1999 Chrysler Town And Country problems
The 1999 Chrysler Town And Country has 485 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (14%) concerns electrical system. After that come air bags (12%) and seats (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 485 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 32
- Injuries and deaths
- 35 and 11
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 226 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 42 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 46 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 37 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 31 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 28 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 16 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Among the 226 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 89,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (37 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 32 complaints mention a fire; 35 injuries reported; 11 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chrysler Town And Country with enough data (268 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
I have two wheels on this vehicle that kept going flat with no aparent reason. Investigation revealed it was corrosion around the valve stem. This was originaly blamed on salt corrosion. This vehicle hasn't been in salt as I am a snow bird and go south for the winter. Further investigation revealed savere corrosion around the safety and sealing bead. In the inner section of the wheel where it is only .150 inch thick the corrosion is .110 inch deep.
Rear axle of broke! Axle broke on inside of right rear wheel/brake assembly. Caused brakes to fail as continued on three (3) wheels. We skidded left and right, turned into the skids, almost hitting other motorists and vehicles. Almost went over embakements. Frame bent. New tire at time.
The air bag warning light illuminated while driving. This was due to a failure in the clockspring. A recall was issued # 02v293000, however this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. Also the cruise control doesn't work, possibly due to the inoperative air bag.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that once the vehicle was started, the gears could be shifted without the contact depressing the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where they advised him that the brake shift interlock was not placed in that particular year, make and model vehicle. Therefore, the failure was considered a normal characteristic of the particular vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired.