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1996 Chrysler Town and Country engine and engine cooling problems

162 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1996 Chrysler Town and Country17% of all complaints for this model year.

162
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
17%
share of all complaints
100,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 28
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was driving on the highway in the pouring down rain when my windshield wipers stopped working, I could hear the windshield wiper motor still going but the wiper arms would not move. We had pulled off the highway but there was nothing around for miles. We got back on the highway and my son would…

    filed Aug 5, 2014

  • Tl* the contact owns a 1996 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving between 40-50 mph, the vehicle vibrated and jerked violently. The vehicle was taken to a local tire facility where the tires were replaced, but failure was located at the front motor mount connector. The…

    filed Jan 9, 2012

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

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.