There are 14 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2006 Chrysler Town & Country in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)MY 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS 160,000 AND REVERSE DOESN'T WORK I'M REALLY TIRED OF THESE CAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX
THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD WITH LESS THAN 87,000 MILES AFTER ALL WARRANTIES EXPIRED. THIS VEHICLE WAS LIGHTLY DRIVEN AND WELL CARED FOR. WHILE DRIVING THE VAN, WE NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PROFESSIONALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY PLANETARY GEAR ISSUE I.E. THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR INTERLOCK SHIFT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW MINUTES, TO OVER AN HOUR, EVERY FEW DAYS OR SO, AND, DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAD SENSORS BEING AN NHTSA ISSUE WITH 06 CHRYSLERS THIS IS CAUSE FOR GREAT CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY; FOR THE 1 1/2 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS TOWN & COUNTRY I HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS, BLINKING ON AND OFF, HEADLIGHTS AND/OR PARKING LIGHTS STAYING ON AFTER I'VE TURNED THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THE CAR OFF. I CONTINUE REPLACING RELAY SWITCHES AND PARTS. ON, THE PARKING LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AFTER I'VE TURNED EVERYTHING OFF, AND; WHILE DRIVING OFF NORMALLY THE TRANSAXLE WHISTLES, SCREECHES AND BOGS DOWN WHEN CHANGING GEARS, EVEN THOUGH TRANSAXLE FLUID IS CHANGED REGULARLY AND FILTER IS CLEAN.
WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR TOWN & COUNTRY SINCE WE BOUGHT IT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC. ALL OF THE GAUGES, RADIO, DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY. THE WORST PART IS THAT THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ONE TIME. IT WENT COMPLETELY DEAD! I PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT DID NOTHING. SOME PEOPLE CAME OVER AND WERE OFFERING TO PUSH ME TO A SAFE SPOT. I WAS VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE I HAD MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BUT IT WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME SHIFT GEARS. I JUST KEPT TRYING AND TRYING AND TRYING TO START IT. IT FINALLY STARTED AGAIN AND I HURRIED HOME. ANOTHER SCARY INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST TWO DAYS AGO WHEN WE HAD A LOT OF SLUSHY RAIN AND SNOW COMING DOWN. THE FLASHING STARTED AGAIN AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING! LUCKILY I MADE IT TO A SIDE STREET BEFORE RUNNING INTO ANYTHING OR ANYONE! WE HAVE SPENT ABOUT $2K TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED AND EMAILED CHRYSLER BUT SINCE IT WAS JUST OVER THE 80K MILE WARRANTY, THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED. THEY SAID I COULD BUY A NEW WARRANTY BUT IT WOULDN'T COVER PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER ONLINE POSTS ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TOWN AND COUNTRY. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING A TURN AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS AFTER BEING SHUT OFF AND THE CONTACT PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
2005 & 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY: WIRING DAMAGE BY RODENTS CAUSING MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILURE INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO SHIFT AND NON STARTING OF VEHICLE. MATERIAL IN WIRE INSULATION APPEARS TO ATTRACT THEM. WE OWN BOTH VEHICLES ABOVE AND PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN 2009 & 2010. *TR
LEFT FRONT DRIVE AXLE SHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN DESTIN FLORIDA WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I CAN IMAGINE SEVERAL TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. THIS VAN IS GENTLY DRIVEN, WELL-MAINTAINED, AND GAVE NO WARNING OF FAILURE BEFORE-HAND. *TR
OUR 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN HAD EXPERIENCED A BROKEN AXLE AT JUST 16,000 MILES. QUITE A SHORT DISTANCE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. *JB
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT OF MY CHRYSLER MINI VAN. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS HAPPENS TO ALL THE CHRYSLER MINI VANS. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. IN JUNE OF 2007, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE. DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS PERFORMING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROGRAM THAT SENDS A SIGNAL TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PROGRAM REPEATEDLY SENDS THE SIGNAL, BUT IT DOES NOT REGISTER. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,387. UPDATED 09/12/07 *TR
I OWN A 2006 TOWN & COUNTY CHRSYLER VAN, IT IS FINE UNTIL MY HUSBAND DRIVES IT. THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT/DRIVE TRAIN/SOUNDS LIKE IT CLUNKS AND FALLS INTO PLACE WHEN TAKING OFF OR STOPPING. I TOOK IT FOR MY NORMAL OIL CHANGE AND ASK THEM WHY IT DID THAT. THE SHOP MANAGER SAID THAT MY VAN'S HAS A MEMORY OF MY DRIVING AND WHEN SOMEONE ELSE DRIVES IT, IT NEEDED TO BE PUT ON A MACHINE TO CLEAR, THAT WAS ALL. IT DRIVES WITHOUT THAT SOUND NOW. I'M NOT A HARD STOPPER OR FAST STARTER. DOES MY HUSBANDS DRIVING CAUSE IT TO DO THAT, HE STOPS HARDER AND TAKES OFF FASTER THAN I DO?
CAR PARKED ON LEVEL SURFACE WITH ENGINE RUNNING & IN PARK. LOOKED OUT OF THE 2ND FLOOR WINDOW APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 MINUTES LATER AND THE CAR WAS MOVING, ENTERED THE GARAGE (DOOR OPENED) AND RAN INTO THE WALL, MAKING A HOLE IN THE WALL AND MINOR SCRATCHING OF THE FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. FILED A POLICE REPORT SINCE I WAS SHOWING THIS HOME FOR SALE AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT STARTED MOVING AFTER 2 TO 3 MINUTES OF IDLING. BELOW DATE IS AN APPROXIMATE ONE. UNSURE OF EXACT DATE AT THIS TIME BUT WOULD PROBABLY SHOW UP ON THE POLICE REPORT. ESTIMATE ABOUT $200 FOR WALL REPAIR. *TR
WHILE DRIVING A NEW 2006 TOWN AND COUNTRY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. INITIALLY, PULLING OVER, SHUTTING THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS SHUT-OFF PROCEDURE THE CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT VERY ROUGH (WITH AN AUDIBLE BANGING NOISE). VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FIRST SYMPTOM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS AT THIS POINT WITHOUT EVEN HAVING DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. WE ARE DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE AS A SUBSTITUTE. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.