Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
POWER LOCKS DONT WORK. TRIED RESETTING IOD FUSE AND UNPLUGGING BATTERY. LOCKS WORKS A FEW TIMES THEN STOPS WORKING. THIS IS A SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURE. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT SET WHEN PUT ON. IF IN AN ACCIDENT PASSENGERS SE AS T BELT WILL NOT RESTRAIN. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VAN AND THE TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS SAID LOCKS HASN'T WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE 2005.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RAN OUT OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 265,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) BABY TREND FLEX-LOC REAR FACING INFANT SEAT. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2012 AND LOCATED IN A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH BUTTON THAT SECURES THE CHILD SEAT TO THE BASE WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CHILD SEAT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN...UPDATED 09-23-14 *BF UPDATED 10/02/14
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES ON/OFF CONSTANTLY. CAME ON/OFF 38 TIMES ON A RECENT 160 MILE TRIP TO ST. JOE, MO. IT HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *************************************** SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON SOMEWHAT FREQUENTLY. *TR
MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. IN SPRING 2009, [?] I CALLED CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS, AND REQUESTED THEY FIX IT. I TALKED TO A CHRYSLER REP. A FEW TIMES, BY PHONE, WHO REQUIRED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH I WAS TO PAY FOR. I DID. BUT CHRYSLER WAVED THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THEY TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WAS NOT GOING TO COVER THE COST OF THE FIX. AS THE RECALL AT THAT TIME DID NOT INCLUDE MISSOURI. ONLY 20 SOME STATES IN THE N.E. AREA. THEY DID HOWEVER HAVE THE LIGHT TURNED OFF FOR A WEEK OR SO, THEN IT CAME BACK ON. AND ON ONE 80 MILE DRIVE I MADE, THIS 'AIRBAG' LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AROUND 100 TIMES. IT STILL COMES ON AND OFF MAYBE NOT THAT FREQUENTLY . I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, & THE SEAT BELT RETAINER ISSUE, WHICH IS ALSO INTERMITTENT. CHRYSLER DID TRY TO FIX THE SEATBELT RETAINER BACK IN 2007 I THINK IT WAS, BUT ITS NOT COMPLETELY CURED. *TR
THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK OR CLICK IN PLACE. I RESEARCHED RECALL NUMBER 04V047000 AND LEARNED THERE WERE SIMILAR ISSUES. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE MORE OF A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND A GREAT SAFETY RISK. THE DEALER JUST TOOK MY INFO BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR CONTROL MODULE FOR THE FRONT AIR BAGS WAS NOT WORKING AND THE SENSOR LIGHT TURNED ON WARNING OF A AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS NOT TIGHTENING AS IT SHOULD. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS, AND THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT WATER ENTERED THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT BELIEVED THAT THE WORK SHE HAD DONE SHOULD FALL UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 59015 MILES.*AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT SUDDENLY FAILED TO REWIND. THIS CAUSED AN UNSAFE CONDITION AS THE BELT BECAME USELESS. AS NOT ALL SEATS WERE THEN REQUIRED, WE HAVE SIMPLY NOT USED THAT SEAT AWAITING PARTS. THE BELT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED THIS WEEK. *JB
SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN PASSENGERS BUCKLE UP. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THAT WAS NORMAL FOR CHRYLSER BUT IT IS UNSAFE HOW DO YOU KNOW IF WHEN YOU HAVE A CRASH THAT THE BELT WILL WORK PROPERLY. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DRETRACTS SLOWLY-SEAT BELT GETS CAUGHT IN DOOR, PART ORDERED JAN 30,2006 HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT PART IS IN. *NM
I WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVAN TOWN & COUNTRY. IT WAS A RENTAL. WE HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND UPON IMPACT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL WE WERE AT A STOP. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND I WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND DASH. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB
I WAS A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN A 2005 CHRYSLER MINIVAN WHICH WAS A RENTAL. WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK ON IMPACT AND I FLEW INTO THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE AS WE WERE ROLLING TO A STOP, THEREFORE MY KNEE SLAMMED INTO THE DASH. ACCORDING TO RECORDS, THIS MODEL VAN HAS A RECALL,BUT IT WAS NOT PURCHASED UNTIL 6/05 WELL AFTER THE RECALL IT APPEARS. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB
AIR BAG INDICATOR DASH LIGHT HAS GONE ON THREE TIMES LAST DATE OF INDICENT WAS MAY 28, 2005. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER EVERY TIME TO HAVE NUMEROUS PART REPLACED, SUCH AS THE DASHBOARD SENSOR AND THE SEAT BELT HARNESS.
THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN HIS EYES OFF OF THE ROAD DUE TO A DISTRACTION AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT A STOPPED VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HIM. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD AND THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH. *TC *JB PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (OCT 24, 2005): THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AN EXIT RAMP, SO THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS PROBABLY TOO LOW FOR THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH PRIOR TO THE CRASH.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER THE COLLISION. CONSUMER TRIED TO UNBUCKLE SAFETY BELT IT LOOSENED, BUT WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE SAFETY BELT. WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE KNEE BLOCKER FAILED TO WORK. INSTEAD IT PUSHED OUT THE PLASTIC PANEL LOCATED ON STEERING COLUMN. THIS RESULTED IN INJURING CONSUMER'S LEGS. WHEN PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUCKLE ON SAFETY BELT CAME APART.*AK
2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT HAVE THE MOUNTING BOLT INSTALLED TO THE FLOOR. ONLY THING HOLDING BELT WAS SENSOR WIRE AND THE FACT THAT THE BELT WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN DOOR PANEL AND SEAT WHEN DOOR WAS CLOSED. INSPECTION OF BELT AND BRACKET INDICATED A BOLT HAD NEVER BEEN INSTALLED. MILEAGE AT TIME OF DISCOVERY WAS APPROX. 2700 MILES. VIN #[XXX]. UPDATED 07/25/2012* JS. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I PURCHASES A 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN. I MADE A HARD STOP USING FIRM BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. MY SLEEPING SON WAS ALLOWED TO FALL FORWARD IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT DID NOT CATCH. IN EVERY OTHER CAR MANUFACTURED IN THE MODERN WORLD, IT TAKE VERY LITTLE FORCE TO MAKE THE SEAT BELTS CATCH REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT. IN THE T&C, IT TAKES A TREMENDOUS FORCE TO CAUSE THE 2ND AND 3RD ROW SEAT BELTS TO CATCH (BRAKE NOT APPLIED). THE FRONT SEAT BELTS CATCH INSTANTLY WITH LITTLE FORCE. THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS AND THE 2ND/3RD ROW SEAT BELTS ARE OF DIFFERENT DESIGN. CHRYSLER WAS UNRESPONSIVE.*AK
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