Chrysler Town And Country 1986

Model Town And Country made in 1986 by Chrysler got 3 consumer complains there is 1 investigation as well as 3 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, power train and vehicle speed control. The car had one investigation (structure). There were some recalls concerningelectrical system, latches/locks/linkages.

Town and country year 1986

Recalls
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Model 1986

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY
86V053000	CHRYSLER CORPORATION	from 03/01/1986 to 03/01/1986	V (Vehicle)	32149	03/26/1986	MFR	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	04/10/1986	04/24/1986
Defect Summary	Battery cap vents may be partially or completely blocked with plastic flashing. consequence of defect: a build up of internal gas pressure could occur which could result in case rupture, particularly during post charging. should a person be in the vicinity of the battery when the case ruptures, they may be injured by the released gases and/or acid.
Consequence Summary
Corrective Summary	Rework batteries by probing both vent orifices to eliminate any vent obstruction.
Notes	System: battery, vents. vehicle description: passenger cars with batteries from a single supplier.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK
95I001004	CHRYSLER CORPORATION	from 08/01/1983 to 07/01/1989	I	411678	11/03/1995	ODI	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	03/27/1995	05/09/1996
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: light duty passenger minivans without remote release. this is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches. chrysler is conducting a service campaign to replace the liftgate latch assembly of the affected minivans. in a collision, the rear liftgate latch assembly could open.
Consequence Summary	If the liftgate latch opens, occupants can be ejected resulting in significantly increased risk of injury or death.
Corrective Summary	Chrysler dealers will replace the liftgate latch with a new stronger latch assembly without charge. chrysler began notifying owners during november 1995.
Notes	This is not a safety recall.there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches.however, chrysler has decided to provide a stronger latch without charge.owners can contact chrysler at 1-800-minivan (1-800-646-4826).
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH
95I001008	CHRYSLER CORPORATION	from 08/01/1983 to 07/01/1989	I	1262000	07/12/1996	ODI	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	03/27/1995	05/13/1996
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: light duty passenger minivans with remote release. this is not a safety recall. there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches. chrysler is conducting a service campaign to replace the liftgate latch assembly of the affected minivans. in a collision, the rear liftgate latch assembly could open.
Consequence Summary	If the liftgate latch opens, occupants can be ejected resulting in significantly increased risk of injury or death.
Corrective Summary	Chrysler dealers will replace the liftgate latch with a new stronger latch assembly without charge. chrysler began notifying owners of these vehicles during july 1996.
Notes	This is not a safety recall.there has been no determination that a safety defect exists with the minivan latches.however, chrysler has decided to provide a stronger latch without charge.owners can contact chrysler at1-800-minivan (1-800-646-4826).

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject	Recall campaign
STRUCTURE
EA94005	CHRYSLER GROUP LLC	01/31/1994	10/25/1995	LIFTGATE LATCHES	95I001000
	Liftgate latches in the subject vehicles have failed in low and moderate speed impacts resulting in occupant ejections, injuries, and fatalities.there are two failure modes associated with latch failure: fork bolt-detent lever bypass, and inertial unlatching.nhtsa analyses of chrysler and peer minivans took the form of static and dynamic crash testing, engineering evaluations, complaint and field analyses, and real world data analyses.a technical report discussing these analyses can be found in the engineering analysis technical report in the public viewing file.chrysler has advised nhtsa that it will conduct a campaign to replace the latches on all the subject vehicles.the chrysler campaign will consist of notification letters to all owners; free replacement of all latches with stronger, safer latches regardless of the age of the minivans; national advertising to promote customer awareness of the campaign; quarterly reports regarding campaign completion rates; as well as additional measures to ensure a high completion rate, above and beyond the actions that normally would be taken in a formal safety recall.these include follow up written and telephonic notifications to owners who do not bring their vehicles in for corrective action.nhtsa firmly believes that the crash performance of the latches on these minivans raises serious safety concerns, and that the campaign addresses these concerns.the chrysler corrective action will increase the strength of the liftgate latches and decrease the potential for inertial unlatching, thereby reducing the risk of crash-related openings of the liftgate and possible occupant ejection through the liftgate opening.owners of chrysler minivans will get a stronger, safer latch free of charge at the earliest possible time, without the need for further technical investigation and complex and time-consuming litigation with an uncertain outcome.based on the above, odi is closing this investigation.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
		1
	Consumer noticed a burning smell while driving. vehicle was serviced, catalytic converter needed to be replaced.*ak
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
08/13/2000
	Consumer was driving and without prior warning transmission went out. vehicle would move on in second gear. rest of the gears were frozen and would not move. *ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL
		1
	Consumer states when depressing gas pedal vehicle would not accelerate. consumer would have to apply force to accelerate pedal to gain speed. *ak