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2008 T&C stalling without reason

205 messages,  Last post on Sep 18, 2012 at 12:04 PM

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#201 of 205 Re: 2008 T&C stalling without reason [sararines29] by hsumn

Jul 06, 2011 (1:40 pm)

Replying to: sararines29 (Sep 22, 2010 1:54 pm)
I had the same thing happen several times with my 2008 Town & Country Lmtd. Of course the light comes on, but when you restart - it wipes out the code. After numerous trips to the dealership with no luck, the light came on while driving & I took it straight to dealer and insisted that the ENGINE specialist look at the van. It was the EGR VALVE. They replaced the valve & gasket and did a 3 part induction cleaning. That was at the beginning of Feb 2011 and so far no more stalling.
 
But now the starter is going bad - or more likely the solenoid contacts.

#202 of 205 Re: 2001 town & country key will not turn [momstaxie] by lonestar6

Jan 10, 2012 (11:04 am)

Replying to: momstaxie (Jul 30, 2007 7:23 am)
I just joined Edmunds so don't know if you're still a member. My 2000 T&C is having the same problem. Pep Boys' master mechanic will replace ignition cylinder for around $160 but it won't be set to my original key. Were you towed to a dealer? My local dealer would give me zero info over the phone, insisting that he had to see the vehicle before talking $$ (maybe standard procedure for dealers, though). Having worked at a (non-Chrysler) dealership many years ago, I know how they are prone to overcharge but it would have the advantage of re-keying a new cylinder to my original key. Of course, I like your repair solution much better. Thanks for anything you can share about this.

#203 of 205 Re: 1998 Dodge Caravan Sport [happyjack3] by sms0905

Jan 28, 2012 (11:02 pm)

Replying to: happyjack3 (Aug 16, 2007 7:49 am)
i have had similar problems with my 1998 Chrysler T&C LXI. I found if I rearm/lock the car with the alarm bob wait for five minutes and than unarm/unlock the car will start and everthing is fine. Try it I know it worked for me it may work for you. Good luck.

#204 of 205 Re: 2008 T&C stalling without reason [sararines29] by garvey1

Mar 27, 2012 (8:40 am)

Replying to: sararines29 (Sep 22, 2010 1:54 pm)
Well there are a few things that can cause a car to stall but with town and country and voyagers I have found out that the black thing that is on the egr valve it has three lines on it won goes to the throttle body and the other two goes to the egr valve. You do not need any tools to remove it just pop off the lines and unplug it and it's out. The top pops off inside there is a diafram with a spring the diafram burns out when that happens it will make the car stall the bad news is that the dealer nor any auto part store sells that part just by it self. most of the time the electric part of it is fine just the diafram goes bad. Yesterday I had to go to the junk yard to get won it only cost me $6.00 it was much better than $65.00 to over a hundred dollar for a new egr valve system.

#205 of 205 2009 town and country engine cutoff, stalling, shutdown by virginia12

Sep 18, 2012 (12:04 pm)

I bought a 2009 t&c 3 weeks ago. After 1 week the engine just cutoff while I was driving in my neighborhood. I had to put it in park and restart the car. I did not realize what happened at first, the power steering stopped working but the a/c, radio and dashboard remained active. That's when I realized the engine was off. Called the dealership I bought it from and they blew it off. The 2nd week I owned it the car was back at the dealership twice to have the front and rear rotors machined. The third week I owned it, the power steering quit working again, all electronics stayed active, and I realized for the 2nd time in 3 weeks the engine had stalled/cutoff while I was driving it. Took the car back to the dealership, told them it was unsafe and asked how I could get out of owning this car. I was willing to buy another van from them, I just didn't want to own this lemon. They refused to take the car back but it does have a warranty on it so right now it remains in their service department.

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