2015 Chrysler Town and Country: whining or grinding noise

Filed Feb 5, 2025 · Transmission · KY

Wife was driving vehicle home and loud whining began. Vehicle started to jerk on way home. Got home to driveway and car would not pull itself up the hill of driveway. Vehicle will not shift into any gear now except park.

Filed Aug 12, 2024 · Transmission · MA

While driving, transmission began to stutter and car began to buck. No check engine lights came on. Transmission then had a whining noise and was overheating.

Filed Jun 30, 2023 · Transmission · MA

The transmission started whining I brought it to the shop they say it’s the transmission pump. I need a new transmission

Filed Jul 26, 2022 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a whining sound came from the transmission. Additionally, while depressing the accelerator pedal, the RPM would increase however, the vehicle would not respond as intended. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V461000 (Power Train). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced a failure with the recall. The failure mileage was 80,000. The consumer stated that at the time of failure, they were driving approximately 20-40 mph while in traffic. Also, the transmission was replaced about two weeks after the incident and the vehicle is working properly.

Filed Oct 28, 2020 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · NY

Suddenly and without warning, my transmission failed. No warning noises, no check engine light. I was on a country road with my 7 year old son in the car and no help for miles. Had we been on a highway, we may have been in an accident. The vehicle was in motion when I heard a whining/ winding sound. The engine revved high and wouldn't move forward. I pulled over to the shoulder, turned my vehicle off, turned it back on and the same thing happened. I called a tow truck to get my vehicle to a repair shop where I was told that the computer is showing an error code for the transmission.

Filed Oct 11, 2020 · Transmission · 133,241 miles · LA

Whining sound then abrupt failure of transmission to perform. Field drive, baton rouge, la and vicinity.

Filed Oct 6, 2020 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · GA

At 115,000 miles, the automatic transmission on my 2015 chrysler town and country touring failed. It started with a shudder, and then high pitched whining, and then it slipped out of gear. It happened very fast, and without warning. We were on city roads, driving slow and stopping at intersections. Had to have it towed to a chrysler dealer. Dealer says the transmission needs to be replaced. They are insisting on replacing the AC condenser as well, otherwise they claim chrysler won't honor the new transmission warranty (apparently the transmission lines run through the AC condenser). Two other identical minivans are at that same dealer for identical repairs. Mine had the most mileage at 115,000. The two others had fewer miles. All need a complete transmission replacement. $4400.

Filed Sep 19, 2020 · Transmission · 74,100 miles · IL

On9/16/2020 noted a high pitched whine started when backing out of driveway and continued on the highway approximately 25 miles to work. After work, the check engine light came on and within 1-1.5 miles on local side streets from my work, the car began having trouble with acceleration and bogging. I was able to pull into a local garage. Thankfully, I did not take the highway or this would have been disastrous. 9/17/2020 the service garage had identified need to replace transmission. It only has 74000 miles on it and out extended warranty expired recently. The day prior to this happening, a window molding suddenly flew off our drivers side while on the highway.

Filed Jun 11, 2020 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · IL

After sitting at a stop at a drive thru service, the vehicle lost all ability to accelerate when stepping on the gas. Turned the car off and regained control. Drove for awhile and the transmission started slipping and then would lose complete ability to accelerate. The loss of power would cause the car to come to a standstill with traffic having to deal with my non moving car in the middle of traffic. Engine began to whine also. I turned the car off and would regain control for a short while until it would happen all over again. Took it into a mechanic and was told it was the transmission pump. It is recalled on other vehicles of the same make and model and year but it is not covered on mine. This was the first repair to any non body part of the vehicle. All fluid changes and regular preventive maintenance were kept up to date. It's worrisome that the transmission failed so early on such a new vehicle.

Filed May 11, 2020 · Transmission · 116,000 miles · SD

My wife was driving home on the highway, when the transmission started making a whining noise and would barely move, so I changed the filter and fluid, helped for about 500 miles, then did it again, so I replaced the filter and fluid again, and same thing, started doing it again around 500 miles.

Filed Sep 22, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · CA

On one of our last visits on june 12, 2019, I took my vehicle in because it was making an awful whining noise and jolting when accelerated and when I would brake it would shake. Upon inspection the dealer informed us that the whining and jolting was due to the transmission failing and needed replacing through warranty. They also told us my automobile was shaking when braking because it needed new brakes, which were not covered by warranty. I declined the replacement service for the brakes due to their excessive fees upward of $800. We picked up our vehicle on june 25, 2019, after the transmission issue was addressed. We then visited an auto brake vendor and they informed us our brakes were still good and didn't need replacing, not what the dealer told us. So we drove our car for 2 months with an unknown shaking when braking. Come august we begin to notice the vehicle jolting a bit again when accelerating. On august 28, 2019, while driving the vehicle with my 4 kids in it after school, the brakes gave out it; took me pressing the pedal to the bottom to finally get the car to stop, nearly missing the car in front of us. I pulled over immediately and called the dealer because I knew this was not a simple brake pad issue. The dealer told me to take the car to them immediately. When I arrived the service attendant informed us that the vehicle needed to be inspected which would probably not be until the following day since it was later in the afternoon. The following day I was informed by the dealer that the vehicles brake booster had failed and that the transmission and engine head bolts were broken. How is it that the transmission head bolts were broken when they had just reconstructed it 2 months prior and why was the braking issue not correctly diagnosed during that same june visit instead of trying to sell me overpriced brakes and putting my family in danger.

Filed Aug 12, 2019 · Transmission · 63,254 miles · VA

The transmission pump needs to be replaced only a year after the transmission assembly was replaced. I was driving when the gears kept making a whining noise and weren't shifting as easily as before. Acceleration was longer and made merging in and out very dangerous. According to the chrysler customer service department, my vehicle doesn't qualify for a recall repair even though the pump was recalled for this vehicle type and year.