Jun 9, 2018SteeringBrakesEngine
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST COMPLETELY DIED. WE HAD NO BRAKES NO STEERING NO POWER ANYWHERE. THANK GOD WE WERE ONLY GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WERE ABLE TO CRUISE TO A STOP. APPARENTLY THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY WIFE EARLIER IN THE DAY. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK. BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH APPARENTLY WERE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE DOING THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE EITHER GETS HURT OR KILLED. WE ARE TAKING IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO GET IT LOOKED AT. IF I'M RIGHT THOUGH ITS SOME TYPE OF MODULE THAT CHRYSLER IS VERY AWARE OF THAT'S FAULTY.
NHTSA ODI 11100644
May 22, 2018Electrical systemEngine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BUTTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 1220 E BOULEVARD, KOKOMO, IN 46902) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE ADVANCED TO A CASE MANAGER. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
NHTSA ODI 11097286
Mar 21, 2018SteeringElectrical systemEngine
I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF BUYING OUR VEHICLE BRAND NEW. MOST RECENTLY THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, ON 3/16/18 THEY DID AN OIL CHANGE AND AIR FILTER CHANGE, AGAIN DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. ON 3/19/18, AS I WAS DRIVING MY 3 KIDS TO SCHOOL, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I ALMOST CRASHED WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I ENDED UP DRIVING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE POWER BELT WAS COMPLETELY OFF AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE AS IT SHOULD BE. THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE ALTERNATOR ON, WAS GONE. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THIS MONTH I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN, WAS TOLD MULTIPLE TIMES THERE WAS NO ISSUE. NOW WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BLOCK.
NHTSA ODI 11080426
Mar 6, 2018SteeringSpeed controlEngine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN 2012 AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE RPMS WENT TO ZERO. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THEN DECELERATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEARS AUTO CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,949.
NHTSA ODI 11076439
Dec 6, 2017Electrical systemEngine
THE CAR IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUING TO RUN. IN THE LAST 30 DAYS IT IS NOT WANTING TO START IN THE MORNING. I HAVE READ ON THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER HAS HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIPM BEING BAD CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO CONTINUE TO RUN OR THE VAN NOT TO START ON COLD MORNINGS. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSE THE VAN TO STOP RUNNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD.
NHTSA ODI 11052722
Nov 26, 2017Electrical systemEngine
I BELIEVE THAT THE TIPM FUEL PUMP RELAY IS CAUSING THE ISSUES. IT HAS LEFT THE FUEL PUMP ON WHEN THE ENGINE AND POWER WAS OFF WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS MANY TIME CRANKED WITHOUT STARTING, WHILE STATIONARY WITH THE ENGINE COLD AND ALSO WHILE HOT. LAST NIGHT IT SHUTOFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY FOLLOWED BY CRANKING WITHOUT STARTING.
NHTSA ODI 11048452
Nov 1, 2017Transmission & drivetrainEngine
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
NHTSA ODI 11042024
Sep 14, 2017Engine
COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS
NHTSA ODI 11023404
Jul 27, 2017Electrical systemEngine
INTERMITTENT ISUES WITH NOT STARTING WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED OR THE REMOTE START IS PRESSED ON THE KEY FOB. THERE IS A CLICK THAT CAM BE HERD BUT ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER,AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL EVENTUALLY START. NOT SURE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT MORE OF AN INNOCENCE AND INCONVENIENCE. WITH ALL I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE IT WOULD SEEM THAT CHRYSLER CORP. WOULD HAVE A FIX FOR IT BY NOW. THE VAN WAS USUALLY PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, SOMETIMES OVER NIGHT OTHER TIMES AFTER DRIVING IT TO THE STORE AND BACK, THEN TRYING TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE LIKE A DR.APT. SOMETIMES IT SAT ONLY A FEW MINUETS OTHER TIMES AFTER AN HOUR OR SO. IT HAS A NEW BATTERY AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CORROSION ON EITHER POST.
NHTSA ODI 11011152
Jul 27, 2017Electrical systemEngineFuel system
FROM WHAT I'VE RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE TIPM. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. PUSH TO START NOR KEY WOULD START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULD START. DEALER FOUND NO CODES TO DIAGNOSE AND CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT. DEALER FLASHED SOMETHING BUT DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. A MONTH AGO, THE CAR STOPPED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER. HAD IT TOWED. DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PUMP GETTING NO POWER. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. STILL HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH STARTING. NOW, WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE JUSTS SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AS IF NO POWER. RADIO, EVERYTHING GOES DEAD FOR A FEWS SECONDS. THEN RADIO, LIGHTS COME ON WITH NO INTERVENTION. CAR CRANKED UP BOTH TIMES. HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR GOD FORBID, KILLED IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT STOP LYING AND TAKE CARE OF THIS DEFECT. CONSUMER'S SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY TO REPLACE THIS PART.
NHTSA ODI 11011177
Jul 25, 2017Electrical systemEngine
THE CAR FAILS. THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER. THE SAME AS THE JEEP THAT WAS RECALLED ALREADY. THIS FAILURE CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE
NHTSA ODI 11010442
Jun 24, 2017EngineFuel system
I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THEN I STOPPED AND TTY TO RESTARTED AND FAIL. IT HAS THE FUEL TANK ALMOST FULL, THE STARTER WAS CLINKING BUT IT WAS NOT RUNNING.
NHTSA ODI 11001180
Apr 21, 2017Electrical systemEngineFuel system
VAN WOULD NOT START FROM IT'S PARKING PLACE AT A CAR WASH. MESSAGE CAME UP "ACCESSORY OR IGNITION ON". I HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSED AS FAILURE OF THE TIPM (TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). THIS SHUT DOWN ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE INCLUDING FUEL PUMP, COMPUTER, STEERING, ENGINE, AND WHATEVER ELSE. GOOD THING IT WAS PARKED WHEN IT FAILED, FOR HAD I BEEN DRIVING I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC.
NHTSA ODI 10979866
Feb 6, 2017Electrical systemEngine
ENGINE CRANKS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. MORE THAN LIKELY THE FUEL PUMP RELAY INSIDE THE TIPM OR FUSE BOX
NHTSA ODI 10949701
Nov 25, 2016Electronic Stability Control (esc)Engine
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 2 TIMES THIS WEEK - MY VANS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPLETELY TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 2-5 SECONDS AND TURNED BACK ON. THIS INCLUDES: TVS, DRIVER DASH, RADIO DASH ALL INTERIOR LIGHTENING -BOTH TIMES HAPPENED DURING THE DAY I AM NOT SURE ABOUT OUTSIDE LIGHTS (I ASSUME). THE FIRST TIME THE VAN STALLED COMPLETELY LOSING POWER STEERING AND HAD TO RESTART ENGINE. THE 2ND TIME I COULD STILL GAS THE VAN WITH POWER STEERING BEFORE ALL ELECTRICAL RESTARTED ITSELF. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD GOING STRAIGHT (MPH 30-45PMH).
NHTSA ODI 10927861
Nov 16, 2016Electronic Stability Control (esc)EngineFuel system
MY COMPLAINT IS THE TIPM MODULE JUST LIKE MANY DODGE AND CHRYSLER. AND CHRYSLER THINKS THEY CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHO THEY REWARD AN RECALL TOO. THIS IS A FAULTY PART ON ALL CHRYSLERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEY KNOW IT! BUT WHEN I GET DONE WITH THIS CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT I AM ABOUT TO START I HOPE ALL PAYING CHRYSLER AND DODGE CUSTOMER GET MONEY THEY DESERVE!
NHTSA ODI 10926409
Oct 22, 2016Electrical systemEngineFuel system
THE CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). THIS MODULE HAS CAUSED THE VAN NOT TO START AND THE ENGINE HAS STALLED DURING DRIVING. THE MODULE HAS A FUEL PUMP RELAY ON A CKT BOARD THAT IS DEFECTIVE. THE RELAY ALSO STUCK CLOSED AND HEATED UP THE BATTERY AND DRAINED IT. THE ONLY WAY TO START THE VEHICLE, IS TO CYCLE THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL YOU HERE THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES FOR THE NO START PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AND THE FUEL PUMP SHORTING THE BATTERY. ALSO ANOTHER DEFECT IS THE POWER SLIDING DOORS, THE WIRING WILL BURN AND BREAK. THIS CAUSES THE DOORS TO BECOME STUCK OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE. WHEN YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE DOORS STUCK OPEN, THIS IS NOT SAFE. THE DOORS NEED THE WIRING REPLACED WITH A HEAVY DUTY WIRE.
NHTSA ODI 10918030
Oct 10, 2016Electrical systemEngineFuel system
CAR TAKES 20 MINUTES OF ON AND OFF STARTING TILL IT RUNS. TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVEING FOR NO APPARENT REASON
NHTSA ODI 10915042
Oct 4, 2016Electrical systemEngineFuel system
BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2011 AND SINCE THEN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING IN 2014. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED TRIES, IT WOULD START. THIS HAPPENED 20 TIMES SINCE THEN AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY. TODAY, 4 OCT 16, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. I'M A DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBER AND MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN USE THIS VAN. THE FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM WILL LEAVE MY FAMILY STRANDED. I RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE IS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME TIPM SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT ONE FOR THE TOWN AND COUNTRY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HAVE CHRYSLER ADMIT THERE IS A FAULTY TIPM AND THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
NHTSA ODI 10913663
Sep 23, 2016Electrical systemEngineFuel system
I BELIEVE MY ISSUES STARTED WHEN MY BATTERY WAS DEAD AFTER BEING SHUT OFF UPON MY ARRIVAL TO WORK, WITHIN 3 1/2 HOURS. BATTERY WAS CHARGED AND STARTED AND MADE IT HOME. 3 DAYS LATER, WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION OF AN ISSUE THROUGH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TRIES TO TURN OVER, AND DID START AFTER A LOT OF DIFFERENT EFFORTS ABOUT 7-8 TIMES(BY FULLY DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL WHEN IT WOULD TURN OVER TO START AND MAINTAIN RPMS 3-4000 FOR A MINIMUM OF 5-10 SECONDS) AND NOW WILL NOT START AT ALL. AFTER LAST ATTEMPTS TO START, AND VEHICLE NOT RUNNING, YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE FUEL PUMP OPERATING AND SMELL OF GASOLINE. BATTERY DRAIN WAS NOTICED WITH 24 HOURS, AND DEAD WITH IN 2 DAYS. WHEN VEHICLE HAD STARTED AND ABLE TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE, IT WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, OR SHUT OFF UPON STOPPING FOR A SIGN OR RED LIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS I AM TRYING TO TAKE MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND TEEN AGE SON TO SCHOOL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH NOW, AS THIS STARTED 8/18/2016. HAVE LOST WORK TIME AND PUT MY JOB IN JEOPARDY, AS I AM IN SALES AND NEED MY TRANSPORTATION. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO BE RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO DEALERS TO ONLY FIND OUT THEY KNOW NOTHING TO FIX THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHRYSLER VEHICLES, NOR THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO SPEND ON THEM TRYING TO "GUESS" AT WHAT THE ISSUE IS. VEHICLES SHOULD BE FIXED IF CHRYSLER ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT WILL FIX IT, OR BUYOUT THE VEHICLE PLUS 5+% SO PEOPLE CAN REPLACE THIS AWFUL VEHICLE. IN THE MEANTIME, GM FINANCIAL STILL EXPECTS MONTHLY PAYMENT ON A VEHICLE THAT IS WORTHLESS.
NHTSA ODI 10909398
Sep 20, 2016Electrical systemEngineFuel system
VEHICLES WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WENT TO START VEHICLE AND IT WILL NOT START, VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER AND ACT LIKE IT,IS NOT GETTING FUEL. IF VEHICLE SITS FOR SOME TIME EVENTUALLY IT WILL START 3-4 TIMES AND THEN ISSUE WILL OCCUR AGAIN. VEHICLE STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM THE PREVIOUS DAY, PROBLEM OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED ON DASH. WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF FUEL PUMP CAN BE HEARD STILL RUNNING WITH IGNITION OFF AND BATTERY HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED IN ORDER TO STOP FUEL PUMP FROM RUNNING AND NOT DRAIN BATTERY. BATTERY IS BRAND NEW, FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND OTHERS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE BUT HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALL. WAS ABLE TO FIIND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY FIX BY USING A FUEL PUMP RELAY BYPASS BUT HAVE NOT TRIED THIS OPTION.. I HAVE CALLED AND SPOKEN TO BE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HERE IS NO RECALL AND ALL I CAN DO IS HAVE CAR TOWED TO THEM AND LET THEM CHECK IT OUT. I WOULD THINK WITH RECALL THEY HAVE DONE ON JEEP AND DODGE PROTECTS THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY CAN TELL. SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH THE DODGE CARAVAN WHICH IS BASICALLY THE CHRYSLER TOWN N COUNTRY. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!
NHTSA ODI 10908336
Jul 30, 2016Engine
OIL FILTER HOUSING HAS PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ALONG PLASTIC SHAFT THAT GUIDES UP THROUGH OIL FILTER. THIS VALVE OR SHAFT CAN BREAK OFF CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REMAIN IN THE BYPASS START UP PHASE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT UPON SERVICING SAID VEHICLE THIS SHAFT CAN BREAK OFF OR THE VALVE CAN POP OUT OF SOCKET, LEAVING SAID VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED. THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND IN ANY 3.6 LITER CHRYSLER ENGINE BUILT BETWEEN MODEL YEARS 2011-2013. MANY OIL FILTER SUPPLIERS HAVE SENT OUT BULLETINS ON SAID ISSUE. IT IS A LIABILITY ON ANY TECHNICIAN THAT SERVICES SAID VEHICLE. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10891832
Jun 26, 2016Electrical systemEngineFuel system
EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE VAN WILL CRANK FINE ONE TIME AND NOT JUST A FEW MINUTES LATER. IT ACTS LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD BUT IT'S A BRAND NEW BATTERY REPLACED BY THE DEALER. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS OFF AND ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A PERFECT FIT FOR THE TIPM ISSUES THAT OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR. IT HAS PLENTY OF VOLTAGE AND AMPERAGE TO CRANK, IT JUST WON'T. ALSO WHEN IT DOES CRANK IT WILL STALL OUT, ALTHOUGH, NOT EVERY TIME. SOMETIMES IT WILL CRANK NORMALLY AND OTHERS YOU NEED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS ALSO APPEARS TO FIT THE TIPM SYMPTOMS EXACTLY. THE VAN HAS WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY TO CORRECT IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS THE EVENING OF 6/26/16. I DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLIER AND IT CRANKED AND OPERATED NORMALLY, HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND A/C FAN ALL APPEAR TO OPERATE NORMALLY, HOWEVER, WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK THE VAN ALL OF THE LIGHTS FLICKERED BUT THE VAN DOES NOT CRANK. I DO NOT RECEIVE A LOW BATTER WARNING EITHER, BECAUSE THE BATTER IS BRAND NEW, REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 2016. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BUT THE VAN NEVER DID CRANK. THAT IS WHY I AM HERE. I AM FED UP WITH HAVING TO DRIVE A VAN WITH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. I AM SEEKING RESOLUTION IN THE FORM OF THE THE DEALER CORRECTING THE DEFECT AT THE THEIR OWN COST.
NHTSA ODI 10876709
Apr 25, 2016Electrical systemEngineFuel system
WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE, ALONG WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE BRAKES GOT HARD. CAR STOPPED, TURNED IT OFF TO TURN IT BACK ON, AND IT WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC CAME ON, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR ENGAGE. DO NOT THINK FUEL PUMP WAS ENGAGING EITHER. TRIED NUMEROUS THINGS, INCLUDING THE TIPM BYPASS AND IT STILL WILL NOT START. 90% PLUS OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY. I GOT VERY LUCKY THAT THIS SYSTEM FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN IT DID, AS A FEW MINUTES LATER AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, AS WELL AS IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK.
NHTSA ODI 10861407
Apr 16, 2016Electrical systemEngine
MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WONT START RIGHT AWAY. IT GIVES NO WARNING. IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE. IT IS UNSAFE IN MANY WAYS.. I HAVE TAKEN IT OT THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST. I HAVE NO MORE WARRANTY IN THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI 10859898