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1969 Chrysler C Body Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 31, 2008
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1969 Chrysler C Body, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Seat belts450.0%
  • Electrical225.0%
  • Suspension112.5%
  • Transmission112.5%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

4
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

1. ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND MOTOR PROBLEMS. 2.SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. DOORS, WINDOWS, SEATBELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK.. DOORS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. GOES INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING DOWN MOUNTAINS. 3.TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NINE (9) TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEMS NOT ABLE TO FIX. 3. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=CHRYSLER, MODEL=TOWN AND COUNTRY). *TR

NHTSA ID 10236578 · filed Jul 31, 2008

HAD VEHICLE 3 WKS,1ST PROBLEM TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER IN PITTSBURGH, KS. THE SWAY BAR BUSHING WAS WORE OUT. 2ND PROBLEM WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, STOPPED MOVING COMPLETELY. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. WARRANTY RAN OUT ON TRANSMISSION AT 70,000, THERE WERE ONLY 73,000 MILES, WOULD FIX FOR 3,200. TOOK TO MECHANIC, IN STOCKTON, MO. FIXED FOR 1,000. THE PLANETARIUM WELD HAD BUSTED, HE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. 3RD PROBLEM TOOK NEPHEW HOME WHEN I WENT TO UNBUCKLE HIS SEAT BEAT, THE LATCH AND ALL COME UP OUT OF SEAT,, VERY SCARY, COULD HAVE BEEN IS ACCIDENT..HAD NOT YET TOOK TO DEALER. JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID 10236376 · filed Jul 30, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

2
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

1. ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND MOTOR PROBLEMS. 2.SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING. DOORS, WINDOWS, SEATBELTS WILL NOT UNLOCK.. DOORS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. GOES INTO REVERSE WHILE DRIVING DOWN MOUNTAINS. 3.TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NINE (9) TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEMS NOT ABLE TO FIX. 3. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=CHRYSLER, MODEL=TOWN AND COUNTRY). *TR

NHTSA ID 10236578 · filed Jul 31, 2008

I HAVE BEEN HAVING DIFFICUILTIES WITH MY CAR EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM MY BROTHER IN LAW. I HAVE REPLACED THREE BATTERIES WITHIN A YEARS TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID 10096302 · filed Oct 24, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HAD VEHICLE 3 WKS,1ST PROBLEM TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER IN PITTSBURGH, KS. THE SWAY BAR BUSHING WAS WORE OUT. 2ND PROBLEM WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, STOPPED MOVING COMPLETELY. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. WARRANTY RAN OUT ON TRANSMISSION AT 70,000, THERE WERE ONLY 73,000 MILES, WOULD FIX FOR 3,200. TOOK TO MECHANIC, IN STOCKTON, MO. FIXED FOR 1,000. THE PLANETARIUM WELD HAD BUSTED, HE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. 3RD PROBLEM TOOK NEPHEW HOME WHEN I WENT TO UNBUCKLE HIS SEAT BEAT, THE LATCH AND ALL COME UP OUT OF SEAT,, VERY SCARY, COULD HAVE BEEN IS ACCIDENT..HAD NOT YET TOOK TO DEALER. JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID 10236376 · filed Jul 30, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Transmission

Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

HAD VEHICLE 3 WKS,1ST PROBLEM TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER IN PITTSBURGH, KS. THE SWAY BAR BUSHING WAS WORE OUT. 2ND PROBLEM WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, STOPPED MOVING COMPLETELY. TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. WARRANTY RAN OUT ON TRANSMISSION AT 70,000, THERE WERE ONLY 73,000 MILES, WOULD FIX FOR 3,200. TOOK TO MECHANIC, IN STOCKTON, MO. FIXED FOR 1,000. THE PLANETARIUM WELD HAD BUSTED, HE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. 3RD PROBLEM TOOK NEPHEW HOME WHEN I WENT TO UNBUCKLE HIS SEAT BEAT, THE LATCH AND ALL COME UP OUT OF SEAT,, VERY SCARY, COULD HAVE BEEN IS ACCIDENT..HAD NOT YET TOOK TO DEALER. JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID 10236376 · filed Jul 30, 2008

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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