What 635 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chrysler Town And Country

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE CAR COMPLETELY FROZE, UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE, I MUST SAY THE TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL ABOUT 70 F. THERE WERE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON, NOTHING I COULD DO TO START IT UP WORKED. I SIMPLY WAITED FOR HELP THAT NEVER SHOWED UP. TODAY, WED FEB 26TH, 20, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, THE SAME THING, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START UP, I MUST SAY WITHOUT ANY ENGINE LIGHTS ON..I WAITED FOR 45 MINUTES AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING LIKE NORMALLY DOES. I AM AFRAID TO BE STRANDED AWAY FROM THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP, OR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MECHANICAL. PROBLEM. I MUST ADD, I REPLACED THE CAR BATTERY YESTERDAY 2/25/20. PLEASE NOTE THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN I'M STATIONARY, WITHOUT THE CAR MOVING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES. KUNES COUNTRY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF OREGON 601 GALE ST, OREGON, IL 61061, WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

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I HAVE OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL FILTER HOUSING/OIL COOLER ON MY 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN ND COUNTRY WITH THE PENTASTAR ENGINE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES

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THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT LOST ALL POWER.

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THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. YOU HAVE TO BASICALLY MANUALLY SHIFT IT IF ON A BIG HILL. I DIDN'T SOME RESEARCH AND SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. SOME PEOPLE REPORTED THE PROBLEM STARTING AROUND 12000 MILES

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RECEIVE OBD ERROR CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE (P0304). MECHANICS HAVE REPLACED ALL PLUGS & IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER 4. CEL WITH SAME ERROR CAME BACK. ROUGH IDLE AT STATIONARY POSITION. CAR AS 127K MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER EXTENDED ENGINE WARRANTIES ON 2011-2013 T&CS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE FOR EVEN # CYLINDER HEAD MISFIRES. WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WARRANTY COULD BE EXTENDED FOR 2014 TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MISFIRE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (GRIEGER?S MOTOR SALES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 1756 W US HWY 30, VALPARAISO, IN 46385, (219) 462-4117) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VINE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BP CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVABLE SINCE JAN 2020.*JB

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THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR LOCK STOPPED FUNCTIONING TRAPPING MY CHILD INSIDE. WE HAD TO MOVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO WHERE IT WAS PARKED AS WE COULD NOT EXIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR ACTUATOR JAMMED AND PULLING THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE LOCK. AFTER FORCING THE LOCK ACTUATOR TO RELEASE THE ACTUATOR STILL ACTS UP AND MAKES A BUZZING SOUND. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THE 2014 THROUGH 2016 TOWN AND COUNTRY AS I'VE ENCOUNTERED HUNDREDS OF OTHER POSTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. HAD THERE BEEN AN EMERGENCY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOR THE REAR PASSENGERS.

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WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED THE ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED HITTING THE DRIVER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AFTER THEY GOT IN THE CAR AND WERE GETTING READY TO DRIVE OFF. THE METAL ROD REMAINED IN THE ENGAGED POSITION IN THE BRACKET BUT THE PLASTIC EDGES THAT HOLD THE METAL ROD TO THE HEADREST BROKE WHICH CAUSED IT TO DEPLOY.

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I HAD MY TRANSMISSION GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. I CAME ON HIGHWAY AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A HIGH PITCH WIND UP TOY AND THEN IT JUST WENT OUT. I ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 3 1/2 HRS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD CHRYSLER DOES NOT ALLOW NEW TRANSMISSIONS TO GO INTO VEHICLE, THEY ONLY WILL ALLOW REBUILT OR REFURBISHED CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION TO BE SUBMITTED FOR WARRANTY REIMBURSEMENT (PER WHAT THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME AT DEALERSHIP). 1ST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION ARRIVED WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN IT FROM THE START. 2ND TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN BUT HAD ISSUES IMMEDIATELY. CAR IS IN SHOP NOW 4 MONTHS LATER WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN IT AGAIN. I AM TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE BEING PUT INTO THESE VEHICLES UNDER THE WARRANTY . THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED WITH DEFECTIVE, USED, AND REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION TO KEEP FAMILIES SAFE. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TO HAVE THESE IN VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING DRIVEN WITH FAMILIES ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS.

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THE CAR KEEPS CUTTING OFF IN MID DRIVING.

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BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADRESTS HAVE SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. THIS IS DUE TO A FLAWED DESIGN BY CHRYSLER ENGINEERING (USED PLASTIC CLIPS TO CONSTRAIN STRONG SPRING LOADED ACTUATORS IN THE HEADREST). THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, HITTING ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND DISTRACTING ME IN TRAFFIC!

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A USED VEHICLE, 2014 TOWN COUNTRY, JUST GOT ON THE ROAD FROM AN INTER CHANGE, SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH, THUS ONLY GOING 65, PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON, WEATHER AND PAVMENT WAS DRY AND EXCELLENT CONDITIONS, PASSING GEAR KICKED IN CAUSING SPINNING OF FRONT TIRES AND VEERING OFF TO THE RIGHT, HITTING A UTILITY TRUCK NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK BUT MINE WOW !, BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT, PROBLEM DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT PROBLEM VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DEFECTIVE SENSORS ASSUMPTION.*DT*JB

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I OWN A 2014 TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT AROUND 59800 MILES. BROUGHT TO MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME CYLINDER 6 WAS MISFIRING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE SAID THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS CRACKED. I CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE MECHANIC SAID THEY HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS SPECIFIC PART. I WAS TOLD MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED. ONLY UP TO 2013. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IS STILL GOING ON. WITH MY YEAR AND OTHERS. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CHRYSLER SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THESE ISSUES.

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I FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER...AND ONCE AGAIN THE RUN ROUND. SENT ME TO YOU... SO BELOW IS MY COMPLAINT. HELLO ? MY NAME IS [XXX] . I PURCHASED THIS 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY BELIEVING IT WOULD BE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY SO THE EVENT TODAY WAS THE VAN JUST DECIDED TO SHUT OFF AS I AM DRIVING 50MPH DOWN THE ROAD! I COULDN'T TURN, I COULDN'T PUT IT IN NEUTRAL NOR COULD I BRAKE! I HAVE A 5YR AND A 3YR IN MY CAR!!! REALLY?! ALL THESE SENSORS AND [XXX] IN THIS CAR MAKES IT FATAL! THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME THAT PROCEEDED TO FLIP ME OFF AND BLOW THE HORN AT ME INSTEAD OF SEEING IF WE WERE OK. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO BRING THE CAR IN HOWEVER THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. NO WARNING! NO NOTHING! NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LET ME JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THIS POS? I BOUGHT IT WITH 30K MILES ON IT. I ONLY HAD IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REBUILT WHICH STILL TO THIS DAY SHIFTS HARD AND FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO LITERALLY FALL OUT OF THE CAR. AFTER THAT IS WAS A TIRE SENSOR, THEN BOTH SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW WONT WORK AND THEY WANT $1200 TO FIX A CABLE! I FOLDED THEM INTO THE FLOOR MAYBE 4 TIMES AS WE USE THEM WHEN GOING ON VACATION! THE SLIDING DOORS ACT UP LIKE THEY ARE HAVING A SEIZURE! THE PIECES ALL AROUND THE CAR ARE BROKEN. THE RUNNING BOARDS THE PIECE IN THE BACK WHERE THE TRUNK IS AND THE PIECES ON THE FRONT WHERE IT SAYS CHRYSLER. THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT! WHICH TOOK 3 TIMES FOR THE REPAIR MAN TO FIGURE IT OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CODE FOR THE PROBLEM! THEN WHEN THEY HAD TO TEAR THE WHOLE DASH APART TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOW THE CLOCK DOESN?T WORK AND THE SPEEDOMETER TICKS LIKE THE IS A BOMB IN MY DASH! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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THE BLIND SPOT INDICATORS FAILED AND SHORTED OUT DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. THE SENSORS ARE LOCATED IN THE REAR BUMPER WITH THE CONNECTOR/OPENING FACING THE REAR WHEELS WITH NO PROTECTION ALLOWING WATER AND SALT, ETC. TO PENETRATE THE SEAM ON THE SENSOR AS WELL AS THE CONNECTION TO THE HARNESS. IT CAUSED OUR BACK UP WARNING SYSTEM AND BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM TO STOP FUNCTIONING, AND SHORTED OUT THE SENSORS CAUSING THEM TO DRAIN THE BATTERY OVERNIGHT EVERY NIGHT (MAKING THE VEHICLE UNRELIABLE AND UNUSABLE), AND CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY IN THE PROCESS. IT TOOK THREE SHOPS, $1,500 AND TWO MONTHS JUST TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM (AFTER REPLACING BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY). ONCE THE ROOT CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED, THE DEALER OFFERED A REPAIR FOR A MERE $1,600 (REPLACING BOTH SENSORS, HARNESS AND MODULE) AND STATED THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE AND HAPPENS ON VIRTUALLY ALL OF THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING PREVENTING WATER FROM ENTERING THESE SENSORS.

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GOES DEAD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO HESITATES AFTER STOPPING, THEN ACCELERATING. DOES THIS ABOUT 2X/DAY. LOCAL DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC, WHO HAS DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING

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MY CAR IS JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE IN PARK, REMOTE START, DRIVING. WILL DO IT AT 20MPH, WILL DO IT AT 60MPH. ONCE IT SHUTS OFF, I LOOSE POWER STEERING.

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THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY PARTICULAR REASON. THE VAN WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUT HER BAG FROM THE PASSENGER SECTION WHEN SUDDENLY THE HEADREST DEPLOYED.

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PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR IS BUZZING ANY TIME THE CAR IS UNLOCKED REMOTELY, USING A SWITCH, OR A BUTTON. NOW CONTINUOUSLY BUZZES ANY TIME A DOOR OR DOOR LOCK IS ACTIVATED.

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DRIVING ONE MORNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO NOTICED VAN NOT WANTING TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE 6TH GEAR . WENT TO GET CODE READ P060DD WAS PRESENT . STARTED BY CHECKING OIL VERY LOW . THEN NOTICED OIL ALL OVER THE TOP OF TRANSMISSION AND LEAKING DOWN SIDE OF MOTOR FROM UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION NOTICED VALLEY OF ENGINE FULL OF OIL. ADDED ABOUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND DROVE CAR 30 MILES LIGHT WENT OFF. I FOUND MULTIPLE TSBS ABOUT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. CALLED DEALER THEY SAID YEP IT'S A ISSUSE AND PARTS 286.. DURING THE REPAIR AFTER I REMOVED THE INTAKE I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT IT APPEARED TO BE THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING LEAKING OIL. IN FILLED THE ENGINE VALLEY WITH OIL. I REPLACED THE PART PLUS NEW INTAKE GASKETS AND THEN DRAINED ALL THE OIL AND COOLANT. HOPEFULLY THIS PART DOESN'T FAIL AGAIN AS I USED A OEM FROM DODGE CHRYSLER

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THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE AND DING AS IF THE AIRBAG HAS FAILED. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM AND UNDER NO SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR THE FACT I FEAR THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED LAURA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT 573-677-1300 (LOCATED AT 7 N SERVICE RD W, SULLIVAN, MO 63080) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. DOVER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (396 US-46, ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866, (973) 366-7000) WAS CALLED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE HOSE FILTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

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THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM QUIT WORKING. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN ENGAGING A VEHICLE FROM MY BLIND SPOT AND WHEN OVER TAKING ME ON THE LEFT LANE.

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