2011 Chrysler Town and Country: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Sep 11, 2018 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · CA

It slams into gears because hydrologic pump that was recalled in the s44 recall.

Filed Feb 4, 2016 · Electrical, Transmission · MI

2011 t&c, 50300 miles, having several ongoing problems with hard starts, hard shifting, power doors not staying open, closes automatically, extremely poor gas mileage.have had into dealer several times for these issues while under warranty and now again having problems and of course vehicle out of warranty. Vehicle has started by its self and have found power doors open when I returned to my vehicle. My current main problem is the ongoing issue of hard starts and now problem has escalated to crank and crank no fire, have to attempt several times (20-30), vehicle then will eventually fire RPM race to 3-4000rpms then stall, again several times of shutting off and attempting to start, eventually it starts sometimes taking 30 minutes to get it running. Also just today while driving vehicle attempted to stall rpms decrease, thankfully it did not stall as I was driving with my children in the vehicle in rush hour traffic. Definitely very concerned as this is a serious safety issue and an inconvenience. What happens when you are driving on the freeway going 70mph and the vehicle stalls, chrysler definitely needs to do something due to severity of a safety issue

Filed Nov 12, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 91,000 miles · FL

As we were driving at about 30 MPH the van started to accelerate on its own. It revved up to 70 MPH then to 50 then to 20 then back up to 70. We couldn't control the speed with gas pedal or the brake pedal. We were just gliding. I told my wife to put it into nuetral and tap on brake pedal till we finally slowed down. We then turned van off and let it sit. We then called are mechanics as we just had a transmission flush done. Of course they found nothing wrong with it because it wasn't doing it for them. We trust our mechanics as we have been using them for years now on all our vehicles and have never had a problem until this van. The next day we are sitting at a light and the van is jumping like it wants to go and a loud clunk noise happens like its shifting gears. Then the following morning my wife is getting in van to take kids to school and turns on van and it turns itself off. Our mechanics had this van for 2 days and have drove it with there computers hooked up to it and no red flags. The main mechanic says it's probably the computer. After further research on this van I now have found this is a very common problem with this make,model,year. Yet nothing has been done to resolve it. This is a major safety issue that apparently chrysler is aware of but would rather make $1200 off consumers then fix on there own. Clearly my safety and my families safety isn't a concern for them. We drive almost an hour on the highway every other week. Now I have to be worried this van won't drive my family into another vehicle because its taking over and we have no way of stopping it.

Filed Jun 24, 2012 · Transmission · 100 miles · PA

Our new 2011 chrysler town and country purchased on 1/28/2012 was manufactured in 5/2011. The touring l model is equipped with econ mode that, when engaged, provides alternative gear changing for economical driving. The first gear change, at about 10mph, stutters with a clunk sound and loss of RPM. I contacted the dealer soon after purchase about this problem. The dealer does not have a fix and has advised chrysler. Since that time I have learned that this is an ongoing problem for the t & c vehicles with the econ mode feature. Chrysler has recently advised the dealer that they are working on a fix. I was also told not to use this feature. There is an immediate need to fix this problem for this long-term chrysler-jeep-dodge owner who didn't expect to purchase a defective vehicle. I am not aware of any recall notice or technical service bulletin on this item. Note that technical service bulletins 1803711 and 1804311 have not been identified in your listing for this vehicle.

Filed Dec 22, 2011 · Transmission · 3,000 miles · CA

We have had many mechanical concerns with our new t&c 2011. We have taken our vehicle in many times to cerritos dodge chrysler dealership. After a failed attempt to fix something within the transmission, they completely replaced the transmission. There were still concerns and a week later the vehicle had belts and the water pump replaced. To date, many of our initial concerns still exist and are not being fixed. Concerns include: 1. Noises from under the hood. 2. Shudder/ shake while the vehicle is in reverse. 3. Keyless start malfunctions, it continues to read "defected key", after the keys have been reset, 4. While using keyless, the vehicle shuts off when putting the car into reverse/drive. 5. Rough idle, the vehicle seems to struggle to stay running. 6. When changing gears, the shift makes a clunking/grinding noise. The only consistent thing about this vehicle is its inconsistency. The dealership states that the noises are "normal". The regional area service manager has been contacted, and has sided with the dealership. Corporate has also been contacted, and they are investigating the current situation.

Filed Dec 20, 2011 · Transmission · 4,000 miles · MN

Transmission clunks when shifting into reverse. Does this frequently. Noted it first a few thousand miles ago, still doing it, also noted that it rolls back when on a slight incline when at a stop sign on a hill, maybe part of the same probably or more problems with chrysler transmissions, or they forgot to put in a rollback preventer in these new designs.