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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2016 Chrysler Town And Country Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
187about this part
Share
35%of 527 total for the year
Median mileage
82,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 187 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2016 Chrysler Town And Country, 35% of the 527 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Have 64987 miles on my vehicle and my transmission went out while I was driving. Just 5000 miles over the warranty. $4000 to fix it. We just had it in december and paid $1500 to fix the vehicle including updating the transmission. This is ridiculous that such a new vehicle has this many break downs. My dodge caravan has 158000 miles and no major problems.”

NHTSA complaint #11206192, filed 2019-05, 64,985 miles

“At 61,609 miles the torque converter came apart ruining the transmission. The vehicle would not engage in gear; when driving it would not stay in gear. This occurred without warning while I was on the road and almost caused an accident since the vehicle slowed down suddenly and without warning. In addition to needing a new transmission, I was told the combo cooler also needed replaced.”

NHTSA complaint #11331143, filed 2020-06, 61,609 miles

“Driving down city road came to stop. Pushed gas pedal RPM's increased but vehicle did not move. Undrivable had to have it towed. No problems since new purchase till that day. States per my vehicle make model year there is recall for transmission pump failure. But when I put VIN number in no recall pulls up.”

NHTSA complaint #11365236, filed 2020-10, 64,000 miles

“I was driving my car and lost power due to transmission not shifting or shifting hard. Engine will rev up to 4k rpms before it shifts into gear. The car does it from a stand still position to a moving state. It doesn't matter if it is city street or highway. I have been reading about a lot of these issues.”

NHTSA complaint #11325407, filed 2020-05, 98,000 miles

“I have about 71000 miles and my car when pushing on the gas revved up the RPM's and would not move forward. My mechanic said my transmission fluid pump is bad. There is a recall for this exact issue for 2016 Chrysler Town And Country vans manufactured when mine was however my VIN is not included in the recall. Chrysler should do the right thing and include all those affected with this issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11265405, filed 2019-10, 71,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201618735%
201511330%
2014518%
2013416%
2012366%
2011395%
2010674%
2009335%
2008583%
2007136%
2006143%
2005344%
2004138%
20032811%
20024010%
20016915%
20005217%
19994412%
19983010%
19974211%
199614716%
19951424%
19943019%
19932813%
19921612%
1991312%
1990538%

Other parts of the 2016 Chrysler Town And Country

Other or unknown
111 complaintsElectrical system
107 complaintsBody and structure
75 complaintsEngine
69 complaintsSeats
23 complaintsAir bags
16 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Chrysler Town And Country

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology