1997 Chrysler Town & Country Service and Repair Manual

AT AN IMPACT OF APPROX 100MPH, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON MY 97 TOWN & COUNTRY LXI DEPLOYED HOWEVER THE DRIVER AIRBAG DIDNOT. THE IMPACT WAS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND DOWN THE SIDE. WHY WOULD THE DRIVER AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY?

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING A 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VAN WHEN SHE STOPPED TO PICK UP YARD SALE SIGNS. WHEN SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED IT PARK, SHE EXITED THE VAN AND STARTED WALKING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VAN WHEN IT SELF-SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, KNOWN AS THE PARK-TO-REVERSE DEFECT. THE VAN KNOCKED MY MOTHER DOWN AND PINNED HER UNDER THE VAN WHERE SHE DIED FROM BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED IN CHRYSLER VEHICLES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND YOU HAVE EVEN INVESTIGATED THIS VERY DEFECT 3 OR 4 TIMES PREVIOUS TO MY MOTHER

FIRE WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES, POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED.

MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING OUR 1997 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MINI VAN. HE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. HE HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED ALONG OUR STREET. THE IMPACT TO OUR VAN WAS ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. NEITHER THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. BOTH PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT, BUT HIT BOTH THE STEERING WHEEL (WHICH BENT) AND THE WINDSHIELD. *AK MY VAN IS TOTALLED AND THE TRUCK NEEDS A NEW BED AND BACK FENDER ALL REPLACED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN MY SON AND ALSO THAT THE

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT ON SIDE, WENT DOWN A RAVINE AND HIT A TREE FRONT AT AN ANGLE. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30- 35MPH ON THE SERVICE RAMP, SHE WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, AND NO PRIOR WARNING. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS DELIBERATELY CRASHED INTO METAL BARRIER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE AT SPRING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN CRASH/INJURIES. *AK