This van has been nothing but a failure since I bought it. I have kept up the oil changes and maintenance as needed. The paint is coming of off the grill and the paint on the rest of the van is not holding up. I have replaced: timing belt 3 times power steering pump once the thermostat twice the relay switch three times and it still does not work the relay on the motor once the air conditioning is failing in the front the rear door lock on the passenger side doesn't work my transmission is going out very soon I am a single parent in a large metroplex. I need my car to get to work. I cannot afford to buy another car now.
1996 Chrysler Town and Country transmission complaints
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Diferential sheer pin broke off traveling into right axle damaging same, then traveling thru transmission, damaging same, finally exiting through trans case. (this all happened while my wife was in a drive thru lane) this veh. Is babied and driven solely by my wife. We are being told by several sources that this is a common problem. Can you verify this?? Thank you........pete diangi
While driving at any speed automatic transmission suddenly drops into second gear. When this occurs rpms rev up to 3000. Although the manufacturer is aware of the problem, a remedy has not been found.
While driving 20 MPH the vehicle stalled. Had taken vehicle to dealership, and mechanic said that problem is due to transmission.
Consumer called complaining about transmission problems. In a time frame of two years transmission has been replaced twice. Manufacturer was contacted, and stated that there was nothing they could do, and advised consumer to call the federal safety agency to place a complaint. Also, dealer contacted, and advised consumer to call the manufacturer.
The airconditioner continues to malfunction after several attempts to fix it by my mechanic. After the second setting the van begins to overheat.the clutch in the transmission failed after 63,500 miles.
Consumer has made four transmission replacements on 1996 chrysler town and country mini van.*mr
Transmission failed at 74,000, putting a big hole through the transmission case. Transmission was a604. (at 64,000 the transmission cooler lines were replaced because they were leaking. A month later noticed some leakage but dealer couldn't find anything and told us to keep an eye on it, didn't notice anything until leakage and failure at 74,000) also A/C has leak somewhere, would be very expensive to find and fix.
While driving at any speed and without warning transmission blewout, causing a distraction to the consumer.
Chrysler has known about the differential pin problems in it's 41/te(a604) transmission for years. The remedy of proper lubrication is simple. They refuse to fix it and refuse to help owners who must pay for the repairs. These transmission need to be recalled and repaired before they break and knock a hole in the side of the transmission case creating a very expensive repair. I can give you the details of my individual case if you require it.
While driving at highway speed the transmission failed. Consumer could hear a whistling noise, and when applying the brakes the vehicle vibrates excessively.
The transmission failed four times and the starter failed once. *ak
The transmission or sensor device caused the vehicle to stall out when placed in gear.
The rear axle pin became loose, and shot out of the transfer case, which caused the transmission to fail.*ak
1996 town & country van - automatic transmission failed.
On numerous occasions the vehicle will intermittently fail to shift into o/d. It may drive fine for days and then lock in second gear. Manually changing the gearshift does not override the failure. The onboard computer does not log the failure. It does capture the manual shifting event. The only way to correct the probelm is to turn off the van and start it back up. This could correct it for several days or it may recur withing minutes. Totally random. Occurs at any time, night or day. It often occurs during accellerations following turns. This situation is extremely dangerous especially when accellerating onto the freeway during rushhour traffic. We have to pulloff into the emergency lane, shut off the van, restart it up, and merge back into high speed traffic. It is extermrly frightening for my wife especially while transporting my two young boys. The chrysler repair shop could not get it to fail and thus nothing was done. Aamco looked at the transmission and indicated the transmission and fluids were fine. They also could not get the transmission to fail.
While driving, consumer applied gas, but vehicle will not accelerate. Consumer had vehicle towed to the dealership, who indicated that the automatic transmission had blown. Please provide more details. Ts
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Transmission slipping. *jb *nlm *****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*****768224
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Consumer states that while the vehicle was idling in park a child was able to shift the lever into resulting in a collision.
Inside sidewall on left front wheel suddenly split away. On four different occasions while driving the transmission suddenly downshipt without any warning to a lower gear causing the speed of the car to immediately drop from 65-70 MPH to 50mph or less and on other occassion the transmission lockup, problem diagnosed as relay control for TCM, replaced, to no avail. Transmission leaks oil and other fluid, replace shat seal,gasket and resealed pan. Replace fuel gas tank to achieve reliable fuel gauge measurement. Steering locks up especially on hard left turn, replace rack and pinion.
Vehicle was idling in park when the gear shift was knocked into reverse. Passenger inside vehicle quickly shifted vehicle back into park. Consumer has contacted dealer and manufacturer. *ak
Transmission has been replaced 4 times due to a pin within differential unit that punctured aluminum casing, causing transmission fluid to leak. Please give any further details. Please add VIN.
While driving at highway speed vehicle dropped into second gear and suddenly jerked. Vehicle had to be driven in 2nd gear the rest of the way. Dealer has not seen vehicle.
Vehicle would jerk into high gear very hard due to faulty transmission. Transmission has been replaced twice, and currently jerking hard from low gear to high gear.
Brakes squeaked, transmission slips out of gear when coming to a stop and the transmission pump is leaking, sometime do not shift into high gear, inspect engine and discovered excessive dripping from the vicinity of the fuel injection system. Intake manifold gasket was leaking/repaired.
Automatic transmission does not shift gears properly. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.
There have been 2 transmission failures with this vehicle. One at 58,000 miles and the other at 86,700 miles. Chrysler assisted in payment on the first failure and would not on the second. There apears to be secret warranty for some who take the time to complain. The safety issue is stoppage on the highway. We are lucky to be in a smaller town and traffice is slower and less of it. The secondary concern is the cost. We have spent $2800 in repairs to the transmission. The reputation is so bad that we have looked at making a trade of this vehicle and the first thing mentioned by the salesman was "hows the transmission'? So we pay for the factory defect again in resale value. The situation was discussed with the local dealer and the company with no assistance. I would have never expected 100% repayment as I did use the van for transportation. The second report is the windshield wipers coming on at the worst time. Like a sunny day in traffic! Too much fidiling around to make them stop is distracting. They may be fixed now with the second multi function switch. It was worse when cold. We are very disapointed in our investment made and the dealer that made the repair. I think they are sheding 25000 employees - I wonder why!!!
Automatic transmission cannot shift into high gear. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details.
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