This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Vehicle was in motion on Suburban street at speed of 40-45mph in a straight forward direction. Tire/traction symbol flashed on, then vehicle lost all power. There was no lighting, accelerating, braking, or steering control. Vehicle slowed to stop. Removed key from ignition...re-inserted key and re-started ignition. Vehicle then drove normally.
Vehicle was in motion on city street at speed of 25-30mph in a straight forward direction. Tire/traction symbol flashed on, then vehicle lost all power. There was no lighting, accelerating, braking, or steering control. Vehicle slowed to stop. Removed key from ignition...re-inserted key and re-started ignition. Vehicle then drove normally.
The problem is getting worse. It quit on the road 4 times. Always in the 20-30 mph range. The stabilizer light goes on, then power steering fails, breaks do not respond. Have to pull out key and restart. It has been getting worse over the last 6 months. Mechanics have no idea and say diagnostic check out fine. What do you do! I try 4 kids around in this thing!
Coming to a stop or slowing down or even cruising at even 40 mph, the RPM's will drop to zero without warning and the engine will shut off. Sometime this will be preceded by a jerking motion in the car. If we put the car in neutral we can immediately restart the engine. This is dangerous as we lose power steering and brakes when this happens and if we are in the middle of a turn it is very difficult to complete the turn and we are exposed to oncoming traffic. We have never yet had these ignition problems occur on the highway. Also, our ignition key fob has many times mysteriously turned our car on or off, has caused the alarm to come on, has locked and unlocked our car, and has even opened our windows part way when we are approaching our van. These things have been occurring for about 4 years. We have had a Chrysler dealer service dept. And another reputable mechanic both unsuccessful at finding the cause of these problems.
This vehicle simply shuts off while driving which disables power steering and power brakes making it extremely dangers. I've read hundreds of accounts of this happening to other people also. All recalls have been handled by my dealership. I was driving about 30 mph and the vehicle shut off. I simply coasted to a stop (no traffic thank goodness) and put the vehicle in park, clicked the key to the off position, waiting 15 seconds, started vehicle again and drove away. It has happened 3 times now.
The contact owns a 2010 Chrysler Town and country. The contact stated that the vehicle made a grinding noise every time the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent tire shop where it was diagnosed that the rotors and brake pads for the front wheels needed to be replaced. This would be the fourth repair for the front rotors and pads this year. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Continuous sticky brakes on possible under designed ABS brakes. New rotors and brake pads replaced less than 14 months with proper maintenance by experience D mechanic. No evidence of malfunctioning master cylinder, brakes hoses or frozen calipers.
I own a 2010 Chrysler Town and country and for 3 months we have been living a nightmare. It powers down while we are driivng it, we lose steering and breaks. It has happened in the middle of intersections, with cars behind us, on hills and coasted backwards and with my children in the van with me. It has spent 3 months in and out of several garages. It has had numerous parts replaced, such as the battery, ABS module, and the PCM. Even after all these parts were replaced and we have spent quite a bit of money to have them fixed it still doens't run properly and shuts down while you are driving it. It is such a safety concern that we won't allow are children to ride in it. So I own $10,000 on a van that I cant take out of my driveway because it isn't safe to be on the road. I have contacted Chrysler with my VIN number and they say there are no complaints about this vehicle currently and no recalls that haven't been satisfied. So I have a loan payment and an unsafe vehicle with no resolution anywhere in sight.
4.0 L V6 engine 1) while turning right from a stop onto highway, the power steering failed. - I drove into the passing lane, luckily no one was in that lane at the time. So the car was speeding up 10/30/18 traction control light briefly on 2) car in motion, decelling from 35 mph, turning left across on coming traffic, the power steering & the power breaks went out. Hard to turn & hard to break, barely stopped in time. Had to turn off & back on again 11/17/18 traction control light briefly on 3) for the past 6 months, there have been occasions where my car would not start until like the 7 or 10th turn over of the fob. Car not in motion
We have a loss of brake fluid. We have had a mechanic's opinion he doesn't know why we are losing fluid. All hoses, reservoir has been checked and no sign of the problem.
While driving, the engine cut out and I lost power to steering and brakes. The traction control light then came on when I finally pulled over. After resetting, the vehicle started and drove normally. If this happened on a busy road, serious injury would have occurred to the passengers in my vehicle and anyone else I would have struck due to loss of control.
Approximately two months ago the 2010 T&C began being sluggish to start. We replaced the battery and it started fine. A week after it began to stall with the dash lights turning on and off. A day or two later it began to stall and turned off in traffic. The battery has been checked and it is functioning - the local mechanic performed a diagnostic test and no code was present. Currently it had stalled and turned off several times - extremely stressful and dangerous.
The van will lose all power no matter the speed. This has happened on numerous occasions within the past year. Will have to stop turn van off, then restart. Sometimes takes longer than others but has restarted and will happen again after a little while for no reason. This needs to be fixed before something more serious happens. Please fix this. My families life does matter and so does others>>>....
The car goes from the "run" position to the "accessory" position all by itself while driving on streets. When that happens you have no power steering or brakes and the engine turns off. Since you have no steering or brakes, you can't control the car or stop it. Very dangerous/ life threatening. There was a recall for this on 2010 Town & Country's, but they tell me that my car is 4 months outside of that recall. So they know it was an issue and still is.
My wife was backing out of a driveway, the engine shut off and the power brakes and power steering didn't work. The vehicle drifted into the road because she was unable to stop in time. There were no other cars involved in the incident.
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- Canal Fulton, OH, USA