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1996 Chrysler TOWN AND COUNTRY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

938 owner complaints analyzed

7 distinct recall campaigns

94,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1996 model year. Data updated: . 99 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 115 of 938 complaints (12.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting11712.5%
Fuel system concerns10010.7%
Braking behavior9610.2%
Steering behavior9510.1%
Engine operation737.8%
Electrical and battery issues353.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission
115
Air Bags
102
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
72
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
69
Vehicle Speed Control
57
Electrical System:Horn
52
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
44
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
32
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Automatic Transmission115
Air Bags102
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline72
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly69
Vehicle Speed Control57
Electrical System:Horn52
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer44
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine32

Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 115; Air Bags: 102; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 72; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 69; Vehicle Speed Control: 57; Electrical System:Horn: 52; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 44; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 32

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
3
25,000 to 49,999
3
50,000 to 74,999
22
75,000 to 99,999
27
100,000 to 149,999
33
150,000 and above
11
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0003
25,000 to 49,9993
50,000 to 74,99922
75,000 to 99,99927
100,000 to 149,99933
150,000 and above11

Under 25,000: 3; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 22; 75,000 to 99,999: 27; 100,000 to 149,999: 33; 150,000 and above: 11

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (33). 839 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1995
13
1996
62
1997
107
1998
57
1999
110
2000
136
2001
157
2002
143
2003
71
2004
42
2005
11
2006
6
2007
5
2008
7
2009
1
2010
1
2011
3
2012
2
2014
1
2015
2
2019
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
199513
199662
1997107
199857
1999110
2000136
2001157
2002143
200371
200442
200511
20066
20075
20087
20091
20101
20113
20122
20141
20152
20191

1995: 13; 1996: 62; 1997: 107; 1998: 57; 1999: 110; 2000: 136; 2001: 157; 2002: 143; 2003: 71; 2004: 42; 2005: 11; 2006: 6; 2007: 5; 2008: 7; 2009: 1; 2010: 1; 2011: 3; 2012: 2; 2014: 1; 2015: 2; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 117 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 100 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 96 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10005135 · 2003-02-02 (February 2, 2003)

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO SHIFT INTO O/D. IT MAY DRIVE FINE FOR DAYS AND THEN LOCK IN SECOND GEAR. MANUALLY CHANGING THE GEARSHIFT DOES NOT OVERRIDE THE FAILURE. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT LOG THE FAILURE. IT DOES CAPTURE THE MANUAL SHIFTING EVENT. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBELM IS TO TURN OFF THE VAN AND START IT BACK UP. THIS COULD CORRECT IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR IT MAY RECUR WITHING MINUTES. TOTALLY RANDOM. OCCURS AT ANY TIME, NIGHT OR DAY. IT OFTEN OCCURS DURING ACCELLERATIONS FOLLOWING TU…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005135 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10007051 · 2002-10-08 (October 8, 2002)

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *JB *NLM *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****768224

Owner-reported narrative. 52,270 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007051 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005459 · 2003-02-07 (February 7, 2003)

WARPED GAS TANK CONDITION. WHEN FILLING TANK, GAS WILL LEAK FROM SEAM ON TANK TOP, AND RUN ON GROUND. PH

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005459 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011859 · 2003-03-17 (March 17, 2003)

THE VAN EXPERIENCED A LEAK AT THE GAS TANK, WHICH HAD WORSEN OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. *JB *TS

Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011859 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009273 · 2003-02-25 (February 25, 2003)

WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

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Owner report 10014777 · 2003-03-31 (March 31, 2003)

THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. *JB

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Owner report 10000191 · 2002-12-17 (December 17, 2002)

1996 CHRYSLER T&C MINIVAN WITH 78,000 MILES, BEING OPERATED BY WIFE, BROKE DOWN IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH KIDS ONBOARD. THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE DUE TO FAULTY BELT TENSIONER. THE BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY TWO MONTHS PREVIOUSLY AS PART OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (JUST TO AVOID EXACTLY WHAT HAPPED). MECHANIC INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER T&C TENSIONERS WERE PRONE TO PREMATURE FAILURE CAUSING SHREDDING OF THE SERPENTINE BELT. BELT AFFECTS POWER STEERING, COOLING FAN, CHARGING SYSTEM, ETC. WIFE, WHO WEIGHS IN AT 95 LBS, LOST ALL …

Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000191 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10016269 · 2003-04-21 (April 21, 2003)

ENTIRE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS DURING ANY BUT THE SLOWEST, STRAIGHT AHEAD DRIVING, AS IT RESULTS IN A NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF MANEUVERABILITY. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY ACCELERATED, BRAKED, OR TURNED, AND LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FAIL. FURTHERMORE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY MALFUNCTIONS CONTINUOUSLY IN COLD WEATHER, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS …

Owner-reported narrative. 71,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016269 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10012048 · 2003-03-18 (March 18, 2003)

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE CRANK SHAFT BROKE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

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Owner report 10015788 · 2003-04-14 (April 14, 2003)

THE TRANSMISSION OR SENSOR DEVICE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. *JB

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Owner report 10002781 · 2003-01-16 (January 16, 2003)

1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY LXI MINI-VAN PARKED AT AN OFF-AIRPORT PARKING LOT WAS TOTALLED DUE TO A FIRE ORIGINATING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT APPROX 8:00 AM. AT APPROX. 1:00 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING, PARKING ATTENDANTS NOTICED VEHICLE ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED, RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY APPROX 3:00 AM. FIRE DEPARTMENT FOREMAN RESPONDING SAYS FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SUSPECTED THAT IT STARTED FROM A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX NEAR THE BATTERY. VEHICLE DEEMED A COMPLETE LO…

Owner-reported narrative. 188,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002781 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005887 · 2003-01-29 (January 29, 2003)

VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING RPMS TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE POWER WINDOWS AND AIR CONDITIONING WILL STOP FUNCTIONING. PH

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

938 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

10.6%Usable mileage99 / 938 records
78.8%Valid incident date739 / 938 records
100.0%Valid filing date938 / 938 records
78.7%Ordered incident and filing dates738 / 938 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Electrical System
2213.2%
ODI 10072568

CHRYSLER HAS DISCONTINUED BACKLIGHTING OF DOOR LIGHT SWITCHES,POWER DOOR SWITCH,POWER MIRROR SWITCH,HEADLAMP SWITCH,AND LOW LINE WINDOW SWITCHES. DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING, IT'S VERY HARD TO LOCATE THESE SWITCHES WITHOUT DISTRACTING YOUR DRIVING ABILITY. TOOK THE VAN INTO DEALER TO HAVE THE LIGHTS RE-ACTIVATED (THEY ARE THERE), BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULDN'T ENABLE THEM. (CHRYSLER HAS A BULLETIN ON THIS, #08-018-02.*AK

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14617.0%
ODI 10120375

2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, THE MAIN COMPUTER, AND THE DASH BOARD GAUGES.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

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6815.8%
ODI 10218997 · 28,367 mi

1) LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FILLED TIRES, WHICH WERE WITHIN 1-2 PSI OF RECOMMENDATION, TO FULL PSI. LIGHT REMAINED ON. FILLED TIRES AGAIN. LIGHT WENT OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME OCCURRENCE. TOOK TO DEALER, TIRES WERE FILLED AGAIN. LIGHT IS OFF. 2) ONE WEEK AFTER 23 POINT INSPECTION, AND FOR TWO WEEKS BRAKE AND AIR BAG LIGHTS FLICKERED MOMENTARILY WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A CESSATION OF RADIO/CD TRANSMISSION/SOUND. WITHIN THE LAST FOUR DAYS, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER I…

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4118.7%
ODI 10223051 · 150 mi

CAR WAS IN OUR DRIVEWAY, NOT RUNNING. HORN, LIGHTS, WIPERS - EVERYTHING STARTED GOING AT ONCE, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START. WE COULDN'T TURN ANYTHING OFF. CALLED 911, FIRE DEPT. UNHOOKED THE BATTERY AND TOOK OUT THE ELECTRICAL BOX. HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. *TR

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1,21862.8%
ODI 10230373 · 11,000 mi

WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2007. FIRST, THE DOORS REOPEN BY THEMSELVES - THAT TOOK 8 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY FIXED IN MAY 2008. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IS THAT THE STARTER STICKS WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM AND DIFFICULT FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DUPLICATE. YESTERDAY, JUNE 8, THE VAN COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS - EVERYTHING! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THE…

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44863.4%
ODI 10280830 · 94 mi

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON FRIDAY, 8/14/2009---ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP. STOPPED WORKING ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP---NO GAUGES, NO POWER WINDOWS OR DOORS, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO A/C, NO RADIO---THE ONLY THING WORKING WERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND I COULD NOT SHUT THEM OFF---ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP---MADE IT HOME AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SET UP APPT. FOR MONDAY MORNING---VAN HAS LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT AND ALREADY IN FOR SERVICE---CALLED DEALERSHIP MONDAY AFTERNOON, THEY CAN'T…

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96061.7%
ODI 10321532 · 400 mi

2010 TOWN & COUNTRY BEING DRIVEN BY MY WIFE HOME FROM CHURCH WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE CAR SIMPLY SHUT DOWN...ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRIC CEASED TO FUNCTION. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. ONCE STOPPED AND PUT IN PARK THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND RAN NORMALLY. THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW, 18 DAYS IN OUR POSSESSION. DEALER INSPECTED CAR AND COULD NOT REPLICATE OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. ON MARCH 14TH, THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR A SECOND…

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51967.1%
ODI 10408709

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE VAN AT A REAL GOOD PRICE OR SO WE THOUGHT ... SHE WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO GOTO WORK AFTER TAKING OUR SON TO DAYCARE... SHE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENT STORE AFTER DROPPING HIM OFF AND TURNED THE VAN OFF. WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT AND TRIED TO CRANK IT , THE VAN DID NOTHING... THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND SO WAS THE RADIO.. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT COME TO FIND OUT THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT IT FROM SAID IT WAS THE POWER MODULE AND THAT IT WAS AROUND FIVE TO EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX.. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE VAN FO…

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39362.0%
ODI 10499593 · 5,000 mi

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING VAN ON 8/4/2012 AT YOUR DEALERSHIP. VIN [XXX]. THIS IS OUR 6TH OR 7TH CHRYSLER/DODGE VAN. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2013 AS I WAS APPROACHING THE CVS DRUG STORE SIDE PARKING LOT IN PLYMOUTH WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER THE SIDEWALK AND CONTACTED THE BUILDING. THE RESULT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, $5734.90 AND SOME CRACKED RIBS, BRUISED BREAST BONE AND WHIP LASH LIKE INJURY TO MY NECK. I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY RO…

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39057.3%
ODI 10502818 · 2,000 mi

HVAC IS THREE ZONE AUTOMATIC CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ALL VENTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY STARTS BLOWING IN COLD OUTSIDE AIR FIRST NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER LEGS NUMB WITH BURNING, STINGING CHILL GLASS FOGS AND DOESN'T CLEAR WITH COLD OUTSIDE AIR BLOWING TOOK TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX AND IT WAS CHRYSLER'S PROBLEM CHRYSLER'S FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON IT BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO FIX (3/14/2013) HE IS REFERRING ME TO CHRY…

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21433.6%
ODI 10576289 · 2,000 mi

I RENTED A TOWN AND COUNTRY FROM ENTERPRISE. DROVE 2,000 MILES FROM PA TO FL. ON THE WAY BACK WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE IGNITION GOT DISCONNECTED BRIEFLY AND CAME BACK AFTER 1-2 SECONDS. AT THAT TIME I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT COULD BE (WE HAD NO ACCIDENT NOR INJURY AT ALL) BUT NOW I SEE THAT THIS COULD BE LINKED TO THE GM IGNITION RECALL (DOES THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME IGNITION SUPPLIER AS GM?). PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CASE AS THIS MAY INDICATE THAT THE IGNITION RECALL SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE SOME CHRYSLER VEHICLES AS WELL. *TR

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6115.9%
ODI 10661098 · 1,270 mi

ON NOVEMBER 25 AT 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING EXITS 27 A AND B IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. I WAS PLANNING TO USE EXIT 26 AND GENTLY ACCELERATED MY TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN IN ORDER TO PASS A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT AND TRANSITION TO THE RIGHT LANE IN ORDER TO EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE VEHICLE, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE SOMEWHAT FORCEFULLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. UPON REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELE…

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10720.3%
ODI 10933787 · 13,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING GEARS SINCE PURCHASE. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND RPMS REDLINE. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR FOR OVER 40 DAYS SINCE MARCH 2016 AND IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. MOST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE PROPERLY, AFTER BEING IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. DURING THE LAST TWO INCIDENTS, NO WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED, NOR HAVE THERE BEEN ANY FAULT CODES FOUND IN THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM. THE VAN IS EXTREMELY UN…

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Air Bags
137.8%
ODI 10094229

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER ADJUSTED THE SEAT AND THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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8910.4%
ODI 10075293 · 800 mi

PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN..WITH LESS THEN 800 MILES AIRBAG LITE KEPT COMING ON OFF AND ON.SOMETIME STAYING ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME..TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED A CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL WAS BAD,THEY SAID PARTS WERE ON ORDER AND VAN WAS OK TO DRIVE,, I SAID WILL AIRBAGS WORK IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT,, DEALER SAID PROB NOT,,AFTER A LITTLE ARGUING I GOT A LOANER CAR, VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. *AK

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5011.6%
ODI 10199839 · 18,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING 40 MPH CRASHED HEAD ON WITH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SMOKE ROSE FROM THE ENGINE AND ALL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED BRUISES TO HER LEGS, CHEST, AND WAIST ALONG WITH A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND KNEE INJURIES. THE THREE PASSENGERS SEATED IN THE REAR SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THEIR CHESTS FROM THE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MECHANIC STATED TH…

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146.4%
ODI 10343649 · 53,091 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER STARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REGARDING THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT FILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,091.

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37019.1%
ODI 10344287 · 77,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THE AIRBAG ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN DEPLOYED. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. MY ARM WAS BRUISED AND CUT DURING THE ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER HAD HER HEAD SHOVED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BY HER AIRBAG. MY GRANDSON WAS COUGHING AND CHOKING ON THE POWDER FROM THE AIRBAG. UNABLE TO SEE, I MANAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT CAUSING ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OR ANY OTHERS. THE POLICE AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND COULD FIND NO PHYSICAL REASON…

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18726.4%
ODI 10373469 · 9,000 mi

HORN ASSEMBLY CAME COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. NO ACCIDENT. I ASSUME THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG IS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS COMPONENT. DEALERSHIP SAID CAUSE WAS FAULTY PART OR MONDAY ASSEMBLED VEHICLE. *TR

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26817.2%
ODI 10414288 · 28,000 mi

ON JULY 5TH, 2011 THE ABOVE MENTIONED CHRYSLER VAN LEFT THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR AND ENTERED A DRAINAGE BASIN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN EARTH "BERM" THAT ACTED AS A WALL FOR THE DRAINAGE BASIN. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED TO A POINT THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE RADIATOR WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE FRONT BUMPER WAS PULLED COMPLETELY UNDER THE VEHICLE. TWO TIRES WERE F…

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243.1%
ODI 10464668 · 13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 45 MPH AND PUSHED INTO A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THEY DID NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED DURING THE CRASH, ALLOWING THE CHILD SEAT THAT WAS BEING RESTRAINED TO DETACH FROM THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CUR…

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182.8%
ODI 10499586 · 9,279 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,279. UPDATED 5/17/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 3 D…

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507.3%
ODI 10534671 · 10,000 mi

RENTED A MINIVAN FROM AVIS AT SLC AIRPORT LATE JULY 2013. ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE AIRPORT MY KNEE BUMPED THE MASS OF KEYRING OBJECTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS I WAS JUST GETTING UP TO 60MPH. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN AND DETERMINED I HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHUT IT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE. ONLY ONE OF THE 5 PASSENGERS EVEN NOTICED THE SLOWDOWN. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IF IT IS THE PRACTICE OF RENTAL …

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7611.9%
ODI 10614877 · 2,995 mi

SUBJECT VEHICLE (2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, VEHICLE 2) WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION ACCIDENT WITH 2005 FORD MUSTANG (VEHICLE 1). VEHICLE 1 PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN TO TURN LEFT ONTO 4 LANE THOROUGHFARE WITH A LARGE TRUCK TURNING RIGHT ONTO STREET WHERE VEHICLE 1 WAS STOPPED. VEHICLE 1 DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC WAS HINDERED BY TURNING TRUCK. VEHICLE 2 WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE PASSING THE TRUCK. VEHICLE 2'S RIGHT FRONT CORNER COLLIDED WITH LEFT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE 1 AT FULL VEHICLE SPEED SINCE DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 DID NOT SEE VEHICLE 2 P…

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3910.2%
ODI 10785921

AIR BAGS WENT OFF DURING A ACCIDENT AND WE RECEIVED CUTS ON MY LEGS AND ALSO MY WIFE'S LEGS

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163.0%
ODI 11045119

TAKATA RECALL I TYPED MY VALID VIN NUMBER JUST AS DIRECTED ON THIS SITE TO SEE IF IT WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. HOWEVER, I GOT A MESSAGE THAT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT VALID. IT IS VALID!!! I ALSO TRIED CHECKING MY VIN NUMBER ON AIRBAGRECALL.COM, BUT IT WASN'T FOUND THERE EITHER. I CAREFULLY COPIED MY VIN DIRECTLY FROM MY STATE OF INDIANA TITLE AND ENTERED IT SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH SITE TO NO AVAIL.

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Engine
95.4%
ODI 10473016 · 69,889 mi

ABOUT 3 MIN AFTER FILLING UP VEHICLE STALLED AFTER PULLING OUT OF STATION. POWER STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT MOVE OUT OF LANE. TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES TO RESTART AND MOVE TO SAFETY. SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!!! *TR

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414.8%
ODI 10451087 · 62,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN ENGINE SPUTTERED, ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER/FUNCTION. *TR *JS

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163.7%
ODI 10608545 · 55,000 mi

DRIVING ON ROAD AT 50 MPH. THE ENGINE JUST JUST OFF. DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO WOODS LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT. THE CAR THEN STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO REVERSE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I HAD 3 YOUNG KIDS IN CAR AT THE TIME AS WELL. PUT ME IN A SCARY SITUATION. HAD WORK DONE ON IGNITION SYSTEM, TUNE UP, BELT CHANGES AND A FEW VALVE SENSORS REPLACED. HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR BEFORE WITH MY WIFE. *JS

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2712.3%
ODI 10587212 · 70,000 mi

AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK AND DRIVING MAYBE ONE BLOCK THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS HAPPENS NOW AFTER EVERY FILLUP. IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE13016 FOR OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. A SEARCH IN GOOGLE CAME UP WITH MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITH MANY DIFFERENT CARS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. IF YOU PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION DIRECTLY ONTO A HIGHWAY AND STALL WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, THE RESULTS COULD BE DISASTROUS (B'AH). *TR

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20410.5%
ODI 10461407 · 41,763 mi

REOCCURING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. HAD 4 OIL CONSUMPTIONS TEST DONE. TEST ON 6/8/12 FAILED. BURNED 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN 2589 MILES. FILED LEMON LAW IN FEB 2012 FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MORE THAN 3X. CHRYSLER HAS DENIED THE LAWSUIT. SEEKING FURTHER ACTIONS AGAINST CHRYSLER AT THIS TIME. VAN IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP UNDERGOING OIL COMPRESSION AND LEAK DOWN TEST AS ADVISED BY CHRYSLER. DEALERSHIP IS NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS AND WILL NOT TELL ME RESULTS OF TEST. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY ARE WAITING FO…

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9613.6%
ODI 10462789 · 15,000 mi

AFTER SUSTAINED HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OUR VAN STALLED UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SHAKE VERY HARD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO STALLING. THE TACHOMETER WOULD ALSO DIP BELOW 750 RPM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ENGINE STALLING. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES BEFORE WE FINALLY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VAN AND SAID THAT THEY SIMPLY UPDATED THE ENGINE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME QUITE PR…

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30219.4%
ODI 10464131 · 50,000 mi

ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHEN I TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM MY 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY, THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN AS IF THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE CAR. IT TAKES OVER AN HOUR OF FIDDLING WITH REINSERTING THE KEY TO GET IT TO ACTUALLY TURN OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CANNOT PARK AND LEAVE MY CAR WHILE IT IS STILL RUNNING WITHOUT A KEY EVEN IN THE IGNITION. SOMEONE COULD GET INSIDE AND DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT NEEDING A KEY....NOT TO MENTION CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN A GARAGE. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE…

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10713.8%
ODI 10479218 · 26,424 mi

I WAS CLEANING MY WINDSHIELD ON THE VAN WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED (WITHIN THE CLOSED GARAGE). APPARENTLY THE AUTOMATIC-START FUNCTION WAS TRIGGERED WHEN THE KEY-FOB REMOTE IN MY PANTS POCKET WAS INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED WHEN I LEANED AGAINST THE CAR. THIS IS VERY SCARY! IF I HAD BEEN LEANING AGAINST SOMETHING INSIDE THE HOUSE, WOULD MY CAR HAVE BEEN RUNNING ALL NIGHT IN A CLOSED GARAGE ATTACHED TO MY HOUSE?. I HAVE OFTEN ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED OTHER FUNCTIONS (SUCH AS DOOR OPENING, DOOR LOCK, ETC.) WHEN WORKING AROUND THE HOUSE, BUT AUTOM…

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10015.8%
ODI 10569161 · 24,900 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE RE FLASHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,072.

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10815.9%
ODI 10522382 · 25 mi

TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN WITH 4 MILES ON IT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. TOOK IT OUT FOR THE FIRST RIDE ON SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013 AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. STARTED IT BACK UP AND VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN. CONTINUED TO START UP AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT FOUR TIMES. CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFI…

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15123.7%
ODI 10577564 · 8,300 mi

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MY KNEE TOUCHED THE KEY RING. VEHICLES ENGINE SHUT OFF. BRAKES LOST POWER. HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME STEERING AND GETTING VEHICLE STOPPED ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO GET IT IN PARK TO RESTART CAR. *TR

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6316.4%
ODI 10661098 · 1,270 mi

ON NOVEMBER 25 AT 4:30PM, I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 80 GOING WESTBOUND APPROACHING EXITS 27 A AND B IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. I WAS PLANNING TO USE EXIT 26 AND GENTLY ACCELERATED MY TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN IN ORDER TO PASS A VEHICLE TO MY RIGHT AND TRANSITION TO THE RIGHT LANE IN ORDER TO EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE VEHICLE, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE SOMEWHAT FORCEFULLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. UPON REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE CAR AGAIN ACCELE…

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6913.1%
ODI 10905696 · 24,500 mi

OPERATING VEHICLE AT 65MPH ON I-81 ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS IN AUXILIARY MODE. DIGITAL DRIVER DISPLAY WENT BLANK SHOWED ONLY DIRECTION AND TEMPERATURE. POWER STEERING GONE. I CHANGED TO RIGHT LANE, PULLED ONTO SHOULDER AND PLACED CAR IN PARK. I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE ENGINE. RENTAL VEHICLE ONLY ITEMS ON KEYCHAIN WERE 2 VEHICLE FOBS. DID NOT HIT KEY WITH KNEE. TANK WAS 7/8 FULL OF GAS. ON FAIRLY LEVEL STRETCH OF ROADWAY. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED. NO OIL OR TEMPERATURE WARNINGS. I HAD DRIVEN FROM LITTLE ROCK, AR TO NOR…

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Unknown Or Other
21.2%
ODI 10083735

MECHANICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY.*MR THE VEHICLES MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 10 MILES THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE AFTER THE INITIAL VISIT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION IN OTHER WAYS. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATOR THE INCORRECT SPEED. THE ENGINE MADE NOISE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED. THE ENGINE VIBRATED WHEN ACCELERA…

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101.2%
ODI 10130305 · 3,000 mi

DT: CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MANUFACTURED BY DAIMLER/CHRYSLER CORPORATION. ON JULY 5, VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE, AND HAD TO USE THE SPARE TIRE. WHEN THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AND PUT THE SPARE BACK INTO PLACE IT CAME OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON JULY 26, 2005. THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS CONCERN. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *NM

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112.6%
ODI 10241016 · 9,300 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEATS DO NOT HAVE THE LATCH MECHANISM. ALL OF THE SEATS HAVE SEAT BELTS WITH EMERGENCY LOCKING SYSTEMS. SHE WAS INFORMED BY AN INSPECTOR AT THE FIRE STATION THAT SHE SHOULD NOT PLACE A BOOSTER SEAT ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,300. UPDATED 11/24/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHILD IS ONLY SAFE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN SITTING UPRIGHT. THERE WAS NOTHING TO PROTECT THE CHILD FROM LEANING FORWARD. UPDATED 11/26/0…

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83.7%
ODI 10218822

2007 TOWN & COUNTRY WITH 9,000 MILES DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 76 IN PHILADELPHIA EXITING AN OFF RAMP AT CONSHOHOCKEN. VAN BEGAN SHAKING THEN IT WAS A SOUND LIKE A POP VAN BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, NOT ABLE TO STEER OR SHIFT ANY GEARS. DRIVER UNABLE TO TURN WHEEL CAUSING THE VAN TO GO INTO THE OFF RAMP. THERE IS LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VAN BUT DRIVER WAS TOLD BY A WORKER FOR THE PA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS AN AUTOBODY SHOP & TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKE CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VAN. THE ENGINE MOUNT IS…

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904.6%
ODI 10233107

I WROTE A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE DOORS ON MY 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY THAT THE OPENED ON THERE OWN AND THEN WOULD NOT ALWAYS RESPOND TO THE REMOTE. CHRYSLER HAS UPDATED THE COMPUTER IN MY VAN. RECENTLY I HAD MORE PROBLEMS OF THE DOORS NOT RESPONDING SO THE VAN WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT AND A NEW RADIO WITH WIRING FROM THE RADIO TO THE ANTENNA, HAD TO HAVE THE SEATS ON THE MIDDLE ROW REUPHOLSTERED AND BECAUSE OF HEAT COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. WHICH IS THE OTHER REASON I AM WRITING. THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND IT IS NO…

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304.2%
ODI 10372949 · 44,600 mi

WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR TIRES, CONSTANTLY LOSING PRESSURE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A TIRE ISSUE, HOWEVER EVERY TIME I HAD THE TIRES CHECK THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AGAIN, WE WERE LOSING PRESSURE IN A TIRE, I WENT TO FILL THE TIRE AND THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM BROKE IN TWO. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT MOVING WHEN THE STEM CAME APART. WHEN I WENT TO A QUICK OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR COMPANY POLICY IS NOT TO TOUCH THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS BECAUSE SO MANY HAD COME APART IN THEIR EMPLOYEES HANDS.

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966.2%
ODI 10395629 · 17,823 mi

PURCHASED A USED 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MARCH 19,2011..ON THE SECOND DAY MARCH 20, 2011 WITH 17823 MILES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AT THAT TIME WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IT OCCURRED 2 MORE TIMES IN THE NEXT WEEK. STILL UNSURE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEN ON APRIL 5 IT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. WE THEN REALIZED IT WAS ACTUALLY SHUTTING OFF IN DRIVE. WHEN IT HAPPENS EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF (LOSING POWER STEERING ETC) MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER AND RESTART VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT D…

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587.5%
ODI 10606590 · 66,000 mi

I WENT TO HAVE MY RECALL FIXED. IF THEY DID THE RECALL I WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO USE REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOWS. I USE THEM ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT A FIX. THIS JUST COVERS YOUR BUTT. I WANT IT FIXED. *TR

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589.1%
ODI 10578714 · 3,393 mi

THE REAR DRIVER SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS WITH LOUD CLICKING NOISE, TRIES TO SHUT ON PASSENGERS AS THEY ENTER, MY CHILD RIDES IN THE SEAT AND THE DOOR DIDNT SHUT ALL THE WAY AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD NOT REALIZING THIS UNTIL I STOPPED AND NOTICED DOOR WAS NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY, HAD SMALL GAP IN THE DOOR WAY, NO ALARMS OR ANYTHING WENT OFF TELLING ME THE DOOR WAS STILL OPEN, THIS PUT MY CHILDS LIFE IN DANGER, HAD THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY CANT FIND WHERE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM.

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619.0%
ODI 10670408 · 13,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WAS IN "PARK" GEAR AND HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. REPORTEDLY, VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BRAKING WAS ATTEMPTED BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. VEHICLE ROLLED INTO TREE/FENCE AND DAMAGED PASSENGER DOOR, THAT HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN IN THE HASTE OF THE INCIDENT, AND THE REAR BUMPER. DAMAGE ESTIMATES AT 4K.

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8914.0%
ODI 10605863 · 5,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500.

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4211.0%
ODI 10871725 · 8,000 mi

NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE EVERY TIME I GO OVER 55 SPEED, ALSO NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD AS IF THERE IS AIR COMING INTO THE CAR. NOISE FROM SPEAKERS AS THE CAR SPEEDS

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11020.9%
ODI 10946550 · 27,500 mi

"TAKATA RECALL"... I BOUGHT 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK & IT'S HAVE 27,500 MILES ON IT. SINCE I START DRIVING THIS CAR IT'S HAVING AN ISSUE WITH SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE RPM GOES UP TO 4000 TO 5000 RPM & THEN IT'S START SHIFTING THE GEARS ALSO WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR ON HIGHWAY AND PUT CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL THE RPM STAYS NEAR BY 3000 TO 4000RPM. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT'S NEVER TAKE QUICK PICK IT'S ALWAYS TAKE LONG TIME FOR PICK THE SPEED AND THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION MAKE SOME HEAVY NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR AT …

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Steering
127.2%
ODI 10129227

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A STEERING PROBLEM . ALL THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO HAVE REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. ONE OF THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PUMP, RACK, PINION, AND THE HOSES. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE STEERING VIBRATES THE ENTIRE CAR WHEN TURNING. CHRYSLER TRIED TO REPAIR THE CAR FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL,. SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS NOT NORMAL, AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. CHRYSLER TOLD CONTACT TO PUT A 2005 RACK AN…

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8710.2%
ODI 10152826 · 11,700 mi

COMPLETE FAILURE OF VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION TIME: ABOUT 3:45 PM PLACE: LONG MEADOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48309 VEHICLE: 2005 TOWN & COUNTRY - [XXX] MILEAGE 11,700 1. AFTER ARRIVING IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT, MY WIFE SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE A TURN TO PARK IN A SPOT. 2. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED AND STOPPED. 3. SHE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STARTED. 4. SHE TRIED TO TURN AND PARK AT THE SAME SPOT ON LEFT SIDE. THE STEERING DID NOT RESPOND AND VEHICLE KE…

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10424.1%
ODI 10207968 · 18,200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE TURNING OR MERGING TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING FREEZES. ON OCTOBER 29, 2007, THE CONTACT WAS NEARLY STRUCK HEAD ON BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE IN PLACE. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE WATER DRAINS OFF THE ROAD OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE; HOWEVER, IT ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONTACT IS FILING A LAW SUIT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE …

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177.8%
ODI 10263741 · 37,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHENEVER THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AT 15 MPH, A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A NEW WATER PUMP WAS NEEDED BECAUSE OF HOW THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTRUCTED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VE…

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944.8%
ODI 10226654

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ

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365.1%
ODI 10315282 · 7,000 mi

THE ARE ARE MANY ISSUES THAT I HAVE FACED WITH MY 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING (25TH ANNIV. EDITION). FIRST ARE THE BRAKES WHICH MAKE THIS METAL ON METAL SOUND AFTER 6,000 MILES; THE TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS SLIPPING AND YOU CAN FEEL IT BIG TIME WHILE DRIVING, WHETHER ITS DOWN SHIFTING OR SHIFTING UP. THE STEERING MAKES WAY TOO MUCH NOISE. DEALER HAS SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL IT. ONLINE FORUMS PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL THREE. TAKE A LOOK AT IT! THE TRANSMISSI…

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1288.2%
ODI 10353793 · 16,052 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A REPRESENTATIVE ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT. HE STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,052.

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212.7%
ODI 10425133 · 3,000 mi

STEERING IS OVERSENSITIVE, VEHICLE OVERSTEERS VERY EASILY. DEALER PERFORMED 3 SOFTWARE UPGRADES, ONE TO EACH OF THESE MODULES: PCM, WIN AND STEERING SENSOR. STEERING IS NOT BETTER. THIS OVERSTEER SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A MECHANICAL DESIGN FLAW, AND FEELS UNSTABLE, LIKE IT IS EASY TO DRIFT INTO OTHER LANES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HARSH RIDE. OUR 2004 T&C WAS MUCH BETTER. THE MORE I DRIVE THE NEW 2011, THE MORE I HATE IT, WANT MY OLD VAN BACK. *TR

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152.4%
ODI 10644316 · 53,500 mi

WHEN I START THE CAR IT WILL RUN FINE AND THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL TURN OFF LEAVING ME WITH STEERING AND BRAKING POWER DEAD. SOMETIMES I WILL TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE STARTER WILL JUST KEEP GOING SO THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE STARTER TO STOP IS TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED OR STOPPED. HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A DEADLY CRASH. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITC…

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263.8%
ODI 10510759 · 10,266 mi

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND BRAKES WERE HARD. IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CAR STALLS, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD. STILL NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND NO CHANGE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN RESTARTED IT. CAR WAS FINE THEN. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NO INDICATORS LIT ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE TH…

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223.5%
ODI 10806411 · 4,800 mi

MY 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. IT HAS HAPPENED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AFTER IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIME. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING CHECKED AGAIN. EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I AM DRIVING AND THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY WORRIED IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ME AND MY CHILDREN TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DO…

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133.4%
ODI 10790002 · 13,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,700.

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112.1%
ODI 10970079 · 24,000 mi

WE HAD JUST TURNED INTO OUR SUBDIVISION AND ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH ILLUMINATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. WE WERE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED SO WHEN THE VAN CAME TO A STOP WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SOUND TO CONCERNED AND ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE VAN ON THURSDAY. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR RESPONSE AS THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN IT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED.

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Power Train
53.0%
ODI 10511701 · 30,000 mi

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.

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141.6%
ODI 10223576

IT STARTED ACTUALLY QUITE SOME TIME AGO. IT SEEMED THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I WOULD LOSE MY POWER STEERING. ONCE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A CEMENT CURB. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO WORK THE WHEEL AROUND AND AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF TRYING TO CONTROL THE VAN, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. THERE HAS BEEN A NOISE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THEN I NOTICED THE VAN WAS LEAKING SOMETHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE R…

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81.9%
ODI 10310996 · 16,382 mi

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER T/C MINI VAN SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THEY EVEN LOCKED UP ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE RESPONSE WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED,CALIPER,DISC ECT .HAD A CROSS BAR THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL BREAK OFF WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR I KEEP TELLING THE DEALER THAT I BELIEVE IT TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END INCLUDING THE BRAKES IN JAN 2010 I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE THERE I WAS…

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62.7%
ODI 10202154 · 100 mi

VEHICLE UNABLE TO GO IN REVERSE UP AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND SHUTTERING IN THE DRIVVETRAIN. CHYRSTLER ENGINEERS AND DEALER SERVICE MANGER TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL STATE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I SHOULD GO UP THE DRIVEWAY FASTER AND WITHOUT SLOWING OR SOPPING TO AVOID THE SHUTTER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE MANY CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU HAVE TO GO SLOW UP THE DRIVEWAY TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT RUN ANYONE OVER OR HIT AN OBJECT. I AM NOT A TRAINED REVERSE RACE CAR DRIVER. ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE HAD IN MY DRI…

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462.4%
ODI 10258710 · 20 mi

1. SAFETY DEFECT IN THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE (IGNITION) IN 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY (TOURING MODEL). VEHICLE WILL RUN BUT MOST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL NOT WORK, INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS, WINDOWS, REMOTE MIRRORS, LIGHTS, HORN SEAT, DOOR LOCKS, WINDOW LOCKS, CLOCK, AC RADIO AND WIPERS. THE RESULT OF THE DEFECT INCLUDES INABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE ONCE IN MOTION. DRIVER IS NOT NECESSARILY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY GO TO USE THE HORN, LIGHTS, OR TURN SIGNAL. CHRYSLER DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I MADE THEM COME TO …

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304.2%
ODI 10450684 · 20,000 mi

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2009 FROM THE GARY MILLER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN ERIE, PA. IN EARLY 2011 AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, THE CAR ENGINE WILL STALL OUT UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES TO DECELERATE. THE STALL ALWAYS HAPPENS AT A SLOW SPEED RIGHT BEFORE STOPPING, JUST WHEN IT STOPS, OR A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WANT TO FORCE THE CAR TO KEEP MOVING INSTEAD OF BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE CAR TRIES TO LURCH FORWARD AND REQUIRES HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN HARD TO P…

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613.9%
ODI 10356805 · 8,000 mi

2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN STALLS FREQUENTLY CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING STEERING. THIS OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING VEHICLE, DURING ACCELERATION, DURING TURNS, GOING STRAIGHT, AND ALSO WHEN DECELERATING. BASICALLY IT OCCURS WHEN LESS EXPECT IT CAUSING A GREAT SAFETY RISK. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM B/C THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. HOWEVER, TODAY IT STALLED ON MAJOR ROAD JUST AS I GOT OFF INTERSTATE AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR DEALERSHIP. CALLED AND ASKED F…

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364.7%
ODI 10437667

TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE AT 16MPH CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE NOISE. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE "FIX" FOR IT AT THIS TIME. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AS A CUSTOMER OF CHRYSLER. THANK YOU. *KB

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365.7%
ODI 10595362 · 32,000 mi

1 WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT MY VAN THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED (WAITING AT THE LIGHT). I WENT TO THE DEALER TO ASK THEM IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY FIRST SAY THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THEN I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME VEHICLES HAVING DEBRIS ON THE ENGINES, SO THEY REPLACED HALF OF THE HEADS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED VIBRATING, BUT THEN I NOTICE THAT WHEN SPEEDING OR SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPONDS TO THE CHANGE IN GEARS OR ISN?T ACCELERATING LIKE IT SHOULD. ALSO WHILE COMIN…

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395.7%
ODI 10585845 · 6,100 mi

THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE. RIGHT AROUND 6100 MILES, I STARTED HEARING IRRITATING NOISE AT SPEEDS AROUND 30-40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND CHRYSLER SEEMS TO HAVE NO SOLUTION AS WELL. THEY BASICALLY SAY IT IS DRIVABLE SO I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. THIS NOISE IS PERSISTENT AND LOUDER THAN WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT (8200 MILES NOW). NO REPAIR, NO REPLACEMENT, NOTHING BUT A CONTINUAL NOISE. *TR

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518.0%
ODI 10661508 · 199 mi

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM DEALER WITH 199 MILES ON ODOMETER AS IT WAS DELIVERED FROM ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. FIRST TIME DRIVING VEHICLE FROM DEALERSHIP TO HOME APPROX 100 MILES A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD AT LOW SPEEDS DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISSING MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS. IT APPEARED THEY WERE NEVER INSTALLED AT FACTORY. *JS

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11329.5%
ODI 10731469 · 30 mi

ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A 1 - 2 SECOND DELAY. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR NEED TO DO A FAST PASS. PRESSING GAS PEDAL, EVEN TO THE FLOOR, DOES NOTHING FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN TRANSMISSION HITS HARD AND JERKS THE CAR FORWARD WITH FORCE, ALMOST LOSING CONTROL.

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18535.2%
ODI 10894435

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V461000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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Service Brakes
21.2%
ODI 10967905 · 145,000 mi

ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE.THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES MOST ALL OF THE TIME BUT WILL GO OUT ON OCCASION THEN ILLUMINATE AGAIN AND AGAIN OR STAY ON .THE BRAKES SEEM TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND PASS ALL MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS.THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OUT UPON SHARP ELEVATION CHANGES COMBINED WITH SHARP TURNING MANUVERS.

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141.6%
ODI 10478353 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BUY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE PAD AND TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES, THE STRUT WAS REPLACED AT 5,000 MILES, AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28,000 MILES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT COR…

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81.9%
ODI 10490219 · 112,786 mi

LOSS OF BRAKING IN SNOW (APPROX 4 INCHES), PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY SNOW. PEDAL CAN BE PUMPED UP. DEALER (SUBURBAN CHRYSLER) CHANGED MASTER CYLINDER BUT IT DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. SUBSEQUENT SNOWS CONTINUE TO CAUSE ISSUE FOR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

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52.3%
ODI 10465767 · 66,000 mi

ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY 2007 TOWN AND COUNTRY OVERHEATED HAD TO REPLACE A PART THEN THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT, BURNS OIL, SLIDING DOORS DON'T WORK, REPLACED CALIPERS, HAVE TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR

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1125.8%
ODI 10456999 · 65,000 mi

OUR 2008 TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING HAS BEGUN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE MOVING WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN 3 MONTHS AT BOTH LOWER SPEEDS, AND ONCE GOING 60+ MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. WHEN IT LOSES POWER, WE LOSE STEERING AND BREAKING POWER MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY FOR A CAR NORMALLY FILLED WITH CHILDREN. IT ALSO OCCASIONALLY WILL STALL EVERY TIME YOU START IT. OURS WILL THROW NO CODES AND NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, SO NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. …

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425.9%
ODI 10460455 · 6,000 mi

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACE BY CHRYSLER 3 TIME SINCE JUNE 2009 AND THE ROTOR ONCE. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A MASSIVE SHUTTER WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (VERY DANGEROUS). I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ROTORS ARE PROBABLY WARPED (AGAIN) AND THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I JUST HAD THEM DONE BEFORE 36K AND NOW I'M AT 50K. I PURCHASED NEW WAGNER ROTOR AND CERAMIC BRAKE PADS AND INSTALLED THEM MYSELF. FIRST TIME OUT THE SHUTTER IS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AGAIN AND TOLD THEM TH…

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1278.2%
ODI 10461343 · 38,806 mi

HAVE HAD T&C 2010 VAN FOR 2 YEARS - OUR 11TH CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND OUR 3RD CHRYSLER VAN. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE ON THIS SITE BEFORE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH REAR BRAKES & ROTORS? I HAVE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM - LESS THAN 39,000 MILES FOR METAL ON METAL - REPLACEMENT OF PADS & ROTORS - NOT ABLE TO EVEN TURN THE ROTORS THEY WERE THAT BAD. CHRYSLER'S ANSWER? SORRY WE CAN'T REIMBURSE YOU - I WASN'T LOOKING FOR $$ - I WAS LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED & WHAT IS TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN ANOTHER …

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516.6%
ODI 10464465 · 8,500 mi

I STARTED OUR 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, STEPPED ON THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE BRAKE. WHEN I GOT TO 65 M.P.H. THE HOOD STARTED SHAKING. I REALIZED THAT WHEN I RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE THAT MY TOE MUST HAVE TRIPPED THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER. THIS IS A SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN THAT THE HOOD RELEASE LEVER SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT [phone removed] TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM 7-6-2012. THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO T…

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203.2%
ODI 10557232 · 47,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FAILED. THESE LIGHTS ARE LED LIGHTS AND MEANT TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY CANNOT BE CHANGED LIKE A STANDARD BRAKE LIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN STOPPING OR DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

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395.7%
ODI 10510759 · 10,266 mi

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. STEERING WAS VERY STIFF AND BRAKES WERE HARD. IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CAR STALLS, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD. STILL NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND NO CHANGE. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN RESTARTED IT. CAR WAS FINE THEN. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, NO INDICATORS LIT ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE TH…

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294.6%
ODI 10614877 · 2,995 mi

SUBJECT VEHICLE (2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, VEHICLE 2) WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION ACCIDENT WITH 2005 FORD MUSTANG (VEHICLE 1). VEHICLE 1 PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN TO TURN LEFT ONTO 4 LANE THOROUGHFARE WITH A LARGE TRUCK TURNING RIGHT ONTO STREET WHERE VEHICLE 1 WAS STOPPED. VEHICLE 1 DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC WAS HINDERED BY TURNING TRUCK. VEHICLE 2 WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE PASSING THE TRUCK. VEHICLE 2'S RIGHT FRONT CORNER COLLIDED WITH LEFT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE 1 AT FULL VEHICLE SPEED SINCE DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 DID NOT SEE VEHICLE 2 P…

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112.9%
ODI 11102407 · 100,225 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON COMMAND AND THE FRONT END SHOOK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAMPE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (151 N NEELEY ST, VISALIA, CA 93291, [phone removed]), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,225.

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40.8%
ODI 11047478 · 15,000 mi

ON AUGUST 15, 2017, WHILE DRIVING UP A HIGHWAY INCLINE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ABOUT AN EIGTH MILE AWAY SO I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COAST, FORCEABLY STEERING IT THROUGH A SLIGHT CURVE AND THEN BRAKING. WHEN I STOPPED, I PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO PARK AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER THE NEXT MORNING. THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AND UNLESS IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING IT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO KNOW …

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Fuel/Propulsion System
3319.8%
ODI 10468286 · 110,000 mi

EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GASOLINE, (87, 89 OR HIGHER OCTANE IT DOESN'T MATTER), IT STARTS TO STALL & BUCKS AS THE ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATE WILDLY FROM 600 TO 3000 PLUS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT IT IS FILLED UP TO FULL & HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IF I ONLY FILL IT UP TO 3/4S OR EVEN JUST LESS THAN FULL, THE STALLING PATTERN DOES NOT OCCUR. I HAVE LEARNED TO EXPECT IT & EITHER FILL IT UP JUST SHY OF FULL OR I DRIVE THE VAN LIKE A STANDARD, (ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE & THE OTHER ON THE …

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475.5%
ODI 10460430 · 70,000 mi

AFTER GASSING UP THE CAR THE CAR AND ENTERING TRAFFIC IT STALLED. THEN AFTER REPEATED TRIES IT STALLED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

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266.0%
ODI 10511892 · 43,000 mi

RE: NIOSH INVESTIGATION PE 13-016 ENGINE STALL. SUBJECT OF THE CITED INVESTIGATION, STALLING WHILE DRIVING AFTER FUELING MAY BE CHARACTERISTIC OF 2006 CHRYSLER CORP. MINIVANS (3.8 L ENGINE) AS WELL, BASED ON MESSAGES IN A CHRYSLER MINIVAN E-MAIL LIST. COMMENTS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. MY VAN DID THIS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES IN THE YEAR AFTER MY FIRST INSTANCE. IT WAS THEN SOLD (FOR UNRELATED REASONS.) ONCE, I TALKED WITH THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING THE STA…

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5123.3%
ODI 10502231 · 75,000 mi

AFTER FUELING, THE 2007 T & C VAN WITH 3.3 L V-6 STARTS TO STALL, SPUTTER AND SURGE. THIS HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY MORE FREQUENT WITH EACH TANK FILL. AFTER 30 SECONDS FROM THE ONSET, THE ENGINE NORMALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL IDLE AND RUNS SMOOTHLY. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST EVENING (3/9/13) AND THE ENGINE SURGED BY UP TO 800 RPMS JUST AFTER THE VAN WAS PUT INTO GEAR AND WE WERE PULLING AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMP AND WE HAD A BIT OF CONTROL LOSS WITH PEDESTRIANS IN THE WAY. NO ONE HURT THANKFULLY. *TR

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160.8%
ODI 10471141 · 50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SECONDARY ROAD AT APPRIXIMATELY 25 MPH THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN AS WELL AS POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES. PROCEEDED TO COAST DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL A SAFE PLACE WAS IDENTIFIED TO TURN OFF THE ROAD. SINCE POWER HAD CUTOFF STEERING AND BRAKING THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULTY. STOPPED THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND PLACED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED BUT VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH THIS …

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60.8%
ODI 10554916 · 593,000 mi

ON AROUND NOVEMBER 18, 2013, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER TRIP TO CHICAGO AND DURING AN OVERNIGHT COLD SNAP (ABOUT 25 DEGREES FROM 45), WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL IT MADE A SOUND AS IF THE GAS WASN'T REACHING THE NECESSARY AREA TO MAKE IT MOVE FORWARD--THE ESP/BAS LIGHTS AND THE TRACTION LIGHT LITE UP. I PUSHED GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND IT MADE THE SAME SOUND BUT THE CAR MOVED A LITTLE FASTER AS I ROLLED ONTO THE STREET. THE LIGHTS FROM ESP/BAS AND TRACTION STAYED ON. DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES TO WORK. NO OTHER INCIDENT WITH GAS P…

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241.5%
ODI 10544653 · 53,000 mi

BRAKES SHUTTER WHEN APPLIED. ON 3 SET OF BRAKES. ENGINE QUITS AT IDLE. MUST PUT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AND RESTART. ENGINE CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THEN RESUMES. TOOK VAN TO DEALER WITH OD CODE 1128 THEY COULD NOT FIND ANT PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUED. I CHANGED : SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES O2 SENSORS MAP SENSOR PROBLEM GETTING MORE FREQUENT. *TR

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10613.7%
ODI 10637811 · 21,000 mi

VEHICLE PARKED IN HOMEOWNER'S DRIVEWAY ERUPTED IN FLAMES AT APPROXIMATELY 12.45 AM ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR OVER FOUR(4) HOURS. ENGINE WAS RELATIVELY COOL AS IT WAS ONLY DRIVEN FOR FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO 8 PM ON THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER. NEIGHBOR WHO CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEEING SPARKS EMANATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD BEFORE IT BURST INTO FLAMES WHICH DESTROYED THE CAR. THIS ALSO DAMAGED THE OTHER VEHICLE PARKED AHEAD OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY. *TR

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568.8%
ODI 10477005 · 2,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK FUEL CAP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED THAT A RODENT HAD EATEN THROUGH THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY THEN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME B…

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385.6%
ODI 10522382 · 25 mi

TOOK DELIVERY OF A BRAND NEW 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TOURING VAN WITH 4 MILES ON IT ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. DROVE IT HOME APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES. TOOK IT OUT FOR THE FIRST RIDE ON SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013 AND WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND I LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE. STARTED IT BACK UP AND VEHICLE DID THIS AGAIN. CONTINUED TO START UP AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING ABOUT FOUR TIMES. CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CORPORATE OFFI…

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142.2%
ODI 10566649 · 4,500 mi

WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO FULL AND EXHAUST SMELL OR A GAS SMELL WAS WITNESSED IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER SEVERAL DELIBERATE TIMES OF PRESSING THE GAS TO FULL EVERY TIME THE SAME SMELL WAS WITNESSED IN THE BACK SEATS OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS SIX MONTHS OLD AND IS GOING TO BE GOING TO THE DEALER ASAP. *TR

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82.1%
ODI 10778738

THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANY VEHICLE WITH A FUEL TANK AND A SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR ON THE SAME SIDE. A FRIEND WAS AT THE GAS PUMP REFUELING, THE REST OF US WERE STILL IN THE VAN TALKING. WE DECIDED WE NEEDED SOME MORE INFORMATION WHICH WAS IN MY PURSE IN THE VERY BACK OF THE VAN. WITH OUT THINKING I OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR WHICH WAS ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE FUEL DOOR, CAUSING THE SLIDING DOOR TO CATCH THE FUEL NOZZLE AND KNOCK IT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE PERSON DOING THE FUELING REACTED QUICKLY AND THERE WAS NOT A REAL DISASTER. SO THERE NEED…

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91.7%
ODI 10910088

GAS TANK LEAKING DUE TO RUST

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Power Train:Automatic Transmission71,350–112,235 mi83,835 mi12
ODI 10010494 · 86,887 mi

1996 TOWN & COUNTRY VAN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NLM

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ODI 10018133 · 3,053 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER COULD HEAR A WHISTLING NOISE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY.

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ODI 10019208 · 120,438 mi

CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DIFFERENTIAL PIN PROBLEMS IN IT'S 41/TE(A604) TRANSMISSION FOR YEARS. THE REMEDY OF PROPER LUBRICATION IS SIMPLE. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AND REFUSE TO HELP OWNERS WHO MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THESE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BEFORE THEY BREAK AND KNOCK A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION CASE CREATING A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I CAN GIVE YOU THE DETAILS OF MY INDIVIDUAL CASE IF YOU REQUIRE IT.

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Air Bags71,000–96,000 mi90,000 mi9
ODI 10005677 · 66,700 mi

I RECIEVED A RECALL ON MY CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CLOCKSPRING AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO IT. THEY HAVE MY RECALL CARD AND WON'T GIVE IT BACK

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ODI 10006964 · 132,000 mi

I HAVE A 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AND FOR OVER A MONTH THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO STAY ON. I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT AS I BELIEVED THAT IT WAS LIKELY THAT MY AIR BAG STILL WORKED, BUT I WAS CERTAINLY WRONG ABOUT THAT. MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS AND STILL IS OPERATING ERRATICALLY. YESTERDAY I DISCOVERED THAT THE HORN DID NOT WORK. I ALSO WAS TOLD THAT ALL THREE PROBLEMS WERE LIKELY CAUSED BY A BROKEN OR DAMAGED CLOCK SPRING. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD DEFINITELY B E REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THESE SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT…

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ODI 10018513 · 90,000 mi

THE SPRING IN MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BROKEN, AIRBAGS ARE INOPERATIVE, HORN IS INOPERATIVE, NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER THINGS THAT WON'T WORK BECAUSE OF IT. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT...UP TO 70,000 MILES, I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST 250 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED BY CHRYSLER. *NLM

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank AssemblyToo few reports for a range58,750 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 10011859 · 75,000 mi

THE VAN EXPERIENCED A LEAK AT THE GAS TANK, WHICH HAD WORSEN OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM. *JB *TS

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ODI 10014124 · 11,000 mi

THE VIN FOR THIS VEHICLE IS: [XXX] CAR SUFFERED FUEL LINE BREAKAGE AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A LARGE PUDDLE. WAS TOWED TO O'HARA CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH DEALER(CLINTON, MI) FOR REPAIRS, WHICH THE FUEL LINE DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED. INQUIRED WITH THE SERVICE REP, [XXX], AS TO WHY SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE MAXIMUM TANK FILL-UP WAS 13.0 - 13.4 GALLONS, WHEREAS THE SERVICE MANUAL STATES 18 GALLONS. "[XXX]" STATED THAT THERE WAS A TENDENCY OF THE TANK TO BOW-IN, THAT WOULD EITHER REDUCE THE FUEL SENSOR ACCURACY OR REDUCE THE VOLUME. A NEW TANK CARRIED A D…

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ODI 10017777 · 42,500 mi

THE VEHICLES PLASTIC TANK COLLAPSED ON THE INSIDE. THIS RESULTED IN INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. *NLM THE DEALER REPLACED THE PUMP AT NO CHARGE BUT THE SENDING UNIT IN THE TANK HAS THE SAME READING. THE DEALER HAD THE FUEL TANK DOWN, AND STATED THAT THE TANK WAS SAGGED, AND POSSIBLY CAUSED THE FALSE READING. CHRYSLER SENT OUT LETTERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. *SCC

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range100,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10042647 · 50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS RPMS REV UP TO 3000. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, A REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.*AK

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ODI 11240994 · 150,000 mi

THE VECHILE STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HIGHWAY/CITY STREET DRIVING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART IT SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T..WHEN IT DOES THIS JUMPING THE VEHICLE DOES NOTHING. I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF PEOPLE ON THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SITE BELOW WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T27257_DS554284 SOMETIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART IT THERE WILL BE A CLICK CLICK SOUND WHEN ITS NOT STARTING...

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Electrical System:HornToo few reports for a range113,500 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10056473 · 96,000 mi

1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. HORN DOES NOT WORK. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER INDICATED THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING MODEL YEARS 1998 AND 1998, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH 1996 MODEL. *AK

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer69,500–76,000 mi70,000 mi5
ODI 10008561 · 69,500 mi

THREE FAILURES BETWEEN 40000-69,500 MILES! WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ERRATIC. SOME TIMES OPERATE BY THEMSELVES, WON'T RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION, ETC. PAID DEALER TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE SWITCH THE FIRST TIME, 'DEFECTIVE' MOTOR THE SECOND TIME, AND NOW HAVE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS THIRD TIME. OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT. ---DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS----769749. *AK

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ODI 10061777 · 87,508 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INDICATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED.*AK

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ODI 10062626 · 53,454 mi

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO FUNCTION UNEXPECTEDLY. WAS ABLE TO START BY USING WINDSHIELD WASHER FUNCTION. THIS WAS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION AS WIPERS ONLY OPERATED FOR TWO OR THREE CYCLES. STARTING OR STOPPING SELECTION SWITCH DID NOT CORRECT THE DEFECTIVE OPERATION.*AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine95,500–129,000 mi111,500 mi6
ODI 10008361 · 64,000 mi

CYLINDER HEAD TOWERS SUPPORTING ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED AND CYLINDER HEADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED HE HAD SEEN THIS ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER CHRYSLER 3.8L V-6 ENGINES. REPLACEMENT CYLINDER HEADS HAD BEEFED UP TOWERS. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS AS WARRANTY WAS FOR 60,000 MILES AND PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 64,000 MILES. *NLM

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ODI 10015789 · 100,000 mi

THE ENGINE SENSOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *JB

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ODI 10026371 · 123,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THERE WAS A CLUNKING SENSATION. . *AK *CB *NLM

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2017: 0 complaints · 2018: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2017000
2018000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2017000
2018000

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentPower Train:Automatic TransmissionAir BagsEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine:GasolineFuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank AssemblyVehicle Speed ControlElectrical System:HornVisibility:Windshield Wiper/WasherEngine And Engine Cooling:Engine
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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 708180

TRANSMISSION MADE GRINDING NOISE UNDER 30 MILES PER HOUR. TOLD IT WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL. WE HAD THE "TOWING PACKAGE" AND HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP FOR $2100. AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR HAS A HOLE IN IT. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS: OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL REPLACED, AIR BAG COMPONENT REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 712208

1)TRANSMISSION FAILURE - CODES 36, 53, 54 FOUND IN SYSTEM. SEALS & CLUTCHES, CARRIER GEARS & TRS SENSOR REPLACED. TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLED FOR RECONDITION. 2)DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG - CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED TO CORRECT AIR BAG LIGHT.

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ODI 551469

POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE BOSS THAT HOLDS THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD IN THE VEHICLE, BROKEN AND CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS

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ODI 533209

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

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ODI 602673

GAS TANK DEFECTIVE.

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ODI 717795

WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS FOR THESE SAFETY ISSUES TO ARISE LEADS US TO BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAN WE ARE AWARE OF. ALSO IN CHECKING OTHER COMPLAINTS THE SAFETY ISSUES SEEM TO BE SIMILAR TO OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED.NO SAFETY DEFEC(S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

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ODI 10042647 · 50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS RPMS REV UP TO 3000. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, A REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.*AK

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 752419

HORN FAILS TO WORK ALONG WITH AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT THAT DOESN'T TURN OFF; TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR HAD TO REPLACED IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR ACTS RATHER SPORADIC, RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON BY IT SELF; AIR CONDITIONING NO LONGER WORKS/ HOSE FAILED RADIATOR , AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED

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ODI 10071803

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED USUALLY AFTER A TURN WAS COMPLETED. THIS AFFECTED VISIBILITY OF OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER REPLACED FOUR TIMES THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH/ BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS, AND DRUMS; TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, ALL AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

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ODI 711653

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AFTER 46,856 MILES. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN 5 OR 6 GALLONS REMAIN - TANK REPLACED, PROBLEM NEVER FIXED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES, SWITCH REPLACED PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ELECTRIC COOLING FANS FAILED, MODULE AND RELAY REPLACED. DRIVER WINDOW MOTER AND REGULATOR FAILED. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR LEAKED, A/C HOSES LEAKED ALL NEW SYSTEM PUT IN.

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ODI 717897

TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED WITH PARTS SENT THROUGH CASE, WIPERS HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH TURNING ON WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE, GAS TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, BUT STILL SHOWS EMPTY AT 16 GALLONS

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 859321

ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED WITHIN SIX MONTHS, AND CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. ALSO, BEARINGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR BROKE, AND VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION LEAKING. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

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ODI 892522

DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AND PUTTING A WHOLE THROUGH TRANSMISSION CASE, DESTROYING FLYWHEEL/ BLEW OUT TRANSMISSION, AND KILLED ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

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Air Bags
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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 708180

TRANSMISSION MADE GRINDING NOISE UNDER 30 MILES PER HOUR. TOLD IT WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL. WE HAD THE "TOWING PACKAGE" AND HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP FOR $2100. AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR HAS A HOLE IN IT. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS: OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL REPLACED, AIR BAG COMPONENT REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 712208

1)TRANSMISSION FAILURE - CODES 36, 53, 54 FOUND IN SYSTEM. SEALS & CLUTCHES, CARRIER GEARS & TRS SENSOR REPLACED. TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLED FOR RECONDITION. 2)DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG - CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY REPLACED TO CORRECT AIR BAG LIGHT.

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ODI 884509

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON, ENGINE CHIMES RING AND IT KEEPS RINGING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. *AK DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX HOWEVER DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *SLC

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 742971

I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING INTO CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR BAG FAILURES IN 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VANS AND I WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MINE. IN ADDITION THE FRONT WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTANTLY - DISTRACTING THE DRIVER.

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ODI 743010

IN JANUARY 2001, MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN'S "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOSLY SINCE THAT TIME. AT THE SAME TIME ... MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. TODAY, I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT CNN.COM REPORTED ON THIS VERY PROBLEM ON 3-19-01. THIS ARTICLE PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. WITH ALL THREE FAILURES, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL, I'M ASSUMING THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY I…

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ODI 10056473 · 96,000 mi

1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. HORN DOES NOT WORK. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER INDICATED THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING MODEL YEARS 1998 AND 1998, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH 1996 MODEL. *AK

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 736963

THIS PART IS FAILING ON ALOT OF VANS ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT O MOSER DODGE . WHEN THIS PART FAILED WE WERE TRYING TO WARN ANOTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US BY USING THE HORN THATS WHEN WE HEARD A POP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE YOUR HORN,AIRBAG,AND CRUSE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFTY ISSUE AND A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AS THERE IS NOTHING AN OWNER CAN DO TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN THE OLD PARTS WHEN ASKED TO DO SO. HOPE YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 753316

BOTH PROBLEMS ARE PERENNIAL, IN FORM I COULD NOT SPECIFY. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND MAY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT; HORN, BY NOT WORKING MAY NOT PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IT ALMOST HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY; CRUISE CONTROL IS AN INCONVENIENCE NOT HAVING. WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES, SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKERS. AT TIMES WIPERS DON'T STOP AND MAY DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

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ODI 760426

MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY, MIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HORN SPORADICALLY DOES NOT WORK.*AK

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
1
ODI 551469

POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE BOSS THAT HOLDS THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT ON THE CYLINDER HEAD IN THE VEHICLE, BROKEN AND CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS

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ODI 884509

WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON, ENGINE CHIMES RING AND IT KEEPS RINGING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. *AK DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX HOWEVER DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *SLC

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ODI 524170

INTERMITTENT STALLING A THIGH SPEEDS. ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO REPLACED GAS TANK. *AK

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ODI 707002

THE ENGINE STALLS WITH NO WARNING, USUALLY WHEN SLOWING OR COMING TO A STOP, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AT SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH. AFTER THE ENGINE STALLS, IT WILL SOMETIMES NOT START UNLESS I "RACE" THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT GOING. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND TO HAVE THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. SINCE VEHICLE HAS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, THESE DO NOT FUNCTION DURING AN ENGINE STALL, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD EVENTUALLY PRODUCE A COLLISION. *AK

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ODI 865007

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS COMMON. DEALER WAS INDICATING THAT THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE CLEANED EVERY 30,000 MILES. VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST ALL POWER IN THE STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE STALLS WHEN STARTING, AND THROTTLE BODY REQUIRES CLEANING EVERY 9000 TO 10, 000 MILES. *AK *ML

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2
ODI 541787

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING THE CAR SEIZING UP WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY, NECESSITATING A NEW ENGINE, I ALSO HAVE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, THE BRAKES NEED CONSTANT REPLACEMENT (I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED 6 TIMES), AND CHRSYLER COULD CARE LESS.

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ODI 543572

ENGINE STALLING SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.

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Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
8
ODI 533209

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

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ODI 602673

GAS TANK DEFECTIVE.

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ODI 717795

WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS FOR THESE SAFETY ISSUES TO ARISE LEADS US TO BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THAN WE ARE AWARE OF. ALSO IN CHECKING OTHER COMPLAINTS THE SAFETY ISSUES SEEM TO BE SIMILAR TO OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED.NO SAFETY DEFEC(S) LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

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1
ODI 524170

INTERMITTENT STALLING A THIGH SPEEDS. ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO REPLACED GAS TANK. *AK

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2
ODI 717897

TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED WITH PARTS SENT THROUGH CASE, WIPERS HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH TURNING ON WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE, GAS TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, BUT STILL SHOWS EMPTY AT 16 GALLONS

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ODI 858155

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES, AND DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AT TIMES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION/ FUE LINES/GAS TANK, AND AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND WERE REPLACED. AFTET WARRANTY EXPIRED, THERMOSTAT OVERHEATED, CAUSING A FIRE. OWNER SAID VEHICLE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING IT. *AK

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Vehicle Speed Control
1
ODI 10042647 · 50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DROPS INTO SECOND GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS RPMS REV UP TO 3000. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, A REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.*AK

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 742971

I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING INTO CRUISE CONTROL AND AIR BAG FAILURES IN 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VANS AND I WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MINE. IN ADDITION THE FRONT WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECTANTLY - DISTRACTING THE DRIVER.

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ODI 743010

IN JANUARY 2001, MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN'S "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOSLY SINCE THAT TIME. AT THE SAME TIME ... MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. TODAY, I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT CNN.COM REPORTED ON THIS VERY PROBLEM ON 3-19-01. THIS ARTICLE PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. WITH ALL THREE FAILURES, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL, I'M ASSUMING THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY I…

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2
ODI 707002

THE ENGINE STALLS WITH NO WARNING, USUALLY WHEN SLOWING OR COMING TO A STOP, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AT SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH. AFTER THE ENGINE STALLS, IT WILL SOMETIMES NOT START UNLESS I "RACE" THE ENGINE TO KEEP IT GOING. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND TO HAVE THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. SINCE VEHICLE HAS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, THESE DO NOT FUNCTION DURING AN ENGINE STALL, AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD EVENTUALLY PRODUCE A COLLISION. *AK

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ODI 865007

WHEN STARTING UP VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS COMMON. DEALER WAS INDICATING THAT THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE CLEANED EVERY 30,000 MILES. VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND LOST ALL POWER IN THE STEERING AND BRAKES. ENGINE STALLS WHEN STARTING, AND THROTTLE BODY REQUIRES CLEANING EVERY 9000 TO 10, 000 MILES. *AK *ML

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 742090

CLOCKSPRING RIBBON WIRE BROKE DISABLING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. CLOCKSPRING RIBBON CONDUCTORS BOTH SEVERED AND SHORTED TO EACH OTHER. DISASSEMBLY OF MECHANISM FOUND THAT RIBBON WIRE WAS STUCK TOGETHER AND NOT ABLE TO FLEX AND ROTATE WITH STEEL WHEEL ROTATION. IT APPEARS THAT THE LUBRICANT USED IN THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY DEGRADED AND GLUED THE RIBBON TOGETHER. FREE END OF RIBBON FLEXED BACK AND FORTH DURING STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT UNTIL IT FOLDED OVER ON ITSELF (180 DEGREE FOLD) AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. VEHICLE …

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ODI 743010

IN JANUARY 2001, MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN'S "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOSLY SINCE THAT TIME. AT THE SAME TIME ... MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. TODAY, I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT CNN.COM REPORTED ON THIS VERY PROBLEM ON 3-19-01. THIS ARTICLE PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. WITH ALL THREE FAILURES, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL, I'M ASSUMING THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY I…

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ODI 543747

VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO DIRTY THROTTLE BODY.

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 753316

BOTH PROBLEMS ARE PERENNIAL, IN FORM I COULD NOT SPECIFY. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND MAY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT; HORN, BY NOT WORKING MAY NOT PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IT ALMOST HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY; CRUISE CONTROL IS AN INCONVENIENCE NOT HAVING. WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES, SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKERS. AT TIMES WIPERS DON'T STOP AND MAY DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

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Electrical System:Horn
2
ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 752419

HORN FAILS TO WORK ALONG WITH AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT THAT DOESN'T TURN OFF; TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR HAD TO REPLACED IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE CAR ACTS RATHER SPORADIC, RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON BY IT SELF; AIR CONDITIONING NO LONGER WORKS/ HOSE FAILED RADIATOR , AND WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED

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ODI 10056473 · 96,000 mi

1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. HORN DOES NOT WORK. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER INDICATED THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING MODEL YEARS 1998 AND 1998, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH 1996 MODEL. *AK

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 736963

THIS PART IS FAILING ON ALOT OF VANS ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT O MOSER DODGE . WHEN THIS PART FAILED WE WERE TRYING TO WARN ANOTHER CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF US BY USING THE HORN THATS WHEN WE HEARD A POP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE YOUR HORN,AIRBAG,AND CRUSE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFTY ISSUE AND A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AS THERE IS NOTHING AN OWNER CAN DO TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT RETURN THE OLD PARTS WHEN ASKED TO DO SO. HOPE YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 742090

CLOCKSPRING RIBBON WIRE BROKE DISABLING BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS, THE HORN AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. CLOCKSPRING RIBBON CONDUCTORS BOTH SEVERED AND SHORTED TO EACH OTHER. DISASSEMBLY OF MECHANISM FOUND THAT RIBBON WIRE WAS STUCK TOGETHER AND NOT ABLE TO FLEX AND ROTATE WITH STEEL WHEEL ROTATION. IT APPEARS THAT THE LUBRICANT USED IN THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY DEGRADED AND GLUED THE RIBBON TOGETHER. FREE END OF RIBBON FLEXED BACK AND FORTH DURING STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT UNTIL IT FOLDED OVER ON ITSELF (180 DEGREE FOLD) AND EVENTUALLY FAILED. VEHICLE …

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ODI 743010

IN JANUARY 2001, MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN'S "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONTINUOSLY SINCE THAT TIME. AT THE SAME TIME ... MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE CHECKED THE FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. TODAY, I LEARNED FROM YOUR WEB SITE THAT CNN.COM REPORTED ON THIS VERY PROBLEM ON 3-19-01. THIS ARTICLE PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT. WITH ALL THREE FAILURES, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, NO HORN AND NO CRUISE CONTROL, I'M ASSUMING THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY I…

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 753316

BOTH PROBLEMS ARE PERENNIAL, IN FORM I COULD NOT SPECIFY. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND MAY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT; HORN, BY NOT WORKING MAY NOT PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IT ALMOST HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY; CRUISE CONTROL IS AN INCONVENIENCE NOT HAVING. WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES, SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKERS. AT TIMES WIPERS DON'T STOP AND MAY DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

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ODI 760426

MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY, MIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HORN SPORADICALLY DOES NOT WORK.*AK

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
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ODI 10071803

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED USUALLY AFTER A TURN WAS COMPLETED. THIS AFFECTED VISIBILITY OF OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER REPLACED FOUR TIMES THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH/ BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS, AND DRUMS; TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, ALL AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

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ODI 711653

AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AFTER 46,856 MILES. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN 5 OR 6 GALLONS REMAIN - TANK REPLACED, PROBLEM NEVER FIXED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES, SWITCH REPLACED PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ELECTRIC COOLING FANS FAILED, MODULE AND RELAY REPLACED. DRIVER WINDOW MOTER AND REGULATOR FAILED. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR LEAKED, A/C HOSES LEAKED ALL NEW SYSTEM PUT IN.

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ODI 717897

TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED WITH PARTS SENT THROUGH CASE, WIPERS HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH TURNING ON WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE, GAS TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, BUT STILL SHOWS EMPTY AT 16 GALLONS

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 753316

BOTH PROBLEMS ARE PERENNIAL, IN FORM I COULD NOT SPECIFY. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND MAY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT; HORN, BY NOT WORKING MAY NOT PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IT ALMOST HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY; CRUISE CONTROL IS AN INCONVENIENCE NOT HAVING. WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES, SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKERS. AT TIMES WIPERS DON'T STOP AND MAY DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

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ODI 760426

MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY, MIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HORN SPORADICALLY DOES NOT WORK.*AK

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ODI 541787

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, INCLUDING THE CAR SEIZING UP WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY, NECESSITATING A NEW ENGINE, I ALSO HAVE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, THE BRAKES NEED CONSTANT REPLACEMENT (I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED 6 TIMES), AND CHRSYLER COULD CARE LESS.

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ODI 543572

ENGINE STALLING SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO RECTIFY PROBLEM.

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ODI 717897

TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATED WITH PARTS SENT THROUGH CASE, WIPERS HAVE HAD PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH TURNING ON WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE, GAS TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, BUT STILL SHOWS EMPTY AT 16 GALLONS

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ODI 858155

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES, AND DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AT TIMES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION/ FUE LINES/GAS TANK, AND AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND WERE REPLACED. AFTET WARRANTY EXPIRED, THERMOSTAT OVERHEATED, CAUSING A FIRE. OWNER SAID VEHICLE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING IT. *AK

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ODI 543747

VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO DIRTY THROTTLE BODY.

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 753316

BOTH PROBLEMS ARE PERENNIAL, IN FORM I COULD NOT SPECIFY. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND MAY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT; HORN, BY NOT WORKING MAY NOT PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IT ALMOST HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY; CRUISE CONTROL IS AN INCONVENIENCE NOT HAVING. WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES, SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKERS. AT TIMES WIPERS DON'T STOP AND MAY DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

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ODI 740424

AIR BAG LIGHT PERMANENTLY ON DUE TO FAILED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS DISABLED, ALSO AFFECTED HORN AND CUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM UNUSUAL POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATIONS, BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 1/2 YEARS. ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS (FOUR DOORS) FREQUENTLY FAIL, CAN ONLY SERVICE WHEN FAILURE IS CONSISTENT. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS (ABRUPTLY) AT ANY SPEED, THROTTLE SYSTEM SERVICED A FEW TIMES (OUTSIDE OF TUNE-UPS) WITH LITTLE BENEFIT. FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES QUITE OFTEN (BUT NEVER AT THE SERVIC…

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ODI 753316

BOTH PROBLEMS ARE PERENNIAL, IN FORM I COULD NOT SPECIFY. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND MAY FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT; HORN, BY NOT WORKING MAY NOT PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, IT ALMOST HAPPENED ONCE ALREADY; CRUISE CONTROL IS AN INCONVENIENCE NOT HAVING. WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES, SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING ON THE BLINKERS. AT TIMES WIPERS DON'T STOP AND MAY DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION FROM TRAFFIC, IT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *AK

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ODI 760426

MY CRUISE CONTROL IS INTERMITTENT, MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENLY, MIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. HORN SPORADICALLY DOES NOT WORK.*AK

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ODI 526263

FAULTY FUEL FILLER TUBE, CAUSING FUEL LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL. IN ADDITION REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTUATOR AND CABLE /STARTER MOTOR/RADIATOR FAN RELAY/LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET AND AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR. (96V-002). *AK

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Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 859321

ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED WITHIN SIX MONTHS, AND CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. ALSO, BEARINGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR BROKE, AND VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION LEAKING. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

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ODI 892522

DIFFERENTIAL BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AND PUTTING A WHOLE THROUGH TRANSMISSION CASE, DESTROYING FLYWHEEL/ BLEW OUT TRANSMISSION, AND KILLED ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 526263

FAULTY FUEL FILLER TUBE, CAUSING FUEL LEAK PRIOR TO RECALL. IN ADDITION REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPERS/ EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTUATOR AND CABLE /STARTER MOTOR/RADIATOR FAN RELAY/LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET AND AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSOR. (96V-002). *AK

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

81 mentions · 8.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 106,265 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10012048

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE CRANK SHAFT BROKE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

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ODI 10015788

THE TRANSMISSION OR SENSOR DEVICE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. *JB

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ODI 10015789 · 100,000 mi

THE ENGINE SENSOR FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *JB

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

49 mentions · 5.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 112,530 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10000191 · 78,000 mi

1996 CHRYSLER T&C MINIVAN WITH 78,000 MILES, BEING OPERATED BY WIFE, BROKE DOWN IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH KIDS ONBOARD. THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE DUE TO FAULTY BELT TENSIONER. THE BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED ONLY TWO MONTHS PREVIOUSLY AS PART OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE (JUST TO AVOID EXACTLY WHAT HAPPED). MECHANIC INDICATED THAT CHRYSLER T&C TENSIONERS WERE PRONE TO PREMATURE FAILURE CAUSING SHREDDING OF THE SERPENTINE BELT. BELT AFFECTS POWER STEERING, COOLING FAN, CHARGING SYSTEM, ETC. WIFE, WHO WEIGHS IN AT 95 LBS, LOST ALL …

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ODI 10016269 · 71,700 mi

ENTIRE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS DURING ANY BUT THE SLOWEST, STRAIGHT AHEAD DRIVING, AS IT RESULTS IN A NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF MANEUVERABILITY. IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY ACCELERATED, BRAKED, OR TURNED, AND LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FAIL. FURTHERMORE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY MALFUNCTIONS CONTINUOUSLY IN COLD WEATHER, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS …

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ODI 10016754

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. SEEMS MORE PREVALENT WHEN BACKING UP, TURNING A CORNER OR SLOWING DOWN, YET HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAY. WHEN IT STALLS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, AND DOES NOT GAIN CONTROL UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. ALMOST $1000 OF REPAIRS TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM.

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

42 mentions · 4.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 124,652 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10006954 · 76,000 mi

THERE IS FUEL LEAKING IN A DRIZZLE OUT OF THE END OF THE FRONT FUEL INJECTION CROSSOVER TUBE/ INJECTION RAIL ASSEMBLY ONTO THE VALVE COVER WHERE IT ACCUMULATES INTO A PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE VALVE COVER. LIP THEN SPILLS ONTO THE EXHAUST HEADER. HUGE HUGE FIRE HAZARD. THIS MUST BE RECALLED. CALLED MY CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO KNOWN RECALL ON THIS AND WOULD NOT HONOR A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOW MANY LIVES AND VEHICLES MUST BE LOST BEFORE SOMEONE FORCES CHRYSLER TO RECALL AND FIX THIS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHRYSLER I OWN. *NL…

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ODI 10087755 · 173,304 mi

THE CONSUMER TOOK HER VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FUEL DELIVERY RAIL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED. THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER CAN SEE THE GAS LEAKING WHEN THE ENGINE GETS COLD, THE GAS WAS FLOWING OVER THE ENGINE. *JB

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ODI 509685

FUEL LEAK PROBLEMS PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (95V236000)

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

17 mentions · 1.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 139,799 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10056586

MY 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINIVAN HAS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LAMP IS ON AND MY CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN DO NOT WORK. IN REGARDS TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM, WILL CHRYSLER BE OBLIGATED TO RECALL AND FIX THESE DEFECT BEFORE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES OCCUR? *JB

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ODI 10056872 · 93,900 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, NO HORN, NO CRUISE CONTROL. POSSIBLE CAUSE CLOCK SPRING HARNESS.

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ODI 10164419

WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON, THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON (WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM ON), THE FAN ON THE HEATER WILL TURN ON(IF IT IS OFF) OR OFF (IF IT IS ON). THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. MORE RECENTLY IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS OR SO THE HEATER IS ONLY BLOWING WARM/HOT AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COLD AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. IT IS THE SAME FOR THE DEFROST. *JB

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

13 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 78,143 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10080375

OUTSIDE BRAKE DISC PADS PREMATURELY WORN, INSIDE PADS VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED. REPLACED ALL PADS, ONE DISC, AND TURNED OTHER DISC. THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY EXTREMELY POORLY DESIGNED CALIPERS. OUTSIDE PAD IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH DISK. RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT REMOVE PAD AWAY FROM DISK. THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM IS NOT CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING PART, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. THE ENTIRE CALIPER DESIGN APPEARS TO BE FLAWED.*AK

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ODI 10132671 · 81,285 mi

FAILURE OF BOTH REAR BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID MAKING EMERGENCY BRAKE ONLY OPERABLE STOPPING DEVICE. SAVED OLD LINES. BOTH LINES APPEAR TO HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. MECHANIC BELIEVES PROBLEM IS WITH DESIGN IN HOW LINES ARE ROUTED ABOVE GAS TANK APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AHEAD OF LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE POSITION OF THE LINES ALLOWS ROAD SALT AND OTHER CORROSIVES TO BE COLLECTED ON THE STEEL SURFACE OF THE HYDRAULIC LINES, THUS LEADING TO THEIR EMINENT FAILURE. PLEASE NOTE LOW MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPAIRED VEHICL…

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ODI 10193859 · 75,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. WHEN THE BRAKES WHERE APPLIED, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE HOSES WERE NOT STANDARD PARTS DUE TO THE MODIFICATION OF THE BRAKES FOR MEDICAL HANDICAP PURPOSES. THERE WERE TWO HOLES IN THE HOSES BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT STANDARD, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

6 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 131,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10079478 · 131,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE HORN AIRBAG AND CRUISE CONTROL HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE AT 45% BUT THE REAR BRAKES WERE AT 70%. THE DEALER CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THE A/C FAILED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT THEREFORE T…

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ODI 10619029

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN WHEN MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, I COULD HEAR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STILL GOING BUT THE WIPER ARMS WOULD NOT MOVE. WE HAD PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY BUT THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND FOR MILES. WE GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY SON WOULD PUSH THE WIPER ARM DOWN WHEN IT HAD WENT TO HIS SIDE SO WE COULD DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY IN AN OCCUPIED AREA. IT HAD STOPPED RAINING AND AS WE WERE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED ON US, IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. MY MINIVAN …

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ODI 741503

CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT START. NOTHING. PLENTY OF JUICE, BUT NO STARTER, NOT EVEN A CLICK. SOMETIMES, AFTER DOING NOTHING, THE CAR WILL START AS THOUGH EVRYTHING IS FINE. HAVE BROUGHT TO SHOP. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SHOW UP W/ ERROR READING ON THEIR COMPUTERS. THEY HAVE REPLACED FUSES, BUT IT DOESNT WORK. FOR EXAMPLE, CAR WOULDN'T START THIS MORNING, SO I'M AT HOME WITH THE KIDS. JUST WENT OUTSIDE AND IT STARTED. IT WILL PROBABLY WORK FINE FOR A MONTH OR TWO, AND THEN, WON'T START. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T BE STRANDED SOMEWHERE. HOPE YOU CAN HELP.

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

6 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 137,308 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10443183 · 137,308 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TIRE FACILITY WHERE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT CONNECTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,308.

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ODI 724209

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT BROKE, CAUSING THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMLY TO ROTATE BACKWARDS ABOUT 20 DEGREES. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. I GOT INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT THRU THE LEFT FRONT DOOR AND, AS I REACHED BACK TO GRAB THE SHOULDER BELT, THE SEAT ASSEMBLY LURCHED BACKWARDS. IT WAS AS IF THE SEAT HAD TURNED INTO A ROCKING CHAIR. THE SEAT BACK AND SEAT CUSHION WERE FIXED AT ABOUT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, BUT THE WHOLE SEAT ASSEMBLY COULD BE ROTATED BACKWARDS ABOUT 20 DEGREES FROM THE VERTICAL. THE RECLINE AND TILT FEATURES ST…

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ODI 724377

WE WERE DRIVING 35MPH WHEN THE VAN JERKED AND BEGAN GUSHING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD.*AK

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b