Starter Relay Problems of Chrysler Town & Country

Intermittent start has lead to various electrical related burn ups such as battery, alternator, starter relay, fuel pump and ignition. Problems started in October 2018 with roughly 79,000 miles with van randomly shutting down during driving or failing to start after arriving at a destination. Chrysler dealership in murfreesboro, TN replaced ignition as there is a current bulletin on that particular part. However, it did not resolve the issue and van would not even start to leave the property. Dealership told us they could not get the problem to repeat and said we made the issue up. After several more parts burned out and every mechanic was clueless, we contacted fca customer support this week. The case manager told us to take it to another dealership. Which we have done. Then the case manager told us there will likely be no issue with the vehicle as they will persuade the service department to leave the issue undiagnosed so there is no record of an issue and no reason for them to intervene. The van most recently stalled while in drive two weeks ago and has failed to start since we brought it home. There are no codes stored. All mechanics not affiliated with Chrysler believe the problem to be a manufacturer defect with the fuse box, otherwise called the timp. It can be replaced with a refurbished unit and we are told will likely continue to fail and burn up vehicle components. Repair bills add up as well as the continued risk of complete vehicle failure while in gear. This van was supposed to be a family vehicle. But has failed and become dangerous. We can obtain all records of aaa towing and all repairs as well as the initial documentation from a Chrysler dealership who replaced the ignition but failed to diagnose the real issue. Chrysler needs to step up. Don't wait for a death from a lock up in gear! please help us!.

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The van does not start at times. The ignition switch will be turned as if to fire up and there is no connection, it just clicks. I bought this vehicle used from sign it/drive it in denton, TX on April 21, 2018. It has not started over 45 times since I have had it and it is always from the crank-up position (meaning it has never just cut off). I have changed the starter, battery, crank sensor, as well as the starter relay fuse. I know there is a recall on the 2009 year, make , and model for the exact same thing. I believe it is in this 2008 model too.

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Have had multiple issues with the electrical system on this van. Went through a stage where it would randomly not crank, seemed dead even though both the battery and alternator were tested by our mechanic and were fine. We finally tried replacing the starter relay in the tipm and that seemed to solve the problem. Now something in the electrical system is randomly draining the battery while the van is off and sitting, the seat belt sensor is not working correctly, constantly shows my seatbelt is unbuckled when it is and the airbag light is on even though all airbags show to be functional according to the dealership. We replaced the battery, as it was time anyway, and again had the alternator tested and it showed to be working perfectly but the issues prevail. We have taken it to multiple mechanics and the dealership and no one can give us a definitive answer. Everything will work fine for a day or two then I can go out to the van after it has been sitting for 2 hours and it will be completely dead, not even enough power for the doors to unlock, I have to pull out the key and manually unlock the door. It has been sitting at the shop for 4 days now, first night they had it hooked to the computer it drained in an hour and they didn't get any substantial data. They slow charged the battery all the way then hooked it back up and it hasn't drained at all since then. They have advised based on forums and contacts that have encountered similar issues that the tipm is the issue and needs to be replaced which is estimated to cost $1300. The mechanic has stated this is a known issue with the tipm and most of them have to be replaced.

Faulty fuel filler tube, causing fuel leak prior to recall. In addition replaced windshield wipers/ emergency brake actuator and cable /starter motor/radiator fan relay/leaking valve cover gasket and air conditioning condensor. (96v-002).

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