2016 Chrysler Town & Country · symptom sheet
Transmission fails or needs replacement
- 42owner reports
- 77,000median miles
- $4,000median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Dec 11, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
187 of the 526 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 42 of those describe transmission failure.
Tick what matches of 42 reports
Transmission failure on other Town & Country years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014.
What this problem usually is
This is the end of the road for a transmission: the car stops moving under its own power, or a shop says the unit has to be replaced or rebuilt. Half of the owners here mention a warning light or message, and a quarter mention it happening again or to a second unit.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (42 reports) and the torque converter (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The transmission pump may seize causing a loss of hydraulic pressure.
All 5 recalls on the 2016 Chrysler Town & Country, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
What owners paid
15 of the 42 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $526 to $7,648.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 61,609 and 108,000 miles, from the 28 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Transmission failed while driving in the highway. Thereâs a recall S44 but my vin is not included in the list while my car has the same symptoms that the cars included in that recall.”
Filed Mar 17, 2025
“Transmission failing at 60,100 miles. Vehicle is loosing power when coming from a stop and cannot be placed into reverse without causing major issues when accelerating from a stop at intersection. contacted Chrysler customer care, they advised that they will not make any attempts to repair the issue”
Filed Nov 29, 2021 · 60,100 miles
“My Town and Country had its transmission fail. An independent transmission shop and the dealership service department both agreed that it was the hydraulic pump which failed. according to Chrysler the vehicle does not fall under the recall associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V461000, but the failure seems to be the exact same thing.”
Filed Aug 13, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 42 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
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- Doors, latches or locks fail 33 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 26 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 25 reports