a local road, the engine shut down and we lost all power. Took car to Chrysler dealer. They could not identify problem, but said a technical report suggested replacing the pcm, which was done on 01/18/2016. On 02/01/2016, the engine shut down and lost all power, after traveling approx. 400 ft.

Unexpected engine shutdown while in motion driving resulting in loss of brakes or steering. This has been happening for 5 years with many visits to the dealership and various repairs, none of which has resulted in returning the vehicle to us in a safe state. My wife and I are 79 years of age and have no faith in the vehicle which we purchased new with the extra extended warranty.

The tipm is a cause of the vehicle horn honking, wipers moving on their own, wiper fluid spraying, and the lights flashing by themselves. I have had the vehicle randomly stall by itself on the highway while my wife was driving it and this has happened several times. These issues seem to mysteriously go away when I try to diagnose the issue. Last week the battery died and because of it being a few years old and now being in the winter, I decided to replace it only to have it die again a day later. Took the vehicle to a mechanic who tested the charging system and said it was all good. Then proceeded to do a parasitic draw test where he determined that the tipm was causing the issues. I did some google searches and found that this is a wide stream problem with many owners of various Chrysler vehicles having the same issue. This is not safe especially when the vehicle shuts down while driving it and there are no power brakes or steering capabilities. A person could end up in a terrible accident or even be killed not to mention other drivers being at risk also. Doesn't seem to make much sense that Chrysler is dragging this on and not doing anything not to mention that I can't even order the part because it's on a national back order. This has happened several times in the last year and a few times last year but the tech was unable to correctly diagnose the issue.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle shut off intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the tipm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

I was driving down the road going between 35-40 mph and my car shut off. The radio and headlights were working but the engine was off, the power steering stopped working and the brakes were not working correctly. I tried to steer on the road but was approaching a stop sign where cross traffic did not stop. So I ended up pulling into the front yard of someone's house to slow and finally stop the car. The front yard was large so luckily I did not hit any mailboxes or houses. My car had shut off in 3 other incidences but I wasn't going as fast and I was in a residential neighborhood so I was able to let the car roll to a stop and no one was hurt. We use this car as a family car and I am worried that someone is going to get hurt if this happens again. I have called the closest dealership several times and Chrysler and no one seems to be able to help me. They all of told me that nothing can be done without a certain part that is not available. When I call the dealership they forward me to Chrysler and when I spoke to the person at Chrysler they forward me to the dealership.

Just yesterday "3-7-2015" driving at a slow speed my vehicle shut off, this is the 3rd time that it happened. Driving at a higher speed which I need to do makes this very dangerous. I did contact Chrysler group recall assistance on Feb 24 of this year and talked to a alicia and had a very valuable discussion, she told me to go to our closest Chrysler dealer and replace the part, pay for it and Chrysler would refund and when the new part was available to install that. I went to the dealer and they would not install it unless they got approval from the Chrysler engineers. The dealer was tempe Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep in tempe, az. I believe alicia did speak with someone at that dealer. I have tried to contact your office several times and listened to you voice mail for hours without being connected. I am very concerned as our lives are at risk until this is repaired and Chrysler is responsibly.

While travelling at a reduced rate of speed, my 2008 town and country van shuts off. This has happened several times and has happended multiple times in a day. It is very frightening to be driving along and the engine shuts off and the vehicle loses all power. I have been told that my vehicle is under a ignition node recall. Today, I called my dealer and the representative claimed to have never heard of the town and country shutting off while driving. I have seen many instances of this on the internet and have trouble believing the dealer has not heard of this. I am concerned for our safety while driving this car. Please advise as to what action I should take.

I experienced an unintended engine shutoff at 40 mph. I pushed the gear selector from "drive" into "neutral" to get a quick restart. No fault lights showed up on my instrument cluster. This happened once more in February and once more in March of this year. I received an l25 recall letter from Chrysler in the summer of 2014. What is taking so long to get replacement parts? can't you encourage them to complete this recall ASAP?.

I have filed a complaint about previous instances but it happened again. I will continue to do so until it gets fixed or Chrysler can provide me with a safe vehicle for my family to drive. Same story as always. I was driving heading to a stop light and car shut off. A bunch of lights on the dash flickered then the car died. Engine light stays on. Put my hazards on while in the middle of the street. Turned the car off and on several times then it finally worked. It then happened again 2 minutes later while going down a hill. Got it started again. Then happened again on a busy road. I sat there for 15 minutes trying to get it going. Which I finally did but now missing work because I am terrified to drive on the highway.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph and the engine shut off completely, the vehicle restarted. There was no warning indicators illuminated and the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified and the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Rw.

Incident 1: 10/29/14 while driving with my child, the vehicle's engine shut off causing the vehicle to loose power brakes & steering function. Engine would not turn over. Vehicle towed for repair. Starter relay replaced. Incident 2: 11/28/14 while driving my two children, at a high rate of speed, on I-75, the vehicle's engine shut off causing the vehicle to loose power brakes & steering function. Engine would not turn over. Engine then turned over. Vehicle driven to owner's residence. 11/29/14 engine would not turn over. Vehicle towed to Chrysler dealership for inspection.

There is a recall on my vehicle. The parts have not been made. I received my notice in August, 2014. I have e-mailed them twice and the parts still have not been produced. Why????? my car "could cause unintended engine shut off and the passive restraint systems, including the airbags to shut off. This could increase the riskof a crash under certain conditions and increase the risk of occupant injury during a crash. ".

Multiple times the engine shuts down while driving. No power breaks, no power steering, possibly no headlights, possibly no airbag. . . Have to throw into neutral and attempt to restart. Doesn't always re-start every time. Very dangerous. Taken to two Chrysler dealerships since the recall and they say that our VIN is not on the recall list. I don't care whether it is the on the recall list or not!!! my wife and four kids have been in the car on several occasions when this occurred.

Car has suddenly shut off three times in past month, while being driven. Have had it in the shop for past two weeks. Chrysler says that there is no eta for recalled part to be delivered. No idea what to do. No keys on keyring. Am afraid to drive this car. Just purchased car in early February. First time it shut down, I was downtown, in traffic. Second and third times, thankfully, I was not in town.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler town and country van. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph and attempting a turn,the engine shut off and the power went out. The contact had to shut off and restart the vehicle to correct the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic for diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Updated 3/5/cn.

I was driving on the highway with my 3 year old. Dash lights started flashing and engine revved. I tried slowing down and had a hard time braking. Then my vehicle shut off. I was able to keep turning it on and off and gliding off the highway. I took it to a dealer who after charging me said nothing seemed wrong but they changed a relay. This was October. Now today in January the same exact thing happened. In the car with my son. Lights flashed and car shut off.

While driving down the road the road I hear a light click and the engine shuts down, and steering becomes locked and I have to put the car in park to restart the vehicle. When this continued to happen after I heard the click I would look down and the key has moved from the on position to the acc position. This has happened multiple times since 11-14-2012 and happend a lot during 2013, I finally called Chrysler in August of 2013 when the van shut down while driving and one time while sitting in line at the bank and that same day while making a left hand turn and almost got hit as lots of traffic during rush hour. I took the van to avondale Dodge and they finally replaced the fuel pump as they found it was cracked this was in October of 2013, so my claim was closed with Chrysler. Van shut down again on 12-22-13 while looking at christimas lights in my community. There have been several other incidents since 12-22-13 that my van has shut down the latest being on 6-4-14 while driving on the 101 freeway going 65 miles an hour. I had to think quick and I remember that my son who has a 2005 Dodge ram had this same issue with his truck and he told me to put the transmission into neutral and restart the van as it was coasting and then put it back into drive. The van restarted and I was able to get to my destination and back home without issue. I called Chrysler on 6-6-14 to report that the issue continues and that it happened on the freeway this last time. They started a new claim and had me take it back to larry h. Miller avondale Dodge. The dealer can still not recreate the issue! I fear for the safety of myself, children and grandchildren.