2007 Chrysler Town AND Country transmission problems

POWER TRAIN

MY WIFE HAD JUST FILLED UP THE VAN WITH GAS AND, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SHE SAID SHE HEARD SOME "CHIMES"...THEN ALL POWER TO THE VAN SHUT OFF. NO POWER STEERING, TRAFFIC IN FRONT AND BEHIND HER. I SEE THAT OTHERS ON THIS SITE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER GETTING GAS. THE VAN ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. I'LL BE CALLING CHRYSLER TOMORROW. I DID GET THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BACK IN 2007 WHEN PURCHASED. I WAS NOT PLEASED TO READ THAT THE NTSB WOULD NOT REQUIRE A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER UNTIL MORE EVIDENCE ( IE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES) OCCUR. MY WIFE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE VAN WITH OUR TWO YOUNGS BOYS.

NHTSA complaint #10864974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

AFTER GREEN LIGHT, I MADE THE RIGHT TURN FROM A SMALL ROAD TO MAIN ROAD. WHEN THE CAR WAS HALF WAY INTO THE MAIN ROAD (ABOUT 45 DEGREE), THE ENGINE JUST DEAD, AND A LOT OF SYMBOLS LIGHTED UP ON THE PANEL. I HAVE TO COMPLETELY TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION, AND RE-IGNITE THE CAR. WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, THERE IS NOTHING ATTACHED TO THE KEY. ONLY CAR KEY ITSELF WAS INSIDE THE IGNITION HOLE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER A FEW MONTH BACK, REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE WHILE I CALLED THEM LAST TIME. THEY TOLD US THEY WERE AWARE THIS ISSUE AND WERE REVIEWING IT, AND SUGGESTED US TO REMOVE ALL OTHER KEYS FROM KEY CHAIN. THIS TIME I'M JUST REPORTING THE INCIDENT ON THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE, SO OTHERS CAN SEE AND HOPEFUL CHRYSLER WILL RECALL THE CAR FOR THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10659128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST 2 YEARS OUR VAN HAS STALLED WITHIN 1-2 MILES OF LEAVING A GAS STATION. ON EACH OF THOSE OCCURRENCES THE AUTO SHUTOFF FUNCTION OF THE GAS PUMP WAS USED TO TERMINATED FUELING. ON ONE SPECIFIC OCCASION THE VAN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. IF IT HAD BEEN RUSH HOUR IT WOULD HAVE PRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR EVERYONE AROUND. ON OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN MANUALLY TERMINATING FUELING THE VAN HAS STALLED. THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY OCCURS AT A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THE TANK WHEN IT IS APPROACHING FULL.

NHTSA complaint #10609845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE HAS A SHUDDERING EFFECT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 38-55 MPH. THE TRANS-AXLE HAS BEEN REBUILT MULTIPLE TIMES AND LASTS APPRX. 12000 MILES AND THEN HAS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN. AS THE MILES PROGRESS UP FROM THE REBUILD THE SHUDDERING INCREASES AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES A DANGER TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER POSITION IS THAT THEY FIXED THE ISSUE AND IT IS OUR PROBLEM. WE ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN A WARRANTY SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER, OUR ATTORNEY IS KROHN & MOSS. THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL IN FEB. 2013.

NHTSA complaint #10482427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED A BUCKING FEELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INPUT AND OUTPUT CONTROL MODULES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. UPDATED 12/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER WAS INSTALLED. UPDATED 12/23/11

NHTSA complaint #10427894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

MY 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY IS HAVING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM. WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER SHIFT INTO IT'S THIRD RANGE. EVEN AFTER I SHUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON AND THE COMPUTER CODES ALL SET HARD. ONCE TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP EVERYTHING CAN BE RESET WITH THE MECHANIC RESETTING THE COMPUTER CODES. AT THIS POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER REPORTED EVENTS SUCH AS MINE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT AND I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS IS A USUAL FAILURE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WITH THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT.

NHTSA complaint #10378071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS). THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME EVEN WHEN THE TIRES HAD PROPER AIR. HE STATES HE HAS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIMES, AS WELL AS THE TORQUE CONVERTER.

NHTSA complaint #10375889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING VEHICLE REPAIRS AND WARRANTY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE AXLE BROKE IN HALF AND FELL TO THE GROUND. ALSO, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THE EGR FAILED AND EGR GASKET FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #10360879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 45 MPH OR OVER THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE FLASH ALSO HAD TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE SHUTTERING STARTED AFTER A CV JOINT WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

NHTSA complaint #10353683 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE COMPUTER CHIP AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,970.

NHTSA complaint #10295858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

NHTSA complaint #10227135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME SHE DRIVES HER VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTS TO STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WITH A COUPLE OF FEET OF BRAKING DISTANCE BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR ROTORS WERE OUT OF SPEC AND THEY REPAIRED THE REAR ROTORS. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET CREATED THE UPDATE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE CREATED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4.

NHTSA complaint #10204705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE UNABLE TO GO IN REVERSE UP AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND SHUTTERING IN THE DRIVVETRAIN. CHYRSTLER ENGINEERS AND DEALER SERVICE MANGER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL STATE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I SHOULD GO UP THE DRIVEWAY FASTER AND WITHOUT SLOWING OR SOPPING TO AVOID THE SHUTTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE MANY CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU HAVE TO GO SLOW UP THE DRIVEWAY TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT RUN ANYONE OVER OR HIT AN OBJECT. I AM NOT A TRAINED REVERSE RACE CAR DRIVER. ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE HAD IN MY DRIVEWAY DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. WE ALSO HAVE REPORTED HARD SHIFTING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHERE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE IN AREAS WHERE CROSSWALKS ARE PRESENT SUCH AS THE PARK, SHOPPING AREAS, SHOOL ZONES ETC. CHRYSLER STATED THIS TOO WAS NORMAL.

NHTSA complaint #10202154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.