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2009 Chrysler Town And Country Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance 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.
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Latest Aug 9, 2024
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.
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of 707 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.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 39 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 driver-assistance

The 25 most recent of 39, in the owner's own words

Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 9, 2024

Vehicle shuts off while driving

NHTSA ID
11607520
Incident
Aug 9, 2024
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Apr 25, 2021

IT JUST WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FORD RD IN MICHIGAN WHILE TURNING IN THE TURNING LANE.

NHTSA ID
11413813
Incident
Apr 2, 2021
Mileage
254,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Jul 29, 2020

OK ABOUT 2 YEARS I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE KEY IGNITION TURNING OFF AND ON DONT WANT TO GO . THEY HAD SENT ME INFO ABOUT RECALL ON CREDIT CARMA A YEAR AGO AND THEY NEVER HELP ME. THE VAN IS STILL DOING THAT.

NHTSA ID
11342098
Incident
Oct 9, 2018
Mileage
90,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Nov 28, 2019

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING VERY UNSAFE. YOU LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SHUTS OFF STEERING AND BRAKES

NHTSA ID
11282748
Incident
Nov 27, 2019
Mileage
148,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 22, 2019

AT ANY RANDOM TIME WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, CAR ENGINE FAILS, BREAKS AND STEERING LOCK UP AND YOUR JUST STUCK WHERE EVER YOU HAPPEN TO BE. TURN CAR COMPLETELY OFF WAIT A FEW MINUTES TURN BACK ON AND CAR SOMETIMES WILL RUN FINE FOR DAYS AND SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY DO THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A FAMILY VEHICLE, HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! THERE'S NO WARNING OR NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. MULTIPLE CARS JUST LIKE MY CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAVE THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT!

NHTSA ID
11270150
Incident
Oct 20, 2019
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed May 22, 2019

THE CAR DIES WHEN COMING TO STOP. INTERMITTENT CAR CAN NOT RESTART, THERE IS NO ELECTRIC POWER TO RESTART CAR, TOTALLY NO ELECTRIC CAN NOT EVEN TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS. WAS STRUCK IN MIDDLE LANE WITH CARS COMING ON 55 MPH ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. COULD OF BEEN KILLED.

NHTSA ID
11209392
Incident
May 22, 2019
Mileage
118,185 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceSteering
Filed Apr 13, 2019

I WAS DRIVING DOWN NAVAJO BOULEVARD A MAIN ROAD IN HOLBROOK ARIZONA A VEHICLE COMING FROM A SIDE ROAD PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION. I THEN PROCEEDED DOWN NAVAJO BOULEVARD AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT I HAD NO POWER NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NOTHING ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED DOWN THE ROAD AND TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD TO THE SIDE UNTIL IT COMPLETELY QUIT RUNNING AND WAS ABLE TO STOP ON ITS OWN.

NHTSA ID
11196048
Incident
Apr 13, 2019
Mileage
162,450 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Dec 26, 2018

MY CAR STOPS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING, EASILY RESTARTS AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. HOWEVER, RPM GOES TO ZERO, LOSE POWER STEERING. DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO KEY FOB RECALL. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, USUALLY WHEN WEATHER IS COLDER LIKE 30 DEGREE. HAVE ALSO NOTICE BLIND SPOT AID SYSTEM WILL PERIODICALLY NOT FUNCTION. HEATED SEAT LIGHT OCCASIONALLY DO NOT FUNCTION. THE BLIND SPOT AND HEATED SEATS ARE MINOR COMPARED TO CAR STOPPING DEAD. IT DID RECENTLY WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE AND WAS VERY SCARY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND THEY STATE THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES SHOWING. I TOLD MY HUSBAND IF I DIE IN A VEHICLE CRASH, ESPECIALLY IF REAR ENDED OR WHILE TURNING TO SUE CHRYSLER. DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN WARM WEATHER. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE ANYONE IN MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY MY FIVE GRANDKIDS. I STAY OFF INTERSTATES BECAUSE OF THIS, AND HAVE SPENT MORE TIME LOOKING BEHIND ME FOR POSSIBLY GETTING REAR ENDED. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. ONE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT HAPPENS, WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. ITS LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WHILE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, DRIVING 55, 35, 25 MPH, WHILE GOING STRAIGHT, OR TWICE WHILE TURNING. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, OR PERHAPS THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND KEY FOB RECALL. MY CAR HAS 84330 MILES. IT'S HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. FREQUENCY SEEMS TO BE GETTING GREATER.

NHTSA ID
11163538
Incident
Dec 20, 2018
Mileage
84,200 mi
Body & structureDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Nov 11, 2018

SE ENCIENDE EL PANEL MARCANDO ABS. TAMBIN SE ABRE LAS PUERTAS COREDISA Y EL BAL ESTANDO EL CARO PARADO. HAY VECES QUE SE QUEDA PEGADO Y TENGO QUE ESPERAR QUE EL SISTEMA QUIERA PARA PODER CERRAR LAS PUERTAS Y / EL BAL. ME A PASADO VARIAS VECES.

NHTSA ID
11150852
Incident
Mar 19, 2017
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 30, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ADVANTAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (18311 US-441, MT DORA, FL 32757, (352) 735-3777) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF FILING THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-4 IN ORLANDO GETTING CLOSE TO THE PRINCETON EXIT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL TO START SLOWING DOWN. THE CAR JUST STARTED ACCERLATING. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STOP THE CAR. I MANAGED TO GET IT STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHYSLER DEALERSHIP IN MT DORA,FL. THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH A RUG 1 FLOOR MAT CATCH UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. UPDATED 10/22/18*JB

NHTSA ID
11114607
Incident
Jul 27, 2018
Mileage
146,000 mi
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jun 1, 2018
Crash reported2 injuries reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME STUCK AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DIVIDER AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 18-16077 WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION, PAIN IN THE RIBS, CONTUSIONS ON BOTH LEGS, AND CHEST PAIN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE HEART, WHICH BECAME ENLARGED, AS WELL AS CONTUSIONS AND SEVERE BACK PAIN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR BOTH OCCUPANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. BROWN'S JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM IN PATCHOGUE, NEW YORK WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA ID
11099192
Incident
May 27, 2018
Mileage
64,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Nov 10, 2017

HELLO, CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE 'TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE' (TIPM) IN MY 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LX, 3.3L MINIVAN? HOW TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM WITH IT? ARE THERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH IT? MY VAN EXHIBITS THE FOLLOWING RANDOM CONDITIONS' 1.) HORN STOPS WORKING AFTER REPEATED USE. IT WILL WORK AGAIN AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. RECENTLY, I HAVE PUSHED ON THE HORN AND IT WILL BLOW AND THEN CUT OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THIS HAPPEN WHETHER THE VAN IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. 2.) STARTER WILL ROTATE THE ENGINE BUT ENGINE WILL NOT FIRE. THIS IS VERY INFREQUENT BUT HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE WORSE. ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY START AND RUN FINE. AND THE NEXT TIME IT NEEDS TO START IT WILL WITHOUT ISSUE. ALSO, ONE TIME DURING THE SAME DAY THAT THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE STARTED BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY DIED.IT STARTED AND RAN FINE AFTER THAT. VAN WAS ALWAYS STATIONARY. 3.)CENTER MOUNTED REAR BRAKE LIGHT WILL LOOK VERY DIM OR NOT WORK AT ALL ONE DAY, AND THEN WORK THE NEXT. VAN WAS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. 4.)CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THEN IT WILL. THIS WAS HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT HAS NOT HAPPENED LATELY. VAN WAS IN MOTION. THESE SITUATIONS HAVE HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VAN IN 2012. AM I AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WHEN THEY SHOULD? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

NHTSA ID
11045082
Incident
Nov 6, 2017
Mileage
50,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 31, 2017

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING IN A PARKING LOT. THE VAN HAD BEEN RUNNING AND IN MOTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS THEN PLACED INTO PARK AND LEFT RUNNING WHILE WAITING FOR MY KIDS TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL. RADIO ON, HEAT ON THEN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOST ALL POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO THE OFF POSITION ALLOWING ME TO REMOVE THE KEY. I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY TO THE VARIOUS POSITIONS TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AUTO LOCKS WOULD NOT UNLOCK, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I SAT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN A PANIC TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW CARS I WAS BLOCKING WERE GOING TO GET OUT OF THEIR PARKING SPOTS. THEN THE VAN SUDDENLY STARTED UP ON ITS OWN. MY HANDS WERE NOT ON THE KEYS, NOWHERE NEAR THE IGNITION AND IT JUST STARTED UP. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IN MOTION AND EVEN WORSE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED???? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE DID RECEIVE THE RECALL FIX FOR THE ISSUE WITH IGNITION A COUPLE YEARS BACK AND NOW I WONDER IF THAT WAS EVEN THE REAL ISSUE SINCE MY VAN RANDOMLY SHUT OFF ON ME FOR NO REASON AT ALL WHATSOEVER. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OFFICIAL REPORTS BUT A GOOGLE SEARCH PULLS UP MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THIS YEAR WITH VARIOUS YEARS OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY AND THE REPORTS ARE RECENT.

NHTSA ID
11041753
Incident
Oct 31, 2017
Mileage
120,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 14, 2017

VAN DASH LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. VAN WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH ALL ELECTRICAL DYING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT OR SLOWING TO YIELD TO TRAFFIC REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. JOSTLING THE BATTERY CABLES WILL RESTART ELECTRIC SYSTEM. NEW BATTERY, CABLES ARE SECURE.

NHTSA ID
11033376
Incident
Oct 13, 2017
Mileage
156,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 18, 2017

MINIVAN KEEPS ON STALLING GOING UNDER 30 MILES PER HOUR.... NO ENGINE LIGHT OR CODES APPEAR ON DASH.. LAST TIME I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURNAND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. IM CONCERNED SINCE IM MOTHER OF 4 AND I DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL AND BACK.

NHTSA ID
10979115
Incident
Apr 15, 2017
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 9, 2016

TIMP IS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT TIMES. IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 1 YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID
10934102
Incident
Dec 7, 2016
Mileage
139,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Nov 14, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID
10925955
Incident
Apr 3, 2014
Mileage
80,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 18, 2016

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING ON INTERSTATES AT THE VARIOUS LEGAL SPEED LIMITS FROM CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TO MASSACHUSETTS, THE DASHBOARD WARNING CHIME STARTED, THE INFORMATION DISPLAY SHOWED THAT THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED TO 3 RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE ENGINE REVS. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT THE TIME, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT GOING DOWN A HILL. THE DRIVER USED THE +/- SHIFT CONTROL TO RETURN THE CAR TO GEAR 6. AT THE SAME TIME, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM SAID THAT IT HAD FAILED AND THEN RECOVERED AFTER FIVE MINUTES. EVENTUALLY, THE TPM SYSTEM RECOVERED AS DID THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST INDIVIDUALLY, BUT ON THIS TRIP THEY ALL HAPPENED AT ONCE. THE CAR DEALER COULD NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
10907472
Incident
Jul 28, 2016
Mileage
100,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 3, 2016

FUSE FOR THIS CIRCUIT DOES NOT BLOW, THE CONNECTORS COULD OVERHEAT AND MODULE THE ABS CONTROL

NHTSA ID
10892987
Incident
Jun 15, 2016
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 18, 2016

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH WITH WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN, SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING, ALL POWER TO VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY LOST. THIS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MOVE VEHICLE TO SHOULDER. IF TRAFFIC WOULD HAVE BEEN HEAVY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED 20 MILES TO DEALER. ONCE AT DEALER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO FAIL FURTHER. POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS AND DOORS WOULD NO LONGER WORK. CLEARLY SOME SORT OF SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THIS IS THE 4TH TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED, BUT WITH THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS THE CAR ALWAYS STARTED ONCE IT WAS STOPPED AND PUT INTO PARK AND KEY WAS TURNED.

NHTSA ID
10859989
Incident
Apr 17, 2016
Mileage
120,687 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceSteering
Filed Feb 13, 2016

CLOCK SPRING C123F C123B C1219 AND C2204. JUST REACHED 80000 MILES AND EAP TRACTION LIGHT IS ON AND THE BRAKES START GRABBING DOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER VANS THAT HAD RECALLS ON CLOCK SPRING. WONDER IF THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 2009 TOWN AND COUNTRY FOR CLOCK SPRING WORK AND STEER ANGLE CODES.

NHTSA ID
10825999
Incident
Jan 20, 2016
Mileage
80,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 30, 2015

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ACTIVATED THE CAR WENT IMMEDIATELY INTO THE LEFT LANE LUCKY NO CAR WAS COMING ABS LIGHT AND ESP LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BRAKE SYSTEM JUST ACTIVATED WITH OUT NOTICE AT ANY SPEED. TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE PART NUMBER 56046241AG. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. LOOKS LIKE IT IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM. AT HIGH HIGHWAY SPEED COULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
10807410
Incident
Nov 27, 2015
Mileage
70,000 mi
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Nov 5, 2015

NOTICE LOUD CLUNKING NOISE SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, OR PARK TO REVERSE. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT OFTEN ENOUGH. ALSO SHIFT TO/FROM TO HER GEARS IS NOTICEABLE AND GIVES THE FEEL OF HESITATION. THIS IS MOST OFTEN NOTICED AROUND 37 MPH OR 30 MPH. WENT IS COLD THE CAR ACT UP . IT IS HAVING TROUBLES ALSO GETTING HOT THE ENGINE AND I HAVE THE CAR FOR 5 MONTH AND I HAD TO FILL THE COOLANT TWICE. I BROUGHT THE CAR 5 TIME TO THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR 4 TIMES TO REPORT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY SEND ME TO ONE OF THE CHRYSLER DEALER FOR SERVICE AND DID NOT SHOW NOTHING ON THE DIAGNOSIS. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I RESEARCH ONLINE IAND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ASLO THE SUSPENSION FEELS VERY WEAK.

NHTSA ID
10788622
Incident
Jul 7, 2015
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 28, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN 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 UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
10744438
Incident
Feb 15, 2015
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jul 8, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS INCREASED, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,037. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

NHTSA ID
10732782
Incident
Jul 8, 2015
Mileage
35,037 mi

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