Ten problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2001 Chrysler Town & Country. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2001 Chrysler town and country. Consumer writes in regards to passenger side airbag being deployed without cause. The consumer stated when the airbag deployed it cracked the windshield and damaged the dashboard. The consumer requested to be reimbursed the kelly blue book value of the vehicle.
Critical safety equipment has failed in my vehicle. Most importantly, the horn has stopped working and I am unable to alert other vehicles of possible dangers. Inoperative horn. Inoperative drivers side airbag, inoperative speed control system. These safety feature failures are due to airbag clockspring failure. Chrysler recall or notification code d17. The Chrysler d17 recall (clockspring failure) included Chrysler town and country vehicles from 1998 through 2000. Although the model year of my vehicle is 2001, the vehicle was manufactured in Aug. 2000. The horn does not work at all. The horn not working is a tremendous safety risk. I am very fearful for my safety and the safety of my family. The airbag not working also puts me and my family at great risk. I believe that my vehicle would be included in this recall because the part has failed and my vehicle was manufactured in 2000. My ultimate concern is the safety of my family and I wish that Chrysler would honor their customers by providing repair for this great safety failure. Please let me know if you have any questions or need further clarification. Thank you.
The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler town and country. The contact stated the vehicle was stopped at a traffic stop when the passenger side air bag deployed erroneously without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was told that there was no way to determine why the air bag deployed. The contact spoke with the manufacturer and was told that there was no defect with the air bag. The failure mileage was 180,000.
Failure of clockspring in steering wheel assembly. This failure causes the driver side airbag to quit working. It also causes the horn not to work. Additionally the cruise control also quits functioning. The clockspring electrical ribbon bends in one specific point and over time the ribbon fails completely.
The contact owns a 2001 Chrysler town and country. The contact was driving between 40-45 mph when qithout warning the driver side airbag abruptly deployed. The contact sustained minor injury to the left arm and shoulder area. Also, body bruises and cracked ribs. The contact was able to resume operation with caution. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis where it had been for a period of three weeks. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact was displeased to know the inspection was such a lengthy process and informed that there was no alternate means of transportation due to the vehicle being equipped handicap accessible. The manufacturer was notified of the malfunction but there was no resolution. The failure mileage was 170,000.
Had an front left corner damage accident with vehicle that struck me with the front middle of his vehicle. I was almost at a stand still. Since speed limit was 40 mph we estimated that as the speed of the vehicle that struck my vehicle. My vehicle has two front air bags and front side air bags. None of them deployed at time of impact.
I have a Chrysler Town & Country ltd fwd lwb 2001. The car was in the garage and my 2 sons were in the car. I was in the drivers seat and my wife was buckling up my son behind the drivers seat when the drivers side air bag deployed for no reason. Although Chrysler paid to have the van fixed and for the rental car I'm submitting this complaint as a means to make sure all parties know and that if a recall is necessary then hopefully this complaint might advert a future accident. I would like to add that Chrysler only replaced the seat back with airbag on the drivers side. There was nothing else that the repair order specifys as being replaced.
I have a Chrysler Town & Country ltd fwd lwb 2001. The car was in the garage and my 2 sons were in the car. I was in the drivers seat and my wife was buckling up my son behind the drivers seat when the drivers side airbag deployed for no reason. Although Chrysler paid to have the van fixed and for the rental car I'm submitting this complaint as a means to make sure all parties know and that if a recall is necessary then hopefully this complaint might advert a future accident.
During a t-bone collision, the side air bags did not deploy. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While driving 30-35mph passenger and driver's side airbags deployed without warning. Dealer has vehicle.