1998 Chrysler Town And Country

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1997-12-15 97V231000 CHILD SEAT 900 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2017-06-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER NO BRAKE HAD TO …
2015-12-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW AND RAIN FOR ONE DAY THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE UP, THE BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON, AND I WAS NO LONGER…
2015-09-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO A RUPTURE OF A BRAKE LINE. LUCKY FOR US WE WERE ON A FLAT SECTION OF ROAD A…
2014-11-05 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TURN OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND MUST RESTART VEHICLE WHILE APPROACHING A LIGHT OR GOING UP A HILL. …
2014-10-02 SEAT BELTS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE …
2014-08-20 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 WIPER BLADES UNABLE TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES, SOME TIME DELAY OF STARTING, I HAVE HAD THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACE. *TR
2014-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES …
2014-03-19 AIR BAGS No 0 THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR MONTHS AND WAS ON WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST NOVEMBER, 2013. SO IT HAD BEEN ON FOR AN …
2013-12-18 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG…
2013-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILL…
2013-10-05 STEERING No 0 SERPENTINE BELT SLIPPED OFF WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS WITH CHILD IN VEHICLE. CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND…
2013-07-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TRAVEL ABOUT 15 MILES TO A RESIDENCE, PARKED VAN FOR ABOUT 3-4 HRS, ENTERED VAN AND TRY TO START, WOULDN'T TURN OVER *T…
2013-05-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEE…
2013-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTE…
2013-01-01 SEAT BELTS Yes 2 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONTACT A…
2012-12-12 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIV…
2012-07-23 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNIN…
2012-04-28 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 RUST THROUGH AT THE GAS TANK OF BRAKE LINE. *JS
2011-07-27 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 MY 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN COUNTY LXI THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT AND GAGE FLASH AND THE LIGHT BLINKS AND SOME TIMES GO TO EMPT…
2011-06-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE FACTORY ALARM HAS BEEN SHUTTING THE VAN DOWN,THE SPEEDOMETER FREEZES THEN SHOOTS UP TO 120,THE FUEL GAGE,TEMP GAGE …
2011-04-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN TH…
2011-03-14 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I PURCHASED THIS VAN DEC 2010. I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AT 9PM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT AL…
2011-03-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, …
2011-01-09 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER No 0 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. SMELLED GAS INSIDE THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FU…
2010-12-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED…
2010-12-20 STEERING No 0 AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW, INCLUDING A MUDDY DIRT ROAD, HIT A MUD PUDDLE AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER …
2010-10-17 STEERING No 0 REPEATED DISMOUNT OF SERPENTINE BELT FROM CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DUE TO WATER SPLASHING FROM RIGHT FRONT TIRE. HAS OCCURRED …
2010-09-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 1 ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED ON FIRE AND FIRE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. OWNER JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 WEEK PRI…
2010-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER FAILED AND NONE…
2010-08-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CRANKED, STARTED, RAN FOR 1 SECOND, AND STALLED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A ROW. THEN IT WOULD NOT CRANK UNTIL WE R…
2010-07-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE A 1998 TOWN & COUNTRY AND HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE ALL THE DIALS ON THE DASH WOULD FLATLINE AND THEN COME BAC…
2010-06-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND BUYING IT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I HAVE EVER MADE. MY PROBLEM IS A REPEAT O…
2010-06-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD NOT START *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED…
2010-06-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 I OWN A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN AND FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FAN BELT COMING OFF U…
2010-06-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE COOL…
2010-04-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I BOUGHT A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND AFTER 2 WEEKS THE VAN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CAR WOULDN'T START IN …
2008-11-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, IT WOULD START AND RUN F…
2008-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE VAN STARTS BUT WILL NOT TAKE ANY GAS AND DIE IMMEDIATELY. IT WILL START ABOUT 4-5 TIMES THEN NOT START AT ALL. LIKE…
2008-08-22 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 RE: 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MILEAGE: 75,000 COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE - PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - UNSAFE…
2008-06-10 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 MY AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND NOW IT JUST STAYS ON AND HORN DOES NOT WORK, I JUST LEARNED THERE WAS A R…
2008-06-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS No 0 TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT TH…
2008-05-13 STRUCTURE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORM…
2008-04-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 -GAUGES ON DASH LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING -WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES LIGHT UP ON INFORMATION CLUSTER -OFTEN CAR WIL…
2008-04-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE STARTS & DIES, STARTS & DIES AND AFTER A FOUR OR FIVE ATTEMPTS...IT WON'T START AT ALL. AFTER A FEW HOURS OR D…
2008-03-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AGO UPON STARTING HIS VEHICLE H…
2007-11-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON NOVEMBER 7, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED G…
2007-10-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 HAS HAPPENED OVER 100 TIMES. DASHBOARD GAUGES ALL REMAIN AT ZERO, CAR WILL NOT START. TURNS OVER, THEN DIES IMMEDIATE…
2007-10-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) No 0 VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE. ISN'T THIS DANGEROUS? *TR
2007-10-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ON A REGULAR BASIS, VAN WILL NOT REMAIN RUNNING. START VEHICLE AND IT STALLS IMMEDIATELY. IT WILL DO THIS FOR 5-6 STAR…
2007-09-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED H (HOT) POSITION. STOPPED VEHI…