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2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — Complaint #1848280

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NHTSA Complaint about LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH filed October 18, 2022

NHTSA complaint #1848280 (ODI reference 11489789) concerns a 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY and was filed on October 18, 2022. The owner reports the failure occurred on May 18, 2022. The vehicle had 138,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to California based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY cohort independently describe similar latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
State
California
Mileage
138,000 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently down shifted to first gear. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift 3rd or 4th gear. The contact stated that after the vehicle down shifted, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he quickly pulled the vehicle off the roadway. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the passenger’s side sliding door failed to open as needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the actuator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 1848280
ODI Number 11489789
Date Filed October 18, 2022
Failure Date May 18, 2022
VIN 2C4RC1BG5GR

Similar LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Complaints for 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.