Alternator/generator/regulator Problems of Chrysler Town & Country - part 1

Car shut down while driving. There was no lights or power. It started on a jump, but began smoking. We replaced the battery, but it starts smoking every time you run it and the battery light stays on. I had it towed, as it isn't safe to drive. The mechanic checked the alternator, but it is good the mechanic says it must be the computer and said it would have to be towed to the dealership/.

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All lights on dash on windsheild wiper on in then stop working drain battery I have replaced battery in alternator in power stering pump happen when driving at 25 to 30 mph.

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Car dies/stalls at random when moving. Have been going 70 mph down the rd and it has happened. When this happens it causes us to lose powered steering. This is extremely dangerous! it has stalled/died at various speeds. Sometimes soon starting the vehicle will die right away. Alternator has been replaced and that is not the issue.

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My gauges started going crazy. The abs and brake lights came on. The heater and radio went off while this was happening. At times the van just cut off in traffic but so far I'm able to start it up again. Was told by rick hendricks Chevrolet service dept that I needed to an alternator. Had a new alternator installed by b&b automotive along with a tensioner. Van still doing the same thing. Also, when the gauges start going crazy, they make a tapping/ticking noise. I replaced the battery in October or November of last year because the van at times did not start. . On one occasion when I had trouble getting it to start, the next day I took it to gerald's tires and brakes who told me I needed a battery. This morning when I approached a stop sign and stopped, the van cut off but fortunately I was able to start it up again. This happens when the van is in motion. Happens just about every day because I drive to and from work. I limit my trips to get groceries or do any unnecessary driving because I'm afraid of the van cutting off in traffic.

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Replaced alternator two times within a year and now need a third. Started June 2018 while away on a trip, all lights on dashboard light up with no warning signs. Everything failed. , brakes barely worked to stop, no power steering, windows would not go up/down, no air, no flashes. . . . Etc. The second time July 2019, battery light comes on, then goes off. A day later had the battery replaced. Although the battery tested well according to the company, they placement due being under warranty. The following week, again the battery light comes on during highway speed and car begins the same issues as before. Car was towed to dealership. Dealership states it's the alternator once again. Here we are December 2019 with the same issues. . . . Not to mention the passenger airbag light never goes off as the dealer states it's nothing.

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The blind spot indicators failed and shorted out due to water intrusion. The sensors are located in the rear bumper with the connector/opening facing the rear wheels with no protection allowing water and salt, etc. To penetrate the seam on the sensor as well as the connection to the harness. It caused our back up warning system and blind spot detection system to stop functioning, and shorted out the sensors causing them to drain the battery overnight every night (making the vehicle unreliable and unusable), and causing the alternator and battery in the process. It took three shops, $1,500 and two months just to identify the cause of the problem (after replacing both alternator and battery). Once the root cause was identified, the dealer offered a repair for a mere $1,600 (replacing both sensors, harness and module) and stated that it is a common issue and happens on virtually all of these vehicles because there is nothing preventing water from entering these sensors.

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Alternator failed prematurely, but out of warranty. All other models in this year range with the same engine and alternator were recalled, but this model was excluded from that recall. However, same engine and same alternator. Still failed prematurely. Related recall 14v-634. Chrysler refused "good-will" reimbursement since my VIN was not included in the recall.

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.

Trouble starting, battery light and all dashboard lights on car kept reving up and down heater was in full blast and would not turn off windows would not open and I could not put car in neutral to get towed and had to be dragged also the trunk would randomly open when I would walk outside. All o this happened while the vehicle was running and I was driving down the road. Except for the trunk opening and closing, that would happen when I would walk out to the parking lot it would randomly be open. I had to have it towed and since they couldn't put the vehicle in neutral it was dragged out of the driveway. It was so hot I almost passed out since the windows would not go down and it was blowing 82degrees on high in 85 degree temperature outside. The Chrysler dealership said it is the tipm gone bad and it also now needs a new battery and alternator because it was all ruined. $1996 +tax. It is still at the service department. Because I have not been able to pay for it. Now I see that there have been recalls for the tipm on numerous town and country vans. . Why wasn't mine listed and it is doing the same thing?.

Car stalls for no apparent reason. 1 or 2 times a week. Typically when going slow speeds or coming to a stop. No engine light comes on. Only the traction light which is not applicable. As it is dry and sunny. Some electrical works off and an. Front led panel slightly fades in an out. Fan motor (like a/c fan) goes high and low speeds. Mainly the engine just shuts off without warning, so it is unsafe to drive. I used regular key instead of key fob and push bottom and still does it. Took it in to dealership and they wanted to charge me $850 for a new alternator but they said "try that first", so they were not sure. Took it in somewhere else and they said they couldn't find a problem. Needed a light to come on first. Meanwhile I'm driving a car that is unsafe to drive Chrysler.

I reported issues with my transmission when the vehicle had 19212 miles on it. The problem reported has been hard shifting and hard down shift at stops. Problems occur in city driving conditions. Recently, now at 49100 miles, 2nd gear isn't kicking in. Dangerous in heavy traffic when rush hour traffic has the tendency to come to a stop and then go but if the vehicle doesn't shift to second gear. I need to pull over and shut the vehicle down and turn it back on and hope it will temporary fix. The service department at my dealership said I needed and oil change (recommended is 60k for transmission). I went ahead and paid for this service but the problem still exist in 2nd gear not shifting in. The dealer service advisor said my vehicle needs to re-learn my driving conditions. I'm weary about the advisors explanation and will find that at 60k powertrain warranty expiration. The service department will diagnose the problem at my cost. As it has occurred with my window motor/regulator. I reported a distinct noise when operating the windows at the same mileage noted above. No problems found. Today my vehicle is in the shop for the same problem but it's out of warranty and I will be receiving a call with the cost to repair it.

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Takata recall- had to replace the battery and alternator twice in less than two years because of being stranded or just not starting multiple times. The tork clutch had to be replaced and still runs rough.

The van started having issues with sensors. Last week the van did not start. I had to get a jump and it ran fine for a couple of days. Yesterday I had a new battery installed as I thought this was the problem and the battery in the van was over three years old. The van refused to start after installing the new battery, we tested the battery and it was good. Had to get a jump and bring it to my mechanic. I thought it would be an alternator problem. After various tests he found it was the timp and needs a fuel relay bypass installed because Chrysler has known issues with the timp in their Mini vans. $159 for the new battery and it will be $675 for the bypass. I did research online and this seems to be a common problem.

"taka ta recall* my car sometimes jerks while driving or will cut off on me at any point I changed the spark plugs, the alternator, the thermostat because its was giving me a code that my thermostat was bad and also the fuel pump after changing all these things the car would stall and not cut on until I get someone to jump start my battery. So I then went and replaced the battery the car was working for a good couple of days and started back acting up. Took it to a shop and they said rhe fuel pump was still on while the car was off due to a relay in the power module so they said they will be able to just fix it but when trying to order the piece they said that was not possible due to its been a recall on the till which is the totally integrated power module but just not on my vehicle and it's not possible to change the relay because they have it attached to the power module and this is something that happen with the maufacuter so you will have to contact them so they can help you with it. But now I'm afraid to drive it because it keeps and sometimes just caught right off anywhere due to the totally integrated power module.

I have had alternator, fuel pump,and battery replaced underneath the van I can hear a noise like a vacuum sound coming from the fuel pump like a fan is still turning even though the car is fully off. I have seen other reports similar onlinwthat are online.

It began with the front wipers coming on (as if it was raining) on a sunny day. . And the switch wouldn't shut it off. Have to pull the fuse to get them to stop. Then this progressed into not cranking, as if dead battery. I believe my problem is in the keyless switch. . As the battery is new, and I've had both battery and alternator checked. Both ok!.

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While I was waiting to pick up someone on a school parking lot (being parked, and engine was on), I suddenly heard very(!!) loud, several thunder-like or shot-gun sounds. As I rolled down the driver's side window, I heard again that same sounds and the sound is then accompanied as if a window was grinded. The window didn't come up so I assumed it was broken into pieces. According to body shop, the regulator for the window is broken while the window glass is perfectly fine. Also, I was recommended to talk to Chrysler rep for possible recall. The Chrysler dealer shop indicated there was no recall for my van's VIN. It's so strange that there is no recall on this so I was looking at this website, and found that there was a very similar situation like mine for Chrysler town and country van (recall # p25). I paid $360 out of pocket to change a regulator, and please investigate further.

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.

Tipm module has been deemed defective by multiple mechanics. I was informed of an active investigation into this. Van refuses to start. Have not had van running in two months now. Replaced battery and alternator to eliminate those as the problem.

My side mirror was hit and replaced. Right after replacement, the side sensor didn't work. Shop was already closed, I had my whole family in the car on 295 when all the lights on the dash started lighting up including the battery, the ac went out, windows stopped working, back up cam flashed. Pulled off the road just in time for the van to shut down and leave us stranded. After towing it back and unerring home, the repair shop said they towed it to a dealership that said, sorry, you alternator went out, pay us $1375!.

I believe I have a faulty tipm, you know that part that many, many other drivers have dealt with but you refuse to do a recall on! I was driving and the traction control light turned on, my brake lights were flashing and my drivers side passenger power door said 'function not available' when I tried to open it. After driving around the corner I felt the car bog down (almost felt like it went into overdrive) so I pulled over and turned the car off. It would not turn back on. The engine would not turn over. The heat turned on by itself, the engine light, airbag light, electronic throttle control, and battery lights all came on and stayed on. My husband had to come jump me and I only made it a few blocks for it happened again. My husband thought it was the alternator due to the headlights and dash lights flashing so he took it out to get tested. Tested fine. Tried the battery and it was drained. Replaced the battery today and the battery light has stayed on. We drove somewhere and it bogged down and sensor lights turned on. It got to the point that it wouldn't even stay on when jumped, doors wouldn't open, I couldn't even lock/unlock it. My husband is beyond frustrated with this. I do not feel safe driving the car again even after we figure out what's going on and fix it. Thank goodness it never 'stalled' when I was on a major road/freeway with my 3 kids. This is completely unsafe and needs a recall and to be fixed! I shouldn't have to pay $1,200+ because of a faulty part my car was built with!.

The. Car had electrical failure started with the left frontbturn signal. Next mynradio would shut down and restart on its own. Then the radio shut down and I has to restart it. Next the dashboard would light up the abs system or engine light and then cut them off. Next it shut completely down while I was parked. It was cold that say and a boost started it up. Next it shut down whlle I was driving a car full of children home from school. It lit up each warning light and shut down. It would not start with a jump. I had the battery and alternator checked by a specialist who approved both. Now after owning this van after 9 months im ready to send it back. I should also mention that the right passenger door will refuse to open by switch.

I have had electrical issues since the beginning of buying our vehicle brand new. Most recently the engine stalled while driving 25mph, engine light came on and flashed before the engine stalled causing power steering to fail. I took it to the dealership and was told they could not find an issue. The following week, on 3/16/18 they did an oil change and air filter change, again did not find any issues. On 3/19/18, as I was driving my 3 kids to school, the battery light came on and I lost power steering. I almost crashed with the kids in the car due to this issue. I ended up driving it back to the dealership and was told the power belt was completely off and the alternator was not attached to the engine as it should be. The brackets that hold the alternator on, was gone. This was the 3rd time this month I have brought this vehicle in, was told multiple times there was no issue. Now we could possibly have to replace the engine block.

I was driving my family home from vacation in florida and while we were on the interstate in new york my town and country lost all power, almost causing an accident. The red battery light along with abs, traction control and engine light all came on and the vehicle would go any faster than 20 mile per hour. I was able to get off an exit and found a near by advanced auto and had the battery and alternator tested. Both tests came back ok. Started back for home and while driving again the car experienced the same issue.

The contact owns a 2011 Chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 10 mph, the alternator failed and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the alternator failed and produced a reverse voltage, which caused the ecu to be destroyed. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

So me and my family we're heading to a birthday party on u. S. Highway 64 going to huntsville alabama and we was about ten minutes out from our city in winchester tennessee and all of the sudden the van turns its self off at approximately at 50 miles an hour and lost all power to vehicle and power steering was out then there was a simi truck behind us and I guess he thought we was slowing down on purpose and blowed his horn and passed by. We managed to get the van to the shoulder in the grass and called a tow truck. The tow truck driver tryed to boost the van up and it started then died again so we had to have it towed in. We called Chrysler and they didn't help at all but to tell us to take it to the dealership which they was closed so I fixed it my self and all it was is a bad alternator. There should be some kind of warning when this stuff is going to happen because it was a scary situation at a high speed with your family with you.

I was driving with my three children in my 2013 Town & Country in September 2017. We were headed to the dealership because the battery light was illuminated, and the car gradually started losing electrical functions and would not accelerate past first gear. The van then died on a busy four-lane road (shelbyville road in louisville) and I had to get out and push it in the rain to a parking lot while my wife steered. I had the car towed and the dealership diagnosed the problem as a faulty alternator. My car had 48,000 miles at the time. Now at 58,000 and eight months later my alternator is starting to fail again and I will have to have it replaced. It is my understanding that the 160 amp town and country 3. 6l engine alternator has the same components as the alternators in 2010-2014 Chrysler 300, jeeps and other models that were part of a NHTSA recall. The town and country just has a different housing and orientation. I feel that these models also should be recalled.

The alternator failed and burned up and cooked the battery. There was a recall on the Chrysler 300 and other models with the same engine and alternator. I feel my vehicle should be recalled too. The cost was $1,000!.

Dash lights going on and off when brights are on. Chimes sounding. Vehicle has 44, 000 miles on it. Repair tech says tipm has to be replaced at $1300. At 33,000 miles alternator had to be replaced for similar symptoms.

Gauge cluster begins to flicker and guaguas begin to spazz out. Vehicle then shuts down while driving. No issues with battery or alternator.

The vehicle has an ongoing inability to start without any issues being found. The alternator was replaced, the battery was replaced, the radiator was repaired with the thought that was an issue. The doors open on their own, not just unlock but open. The stability control is always going on even after being repaired and repairing any possible causes. The incidents occur in both stationary and in motion the causes are still unknown.

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Battery light came on, dash lights flashing, windows not working. Then everything working. Alternator tested at 14. 7 volts out of 15. Cranking amps on battery down but tested good. Replaced battery. Same issues. Has not stalled but rpm's dip. Loss of some power when travelling up hill. Not sure what to do next.

This vehicle is a danger to families driving. The van just looses power while on freeway due to its electrical malfunctions. Totally integrated power module failure is so dangerous and should be taken care. My van died while I was driving on the highway and if my children were in the van at the time I would have been even more panicked! I was driving home after having my battery check per light had came on, battery tested good, and light went back off. While I was on my way back home the battery light came on again and then other lights started flashing on and the veh became very unstable. I took the first exit and the veh died. I had it towed to a shop that tested the alternator then pcm and said it is still not holding a charge. The van is on it's way to the dealer. This is not acceptable quality or safety for any minivan intended to carry children. Parents purchase these vehicles for size and safety!.

Power window motor and regulator failure. The power window on the drivers door will not lift the window back up. I was told the motor and the regulator need to be replaced and that this is a common problem for these minivans.

Car would crank but not turn over. Brought to dealer and they replaced alternator. Problem persisted, they replace battery. Problem worsened, random electrical issues when driving, car cutting off and stalling in intersections, still not turning over intermittently when parked. Was told my tipm module is bad. Apparently Chrysler is aware of the issue and is only replacing in some cars, but not all. It was very scary when the car was stalling while driving then not starting. Also was stranded on vacation due to car not turning over.