Chrysler / Town And Country / 1999
1999 Chrysler Town And Country problems
Owners have filed 485 complaints about the 1999 Chrysler Town And Country with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 13.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 12.2%.
Complaints485
Crashes21
Fires32
Injuries35
Deaths11
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 13.6% · 66
Air bags 12.2% · 59
Seats 9.9% · 48
Power train 9.3% · 45
Engine and engine cooling 7.2% · 35
Suspension 6.8% · 33
Wheels 5.8% · 28
Steering 5.4% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 21 describe a crash, 32 describe a fire, 35 report an injury and 11 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Chrysler Town And Country in this data, 1999 sits 16th by complaint volume. 2008 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 14 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 89,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Town And Country. On may 4, 2007, the vehicle's control panel failed followed by the electrical system while driving. The contact restarted the vehicle and it ran for a few seconds, only to fail again. This continued until the vehicle failed completely. The purchase date and engine size were unknown. The current mileage is 102,000 and failure mileage was 95,000. Electrical system · reported at 95,000 miles
The contact owns a 1999 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact stated that the cluster circuit board on the instrument panel failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated there was an open circuit board that caused the vehicle to not start, which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 129,000. Electrical system · reported at 129,000 miles
Engine warning light, horn, and radio controls on the steering wheel failed. After investigation by Chrysler mechanics they found that the clock spring failed and was also informed that incase of an accident that the air bags might not deploy.*Ak had the problem fixed, then saw that the 96 - 98 models have a recall for the failing clock spring. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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