2012 Chrysler Town and Country engine problems

100 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country — 16% of all complaints for this model year.

100

Engine complaints

16%

share of all complaints

100,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

0 / 2

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Vehicle randomly shuts off while driving. No warning lights are illuminated. Shutoff can occur at any speed and causes loss of power steering, braking etc. Shutdown requires immediate pull off to the side of the road. Once key is turned off and back on, car restarts.”
filed Nov 15, 2025
“Catalytic converter is reported to me as needing to be replaced. Check Engine light came on which indicated this error. It’s only at 84k miles. Followed by needing new O2 sensors if the catalytic converter is replaced. Another error was the thermostat which needs replacement. We are looking at over…”
filed Nov 14, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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