4 of 521 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Mar 9, 2020Transmission & drivetrainCrash
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.
NHTSA ODI 11316988
Nov 7, 2019Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemEngineCrash
VEHICLE'S TIPM MODULE FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL TO A STOP ON A BUSY STREET. HAZARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LOCKED ITSELF IN PARK. ALL CLUSTER INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. UCONNECT SOUND SYSTEM OFF. POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS DISABLED. SLIDING DOORS LOCKED AND DISABLED. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THE VEHICLE'S COMPLETE TIPM FAILURE, WHICH ALSO CONTROLS THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS (WHICH SHOULD BE ON AN ISOLATED CIRCUIT), CONTRIBUTED TO A THREE CAR ACCIDENT.
NHTSA ODI 11278717
Sep 18, 2019Transmission & drivetrainCrash1 injury
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.
NHTSA ODI 11256391
Feb 25, 2017Transmission & drivetrainEngineCrash
TRANSMISSION FAILURE
NHTSA ODI 10956968