1998 Chrysler Town And Country problems
The 1998 Chrysler Town And Country has 397 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns engine. After that come electrical system (17%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 397 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 26
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 102,000 miles 144 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 19 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Among the 144 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 102,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (30 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 26 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1998 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chrysler Town And Country with enough data (194 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Engine spontaneously started on fire and fire destroyed the entire vehicle. Owner just purchased the vehicle 1 week prior to this occurring from a dealership. All of a sudden, there was smoke everywhere while driving on the interstate, and within 3-4 minutes of pulling to the side of the road due to smoke occurring, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. The owner is 9 months pregnant, and there were 3 young children also in the vehicle when this occurred.
Consumer state while traveling 70-75 MPH consumer heard a bang the the right rear end started to shutter and hit the ground causing loss of control, the right rear wheel and axle unit broke off the van and rolled across the freeway causing the van to roll over two and a half times, both occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries. * ts *nlm
While driving in snow and rain for one day the steering wheel froze up, the battery light went on, and I was no longer able to drive. I was on a flat street and in motion when it occurred.
This vehicle has stalled while driving on the highway with my kids in the car leaving me with no power no brake had to quickly turn off to the shoulder and try to restart it is happening on a daily basis and is very dangerous I had a recall part replaced by dealer and still nothing something has to be done as I see this is a common factor and eventually will cause a major accident