general problems of the 2015 Chrysler Town & Country - part 1

2015 Chrysler town and country lost propulsion power while driving, endangering 2 occupants and surrounding drivers. While driving on a residential road, vehicle came to a stop at intersection. Upon attempting to accelerate from stop and applying gas, vehicle jolted and would not accelerate past 5 miles an hour with transmission engaging and disengaging while shifter was in drive. Vehicle's transmission would intermittently engage and disengage for 1/2 mile with no warning lights or error messages. Vehicle idled as normal, but vehicle would not engage transmission properly when shifter set to "drive" position. Vehicle was then parked in driveway off of the road.

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased, and while driving 60-70 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to auto zone and was diagnosed and determined that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v529000 (power train); however, the VIN or the vehicle type was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,163.

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where a transmission flush was performed; however, the failure persisted, and the vehicle started stalling after the repair. An independent mechanic was informed about the failure, and the contact was informed that the transmission fluid flush would take a while to take effect. The contact was informed to monitor the issue to see if the failure continued or worsened. The failure persisted, and the vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic, who diagnosed it with transmission failure. After negotiating with the mechanic about what to do with the vehicle, the mechanic suggested that replacing the torque converter would repair the transmission. The contact agreed to replace the torque converter. Less than a week after the repair, the check engine warning light was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic, and dtc: p0868 (transmission fluid pressure low) was retrieved. The vehicle was taken back to the original mechanic, and the mechanic was informed about the fault code. The contact was then informed that the transmission oil cooler hose assembly needed to be replaced, and the contact had the part replaced. While the contact's husband was driving home after the repair, the vehicle stalled upon approaching a stop sign. The driver continued driving, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the local mechanic, and dtc: p0868 was retrieved. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 16v461000 (power train); and associated the recall with the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was informed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

I purchased the vehicle yesterday. On drive home I noticed that it stop pulling. I took foot off of gas and reapply and the vehicle picked up speed again. I got home and checked recalls for this year vehicle and noticed a safety recall for the transmission. When I called dealership today and gave the VIN # they said there were no recalls for my vehicle. But my vehicle is performing exactly like the safety recall reported. Person I bought it from said she's been the only owner. So now I'm going to have to find a shop to repair the transmission because I refuse to drive a vehicle that's unsafe. Why was my van not included in the recall when the recall list included my year make and model?.

Wife was driving vehicle home and loud whining began. Vehicle started to jerk on way home. Got home to driveway and car would not pull itself up the hill of driveway. Vehicle will not shift into any gear now except park.

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while her husband was driving uphill at an undisclosed speed, the transmission failed to properly shift into a higher gear, and the engine was revving abnormally. The contact pulled over the side of the road 1,000 ft away from the residence and added transmission fluid to the vehicle. The contact stated that while following her husband in another vehicle, she observed leaking fluid underneath the vehicle. The contact’s husband stopped the vehicle and the contact noticed that transmission reservoir was empathy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission fluid was leaking from the bell housing, and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then towed to another independent transmission mechanic but had not yet been diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle seized with no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Oil housing has been replaced 4 times. Since 64k miles, now at 112k. There needs to be a recall. There are so many similar occurances. This is a huge fire hazzard.

On interstate 95 I was on the on ramp and tried to accelerate and merge onto the highway the rpms went way up and the vehicle slowed down and has no acceleration leaving me in the path of a tractor trailer who honked his horn and barely missed me. I limped to the shoulder got a toe trk to row it to a repair facility. I was told the tranmission pump had gone out and that there was a recall for these transmissions.

Noticed the vehicle was leaking fluid. The vehicle temperature gauge was also running hot. Went to a garage on 9 18 2024 and was told the 2 transmission hose lines were leaking and needed replacing. Was a significant leak. Was not able to use the vehicle due to hot temperature gauge and only able to drive the vehicle a short distance and leaking fluids. Had to have both transmission hoses replaced at about 84500 miles. (see different complaint, that 1 - 2 months later, on 12 5 2024 had to go to a garage and have the oil filter housing replaced due to another leak and replace all related fluids).

I was driving and all of a sudden my 2015 town and country was shifting erratically then the transmission had no drive all rpms kept going up but no movement there needs to be a recall for these 62te transmissions there are so many complaints about these transmissions failing and nothing has been done over years and years same issue.

The van began making a squeal noise and the rpms fluctuating then the check engine light came, I got it scanned the code was for low transmission pressure, this vehicle has less then 100,000 miles on it. The vehicle was inspected by two different repair shops.

While driving, transmission began to stutter and car began to buck. No check engine lights came on. Transmission then had a whining noise and was overheating.

While driving the vehicle it loses power and will not shift gears. This happened in the middle of a busy highway with me and my children in the car. When turning the van off and back on it will then go into gear but then quickly loses power and will not move forward. This happened 7/28/2024.

Cylinder #1 misfire fuel injectors replaced 4/16/2024; 7/26/2024 cylinder #6 misfire and compression leak. Chrysler refuses to acknowledge additional issue with this 3. 6l engine cylinder head. Customer service disconnected me when I asked to file a complaint. Called the canadian phone number on x56 service bulletin and repeatedly got disconnect.

Drove 20 miles to doctors appointment in vehicle. No signs of problem. Was at doctors office for about 2 hours. When I left doctors office vehicle was acting erratic. Making noise and revving even when not applying gas. Jolting forward unexpectedly. Hesitating when accelerating. There were no indicators and no check engine light coming on at that time. I got off highway and took back roads until I found a place to safely stop vehicle. Turned vehicle off and waited a bit. Started vehicle again and drove it around a cul DE sac several times to try to see if it might be better. While driving in cul DE sac check engine light finally came on. It was steady, not flashing. This was several miles after car first started exhibiting erratic behavior. I could not tell if car would be controllable. After parking car for quite a while and letting it cool I was able to drive it the rest of the way home, going slow and coasting when possible to avoid having to accelerate and brake more than absolutely necessary. Ran diagnostic which suggested transmission problem. Looked up recalls and although 2015 town and country has recalls for transmission pump my VIN number was not covered under recall. Once transmission was taken apart and investigated by mechanic I learned my transmission pump was indeed bad and so was my torque converter. I had to pay for transmission rebuild and pump and converter out of my pocket. While I was driving the car the day this happened I had no warning of the problem. Drive to the appointment was normal- no noise or erratic behavior. Drive home was scary. Hard to judge what car would do. Had to leave lots of distance in case car jolted forward and go slow in case car would not accelerare when needed. Had to pull over and let car cool multiple times to get all the way home. If I was not able to exit the highway when I did I fear I may have had an accident trying to drive safely at highway speeds.

My vehicle was going up hill when it started smoking. I pulled over and found a leak under the van which was transmission fluid. I had to pay $2200. 00 to have the vehicle towed home to my local mechanic and now it is costing an additional 1800. 00 to fix the torque converter and transmission fluid pump. It dropped in speed from 50 to 30 to nothing within seconds of going up the hill.

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the transmission failed to operate as needed and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the gear shifter remained in neutral. There was no warning light illuminated. The dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the nhsta hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

While driving the transmission lost power and car behaved like it was in neutral while in drive.

Car shakes and stalls when coming to a stop. No lights on the dash. Took it to a dealer and found it is the sensors in the transmission. These should not break on a van that has under 100,000 miles.

On my way home the transmission pump failed in my van which then caused the entire transmission to fail. I was at a stop sign and when I went to go the car to not move forward, it would just rev as if I was in neutral and then when it first happened, it would suddenly kick in to gear. Now the dealership tells me it will not go into gear at all, it just rev's. After some research we saw that there is a recall for this exact issue that exists for our van's year and model; however our VIN was not included in the recall. As it stands right now we are having the transmission replaced but this is obviously related to the existing recall and believe it should be added to it as well. Chryslers number for the recall is s44. I've included the invoice from the dealership for the repair stating that the pump failed.

We were traveling to illinois when with out warning the car downshifted and went 55m/hr at 5000 rpm instead of 70m/hr at 2000 rpm. Incident occurred 7/22/2023. We were on the tollway coming in to rockford illinois at the beginning of rush hour. The mechanic found that the transmission had failed at 47,190 miles on the car. Of course the auto was out of warranty. 2015 Chrysler town and country touring van 5y or 60,000 mi on the powertrain. This could have been a very dangerous situation with the car accelerating and decelerating as we drove. The interesting thing is the certified transmission mechanic told us this was the 4th van he has seen in the last 2 weeks with the same issue. The transmission fluid was full of metal shards, now this does not seem right on an auto with only 47,190 miles on it there is documentation attached with the component data as per the computer record.

The transmission started whining I brought it to the shop they say it’s the transmission pump. I need a new transmission.

Recall (id-16v461000) VIN number said it was done but still having transmission issues. Bought used so not sure if it was completed or not. But when I put in my VIN it comes up no recalls but still having the same issues as recall (id-16v461000).

My car lost power while on the highway! it completely stopped while driving 55 miles per hour! I had my grandchildren with me and thought we were going to die! we later found out our transmission is faulty! I now no longer have a vehicle to drive. And there is a recall on the Chrysler t&c for their transmission, though our vehicle, ‘per its VIN #, missed it by less than a month. There are actually several recalls on this vehicle, yet Chrysler says they are not covered on our vehicle because we just missed the dates. How in the world is this possible? I especially cannot believe our transmission is not covered by this recall. We have the exact same problem as the ones that are recalled. We have the same vehicle, the same year, but wrong VIN? that’s absolutely absurd to me! I’m reading thousands of people who are having the same issue and like me, have had frightening experiences from their transmissions suddenly going. It is unfair so many people are left out and might have to be injured or possibly die, instead of having a safe vehicle to drive. John baker paliro@aol. Com.

Similar to NHTSA campaign 16v461000 while driving the van at highway speed, there was a sudden failure of the automatic transmission leading to lack of fwd/reverse motion control. Fortunately, this incident did not result in a crash; driver was able to coast to shoulder with hazard lights on. No warning lights appeared on the instrument cluster. Vehicle had to be towed away from scene. Vehicle is at Chrysler dealer who suspects hyd pump failure leading to transmission failure similar to above campaign. This van was manufactured in Nov 2014 (as a 2015) model and was not part of the oem recall.

Halfway through a nearly 1000 mile trip from my home to panama city beach, FL, I noticed a noise slowly getting louder from the vehicle as the trip progressed. About 100 miles out from our destination, I noticed gears started slipping and the check engine light came on. Luckily, we did get to our destination and an auto service center. From the attached invoice, we now know the "front transmission pump has low pressure starving transmission for fluid damaging transmission internally. " this required us to replace the transmission, which was a nearly $6500 repair. It turns out, Chrysler recalled other 2015 town and county vans for this exact same reason (recall number is 16v461000 and Chrysler's number is s44). However, my VIN was not a part of this recall. According to this recall description, "if the transmission loses hydraulic pressure, the vehicle may lose motive power, increasing the risk of a crash. " the fact that my vehicle was not recalled but had the same issue as other vehicles that were recalled should warrant an investigation. I now know my family's safety was unknowingly at risk. I will also give this information directly to Chrysler.

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph the transmission had slipped down to first gear and caused the rpms to climb to about 6,000 rpm. The contact stated he saw warning lights were illuminated but did not remember which ones. The contact pulled off the road and turned the vehicle off and on several times and transmission functionality returned. The contact stated that the failure had become constant, and then had observed that the he could no longer use the manual shifting or "sport mode. " the contact drove the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission pump had failed and the transmission had been damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact had researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v461000 (power train). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Transmission pump failure, causing vehicle to be inoperable. Low pressure.

While driving the transmission started to make a loud whistling sound and would not change gears appropriately. At 5-6 thousand rpms the vehicle would jam into the appreciate gear and cause the car to abruptly lurch forward and shudder. Upon examination of the transmission fluid, it was black and smelled burnt, and contained bits of metal. No previous obd codes or engine lights identified any issues. After driving an additional 5 miles the vehicle would not accelerate or engage into drive (any gear) or reverse.

Last month when driving my van started to stall when driving came to a stop at a light and the engine jerked, light turned green started to drive and it wouldn't go over 30 then all of a sudden it speeded up and the started making a weird sound pulled, off into a parking lot wasn't able to get it all the way in a parking spot. Called to have it towed. The transmission blew and it only has 65,000 miles. That cost me alot to get a transmission. Now the seatbelt on drivers side will not lock into place. Which I don't know what to do with that because you have to wear a seatbelt. When I bought this van brand new I had a lot of electrical issues kept taking it to the dealer they could never find anything. Lights would dim when driving, they was suppose to hook a machine up to it and it would register what was going on, this was requested by Chrysler when I couldn't get anywhere with the dealer ship. Chrysler set it up I go to the dealer and they don't have that equipment so they said they couldn't do anything, called Chrysler back told them was suppose to hear from someone never did. I feel this van is a death trap. The side doors act like they don't want to close at times. I have kept up on regular maintenance on the van. I just feel that when you pay $30,000. 00 for a vehicle and take care of it things should last longer. I know it's 7 years old but low mileage and taken care of.

Our transmission pump seized while driving on a highway. We couldn’t get out of gear and we’re stuck doing 20mph till we got home.

If the transmission loses hydraulic pressure, the vehicle may lose motive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Chrysler's number for this recall is s44 my transmission is starting to do this but I don't understand if my vehicle is the same year why is not showing on the VIN# to be a recall?.

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds a whining type noise was present coming from the transmission and when pressing the accelerator pedal the engine rpms would increase but the very would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission pump was faulty and need to be replace. The vehicle as not yet repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA recall campaign 16v461000 (power train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 80,000.

The transmission will not shift past 1st. I have had 3 transmissions in this vehicle and they all failed . This is a real issue . Check engine light on and shows powertrain transmission fail. We went out of town on vacation and transmission went out and vehicle would die out. It would not shift past 1st. We where scared my family and I, that we would not make it back to our state. We did not know this would be this unsafe and unable to leave our town. Let alone drive it. Please help.