2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY NO-ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS BROKEN AND SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY MALFUNCTION ON THE HEADREST.

THE TELEMATICS MODULE GOES BAD IN THESE MODELS. LOOSING ALL GAUGES AND WIPER CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OFTEN RESULTS IN COSTLY DIAGNOSTICS THAT LEAVE THE DRIVER IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL STILL DRIVE AND OPERATE. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING AS MANY HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT, BUT I AM STILL HAVING AN OIL LEAK JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER. NOW WHEN I DRIVE SOMETIMES THE ACCELERATOR GOES OUT SO I JUST CRUISE UNTIL IT COMES BACK ON. IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN TOWN DRIVING

THE SLIDING DOOR TRACK FELL APART AND WIRES ARE HANGING OUT OF THE DOOR. THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS IS NOT WORKING. ONE OF THE REAR SEATBELTS ARE STUCK. THERE IS A DELAY IN THE STARTER. THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON.

WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT RPMS WENT UP BUT VAN DID NOT MOVE, WHINING SOUND HEARD. VAN CLUNKED INTO GEAR AND MOVED FREELY AFTER REACHING HIGHER GEARS. HOWEVER TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AT LOW GEARS WORSENED THRU OUT THE DAY. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE RETAINING ROD IN THE 'ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM' BROKE (PASSENGER SIDE), PREMATURELY RELEASING THE HEADREST. THE HEADREST CANNOT BE RESET AS INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE BREAK. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

DRIVING VEHICLE ON SUBURBAN STREETS I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT TAKE OFF AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENED AT EVERY STOP. THEN WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WOULD REBOUND BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED AND DROVE BUT AGAIN SLAMMED INTO GEAR. MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A PARKING LOT AND PULLED IN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME. LATER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER"CHECKED AND FOUND VEHICLE WON'T MOVE AND TRANSMISS ION PUMP IS WHINNING, FLUID IS BURNT, CHECKED DTC' S P0944 LOSS OF PRIME, P0731 GEAR RATIO ERROR IN 1 ST, P0846 2-4 OR 2C PRESSURE SWITCH RATIONALITY, R TRANSMISSION HAS HARD INTERNAL FAILURE, RECOMMEND REPLACING TRANSMISSION" . VEHICLE HAS 41000 MILES ON IT. 4700 DOLLARS TO REPLACE FAULTY TRANSMISSION.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. IT WAS 5 PM AND RUSH HOUR WITH CARS ALL AROUND HER. SHE NOTICED A WALGREENS COMING ON HER RIGHT. SHE HAD NO TURN SIGNAL TO ALERT THE DRIVER BEHIND HER. MY WIFE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN BUT REALIZED THAT SHE HAD NO BRAKES. SHE TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. SHE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. MY WIFE HAD BOTH MY SONS IN THE CAR WITH HER. SHE THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES BEFORE THIS. EACH TIME I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING SHOWING UP AND IT DOESN'T DO IT WHEN THEY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ON 4/1/19 AND THEY ISSUED A CASE NUMBER 58294804. THEY ASKED IF I WANTED TO GET IT FIXED OR A BUYBACK. I SAID BUYBACK. I CALLED ON 4/3/19 TO CHECK THE STATUS AND THEY SAID THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DUE TO FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC PUMP WITH NO PRIOR ISSUES. WELL MAINTAINED 90,000 MILES. HAPPENED WHILE TURNING LEFT 10-15MPH ON CITY STREET.

PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CONTROL - CIRCUIT OPEN. CAUSING A LOST COMMUNICATION WITH RIGHT B-PILLAR IMPACT ACCELERATION SENSOR, LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE RIGHT DOOR TRACK IMPACT ACCELERATION SENSOR AND SEAT BELT LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.