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

THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT UNLOCK AND CANNOT BE OPENED. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE

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THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS STUCK IN THE LOCKED/CLOSED POSITION. I TRIED TO OPEN IT WITH MY KEY, THE BUTTONS ABOVE THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR, AND MANUALLY WITH NO LUCK. TOOK TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY FIX REGULARLY, BUT THERE IS NOT RECALL. I JUST FIXED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LESS THAT A YEAR AGO, AND NOW I AM DEALING WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENGY/ACCIDENT, HOW ARE MY KIDS SUPPOSED TO GET OUT A A VAN WITH A DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN MANUALLY? IT IS ONLY A 2016.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MOVING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 10 MPH WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. ZEIGLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF PLAINWELL (1186 M-89, PLAINWELL, MI 49080) AND ZEIGLER CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (3939 STADIUM DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008) WERE CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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BOTH SLIDING DOORS MAKE AWFUL NOISES WHEN OPENING AND SHUTTING. IT IS BY ALL MEANS NOT A SMOOTH GLIDE FOR OPENING AND SHUTTING. SOMETIMES THEY COME TO A CLOSE AND REOPEN ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GET THE DOOR TO CLOSE ALL OF THE WAY AND LATCH. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHEN DRIVING. THEY NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND PUT ON A RECALL.

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I LOVE THE TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, AND THIS IS MY 3TH CAR - MY 2016, I HAVE THIS CAR SINCE NEW, RIGHT NOW IT HAS 80,000 MILES AND 2 WEEKS AGO IT STARTED WITH A LIGHT TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE (WHEN ENGINE IS ON IN PARK OR DRIVING), AND NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE OVER THE WEEK - I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER AND THE COST WILL BE AROUND $1000 USD - DEALER MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND TOO MANY CARS AFFECTED, AND IT BECUSE ON ENGINE PENTASTAR WITH 3.6LTS THE CAMSHAFT HAS A LOOSE ROLLER BALANCING (ORIGINAL PART#: 0518.4296 AH008) WHICH IS DOING THE NOISE - THE PART PRICE IS A COUPLE DOLLAR, BUT THE LABOR IT IS EXPENSIVE) - I NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO FIX THIS ISSUE ON MY CAR

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DOORS MAKING BUZZING SOUND WHEN OPENING OR UNLOCKING. NOISE JUST STARTED AFTER OWNING FOR FOUR YEARS.

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AT 61,609 MILES "THE TORQUE CONVERTER CAME APART" RUINING THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR; WHEN DRIVING IT WOULD NOT STAY IN GEAR. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION TO NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION, I WAS TOLD THE "COMBO COOLER" ALSO NEEDED REPLACED. *TR

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DOOR ACTUATORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND MAKE BUZZING NOISES. AS ACTUATORS CONTINUE TO FAIL, WE FEAR OPERATION OF DOORS COULD ALSO FAIL POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM! MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEFECT. IT SHOULD BE RESOLVED WITH NEW, NON-DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS BY CHRYSLER. FOR NOW, OUR TOWN & COUNTRY IS STATIONARY WITH ENGINE ON OR OFF WHEN BUZZING SOUNDS, BUT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEIR CHRYSLER IS IN MOTION. IF THE DOORS WERE TO OPEN WHILE TRAVELING, IT COULD BE A DISASTER, AND IF THE DOORS FAIL TO OPEN WHEN NEEDED, IT COULD BE DEADLY! *TR

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WHEN EVER THE REAR LEFT SLIDING DOOR LOCKS OR UNLOCKS, THERE IS A VERY LOUD BUZZING SOUND. *TR

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DOOR LOCK BUZZES WHEN LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. READING ONLINE AND THERE ARE A TON OF OWNERS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT AS A RECALL AND REPAIRED. *TR

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ONE DAY THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN WITH FOB OR INSIDE CONTROLS. IT ALSO WOULD NOT UNLOCK ALTHOUGH THE OTHER DOORS WOULD. WE TRIED MANUALLY PRESSING THE LOCK LEVER BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. AFTER REPEATEDLY UNLOCKING/LOCKING THROUGH THE FOB, IT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OPEN. HOWEVER, NOW WHEN IT LOCKS, IT MAKES A LOUD SHORT BUZZING SOUND. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING (ENGAGING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK ABOVE A CERTAIN SPEED). FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE AS REPORTED BY OTHERS, IT APPEARS TO BE THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. *TR

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THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS ON THE REAR SLIDING DOORS JAMMED AND STOPPED WORKING. AFTER MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOORS, THEY NOW BOTH WORK, BUT THE LOCK ACTUATORS ON BOTH SLIDING DOORS MAKE A LOUD BUZZING SOUND. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR DOES IT WHEN IT UNLOCKS, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR DOES IT WHEN IT LOCKS. *TR

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DRIVING ON CITY STREET, TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND LOST POWER. *TR

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DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SLIPS AND SUDDENLY SHIFTS ALMOST MAKING ME HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THEN GO OUT COMPLETELY AND CAR WON'T DRIVE. THE CAR IS UNDER 100,000 AND TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE GOING OUT. IM READING A LOT OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE 2016 TOWN AND COUNTRY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

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WHEN DOORS LOCK THERE IS A LOUD BUZZING TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK DOOR.I DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AND THE DOORS AUTO LOCK, OR IF PARKED AND THE DOORS ARE MANUALLY LOCKED. COULDN'T ATTACH A SOUND VIDEO. *TR

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THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK/OPEN. IT LIMITS MY ABILITY TO GET TO MY CHILD QUICKLY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, ON SIDE OF ROAD, ETC. *TR

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PASSENGER SIDE, 2ND ROW SEAT, DOES NOT FULLY RELEASE FROM ANCHOR TO ALLOW 3RD ROW PASSENGERS TO EXIT CAR. TOP PART OF SEAT FOLDS DOWN, BUT BOTTOM PART STAYS ANCHORED TO CAR. SEEMS LIKE CABLE ISSUE. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE WHEEL LOCKED AND WAS UNABLE TO BREAK. HAD TO SLOW TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALER TO REPAIR. *TR

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BOTH SLIDING DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT SIDE ACTUATOR WAS JAMMED AND THE RIGHT SIDE WAS GRINDING. THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL - NOT EVEN MANUALLY. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. NO ONE COULD GET OUT OF THE VAN WITHOUT CLIMBING ONTO THE FRONT OR OUT THE BACK HATCH. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING OR SHIFTING HARD. ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 4K RPMS BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO GEAR. THE CAR DOES IT FROM A STAND STILL POSITION TO A MOVING STATE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT IS CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT A LOT OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

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WHILE AT A RED LIGHT VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DROPPED OFF AT ARIGO DODGE WEST PALM BEACH WAS TOLD MY MOTOR HAS MISFIRE ON #. 4 DEALER SHIP SAID IT HAS A CRACKED HEAD . THE VEHICLE HAS 98,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY NO COVERAGE OR PROGRAMS. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING MY CARE WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD EITHER NOT GO INTO GEAR OR WHEN IT WOULD IT WOULD SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD REV TO 3-4 RPMS BUT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE WHILE OTHER TIMES THE CAR WOULD BE DRIVING AND THEN RPM VERY LOW, VERY SUDDENLY. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS NOT SHOWING A SPECIFIC RECALL WHEN A VIN SEARCH IS COMPLETED, I DID FIND A LARGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS WHICH WERE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE AND THOSE VEHICLES WERE SAME MAKE AND YEAR.

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TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER WHO OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR SLID OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO LOCK FEATURE ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS ALSO INOPERABLE. LARRY H. MILLER DODGE RAM OF PEORIA LOCATED AT (8665 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382, (480)865-3986, INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DIAGNOSED AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER HAD PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND IN MOTION. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM ONCOMING CARS BECAUSE I HAD NO PROPULSION. I WAS IN A STREET TURNING LEFT AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL.

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AS OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED, I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY TO DINNER ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY AND AS SOON AS WE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SHUT DOWN AS I WENT TO BREAK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SCANNED THE CAR AND THE CODE CAME UP AS PUMP FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BOTH TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. YET EVERY ONE IN THIS COMPLAINT FORUM FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE HAVE SAID THEY HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND ONE OF THE RECALLS FOR THE 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY IS A TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILURE. ARE OTHER WEBSITES THAT RUN VIN CHECKS GIVING OUT MISLEADING INFORMATION OR IS IT THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THERE CAR STALLING OUT AND LOSING MOTIVE POWER. THE NHTSA SHOULD BE TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. YOU SAY RIGHT ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT THIS STUFF FUELS YOU. START FUELING AWAY UNTIL SOME ONE GETS INJURED OR DIES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. CHECK OUT VEHICLEHISTORY.COM THIS YEAR MODEL AND MAKE. IT SHOWS IT RIGHT ON THERE THE RECALL THAT EVERY ONE OF US SEEMS TO BE HAVING IN THIS COMPLAINT FORUM. YET NO ONE CAN FIND A HISTORY OF THE RECALL. TRANSMISSION PUMP. LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER. ITS RIGHT THERE. IS THE WEBSITE LYING? WHY WAS 20,000+ CARS AFFECTED? WHERE ARE THE ANSWERS WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

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