Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country

The fuel pump relay is faulty. We have had issues with the vehicle stalling out while driving. Once almost causing an accident. My mechanic said this is an issue with this vehicle. This is the same set up as the Jeep grand cherokee and there was a recall issued for that. We took the vehicle to a mechanic and the parts to replace the relay are not available. We do not feel safe to drive the vehicle any more. I believe there should be a recall issued for the safety of owners. My wife was pulling out into traffic when the van completely stalled out while oncoming traffic was approaching. Luckily, she was able to manuver into a turn lane to avoid a collision. We've also had numerous times that it would glitch out while driving but not stall.

The vehicle does not consistently start and has a chance of failure when in operation. I have the vehicle in a shop and it has been diagnosed as a fuel pump relay that is not consistently receiving power. This has been a well known issue within the tipm system but no recalls are open on this specific vehicle.

In starting van, engine was turning over when key turned but not to the point of running. After 5-8 attempts it would crank and also sputtered in between attempts. Car was stationary. This was a sudden onset of symptoms that happened on vacation. Recogniing we had additional days on our trip plus the ride home, I took to local repair shop. In route, it sputtered like it wanted to quit. The diagnosis was fuel pump and fuel pump relay failed pressure test and diagnosis. I then learn by searching that 2011 vans have been recalled for same issues. With a return home interstate trip of 600 miles, I thankful I had repaired now reading what has happened with the 2011 related accidents and problems.

2012 Chrysler town and country purchased second hand at 84. 000 miles vehicle started then following at 86,000 miles. Lights sensor would activate lights without input from remote or driver. Then the lights stopped sensing when to change and has to be activated in manual. Vehicle windows would not remain up and locked when manually inputted to do so or activated to do so with remote. Interior lights would randomly switch on and run the battery dead. This resulted in many jumpstarts. Vehicle began to use fuel like 30. 00 weekly with normal driving of my family to 30. 00 every two to three days with no charge in driving. This increased when the family needs to drive increased to almost 20. 00 daily. Vehicle would not accelerate on an incline would stay at 30 mph despite you pressing the gas and it woul rev. Vehicle would deaccrate and accelerate on its own merit, one could press the gas and it wouldn't increase going up an incline causing any to maneuver around you to avoid collision and the it would accelerate on its own merit. Vehicle lift gate would not remain locked when secured whether by remote or manual. Lift gate also stopped sensing and has almost locked my small disabled a children in between where it closes. Vehicle lights would stop working with sensing in the auto mode. Have to manually use them then internal lights would come in and kill the battery. The signals in the dash had major malfunctions you would get the airbag, check engine and various lights intermittently flashing. The driver side seat would not work as you change a fuse it would blow. The passenger doors would not lock with remote input or manual lock door can open when driving. Rear windows would open on their own merit usually causing animal to get in. The car fuel pump would not stop running until the battery died or the terminal was removed. The screen said display is hot.

Fuel pump won't turn off after turning engine off. Drains battery completely. Tipm is to blame. Read the other comments or look into the lawsuits. This affects all Chrysler vehicles with the pentastar enigne.

I purchased my vehicle in March of 2016 for the purposes of transporting 2 disabled family members. First, check engine light was coming on and stated that the crankshaft sensor we're not working. When I would drive while driving my vehicle would just shut off I feared getting hit by other vehicles. Then the fuel pump relay would stay on after shutting vehicle off until it would drain the battery. After, now my vehicle cranks but doesn't start at all. This is a hazard and dangerous what I am afraid of is that this is a common issue with these vehicles and the issue has not been looked at by the proper department or authority. I also brought this issue to Chrysler where I purchased the vehicle and they said they can not assist with the issue and no recalls have been put in place my vehicle has been parked for 5 months now.

Car won't start at times, after awhile finally starts, fuel pump will continuously run after car is off. Gets worse with cold weather. It did it a few times after we bought it but we lived in florida and didn't happen again. We moved to tennessee and now its constantly messing up. We replaced the battery and also the electrical body control throttle. Thinking that was it. Later to find out that it maybe the fuel relay. And that Dodge durango and Jeep and another vehicle was recalled for this same issue and yet Chrysler has not recalled the town and country.

I have been having years of problems with this vehicle. Shortly after purching it in 2015, the climate control unit started (and continues) to turn on randomly whenever it wants to, the a/c stopped working completely, and the blind spot sensors are on 100% of the time. More recently, the vehicle kept having to get jump started every morning for about 2 weeks until finally it wouldn't turn over at all. I have replaced the battery 3 times, the alternator twice (the first time after the vehicle stalling out on a major highway a long way from home), the fuel pump was just replaced, and then I find out from the garage that changed the fuel pump that the tipm needs to be replaced. I am now currently waiting for a new tipm from the dealership. I have been without a vehicle for 3 weeks now as this part is on back order. This vehicle has cost me thousands of dollars in the short time I have owned it and has been very unreliable for me and my family, including 3 children.

All sorts of electrical issues. Passenger side rear door slides open randomly when starting car or unlocking doors. Tailgate opens randomly the same way. Tailgate has opened when car was put in reverse to back up. Passenger rear door no longer locks. If car is locked and alarm enabled, that door will still open and alarm goes off. Fuel pump comes on when car is turned off, draining battery and damaging fuel pump. Fuel pump shut off while driving down road, and also while sitting at red light, causing car to turn off. Replaced oil sensors, fuel pump, crankshaft sensor; had house of voltage and circuit tests done on vehicle trying to determine root of electrical problems. After 9 months of trying to figure out what is wrong with vehicle and pouring money into it, finally discovered that faulty fuel relays in tipm were common in Dodge from 2011-2013. Some models were issued a recall, but not the Chrysler town and country. Repairing tipms is pricey. Fuel pump issue is now solved but all other electrical issues remain with doors and tailgate. Heater has also randomly turned on. Rear ac/heat has come on while driving down road even though rear system was turned off.

The tpim is malfunctioning which is not allowing my fuel pump to work. The car would turn over but not start until I tried several times. Now it does not work at all and had to be towed. My mechanic I'm not able to fix this because the part is back ordered including a part to bypass the issue.

For the last 18 months I have had to take out my battery every time I turn off my vehicle in order to prevent the battery from dying because the fuel pump relay keeps running when I turn of the car. As a result of the fuel pump relay system not ever turning off when I turn the key to turn the car off, my battery is drained within minutes and the car fails to start until I am able to wait for the tow service to arrive and jumpstart my car. The car also about a week ago just shut off while I was still driving it. This is very concerning for me. I have 2 young children diagnosed with autism and both have history of seizures and this car is unreliable. I have paid thousands of dollars to repair battery and have this car towed until finally learning what the true problem with the vehicle has been.

Vehicle wont start until multiple attempts, will stall while driving and fuel pump will continue to deun when the vehicle is shutoff until battery is drained. This has continued to happen daily for a few weeks. Car has died on multiple while driving on busy streets making it impossible to steer. Wont start without multiple attempts in the morning on my way to work and I between short stops after being driven for awhile. Fuel pump will intermittently continue to run after car is off and key is removed both short and long trips, requiring battery cable to be removed. On a number of occassions I have not realized it was running until coming back to vehicle and hearing it, only to find that it has drained the battery to the point that it will not start.

The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler town and country. After the vehicle was turned off, the battery power drained and the vehicle could not be restarted. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who replaced the battery and alternator, but the failure continued. It was later determined that the fuel pump relay remained activated even though the vehicle was turned off and the ignition key was removed from the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer (east tennessee Dodge, 2774 n. Main st, crossville, TN) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

My car was working fine before the the incident that I had was in the family dollar I was as doing some shopping when I was done I went to my car I put the key in the ignition on and I turn the car there was no sound or any power so I call the towing company to take the car to my house when I reach my house and call a friend that he is a mechanic to check on my car and he told me that the battery of the car was drain so I took the battery out and took it to closes autozone hwy 27 haines city FL I took my old battery to the autozone but the new battery was going to cost me round 230 dollars I had no other choice that to buy it then I went back home my friend the mechanic put the new battery in drove the car to the same autozone the same day to do a quick check up on the alternator so they did the check up and the alternator was going bad also so I bought a new alternator that cost me 170 dollars having this problem with almost a brand new car it got me upset I never went to the dealer to complain so 2 weeks pass coming out from my house I turn the ignition and the car didn't wanna start so I ask one of my neighbors to do a quick battery jump when so I took my car to the autozone since I have warranty on the 2 items they have me new alternator and battery again I took it to the mechanic and more money to spend also the mechanic told me that it might have some electrical issues inside the car so the mechanic replace again the alternator and battery now the car is running good for now a week pass and leaving home went into my car try to start my car and it took a while to start it sound it like a choke it took me almost 5 times before the car starts so I took the car to the mechanic and the mechanic told me that the fuel pump is going bad and it needed to be replace I spend almost 400 for 2 things now I got to spend more money for a fuel pump this is nonsense.

Dealer identified as failed fuel pump relay integrated in total integrated power module (tipm) which is the problem recalled in r09/NHTSA 15v-115 the 2012/2013 durango and grand cherokee series and made by same manufacturer. This can cause vehicle to stall while driving or have a non start situation as power is not properly delivered to the fuel pump due to relay failure. This failure occurred in the 2012 Town & Country model which is not covered under the recall for the same year.

Tipm fuel pump relay caused motor stall in front of kindergarden. Luckily at very low speed and my wife was able to stop. The fuel pump relay as part of the tipm is causing starting problems and completely drained battery (fuel pump sometimes does not turn off at nights) as well.

Vehicle will not properly start reliably. On many occasions the vehicle will start after a third or fourth attempt. The main concern was that the vehicle stalled as it entered (vehicle was in motion) a busy street. Power steering went out. After coming to a stop the vehicle was restarted by pressing the ignition button. No diagnostics codes were reported when checked at a local repair shop. I asked them to test the tipm and fuel pump relay, and they were able to confirm the issue.

Our 2012 Chrysler town and country won't start. The dealer said it is a tipm malfunction and fuel pump malfunction. They want to replace them both. They refuse to help us with the repair cost. We are stranded in cancun, mexico.

I had just drove to the store vehicle ran fine. Came out of store and went to start the car. When trying to start the car I notice the the starter trying to turn over but was not starting. I tried starting it 6 time and finally started. I went to auto zone had the check starter system. Battery, alternator and starter passed. Was informed could be bad gas or fuel pump going out. So got gas treatment and after a weekened and half of fuel treatment and change of gas was having same issue. Well this last Saturday I went daughter's game and heard what sounds to be an electric motor front under the van driver rear tire. Didn't mind it over the 5 hour game I checked on the van multiple times and the sounds was still there. End up having to get jump started the battery was dead. Was able to get the van home. I got an electrical schematic on the 3. 6l engine performance circuit. And come to find out that the fuel relay is inside the tipm. I am able to pull the mac fuse to stop the pump afraid of what this may cause issues with I am disconnecting battery when I get out of van. I contact dealer and told them of my finds and found out not covered. So at this time it is hard to start and fuel pump runs after key is out of ignition.

A month after buying the van, it started cutting off while driving causing it to be almost impossible to steer. Luckily I was where I could pull over every time. It was taken to the dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong. Another time it did it my husband took it back for a recall part but they told us that part had nothing to do with it cutting off. The most serious time occurred on 4/29/14 during rush hour 5:00 pm)getting on i85 in gastonia, nc merging onto i85 and the van cut off. I couldn't have been going over 25 miles and everything shut down. I was lucky to get it in the emergency lane. I have never been so scared in all my life. I had my daughter/granddaughter screaming/crying. No way any of us would have survived if I had made it to the inner lane. This time a new light came on the dash. Told it was a throttle light, many attempts to start the van, it didn't start. I called lake norman (bought there)and was told there's a place in gastonia. I called and explained what happened and asked for a tow truck. The van was towed to gastonia Chrysler. The service tech tried to start it with no luck. He said was better then it starting and resetting everything. He called the next day and everything was reading right on his machines. He told me he was going to drop the gas tank and take the fuel pump out. When he ran it this time the fuel pump had no fuel pressure. He also said there was no gas, in which I had a little over a quarter of a tank on the fuel gauge. He said fuel pump was defective. Replaced it at $777. 92. It is sept and starting it again the jerking like the engine and transmission is gonna fall out. This van engines were recalled for debris in engine thruoct 2011. My engine was built in Nov. Engine needs replaced. Now my stereo turns off and fuses are good. Please help, I see other recalls on Chryslers with similar problems.