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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MOSS MOTOR COMPANY (1000 S CEDAR AVE, SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN 37380) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, UPON CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT CHRYSLER DEALER MOSS MOTORS COSTING OVER $3,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,643.*DT*JB

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I HAVE A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH 89,000 MILES. MY SLIDING DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T UNLOCK OR OPEN. WAS ABLE TO GET DOOR UNLOCKED, BUT HAD TO PULL THE PLUG TO DISABLE THE LOCKING MOTOR TO STOP THE LOUD GEAR GRINDING SOUND EVERY TIME THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK WOULD ENGAGE. DID NOT WANT THE DOOR LOCK TO BE IN THE LOCKED POSITION IF OR WHEN THE GEARS WOULD POSSIBLY GRIND DOWN TO NOTHING. CAN ONLY MANUALLY OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR AND MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK IT ALSO. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS LIKE POWER WINDOWS, POWER OPEN/CLOSE FUNCTION, AND LATCH ASSIST NO LONGER WORK DUE TO DISCONNECTING THE POWER SUPPLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. IT WAS TWO MONTHS BEFORE I GOT THE DOOR UNLOCKED AND ABLE TO OPEN FROM INFO ON THE INTERNET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER COOKEVILLE CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 1550 INTERSTATE DR, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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ENGINE TICKING/KNOCKING STARTED AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES, AUGUST 2020. IT APPEARS TO BE THE ROCKER ARMS. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER PERIODICALLY. IT TICKS WHEN IDLING AND SPEEDS UP AS ENGINE IS REVVED OR ACCELERATING. BECOMES LOUDER AFTER BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FOR LONGER DRIVES OVER 20 MINS.

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THE VEHICLE HAS CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE CODE. TWO SEPARATE INDEPENDENT LOCAL MECHANICS BOTH SUGGEST THIS IS DUE TO PITTING OF THE CYLINDER HEAD MATERIAL. THEY TELL ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, 3.6L. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.

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THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FOR MY 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT FOR SAFETY REASONS. I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR EMITTED AN ABNORMAL BUZZING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

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WE WE'RE DRIVING HOME FROM BISHOP ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN WOULDN'T SHIFT TO 3 GEAR. IT WOULDN'T GO PAST 40 MILES PER HOUR. EVERY TIME WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE RPM'S WOULD GO PAST THE RED SECTION (ABOUT SECTION 8 OR 9). IT WAS DRIVING FINE AROUND 65 MILES PER HOUR PRIOR, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T CONTINUE ACCELERATING AT THAT SPEED ANYMORE. WE PULLED OVER TRYING TO SWITCH GEARS TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK AND WE ALSO TRIED TURNING OFF THE CAR AND NOTHING WORKED. WE PULLED UP AT A GAS STATION FOR MORE GAS. WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND PUT IT INTO DRIVING GEAR IT JOLTED FOR A SECOND RIGHT BEFORE AND AFTER TAKING IT OUT OF THE DRIVING GEAR. WE HAD TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 40 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON SO WE WOULDN'T GET HIT FROM BEHIND FROM COMING AND UN COMING TRAFFIC SINCE IT WAS PITCH DARK AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE LEFT BACK PASSENGER DOOR RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT WAS NO LONGER WORKING EARLIER. IT WON'T OPEN NEITHER WITH THE CLICKER, OR BY HAND (INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE) OR BY THE INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTONS FOR THE DOOR. IT JUST DOESN'T UNLOCK ANY MORE.

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ~95,000 FOR P0302 - MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 2 AT IDLE. THE LOCAL CHRYSLERY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED IT AS LOW COMPRESSION DUE TO A VALVE ISSUE. THE FIX IS LEFT HEAD REPLACEMENT AT JUST UNDER $2700. THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE 3.6L PENTASTAR ENGINES IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY, GRAND CARAVAN AND DODGE JOURNEY. NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETING APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

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DRIVING DOWN CITY ROAD CAME TO STOP. PUSHED GAS PEDAL RPM'S INCREASED BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. UNDRIVABLE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. NO PROBLEMS SINCE NEW PURCHASE TILL THAT DAY. STATES PER MY VEHICLE MAKE MODEL YEAR THERE IS RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILURE. BUT WHEN I PUT VIN NUMBER IN NO RECALL PULLS UP.

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SLIDING DOORS MAKIN A BUZZIN NOISE WHEN LOCK, UNLOCK, OR OPEN DOORS, ALSO MAKINGBA RATTLING NOISE WHEN STARTS, LOOSING POWER BEETWEEN GEARS

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WITH MY KIDS,I WAS 'PUNCHED' IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD BY THE SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. UPON EXAMINATION, THE PLASTIC THAT HOOKS ONTO THE HOLDING PIN SNAPPED RELEASING THE HEAD RESTRAINT.

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REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULT PASSENGERS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, OR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILED TO OPEN MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILLMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (10585 W. SAM HOUSTON PKWY S, HOUSTON, TX 77099, (832) 553-0100) WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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EVERY TIME I UNLOCK OR OPEN MY VEHICLE DOORS THE CAR MAKES A LARGE PEEP NOISE LIKE THEIR IS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL OR MAYBE A FUSE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOUD BUZZER NOISE LIKE FROM A BIG X OF A WRONG ANSWER ON THE SHOW FAMILY FEUD! THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXPLAIN THE LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS NOT RUNNING AND IN PARK WHEN IT MAKE THIS NOISE! IT HAPPENS AFTER I UNLOCK THE VEHICLE AND OPEN ANY DOOR EVEN THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS.

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HELLO, I PURCHASE MY 2016 TOWN AND COUNTY AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I HAD HOPES THAT THIS WOULD BE THE LAST FAMILY VEHICLE THAT I WOULD PURCHASE TO TRANSPORT MY BUSY FAMILY. HOWEVER, THE TIME THAT I HAVE USED THIS MINI VAN HAS BEEN A SERIES OF PROBLEMS. THE MAIN ONE IS THE REOCCURRING PROBLEMS WITH THE PLASTIC EXTERIOR PARTS TO THIS VEHICLE CONSTANTLY COMING OFF. THE B PILLAR APPLIQUE, LEFT - MOPAR (5020665AD) AND RIGHT B PILLAR APPLIQUE, RIGHT - MOPAR (5020664AD) ARE THE TWO PARTS THAT I AM REPLACING CONSTANTLY. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS BOTH PARTS CAME OFF ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THESE PLASTIC PARTS ARE UNSAFE AND A HAZARD. THEY ARE NOT DESIGNED TO STAY ON THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE QUOTE WAS OVER 300 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW CHEAP AND POORLY DESIGNED THIS VEHICLE IS. I AM NOT A HAPPY 2016 TOWN AND COUNTRY OWNER. I WANT THE MANUFACTURER/ MOPAR TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!

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ANTI-WHIPLASH HEADREST DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY

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THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR GETS STUCKED LOCK OR SOMETIMES WILL CLOSE ON YOU AND NOT STOP.

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VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET ALONG THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF A RESIDENCE. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE STREET WENT APPROX. 100-125FT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG (NOT FRONT BUT SIDE OF VAN) EXPLODED VEHICLE DIED SET THERE A FEW MINUTES TO COMPREHEND WHAT HAPPENED WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND MOVE TO SIDE OF STREET GOT OUT WALKED AROUND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE CALLED TOW TRUCK AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO ROLL BACK

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ON 9/3/20, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO ME RAN A RED LIGHT WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OFF THE OFFRAMP AT SAHARA AVE. TO GO WEST IN LAS VEGAS, NV. THE ESTIMATED IMPACT FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS THAT HE WAS DOING ABOUT 45MPH, THIS TOTALED MY LEFT DRIVERS SIDE AND CAUSED ME TO HAVE A FRACTURED CLAVICLE AND #2 RIB, WHICH I WAS RUSHED TO UMC TRAUMA, LAS VEGAS, BY AMBULANCE. THE PROBLEM IS NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FROM THIS CRASH AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE IS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THE ACCIDENT CASE #200900200 FROM THE NHP IS AT THEIR SOUTHERN COMMAND, 702-486-4100. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CITED FOR RUNNING A RED LIGHT CAUSING INJURY. MY INSURANCE CO. HAS TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND NOW WANTS TO SALVAGE IT, THEY ARE FARMERS INS., SO YOU MIGHT CONTACT THEM TO SAVE ANY EVIDENCE YOU MAY NEED.*DT

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PASSENGER SIDE LOCK ACTUATOR MAKES A BUZZING SOUND WHEN UNLOCKING DOOR.

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OUR 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS WOTHIN THE LAST 3 WEEKS STARTED MAKING A LOUD BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS WHEN THE VAN STARTS MOVING. RECENTLY THIS WEEK THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IT CAN'T EVEN BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE EITHER.

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SLIDING DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED ON BOTH PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVERS SIDE BEFORE 38,000 MILES CREATING A SAFETY ISSUES WHEREBY PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE IN CASE OF CRASH OR FIRE.

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DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STOPPED OPENING, STUCK IN LOCK POSITION. I REMOVED THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ROD FROM THE LOCK SWITCH WAS STUCK, BUT I ONLY HAD TO WIGGLE IT A BIT FROM WHERE IT TERMINATES (SHOWN BY THE YELLOW ARROW ON THE UPPER LEFT OF THE IMAGE) TO FREE IT. PUT THE PANEL BACK IN POSITION, BUT NOW THE DOOR "BUZZES" LOUDLY FOR HALF A SECOND EVERYTIME THE CAR IS LOCKED OR SOON AFTER DRIVING (LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY SOON AFTER BEGINNING A DRIVE).*DT

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DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR MECHANISM WOULD NOT WORK USING KEY FOB OR INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTON MOUNTED ON INSIDE. MANUAL LOCK ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXTRACT OUR 2-YEAR OLD GRANDSON QUICKLY AS WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO GET OUR 5-YEAR OLD GRANDSON OUT OF HIS CAR SEAT FIRST THEN CRAWL OVER HIS SEAT TO GET HIS BROTHER OUT. IN AN EMERGENCY WE MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME TO EXTRACT OUR GRANDCHILDREN. FROM RESEARCH I'VE DONE IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE 2003 & CHRYSLER HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS DESIGN FLAW PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. I PAID OVER $1,200 TO REPLACE THE MECHANISM. IN MY OPINION THIS IS CLEAR NEGLIGENCE BY CHRYSLER/ DODGE. THE ONLY SAVING GRACE WAS THE REPAIR SHOP (PEP BOYS) FIXED THE WRONG DOOR, WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE THEY AGREED TO REPAIR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. ALTHOUGH, I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR OF $457.00. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AT OUR HOME, HAD TO GET THE OLDEST GRANDSON OUT FIRST, REMOVE HIS SEAT THEN GET THE 2-YEAR OLD OUT. NOT EASY FOR A 65 YEAR OLD WITH BAD KNEES. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN ALONE WHEN THIS HAPPENED SHE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM OUT. I HOPE YOUR AGENCY LOOKS INTO THIS BEFORE A TRAGEDY BEFALLS SOMEONE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN OBVIOUS THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR REARS.

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