2004 Chrysler Town And Country

AFTER GAS FILL UP VAN SHUTS OFF NO WARNING STEERING LOCKS, THANK GOD I NEVER HAD A ACCIDENT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I NOTICED ALOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW THEY KNOW ABOUT IT SO FIX IT . WOULD THEY WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHO KNOWS MAYBE THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF ACCIDENTS FROM THIS. HOW MANY CLAIMS HAVE THERE BEEN FOR ACCIDENTS. WE BOUGHT THIS USED AND IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME YOU FILL UP. MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY GOT RID OF IT. *TR

AFTER FUELING, AS I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES LAST YEAR, ALWAYS AFTER FUELING, AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT SINCE DECEMBER OF 2014. DEPENDING ON WHERE IT OCCURS, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO STALL WHEN ENTERING A STEADY FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT IS A FACT THAT IT IS COMMON IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH MILEAGE OVER 100,000 THOUSAND MILES.......TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMATION THAT I'VE RESEARCHED SAYS THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM. THEY SUGGEST TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS. *TR

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 FIVE YEARS (SINCE 2009), MY 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN WANTS TO DIE SOON AFTER EVERY TIME THAT IS FILLED WITH GAS (NO MATTER THE OCTANE TYPE). THE PROBLEM MOST TYPICALLY RESOLVES ITSELF AFTER 5 MINUTES OR SO, BUT IN THE INTERIM THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AS THE VAN LOSES FUNCTION WITH THE POWER TRYING TO DIE. I HAVE ENDED UP LEARNING TO DRIVE WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST WHILE REVVING THE VAN. OR BETTER YET AT A STOP LIGHT RACE THE ENGINE WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL (I SEE NOTHING BAD THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH THIS SOLUTION!!). FOR THE MOST PART THE CAR IS USED ONLY WHEN NEEDED ANYMORE AS WE ARE TERRIFIED OF FILLING THE CAR UP. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT PART TIME BUT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T SO FORTUNATE AND THIS IS A CAR THAT DRIVES MANY FAMILIES. IT IS DEPLORABLE TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND YET NO ONE CHOOSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE VAPOR/LIQUID VALVE. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THIRD GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

ENGINE STALLED AFTER FILL UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER REFILL AS CAR LEFT GAS STATION ENGINE RPM WENT DOWN AND ENGINE STALLED. IT HAPPENED IN UNEXPECTED PLACES LIKE ENTERING BUSY ROAD OR STARTING FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT. DRIVER GETS NO WARNING LIKE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR AND ENGINE JUST STOPS. ASKED DEALER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM FEW TIMES, BUT MINIVAN WAS RETURNED BACK AND DEALER COULD NOT REPRO THE PROBLEM. DID NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE AS I HAD NO IDEA WHEN TO EXPECT ENGINE TO STOP WORKING, TILL I FOUND INTERNET FORUMS MENTIONING THIS FAILURE AND THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WAS TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. *TR