1997 Chrysler Town And Country Driver assistance Problems

THE VAN JUST DIED BY ITSELF WHILE RUNNING AT SPEED OF 60 MPH ON FREEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586017

Incident

Nov 4, 2013

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, AND THE ENGINE REVVED VERY HIGH. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AND KILLED THE ENGINE. AFTER A MINUTE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OUT. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OUT OF SECOND GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10057471

Incident

Feb 22, 2004

Mileage

73,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF AND WITHOUT WARNING, DRASTICALLY REDUCING VEHICLE'S SPEED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10021854

Incident

May 26, 2003

Mileage

133,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK SINCE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. DEALER WANTS $500+ TO FIX. SEVERAL OTHER CHRYSLER OWBNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

766890

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING, ALSO HORN & THE CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017400

Incident

Oct 15, 2001

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017183

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

MY 'AIR BAG' LIGHT FLICKERED FOR A MONTH AND THEN FINALLY STAYED ON. I DISCOVERED MY HORN DID NOT WORK, OR THE CRUISE CONTROL. I REPLACED THE FUSES, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I CONTACTED MY REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD OTHER MINIVANS HAD THE SAME PROBLE. HE REFERRED ME TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE "CLOCKSWITCH". IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $250 TO REPAIR. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK, IN ADDITION TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A DEFECT AND NOT A REALL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE OVER 124,511 OF THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE, AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE OUT THERE WHERE THE OPERATORS ARE UNAWARE THEIR AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A SFETY ISSUE!!!!!! PLEASE INVESTIGATE!!!*AK

NHTSA ID

766226

Incident

Jul 7, 2002

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND THEY REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017061

Incident

Oct 15, 2001

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN JUNE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING WITHOUT THEM EVEN LOOKING AT IT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WOULD FAIL NEXT. SURE ENOUGH, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN CEASED TO FUNCTION. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A 1997 CARAVAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THE DEALER KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT SIGHT UNSEEN, THAT INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I SEE THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (NHTSA ACTION#EA01007) INTO THIS VERY PROBLEM, AND I HOPE THAT IT RESULTS IN A RECALL SOON. THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $300.00 TO FIX IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

765730

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING AND CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8013514

Incident

Jun 18, 2002

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUS, HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID

763453

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

PARTS FOR RECALL HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE DUE TO BACK ORDERS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012419

Incident

Apr 14, 2002

AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND CRUISE CONTROL TURNED ON AND OFF. REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. WHEN LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON CLOCK SPRING SAW HOW MANY OTHERS HAD FAILED AND DECIDED TO ADD MY VOICE. A NON-WORING AIRBAG IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN VEHICLES MARKETED TO YOUNG FAMILIES.

NHTSA ID

759030

Incident

Feb 28, 2002

THE CLOCK SPRING CONTROLS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PART(CLOCK SPRING) HAS FAILED ON OTHER VEHICALS AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLS ON SOME OF THESE VEHICALS FOR THE SAME PART.*AK

NHTSA ID

758838

Incident

Jan 20, 2002

CLOCK SPRING BROKE AND DISENGAGED HORN, AND AIRBAG. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLIMINATED ON DASHBOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002515

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED FIRST DUE TO CLOCK SPRING. I DID NOT HAVE THIS FIXED BUT NOW TEH AIR BAG IS FAILING AS WELL.*AK

NHTSA ID

755781

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

THE FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING HAS RESULTED IN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYING CONTINUALY ON AND THE LOSS OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO INDICATE THIS IS A PROBLEM ON SIMILAR CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT THE AIR BAG(S) COULD DEPLOY WITHOUT HAVING AN EVENT THAT WOULD SIGNAL DEPLOYMENT. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN THAT THE AIR BAG(S) WOULD FAIL DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT FORCE COLLISION.*AK

NHTSA ID

755681

Incident

Sep 25, 2001

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED COULD NOT DISENGAGE THAT SYSTEM BY THE STEERING COLUMN, AND HAD TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, HORN HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT CLOCK SPRING WAS THE COMPONENT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

895312

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

LOSS OF CONTROL OF CRUSE CONTROL. HORN DID NOT WORK ( ON INDICATION PRIOR). *AK

NHTSA ID

750803

Incident

May 1, 2001

HORN WON'T BLOW, CRUISE CONTROL ONLY WORKS INTEMITTENTLY, AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

749383

Incident

Apr 15, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY TO BE FIXED. *AK

NHTSA ID

889462

Incident

May 31, 2001

CLOCK SPRINGS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND HORN/CRUISE CONTROL HAVE GONE OUT DUE TO THIS DEFAULT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT WAS THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *YH

NHTSA ID

887257

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

HORN/CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN FAILED. I NOW UNDERSTAND THE AIR BAGS WERE ON THAT CIRCUIT AS WELL, BUT I HAD NO WAY OF CHECKING THAT AT THE TIME, AND THE GARAGE DID NOT GIVE ME ANY INDICATION THAT THIS FAILURE WAS DANGEROUS. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THESE THINGS ON OTHER CHRYSLER MINI-VANS BEOFRE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.*AK

NHTSA ID

744513

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

THIS MORNING WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, I HEARD A LOUD CONSTANT SQUEALING NOISE. I ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, BUT THE VAN TOOK OFF STRIAGHT AHEAD AND WOULD NOT TURN AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR, WHICH WAS TOTALLED AFTERWARDS. ALTHOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES AT ALL TIMES, MY VAN CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. IT THEN KNOCKED OVER A TREE APPROX. 12 FT. TALL AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT RAN INTO A NEIGHBORS SHRUBS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED OR WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VAN AT THE TIME OR PERHAPS SOMEONE MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE WAS VISIBLE SKID MARKS FROM WHERE MY VAN WAS PARKED TO WHERE IT FINALLY STOPPED, WHICH WAS OVER 60 FEET AWAY. IRONICALLLY, MY VAN WAS STILL DRIVABLE AFTER ALL THE DAMAGED IT HAD DONE. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THEY CONDUCTED A TEST DRIVE AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAVE SERIOUS RESERVATION ABOUT EVER DRIVING MY VAN AGAIN. IF THERE HAVE EVER BEEN ANY SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I CAN BE CONTACTED AT 011 49 6202 29935 OR EMAIL [email protected].*AK

NHTSA ID

743881

Incident

Apr 11, 2001

AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK, AND HORN WON'T BLOW.*AK

NHTSA ID

885070

Incident

Feb 4, 2001