Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problems of the 1997 Chrysler Town & Country

Four problems related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch have been reported for the 1997 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problem

Failure Date: 05/03/2001

Consumer able to shift gears without applying brakes.

2 Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problem

Failure Date: 07/16/1999

Consumer's four year old child was able to put van right into gear when key was turned to the start position. The van rolled downhill about 150 feet, through an electric fence and hit three trees. Please provide any further details.

3 Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problem

Failure Date: 07/01/1997

Three-year old was playing in vehicle with baby sitter supervising and wa sable to shift gear out of park, vehicle rolled down the driveway across the street into neighbor's yard and stopped when hittiing retaining wall.

4 Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problem

While vehicle was parked and without warning gear popped out of park into reverse. Vehicle was involved in a minor accident.




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