1997 Chrysler Town And Country Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats reportsComplaints 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.
13
Latest May 16, 2006
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 388 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed May 16, 2006
RECENTLY THE POWER LOCKS ON OUR CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN HAVE BEGUN TO MALFUNCTION. THEY LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT REASON, BOTH WHILE WE ARE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. TONIGHT THEY LOCKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I HAD CLOSED ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS AFTER BUCKLING MY CHILDREN IN AND BEFORE I HAD OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR, LOCKING MY KEYS INSIDE. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS ALSO AROUND AND WAS CARRYING HIS SPARE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MALFUNCTION PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IT IS BOTH A CHALLENGE AND AN INCONVENIENCE TO SCHEDULE THIS SORT OF REPAIR, BUT PLAN TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE AS SOON AS FEASIBLE. *NM
NHTSA ID
10157665
Incident
May 14, 2006
Mileage
107,500 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 23, 2005
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD NEARLY PINNING DRIVER IN THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A 1997 CHRYSLER MINI-VAN. SEATS HAVE A 2 SETTING MEMORY FEATURE. AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MEMORY MODULE FAILED. *JB
NHTSA ID
10143584
Incident
Nov 22, 2005
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Aug 15, 2003
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE CONTROLS. ALSO, THE DOOR LATCHES ACTIVATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE HAD TOUCHED THEM.*AK *PH *JB
NHTSA ID
10031473
Incident
Jul 23, 2003
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+3 more
Filed Jul 11, 2003
THE EVAPORATOR HEATER COIL AND EXPANSION VALVE MALFUNCTIONED. PRIOR TO THIS, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NOT COOLING THE VAN. THIS HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY 2002. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE ABOVE PARTS. *AK THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS, THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER HAD BEEN REPLACED. *SCC ALSO THE HORN, DRIVER SEAT RACK AND GRILL WERE REPLACED. *JB
NHTSA ID
10024175
Incident
Jun 16, 2003
Mileage
41,696 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 19, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
763246
Incident
Jun 8, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 11, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TOWN. ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING AT IN TOWN SPEEDS (ACTUAL UNKNOWN) IMPACTED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT SEATBACK FAILED AND I SLID OUT FROM UNDER THE SEATBELT AND IMPACTED MY DAUGHTER IN THE REAR SEAT WITH MY HEAD FRACTURING HER NOSE.*AK
NHTSA ID
762955
Incident
Jun 8, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 5, 2002
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLSUTER MODULE GAUGES AND OVERHEAD COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONING. ALSO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. DEALER SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND STATED THAT BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER REFUSED REPAIRS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE ARE HAVING, HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED 2 CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT OTHER MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. *TT
NHTSA ID
565953
Incident
Nov 27, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed May 15, 2002
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MODULE WAS REPLACED AT 64,000 MILES. PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, AND CLUSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *TT
NHTSA ID
8009884
Incident
May 13, 2002
AirbagsDriver assistanceElectrical+4 more
Filed Mar 5, 2001
THE COURTESY LIGHT IN THE DOOR BURNED OUT. NLM CONSUMER STATES WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME EXTREMLY DIFFICULT TO TURN, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW STRUTS AND A NEW RACK AN PINION, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WOPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON.*JB
NHTSA ID
560074
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 22, 1999
WHILE DRIIVNG DRIVER PUT THE VAN IN PARK TO SET THE DRIVER'S SIDE VIEW MIRROR. WHEN HITTING THE REMOTE TO SAVE THE SETTING IN MEMORY, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY FORWARD, PINNING THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. IMPROPER VOLTAGE WAS FOUND IN THE VOLT SENSE CIRCUIT AND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
851588
Incident
Oct 18, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 21, 1998
WHILE DRIVING THE CENTER FRONT SEATBACK FOLDED, THROWING THE OCCUPANT INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE SEATBACK. *AK
NHTSA ID
827095
Incident
Aug 15, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 22, 1997
DESIGN OF THE CAPTAIN SEATS DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE CHILD SAFETY SEATS. THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM.
NHTSA ID
522239
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 2, 1997
WHILE THE WIFE OF THE COMSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH. THE DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL POWER WENT OFF, AIR CONDITIONER AND ENGINE STILL RUNNING; DEALER WILL START WORKING ON VEHICLE TUESDAY JULY 8, 1997. *AK
NHTSA ID
813762
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own