2013 Chrysler Town And Country Seat belts Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while stopped, the child sitting in the second row hugged his sibling, who was sitting in the front seat, and the front passenger’s seat headrest deployed. The contact was unable to push the headrest back down. The headrest struck the child on the face; however, no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that an unknown plastic item had detached from the head restraint. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 132,168.

NHTSA ID

11656421

Incident

Apr 22, 2025

Mileage

132,168 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON I-70 IN COLORADO MY DRIVER SIDE HEADREST AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN MY 2013 TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN. THERE WAS NOTHING HAPPENING, WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, THERE WERE NO BUMPS OR REASONS FOR IT TO DEPLOY. IT STRUCK ME HARD IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD CAUSING WHIPLASH. WE PULLED OVER AND THE HEAD REST LOCKING PIN AND COME OUT OF THE INSIDE OF THE HEADREST. THE REASON WAS THE PLASTIC HOOKS HOLDING IT HAD BROKEN. WE PULLED IT TOGETHER AND WRAPPED IT WITH A STRAP.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11312047

Incident

Jan 25, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

THE SEAT BELT RELEASE IS STICKING AND WON'T CLAMP THE SEAT BELT. ENGINE HAD A SLIGHT TICK WHEN PURCHASED AN TUCKING HAS BECAME WORST. ELECTRICAL DVD IS SHORT AND WON'T OPERATE. SIDE PANEL ON VAN AND MODERN LIKE MINE MISSING.

NHTSA ID

11269571

Incident

Mar 13, 2019

Mileage

75,000 mi

THIRD ROW MIDDLE SEATBELT DOES NOT ENGAGE RATCHETING LOCKING MECHANISM TO PROPERLY PROTECT PASSENGERS MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR CARSEATS AND PASSENGERS ALIKE.

NHTSA ID

11266479

Incident

Oct 5, 2019

Mileage

81,000 mi

ON 8/15/19, MY 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT RIDING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE HEADREST POPPED OUT AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD THROWING MY HEAD FORWARD CAUSING MY HAT AND SUNGLASSES TO FLY INTO THE DASHBOARD. MY NECK WAS SORE FOR A DAY OR 2 BUT I DO NOT HAVE LINGERING PHYSICAL ISSUES THAT I KNOW OF. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA THE MOPAR WEBSITE CHAT AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE REFERRED ME TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHICH QUOTED ME $700 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEADREST. UPON INSPECTION, THE THIN PLASTIC MOUNT THAT RETAINS THE METAL RELEASE BAR CRUMBLED CAUSING THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE AS I HAVE READ ON CAR FORUMS HUNDREDS OF ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME HEADREST. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF A DRIVER IS HIT IN THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11245407

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

119,000 mi

PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CONTROL - CIRCUIT OPEN. CAUSING A LOST COMMUNICATION WITH RIGHT B-PILLAR IMPACT ACCELERATION SENSOR, LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE RIGHT DOOR TRACK IMPACT ACCELERATION SENSOR AND SEAT BELT LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

11186653

Incident

May 2, 2018

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IDLING, A NOISE SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HEAD REST AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AFTERWARDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DID NOT LOCK AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE RADIO AND GPS MALFUNCTIONED. EVER SINCE JULY OF 2018, THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER (BLACK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 831 SALISBURY RD, STATESVILLE, NC 28677). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE SCHEDULED UNLESS THE HEADQUARTERS AUTHORIZED THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,662.

NHTSA ID

11162943

Incident

Jul 28, 2018

Mileage

84,662 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEAD RESTRAINT SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN. THE AIR BAG INSIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE COUNTRY DODGE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 32033245 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. ..UPDATED 10/25/17 *BF UPDATED 11/16/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

11012274

Incident

Jul 15, 2017

Mileage

52,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST INDEPENDENTLY STARTED TO SEPARATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADREST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER FRONT SEAT HEADREST OPEN CAUSED AIRBAG ALARM TO STAY ON. CHYSLER HAD RECALLED 840,000 OF THEIR VEHICLES FOR THE SAME THING. UPDATED 6/25/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10917942

Incident

Sep 30, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST WAS TOUCHED, POPPED OUT OF PLACE, AND STRUCK THE PASSENGER IN THE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,213.

NHTSA ID

10850420

Incident

Feb 18, 2016

Mileage

49,213 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND SPINE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, NECK, AND IMPLANTS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. ...UPDATED 06/22/16 * BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE RECALL REGARDING THE REAR WINDOW SWITCH RECTIFIED. HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/28/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10818865

Incident

Dec 22, 2015

Mileage

36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT HESITATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO LOWER BACK, NECK AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SECOND PERSON INJURED. UPDATED 02/24/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10811907

Incident

Dec 22, 2015

Mileage

34,000 mi