general problems of the 2013 Chrysler Town & Country - part 2

The win module on the ignition fails causing the car not to start, appears to be dead.

2013 Chrysler town and country touring randomly shuts off while driving. It's happened 3 times in a parking lot, 1 time in my driveway in reverse, and one time on the highway traveling at 55+ mph. I lose power steering, power brakes, and probably more. If I put the vehicle in neutral and turn the key it has fired back up.

Vehicle turns off while driving; losing power steering. Extremely unsafe.

The pcm is bad power control module. And it has happen on a lot of the Chrysler town and country vans.

Beginning in August 2018, while driving, my 2013 t+c will simply shut off. No warnings, no lights, no noises, nothing. The vehicle simply shuts off. This has happened 6 times over the past 4 months. When this happens, my speed has been anywhere between 5-35 mph. It happens closer to when I first start my car after sitting overnight or for 8+ hours. Also happens when I am slowing down. I was able to get the vehicle started each time it's happened, but this is extremely dangerous as I have no power in the car (no steering, very limited brakes, etc). This issue seems to be a regular occurrence with this vehicle. What is being done to correct this dangerous issue?.

We have had to replace 2 faulty flywheels (a. K. A. Flexplates) in our Chrysler Town & Country. The mechanics report that the composite materials used in creating these flywheel/flexplate parts were "less structurally sound than they should have been; therefore causing premature breakdown/failure in otherwise acceptable conditions. ".

Have had nothing but problems and have nothing good to say about this van!.

Kept taking it in probably for almost a year for a diagnostic check because it felt like it had a jerking feeling in the engine. Was told no codes were showing up. Then earlier this year, had to have 2 coils replaced on the engine. On June 1 I took it in because the engine light was on, now it needs camshaft and other stuff done!.

$2000 bill for something I kept saying there was something going on and to find out that it was misfiring the whole time for over a year and 2 coils later! this is ridiculous!.

While accelerating car shakes and does not accelerate properly. Engine light flashes and dings and then stays on. Mechanic says #2 cylinder head failure. Chrysler not including our particular vehicle in the extended warranty for the exact same problem (I. E. #2 cylinder head failure). This typically occurred when attempting to accelerate from a stop but would happen during highway driving as well.

I was driving and lost a full tank of gas within a hour, stopped and notice and smelled gas leaking from bottom of engine. Took it to the nearest dealership and was told I had a bad fuel rail.

2013 penstar v3. 6 known cylinder head issues left bank is covered yet right bank failure is completely ignored by Chrysler - engine jumps and misses and affects driveabilityand safety due to loss of power and acceleration - dealership contacted Chrysler and they ignored the issue and refuse to cover anything on 108k engine - sad state of us car maker.

08/12/2017: I left my home & had only traveled a short distance & the entire vehicle stopped working. There was no power. The instrument panel was black & the engine was not running. I pulled to the side of the road as best I could with no power steering or brakes. I turned the key to off. I attempted to restart the vehicle. It took 3 tries to get it started. I did not drive it again until the next day. The problem did not occur again. It is now at the second dealership waiting for diagnosis. I also have an escalated case open with Chrysler customer service. 8/9/2017: I had to take my daughter to the doctor for an emergency appointment. I started the vehicle. Backed it down the driveway. Put it in park. The vehicle stopped working. The instrument panel went dark & the engine stopped. It took 8 tries to get it restarted. I did call & report the problem to the dealer. 8/3/2017: I took my vehicle into the dealer for the same problem. It was failing to start the day before. It took 3-4 tries. It also randomly shut itself off when I put it in park. Also once when I put it in drive. I reported this to the dealership upon dropping it off. They drove the vehicle 60 miles & could not replicate the problem. It never shut off while they drove it. They returned it to me but did note the error codes when they ran a diagnostic that the vehicle had had some type of failure. 7/11/2017: I had the vehicle at the dealership I purchased it used from a year prior. They diagnosed the failure to start & random power black-outs while driving as a screw being loose on the battery terminal. Charged me $200 to tighten a screw & sent me on my way. Spring 2017: contacted orig. Dealership. The vehicle was doing something odd. The instrument panel had gone black, the wipers were running at full speed & could not be shut off, yet the vehicle was still running. 08/10/engine light.

P0456 dtc for evaporative emissions system leak. Been fixed twice by replacing control valve and continues to occur. Could lead to increased evap emissions and violate epa regulations. Diagnostic trips at startup while stationary.

Not sure the problem, but when the push button start is used it sometimes wont start even though it is trying to turn over. Checking the internet I see lots of people are saying its the new computer board. This could be a problem if I have my wife out on a trip and the board or whatever it is fails. Also could be a fire hazard if its fuel related.

When I press the start power button, the car will start and then cut off immediately. This happens repeatedly and then sometimes not at all. Sometimes, I turn off all of the electronics in my vehicle and then try to start it to see if this helps. Seems to have no rhyme or reason why it just won't start. I have searched the internet and found many other people reporting this same problem with their vehicles from Chrysler all the way back to 2011.

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler town and country. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. While driving at various speeds, the oil light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the oil pressure control switch failed. The switch, filter, and oil sending unit were repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v291000 (air bags). The air bag issue had not been diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was flashing. Additionally, the auto start feature was inoperable. The contact also stated that the heater activated independently. While driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the hood latch had seized, and the electrical system was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, but the dealer declined to service the vehicle and referred the contact to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

The engine died in heavy, slow moving traffic near nashville, TN.

At multiple times when putting my van into drive it makes a hard clunk and has been making a "chirping" sound. Took it to dealer that I just baught it from. And they claim nothing is wrong and could not duplicate my complaints. Also has a very strong burning platinum oder when driving.

After almost a month at the dealer, replacing the wireless ignition module twice and the battery. . . Running all possible tests, today they believe the issue is related to the bad tipm. . . My van was not part of the recall for the tipm yet I have the same problem as everyone else. My van dies every 4 days and has been sitting at the dealer for almost a month, I was called 3 times to pick it up after being fixed and it was dead in their parking lot, and died an additional 4 more times in their possession. Like clock work, it dies every 4 days. Let's hope this time they really found it and if they did why was mine not part of this nation wide recall for this issue? car dies, won't start, no power every 4 days.

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler town and country. While operating the vehicle, the check engine indicator remained illuminated and the vehicle jerked and hesitated during acceleration. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that engine cylinders 2 and 6 were faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Well this is my 5th complaint in the last two weeks. My vehicle has been in the dealership for the past two weeks, it has been towed, jumped and brought in several times. This is the 5th time in two weeks that my car has been in the dealer for the same exact issue with no fix. I was called this morning that it was "fixed" and ready for pickup. I arrived tonight, got my keys and the van is dead and won't start in the dealer parking lot. It was brought in this time (well actually never left) since last time dealer called saying it was fixed it was dead in the parking lot. . . Again. . Twice dead in their parking lot "ready for pickup" they have not found the problem but like clock work every 4 days it is dead. Here goes round 6, prepare for my next complain in 6 days since the previous 5 still have yet to be responded to.

This is my third complaint of this issue, and its 7th occurrence. First time at dealership they could not find problem, only tested battery and said it was good and sent me back on my way. Second time at dealership, they think they found the problem and put in an entire new wireless ignition module and two new sets of keys, go to pick it up tonight all *fixed* and its dead. . . Again. . . Same as before. . 7th time in two weeks, third time at Chrysler dealership. Car will not start, no power, no nothing, no attempt. Everything is turned off nightly, all interior lights, cabin lights, radio, nothing plugged in locked and checked and dead in the morning. Why must I keep going through this. How many times am I going to be stranded and sit and wait hours to be towed and go through this over and over again??? this is a safety issue, what if next time I am stranded with my young children? but Chrysler can't find anything/?.

This is the 5th time in less than two weeks!!! how many times is this going to happen? it has already been to Chrysler who somehow can't find anything wrong!! on its way getting towed again back to the dealership. 5 times the battery has died for no apparent cause. Of course I am not over paranoid and go through the trouble every single time I am done driving to turn off the interior lights, turn off the radio wait for every single light to turn off and take pictures of all lights off and guess what . . . Dead? but the battery tested fine according to dealership and found nothing on the scans. When they jump it, lasts for less than 24 hours, when they charge it, lasts for 4 days each time. Wont start, no electrical, nothing turns on, fob don't work. . . . Awesome! hope Chrysler is enjoying footing this bill for towing, labor and rentals every time cause I certainly am not enjoying missing work, endangering the welfare of my children in the middle of winter, being stranded at hospice and every minute so they can tell me they can't find a problem!!!!!.

I was traveling at 20 mph and turned right onto another street. In mid-turn, the engine cut off without warning and all power steering and power brakes failed. I nearly missed a car on the corner as the car turned. Because I was unable to break, I am not sure how the van stopped without any response from the brakes. Once I came to a stop, I put the car back into park and restarted the car. We bought this car new on 2/13/2013 and have not had this problem before. We do see reports of many Chrysler town and country vans and Dodge caravans reporting this problem going back to 1996, with some recalls along the way. It appears that this is an old issue that has not been properly addressed by Chrysler.

May 27 I floored the accelerator to pass a slow truck at 57 mph let up on the pedal but the van continued to accelerate (the vehicle had previously had a transmission software update so I changed the econ o button and also kicked the foot pedal) at this time the vehicle was showing a mile or two from 80 mph. At witch time I held the brake and pulled off the road. There was a large red throttle body light on. When I turned the engine off. I decided to wait as the brakes smelled very hot. On restarting all normal warning lights plus this large red t/b light while cranking the dealer changed the foot pedal. On June 11 I followed several cars leaving a parking lot at 35 mph I let up on the gas the van continued to accelerate red light once more. I braked and pulled off the road. On restarting the engine went to 1800 rpm . . Shut it off for 4 to 5 min restarted light on while cranking then went out like the first time and drove normal. The throttle body light comes on while cranking (not normal). The dealer said they can not find anything wrong and will call Chrysler they have had the van for a week now, and don't know how to fix it. The fault did remain on the computer for them.

I was driving down my street, going around 25 mph, and the 1st thing I noticed was that I had lost the power steering. The kids were watching a dvd, that stayed on along with the normal interior lights however when I applied pressure to the gas pedal to attempt to pull over the car wouldn't respond to that. I realized then that the engine had shut off while I was driving! thankfully I was able to drift to the side of the road. I parked, turned off the van and then restarted it. Everything came back on and was working again. The mechanic can't figure out what the problem is and Chrysler is claiming no one has ever reported this problem before. A simple google search proves them wrong.

Rented a minivan from avis at slc airport late July 2013. On the highway immediately after leaving the airport my knee bumped the mass of keyring objects and turned the engine off as I was just getting up to 60mph. I noticed the vehicle slowing down and determined I had accidentally shut it down. It would not start. I shifted to neutral and restarted the engine, shifted back to drive. Only one of the 5 passengers even noticed the slowdown. Under different circumstances this could have resulted in an accident. If it is the practice of rental companies to bind keys like this the problem could be widespread and may have resulted in an accident already, thus this report. Given my experience I believe the practice of binding all the keys and other plastic doo-dahs with a stiff wire cable to be an accident in the waiting. In my case the seat was a little forward and I moved it back a couple of inches to avoid having the keys dance on my knee as we drove. At a stop I cut the wire ring and put all the extras in the glove compartment and continued the trip with a single fob-key. The keys: I was given set of keys bound by a wire cable. Two fobs, two spare keys (normally inserted in the fobs) , three plastic add-ons (one held a paper slip identifying the vehicle, one avis call number and one macys loyalty card) I have no issues with the vehicle as it worked fine, nor with the rental company as their service was also fine. I do take issue with the practice of binding the keys with a wire cable that must be cut (leather-man tool in my case) to drive safely. I suspect most renters will not have a tool handy nor risk the wrath of the renter in cutting the wire cable. Note I took a few pictures of the key ring and objects should it be useful. To avis credit they were happy to have all the keys returned and were not concerned I'd cut the cable.