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2006 Chrysler Town And Country air bags problems

63 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Chrysler Town And Country, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
63 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 55 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 1
Injuries and deaths
22 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 Chrysler Town And Country Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 55 complaints that include mileage. 44% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 55 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 22 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. While driving 15 MPH, another vehicle driving 40 MPH crashed head on with the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. Smoke rose from the engine and all five passengers were injured. The front seat passenger suffered bruises to her legs, chest, and waist along with a sprained left ankle. The driver sustained neck and knee injuries. The three passengers seated in the rear sustained bruises to their chests from the seat belts. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 18,000 miles, July 2007 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the check engine and air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000.

Reported at 57,000 miles, August 2014

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