What 635 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Chrysler Town And Country

Vehicle engine exploded in the middle of the night. Car would remote start on its own as I would lock the doors and walk away prior to the incident. Also the airbag light would come off and on. Notice the day of the incident that the dimmer would disappear and reappear. Very strange I thought. The house could've burned down while we were sleeping. If it wasn't for our neighbors and the quick response of those firefighters it could've possibly burned the house down while we were in there sleeping. The van was picked up by the insurance company two days ago. Not sure what happened as far as it being inspected yet. They have given me the silent treatment. Went to a Chrysler dealership, not where I bought it. This van has had one recall done in 2015. Rear quarter vent window switch.

NHTSA ODI 11676100

The contact owns a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, she crashed into the rear of a stopped Tesla, which crashed into another unknown vehicle. The floor air bag deployed and struck her knees. The driver's side air bag deployed. The passenger-side airbag deployed backward and struck the front windshield. No warning lights illuminated. The driver's side seat belt fractured. The passenger side seat belt was locked in its original position. The contact was able to continue to drive. A police report was filed. There were no reported fires. The contact sustained bruises to her chest and knees, but medical attention was not provided. The local dealer was not contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 84,135.

NHTSA ODI 11668520

Drivers Headrest Airbag went off unexpectedly causing minor whiplash to myself, the driver and causing uncomfortable head placement and high repair costs.

NHTSA ODI 11605935

Passenger Side Headrest literally exploded open due to a broken plastic tab. I was only mildly injured but definitely felt the after effects in my neck and back. Definite Safety concern. I'm worried the driver side headrest will do the same thing as we are driving. Absolutely should be a safety recall.

NHTSA ODI 11526578

The driver headrest popped out and struck me in the back of the head, nearly caused me to crash. I've seen online this is a previous reported issue, however no recalls. This is very dangerous and I was traveling with me one year old...

NHTSA ODI 11473103

GOING 65MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WENT OFF ROAD TAKING OUT MULTIPLE BIG CONCRETE IN GROUND SIGNS. THEN WENT ON 2WHEELS SLAMMED BACK DOWN IN A DOWN HILL MEDIAN. NO AIRBAGS WAS DEPLOYED. TOWN & COUNTRY TOTAL LOSS. ENTIRE FRONT END DAMAGED AND BACK PASSENGER AXEL & WINDSHIELD HUGE CINDER BLOCK TYPE HOLES WITH SHARDS OF GLASS EVERYWHERE EVEN IN OUR EARS! NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED OR ATTEMPTED. I HAD ALMOST HALF TANK GAS NOW EMPTY LIGHT IS ON.

NHTSA ODI 11403622

CAR JUST PARKED IN PARKING SPOT AND PASSENGER TOOK SEATBELT OFF AND STARTED TO PULL DOOR LEVER. PASSENGER HEADREST AIRBAG BURSTED OPEN, KNOCKING THE PASSENGER HEAD FORWARD. HEADREST MADE A LOUD BANG. THE MOTION AND FORCE OF THE HEADREST BANGED AGAINST THE BACK OF PASSENGER HEAD CAUSING INSTANT HEADACHE AND WHIPLASH.

NHTSA ODI 11364220

I WAS DRIVING A SOLID 40 SOME MPH AND HIT A DEER HEAD ON WITHOUT HITTING BRAKES SO DIRECT IMPACT. THE DEER WAS HUGE WEIGHING APPROX 300-325 LBS. WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY

NHTSA ODI 11279354

TAKATA RECALL. .ON 04/03/2019 APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM I WAS ON A CITY RESIDENTIAL STREET MOVING AT 30 MPH. I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN GOING DOWNHILL AND I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PRESSED AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED I PUMPED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING. I WENT THRU THE STOP STREET AND ANOTHER CITY BLOCK AT A DEAD END I HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD-ON AND TORE IT COMPLETELY OUT. I WENT 100 FEET INTO A WOODED AREA AND TORE OUT MANY TREES ABOUT 1 - 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. I CAME TO AND ABRUPT STOP AGAINST FOUR TREES ABOUT 3-5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK.. I AM A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER SO I PAID ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I CALLED 911 AND GOT THE POLICE ON THE WAY. REPORT # [XXX]. WHILE I WAS WAITING I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND AFTER TWO PUMPS THEY WORKED. BY THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHED DOWN SLOWLY AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I HAD A SCOOTER AND LIFT ON THE BACK AND IT HAD COME THRU THE BACK WINDOW FROM THE SUDDEN STOP AGAINST THE TREES. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS FROM WOLFCHASE HYUNDAI IN MEMPHIS TN. ON 01/21/2019 AND HAD EXAMINED IT AS THOROUGHLY I AS COULD AND HAD A CARFAX REPORT THAT SAID NO ACCIDENTS. WHEN I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO STATE FARM INSURANCE THEY SAID IN MAY OF 2017 IT WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT IN MO AND THAT THE GRILL, BUMPER, LEFT HEADLIGHT FENDER AND DOOR WERE ALL REPLACED. AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED.. I HAVE PICTURES ON MY DAUGHTERS IPHONE BUT NOT MINE. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE THEM. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I CAN GET THEM TO YOU. MY VEHICLE IS SITTING AT PAINT AND BODY PERFECTORS IN NASHVILLE TN. THE GRILL, HOOD, BOTH FENDERS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS, DRIVERS DOOR, PASSENGER DOOR, BACK GLASS, ,TRANSMISSION CASE, AXLE, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND TIRE ALL DESTROYED. I TRULY BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING BAD WRONG WITH THIS VAN.*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE TWO CODES. B210A LOW VOLTAGE. I HAD JUST PUT IN AN AUTO ZONE GOLD BATTERY AND A B2204, ECU MISMATCH. THIS IS WHERE THE VIN'S DO NOT MATCH.*JB

NHTSA ODI 11207057

PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF ALTHOUGH IMPACT FELT EXTREME.

NHTSA ODI 11072452

I WAS DRIVING UP HILL IN THE CITY OF MUSCATINE AND MY AUTOMOBILE STARTED ROARING AND ACCELERATING NEAR A STOP SIGN AND I COULD NOT GET THE AUTO TO STOP. I ENDED UP HITTING A CURB AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. THE AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT AND THE SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR WERE IMPACTED AND THE FRONT ALSO. THE CAR WAS STILL ROARING WHEN EMERGENCY PERSONAL ARRIVED TO ASSIST ME. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEIZURES AND WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. THE UPS DRIVER HEARD THE CAR ROARING AND ME CRASHING INTO THE TREES.

NHTSA ODI 10818932

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,025.

NHTSA ODI 10767479

SUBJECT VEHICLE (2014 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VAN, VEHICLE 2) WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISION ACCIDENT WITH 2005 FORD MUSTANG (VEHICLE 1). VEHICLE 1 PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN TO TURN LEFT ONTO 4 LANE THOROUGHFARE WITH A LARGE TRUCK TURNING RIGHT ONTO STREET WHERE VEHICLE 1 WAS STOPPED. VEHICLE 1 DRIVER'S VIEW OF TRAFFIC WAS HINDERED BY TURNING TRUCK. VEHICLE 2 WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE PASSING THE TRUCK. VEHICLE 2'S RIGHT FRONT CORNER COLLIDED WITH LEFT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE 1 AT FULL VEHICLE SPEED SINCE DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 DID NOT SEE VEHICLE 2 PULLING OUT AROUND TRUCK IN TIME TO BRAKE. VEHICLE 2 DRIVER SIDE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG, DRIVER SIDE KNEE AIRBAG AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ALL DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN VEHICLE 1. DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE ABRASIONS AND BRUISING OF BOTH LEGS FROM THE KNEES DOWN AND OF ONE FOOT FROM THE FORCE OF THE KNEE AIRBAG. THE KNEE AIRBAG ALSO PREVENTED THE DRIVER FROM PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE SINCE THE AIRBAG WAS BETWEEN HER FEET AND VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 3-4 CAR LENGTHS CROSSING INTO THE ONCOMING LANES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AGAINST THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE KNEE AIRBAG APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSING MORE INJURY THAN WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED WITHOUT IT AND ALSO HINDERING DRIVER ACCESS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DID NOT CAUSE ANY BRUISING OR NOTICEABLE INJURY TO THE DRIVER OTHER THAN MINOR SORENESS IN THE CHEST. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ALSO DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10614877