2012 Chrysler Town AND Country Fuel/propulsion System Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Jul 29, 2026 · 56 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 56 complaints with NHTSA about fuel/propulsion system problems on the 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country, 9% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 101,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “fuel pump” (45% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Fuel pump: mentioned in 25 of 56 complaints (45%)
  • Turn off: mentioned in 8 of 56 complaints (14%)

At what mileage do fuel/propulsion system problems happen?

Based on 41 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles2 · 5%
10k–25k miles0 · 0%
25k–50k miles5 · 12%
50k–75k miles5 · 12%
75k–100k miles7 · 17%
100k–150k miles17 · 41%
150k+ miles5 · 12%

How serious are the reports?

None of the 56 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.

Chrysler Town AND Country fuel/propulsion system complaints by model year

Peak: 2011, with 106 complaints
1995: 1199511998: 111999: 4199942000: 222001: 4200142002: 772003: 1200312004: 33332005: 472005472006: 26262007: 512007512008: 16162009: 6200962010: 24242011: 10620111062012: 56562013: 382013382014: 14142015: 8201582016: 99

n = 454 complaints · Source: NHTSA

When owners reported it

Peak: 2019, with 10 complaints
2012: 1201212013: 1201312014: 2201422015: 2201522016: 3201632017: 5201752018: 5201852019: 102019102020: 102020102021: 6202162022: 3202232023: 4202342025: 3202532026: 120261

n = 56 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists fuel/propulsion system for the 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

The TIPMs system has been recalled in multiple vehicles and has causes a fuel pump relay failure and numerous other electrical issues . Chryslers recall has yet to include this year make and model despite the fact the identical part is used in the recalled vehicles. Chrysler is picking and choosing…

Received Jul 23, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11752428

Fuel Relay System Failure When searching online apparently this is such an extremely common issue there is a special bypass part that was made, and part of a recall for durangos and jeeps but not the town and country, even though this part is failing all the time in this vehicle as well. Before it…

Received Dec 26, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11707187

The TIPM is malfunctioning and causing the fuel pump to never turn of on the car. the only way to turn it off is to pull the fuse.

Received Jul 17, 2025 · NHTSA complaint 11674267

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2012 Chrysler Town AND Countrys have fuel/propulsion system problems?

No. NHTSA has 56 owner complaints about fuel/propulsion system for the 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country (9% of the 634 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country fuel/propulsion system?

No recall currently lists fuel/propulsion system for this vehicle.

At what mileage do fuel/propulsion system problems start?

The median reported mileage is 101,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about fuel/propulsion system problems on the 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country?

The most frequent phrase is “fuel pump”, in 25 of 56 complaints, followed by “turn off” (8).

Other 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country problems

See all 2012 Chrysler Town AND Country problems or fuel/propulsion system problems across all Town AND Country years.