Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Chrysler Town and Country has 53 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
53
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
11V487000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 CHRYSLER VEHICLES, INCLUDING 200 AND TOWN AND COUNTRY MODELS, DODGE VEHICLES, INCLUDING CHARGER, DURANGO...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | ENGINE,STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving on the highway a... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | ENGINE | Engine stalled at roughly 20 miles per hour, thankfully, I was stopped. Restarted and drove off, but... |
| Jul 17, 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | Confirmed cylinder number 2 misfire. Performed relative compression test and intake trace pull. Co... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | ENGINE | Hard starting mostly in the mornings sometimes in the hot afternoon I have to turn the key several t... |
| Jan 4, 2022 | ENGINE | The bearings in the rockers went bad and allowed the rockers to make contact with the camshafts. The... |
| Nov 8, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that while driving at an undiscl... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that the check engine warning ... |
| Mar 26, 2021 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO S... |
| Mar 23, 2021 | ENGINE | I HAD THE FOLLOWING REPLACED IN JUNE 2020: 6 SPARK PLUGS, 6 BOOTS, AND AN INTAKE GASKET SET. THE CHE... |
| Feb 7, 2021 | ENGINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO... |
| Sep 23, 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 85,000 MILES WAS WORKING FINE THEN FEW DAYS AGO WOULD NOT START. THE STARTER W... |
| Aug 19, 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM TOP OF ENGINE DIAGNOSIS MULTI CAM SHAFT ROLLERS |
| Aug 10, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARI... |
| Jul 22, 2020 | ENGINE | WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WHEN I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD NOT TOUCHED ... |
| Jul 13, 2020 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING EVEN A SLOW OR FAST SPEEDS IT HAPPENS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS NO WARNING T... |
| May 6, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A S... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS S... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | ENGINE | 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD *JS |
| Jan 6, 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE IN MOTION ON A FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS MY VAN JUST STALLED. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ... |