# Chrysler Town and Country not shifting

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-town-and-country-not-shifting/90101>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, towncountry\
**Created:** [May 27, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-town-and-country-not-shifting/90101 "2015-05-27T19:46:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Coach\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Coach\_Hill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Coach_Hill)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-town-and-country-not-shifting/90101/1 "2015-05-27T19:46:19Z")

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My wife’s town and country had its serpentine belt replaced. Now it won’t go past second gear and is running 3.5 rpms at 40 mph. What do I do?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-town-and-country-not-shifting/90101/2 "2015-05-27T20:17:52Z")

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**_Coach, You Sure Have Your Share Of Car Problems._**

What Do You Do?  
It’s Like Saying “My Foot Hurts, What Do I Do?” That Depends…  
I Don’t Think The Shifting Problem Relates To The Serpentine Belt, But Take It Back To That Mechanic And Ask For A Diagnosis.

CSA

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**Author:** ![researcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/edb3f5/32.png) [@researcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/researcher)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-town-and-country-not-shifting/90101/3 "2015-05-30T01:09:20Z")

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Check the fuses if the power distribution center. There should be a fuse titled ‘transmission’ or transmission solenoids’. If this fuse opens, the transmission goes into ‘limp home’ mode which is Reverse and 2nd. It is a cheap fix for a sick transmission.

If this does not help, have a capable transmission specialist scan the Transmission Control Module for codes. If the TCM has a problem with a sensor or otherwise cannot decide how to drive the clutch valve solenoids it will revert to ‘limp home’ mode.

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**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/chrysler-town-and-country-not-shifting/90101/4 "2015-05-30T04:18:42Z")

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I am not sure what year your car is, but certain generations of these are prone to the shift solenoid going bad. It is $100 part and easy to change, so make sure you don’t pay for a full overhaul unless you have 2-3 opinions.