2009 Chrysler Town And Country Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“When changing brake pads out all the treads on the cv joint end fell off in my hand this vehicle is only 5 years old and the metal is disintegrating also the engine burns almost 3 quarts between every oil change .from what I see on the internet all of the chryslers 3.8 engines do this .this is not right !”

“My vehicle has stalled out twice. Once just after stopping at an intersection and once when turning in my driveway. On both occasions, the power steering went out and I could not control the direction of the van. Thankfully the brakes did not go out. This is very worrisome to me, especially if it could occur at higher rates of speed. I did take it in to a dealer for this issue, although nothing was done for it. Constantly worried it could happen again.”

“When we bought the vehicle (at around 80k miles) we noticed that you could smell coolant at times, but were told it was nothing. When we took it in for service we were told that it was 2 quarts low on oil. I asked the shop that did the first oil change, thinking maybe they didn't do a proper job- he mentioned that this was a common issue with this year of town & country. I took it in for a recall- a good friend wanted to perform an oil consumption test. Come to find out, it was burning oil at a rapid rate. …”

“While traveling down the interstate at 75 MPH our Town And Country stalls... This occurs while passing a tractor and trailer with one also behind us. At 75 MPH the vehicle gave no warning it was about to stall, the throttle control light came on and the vehicle lost all power. We just about got ran over by the tractor and trailer cause there was no time to try and move over to the slow lane. I was at 75 MPH and it dropped to 30 MPH in a matter of seconds. Take it to the to a local dealer everything looks good on our way home. …”

“My car is a 2009 Chrysler town & country with just over 60000 miles on it. The transmission is slipping and according to the dealer will have to be replaced now as it is failing fast. His recommendation is that I don't drive it very far. There is no reason why a 3 year old car with 60000 miles on it should have the transmission failing. I have been reading up on this and there are apparently quite a few complaints regarding this specific year and model. Many people have complained about the transmission failing. …”