Chrysler Town and Country slipping problems

Filed Feb 27, 2026 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving and while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle unexpectedly slipped out of gear with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that the transmission had failed and needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Aug 4, 2024 · Transmission · OH

Vehicle slipped out of gear causing vehicle to jerk suddenly and wouldn’t drive. Vehicle had transmission flushed and now drives but intermittently (frequently) vibrates hard/shakes like it’s coming out of gear while at certain speeds. This make/model vehicle had a recall issued for this issue but my VIN wasn’t part of the recall. It has all the issues the recall listed.

Filed May 3, 2024 · Transmission · MD

Transmission is slipping, hard shifting, delayed engagement. I checked and it says this van is not in recall but it is doing the same thing

Filed Sep 14, 2023 · Transmission · KS

Transmission pump failure resulting in gear slippage and loss of power while my wife was driving. Seems to be the exact issue specified in an already existing Recall, but doesn't seem to apply to our 2016 Chrysler minivan. I'm not sure why it does not apply. 2016 Chrysler Town & Country Recall Item Affected: POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONDate Announced: 06/23/2016Description of Recall:Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles manufactured July 31, 2015, to April 18, 2016, 2016 Dodge Journey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2015, to January 29, 2016, and 2016 RAM ProMaster vehicles manufactured August 15, 2016, to April 15, 2016. The transmission pump may seize causing a loss of hydraulic pressure.Action Need To Fix It:Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission pump, free of charge. The recall began on August 18, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1‑800‑853‑1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S44.

Filed May 15, 2023 · Transmission · IA

While driving with my children, my 2016 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum van started to make a loud whining noise and then it started lurching forward. I could tell it tried switching gears but transmission was slipping. There was no errors given. This happened suddenly. Vehicle has 88,000 miles. I drove home, but barely made it home as it wouldn't switch gears smoothly. I had it towed to transmission shop. They said the transmission was shot and needed replaced or complete rebuild. Error code give was P0844 loss of hydraulic pump prime.

Filed Apr 27, 2023 · Engine · VA

The gas-cap warning lamp came on but there was no issue with the gas cap upon inspection. Within two days, the transmission started slipping sporadically between gears as the van accelerated between 10-35 mph and there was a high-pitched whir from 0-40 mph. Shortly after, the gears would not engage after stopping at a light and the van was unable to move forward (as if it was in neutral.) We shut off the engine, let it cool down, and then restarted it. We were able to get to an independent service center who inspected the vehicle and indicated that it was likely the transmission pump which was recalled in August 2016. (S44) Not sure why Chrysler excluded my vehicle from this recall but it was extremely dangerous for the car to stop moving forward while driving especially on a busy county highway. Vehicle is now at dealer who will not repair it as a recall because my vehicle VIN was not originally included in the recall. Am the original owner of vehicle.

Filed Apr 24, 2023 · Engine · CA

When driving experienced transmission slippage. Looked up vehicle and found safety recall S44 which applies to chrysler town and country 2015 to 2016. My vehicle has engine sales code ERB and transaxle sales code DG2 but is not showing up as being recalled based off my VIN. How do I fix it so that my vehicle is repaired based off of this recall when obviously the same part that is being recalled is installed in my vehicle?

Filed Mar 12, 2023 · Transmission · TX

Transmission slippage…… Engine light on highlighting problems and cylinders.. transmission overheating and not working.. this is happened three times the most recent time was yesterday and two days earlier

Filed Jan 21, 2023 · Transmission · IN

Halfway through a nearly 1000 mile trip from my home to Panama City Beach, FL, I noticed a noise slowly getting louder from the vehicle as the trip progressed. About 100 miles out from our destination, I noticed gears started slipping and the check engine light came on. Luckily, we did get to our destination and an Auto Service Center. From the attached invoice, we now know the "front transmission pump has low pressure starving transmission for fluid damaging transmission internally." This required us to replace the transmission, which was a nearly $6500 repair. It turns out, Chrysler recalled other 2015 Town and County vans for this exact same reason (recall number is 16V461000 and Chrysler's number is S44). However, my VIN was NOT a part of this recall. According to this recall description, "If the transmission loses hydraulic pressure, the vehicle may lose motive power, increasing the risk of a crash." The fact that my vehicle was not recalled but had the same issue as other vehicles that were recalled should warrant an investigation. I now know my family's safety was unknowingly at risk. I will also give this information directly to Chrysler.

Filed Dec 16, 2022 · Transmission · IN

The transmission pump failed suddenly, resulting in severe slippage in the transmission and loss of motive power for the vehicle. The vehicle struggled to stay up to road speeds on the highway until I could get it parked in a safe place to get my family out of the vehicle. Later on that day, I tried to take the vehicle around the block, to which it barely would make it back to it's starting point it was slipping so badly. A local Chrysler dealer has diagnosed the transmission is bad specifically citing a bad pump in the transmission. There were no warning lamps or indicators alerting us to this problem, just the sudden failure of the transmission putting me and my family in an unsafe situation. This vehicle meets all the criteria of a Chrysler Town and Country listed on Recall 16v-461 (S44 within FCA's nomenclature). The build date of our van falls squarely within the build date window listed in the recall. Recall states 7/31/15 through 4/18/2016 build dates are affected--our van states Build date of 11/15 on the door jamb. However, after contacting multiple dealerships and Chrysler themselves, they claim our van is not a part of this recall as the VIN number is not associated with the recall. I don't understand. The recall calls out the failure of the transmission oil pump, and that is the exact part that has failed on our van causing an unsafe sudden failure of the transmission in our van. I think it is a failure on FCA's part to not associate all the vehicles with this recall that in reality should be associated with this recall. This is wrong.