10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
68,637 miles

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problem #58

Aug 232024

Town & Country

  • miles
Over 2 yrs now the electrical has been haywire. In driveway the interior lights on dash lights come on and and doors lock and unlock. Driving down road on dash tells you that must put car in park to engage. Lift gate ajar. Heater turns on and off full blast front and back fans. Side doors do not work/ or work when they want to work. Battery brand new gets drained and needs to be charged 1 every month. Had alternator changed. Still does the same thing. I call this my possessed van. At my wits end. Spent much money trying to find out problem unable to locate. Changed fuses did not help. This is my second town and country. I never had a problem with my first one which was a much older model that is why I got another one. Now I am rethinking about getting another town and country. Who is going to help with all of these customer complaints with electrical issues. I am a disabled person who needs my vehicle for appointments. I cannot get stranded or break down or have a vehicle fire. I am frustrated by this company for not caring for their customers needs.

- Clayville, NY, USA

problem #57

May 012019

Town & Country

  • miles
Unknown what part is at fault. The automatic sliding doors will open fully and then immediately close. The feature that is supposed to make the doors stop when they detect something does not activate. An adult's full body weight is needed to press on the door to make it stop closing. Faulty on both driver and passenger sides. Starts to happen intermittently and then constantly. Dealership claims it is a "software" issue and not applicable for bumper-to-bumper warranty. I also contacted the mopar warranty department and they also claim it is not a covered issue even though there is a serious safety risk involved. A quick google search reveals it is a common problem.

- Battle Creek, MI, USA

problem #56

Oct 022023

Town & Country

  • miles
The ABS light, Traction light, and Brake light all come on and simultaneously. I've been told that the ABS Module is bad and needs to be replaced. The fact that the module needs to be replaced concerns me since there are prior recalls for ABS Module with other Dodge, Ram, and Chrsyler makes and models.

- Dayton, TX, USA

problem #55

Sep 202021

Town & Country

  • miles
TIPM is defective causing the car hard starting and stall.The fuel pump relay stays on draining the new battery. The car starts then shuts down after 2 seconds. The sliding doors open and close, horn stops, car alarm stops intermittently. I had to temporarily bypass the fuel pump relay.The cost of the TIPM replacement is $1500

- Bellport, NY, USA

problem #54

Mar 172021

Town & Country

  • 96,638 miles
Our tipm failed causing us not to be able to start the car we were told that the fuel pump was constantly running even though car was turned off...we paid a very large bill to get repaired and of course our warranty had expired...we felt there should have been a recall for this part...our answer from Chrysler was keep your receipt incase of a recall...this repair could have caused a fire if parked in our garage or anywhere...should have been a recall...

- Winchester, TN, USA

problem #53

Mar 112021

Town & Country

  • 96,638 miles
Our tipm failed..causing us to not be able to start the car and also fuel pump was constantly running even when engine was off and away from car... we paid over $3000 to get repaired.....we found out that this could cause the auto to start on fire...and endanger our house when parked in the garage...why wasnt there a recall for this part ?

- Winchester, TN, USA

problem #52

Nov 132020

Town & Country

  • 110,000 miles
Chrysler Town and country and Dodge minivan have an actuator that locks and unlocks the rear sliding doors. The same part is used for both sides, it just needs an arm on it depending on the side. The defect is that when these actuators go out, it will either not allow the door to lock, or permanently locke the door at any time and remain locked until it is fixed. * there is an emergency and the actuator broken in the locked position the door will not open or operate (inside or outside). It is impossible possible to open the door in anyway unless taking off the inside panel and getting inside to the lock mechanism. If the door is in the unlocked position and you were unaware that the actuator is broken in the unlocked position and you think it's locked and you leave your child in there to run into the house somebody could open the door and steal anything out of your car inclueding a child. When the actuator brakes in the unlock position you have no idea what it is broken. However when it breaks in the lock position it is immediate and without warning as well. When I found out that my door was locked on the drivers side was when I went to get my dog out of my back seat and it was broken.I looked this issue up on the internet and that's what I was told to check both doors and found my my passenger side was permanently unlocked.

- Oelwein, IA, USA

problem #51

Aug 202020

Town & Country

  • 48,800 miles
I cannot get it to start, it won't turn over. The lights on the dash board came on including the ignition light. The battery is new, so what's the problem?

- Citrus Heights, CA, USA

problem #50

Aug 012020

Town & Country

  • 140,000 miles
The actuator failed on the driver side sliding door. The door is completely stuck and will not open manually making driving a very dangerous situation.

- Cedar Hills, UT, USA

problem #49

Jun 012020

Town & Country 6-cyl

  • 118,000 miles
The van has drained a new battery in two days. Dealership claims they can't find the problem even though there is a known problem with their room's from this model year. I have suggested they look at the fuel pump turning on even though a key has not been used to start vehicle and to look at the wireless ignition node module. Seems I have to do the investigative work and incur all the cost. Dealership has had my vehicle for over a week now.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #48

Jun 012019

Town & Country

  • 115,000 miles
Rear passenger sliding doors will not fully close and lock when pushing close button. Doors have to be manually pushed closed from the outside to close the last quarter inch and to have the door close mechanism engage. This present a safety risk to 2nd row passengers as the doors are not fully secured.

- New Albany, OH, USA

problem #47

Dec 052019

Town & Country

  • 11,588 miles
I was at the store when I came out to start my van I put the key in turned it it would not start up the key would not come out it got stuck had to pull it out, and have it towed to the garage and they could not fix it.

- Simpsonville, SC, USA

problem #46

Oct 192019

Town & Country

  • 117,000 miles
I have intermittent starting. I have recently bought this vehicle on 09/11/2019 and I have had this issue with intermittent starting within the first 30 days of buying the vehicle. There are times where my vehicle will start just fine but then there are times where the car will not turn over. The starter had been replaced, along with the battery and alternator. My mechanic had looked at my vehicle multiple times and they say they cannot find anything wrong but I still have issues were I can go a week with no issues but then all of a sudden we will go to start the van and it won't. I have researched this and there are multiple people with the same issue and have identified it is the tipm and this has been an on going issue. This issue always happens when the car if stationary.

- Bourbonnais, IL, USA

problem #45

Jun 032019

Town & Country

  • 120,000 miles
Intermetint wipers don't work, , blind spot detection system doesn't work

- Brown Deer, WI, USA

problem #44

Jan 012019

Town & Country

  • 0 miles
Passanger side sliding door will not lock. The lock itself is stuck in lock position. But it will not move by any power device. And will not budge by manual. All doors will lock but that one. There are many youtube videos showing this issue. Saying it is the actuator.

- Florence, KY, USA

problem #43

Jan 312019

Town & Country

  • miles
Won't start at certain times T happen once in January and once in April.

- Rougemont, NC, USA

problem #42

Sep 232013

Town & Country

  • 69,400 miles
When starting with push button sometimes will not start. Other times stays engaged. Brake pedal gets hard with push button that's how I know it will not start with button. Heater will turn on on its own even after being shut off. Cruise control does not always light up and work. Back hatch will not open or close with button no codes pull up on any of these issues. I have had it at 3 or 4 different mechanics and nobody seems to know what the problem is. Have pulled up things on the internet that shows temp board. I have taken this vehicle in many times under warranty and nobody could find out what the problem is. Now warranty is out and still have no answers. We did replace starter and it did not resolve the issue. Husband is on disability for brain tumor so we do not have a lot of resources to try eliminate.would like to know what you have suggested to others that have put complaints in for the same issues

- Colby, KS, USA

problem #41

Oct 192018

Town & Country

  • 180,000 miles
Total integrated power modual replaced multiple times and still defective. Costing me thousands of dollars! van will suddenly stall at highway speeds. Please make Chrysler fix this. It could easily lead to an accident.

- Richmond, KY, USA

problem #40

Dec 292018

Town & Country

  • 91,000 miles
My car will not start and it is because the tipm has stopped working on the car. I have another buddy with a 2010 T&C and the same thing is going on. Part is on backorder 3 weeks so lots of people must be having the issue. I called Chrysler and they told me they can do nothing for me and should contact you. The car cranks when I put the key in the ignition and turn. The car is stopped and cold. It cranks but does not turnover. I have already replaced the battery

- Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

problem #39

Nov 232018

Town & Country

  • 188,900 miles
To begin with vehicle would start after, sometimes until after several attemps. It also stopped while driving, just went dead and locked up the whole steering wheel, with the vehicle still rolling. Was just lucky to get off the roadway with no accident. Progressively it got worse, and wouldn't even start at all. Took to reputable repair shop, who said was a recall issue and they weren't able to order the part for repair, because of recall. Informed had to go to dealer for repair. Dealer said this particular VIN was not on recall although issue had been identified as recall issue. Meanwhile, charged me $1275.83 for repair listing "cause - no power at fuel pump check no power fuse M25, fuse M25 controlled by internal relay in tpim". fuse M25 needs tpim was $207.81. Then "tipm kit tipm" was $977. Plus labor and tax. Problem - both indicated this type of vehicle had same issues and were on recall. It is reasonable to expect that my vehicle should have been covered under recall. Please help me recover on this issue.

- Plymouth, MA, USA

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