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1995 Chrysler Town And Country Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Mar 12, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
24%
of 58 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming transmission

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Transmission
Filed Mar 12, 2005

I LEFT WALGREENS ONE EVENING AND COULDN'T GET THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO REVERSE UNTIL I FORCED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS LEAVING IN THE MORNING TO TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL (THAT IS WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU OWN A MINIVAN). I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. I TRIED REVERSE. NOTHING. HAD IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILDING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ITS BEEN REBUILT.*AK

NHTSA ID
10113971
Incident
Nov 1, 2004
Mileage
131,300 mi
EngineTransmission
Filed Dec 31, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*JB *MR

NHTSA ID
10052226
Incident
Dec 15, 2003
Mileage
134,000 mi
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed May 27, 2001

WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE THE TENSIONER BROKE OFF ENGINE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR FUNCTION , COOLING AND SOME ADDITIONAL TRANSMISION DIFFUCULTY WAS NOTED .

NHTSA ID
745989
Incident
May 27, 2001
Transmission
Filed May 18, 2001

A PIN THAT LET LOOSE IN TRANSMISSION WHICH LOCKED UP TRANSMISSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. CONSUMER CRUISED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

NHTSA ID
888612
Incident
May 15, 2001
Transmission
Filed Mar 23, 2001
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, KEY NOT IN IGNITION. 4 YEAR OLD MOVED GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND VEHICLE ROLLED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET IN VEHICLE FAST ENOUGH TO STOP IT.*AK

NHTSA ID
883960
Incident
Mar 22, 2001
Powertrain (other)SteeringTransmission
Filed Dec 5, 2000

PLEASE CONTACT MY WIFE LISA SO WE MAY FAX YOU REPAIR ORDERS FOR EXPLANATION. THANK YOU. ALSO YOU MAY SEND A SIGNATURE CARD I MISS UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION. OUOU. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID
737338
Incident
Nov 20, 2000
Transmission
Filed Oct 12, 2000

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. NLM

NHTSA ID
556065
Incident
Aug 29, 2000
Transmission
Filed Aug 2, 2000

THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE IN JUST TWO YEARS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS A BROKEN SNAP RING IN AUGUST OF 1998. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AT THIS TIME WITH A STRONGER SNAP RING. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. *AK

NHTSA ID
726416
Incident
Jul 28, 2000
Heating & air conditioningTransmission
Filed Jun 15, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
724051
Incident
Mar 2, 2000
Transmission
Filed Mar 27, 2000

THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP DURING TRAVEL THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE STALLED, AND HAD TO BE PUSHED THROUGH THE BUSY INTERSECTION TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT DEALER SHOWED THE TORQUE BEARING HAD FAILED CAUSING THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO BECOME WELDED TO THE CLUTCH PLATE. THE DANGER TO MYSELF AND THE FAMILY WAS IN BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE BEARING SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. NORMAL MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE AS OUTLINED IN OWNERS MANUAL. *AK

NHTSA ID
720656
Incident
Mar 17, 2000
ElectricalEngineOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Feb 19, 1999

WIRE TO UNDER HOOD LIGHT SHORTED OUT, BLOWING FUSE. LOST ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT LIGHTS. NEXT ITEM, EGR VALVE WENT BAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACKFIRE, ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEXT ITEM, BATTERY SHORTED OUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. VEHICLE WAS DISABLED ON HIGHWAY, COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED. NEXT, TRANSMISSION SEAL AND GASKET FAILURE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO BE SPRAYED ON VEHICLE AND ROADWAY. NEXT ITEM, REAR SUSPENSION CAUSED REAR TIRE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH REAR WHEELWELL, COULD HAVE BLOWN TIRE IF NOT CAUGHT IN TIME.NEXT SPARE TIRE HOLDER FAILURE CAUSED TIRE TO BE LOWERED WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH ROAD, THUS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
703496
Incident
Sep 15, 1998
Transmission
Filed Feb 3, 1997

SHIFTING OF THE MINI-VAN TRANSMISSION, DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO GEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
808566
Incident
Jan 31, 1997
Transmission
Filed Dec 30, 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES.

NHTSA ID
525800
Transmission
Filed Sep 17, 1996

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAUSES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED JUST BEFORE STOPPING, ALSO CAUSES VIBRATION.

NHTSA ID
508792
Incident
Sep 10, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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