10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #4

Dec 011997

Town & Country

  • miles
Upon starting vehicle power operated window on driver's side automatically goes down facing the ground. At night consumer thinks nothng is behind when actually looking at the ground. Consumer feels this is dangerous. Front drivers seat automatically reclines back while driving. Once a small child was pinned in behind front seat and the back seat. Windshield wipers work intermittently, sometimes they come on and sometimes they won't.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

problem #3

Jun 172000

Town & Country

  • miles
The driver's side power seat broke, causing the entire seat assemly to rotate backwards about 20 degrees. The vehicle was stopped and the engine was not running. I got into the drivers seat thru the left front door and, as I reached back to grab the shoulder belt, the seat assembly lurched backwards. It was as if the seat had turned into a rocking chair. The seat back and seat cushion were fixed at about a 90 degree angle, but the whole seat assembly could be rotated backwards about 20 degrees from the vertical. The recline and tilt features still work, but the seat will not move all the way back and it cannot be raised or lowered. I checked under the seat and there were several pieces of what looked to be a shattered metal flange or bracket of some type. Obviously, a piece of the seat assembly had broken which would allow the seat to rotate backwards if one pushed on the top of the backrest or accelerated quickly while seated in the moving vehicle.

- Arlington, VA, USA

problem #2

Oct 201999

(reported on)

Town & Country

  • miles
Driver's side power seat motor broke away from the bracket, causing the seat to be inoperable. Dealer has inspected the vehicle, and manufcturer has been notified.

- Torrance, CA, USA

problem #1

Dec 021998

(reported on)

Town & Country

  • miles
Consumer was involved in a collision in which the vehicle was hit from the rear, causing driver's power operated seat to collapse in the reclining position.

- Hudson, OH, USA