Chrysler TOWN AND COUNTRY electrical problems
3,123 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
12,890 owner complaints analyzed
67 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1967 to 2018 model years. Data snapshot: . 7,805 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
3,123 of 12,890 complaints match this topic (24.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10219198 · 2008-02-26 (February 26, 2008)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ABS FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK 20-30 ADDITIONAL FEET TO STOP. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE AT THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 15, 2008, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE WIRING AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A CYLINDER MODULE AND ELECTRICAL WORK. THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $200. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING FURTHER COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 …
Owner-reported narrative. 104,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10219198 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10097794 · 2004-10-26 (October 26, 2004)
VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES. DEALER STATED THE WIRING HARNESS BURNED, AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT CONSUMER SHOULD COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THE HARNESS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE DEFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES PUMP MOTOR. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 152,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10097794 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 725717 · 2000-07-20 (July 20, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. A/C WENT OUT. SMOKE STARTED TO ENTER CABIN AREA. PULLED OVER AND THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINQUISH THE FIRE. IT SEEMS THE WIRE FOR THE HOOD LIGHT, ATTACHED TO THE HOOD HINGE, MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE HOOD, CUTTING INTO THE INSULATION AND SHORTING THE WIRE TO THE FRAME. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED AN OVERLOAD TO THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH STARTED ON FIRE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 725717 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10166551 · 2006-08-25 (August 25, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S HYDRAULIC BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED EVEN WITH THE USE OF BOTH FEET APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE'S HAD AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DESIGN WAS ALL 4 WHEEL ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS FAILED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT COMPLY. ALSO, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 180,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166551 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 506727 · 1996-07-25 (July 25, 1996)
ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS UNDE RTHE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 506727 at NHTSA ↗