1996 Chrysler Town AND Country Visibility Problems
Owners have filed 74 complaints with NHTSA about visibility problems on the 1996 Chrysler Town AND Country, 8% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 70,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “windshield wipers” (51% of reports).
- 74visibility complaints
- 70,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 27%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Windshield wipers: mentioned in 38 of 74 complaints (51%)
- Transmission failed: mentioned in 6 of 74 complaints (8%)
- Come intermittently: mentioned in 5 of 74 complaints (7%)
- Air conditioning: mentioned in 5 of 74 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do visibility problems happen?
Based on 5 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 74 complaints, 1 a fire, 1 an injury.
Chrysler Town AND Country visibility complaints by model year
| Model year | Visibility complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Town AND Country | 2 | 0% | 90,350 |
| 2015 Town AND Country | 2 | 1% | 21,650 |
| 2014 Town AND Country | 4 | 1% | 36,750 |
| 2013 Town AND Country | 14 | 2% | 12,250 |
| 2012 Town AND Country | 9 | 1% | 38,695 |
| 2011 Town AND Country | 12 | 2% | 11,850 |
| 2010 Town AND Country | 14 | 1% | 47,375 |
| 2009 Town AND Country | 4 | 1% | 18,000 |
| 2008 Town AND Country | 14 | 1% | 52,000 |
| 2007 Town AND Country | 2 | 1% | 95,500 |
| 2006 Town AND Country | 17 | 4% | 30,000 |
| 2005 Town AND Country | 26 | 3% | 52,250 |
| 2004 Town AND Country | 4 | 2% | 15,000 |
| 2003 Town AND Country | 17 | 7% | 70,668 |
| 2002 Town AND Country | 16 | 4% | 57,000 |
| 2001 Town AND Country | 41 | 9% | 65,000 |
| 2000 Town AND Country | 12 | 4% | 37,257 |
| 1999 Town AND Country | 10 | 3% | 90,000 |
| 1998 Town AND Country | 8 | 3% | 69,400 |
| 1997 Town AND Country | 34 | 9% | 50,187 |
| 1996 Town AND Country | 74 | 8% | 70,000 |
| 1995 Town AND Country | 4 | 7% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists visibility for the 1996 Chrysler Town AND Country. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Drivers side strut tower corrosion. Rear wiper motor runs till burned up. Rear wiper runs intermittent (ghosting) on its own. Front wiper does the same. Vehicle occasionally bucks at various speeds with no codes. *tr
He owns a 1996 chrysler, town& country, only owner with 70,000 miles on the vehicle. Steering wheel popped off, mostly when turning the wheel to left. This happened often since 2005. Also, front and back windshield wipers came on at separate times when it was in off position for about one and half…
Intermittently the windshield wipers stopped working. The problem has occurred fifty times in a year and a half. The dealer had examined the wipers. *jb the left front window was inoperative, the regulator assembly was replaced.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1996 Chrysler Town AND Countrys have visibility problems?
No. NHTSA has 74 owner complaints about visibility for the 1996 Chrysler Town AND Country (8% of the 938 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Chrysler Town AND Country visibility?
No recall currently lists visibility for this vehicle.
At what mileage do visibility problems start?
The median reported mileage is 70,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about visibility problems on the 1996 Chrysler Town AND Country?
The most frequent phrase is “windshield wipers”, in 38 of 74 complaints, followed by “transmission failed” (6).
Other 1996 Chrysler Town AND Country problems
See all 1996 Chrysler Town AND Country problems or visibility problems across all Town AND Country years.