Complaint 1697963

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Oct 6, 2020

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1697963
Make
CHRYSLER
Model Year
2005
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date
Oct 6, 2020
Date Received
Oct 7, 2020
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

VEHICLE STARTS UP AND AS YOU ACCELERATE INTO AN INTERSECTION THE VAN DIES. MECHANIC REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND RELATED SENSORS AND CHECK THE COMPUTER BUT BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS THE WIRING HARNESS. DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC THOUGHT HE HAD FIXED IT BUT 2 MINUTES OUT FROM THE MECHANICS SHOP THE VEHICLE DIED AND KEPT DYING AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP GOING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER A $843 REPAIR BILL THE VAN STILL WON'T RUN WITHOUT DYING AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.