FaultScore

1992 Chrysler Town AND Country electrical problems

10 of the 167 complaints about the 1992 Chrysler Town AND Country are about the electrical system — 6% of everything reported for this model year.

B

10

Complaints

0

Crashes

1

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Ignition 2 20.0%
Module 2 20.0%
Interior/Under Dash 2 20.0%
12V/24V/48V Battery 1 10.0%
Front Underhood 1 10.0%
Electrical System 1 10.0%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator 1 10.0%

Electrical System across every Chrysler Town AND Country year

1992 10 0.2%
1993 12 0.2%
1996 134 2.5%
1997 84 1.6%
1998 66 1.2%
1999 66 1.2%
2000 24 0.5%
2001 79 1.5%
2002 62 1.2%
2003 44 0.8%
2004 23 0.4%
2005 167 3.2%
2006 74 1.4%
2007 44 0.8%
2008 1,250 23.7%
2009 456 8.6%
2010 986 18.7%
2011 525 9.9%
2012 395 7.5%
2013 395 7.5%
2014 216 4.1%
2015 62 1.2%
2016 107 2.0%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Hawthorne, CA Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. A/C WENT OUT. SMOKE STARTED TO ENTER CABIN AREA. PULLED OVER AND THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO EXTINQUISH THE FIRE. IT SEEMS THE WIRE FOR THE HOOD LIGHT, ATTACHED TO THE HOOD HINGE, MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE HOOD, CUTTING INTO THE INSULATION AND SHORTING THE WIRE TO THE FRAME. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED AN OVERLOAD TO THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH STARTED ON FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #725717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Toms River, NJ

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

CPU UNIT FAILED CAUSING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.

NHTSA complaint #524627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Greenville, OH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

COMPUTER FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #539121 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cumming, GA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

BATTERY FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #524924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cumming, GA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

STARTER FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #524924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Augusta, GA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLS/AND CUTS OFF.

NHTSA complaint #987013 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Warrenton, VA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

DIGITAL INSTRUMENT DISPLAY MODULE FAILS CONTINUALLY, CAUSING DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO COME ON, ODOMETER NUMBERS TO JUMP AROUND, AND CAR TO FAIL TO START. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #504098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Warsaw, IN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

VEHICLE WILL STALL ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING, IF GOING ANY TYPE INCLINE VEHICLE WILL STALL. TT CONSUMER STATES AFTER 3 COMPUTERS AND 2 ALTERNATORS, THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OKAY SO FAR. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #970962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Warsaw, IN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE WILL STALL ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING, IF GOING ANY TYPE INCLINE VEHICLE WILL STALL. TT CONSUMER STATES AFTER 3 COMPUTERS AND 2 ALTERNATORS, THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OKAY SO FAR. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #970962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lynnfield, MA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

CLUSTER MODULE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #482965 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1992 Chrysler Town AND Country problems

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