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2002 Chrysler Town and Country latches/locks/linkages problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the latches/locks/linkages on the 2002 Chrysler Town and Country6% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Latches/locks/linkages complaints
6%
share of all complaints
60,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The manual door lock on the sliding door will not unlock. Both automatically or manually. It does this intermittently. My van is a wheelchair van and the sliding door is my only means of exit. I had a wheelchair van mechanic take the whole locking mechanism apart and he discovered there was a flaw…

    filed Feb 20, 2013

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the passenger's side sliding door would not unlock manually or automatically. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was…

    filed Jan 29, 2013

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.