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

BOTH REAR POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER LOCK FAILED TO FUNCTION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, BUT COULD BE OPERATED MANUALLY, AND THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED AND CLOSED SAFELY. ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 5, 2019 WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR TO LOAD ITEMS FOR DEPARTURE. THE LOCK WAS JAMMED IN LOCK POSITION, AND COULD NOT BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE DOOR WAS JAMMED CLOSED AND TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THE DOOR HAD BEEN FULLY FUNCTIONAL THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. WE HAD TO WAIT 3 DAYS FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2-1/2 DAYS BEFORE COMPLETING REPAIRS. BOTH LOCK ACTUATORS WERE REPLACED. THE INABILITY TO OPEN THE SIDE DOOR CREATED A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

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WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS, THERE IS A LOUD BUZZ THAT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. CURRENTLY THE DOOR STILL LOCKS/UNLOCKS, BUT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND COULD RESULT IN THE DOOR NOT LOCKING/UNLOCKING AND THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. IT IS COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON THE 2016 MODEL YEAR.

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I RENTED THE VAN. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN CROSSING THE VAN WAS SLOW/ SLUGGISH AND I SAW A CAR COMING FROM MY LEFT SPEEDING AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AND THE VAN DID NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED, I THOUGHT THIS WAS DUE TO MY EXPERIENCE WITH A MINIVAN AND WEIGHT OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT LATER REALIZED THIS WAS A 6 CYLINDER AND WHICH I DID HAVE EXPERIENCE AND RECALL THIS VAN NOT GIVING ME THE SPEED TO CROSS IN TIME YO POTENTIALLY AVOID THE ACCIDENT I HAD.

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EVERY TIME I UNLOCK THE DOOR OR OPEN IT, IT MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. THE DOOR WORKS FINE - IT OPENS AND CLOSES. BUT WHEN USING THE UNLOCK BUTTON FROM THE DOOR, OR OPENING THE DOOR IF THE CAR IS LOCKED, IT MAKES A VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I HAVE READ ON A FORUM THAT THIS IS AFFECTING A LOT OF VANS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS A FAULTY ACTUATOR THAT CAN COST BETWEEN $400-$1,000 (OR MORE!) TO FIX.

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THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR QUIT WORKING ON A 2016 TOWN AND COUNTRY A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE ACTUATOR IS MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. AN ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THESE NEEDED (EXPENSIVE) REPAIRS SEEM TO INDICATE DESIGN FLAWS OR INFERIOR COMPONENTS. I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REPAIRING THEM THROUGH A RECALL. WHEN THEY FAIL, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE.

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THE ACTUATOR ON THE THE SLIDING DOORS ARE STUCK AND THUS THE DOORS ARE LOCKED AND CAN NOT BE UNLOCKED. THIS HAS HAPPED ON BOTH OF MY SLIDING DOORS. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND TIME AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO EASILY EXIT THE VEHICLE.

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SLIDING DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE FAILED TO OPEN WITH KEYLESS ENTRY OR MANUALLY OPENING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. WE WERE ABLE TO EVENTUALLY OPEN THE DOOR, BUT NOW THE DOOR ACTUATOR BUZZES LOUDLY WHEN LOCKING/UNLOCKING. DOOR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPEN WITH KEYLESS ENTRY OR MANUALLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND CHECKED THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND TRANSMISSION FUEL, WHICH WERE NORMAL. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE WHERE HE NOTICED TRANSMISSION FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO OCEAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (9 POST RD, WESTERLY, RI 02891, (401) 596-2077) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,230.

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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 OPERATE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO WETZEL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5500 NATIONAL RD E, RICHMOND, IN 47374, 765- 966-7000) WHERE THE CONTACT PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

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THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER HAS FAILED. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE 83 ON BACKORDER AHEAD OF ME AND NO ESTIMATED TIME TO HAVE THE PART IN STOCK TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. BECAUSE THERE IS NOT AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS, I AM FORCED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER BRAKES AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF OTHERS.

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I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE PA TURNPIKE, GOING UP A HILL AT 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN LOSING ACCELERATION AND WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. THE RPM GAGE WAS GOING VERY HIGH. I QUICKLY DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, NOT AN EASY FEAT IN THE MIDST OF HEAVY TURNPIKE TRAFFIC (I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER). I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER CALLING MY HUSBAND ON THE PHONE, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED INTERSTATE EMERGENCY TOWING TO TAKE ME TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY. THE EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALERSHIP NOTED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A TRANSMISSION-RELATED RECALL ON 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVANS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED DURING SPECIFIC MONTHS AND THAT MY MINIVAN FELL WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIMEFRAME. HOWEVER, AT A LATER DATE I WAS TOLD THAT MY MINIVAN VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER (PART OF THE INITIAL RECALL PROBLEM). PLEASE SEE THE INITIAL ESTIMATE THAT IS ATTACHED. THEY ORDERED A NEW TRANSMISSION PUMP, WHICH WE HAD TO WAIT ALMOST A WEEK TO COME IN. THE DAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP ARRIVED, MY HUSBAND ASKED THEM TO EMAIL HIM THE ESTIMATE SO THAT HE COULD SHOW CHRYSLER THAT OUR VAN HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THE INITIAL RECALL. ONCE THE DEALERSHIP LEARNED THAT WE WERE CONTESTING THE RECALL, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AFTER ALL . WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP THE VAN, THEY SAID THAT THEY ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER (SEE FINAL INVOICE ATTACHED). WE THINK THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP THE FACT THAT OUR VAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AND FIXED UNDER THE RECALL, AND/OR THEY DO NOT WANT THE RECALL EXPANDED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE TICKING NOISE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

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PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF CAR MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC SEEMS LIKE THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF NEED TO EXIT CAR QUICKLY AND CAN'T GET OUT

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I WAS PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FROM SOFTBALL PRACTICE WHEN MY VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT AND PUSHING THE GAS PRACTICALLY DID NOTHING. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. ONCE IT DID MOVE SLOWLY IT WOULDN'T SHIFT. MY RPMS WENT UP TO 5 AT ONE POINT. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT ONLY MADE IT ABOUT 2 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE BEFORE WE'R HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES. I CALLED CHRYSLER AFTER DISCOVERING THIS WAS ACTUALLY A RECALL ISSUE. ODDLY ENOUGH MY VIN WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT AFFECTED, HOWEVER, MY $4000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD RECEIPT SAYS DIFFERENTLY. OF COURSE CHRYSLER ALSO SAID MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JEFF BELZER'S CHEVROLET DODGE RAM KIA (21111 CEDAR AVE, LAKEVILLE, MN 55044, (952) 232-6897) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

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THE VAN SLOWS TO NEARLY A CRAWL WHEN GOING UP ANY INCLINE.

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TRANSMISSION RECALL! WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC WITH MY 2YR OLD DAUGHTER MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING WHEN HITTING THE GAS! AFTER LEARNING IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION I CALLED 2 CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY. BUT WHEN AIR SEARCHED ON THE NHTSA PAGE I COME TO FIND OUT THAT 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRYS HAVE A WHOLE RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS! I AM NOW IN THE HOLE OVER $5000 IN REPAIRS!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS, POWER WINDOWS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. FURTHERMORE, THE ALARM AND THE HORN SOUNDED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE TO ZIMMERMAN MOTORS (1301 MARKET ST, SUNBURY, PA 17801, 570-286-2100) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER,THE FAILURES PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A TWO CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE WAS HIT HEAD ON SLIGHTLY OFF TO THE RIGHT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES. CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH

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VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN NORMALLY. CAME TO STOP SIGN AT INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY. AS IT WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SEEM TO WANT TO DOWNSHIFT WITH THE SLOWING SPEED. ENGINE SPEED SLOWED TO BELOW IDLE, AND TRANSMISSION CLUNKED (AND SEEMED TO DROP COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR). AS TRAFFIC CLEARED AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL (FORWARDS OR REVERSE). HAD TO WAVE LOTS OF OTHER DRIVERS PAST. THANKFULLY IT WAS ALREADY STOPPED, OR THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN LOTS WORSE. DEALERSHIP STATED "TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND SURGING. FLUID WAS OK. PUMP PRESSURE WAS LOW, AND TORQUE HAD A SHUDDER. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED." THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL FOR THE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS VIN IS FOR SOME REASON NOT INCLUDED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 67,500 MILES.

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TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUE SINCE FIRST DAY IT WAS BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL DOORS NOT FUNCTIONING

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2016 TOWN & COUNTRY SLIDING DOOR RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT LOCK, DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED BY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP DEC 29, 2017. BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. NOTICED DOOR PARTLY AJAR IN PARKING LOT, PULLED HANDLED READJUSTED TO SHUT AND SECURE DOORS WITH FOB IT WAS NOTICED THAT DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT ACTIVATE, RESULTING IN DOOR NOT ABLE TO SECURELY LOCK, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOCK WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS, DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED AT ALL TIMES.

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2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 40K MILES. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS BECOME UNRESPONSIVE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT CANNOT BE OPENED MANUALLY OR WITH A REMOTE. THERE IS NO BODY DAMAGE. IN READING BLOGS THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

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DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR LOCK WON'T DISENGAGE. THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES A CERTAIN SPEED. IT CANNOT BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY OR WITH ELECTRONIC LOCK BUTTONS/KEY FOB. VAN IS ONKY 3 YEARS OLD WITH 45,000 MILES. COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR REAR PASSENGERS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM.

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MY VEHICLE IS JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD REGULAR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE DONE TO IT INCLUDING REGULAR OIL CHANGES. TWO WEEKS AGO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT AND IT GAVE THEM THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE OF P0302, A MISFIRE OF CYLINDER 2. THEY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD SHUFFLING NOISE IN THE MOTOR AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IT WOULD SHIMMY AND SHAKE A BIT AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF OIL OR GAS AND THE ENGINE WOULD JUMP OR SKIP SOMETIMES BUT NOT MAJOR. THEY PERFORMED A FULL TUNE UP AND DROVE IT A BIT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THEN THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I TOOK IT DIRECTLY BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY LOOKED MORE INTO THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE THAT IT WAS READING AND FOUND A RECALL ON THIS SAME EXACT DIAGNOSTIC CODE FOR THE 2016 GRAND CARAVAN 3.6 AND 2016 JOURNEY 3.6 MADE BY DODGE...WHICH ARE THE EXACT ENGINES AS THE CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD GLADLY HONOR THE RECALL IF YOUR ORGANIZATION ISSUED THE RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE SINCE IT IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE RECALL THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE 2016 GRAND CARAVAN AND JOURNEY, RECALL #627908. MY VEHICLE NEEDS A CYLINDER HEAD REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AND DO POSSIBLE FURTHER DAMAGE. I AM TRYING TO BE A RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE CORRECTLY BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A MAJOR ENGINE ISSUE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND WHEN THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR 2 COMPARABLE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME ENGINE.

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