1998 Chrysler Town And Country Interior & seats Problems

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TS THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE BELT AND TENSIONER WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOISY. THE HANDBRAKE DID NOT HOLD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEVER AND CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOISY. THE REAR HATCH LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157361

Incident

Mar 20, 2006

1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY SEAT LATCH BROKE.*MR....THE PASSENGER IN THE LEFT/CENTER ROW SEAT WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND A PIECE OF A COIL SPRING ON THE FLOOR NEAR TO THE MOUNTING BRACKET LOCATED IN THE FLOOR. THE OTHER PART OF THE SPRING WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE SEAT FASTENER MECHANISM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10121463

Incident

Apr 18, 2005

THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT SPRING WAS BROKE WHICH ALLOWED THE LATCH TO RELEASE BY ITSELF.*BF THE CONSUMERS GRANDSON WAS RIDING IN THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE ROW DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT WHEN HE NOTICED THE SEAT WAS NOT FASTENED TO THE FLOOR. *TC *JB

NHTSA ID

10099923

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE DRIVER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ON. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD AN AIR BAG FAILURE WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO STOP FUNCTIONING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10057761

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR UNLOCKED AND SLID OPEN WHILE DRIVING, AFTER IT HAD BEEN SLAMMED SHUT THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ENGAGED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10038154

ACCIDENT AT 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED AND THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10006309

Incident

Oct 3, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ROLLED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES, AND DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS WEARING RESTRAINT BELT. CONSUMER WAS EJECTED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO SEATBACK SNAPPING AND FALLING BACKWARDS, ALLOWING DRIVER TO SLIDE OUT FROM RESTRAINT BELT. DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT WRIST/RIGHT ANKLE/ LEFT CLAVICAL, AND RIGHT SHOULDER; AS WELL AS HAVING TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. IN ADDITION TO BITING A PORTION OF HIS TONGUE OFF. *AK THE MANUFACTURER INRESPONSE TO THE CONSUMER THAT INDICATED THE SEAT BACKS WERE DESIGNED TO YIELD PROGRESSEVELY AND INCREASING LOAD, AND ALSO THE SEATS,MEET THE STANDARDS SET BY THE GOVERNMENT. *YH

NHTSA ID

889863

Incident

Dec 9, 2000

THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IN COLDER WEATHER OF APPROXIMATELY 35 DEGREES, OR COLDER. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE DASH (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ODOMETER, ETC) WILL BE INOPERATIVE. WHILE IN VIRGINIA OVER THE HOLIDAYS THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING EVERY DAY. ORIGINALLY, THIS HAPPENED ONLY WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. WHILE IN VIRGINIA OVER THE HOLIDAYS IT ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. AT THAT TIME, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP, UNTIL YESTERDAY, SINCE DECEMBER 30, 1999, WHEN I RETURNED HOME TO BEAUFORT. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ATTRIBUTE IT TO AN UNKNOWN VOLTAGE RISE (FROM 2.5 AMPS TO 3.0), BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. WE HAVE CONTACTED CHYRSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO HAS OPENED A CORPORATE FILE (#660213), BUT HAVE NO OTHER INFORMATION FROM THEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, THOUGH BUTLER CHRYSLER BELIEVED THAT THEY HAD CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. WE FIRST FOUND THAT IT STILL EXISTED IN NOVEMBER, AND HAS REOCCURRED PROBLEMS SINCE, UNTIL IT WAS GIVEN TO THEM 12/30/99 TO BE FIXED. THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO US YESTERDAY, NOT REPAIRED, UNTIL THEY DECIDE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. WE FEEL THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVING.*AK

NHTSA ID

718566

Incident

Dec 24, 1999

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS/DASH LIGHTS, AND MIRRORS WENT OUT FOR ABOUT A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THE VEHICLE BUT CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

850200

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END SIDE COLLISION, THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH AND THE CONSUMER WAS GOING 20 WHEN AND WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT SIDE. THE THIRD ROW OF SEATS COLLAPSED IN THIS MINI VAN AND WAS LAID FLAT OUT LIKE A BED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

849385

OIL PAN GASKET FAILED RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ID

543921

Incident

May 26, 1998

MIDDLE ROW PASEENGER SEAT BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM IT'S TRACK WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID

607658

Incident

Oct 18, 1998

SEAT WITH THE SEAT HEATER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

536905