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

WHEN I REACH 40-50 MPH MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM RUNNING OVER RIDGES IN THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IT WAS NOT THROWING OUT A CODE AT ALL. QUOTED ME $2,600.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD WITH THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE POWER CONTROL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. LINDSAY CHRYSLER DODGE LLC, LOCATED AT (809 MISSOURI AVE, SAINT ROBERT, MO 65584 (573) 336-3000) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS USED AND ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE REAR DRIVER DOOR MANUALLY FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1801 US-202, GLEN MILLS, PA 19342) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE IN THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR USING THE KEYFOB. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE SLIDING DOOR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

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WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL START TO JUMP AROUND AND WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR FOOT OF THE PEDAL. THEN WHEN WE ARE GOING UP ANY KIND OF HILL OR MOUNTAIN WE LOSS POWER AND ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP EVEN WHEN WE PRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE AMOUNT OF SPEED WE LOSS IS VERY UNSAFE AND VERY ALARMING. HOW IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS, I HAVE SEEN STORY AFTER STORY ABOUT THIS. IT HAPPENS TO US EVERY SINGLE DAY, THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

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SLIDING DOOR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE WHEN I UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS AS WELL AS WHEN I OPEN THE BACK HATCH. SINCE I DON'T OPEN THE DOORS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD MAKE THE NOISE WHEN MOVING BUT IT DOES WHEN I AM NOT MOVING.

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PRIMEWELL VALERA TIRE DOT Y9H3 LEHX 4217 . EXPERIENCED FATAL SEVERE SIDEWALL TEAR (RUPTURE) WHILE DRIVING (FREEWAY) UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. RAPID LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE 13LBS OR LESS AND INABILITY TO PROPERLY CONTROL AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THESE PARTICULAR BRAND OF TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED BY GITI CORPORATION IN INDONESIA IN 2017. MANUFACTURER HAS RECALLED NEARLY 400,000 TIRES OF THIS EXACT BRAND AND MANUFACTURE DATE DUE TO SIDEWALL RUPTURE (SEVERE TEAR) FROM NORMAL USE. I TALKED WITH GITI TECHNICAL SERVICES AND THEY CLAIM THIS TIRE DOT IS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST. NO COLLISIONS INVOLVED.

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THE VEHICLE JUMPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND SHUTTERS. IT WILL DOWN SHIFT AND UPSHIFT SUDDENLY AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GEAR RANGE AND VARYING SPEEDS OF INCREASING, DECREASING OR STEADY SPEEDS. THIS BEGAN AROUND 60,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. IT IS A CONTINUING ISSUE THAT HAS BECOME MORE CONSISTENT AND PROMINENT OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS.

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THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER LOCKS. IT HAS BEEN TRACED BACK AT AN SMALL HYDRAULIC PIN THAT PUSHES THE LOCK OPEN AND CLOSED. TO FIX THIS PART IT HAS BEEN QUOTED BETWEEN $800-$1000. DUE TO THE FACT, THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE DOOR COMPLETELY, THEN BREAK THE PANEL AND THE TRIM FROM THE INSIDE TO REACH THE PARTS. NOW WE ARE BEING CHARGED TO REPLACE THE PANEL AND THE EXISTING TRIM. HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME / SIMILAR ISSUES. ALL OTHER DOORS LOCK, BUT WHEN LOCKED THE SLIDING DOOR CAN BE OPENED BY ANYONE.

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SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN EVEN MANUALLY. LOOKED ONLINE AND MANY OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. ALL OTHER DOORS UNLOCK BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CAMSHAFT ROCKER ARM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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I WAS DRIVING MY VAN AND STARTED TO FEEL IT SHIMMYING. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VAN IDLED ROUGH, SO I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE CODE READ AS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 4. THEY CHECKED MY SPARK PLUGS AND COILS AND DID SOME SWITCHING AROUND. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THAT NIGHT, I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE VAN STARTED SHIMMYING HARD, AND I HAD TO DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY, AS MY RPM'S DROPPED TO 500 THE WHOLE DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, AND IT ENDED UP BEING A BAD CYLINDER HEAD. IT MAY BE A WEEK OR SO BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE PART IN AS IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STATION CHRYSLER JEEP OF MANSFIELD LOCATED AT (91 CHAUNCY ST, MANSFIELD, MA 02048) WHER IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

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SLIDING DOORS STARTED BUZZING, DAYS LATER THE DOOR WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WOULD NOT OPEN WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE AFTER I HAD RETURNED FROM THE STORE. I HAD TO ROLE THE WINDOW DOWN TO GET THEM OUT. WHAT IF THAT HAPPENED DURING AN EMERGENCY? FAULTY DOOR ACTUATORS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE CORRECT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING PREVENTABLE HAPPENS.

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REAR DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE DOORS INTERMITTENTLY REMAIN LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK CAUSING CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS INSIDE. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY REMAINS UNLOCKED WHICH COULD BE ANOTHER SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUE. ENGINE ALSO STUTTERS AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW WEEKS LATER.

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MY VEHICLE BROKE DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD. VEHICLE STARTED STUTTERING AND STOP MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS THE TRANSMISSION PUMP THAT HAD SEIZED AND FAILED. HE ALSO SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON MY YEAR VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT IT PRESENTING WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE STATED IN THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS A CRACKED LEFT CYLINDER HEAD. VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AT IDOL. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT IS CODE P0304 CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. I WAS TOLD THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE BUT NO RECALL ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT BOTH OF THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND I'VE ONLY HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT WELL AND HAD ALL SERVICES PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SINCE I'VE HAD IT. IN ITS STATE IT IS NO LONGER DRIVE ABLE AND THE COST OF REPAIR EXCEEDS THE VEHICLES WORTH, MAKING IT A TOTAL LOSS.

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THE GAS LIGHT DOESNT COME ON UNTIL THE CAR IS IN RED AND ALMOST EMPTY. THE GAS LIGHT DOESNT COME ON IN ADVANCE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2016 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FAIL WITH WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO FAULKNER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT,6643 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050(,717-697-9448) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPARK PLUG FAILURE AND THE SPARK PLUG WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING BACK ORDER PART FOR THE ENGINE CYLINDER #6. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (FAULKNER DODGE RAM 6643 CARLISLE PIKE, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17050) AND THEY WERE TOLD THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

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THERE IS A LOAD BUZZ COMING FROM THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WHENEVER YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM IT APPEARS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE WITH COSTLY REPAIRS UP TO $1000 FOR A NEW ACTUATOR. UPON REPLACING THE ACTUATOR MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS AGAIN A YEAR LATER WITH THE ACTUATOR. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN) THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,118.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AS INTENDED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY CHRYSLER, 8455 MALL PKWY, STONECREST, GA 30038, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,883.

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I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE MADE A NOICE WHEN O DROVE...I DROVE SLOWLY UNTIL I DROVE THE NEXT DAY, IT WONT AT ALL EVEN ON DRIVE SHIFT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD AND THEN CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN CHRYSLER DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION HYDRAULIC PUMP TO OPERATE AS INTENDED CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

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WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM GAS STATION, VAN STARTED MAKING WHINING NOISE AND THE RPM WOULD JUST JUMP UP ALL ON ITS OWN. THIS IS A VAN AND HAVE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN IT REGULARLY AND THANKFULLY THEY WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THAT TIME. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. SPOKE TO A MECHANIC AND DETERMINED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PUMP PROBLEM. I LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE WEBSITES THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VAN DURING A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME MY VAN WAS MADE. WHILE LOOKING MY VIN NUMBER UP ON WEBSITE THOUGH HOWEVER IT SAYS THERE IS NO RECALLS ON MY VAN. EVEN THOUGH ACCORDING TO THE MAIN WEBSITE MY VAN SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE MONTHS THE RECALL WAS MADE FOR??? THE WEBSITE SAYS IT IS COVERED UNDER RECALL BUT TYPING IN MY VIN NUMBER THERE IS NO RECALL?? THAT MAKES NO SENSE. THE CAR WOULD JUST RANDOMLY EXCELERATE AND JUMP RPM WHILE DRIVING. I'M VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE ROAD OR NO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I WORK SUNDAYS AT MY EMPLOYMENT AND HAD TO TAKE THE DAY OFF DUE TO NOTHING BEING OPENED TO GET FIXED. WHY IS ONE WEBSITE SAYING MY CAR IN COVERED BUT ANOTHER IS SAYING THERE IS NO RECALL???? I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE. IF THE MANUFACTURE MADE 37000 CARS WITH THIS RECALL PROBLEM AND IT ENDED UP BLOWING THAT MANY PEOPLES TRANSMISSION UP, SHAME ON THEM FOR NOT COVERING THEIR PRODUCT. MILES ARE RIGHT AROUND 100000.

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