Chrysler Town and Country whining noise problems

Filed Aug 8, 2025 · Transmission · MI

Van was driving fine, no issues. Regular maintenance done, and 100,000 mile work completed within last year. One day it was totally fine, the next day it was whining, hopping and driving unsafely. Transmission randomly needs replaced. Throwing codes for low pressure and the pump losing prime. All codes were transmission lost of pressure related and the transmission has an internal failure.

Filed Apr 22, 2025 · Transmission · TX

The transmission failed. There were no lights on on the dash, vehicle started making a whining noise and within 12 hrs of the onset the transmission started to fail. The van would lose the ability to accelerate and put my family and other in danger because it happened on the highway and our vehicle was stopped in traffic. The check engine light did not come on until a few hours AFTER the transmission failed, but there were no light indicators prior to this happening. The transmission has been replaced after the damaged transmission was inspected by our mechanic and he stated that with less than 100k miles on the vehicle, based on the amount of metal and debris in the transmission pan, there must have been an issue with it during manufacturing. The original transmission will be returned shortly for a core refund, so will not be available for additional inspection after that. The van was test driven by our mechanic and the issue was replicated while he was driving, ie, it would not accelerate after about 5 minutes of driving.

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 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 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 Apr 7, 2022 · Transmission · FL

While driving home from shopping, vehicle lost power and started making a high-pitched whining noise. Engine was running fine but automatic transmission would not shift. This happened on road with speed limit of 50mph and I couldn't get the vehicle to go over 20mph. No warning lamps or messages appeared on the dash and there were no symptoms of any problem prior to this event, which happened on 4/4/2022. Vehicle was towed to local licensed repair shop. They have checked vehicle out and confirmed transmission needs to be replaced at only 79,000 miles!

Filed Oct 24, 2021 · Transmission · KY

Likely transmission pump failure or torque converter failure. Mileage is approximately 69,000. This is the second failure with same symptoms. Transmission slips out of gear, whines, clicks. Whining goes away when placed in neutral. After transmission slipped check engine light came on, no prior indication this was going to occur. Safety jeopardized on this occassion as we were pulling out of driveway located on blind curve when transmission failed. No collision occurred, but no action could've been taken to avoid collision if a vehicle come around curve. Was towed to Moore Ford Hartford Kentucky where the first repair was made. There was a known recall on 2015-2016 chrysler town and country for this problem. Dates of Manufacture: JUL 30, 2015 to APR 17, 2016 Manufacturer Recall Number: S44 the federal safety agency Campaign ID: 16V461000 Unsure if this unit was included in recall, but with this being second failure during our ownership I believe it deserve attention.

Filed Jul 30, 2021 · Transmission · NE

My van only has 59,400 miles on it. We were on vacation stopped at a stoplight, when the light turned green, I stepped on the gas pedal, the engine would rev up and there was a high pitched sound, and then the van would jerk forward. The van exhibited difficulty with shifting. No warning lights came on before this incident, only after the van started to exhibit difficulty shifting. Codes noted: P0734-Gear Ratio Error in 4th P0868-Line Pressure Low P0745-Gear Ratio Error in 5th P083B-LC Pressure switch rationality P1790- Fault Immediately After Shift P0944-Loss of hydraulic Pump Prime I had to have my van towed to a Chrysler dealership they noted that the transmission fluid pump line pressure was only getting to 25 psi and loud whine from pump. Debris noted in the pan. Transmission was replaced with reman due to debris in the pan and replaced trans cooler and flushed transmission lines. Had I kept driving my van, it could have easily stalled in an intersection. If that would have happened, my family could have easily been hit by on-coming traffic. There is a recall S44 for 2016 Chrysler Town and Country Vans for this exact thing happening to the transmission. I do not understand why my van is not included in the recall. My van only has 59,400 miles, this should not happen.