Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 46 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.
The 25 most recent of 46, in the owner's own words
T & C 2008 VAN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION happened 2x. Service dept. Of the dealer says no problem found but it happened again. Today I am at dealer service again.Hope they solve the problem, cause several incident like this occured aluready.04
ESP BAS light on dash
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently accelerated, without warning. The contact was forced to depress the brake pedal. The contact stated that the engine was revving abnormally. The contact stated that with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle continued to accelerate with white smoke coming from the passenger’s side front end of the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic failed to duplicate the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while attempting to shift gear, the gear shifter was inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING DRIVE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT THE RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH TWO UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHFIELD CHRYSLER (28100 TELEGRAPH RD, SOUTHFIELD, MI 48034, (248)331-9937, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE KEYFOB WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP IN "LIMP" MODE SO THAT THE SPEED WILL NOT GO OVER 45 WHILE THE ENGINE IS RACING AT A HIGH RPM. THIS IS NOT A GREAT FEELING TO BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ANOTHER POOR DESIGN BY THE ENGINEERS. ALSO, THERE IS NOT A DIPSTICK ON THE TRANSMISSION TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL. ALSO ANOTHER PAIR ENGINEER DESIGN. CHYSLER VEHICLES USED TO BE TOP RATED FOR PERFORMANCE AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY VEHICLES I'VE OWNED SINCE 1967! I'M GETTING SO FRUSTRATED WITH MY CHYSLER VEHICLES TO THE POINT THAT I MAY HAVE TO START BUYING A DIFFERENT BRAND. THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME A VERY HAPPY CUSTOMER!!
JUST REPLACED MY BATTERY FROM AAA AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOOD JUST MY BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DRAINED AND THIS MORNING I COULD NOT START MY CAR AT ALL THEN LATER IT STARTED BUT I GOT STUCK AT WORK NOW AND IT WONT START AT ALL NOT EVEN A JUMP WILL HELP. ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT GOES CRAZY FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOOTS UP SOO HIGH THAT I GET SCARED AND HAVE TO HOLD ON TIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. MY AC WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO AND IN JAN I WAS TOLD MY VAN'S BACK CALIPERS ARE SHOT. I WAS DRIVING FOR A YEAR WITH NO BACK CALIPERS MEANWHILE THE FRONT ONE GOT STUCK AND TURNED BRIGHT RED AND I HAD TO GET THAT ONE REPLACED LAST YEAR. ITS JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I FEEL LIKE IM CONSTANTLY REPLACING SOMETHING.
TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP WHILE IN MOTION ON 4-LANE ROAD. IT TO BE TOWED TO THE MACHANIC, WHO FOND NO REASON FOR THE PART TO LOCK UP AS IT DID.
1ST VEHICLE STOPPED SHIFTING HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR AND WAIT THEN IT WORKED FOR AWHILE , DOES THIS EVERY FEW DAYS. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES BEFORE 55000 ON THE VEHICLE. AT 58000 THE VEHICLE BOUNCES OVER EVERY BUMP BIG OR SMALL SOME THING WRONG IN FRONT END HAVE BEEN TOLD IT?S FINE
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY, SEEMS AS IF IT CANNOT FIND THE CORRECT POSITION TO SHIFT TO CAUSING AN EXTREME VIBRATION. AT TIMES IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO COME TO A STOP. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS SHOULD THE TRANSMISSION STOP WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM ALSO SEEMS TO DISTRACT, OR SCARE THE DRIVER SINCE AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD BANG.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
WHEN DRIVING ON A FLAT SURFACE BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THERE IS A SHUDDERING/STUTTERING THAT HAPPENS. IT FEELS LIKE THE VAN DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTOIFF/STALL CAUSING STEERING AND BRAKING TO BE REDUCED. I HAVE TO QUICKLY PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTART. IF I KEEP RPMS HIGH BY STAYING IN A LOWER GEAR THERE IS NO STUTTERING/SHUDDERING
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ON-RAMP TO A HIGHWAY MY CAR HIT A BUMP AND LOST CONTROL AND I STARTED SLIDING. THANKFULLY THERE HAPPENED TO BE NO ONE COMING. I NOTICED THAT WHEN MY VAN STOPPED HALFWAY IN A DITCH AND HALFWAY ON THE LEFT LANE I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE IT WOULDN'T MOVE SO I THEN NOTICED IT WAS OFF BUT STILL IN DRIVE AND THE KEY WAS STILL ON. SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON THEN WAS ABLE TO PROCEED DRIVING BUT SINCE THEN MY ESP/BAS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAVE BEEN ON. AFTER HAVING THAT HAPPENED I HAD THE RECALL ON MY VAN FIXED. WELL THE LIGHTS ARE STILL THERE AND NOW THE DRIVING IS WORSE. I CANT CONTROL MY STEERING AND THEY SAY IT IS MY STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAY MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS FIXED AND A PCM FLASH. WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THESE PROBLEMS STARTED SINCE MY IGNITION UNWILLINGLY SHUT OFF. I AM THINKING THAT CAUSED A POWER SURGE, AND NOW ITS GOING TO COST ME $2000 TO FIX IT IF NOT MORE. MY PROBLEMS NOW ARE: 1) MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 4 2) ROUGH IDLE 3) ACCELERATING SLOWLY WHILE RPM'S ARE ABOVE 3000 4) STUMBLING WHILE DRIVING (SHAKES OR VIBRATES REALLY BAD WHILE IN DRIVE/ OR PUTTERS) 5) ESP/BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH 6) STEERING WHEEL SHAKES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN 7) LOUD ENGINE NOISE 8) MOTOR SHAKES 9) ABS READER SAYS TO REPLACE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (CLOCKSPRING) 10) THERE IS MORE I JUST CANNOT THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS CURRENTLY WHAT I HAVE FIXED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS TO SEE IF IT HELPS THE PROBLEM. 1) OIL CHANGE (ALWAYS UP TO DATE) 2) SPARK PLUGS 3) SPARK PLUG WIRES 4) BATTERY 5) IGNITION COIL PACK 6) UPSTREAM O2 SENSOR 7) RECALL DONE ON WIN MODULE IGNITION SWITCH FOBIK KEY I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO INFORM THEM OF THIS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND ITS NOT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.
TRANSMISSION KEEPS ON SLIPPING
VAN DIED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. STOPPED AND RESTARTED. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING (ENGINE RUNNING, NO POWER TO WHEELS). COASTED TO SHOULDER AND THEN IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN.
MY VAN STARTED MAKING A CRUNCHING NOISE WHILE DRIVING(ON A CITY STREET), SO I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIRMAN AND HE SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION. IT HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR AND "THUNKS" WHILE DRIVING. I GOT IT HOME AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY.
TRAVELING EAST ON I 180, IN LEFT LANE READY TO TURN ONTO I 80 EAST, TOOK CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND A LOUD REVVING NOISE OCCURRED, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. SAFELY, THROUGH BUILT UP MOMENTUM WAS ABLE TO MOVE ACROSS HIGHWAY TO BERM OFF OF RIGHT LANE. INITIALLY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION. WAS TOWED TO GARAGE AND AFTER INITIAL CHECK, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A SHIFTING ROD. TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED FROM CAR AND FURTHER TESTING SHOWED IT WAS THE "TORQUE CONVERTER". PART HAS BEEN ORDERED, WAITING TILL PART COMES IN AND CAN BE REPLACED IN CAR. IF HIGHWAY HAD NOT BEEN CLEAR BEHIND US AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, ALL 3 PASSENGERS IN THE VAN WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILERS, ETC. IT WAS A VERY STRESSFUL MOMENT FOR ALL OF US.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS IT INCREASED IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
SLOWING DOWN WHEN APPROACHING TOLL BOOTH AT NIGHT IN MAIN LANE WHEN VAN DIES AND WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING WENT DEAD (INCLUDING HAZARD LIGHTS). LUCKY WE DIDN'T GET HIT! TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY TRUCK PUSHED ME TO SHOULDER. AFTER AN ABOUT AN HOUR, THE VAN STARTED.
SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AND VAN DIES (COMPLETELY DEAD). WONT RESTART UNLESS I DISCONNECT BATTERY AND REBOOT SYSTEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING INTO PARK AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE KEY TO GET THE GEARS TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ONCE THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION, THE GEAR INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,655.
VAN SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. LOSES POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN PAST TWO YEARS. *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAS TURNED OFF DUE TO THE RECALL ON THE WIN MODULE OVER 6 TIMES NOW. THANK GOD I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ON A SIDE STREET EACH TIME. I LOSE ALL POWER AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. I HOPE YOUR CONSCIENCE CAN WITHSTAND POSSIBLE CRASHES AND PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES BECAUSE YOUR PIECE OF [XXX] COMPANY HAS HAD OVER A YEAR TO FIX THIS AND HAS NOT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT STOP SIGN. VERY UNSAFE AS I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. NO WARNINGS. JUST A GRINDING NOISE AND TRANSMISSION HALTED. AT THE STOP SIGN I STOPPED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE WHEN SAFE. BUT TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHIN 5 FEET. THE ONCOMING CAR HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PUSH BACK. THIS OCCURRED AT NEW JERSEY MOUNT LAUREL AT CENTERTON SQUARE SHOPPING MT LAUREL NJ AT END OF THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT THE DSW SHOE STORE. CAR WAS MAINTAINED PERFECTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP [XXX] AT LUMBERTON NJ. ALL SERVICE RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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