2008 Chrysler Town And Country Problems

The vehicle turned off while in drive the dash went dead and the key fob will not turn the engine back on while in the middle of traffic with kids in the car no warning lights came on before hand my radio would randomly shut off so my battery and fuses were checked as well as the starter and are all in working condition I was told it is a faulty win module and cam BUS network line crash. There are previous recalls associated with these issues and I need it repaired please help.

dash lights do not come on, the turn signals do not operate the horn does not sound. There's no display for speedometer or tachometer or odometer no reading for anything.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with a defective air bag module. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V373000 (Electrical System, Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and determined that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

I have an ABS module for my 2008 Chrysler Town and Country van that has gone bad. All of the warning lights came on for the brake system (ABS, Brake, ESP/BAS, traction). I took it to my local garage and they said that it was a bad ABS module and only the dealer could replace it because it needed to be re-programed. I took it to the dealer who also did a diagnostic and said that it was bad and needed to be replaced. BUT the part has been discontinued and they cannot find the part any where else. No other dealer has them. This sounds like a safety concern to me. The car does not have ABS and cannot be fixed. Can you do anything to force Chrysler to start making this part. It is not safe to drive on slippery roads and will lead to accidents and possibly deaths. Please help. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ABS/TCS/EBP/ESP warning lights all illuminate during system check at 8mph. Diagnostic code C2200 - Internal Module Fault. Ongoing issue. Appears to be ambient temperature related. Internet+forum searchs find this exact condition very common on 2008 model Chrysler minivan. Requires ABS controller replacement with has been discontinued by Mopar. 2008 was the only model year to utilize this particular part number. 68030939AA. Superseded by 68030939AB.

Engine shut down while driving. Will restart if put back into park and restart. Has happened two times in the past.

T & C 2008 VAN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION happened 2x. Service dept. Of the dealer says no problem found but it happened again. Today I am at dealer service again.Hope they solve the problem, cause several incident like this occured aluready.04

ESP BAS light on dash

I was leaving my place of residence and was navigating a 90 degree left hand turn while in drive at approximately 10mph. As I began to attempt to straighten the wheel and accelerate out of the turn I realized I had no steering and the car wouldn't accelerate. The engine had stalled and the steering wheel was locked while turned to the left. No warning lights or messages were present even after I started the vehicle back up. I feel incredibly lucky this happened at a low rate of speed instead of at highway speed. It has never done anything like this before and we cannot figure out what caused the engine to stall or why there was no steering when it happened.

T & C 2008 VAN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION happened 2x. Service dept. Of the dealer says no problem found but it happened again. Today I am at dealer service again.Hope they solve the problem, cause several incident like this occured aluready.04

ESP BAS light on dash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE DISCONNECTED TO DISENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCKSPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

THE WIPERS KICK ON WHEN WHEN THERE NOT TURNED ON THEY SQUIRT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLUID TOO

Multiple times the van will intermittently stall while driving down the road or stopped in traffic. First the dash lights flicker, speedometer and rpm gages go to 0, and warning lights such as esp, traction, abs, airbag, battery etc flicker on and off and occasionally hear almost a spark through radio speakers, then everything shuts off, both electrical and mechanically. When that happens I lose power steering and cannot get my hazards or brake lights to work. One time I could barely press the brake pedal, or steer and it was at night which means the vehicle was completely dark with no kinds of lights at an intersection with my 2 children and myself inside. So very scary! It gives me the worst anxiety to drive it and I'm too scared to sell it as I feel I would be knowingly selling a very unsafe vehicle. Occasionally the sliding side doors do not operate properly. First time the other night while the van was parked I hit the automatic shut button for the sliding door and lost all power to the vehicle and then it popped back in and operated fine. I have had multiple mechanics look at it and nobody can figure it out. Bought the van used in March or April of 2020 and had issues starting just 2 weeks after purchase. The van is now at around 108000 miles. I am out of money, a vehicle and options. Please help from a very scared and desperate mother who otherwise loves her minivan!

LOW BEAMS DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T WORK. REPAIR MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A FAULTY TIPM MODULE SHORTING OUT AND NEEDING TOTAL REPLACEMENT. NOTICED SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. REPAIRS COSTING CLOSE TO $1000.OO. WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT RECALL?

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the driver’s and passenger’s side curtain and front air bags suddenly deployed. During the failure there was no collision to cause the air bags to deploy. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V394000 (Air Bags, Equipment). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced that failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 170,160.

The contact owned a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire overnight inside of the garage, while the contact was sleeping. The contact was made aware of the failure when he went inside of the garage and it was filled with smoke. The vehicle was filled with smoke and the dashboard had melted. No police or fire department report was filed. The contact's son was able to pull the vehicle out of the garage with a chain. The vehicle remained parked outside of the contact's garage. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

I ARRIVED AT WORK AND WAS GOING TO PARK IN MY DEDICATED PARKING SPOT. I HAD TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ACCORDINGLY, BUT A CAR WAS APPROACHING FROM THE FRONT SO I STOPPED AND WAITED FOR IT TO PASS. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AS IF THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN STEPPED ON VERY HARD. I HAD ABOUT 50 FEET TO THE BUILDING AND WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE TURNED POSITION AND STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING FULL-ON. AS I HIT THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING THE CAR CAME TO A STAND STILL, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT FULL REVS. I MANAGED TO FORCE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT HIGH REVS. I KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD, AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING ELSE, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL REVS. THE CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AS WAS THE BUILDING. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN THAT I MANAGED TO CORRECT THE STEERING IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE, AND HIT THE BUILDING FULL-ON, THE PILLARS THAT HOLD UP THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE BUIDING WOULD HAVE COLAPSED ON THE CAR. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE A 9 PAGE PRINTOUT OF EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER DRIVERS. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS BECOME STUCK IN A CLOSED AND LOCKED CONDITION. NOTHING I DO, WHETHER ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, OR MECHANICAL, WILL UNLOCK OR OPEN THE DOOR. THIS OCCURRED THE LAST TIME THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED (CAR WAS STATIONARY, OF COURSE). FUSES HAS BEEN CHECKED. THE DOOR IS EFFECTIVELY UNAVAILABLE AS A MEANS OF EGRESS IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

T & C 2008 VAN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION happened 2x. Service dept. Of the dealer says no problem found but it happened again. Today I am at dealer service again.Hope they solve the problem, cause several incident like this occured aluready.04

ESP BAS light on dash

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country equipped with Mastercraft tires, Tire Line: Stratus AS, Tire Size: 225/65/R16, DOT Number: U942F35. The contact state the sidewall separation caused a blowout of the rear driver’s side tire. The contact stated the tow truck driver informed her that the front driver’s side tire also had sidewall separation. The contact towed the vehicle to the tire shop and had to the front and rear driver side tires replaced. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,940.

FIRESTONE TIRES P225/65R17, 4 TIRES ON A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SUBN GY [XXX] [XXX] --I HAVE HAD TO TIRES BLOW OUT IN 2 MONTHS. THE TIRES WERE FAIRLY NEW - THREADS LOOKED GOOD. ONE BLOW OUT WAS AT A LOW SPEED, BUT IT WAS EXPLOSIVE, AND THE OTHER WAS IN THE DIAMOND LANE OF THE LIE AT ABOUT 55 MPH. FIRST TIME THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THAT TIRE AND REMAINING TWO OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED. IN THE VEHICLE WERE MY HUSBAND, (DRIVER) MYSELF (PASSENGER SEAT) MY SON 13 Y/O AND MY MOTHER 87 Y/O IN BACK SEAT. OTHER THAN A SHOCK AT THE SOUND AND VIBRATION AND THEN THE FEAR OF CROSSING OVER TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE LIE HOV LANE (ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC). IT APPEARS WE ARE ALL FINE. AS THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THIS OCCURRED IN 2 MONTHS TIME, A BLOW OUT OF THIS TIRE SIZE AND MAKE, AND WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY NOT TO BE INJURED OR INJURE ANYONE ELSE AS THE RUBBER BLEW OFF THE TIRE I - SIMILAR TO A RETREADED TRUCK TIRE - I AM COMPELLED TO REPORT IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I was standing beside the parked vehicle with the side door open, driver's side, inspecting the 2nd row swivel seat to see if it is removable. I was bent over the forward facing 2nd row seat when I lifted the release lever that tilts the seat back forward. The seat back flung forward with violent force, the headrest hitting on the right side of my face. It broke my nose, which bled profusely and had to be manually straightened by a nurse.

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH ACTIVATE AND MOVE BACKWARDS A FEW INCHES AND THEN FORWARDS A FEW INCHES. THIS IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY AN AUDIBLE CHIME AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHING ON ONCE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WILL ALSO BRIEFLY START TO DROP TOWARD 0 WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH ON BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY OR IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN TO MOVE ALL THE WAY FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THIS BEHAVIOR AT TIMES WILL REPEAT EVERY MINUTE OR SO. OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT OCCUR FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

I was driving from getting my daughter from school and felt heat and saw smoke coming from under the dashboard. I immediately pulled over and pulled my daughter out of the car the dashboard became engulfed in flames. I was told by the fire department that it looked like and electrical and fuel issue under the dash. There are known problems with this vehicle catching fire but my cin number when I looked up recalls did not have any on it. My insurance company also stated they had many claims against the make model of vehicle regarding fire issues do to manufacturers issues.

MY VAN IS NOT STARTING RIGHT AWAY AS IT USUALLY DOES. HAD I BEEN ON THE ROAD WOULD HAVE CAUSED A ACCIDENT. THE THROTTLE LIGHT IS ON AT THE START, FIRST IT WAS THE OIL LIGHT. HAD SOME MECHANICS SAY FUEL PUMP BUT THEN READ IT IS A FUSE ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE

Rear end has a bar inside of axle( bar broke ) took to dealership service guy asked me to explain I did he said ohhh we hear this a lot you need new rear end !!! DO WHAT my car has 94,000 miles and needs new rear end never never any accidents so why new rear end also elec isuess u turn car off and u hear electronic buzzing also breaks are horrible and replaced whole rear end like everything posssiblr and you still hear stuff sounding like whole car gonna fall apart not safe and we bough this car for our kids to be safe and this car is a accident waiting to happen LEMON also the recall with freedom isn’t there fault is Chrysler my van never been there but my rear end broke ??? Also I kept the old rear end if anyone would like to check it out!!!

REAR AXLE BROKE, WHILE IN MOTION, JUST TURNED ONTO HWY SO WAS GOING PRETTY SLOW

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed to make a left turn, and the vehicle shut-off without warning. She exited the vehicle and flagged down two fellow motorists for assistance. While they attempted to push the vehicle, the contact was able to restart the vehicle and resumed normal driving. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 152,669.

UPON MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 50 MPH, THE VAN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK ON A FLOOR MAT, IT HIT THE FLOORBOARD ON IT'S OWN. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, PUMPING THE BRAKES AS WELL AS THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT WORK. VAN WAS STEERED TO SHOULDER, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND THE VEHICLE PUT IN PARK. THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ACCELERATION PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 38,800 MILES. *KB

THE UPHOLSTERY STITCHING ON THE THIRD ROW SEATS CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES TO COME LOOSE. THE UPHOLSTERY STITCHING DIDN'T UNRAVEL BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LOOSE THREADS BUT RATHER SEEMED TO DISSOLVE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTBOARD SHIELD REQUIRED REPLACING. WHEN THE SHIELD WAS BEING TAKEN OFF THE LOWER END OF THE SEAT BELT FELL OFF. THIS WAS DUE TO STRIPPED THREADS ON THE PAD HEAD SCREW THAT IS USED TO FASTEN THE BELT TO THE SEAT FRAME AND ALSO THE THREADS IN THE SEAT FRAME ARE STRIPPED.

2008 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SMOKING ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEFECTIVE A/C AND RAMP DOOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE'S FAILURES BEGAN WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING IT. WHILE DRIVING , ALL ELECTRICAL POWER SHUT OFF. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND BEGAN TO SMOKE EXCESSIVELY WITH WATER GUSHING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HORN RANDOMLY WENT OFF AND WAS DISABLED BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD INSTEAD AND STALLED OUT.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.