Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER NO BRAKE HAD TO QUICKLY TURN OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND TRY TO RESTART IT IS HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAD A RECALL PART REPLACED BY DEALER AND STILL NOTHING SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AS I SEE THIS IS A COMMON FACTOR AND EVENTUALLY WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V480000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 05/19/14 MA THE CONSUMER REPAIRED THE CLOCKSPRING. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES ALL OCCURRED BEFORE 118,000. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. UPDATED 06/04/2014 *JS
I PURCHASED THIS VAN DEC 2010. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AT 9PM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - NO BRAKES. NEXT DAY I TOOK TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD ALL THE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACED. I HAD ALL NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED FRONT TO BACK BY A REPAIR SHOP IN MARCH 2011. ONCE AGAIN, I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM TODAY, JUST OVER A YEAR- EXCEPT THE LINES WERE NOT RUSTED. 08/21/2012 - DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MPH COMING TO A STOP LIGHT SLOWING DOWN, SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES. FLUID WAS GUSHING OUT BY THE REAR TIRE. I PULLED TO GAS STATION AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING/DRIPPING OUT. THE MORE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED THE MORE FLUID WAS FORCED OUT. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT EVEN KILLED. LUCKY FOR ME IT WAS 1 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. I MOVED FROM INDIANA 6/1/2011 TO FLORIDA. THE VAN NOW HAS 180,000 MILES. *TR
HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN AND SPEED CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *TT
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE HORN WORKS BUT NOT WHEN YOU NEED IT, AND YOU HAVE TO MOVE AROUND ON THE HORN AREA TO FIND A SPOT THAT WILL WORK. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770860
THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING. HAD TO REPLACE IT MYSELF AT A COST OF $90.00, WOULD HAVE COST ALMOST $400.00 TO HAVE DEALER INSTALL.*AK
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON . ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE.*AK
YOU SHOULD REALLY FIX THIS BEFORE YOU KILL MY WIFE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
EA01007. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN AIR BAG SYSTEM. WHEN LIGHT DOES ILLUMINATE CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE OR OPERATE PROPERLY. ALSO, CIGARETTE LIGHTER RECEPTICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *AK CONSUMER STATES HORN IS INOPERABLE FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW. IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING CAUSED PROBLEMS WITHIN STEERING AND CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONS. IT CAN ALSO EFFECT HORN AND AIRBAG LIGHT. *AK THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED PREMATURLY RESULTING IN AIR BAG AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *YH
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG HAS FAILED TO ENERGIZE AND AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. ALSO VEHICLE'S HORN IN STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT WORK. ADDITIONALLY, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK.*AK
VEHICLE STOPPED IN PARKING LOT WITH ENGINE RUNNING. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE TO ACCELERATE, AND ENGINE REVVED UP, AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. APPLIED BRAKES, DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. IT SPED UP TO 60 MPH, HIT CARS/ FENCE. FINALLY, STOPPED VEHICLE. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER, DAMAGE UNKNOWN, CHRYSLER CONTACTED, SAID FILE OPENED. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. YH
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