2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Air Bags Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 55 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The driver was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V373000 (Electrical System, Air Bags); but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

The driver side headrest airbag deployed. No one was hurt, this was a replacement recall part from December 2023. This was supposed to be safe, what if I was driving my family and friends around and this happened? We don’t feel safe. I left a message with the dealer and am waiting to hear back. No one has inspected it this time yet. No warning signs.

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the wiring harness underneath the seat had fractured, which could cause the air bags not to deploy during a crash. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure; however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I was enjoying holiday driving with family in my 2013 Chrysler Town & Country Limited when suddenly a very loud pop was heard, with a forceful strike to the back of my head being felt. Alarmed & dazed for a moment, it was observed that my driver’s side active headrest had just exploded forward striking me on the back of my head. Once off the highway and stopped, I discovered that the active headrest had actually come apart. From the damage inside the exposed headrest, this catastrophic failure seemed to be mechanical in nature with root cause thought to be STRESS FATIGUE for the plastic casement. In other words, this active headrest did not just randomly “go off” from an errant SRS command or an electronically manipulated trigger short. I observed the headrest’s metal latch pin to still be in the locked or reset position. Instead, the plastic assembly holding two (2) heavy coil springs ruptured unprovoked. When this happened, the front part of the headrest assembly rapidly propelled forward. Though the 2010-2016 Chrysler Town & Country active headrests are an integral part of the air bag or Supplemental Restraint System, THIS particular failure was NOT due to a SRS Control nor electrical malfunction. Rather, the plastic retainer struts surrounding the metal latch pin failed. Being that my head and neck were static in position with a small amount of clearance from the front face of the headrest, the propulsion of the headrest forward caused quite a sharp smack to the back of my head. This led to some residual neck strain for the balance of the day. I have not experienced any repercussions since that day of the incident, but I do believe this to be a SAFETY ISSUE for others who may be more age OR physically compromised. I’ve found through MOPAR tech forum and dealership research that the 2010 - 2016 active headrest FAILURE is NOT rare, but more and more COMMON to the Chrysler make. Please advise. Thank you so much.

The passenger side headrest popped open without any impact. It has been inspected by a mechanic who stated that this was not normal for this to happen. The headrest contains an airbag.

The passenger front seat head rest deployed on its own. It looks like a plastic pin inside the headrest broke and popped open by itself!!!! This is very dangerous. I should not have to pay for this dangerous manufacture defect!!! The vehicle was never in a accident!!!!

Passenger side headrest airbag deployed into back of passenger’s head while the vehicle was moving at a slow rate of speed, approximately 25 mph on school/residential street.

I have written an email today to: [email protected]; [email protected], [email protected] about the following issue on my 2013 Town and Country Touring. I am hoping they will respond to my request asap. Here is the note (minus the personal details): On July 27, 2021, I went to my driveway and saw that something was amiss with the driver’s headrest. It seemed to have deployed for no reason. I Googled this and learned that it is a defective Active Head Restraint (AHR) system in many Chrysler vehicles, where the plastic breaks off and the headrest deploys unexpectedly when the car is not involved in an accident. I went to have a closer look and sure enough, the plastic piece in the headrest had broken off, causing the headrest to deploy. Because the plastic is broken, I cannot get the headrest to go back into place. This is definitely a defective part in the manufacturing of the vehicle. I am lucky that I was not driving at the time as I am sure it would have given me whiplash on top of the shock of having something like that explode behind my head which could have caused an accident. I read online that there are several class action suits in process for this exact issue against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. I don’t necessarily want to take part in the law suit -- I just want to get this headrest fixed so that the car is safe to drive again. How can such an important component of the car just give away like that, time and time again, and not be a recall? There have been other recall issues on this car regarding the airbag -- but not this headrest, although I believe that Fiat Chrysler is well aware of the issue. In any case, since it is not a recall issue, I am asking that you kindly extend my warranty to 10 years/unlimited mileage to cover this faulty headrest, and I will get it fixed as soon as possible. I am attaching pictures to show you the headrest, VIN, and odometer. Please rectify this situation. Thank you

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE PASSENGER HEADREST AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO COLLISION, AND I WAS NOT REAR ENDED.

Mileage: 137,600

PARTS IN THE HEADREST BREAK AND HEADREST POPPED FORWARD HITTING DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN BACK OF THE HEAD THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY ONE TIME THE SECOND TIME IT WAS MOVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY

Mileage: 79,000

BOTH HEADRESTS DEPLOYED INVOLUNTARILY AND UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE IGNITION WAS BEING BEEN TURNED OFF AFTER I PULLED IN THE MY DRIVEWAY. THE VAN WAS STATIONARY AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR CAUSE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT/. I WAS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT THE HEADREST HIT THE BACK OF MY HEAD WITH FORCE. WE WERE UNABLE TO RESET THE HEADRESTS AS THE PLASTIC CLIP HOLDING THE METAL ROD HAD BROKEN ON BOTH HEADRESTS

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND THE HEADREST AIRBAG DEPLOYED. WE WERE STARTING TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN AND THE HEADREST AIRBAG DEPLOYED

Mileage: 4

PASSENGER FRONT HEAD REST EXPLODED WHILE CLEANING. STATIONARY IN GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARINA AUTO GROUP LOCATED AT 765 RIDGE RD 943 RIDGE RD, WEBSTER, NY 14580, (866)681-0102, FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE WAS PROVIDED TO THE MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AGAIN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON WHEN CAR IS MOVING THEN OFF THEN BACK ON WHEN IDLING

Mileage: 99,350

AIRBAG STAYS ON.HAD IT CHECKED AN RESET.CAME BACK ON DAY LATER.CAN BE IN MOTION OR PARKED ON MY CARPORT.NOT ON RECALL LIST.

Mileage: 17,000

A YEAR AGO THE FRONT OF THE HEADREST ON THE PASSENGER SEAT POPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH IT BACK IN LATER BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THE PIECE THAT HOLDS IT INTO PLACE WAS PLASTIC, AND IT BROKE. I AM NOW CONCERNED WITH THIS HAPPENING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADREST CANNOT BE REPAIRED.

Mileage: 100,000

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND STAYS ON FOR MOST OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF AND THEN IN A FEW MINUTES TURNS BACK ON THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DAY

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2013 TOWN & COUNTRY WILL NOT TURN OFF. AND I CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT EITHER.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO HER BRAKE PEDAL TO THE PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS STEERING THE VEHICLE TRYING TO AVOID IMPACT WITH AN APARTMENT BUILDING. RED AND YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AS THE VEHICLE PROCEED TO JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASH INTO THE APARTMENT BUILDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER, WHO WITNESSED THE CRASH, WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY OPEN THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FOR THE CONTACT TO EXIT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP (PRESTON HOOD CHEVROLET SERVICE 212 HOLLYWOOD BLVD NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548 (877) 389-0395) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. WHILE THE CONTACT'S BLOOD PRESSURE SPIKED AFTER THE CRASH, IT EVENTUALLY STABILIZED AND DID NOT NEED FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE SCENE. HOWEVER, AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK AND HAD TROUBLE WALKING ON HER LEFT SIDE, SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED SEVERE HEADACHES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *DT*JB *AS *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY NO-ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS BROKEN AND SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY MALFUNCTION ON THE HEADREST.

Mileage: 57,800

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE PLASTIC BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE RETAINING ROD IN THE 'ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM' BROKE (PASSENGER SIDE), PREMATURELY RELEASING THE HEADREST. THE HEADREST CANNOT BE RESET AS INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE BREAK. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 73,000

PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT CONTROL - CIRCUIT OPEN. CAUSING A LOST COMMUNICATION WITH RIGHT B-PILLAR IMPACT ACCELERATION SENSOR, LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE RIGHT DOOR TRACK IMPACT ACCELERATION SENSOR AND SEAT BELT LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 98,000

DRIVERS PASSIVE RESTRAINT HEAD REST EXPLODED ON IT'S OWN, CAR WAS SITTING IN A GARAGE OVER NIGHT AND NEXT MORNING HEAD REST HAD DEPLOYED. IT SEEMS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM IN JUNE OF 2013. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO RECALL. COST $1000 TO FIX.

Mileage: 64,000

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALWAYS

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY VAN THAT INVOLVES SEVERAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING MY AIRBAGS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE WIPERS OPERATE UNCONTROLABLY SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INCLUDING THE AIRBAG LIGHT. THE BLIND SPOT INDICATORS AND PARK ASSIST AND TRACTION CONTROL ABS IS ALL UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF IT ACTING UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS ALL CHRYSLER AND NONE OF THEM CAN DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE ACTS UP NO MATTER WHAT IT IS DOING WHETHER IT IS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR STATIONARY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE IT HAD 41,000 MILES ON IT AND SISNCE I PURCHASED IT USED WITH 41,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TALKED WITH CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO ME BY EMAIL OR PHONE CALL AT THIS TIME. THEY INITIALLY TALKED TO ME AND SAID THEY WOULD BE OF NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ME BECAUSE THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS UP, AND NOT THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY CALLS OR EMAILS.

Mileage: 41,000

CLOCK SPRING DISCONNECTED DRIVERS AIRBAG. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME EVEN THE LAST LIME IT WAS AT THE DEALER, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOUND THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BROKEN AND DISCONNECTED DRIVERS AIRBAG. INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 130,000

MY VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT RECENTLY WHERE THE FRONT END HAD TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

Mileage: 103,065

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. EVEN AFTER SERVICE, AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS UNPEDICTABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS WHICH CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RESOLVE ASAP.

Mileage: 40,000

MY 2013 TOWN AND COUNTRY LIMITED WITH 21403 MILES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, GOES OFF AND REPEATS THIS CONTINUOUSLY AS I AM DRIVING. IT WILL COST ME $125.00 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY ARE GOING TO WORK WITH ME AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS IS COMPLETED.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF CONTINUALLY WHEN I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I BELIEVE IF THIS ISSUE CONTINUES IT MAY CAUSE THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY OR TO DEPLOY IN ERROR. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING. DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO REPAIR THIS ISSUES AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE IS ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY WHEN ISSUE OCCURS.

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE PASSENGER HEAD RESTRAINT CAME UP AND HIT MY SON IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. NOT SURE IF IT IS PART OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OR THE ANTI-WHIPLASH SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. CANNOT GET THE HEAD RESTRAINT BACK IN PLACE

Mileage: 89,000

SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. FIRST INSTANCE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG THORAX WITH AN OPEN CIRCUIT TO THE AIR BAG MODULE (09/21/2016). SECOND INCIDENT ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE THORAX WHICH ALSO HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT TO THE AIR BAG MODULE (02/24/2017). INCIDENTS OCCURRED ANY TIME THE ENGINE RAN AND ON ANY TYPE OF ROADWAY09 SURFACE.

Mileage: 30,219

THE TIPM IS JUNK. I HAVE TAKEN 3 PLACES TO BE CHECKED AND THE FIX IS $1000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS 37,400 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED AFTER THE ORIGINAL 36,000 MILES OF COURSE. IT WILL RANDOMLY NOT START IN THE MORNINGS OR AFTER IT SITS FOR 8 HOURS. IT'S AWFUL. IT'S BECOME A VEHICLE THAT YOU CAN'T TRUST.

Mileage: 37,400

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD AND ALL THE AIR BAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VAN DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE AND MADE AN INCIDENT REPORT WHICH NOTES THAT THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT FIND ANY REASON WHY THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. NO SPEDOMETER, NO TV, NO WINDOWS, NO BLINKERS, NO AC,NO BRAKE LIGHTS, NO HEADLIGHTS. EVERYTHING THAT WAS ELECTRICAL WAS OFF. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON THE DASH AND IT ALSO SAID NO BUS,

Mileage: 31,000

THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CAME WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME A SENSOR HAD GONE OUT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WOULD OPERATE IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART WILL COST ME $600.00

Mileage: 36,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE CONTROL SWITCH FAILED. THE SWITCH, FILTER, AND OIL SENDING UNIT WERE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V291000 (AIR BAGS). THE AIR BAG ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS INCLUDING THE HORN AND POSSIBLY THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG ARE INTERMITTENT. >>SO FAR ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED & DRIVING ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE JUST QUIT FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN FOR NO REASON BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY EVERY TIME IT GOES DEAD AND WE ARRANGE TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE IT STARTS WORKING AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND NOT INTERMITTENT. SINCE CHRYSLER MINIVANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST FOR THIS "CLOCK SPRING" PROBLEM, CHRYSLER SHOULD AUTHORIZE REPLACEMENT OF THIS KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT (NO HORN OR AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY WITH OUT WARNING) WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO DO SO BY THE GOVERNMENT. I GUESS I COULD AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE KNOWN INTERMITTENT CLOCK SPRING AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND THEN HOPE THAT SOONER OR LATTER THE RECALL IS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2013 MODEL YEAR. OR I CAN HOPE IT QUITS LONG ENOUGH TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WITH DEAD ELECTRICAL PARTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE MY 36 MONTH/36,000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT THIS JUNE . I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE DRIVING TO BOTH GET IT WORKING AGAIN WHEN NOT WORKING AND ALSO TO GET IT GO GO DEAD AGAIN AT THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS WORKING BUT THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM DOES NO SEEM TO HAVE ANY PATTERN OF BE EFFECTED BY STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT. THE THIRD TIME IT QUITE WAS SATURDAY NIGHT 9 JAN 2016 AND BEGAN WORKING ON MONDAY 11 JAN 2016 ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER.

Mileage: 15,745

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND SPINE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, NECK, AND IMPLANTS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. ...UPDATED 06/22/16 * BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AT GETTING THE RECALL REGARDING THE REAR WINDOW SWITCH RECTIFIED. HE WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/28/16.*JB

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ABOUT TWELVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT HESITATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO LOWER BACK, NECK AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SECOND PERSON INJURED. UPDATED 02/24/16.*JB

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V291000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,440.

Mileage: 56,440

DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS(SEAT HEADRESTS) EXPLODED AND SMACKED WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE INTO THE BACK OF DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER HEADS CAUSING SEVERE HEADACHES. NO ACCIDENT, NO BRAKING, JUST DRIVING AT 50 MPH. WE HAVE ONLY 18000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER, AND AFTER THEY DID SOME RESEARCH FOR APPROXIMATELY AN 1 1/2 HOURS, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD CAUSED BOTH HEADRESTS TO EXPLODE BUT THEY COULD NOT JUST BE RELOCKED BECAUSE THEY WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THEY TOLD US THAT WE WOULD BE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS. TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE TO GET A RENTAL CAR. PLEASE CONFIRM OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE AND LET US KNOW WHAT REPAIRS WILL BE DONE AND IF THE CAR WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE TWO WIRES TOUCHING WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,543.

Mileage: 42,543

VAN WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE (T-BONE) BY A SPORTS CAR TRAVELING MORE THAN 40MPH, ANT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 15,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY TRAVELED INTO THE SAME LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH AND THEN WENT AIRBORNE. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE ROOF OF THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM SEVERE INJURIES TO THE KNEES, ARMS AND SPINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V291000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.

Mileage: 8,700

RENTED A MINIVAN FROM AVIS AT SLC AIRPORT LATE JULY 2013. ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE AIRPORT MY KNEE BUMPED THE MASS OF KEYRING OBJECTS AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AS I WAS JUST GETTING UP TO 60MPH. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN AND DETERMINED I HAD ACCIDENTALLY SHUT IT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT START. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE. ONLY ONE OF THE 5 PASSENGERS EVEN NOTICED THE SLOWDOWN. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IF IT IS THE PRACTICE OF RENTAL COMPANIES TO BIND KEYS LIKE THIS THE PROBLEM COULD BE WIDESPREAD AND MAY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT ALREADY, THUS THIS REPORT. GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THE PRACTICE OF BINDING ALL THE KEYS AND OTHER PLASTIC DOO-DAHS WITH A STIFF WIRE CABLE TO BE AN ACCIDENT IN THE WAITING. IN MY CASE THE SEAT WAS A LITTLE FORWARD AND I MOVED IT BACK A COUPLE OF INCHES TO AVOID HAVING THE KEYS DANCE ON MY KNEE AS WE DROVE. AT A STOP I CUT THE WIRE RING AND PUT ALL THE EXTRAS IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND CONTINUED THE TRIP WITH A SINGLE FOB-KEY. THE KEYS: I WAS GIVEN SET OF KEYS BOUND BY A WIRE CABLE. TWO FOBS, TWO SPARE KEYS (NORMALLY INSERTED IN THE FOBS) , THREE PLASTIC ADD-ONS (ONE HELD A PAPER SLIP IDENTIFYING THE VEHICLE, ONE AVIS CALL NUMBER AND ONE MACYS LOYALTY CARD) I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AS IT WORKED FINE, NOR WITH THE RENTAL COMPANY AS THEIR SERVICE WAS ALSO FINE. I DO TAKE ISSUE WITH THE PRACTICE OF BINDING THE KEYS WITH A WIRE CABLE THAT MUST BE CUT (LEATHER-MAN TOOL IN MY CASE) TO DRIVE SAFELY. I SUSPECT MOST RENTERS WILL NOT HAVE A TOOL HANDY NOR RISK THE WRATH OF THE RENTER IN CUTTING THE WIRE CABLE. NOTE I TOOK A FEW PICTURES OF THE KEY RING AND OBJECTS SHOULD IT BE USEFUL. TO AVIS CREDIT THEY WERE HAPPY TO HAVE ALL THE KEYS RETURNED AND WERE NOT CONCERNED I'D CUT THE CABLE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000