ABS BRAKES FAILED 10 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
1994 Chrysler Town And Country complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
STEERING FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/ACCIDENT.
THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION, CONSUMER WENT TO BACK TO SHUT LIFTGATE, RIGHT HYDRAULIC LIFTGATE HINGE BECAME DEATACHED FROM VEHICLE, BUT REMAINED ATTACHED TO LIFTGATE. WHEN SHUTTING THE LIFTGATE A LOUD NOISE, THEN GLASS SHATTERED, CAUSING INJURIES TO FACE. GLASS WENT 10 FEET IN TO PARKING LOT AND IN FRONT SEATS ALSO. THIS DEFECT CAUSED INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE SPINDLE BROKE ON THE TIRE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY , AND THIS TRUCK HAD DUAL AIR BAGS. THE DRIVER WAS GOING 45MPH WHEN THE SPINDLE BROKE. *AK
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR HATCH COMES UP, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES, DEALERS HAD REPLACED LATCH AND THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK
ABD BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
EGR VALVE MOUNTING BRACKED FAILED WHEN ALL FOUR MOUNTING SCREWS HOLDING EGR VALVE RUSTED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
ENGINE BELT FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING.
HOOD LATCH FAILED, CAUSING HOOD TO SUDDENLY FLY OPEN BLINDING DRIVER.
FAILURE ON THE REAR RIGHT QUARTER WINDOW, THE RIGHT QUATER WINDOW SHATTERED. *AK
UPON REMOVING THEWINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FROM THE ACTUATOR, FOUND HORRIBLE RUSTY MESS, COULD CAUSE A COMPLETE FAILURE IN A BAD RAINSTORM/SNOW STORM. *AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BUCKLE HARD TO LATCH, THERE IS NO CLIPPING NOISE AND HARD TO UNLOCK . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AXLE SEPERATED FROM TRANSMISSION WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH. *AK LOWER LEFT STABILIZING ARM BALL JOINT BROKE, WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS INTO WHEEL WELL AND SLID SIDEWAYS UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED, DEALER STATED PART FELL OFF BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN GREASED. *SLC
FRONT END SHIMMIES.
HUSBAND DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS CAPTAIN/QUAD CHAIRS, WAS REARENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER, UPON IMPACT, ALL 3 SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. *AK
INNER CV JOINT HOUSING ON PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FAILS, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION "SHIMMY" ONCE SPEED 30 MPH OR MORE. *AK
DRIVERS DOOR GOT CAUGHT IN WIND OPENING BEYOND EXTENT. DOOR HINGE HAS LARGE 3 INCH CRACK HORIZONTALLY WHERE FASTENED TO UNIBODY. AREA DEALER QUITE FAMILIAR. *AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR & ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON (YELLOW) SENSOR REPLACED 6 TIMES. *AK
TRAVELING AT SPEEDS FIFTY MILES PER HOUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTS TO THIRTY. COULD RESULT IN REAR END COLLISION. *AK
#PE96-008 SOMETIMES PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL YOU PUSH ABOUT TEN TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
HEADLIGHTS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY, CAUSING POOR VISION. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT. TT
POWER STEERING BELT TENSIONER FRACTURED AND BROKE OFF. TT *SLC
TENSIONER BELT MALFUNCTION WHEN RIDING THROUGH PUDDLES, RESULTING IN HARD STEERING, REPLACE TENSIONER BELT DRIVE. TT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, DEALER REPLACED. SLIDING DOOR WINDOW POPS OPEN WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. BATTERY FAILED. TIRE LEAK(NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN). *SLC
LAST PHASE; RECALL FOR REAR LATCH WILL NOT BE REPAIRED FOR OVER A YEAR FROM 11/02/95. DAYTON ANDREWS IN CLEARWATER FL., THEN REFERED BACH TO MFG. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. *DSH
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING STOP AT A TOLL AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH CAME OPEN. TT
ABS BRAKES; SOFT PEDAL, OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BUT EXCESSIVE TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS SYSTEM, BRAKE PEDAL FADE TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTERWARDS THERE WAS NO BRAKE. TT
ABS BRAKES DID NOT ALWAYS STOP UPON APPLYING THEM-HAD PROBLEM GETTING SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. TT
THE REAR HATCH LATCH IS EASY TO OPEN IT IS THE ELECTRICAL TRANSIENT CAUSE IT TO OPEN . TT
REAR LIFTGATE LATCH FAILURE, DASH PANEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING DOOR OPEN. TT
ABS BRAKES, DURING BRAKE APPLICATION PEDAL APPEARS TO FLOAT, ALSO DECREASED STOPPING POWER ON ROUGH ROADS. *AK
1) ABS BRAKES HAVE FAILED (3) TIMES RESULTING HITTING FENCE. 2) AUTO-TRANS W/AUTO OVERDIRVE DOWN SHIFT @ HIGHWAY SPEED THROWING PASSENGERS. TT
REAR AXLE BUCKLED UNDER AND DROP DOWN ON THE WHEEL, AXLE NEED TO BE CHANGE. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *SKD
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED REAR LIFTGATE FAILURE, WHEN SUDDENLY DASH INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, NOTIFYING LATCH HAS DISENGAGED. TT
DRIVING DOWN TURNPIKE, TAILGATE LATCH RELEASED RESULTING IN TRUNK FLYING UP. TT
REAR LATCH CAME LOOSE, ALLOWING LUGGAGE TO FLY OUT OF REAR OF VEHICLE. TT
SIDE ON VAN SHATTERED WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED, LEFT SIDE CENTER GLASS FELL OUT AFTER SHATTERING INTO THOUSANDS OF PIECES. TT
SIDE IMPACT ON LEFT REAR WHEEL CAUSED LIFTGATE TO OPEN CAUSING CARGO TO FALL OUT. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
LIFTGATE OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON HWY. TT
VEHICLE REAR LATCH GATE OPEN, WHILE DRIVING, LIGHT CAME ON PANEL. TT
REAR TAIL GATE HAS OPENED WHILE DRIVING 11 TIMES. TT
REAR HATCH/LIFTGATE DIFFICUTLY IN OPENING, PERIODICALLY OPENS WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING REAR HATCH COMES OPEN. TT
DRIVING THE MINI VAN REAR HATCH CAME OPEN WHEN DRIVING. TT
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