Two problems related to dashboard failed have been reported for the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country based on all problems reported for the 2012 Town & Country.
While driving my ignition "turns off", often when I hit a bump. It is as if I turn off the ignition and removed the key. They entire dash readout goes blank. I have found that if I press the key in it will sometimes come back on but I still must shift to neutral and turn the key to start. This seems very dangerous as it has happened many times while driving in excess of 55 mph. One time I accidently shifted beyond neutral into park! I believe that Chrysler had a recall on this problem in the two prior year models and I believe it should be extended to the 2012 model. This has happened dozens of times, the last time being yesterday.
Upon entering and pressing the start button, the van starts and immediately dies. Dash is dead, but radio and center stack still lit up. Press the button again to shut everything off and try again. The van will usually start after a delay. This is in addition to cranking for a long time and not starting at all. This was happening even after we had the engine heads and transmission replaced under warranty. This was an intermittent problem but is now happening about 4 times daily.