2006 Chrysler Town And Country Engine Problems

UNKNOWN

NHTSA ID

11462826

Incident

Apr 15, 2022

ENGINE STALL AFTER REFUELLING

NHTSA ID

11281674

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY. VEHICLE USES APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. WAS TOLD BY DEALER NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL USAGE IS THROUGH EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT CAUSES DAMAGE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTOR THAT RESTRICTED EXHAUST GAS FLOW. VEHICLE RESTRICTED EXHAUST GAS FLOW CAUSED ENGINE POWER LOSS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH NOT TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVERS ROADWAY GRADES. VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN POSTED SPEED LIMIT CAUSED VEHICLES BEHIND TO PASS THAT ALMOST CAUSED HEAD ON ACCIDENT. CATALYTIC CONVERTOR WAS REPLACE AT OWNERS EXPENSE FOR SAFETY REASONS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER VEHICLE IS MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11010253

Incident

May 15, 2015

Mileage

48,000 mi

MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 70 MILES PER HOUR QUICKLY DOWN TO ZERO, ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, WHILE I WAS GOING 70. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT SEEMED FINE. THIS WAS FRIGHTENING AND VERY INOPPORTUNE. IT WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES OUTSIDE AT THE TIME.

NHTSA ID

10929930

Incident

Dec 4, 2016

MY SON HIT A 2000 POUND COW AT 40 MPH. IT WAS STANDING IN THE ROAD AFTER A CURVE. HE NEVER HAD TIME TO HIT THE BREAK BUT STOPPED INSTANTLY. IT HIT HEAD ON AND THEN FLEW UP INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE FRONT END CAVED IN AND THE RADIATOR WAS BENT INTO THE ENGINE. THE VAN IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. WE CHECKED ON LINE AND OTHER YEARS AROUND OUR VAN HAD A RECALL BUT NOT OURS. I REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER BUT THEY SAID AIRBAGS DON'T GO OFF WHEN YOU 'DRIVE THROUGH AN ANIMAL'. I'VE KNOWN PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIT DEER WITH LESS DAMAGE AND THEIR AIRBAGS DID GO OFF.

NHTSA ID

10734755

Incident

Jul 3, 2015

Mileage

114,422 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VENT FANS STOPPED WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10715082

Incident

May 4, 2015

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VAN SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES VERY SCARY. WE HAD TOOK IT TO THE HONDA AND THEY TOLD US THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT DO NEXT. WE USE THE VAN FOR ARE 4 KIDS. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10694642

Incident

Feb 5, 2015

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, USUALLY WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER MILE. IT WILL STALL ONE OR TWO TIMES, REQUIRING A RESTART, OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT ATTEST TO HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM IS IN DODGE CARAVAN, CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, AND JEEP MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10672335

Incident

Feb 3, 2014

Mileage

98,000 mi

RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP HER 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH GAS, MY DAUGHTER AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE VAN SPUTTERED AND STALLED OUT RIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VAN DID RESTART AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED. THEN 2 MIN. LATER IT STALLED AGAIN. IT STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I AM HER FATHER AND HAVE SOME BACKGROUND IN AUTO MECHANICS. I DID SOME CHECKING AND IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER ON THE FUEL TANKS THAT ARE THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VANS. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I KNOW IF MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTERS GET HURT OR WORSE, I WILL SUE THE PANTS OFF CHRYSLER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10668417

Incident

Dec 26, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED. FROZEN, NEVER TO TURN AGAIN. OIL LEVELS WERE FINE, OIL CHANGE RELIGIOUSLY. ENGINE BURNED OIL LIKE CRAZY, BUT I WAS AWARE SO I WAS ON TOP OF IT. OUTCOME: NEW ENGINE AT THE COST OF $4000. FAILURE WAS: A PISTON BEARING THAT JUST FELL APART. ENGINES DO NOT FAIL AT 79K UNLESS THEY ARE POORLY BUILT. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654594

Incident

Nov 20, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

HAD JUST FILLED MY GAS TANK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY HALF A BLOCK IN DISTANCE, WENT TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET AND CAR STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING IN THE TURN. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OCCURRING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK (SOMETIMES ENGINE SPUTTERS, SOMETIMES STALLS, AND TWICE THE ENGINE REVVED AFTER RESTARTING AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK). *TR

NHTSA ID

10652590

Incident

Nov 4, 2014

Mileage

97,300 mi

FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS,STARTED DRIVING WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE ENGINE CONKED OUT. LUCK WAS WITH ME, AS I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10649895

Incident

Mar 21, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

I HAD JUST FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND WAS DEPARTING A GAS STATION. IT WAS A LARGE PARKING LOT, SO I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO US-19 IN HOMOSSASSA SPRINGS, FL AND THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY. LUCKILY, WE HAD NOT EXITED THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND I WAS ABLE TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, WITHOUT INJURY, OR ACCIDENT. EVER SINCE THE THIRD OCCURRENCE AND A REVIEW OF ONLINE LITERATURE, WE NEVER COMPLETELY FILL UP THE GAS TANK ANYMORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10644339

Incident

Jun 15, 2014

Mileage

158,212 mi

HAVE OWNED THIS UNIT FOR OVER 1 YEAR, AFTER PURCHASE IN 2013, NOTED THAT ON FUEL TANK FILL UP, AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION, THE ENGINE WOULD EITHER DIE, OR STUMBLE. POTENTIAL HAZARD AT THE STOP LIGHT PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AFTER FULL FILL UP AND NOT EVERY TIME. BEING AWARE OF THIS I COULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE STUMBLE OR DIE HAPPENS WITH THE PURGE SYSTEM ACTIVATION AFTER ENG START AND SHORT DRIVING, IE, LEAVING GAS STATION . IF YOU DO SOME RESEARCH ON LINE YOU WILL FIND THE THREADS THAT LEAD YOU TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. AS A MECHANIC, I DO FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE, AS REPORTED IN THE PRESS, IS AS BIG A PROBLEM IF NOT MORE THAN THE GM KEY RECALL ISSUES. ( I HAVE ONE OF THOSE CARS TOO. ) *TR

NHTSA ID

10638289

Incident

Sep 22, 2014

Mileage

144,444 mi

ENGINE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633483

Incident

May 5, 2014

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

NHTSA ID

10628825

Incident

Aug 26, 2014

Mileage

57,000 mi

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608545

Incident

Jul 6, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH MY VAN OF IT TOTALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING BOTH AT HIGH SPEEDS AND LOW. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY CHRYSLER AND THEY REPLACED A CAM SHAFT SENSOR TWICE. THE VEHICLE ALWAYS RESTARTS BUT ALL BUT ONE OF THE INCIDENCES WHEN IT SHUT DOWN HAVE LEFT ME/US IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CHRYSLER TELLS ME THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE UNLESS I DO NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A CASE # WITH CHRYSLER OF [XXX]. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON VACATION IN FLORIDA 2/14 AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IT WAS TO DANGEROUS TO NOT RESTART AND GO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10568005

Incident

Feb 10, 2012

Mileage

79,000 mi

POWER STEERING STARTED TO WHINE. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID I NEEDED A POWER STEERING KIT AND FLUID CHANGE. THEY ALSO SAID THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. ONLY THING IS I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AT 22,000 MILES WITH THE SAME POWER STEERING PROBLEM, THAT WAS ONLY 12,000 MILES AGO. DO I HAVE TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REDONE EVERY 12,000 MILES????? AND ISN'T 32,000 A BIT EARLY FOR WATER PUMP LEAK. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10502436

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

32,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK AND VEHICLE STALLING *TGW AFTER FUELING, THE FILL TANK HOSE CLICKED OFF. NO FURTHER TOPPING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD TRAVEL FROM ONCE CITY BLOCK TO SOMETIMES TEN, THEN THE ENGINE WOULD STALL.

NHTSA ID

10445392

Incident

Jan 2, 2012

WHEN PURCHASED IN 2009 THE VEHICLE HAD A JUST UNDER 36000 MILES ON IT AND NEEDED THE ELECTRONIC LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR. AT ~40000 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. WE BOUGHT CERAMIC BRAKES WITH LIFE TIME WARRANTY. VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE SERVICE STATION 4 TIMES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS FOR SQUEALING/GRINDING BRAKES. EACH TIME THEY HAD TO SHAVE THE ROTORS BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A DEFAULT WITH T&CS. WE AGAIN NEED NEW ROTORS. THE AWFUL GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKING IS HORRIFIC. LATE 2010 THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OFF AND ON WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THOUGH I AM REGISTERED AT CHRYSLER.COM I NEVER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION BUT HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING. NOW, AT JUST TURNED 64000 MILES WE NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF A ROD. YET AGAIN WE WERE TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. FRUSTRATING DOES NOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH NOW. 1 PARENT OUT OF WORK FOR A YEAR AND 4 CHILDREN TO SUPPORT WHICH REQUIRES A VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK SINCE THE AREA DOES NOT BELIEVE IN MASS PUBLIC TRANSIT OUTSIDE OF RIDING A MINIMUM OF 4 BUSES TO GO 20 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10440047

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL EXHAUST RECIRCULATION SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NHTSA ID

10424080

Incident

Sep 6, 2011

Mileage

65,000 mi

DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I LOST ALL POWER TO MY ENGINE, MOST OF MY GAUGES, AND MY POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. I PULLED MY CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WOULDN'T RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR APROX. 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CAR STALLED THE SAME AS BEFORE, EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER I STARTED THE ENGINE AND BEGAN PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. APROX. 8 MINUTES LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT A MONTH PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVER, THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON WET COUNTRY ROADS. I SUDDENLY LOST MY HEATING/FORCED AIR, MY ENGINE, AND MOST OF MY GAUGES. I DIDN'T LOOSE MY POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY. WHILE I WAS STILL MOVING AT 50 MPH, I PUT THE CAR FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE. A FEW SECONDS LATER, IT STALLED AGAIN, BUT I NOTICEABLY LOST THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY THAT TIME. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE CAR OVER, TURN THE IGNITION TO OFF, THEN RESTART THE CAR. I DROVE FROM THERE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS SO FAR, AND CANNOT LOCATE OR DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. IN EVERY INCIDENT, THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE CAR DIDN'T MAKE ANY UNUSUAL NOISES OR BEHAVE ERRATICALLY. ONE MOMENT I HAD POWER, AND THE NEXT I DIDN'T. I SIMPLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE, LOST MY POWER STEERING, MY ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, AND THE GAUGES ALL DROPPED TO ZERO. NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND EVER CAME ON, AND I DIDN'T LOOSE THE ELECTRICITY TO MY DASH, RADIO, ETC. THOUGH I LOST THE BLOWING WARM AIR/DEFROSTER FUNCTION THAT HAD BEEN TURNED ON.

NHTSA ID

10388608

Incident

Jan 18, 2011

Mileage

38,100 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER, REAR RIGHT DOOR BABY LATCH AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BURN OIL AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE FEELS THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT THE DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE OIL WAS BURNING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61000.

NHTSA ID

10357148

Incident

Oct 11, 2009

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON OIL. THE OIL WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED BY THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE MUST BE BURNING OIL BECAUSE IT WAS AGAIN EXTREMELY LOW ON OIL AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS. THE OIL WAS AGAIN REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER WHILE PARKED THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. MORE OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OIL LIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED IT WAS BURNING OIL AT A NORMAL RATE SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

NHTSA ID

10353279

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

45,000 mi