There are 12 owner-reported powertrain & transmission complaints for the 2004 Chrysler Town & Countryin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I'M DRIVING AND SOME HOW IT SEEMS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND IT WILL GO BACK TO THE ACTUAL DRIVING PATTERN IN ABOUT 5 TO 6 MIN AFTER IT STALLS
THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES CUT OFF AFTER FUELING AND SNELLS IF GAS FUMES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TGE CAR WOULD NOT PULL IN DRIVE LATER CAR WILL NOT ENGAGE IN THE REVERSE GEAR. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS SINCE THUS HAPPENED. THE CAR NOT PULLING WAS WHILE DRIVING HAD TO BE TOWED HOME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORITZ CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (9101 CAMP BOWIE BLVD, FORT WORTH, TX 76116) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 263,980.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM THIRD GEAR AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM PARK AND INTO DRIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED HOWEVER, A FAILURE CODE WAS NOT LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TRANSMISSION STUTTER. *TR
WHERE TO BEGIN? 1) WIRING THAT RUN ALONG PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO CONTROL REAR HATCH, AND BACK SIDE SLIDING DOOR SEVERED BY OPENING SLIDER DOOR. CAR CAN NO LONGER BE LOCKED BECAUSE THE POWER DOOR LOOK SYSTEM CONTROLS WERE CUT WHEN THE WIRING WAS CUT. 2) COMPLETE LOSS OF DISPLAYS AND CONTROLS IN THE DASHBOARD, WITH NO WARNING THAT IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. EVERYTHING WORKED IN THE EVENING, AND WAS LOST THE NEXT MORNING. NO WIPERS, LIGHTS, DISPLAYS, ETC. CAR SAT IN DRIVEWAY FOR 12 HOURS, FROM THE TIME IT WORKED, TO THE TIME THAT WE DISCOVERED NOTHING WORKED. 3) PROBLEM W/ POWER STEERING. CAR MAKES A WINING NOISE AND DRINKS POWER STEERING FLUID. SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES REPORT THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER WANTS A $1200 REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
MY 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN DRIVING THE RPMS GO UP TO 4000 AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR I CAN NOT DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY IT WILL ONLY LET YOU DRIVE ABOUT 40 MPH BECAUSE THE RPMS ARE TO HIGH AND I( AM AFRAID OF DAMAGING THE MOTOR DRIVING WITH SUCH HIGH RPMS TRANSMISSION IS AN A604 4SPEED THE SAME AS THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA WHICH HAS AN ACTIVE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT CHANGE INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND DROVE ROUGHLY WHILE IN MOTION. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERABLE IF DRIVEN AT 35 MPH OR LESS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
WHEN DRIVING THE VAN AT ANY SPEED IT WILL JUMP GEARS REV UP AND THEN PUSH OUT TO DRIVE REAL FAST IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO NUTRAL REAL FAST WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES SINCE HAD THE VAN JUST GOT IT IN MARCH.
PURCHASED 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY ON JAN. 2, 2004 WITH 6 MILES. TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON FIRST TIME AT 5,940 MILES ON MARCH 24, 2004. GEARS STICK AND IT JUMPS INTO GEARS WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES OR REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKES, MAKE TURNS, ETC. LONG STORY, THREE DEALERSHIPS AND FIVE TRIPS LATER, STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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