2004 Chrysler Town And Country

I FILLED MY GAS TANK FULL, AND DROVE MY CAR TO A PARKING LOT, LATER ON I WENT TO LEAVE THE PARKING SLOT AND SMELLED GASOLINE, AND FOUND LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THE METAL RING THAT APPLIES MECHANICAL PRESSURE TO THE FUEL PUMP / SENDING UNIT IS SEVERELY CORRODED CAUSING THE TANGS THAT HOLD DOWN THE ASSEMBLY TIGHTLY IN THE TANK HOLE, TO FAIL, CAUSING THE PRESSURE ON THE SEAL TO BE INADEQUATE AND ALLOW THE SEAL TO FUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP TO BE ILLUMINATED, THUS IS NOT WARNING ME OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PURCHASED ANOTHER 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TANK, AND WHILE IT IS POSSIBLY SERVICEABLE, THE RING ON IT IS ALSO CORRODED, AND IS LIKELY TO FAIL AGAIN IF PUT INTO SERVICE. I LIVE IN THE NORTHERN RUST BELT STATES. DRIVING IN NORTHEAST OHIO, WESTERN PA WHERE CORROSION IS ENHANCED BY SALT APPLIED TO PREVENT SNOW AND ICE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN THE FAILED TANK OFF THE VEHICLE. I AM WONDERING IF CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR FREE AND RECALL OTHERS THAT ARE LIKELY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS IN RUST PRONE AREAS. WAS TOLD THAT THIS EXACT TANK WAS ONLY USED IN 2004. I AM CURRENTLY OPERATING BY FILLING THE TANK WITH LESS THAN 10 GALLONS AT A TIME FROM AN EMPTY TANK WHO'S IS AN INCONVENIENT TO DO THINGS AND PROBABLY STILL NOT SAFE IN CASE OF A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT, SO I HOPE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM YOU FAIRLY SOON, THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER! *TR

FOR THE PAST YEAR, AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, OUR VAN WOULD START TO SHUDDER AND SOMETIMES STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE STATION. IT WOULD RESTART AFTER A MINUTE, BUT STALL AGAIN, ESPECIALLY AFTER A LEFT TURN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO WHEN MY WIFE FILLED UP, AND SHE AND MY YOUNG SON WERE COMING HOME, AND TURNED LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE ENGINE STARTED DYING AND THE VAN SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND JUST QUIT. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH THE LIGHT AND PULL INTO A LOT ON THE RIGHT. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE ALL LIT, BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. IT DID RESTART AGAIN, AND SHE BROUGHT IT HOME, THOUGH THE VAN RODE VERY ROUGH, LIKE THE ROAD WAS BUMPY, WHEN IT WASN'T. I READ 30-40 STORIES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, ON VARIOUS MODEL YEARS. MANY OF THOSE STORIES ARE ON THIS VERY PAGE, FOR OWNERS' COMPLAINTS. BUT AS OF NOW, CHRYSLER IS OFFERING NO REPAIR FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FAULT. PLEASE, CHRYSLER, HELP US WITH THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THIS WIDE-SPREAD AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, BEFORE PEOPLE DIE. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH NOT BEING ABLE O FILL THE TANK IT THE FUEL DISPENSER WOULD SHUT OFF AS THE GAS WOULD BACKUP. THEN THAT WENT AWAY. THE NEW ISSUE STARTED. AFTER A FULL FILL UP OF THE TANK , AND DRIVING ABOUT A MILE OR SO, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. ON 5/2/2014 IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER FULL FILLUP. I FILLED UP THE TANK. DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND WAS AT A TURN AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING AS IT LOCKED UP DUE TO ENGINE BEING OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR JUST BEFORE IT HIT THE GUARD RAIL AT THE TURN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND THIS WAS THE CLOSEST COMING TO AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY AS WELL WHEN WE TOOK LONG TRIPS. CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE WE LOOSE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL. THE WAY TO GET BACK IS TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL (WHILE IT IS MOVING) AND TURN THE CAR ON AND THEN SHIFT IT TO DRIVE. *TR

THE INTERNAL VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK IS STUCK OPEN ALLOWING LIQUID FUEL TO ENTER AND SATURATE THE EVAP CANISTER WITH FUEL DURING A FUEL FILL UP. WHEN THE EVAP SYSTEM PURGES THE CANISTER, LIQUID FUEL IS DRAWN INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING AN OVER RICH AIR/FUEL CONDITION THAT WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE FUEL FILL UP. IF THE STALL OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT LOW SPEEDS AND STEERING AROUND A CORNER, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS SUDDENLY. THIS CAN MAKE THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLE DURING A TIGHT LOW-SPEED TURN WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER REFUELING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/04/12*BF

ENGINE STALLS EACH TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. THIS HAPPENS ONLY ONCE PER FILL UP AND ONLY AFTER LEAVING THE FUEL STATION AND ENTERING THE ADJACENT ROADWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AS THERE IS NO WARNING AND NO POWER TO STEER AND PULL OFF THE ROAD TO RE-START. RE-STARTING CAN TAKE A WHILE TO ACHIEVE IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT APPARENTLY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK? WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AS IT IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS FAILURE? *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE STALLING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STALLING WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR MAKE A MODEL VEHICLE WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

ENGINE STALLS FIVE MINUTES AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AFTER A FILL-UP. THE STALL CAN OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE ROOT CAUSE IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF A VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PASS GASOLINE VAPORS TO THE EVAP CANISTER WHEN FUEL IS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. DURING A COMPLETE FILL-UP OF THE FUEL TANK, LIQUID GASOLINE IS PASSING THRU THE DEFECTIVE VALVE INTO THE EVAP CANISTER. WHEN THE EVAP CANISTER IS PURGED, LIQUID FUEL IS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD, CAUSING AN EXTREMELY RICH FUEL/AIR MIXTURE. THE RICH MIXTURE CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE ENGINE IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA FUEL PRESENT IN THE MANIFOLD. *TR