Ignition Problems of Chrysler Town & Country - part 2

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that the key fob separated from the key and as a result, he was not able to turn on the ignition. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the rke transmitter and keys needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 88,457.

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Key does not turn in ignition. "jiggle and pray" till the key turns and vehicle starts.

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The contact owns a 1998 Chrysler town and country. When the contact turned the vehicle on, it would start and run for two seconds and then turn off. After three attempts to restart the vehicle it failed to come on. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic. The mechanic could not diagnose the failure which had occurred six times. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

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Prior to this incident, there were no issues with the vehicle. No service lights were on and the vehicle seemed to be operating normally. At 11:00 pm on the night of the incident, I looked out our window and saw our van on fire. The fire was located in the front of the vehicle, primarily on the passenger side dashboard. The windshield and the passenger side window had been blown out as a result of the fire. The fire department responded and put out the fire. The vehicle was damaged beyond repair and is a complete loss. The fire fighters on the scene looked for signs of arson and indicated that there was no evidence of arson and no accelerate was noted or smelled. The report we received from the fire department indicated that the cause of ignition was failure of equipment or heat source, the heat source was electrical arcing, the item first ignited was electrical wire, cable insulation and the type of material first ignited was plastic. It also indicated that the factors contributing to ignition were mechanical failure, malfunction. The car was towed to the nearest dealership, which happened to be where we purchased the car five months earlier. The dealership refused to provide a loaner car even though our vehicle in under warranty through 36,000 miles. It currently has approximately 29,000 miles. The event remains under investigation and the dealership has indicated they believe we should file a claim with our insurance company. We have refused to do this as it is our belief that this issue occurred due to a defect within the vehicle and it should be covered by the factory warranty.

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The contact owns a 2002 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that she has experienced several failures with the ignition key shaft. While attempting to start the vehicle, she could insert the key into the ignition, but it remained locked. This failure has occurred several times to the point that it could take up to 15 minutes to get the key to turn. The contact would bang on the key and pull the steering wheel back and forth to get the key to turn in the ignition. The failure has progressively worsened. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 63,000. Update 09/10/08 updated 09/10/8.

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Ignition lock gets stuck, can not start the van. On two separate occassions got stranded with an infant in the car, was not able to get the van started because of an ignition lock not working properly.

Between 09/25/05 and 01/25/06 I have spent over$9,000. 00 in repairs to my 2001 town and country. All electrical related. Van has stalled and left us stranded numerous times. Fuses, fuel relays, electrical harness damaged, overhead console replaced, rear door switches replaced, transmission module. Speedometer,doors will work one minute and not the next. Check engine light comes on everytime and is on now. . . . I see there have been numerous complaints on these same issues. I wonder how many more are having the same problems that don't get reported. I have also spent hundreds of dollars on rental cars everytime the dealer has the car for weeks at a time. After 2 different Chrysler dealers worked on it you would think it could be fixed. It appears they are more interested in trading me out of it than admitting they can't fix it. I wish they had told me that $9,000. Dollars ago.

While vehicle was parked, steering column locked. Felt as if I was using the wrong key. Van was towed to dealer, and key column replaced. Driver's window works sometimes and sometimes doesnt. Air conditioner broken, need to replace condenser, but can't afford it.

Long cranking before starting.

Intermittently vehicle will stall out and die without warning. Dealer has inspected and replaced various parts of fuel injection system, and have not corrected the problem. Manufacturer has been notified. The customer had the vehicle serviced several times for various possible causes but the problem still exists.

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Vehicle stalls while driving, without warning. Loss of all power is extremely dangerous and can result in an accident. The dealer is unable to locate and correct problem which has occurred about nine times since the vehicle was purchased. We have taken the vehicle to the dealer five times. Because the problem cannot be specifically identified, the dealer and Chrysler will not accept any responsibility. We can no longer drive the vehicle because of the safety concerns.

While driving vehicle stalls unexpectedly which may cause a crash. Took vehicle to dealer several times, and dealer could not determine cause. Vehicle is able to restart after stalling. Please provide further information.

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1st failure: transmission shifted into limp mode without prior warning while driving on a major interstate. 2nd failure: engine quit without prior warning while driving late at night on a rural two lane highway.

Intermittently while driving vehicle stalls when making a any types of turns which may cause a crash. Been to dealer several times, and they could not determine cause. Please provide further information.

Intermittent stalling due to ignition failure.

Fuel leaks out from front of vehicle; fuel tank replaced 4 times; charcoal canister/filler replaced 4 or 5 times; vehicle stalls. Tt.

Van has stalled over 90 times since may 2000. Stalls at all speeds. Dealer has had van repeatedly and says neither they nor Chrysler can help. Can you??? see also the other 10 consumer complaints on your web site which complain of stalling in other 1996 town and country minivans: odi id 865007 (July 7, 1999), 868143 (August 18, 2000), 543747 (Jan. 7, 1999), 537782 (July 6, 1998), 531844 (Dec. 6, 1997), 543747 (July 11, 1997), 853349 (March 31, 1997), 531944, 537664, 727335, 727308.

The vehicle has stalled while in traffic two times. Please explain more in details.

When driving and sometimes truck stalls took to dealer can't find problem . Tt.