What 381 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Chrysler Town And Country

The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the active head restraint on the driver's seat deployed independently, causing the contact get injured on the back of his head. The contact confirmed there was no impact, object, or crash. No warning lights were illuminated in the vehicle. No medical attention was required. The dealer or an independent mechanic was not contacted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent for diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

NHTSA ODI 11715143

Driver side active headrest deployed while driving the vehicle causing safety concern and head/neck injury and pain.

NHTSA ODI 11710988

While driving the headrest exploded into the back of my head. It felt like someone had just punched me in the back of the head. This happened yesterday, and I have not yet had it inspected by anyone.

NHTSA ODI 11560775

on 5/22/22 at 88,530 miles, we were stopped at a light - NO ACCIDENT! the passenger side seat headrest exploded forwarded, hitting my wife in the head, causing her extreme neck/back pain. She is seeing doctor regarding her neck/back.

NHTSA ODI 11466509

power train failure - transmission pump failed- lost power- resulting in wreck with my two young children in the car. This year and make is involved in a recall , but not my VIN per this website. Have read 100 other instances that are exactly like mine.

NHTSA ODI 11451575

THE HEADREST OPENED WITHOUT WARNING OR COLLISION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHILE SLOWING DOWN GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE BAR WHICH HOLD THE HEADREST DOWN HAD BROKEN. THE BAR IS STILL HEALD BY TWO TEETH.

NHTSA ODI 11400277

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH THE CHARGING PORT BUTTON ENGAGED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR DETECTED. THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHERE INFORMED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

NHTSA ODI 11384842

I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN A VERY LOUD NOISE AND IMPACT TO THE BACK OF MY HEAD HAPPENED. I SWERVED AND SLAMMED THE BRAKES. AFTER I WAS STOPPED, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. MY AHR (ACTIVE HEAD REST) HAD SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEPLOYMENT STRUCK THE BACK OF MY HEAD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT SENT ME FORWARD. I INSTANTLY GOT A HEADACHE AND LASTED FOR 3 DAYS.*DT CONSUMER STATED HER HEAD "POPS" IF SHE IS STILL FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND MOVE FORWARD/DOWN.*JB

NHTSA ODI 11341259

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED FORCING MY NECK AND HEAD FORWARD CAUSING WHIPLASH,HEADACHES AND NECK PAIN. I THOUGHT SOMETHING EXPLODED IN THE BACK OF MY VAN.*DT CONSUMER STATED LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT WERE OF NO HELP.*JB

NHTSA ODI 11339885

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY HEADREST DEPLOYED AND HIT MY HEAD WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT MY GLASSES FELL DOWN TO THE FLOOR OF THE VAN. MY EYESIGHT IS PRETTY BAD AND I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY UNTIL THE NEXT EXIT WITH LIMITED VISION BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO PICK UP THE GLASSES FROM THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION*DT MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. CONSUMER IS HAVING NECK PAIN AND HEADACHES AS WELL AS DIZZINESS. *JB*DT CONSUMER WENT TO THE DOCTOR 3 TIMES AND WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICINE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*JB*DT*DT*AS *TR

NHTSA ODI 11327907

MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ROUGHLY 45-50MPH, MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ROUGHLY 25-30MPH ON A CITY STREET. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERING AND GLASS SHARDS FILLING THE CAR. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, I HAD CUTS FROM GLASS, AS WELL AS A CONCUSSION.

NHTSA ODI 11320457

OPEN AIR BAGS FRONT DRIVER FACE AND KNEE PLUS FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG OPEN AT SPEED 0000 ON HWY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC

NHTSA ODI 11317368

ON 7/17/2019 WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A LOCAL HIGHWAY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST EXPLODED HITTING ME IN THE BACK OF THE NECK. PULLED OFF ROAD IMMEDIATELY. PROCEEDED TO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE. LICENSED CHRYSLER SERVICE PERSON ATTEMPTED TO RE-SET. DETERMINED HEADREST WAS BROKEN AND THEY WOULD ORDER NEW. DID NOT TELL US THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN THE PROCESS REGARDING THESE HEADRESTS.THANKFULLY NO SERIOUS INJURY, OTHER THAN A HEADACHE AND DIZZY WHICH LASTED ABOUT 3 HOURS. WAS INFORMED ITEM IS BACK ORDERED AND NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. MAYBE NEXT YEAR. WE TRAVEL TO FL IN THE FALL AND NEED THIS SAFETY FEATURE IN OPERATION FOR THIS TRIP. WE OBTAINED A PRE-WORK ORDER AND WAS TOLD IT MEANS NOTHING SINCE NO WORK HAS BEEN ORDERED. SERVICE TECH DID NOT KNOW IF HEADREST WAS FAULTY OR NOT. HE SAID A SPEED BUMP CAN DISLODGE IT OR EVEN A POT HOLE. REALLY?? PLEASE HELP US. *DT *DT *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11233822

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HEADREST AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEADACHE AND NECK INJURY, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELM GROVE CHRYSLER (2538 NATIONAL RD, WHEELING, WV) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11208595

AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR ENGAGED AND TRAPPED ARM OF CHILD REQUIRING 2 ADULTS TO FORCEFULLY OPEN. CHILD TRAPPED FOR MORE THAN 1 MINUTE.

NHTSA ODI 11186878

THE EVENTS DESCRIBED TAKE PLACE ON THE LOT OF AN AUTO AUCTION. ON 11/27/18 A COUPLE CO-WORKERS OF MINE APPROACH ME REGARDING LOOKING AT OUR SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE TO SEE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR. WE TAKE A GANDER AND WHAT WE SEE SHOCKS US. A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER. WHEN IT WAS PULLED ONTO THE LOT, THEY BEGAN CHECKING IT IN. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR, IT WAS PARKED, EMERGENCY BRAKE PULLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK. MY CO-WORKERS GO INTO OUR GARAGE, LEAVING THE VAN IDLING IN THE LOT. THE SECURITY FOOTAGE SHOWS THAT, EVEN THOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE WAS PULLED AND VAN PUT INTO IDLE, THE VAN STARTED ROLLING ON IT'S OWN. IT ROLLED ITSELF ALL THE WAY INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON OUR LOT. WHEN THE VAN WAS FOUND, IT WAS NO LONGER IN PARK, BUT IN EITHER NEUTRAL OR DRIVE. THE PARKING BREAK, WAS NO LONGER SET. I CAN PROVIDE VIDEO FOOTAGE UPON REQUEST.

NHTSA ODI 11154303

TRANSMISSION LOST POWER CAUSING MY CAR TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. THE ONLY WAY IT WORKS IS IF IT COOLS DOWN AND THEN IT STILL ONLY WORKS FOR A FEW MINUTES.

NHTSA ODI 11153074

WHILE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE THE ' HEADREST RESTRAINT SYSTEM' INAPPROPRIATELY OUT OF NOWHERE DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BUT WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. THE HEADREST FORCEFULLY HIT ME IN THE NECK AND BACK OF THE HEAD.

NHTSA ODI 11101689

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND BURNS FROM THE AIR BAG ON HER LEG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUMPER, AIR BAGS, AND OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

NHTSA ODI 11042585

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SPEED LIMIT SIGN AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED, BUT WAS DRIVABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TATE CHRYSLER, GLEN BURNIE, MD, 410-863-5530) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TO PICK UP THE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELT, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

NHTSA ODI 11034100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO THE INTERSECTION ON THE ROAD. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STEW'S AUTO BODY AND TOWING INC. (LOCATED AT 276 W WASHINGTON AVE, WASHINGTON, NJ 07882; (908) 689-1993), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-334-9200 AND STATED THAT THE ANGLE OF THE IMPACT DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 31944170. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

NHTSA ODI 11012820

ALREADY SENT A WRITTEN COMPLAINT [XXX] PREVIOUSLY ACCIDENT ON 05/16/2017 AIRBAG ON THE FLOOR DID SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES TO HER LEGS AND HAD TO BE METEVACTED BY HELICOPTER TO SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER IN BALTIMORE FOR MANY SURGERIES TO HER LEGS WHICH THREATENED HER LIFE AT 91 YEARS OF AGE. STAYED IN SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER FOR 11 (+) DAYS AND WILL SPEND MANY MORE DAYS IN A REHABILITATION CENTER AND STANDS THE POSSIBLE AMPUTATION OF ONE LEG. THIS WAS ALL CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG ON THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. ALL THIS DAMAGE TO [XXX] LEGS WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR AIRBAG. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?*JB

NHTSA ODI 10991884

THE CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2015 WAS IN A ACCIDENT ON 5/16/2017 AND THE AIR BAG INFLATED ON THE FLOOR UPON CRASH AND CAUSED SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES TO THE DRIVERS LEGS CAUSED HER TO BE METEVACTED BY HELICOPTER TO BALTIMORE SHOCK TRAMMA CENTER FOR A 11 DAY (+) STAY AND HAVING TO UNDERGO MANY SURGERY ON HER LEGS. THIS AIR BAG SEVERLY INJURED HER LEGS AND MAY LEAD TO A AMPUTATION WITH ONE LEG SHE IS 91 YEARS OLD AND WAS STILL DRIVING. NOW SHE MAY NEVER DRIVE AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DESTROYING HER LEGS AND SHE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN THANKS TO THIS FAULTY DEFECTIVE AIRBAG AT THE FLOOR AREA; THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN CRASHED.

NHTSA ODI 10991882

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

NHTSA ODI 10939974

ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKING

NHTSA ODI 10938787