Brakes
Filed May 1, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 8008971
- Incident
- Apr 30, 2002
1983 Chrysler Town And Country
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
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 May 1, 2002
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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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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Overview
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1983 Chrysler Town And Country, most frequently naming the brakes category.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaint activity over time
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
What owners report
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
- Brakes2100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Safety recalls
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Recent owner complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
Brakes
Filed Mar 21, 2001
CONSUMER STATES BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, PROBLEMS DID NOT START TO OCCUR UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ABS RECALL #685 CONSUMER STATES ABS LIGHT BRAKE HAD BEEN COMING ON SPERATICALLY DURING DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, DEALER INSPECTED SYSTEM AND STATED VEHCILE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, HOWEVER ABS LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATED MUCH MORE THAN BEFORE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK IN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, FOLLOWING THIS THE BRAKES BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DESPITE REGULAR BRAKE MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, AGAIN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND BRAKE FLUID SPEWED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED HAD THE RECALL PARTS INITIALLY BEEN REPLACED THESE COMPLICATIONS WOULD HAVE NOT TAKEN PLACE, REPAIRS WERE MADE AND WRITTEN UP AS A GOODWILL, HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED AGAIN VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN AND DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND THE REASONS FOR THESE FAILURES, THE BRAKES, BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE ABS OPERATIONS WERE CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 560446
- Incident
- Mar 30, 2000
Compare model years
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 521 | 5 | 2 | 56.5 |
| 2015 | 382 | 4 | 1 | 56.6 |
| 2014 | 636 | 4 | 3 | 61.4 |
| 2013 | 680 | 4 | 2 | 57.2 |
| 2012 | 634 | 5 | 2 | 58.2 |
| 2011 | 773 | 3 | 2 | 54.6 |
| 2010 | 1,556 | 5 | 2 | 56.2 |
| 2009 | 707 | 6 | 2 | 55.2 |
| 2008 | 1,939 | 7 | 2 | 55.7 |
| 2007 | 219 | 2 | 1 | 53.3 |
| 2006 | 431 | 4 | 4 | 60.4 |
| 2005 | 857 | 7 | 7 | 61.8 |
| 2004 | 167 | 6 | 1 | 55.3 |
| 2003 | 245 | 6 | 3 | 61.5 |
| 2002 | 404 | 8 | 6 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 462 | 7 | 3 | 59.0 |
| 2000 | 306 | 7 | 4 | 63.7 |
| 1999 | 362 | 9 | 8 | 65.3 |
| 1998 | 296 | 10 | 6 | 63.8 |
| 1997 | 388 | 9 | 6 | 64.3 |
| 1996 | 938 | 12 | 14 | 63.3 |
| 1995 | 58 | 4 | 5 | 60.6 |
| 1994 | 154 | 6 | 6 | 63.5 |
| 1993 | 214 | 10 | 12 | 62.5 |
| 1992 | 135 | 10 | 13 | 61.7 |
| 1991 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 59.8 |
| 1990 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 45.9 |
| 1989 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1986 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 1983Viewing | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.