2014 Chrysler Town and Country: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jul 2, 2020 · Acceleration, Transmission · 50,700 miles · VA

At 50,700 miles and 6 months out of warranty, my flex plate cracked. The flex plate connects to the end of the crankshaft and the torque converter. If your vehicle is running when the flex plate breaks your transmission will not receive the rotational power transfer from the engine to turn you torque converter, which can cause the vehicle to become immobilized while driving. To repair the flex plate, the entire transmission must be removed which is very expensive. Additionally, a cracked flex plate almost always indicates a greater problem with your engine or transmission. We also experienced problems with hesitation and/or peeling out when depressing the accelerator. The vehicle speed control was unpredictable and dangerous. This was my family car that I thought I could rely on for years. Instead, I felt very unsafe driving it, and was disappointed to have such a major powertrain failure at such low mileage. Chrysler refuses to acknowledge the problem, recall, and properly repair the vehicle despite multiple complaints of people losing control while driving at high speeds due to this exact problem. I decided I didn't want to be the person that died so I traded it in instead of repairing it, but I lost a lot of money in doing that. You can't put a price on your family's safety - do not buy this car.

Filed Jan 14, 2020 · Transmission · 77,000 miles · TN

Goes dead when coming to a stop. Also hesitates after stopping, then accelerating. Does this about 2x/day. Local dealer could not determine the problem. Took to local transmission mechanic, who has determined transmission needs replacing

Filed Jan 19, 2018 · Driver assistance, Engine · 35,000 miles · VA

The system dash flashes and the.whole car shuts down completely off while driving or sitting still. The system flickers and then turns engine off or lights go off and engine is on. The car has been hesitating since 2015 and lights flickering in 2016.

Filed May 2, 2017 · Transmission · 24,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler town and country. On several occasions, the vehicle was placed in drive and failed to respond. The contact noticed hesitation before the transmission engaged. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Apr 22, 2015 · Electrical · 38,300 miles · FL

Car has been hesitating and has had a random miss with no code until today, p0303 cylinder 3 misfire detected. This engine has a history of problems with misfires that appears to have started around 2011. Tthe new spark plug are suppose to last for 100,000 miles at least so I am concerned that this a continuation of the previous history of this engine. I also find more reported problems of misfires on other websites.