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#21 of 156 Chrsyler Town & Country 1998 Cuts off quickly after starting by mswann1 Mar 31, 2007 (4:52 pm)
For several months I have been dealing with a sporadic problem (electrical??) with my Chrysler Town & Country Van. On several occasions after I started the engine it immediately cut off. The first time I had the battery checked and replaced. For a number of weeks there was no problem so I believed that the problem was fixed. Then it happened again. I cranked the car repeatedly but each time it cut off before I even had the opportunity to get my foot to the gas pedal. I had the car towed to a shop where it cranked just fine and no one could determine the problem. The 4th time it happened someone replaced the alternator. For the last 6 or 7 months the car has been running without incident until yesterday. It stranded me again. I had it towed to a shop. I am hoping someone might know what the problem might be before I spend more money fixing the wrong thing. Replies to this message: rgbishop (Apr 03, 2007 5:53 am) topgun1952 (Apr 03, 2007 6:11 pm) jrcsfaulkner (Apr 06, 2007 1:42 pm)
#23 of 156 Engine looses power by rgbishop Apr 03, 2007 (5:53 am)
Replying to: mswann1 (Mar 31, 2007 4:52 pm) I have read alittle about this with others having somewhat similar problems. I have a 1997 town and country minivan. It seems to run fine for sometime like maybe even 50-150 miles, then all of a sudden it will lose power and die. It will not gain power again, unless you let it set for a few hours.   thanks for your reply Russ
#24 of 156 Re: Chrsyler Town & Country 1998 Cuts off quickly after starting [mswann1] by topgun1952 Apr 03, 2007 (6:11 pm)
Replying to: mswann1 (Mar 31, 2007 4:52 pm) I have been having the same problem for some time and the Chrysler service garage cannot find the problem and claims to have not encountered it before. My 1999 T&C will start fine, run for a couple seconds, and just shut down. Typically, if it sits for some period of time it will eventually start. It never seems to happen when sitting for long periods of time (like overnight), more typical to occur when shut down for brief periods (20 - 30 minutes). Last fall the problem occurred and after several starts, two second runs, and shutdowns, the engine completely died. I had to be towed to the dealer where ignition parts were replaced including a BCM modul for a cost of over $1000. I thought the problem solved for a couple months and then it started doing it again. You would think the brilliant engineers at Chrysler would have enough smarts to figure this out. They wonder why they are in financial trouble - Chrysler may as well advertise for Toyota and Honda - they are virtually pushing their customers out the door and into the arms of the foreign manufacturers. Replies to this message: jrcsfaulkner (Apr 06, 2007 1:42 pm)
#25 of 156 Re: Chrsyler Town & Country 1998 Cuts off quickly after starting [topgun195 by jrcsfaulkner Apr 06, 2007 (1:42 pm)
Replying to: topgun1952 (Apr 03, 2007 6:11 pm) I have a 97 t&c w/ 150K miles...same symptoms as everyone else...no one can id a prob. CI light is on indicating bad cam and crank shaft pos. sensor. They were replaced and it ran beautifully for 1 week...then back to the same probs. hard to start...erratic running while driving, stalling (usually on left turns). I've found that it's worse on a near empty fuel tank. The dealer said it was a tranny prob....said it need a $2500 overhaul but that just doesn't add up. something IS damaging the sensors though. I'd love it if someone could come up with something on this. It's been a great van up til about 6 months ago.
#26 of 156 Town and country starting problem by mdmoran2 Apr 06, 2007 (1:58 pm)
You will not believe this, but I had the starting problem for the better part of 2 years, starts sometimes, sometimes not. Into the Chrysler shop for 3 weeks over that period. Finally, an independent shop said I needed a new battery (apparently a weak battery was causing all the other problems). I did not believe it but put in the battery and it has run great for the last 2 months. Who would have known.
#27 of 156 t&c prob by mswann1 Apr 08, 2007 (4:14 pm)
I hope your problem is fixed, but just so you know I replaced my battery the very first time that I had this problem. It worked fine for 4 or 5 months and then I encountered more of the same.   I had the Chrysler dealer examine my car last week. It checks out fine. But the problem has already reoccurred.   Knocking on the guage pod allowed me to get it started just the other day when i had it do the same mess again. The technician said that starting the car more than 4 times unsuccessfully will cause the computer to lock you out, and the car will not start for 24 hours. My son has been talking to technicians and people with this problem on other forums. He says its something to do with the guage pod and alarm system. Even t&c/caravans without alarms or keyless entry have some sort of built in alarm and immobilizer. Its not the BCM or PCM its something that is talking to the BCM and PCM. Replies to this message: hoff316 (May 04, 2007 2:55 pm) mismaili (May 24, 2007 7:24 pm) rchii (May 28, 2007 10:44 am) mismaili (May 29, 2007 7:38 pm) and 2 more... nchunter (Sep 09, 2007 2:16 pm) and 9 more...
#28 of 156 1999 T&C stalling. by mroma29617 Apr 16, 2007 (5:12 pm)
I have a 1999 T&C that stalls when cold. I changed the coolant temperature sensor. I let it sits for a few hours and when out at night when it was cold. I started it up. The idle was higher and did not stall any longer. I tried hard stops and quick acceleration. It did not stall. The change of the sensor seemed to help with my problem. I thought I would share what I found.
#29 of 156 Re: t&c prob [mswann1] by hoff316 May 04, 2007 (2:55 pm)
Replying to: mswann1 (Apr 08, 2007 4:14 pm) Had the exact problem here today with my 98 Chrysler Town & Country LXI. I have some research and I beleive it is security related. I was using the Valet Key when this occurred. I think it may not be turning the ignition correctly. Once I tried to start and it died three times, it would no longer crank and there were no lights on the dash board. I obtained the original key and it still would not start. Then I disconnected the battery and left it disconnected for three hours. After that I reconnected and it fired right up and started as normal. The security system locked out the ignition and the way I cleared it was to disconnect the battery. Think of it like a computer reboot, you have to cut all power to clear the memory. This has happened before and it may be ignition switch related, but make sure you are using a good key not a copy or the Valet key. Hope this helps. It was not a bad battery.
#30 of 156 2005 T&C Starting Problem by keschuler May 21, 2007 (1:52 pm)
I've had similar issues. Our Town and Country starts on the 3rd try almost 100% of the time. We just replaced the battery (no help) and are using a different gas station (were using Exxon almost exclusively). We have 2 different keys that we use as well with no difference... Haven't tried the batter "reboot" at least not for 3 hours. Any other ideas/suggestions?

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