2004 Chrysler Town And Country

IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING ENGINE RUNS ROUGH LIKE A SEVERE MISFIRE CONDITION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IF A STOP IS MADE DURING THIS MISFIRE TIME FRAME A STALL OFTEN OCCURS. FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR OFTEN HELPS "POWER THROUGH" OR CLEAR THE CONDITION, BUT NOT IN EVERY OCCURRENCE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME FUEL IS ADDED REGARDLESS IF THE TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY (UNTIL PUMP STOPS AUTOMATICALLY) OR PARTIALLY (PUMP CUT OFF BY VEHICLE OWNER). STATUS OF TANK AT TIME OF FILL UP ALSO DOES NOT HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE TANK IS HALF, ONE-FOURTH, OR THREE-FOURTHS FULL, PROBLEM ALWAYS PERSISTS AFTER FUELING. THIS CONDITION IS NOT DEPENDENT ON WEATHER CONDITIONS, CURRENT MAINTENANCE STATUS, OR BY WHICH GAS STATION OR PUMP IS USED AT THE STATION. NO MIL ILLUMINATION (EXCEPT WITH BULB CHECK AFTER STALL) AND NO CODES STORED TO RECORD INCIDENT IN PCM. NO HISTORY IN PCM TO INDICATE AN ISSUE. SUSPECT THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH EVAP OR FUEL VAPOR SYSTEM NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. *TR

AFTER FUELING, LEFT THE STATION AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE WHEN THE VAN'S ENGINE STALLED AND THE VAN LOST POWER. IT WAS QUITE DANGEROUS SINCE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COASTED TO A STOP. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY A FAULTY VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK. *JS

EVERY TIME WHEN FILL UP THE GAS TANK THE ENGINE WILL STALLED (BUT YOU CAN START UP ) WILL RUN ROUGH FOR 4 TO 5 MILES AFTER THAT ENGINE WILL BACK TO NORMAL CONDITION, I HAVE KNOWN A LOT PEOPLE HAVE A SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE TYPES OF VEHICLES, THIS DOES SOUND LIKE A DESIGN FLAW. ABOUT 75,000 MILES IT STARTED TO STALL RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR ON RAILROAD TRACKS. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THERE TYPES OF VEHICLE. *TT

MINIVAN STALLED AFTER FUELING UP. TOOK THE VAN IMMEDIATELY TO A CHRYSLER DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. THEN AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER FUELING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THEN THE VAN ALMOST STALLED THE NEXT TIME FILLING THE TANK UP AND ENTERING A HIGHWAY (GAS PURCHASED IN A DIFFERENT STATE AT A DIFFERENT GAS STATION). THEN AGAIN AFTER FILLING UP WITH A PREMIUM NAME BRAND SUPERIOR FUEL AND A GAS ADDITIVE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOT SURE WE CAN TRUST DEALER AFTER MISDIAGNOSIS THE FIRST TIME. *TR

THIS VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING. I GOOGLE THE PROBLEM AND I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ALL HAVING CHRYSLER/DODGE VEHICLES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLES TEND TO RANDOMLY STALL AFTER REFUELING. SEVERAL MECHANICS POSTED THE CAUSE AS BEING A DEFECTIVE VALUE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POSTS. SHOPS ARE REPORTING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK ON DODGE CARAVAN, GRAND CARAVAN, PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, AND TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING, DRIVERS EXPERIENCE ENGINE STALLING. THE STALLING MAY REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VALVE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT LIQUID FUEL FROM ENTERING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER/EMISSIONS SYSTEM. WHEN THE VALVE FAILS, LIQUID GAS CAN ENTER THE LINE AND FILL THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. AFTER REFUELING THE PCM ON THE VEHICLE DETECTS A CHANGE IN FUEL LEVEL. THEN, WHEN THE ENGINE MEETS CERTAIN TEMPERATURE AND DRIVING CRITERIA, THE PCM ISSUES A PURGE COMMAND TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER TO REMOVE THE STORED GAS VAPORS. IT?S AT THAT POINT THAT ALL THE LIQUID GAS IN THE LINE GETS SUCKED INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE PCM EXPECTS TO SEE GAS VAPORS ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT IS PREPARED TO ADJUST AIR/FUEL MIXTURES TO COMPENSATE. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT PREPARED TO SEE LIQUID GAS COMING INTO THE INTAKE. THAT?S WHAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK. CHRYSLER DOES NOT SELL THE VAPOR/LIQUID VALVE AS A SEPARATE UNIT. ONCE THE TANK IS REPLACED AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER PURGED, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE WOULD REFUEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.