What 521 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Chrysler Town And Country

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL LOSS OIL PRESSURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED AN OIL FILTER HOUSING REPLACEMENT THAT'S ON BACK ORDER 56,000 OR MORE! I HAVE TO PAY A CAR NOTE ON A VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE OF A ISSUE WITH DEALERS NOT HAVING THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT! THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND MY VEHICLE AND ALL VEHICLE LIKE MINE SHOULD BE RECALLED!

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AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FOUR LANE MY VAN STARTED SHAKING AT FIRST IT WAS FOR 1/2 SECOND THEN GOT MORE FREQUENT. AT FIRST IT WAS AT 50-60MPH BUT NOW AT ALL SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GAVE THE CODE FOR A LEAK THAT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SO SMALL IT DIDN'T MATTER. THEN IT GAVE A CODE OF 0740 SOLENOID TORQUE SO I REPLACED AND WITHIN 24 HOURS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND GAVE THE SAME CODE. IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN THE VAN IS SHAKING SO BAD AS YOU ARE DRIVING IN BUSY TRAFFIC. NOT SURE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I'VE HAD THIS VAN LESS THAN 2 1/2 YEARS. VERY FRUSTRATED.

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SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. APPEARS BAD DOOR LOCK SOLENOID. VEHICLE STATIONARY WHEN PROBLEM DISCOVERED. CAN NOT EVEN UNLOCK DOOR MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

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CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND AT RED LIGHTS FRONT END STRUTS ARE WORE OUT TRANSMISSION SKIPS CAR RPMS GO UP BUT WANT SHIFT 9 CODES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JT'S DODGELAND OF COLUMBIA (190 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HYDRAULIC SHIFT PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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ENGINE OIL FILTER ADAPTER - MOPAR (68105583AF) LEAKS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY EVERY MECHANIC IN MY AREA THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND CURRENTLY NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR.

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DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS LOCKED SHUT AND WON'T OPEN

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THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK AND WILL NOT OPEN. THE DOOR SUDDENLY JUST STOPPED WORKING AND THE LOCK IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE POSITION. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED BY THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR, KEY FOB, OR THE BUTTON ON THE FRONT VISOR. THE VAN ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT.

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A TAPPING SOUND FROM MY ENGINE. APPEARS MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND ENGINE FOR THE 2016 ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN WILL A RECALL BE DEMANDED?

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MY RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR BUZZES WHEN I UNLOCK MY DOORS. SOMETIMES THE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK AND I AM WORRIED SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE KIDS OUT OF THE VAN.

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MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, OR UNLOCK. I TOOK IT TO OUR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR PART #68030378AG. I HEARD A WEIRD BUZZING COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, WHEN I UNLOCKED IT. WHEN I STARTED MY ENGINE AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. IT MADE THE SAME SOUND. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY HOME. I TRIED TO PEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH MY REMOTE OR MANUALLY.

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TRANSMISSION PUMP FRIED AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO NOT GET ENOUGH OXYGEN SO HAD TO GET A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. LOOKED UP AND SEEN THEY HAD A RECALL ON OUR YEAR OF TRANSMISSION PUMP BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP OUR CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THE VIN NUMBER WASN'T LISTED IN THE RECALL DATABASE BUT OUR PUMP STILL GOT FRIED. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.... SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS...

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DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE BOTH SLIDING DOORS, 100% FAILURE RATE ON THIS YEAR OF VEHICLES.

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I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LEVEL ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND COASTING. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED CALLED MY USUAL MECHANIC TO TOW THE VEHICLE INTO HIS SHOP. MY MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WAS BEYOND HIS LEVEL OF REPAIR. HE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFTRIGHT TRANSMISSIONS. AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS SHATTERED. THEY HAD TO PERFORM A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. I RETAINED THE PUMP ASSEMBLY AS PROOF OF THE DEFECT AND REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM FALLS UNDER RECALL REFERENCE # 16V461000

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ON DECEMBER 24, 2020 OUR RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND ENDED UP TRAPPING MY TODDLERS HEAD IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND VEHICLE FRAME. IT WAS INCREDIBLY TRAUMATIC FOR ALL INVOLVED. THOUGH THE INCIDENT LIKELY LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE, IT WAS A TERRIFYING FRANTIC MINUTE IN WHICH I TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THE DOOR OPEN AS IT CONTINUED TO TRY AND CLOSE ON OUR BABY WHO WAS SCREAMING IN PAIN AND TERROR. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO MANUALLY PRY OPEN THE DOOR TO RELEASE HIS HEAD. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED OVER, ASSUMING A MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR OF SOME SORT. THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS AND REPORTED NO CODES WERE EVIDENT AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. THEN LAST NIGHT 12/30/2020 THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION AND BEGAN CLOSING ON MY CHILD. MY HUSBAND WAS FORCED TO MANUALLY RIP THE DOOR OFF OF OUR CHILD TO AVOID SIMILAR INJURY. IN THE PROCESS, PLASTIC PIECES OF THE TRACK WERE DISLODGED AND THE DOOR IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. IN THIS INSTANCE, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONING ON THAT SIDE IS A BLESSING AS THE DOORS ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND OTHERWISE PRESENT SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO OUR FAMILY AS NO OBVIOUS CODE DEFECTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE DETECTED YET. HOWEVER THE RIGHT REAR DOOR AND THE BACK HATCH REMAIN OPERATIONAL AND THEREFORE A POTENTIAL DANGER. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

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LA VAN SE QUEDO SIN CAMBIOS DE VELOCIDAD, SIN FUERZA; FUE LA TRASMISION LA QUE SE DESCOMPUSO. ESTABA EN MOVIMIENTO CUANDO SUCEDI ESTO.*DT*JB

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LOUD BUZZ NOISE WHEN REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKS. ALSO CLOSES ON OWN SOMETIMES.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REVERSE AS NEEDED AND THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM AN UNNAMED LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFTED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY JERK FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO HEAR AN ENGINE KNOCK UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE PLAZA WHERE HE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JOEY ACCARDI CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM (909 S FEDERAL HWY, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33062). ONCE THERE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE COVERED HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AS WELL.

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MISFIRE AND ROUGH IDLE AT ALL TEMPERATURES AND SPEEDS. DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY HEAD WITH LOW COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 2 AT INDEPENDENT SHOP. MORE THAN 20% DIFFERENCE IN PSI COMPRESSION TEST WITH A LEAKDOWN LOSS OF NEARLY 80%, PULLED VALVE COVER SHOWS A ROLLED CAM. DEALERSHIP HAS VEHICLE FOR REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT PERFORM LEAKDOWN TEST OR PULL THE VALVE COVER TO SUBMIT FOR REPAIR. THEY HAVE STATED THAT IT IS ROUGH TO RUN AND LIKELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND YET INSIST THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AS THIS IS JUST "HOW CHRYSLERS ARE". PRIOR TO DIAGNOSIS, FULL TUNE UP PERFORMED AND SPARK/FUEL WAS CHECKED.

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THE TRANSMISSION PUMP SEIZED CAUSING A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.

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THE LOCK ACTUATOR GEAR STRIPS, CAUSING A LOUD BUZZING NOISE WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE AND IN SOME CASES IT WILL NOT CONSISTENTLY ACTUATE CAUSING THE DOOR TO STAY LOCKED. THE MAJOR CONCERNS ARE 1) IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND SOMEONE IS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR TO QUICKLY GET MY CHILD OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE LOCK IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. 2) THE NOISE IT MAKES IS LOUD AND MAY STARTLE DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE(FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ACROSS THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AND CARAVAN LINES OF VANS) AS THE LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE WHILE ENTERING THE ROAD WHICH COULD CAUSE A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ENDANGERS BOTH THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE REVVING. THE CONTACT REVVED THE ENGINE UP AND SLOWLY DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AT 3 MPH. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO YOCHUM CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1270 SOUTH HART STREET ROAD, VINCENNES, 47591, (812) 316-5381) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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MY PASSENGER SIDE SLIDE DOOR MAKES A BUZZING SOUND WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND APPEARS TO NEED A RECALL TO FIX THIS FAULTY PART.

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NEED NEW ACTUATOR.....BUZZING NOISE WHEN WANTING TOOPEN SIDE POWER DOORS

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THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK AND ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN. IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AT ALL TIMES

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