Three problems related to side/rear glass have been reported for the 1997 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Rear window exploded while van was in park. Temperature was normal, and consumer didn't hit anything.
While the vehicle was parked in front of my residence at approx. 8:30 pm I heard an exploding sound come from the van. I went outside to see what had happened and saw the rear window blown out from the inside. It was obvious that the window broke from the inside out because the glass was pushed out and completely shattered, a few chips of glass were on the outside of the van approx 3 to 4 feet away from the rear of the van, indicating the force with which the window blew out. I took some pictures to try and show the window and the obvious direction the glass was broken out in but since the window was shattered the glass started breaking apart and falling all over. I feel this is and extreme saftey hazard which might have been caused by the hot temperatures we were having or a defect in the rear window. The window broke in what appears to be the weak part of the glass as it busted out at the peak of the curve. Thank you I would like to know if other owners have had similar problems.
Visual sysytem, the rear window is overtinted, causing vision problems, cannot see at night.