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1996 Chrysler Town and Country electrical system problems

120 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1996 Chrysler Town and Country13% of all complaints for this model year.

120
Electrical System complaints
13%
share of all complaints
92,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 11
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Transmission stopped worked, electrical cluster waving back and forth before and after transmission repair, newly installed transmission broke down 5 days after installation, repair shop claims electrical system not working properly and is cause of transmission breakdown. *tr

    filed Mar 16, 2015

  • My minivan has been not wanting to start, the speedometer has been jumping all over the place . I had my fuel pump and filter replaced in december 2014 due to it not starting. Now within the last 2 weeks or so it started to act like it was going to die as I would be driving and sometimes it would…

    filed Mar 14, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Return: Wiring Assy - Engine You have been identified as either having stock, or have stock in transit to your dealership. Please return stock packaged before 2016/07/31 (31 July, 2016)of follow ing part…

    23027 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 23, 2016
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.