general problems of the 2009 Chrysler Town & Country - part 1

Driving the van and it shuts have no power! it has happened several times.

The car dies when coming to stop. Intermittent car can not restart, there is no electric power to restart car, totally no electric can not even turn on hazard lights. Was struck in middle lane with cars coming on 55 mph road. Very dangerous. Could of been killed.

Driving on road motor just stopped for no reason , put it in (n ) turn key starts back to running, put back in ( d ) and go on down road . Until the next time.

Van dash lights flicker when applying the brakes. Van will completely shut off with all electrical dying. This happens when sitting at a light or slowing to yield to traffic replaced alternator, but the problem still occurs. Jostling the battery cables will restart electric system. New battery, cables are secure.

When driving my Chrysler town and country it will shut off for no reason . When this happens I lose all steering and power to the engine . It does this on turns , hills, and even highways.

Van will stale when driving at a slow speed. Dealer could not find a code. This has happen three times in the last six month.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. While the vehicle was stationary, the contact turned the ignition key and smoke began to pour out from under the hood. The vehicle would not start and had to be towed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

While driving down highway at about 60 mph with wife and 3 children, suddenly with no warning, all power to vehicle was completely lost. This made it very difficult to safely move vehicle to shoulder. If traffic would have been heavy this could have caused a serious accident. Once vehicle was parked it would not restart and had to be towed 20 miles to dealer. Once at dealer electrical system seemed to fail further. Power windows, locks and doors would no longer work. Clearly some sort of serious electrical problem this is the 4th time something like this happened, but with the previous incidents the car always started once it was stopped and put into park and key was turned.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system) and 10v235000 (electrical system). While driving off the lot after the vehicle was repaired, the radio failed and the ignition module was burned. In addition, there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor of anti-freeze inside the vehicle. Prior to the repair, the vehicle had not exhibited any failures. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the failure was awaiting to be determined. The approximate failure mileage was 107,094.

I have a problem with my 2009 Chrysler town and country it has a 3. 8 l v6 engine and a 6-speed automatic. Just recently it just stop as I was driving. I had just went thru a green light and just as I got up to about 30mph the engine just stop the only light that came on was the (esc) light goes on, and then power steering fails breaks do not respond. The dealer checked it the next day there were no cods set. Except a rear ac mix door had a problem and a abs code. Back in may I had a problem starting it acted as if I had a dead batter, the batter and starter tested okay then in June there was a r03 safety recall for the wireless ignition module which was replaced. There are about 37,000 miles on the car.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. While driving at 40 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle accelerated excessively. The contact had to apply force to the brake pedal multiple times in order to get the vehicle to stop. In addition, the rpms increased, the engine revved, and the traction control warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system, air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The failure mileage was 35,037.

2009 Chrysler Town & Country. Consumer writes in regards to after NHTSA 14v-373 recall was performed. However, a spontaneous vehicle engine compartment fire occurred three weeks later. The consumer was not confident the recall was completed.

Backing out of our driveway, the engine unexpectedly shut off. Found out this is related to the r03/l25 recalls. Wife now refuses to drive the van. It was reported, but no action has been taken by Chrysler to date. It is part of the recall so we have been on the waiting list since June. Still waiting to be seen by the Chrysler dealership. I wish the town and country is part of the Chrysler buy back program. I don't want to own a vehicle from a company that doesn't respond appropriately to their recall (especially for owners who experienced the symptom of the recall). They probably rather pay the big fine to the government and resultant insurance claims. Please help!.

I received l25/NHTSA 14v-373 recall last sept and have not as of today received a 2nd notice of recall. I had another episode of my car ignition going into the off position while driving. Luckily there was no accident to report. This is totally unacceptable on the part of Chrysler. Please get the replacement parts made!!! I have had a total of 3 episodes with this happening while driving. The first one was in sept 14 while driving on I-80 at 75 mph. Luckily I was able to coast to the shoulder without getting hit. The second time I lost power while driving 40 mph in city traffic a few months ago. I was able to turn a corner before getting hit by other traffic. Chrysler needs to get busy on making these replacement parts as quickly as possible. I contacted my dealership this afternoon and was told that they have not received an updated recall either.

I contacted dan turner, service manager, with auto nation Dodge ram in centennial, colorado, 80012 on Monday 16 March 2015 at 17:50. The dealership is located at 10743 e arapahoe rd, centennial, CO 80112. The phone number is 303. 929. 4656. He informs me that for the recall I have, they do not have the parts and that there is no procedure stating what is to be done to correct the issue. Also since the recall is beyond three (3) years old, he is not sure when the parts will come in. Although the notice went out 06/16/2011, I received the notice via mail in mid 2014. How can my dealership get the parts, can you assist? the manufacturer recall number l25 NHTSA recall number 11v-139 the NHTSA number provided on the mailed notice: 14v-373 the VIN is 2a8hr64x09r511187 year: 2009 model: town and country thank you,.

Have not received a follow-up notice on the recall of the ignition fobik not fully seating which could cause the fobik to move to accessory mode from the on mode. I have contacted my Chrysler dealer and also called the recall assistance center (1-800-853-1403) several times and keep getting the message that the part needed for repair/correction is not available. This has gone on since the beginning of the year 2015, when can I expect this to be resolved?.

My family (including children) were driving on the interstate going through atlanta, GA on vacation heading to another family members house for thanksgiving and all of a sudden my van completely cut off. I lost steering, electrical, everything!!!! luckily I was able to glide over to the side and restart my engine and it seemed as though everything worked correctly for the rest of the vacation. I contacted Chrysler by email inquiring about the recall and of course just got the "I'm sorry we're working on it, but at this time we don't have the parts to fix it. " that was only the first incident!!! it happened again around 03/15/15 - same exact problems happened! once again I contacted Chrysler, and I also contacted my dealer, but got the same exact run around!! not a happy person with Chrysler!!!.

Vehicle refused to start on several occasions, lights on, power on, engine would not turn over, no sound from starter. Then after many attempts, vehicle would start as if nothing was wrong. Then vehicle would stop in traffic and whatever speed traveling, dead with no response when trying to restart. After many attempts to start while in middle of traffic vehicle started as if nothing happened. Dealer states ignition & tipm module are are fault.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags , electrical system) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable to service the vehicle under the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Djr.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact noticed smoke rising from the hood of the vehicle and all electrical power failed. The contact stated that flames ignited from the wheel wells and underneath the hood. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 61,850.

When changing brake pads out all the treads on the cv joint end fell off in my hand this vehicle is only 5 years old and the metal is dissinigrating also the engine burns almost 3 quarts between every oil change . From what I see on the internet all of the Chryslers 3. 8 engines do this . This is not right !.

While driving the ignition switch turned to accessory stopping the engine. I pulled to the side of the road, stopped and restarted. It happened again a month later on the freeway. Tried to restart engine while driving - did not restart until I moved shift lever to neeutral. On 7/8/14 I took the car to the dealer and the service representative said "I was able to get it to do it". I contacted Chrysler twice that day (dianne dl965 and another) but they refused to pay because not recalled yet! I paid $588. 89 for repair out of pocket rather than chance a failure on winding mountain roads. Two additional points: 1. For six months the key would spring back to accessory when starting. Precurser of problem. 2. They know of the problem on the 2009 t & c as reported by brent snavely in detroit free press (about 7/1/14).

Driving down the road the car turned off. Don't know if my knee hit the key chain to turn off the car or if the car just turned off. I was driving straight and turned the car back on and it was ok. If I would of been on a curve it might have been different. I have since then bought a quick release lock so my keys are not attached to the key for the van. Haven't had any problems as of yet. But I just bought it. Just think the design of the car could be different to have the key placement somewhere else or change how the key fits into the car to avoid this from happening.

Several times I have been driving and my engine stops for no reason. It has happened has I was merging onto a highway and instead of increasing my speed I was slowing down. It has happened at random times and in just normal driving situations. The most recent was driving from rhode island back to CT and 2 hours into the drive the car stopped as I was turning left at a light from one busy roadway onto another with quite a few cars surrounding me. Most of the time that this happens I have to pull over (without power steering) and put the car in park to restart the car. Each time I have been able to do so safely but it is a very serious concern and I usually have my kids in the car with me. Chrysler needs to repair this because this is obviously not the first complaint on the issue.

While driving on the freeway, going uphill at about 55mph, my engine suddenly began revving and the van sped up, then, I was unable to get it to accelerate. I pushed the gas pedal, but it wasn't engaging the engine. The rpm's would go up, but there was no affect on the van speed. The terrain changed, so then I began going downhill and I continued trying to get the van to accelerate to avoid being rear-ended. Finally, the engine engaged and I was able to speed up. This happened one more time during that trip. It has happened a couple of other times since then, briefly, but yesterday, it happened, and I again, was nearly rear-ended, and I had to coast into a parking lot to get out of the way of traffic. (the "check engine" light has never come on while this was happening. ) I went to a mechanic who then test-drove the van, but was "unable to duplicate the problem. " I drove the van home and the problem happened throughout my trip (speeds ranging from 30-45 mph. ) it wasn't until I finally made it home and was parking the van in front of my house that the "check engine" light finally came on. I then took the van to a local auto parts store that will run codes after the engine light comes on. It gave a code for several possible causes, which included electrical issues. Unfortunately, the guy cleared the code, and I am not able to drive the van in order to see if the engine light will come back on. (he did, however, write down what the code could be an indication of - 4 different issues to choose from. ) this is a very dangerous issue, and I have read of numerous other complaints similar to this. Please, look into this matter and do a recall of these vehicles before tragedy strikes!.

I was driving down the street and the lights started to flicker and the car went dead.

We were driving on a city street when the car lost all power. It was brought to a halt after we were able to steer to the side out of the way of traffic. When we were able to restart the engine it performed without additional problems until we reached home. The car also performed exactly as it did on December 16 ,2013, onjune 15, 20,14.

Since the first occurrence this has happened about 15 times. Most recently, this morning. The vehicle will randomly shut down, with no indicator lights, or a few times with the slippery road icon appearing. The vehicle totally dies, the power steering is gone, the brakes lock up, no acceleration is possible to pull off the road. I have been extremely lucky to not have had an accident as a result. This morning the mechanic brought his computer to my vehicle after shut down, as was directed, in the off chance that he might find a code. Nothing was found. The key maintained the on position. The vehicle does restart upon turning it off.

My wife was driving our 2009 Chrysler town and county down the road when the vans engine completely turned off as if she shut the ignition down. Thankfully my wife was able to coast into a parking area where after some time she was able to restart the van and proceed on her way. Numerous times I have tried to start the van and the engine would not turn over until the key was taken out and flipped around and then it would start. Two days ago the van would not start at all but all if the key fob functions worked and all of the electrical gauges came on. After the van was towed to the dealership I was contacted and told that a new win module and key fobs would have to be purchased costing approximately 800 dollars.

While driving (happens at all speeds - 35, 50, 70, etc. ), complete power to the vehicle is killed. This is very scary when it occurs. We lose power steering, brakes, and I'm assuming air bags as well. We have had several close calls with entire family in car but have been lucky to avoid crashing into other cars, cement walls, etc. This has been occurring for over a year now at random intervals. We have taken the vehicle into a licensed shop (mastertech) for inspection but they have not been successful in diagnosing. I'm fearful this is an issue similar to the gm issue that has caused several deaths. I don't want my family or myself to be the next victim. Please help!.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle began to loose power. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and the vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that he could not determine the cause of failure. The contact replaced the battery but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 111,000.

Car starting accelerating on its own. I wasn't able to slow down as the brakes didn't respond (they seamen stuck). This has happen at least twice in a 3 weeks period. I have to push the accelerator harder in order to somehow made the car responsive. The second time this happened, a brake signal came up, once I was able to take control of the car, I parked on side of the road, turned the car off and then turned on again and signal went off. Both times I was driving in the freeway at 65 mph trying to pass another car with my 2 kids under the age of 5!!!. Second time I almost hit the car infront of me.

The contact owns a 2009 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that when attempting to start the vehicle, the engine would start then immediately shut off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,000.

Was driving about 20 to 30 mph, crossing over railroad tracks the vehicle cut out and completely shut down. Had to put the car in neutral and attempt to restart. It restarted and did not happen for a while. This happens on occasion and is an on going problem. Had it in to Chrysler dealer and they said they were not able to find anything wrong with the car.

My vehicle was issued a recall on June 16,2011 dealing with the wireless ignition; however, I did not receive a notice for this specific recall until June 2014. I immediately brought my vehicle to a Chrysler dealer. But after inspecition, they said they did not have the part needed to fix the problem. Since June 2014, I have made several phone calls only to be told that they are still waiting for the part. Since this is a safety issue, what can I do to speed up the process for rectifying my situation?.