Tl* the contact owns a 1992 chrysler town and country. While having the vehicle serviced, the technician notified the contact that the ABS pump accelerator failed and needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000.
1992 Chrysler Town and Country: ABS light or ABS activating
45 of the 135 complaints about the 1992 Chrysler Town and Country describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 45
- of this car's complaints
- 33%
- typical mileage
- 146,791
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 chrysler town and country. While driving away from the independent mechanic, the ABS malfunctioned. The contact stated that the warning indicators illuminate immediately after starting the vehicle and it turned off after a couple of minutes. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 190,000.
My vehicle brake light came on along with the anti lock light. I could hear a hum noise under the hood at the braking unit. Brake pedal got very hard and had to use both feet along with putting the vehicle into neutral to slow down and stop! Braking ABS system was replaced because of same failure 07/2009. Now being told no dealer has the equipment to test that system and chrysler corp told me there is no warranty on those parts! I was told last time it was replaced that the pump/motor unit was warranted as long as I own the vehicle and all other parts of that unit extended warranty of 100,000 miles. Vehicle has been sitting the last three years! Just decided to drive it again 11/2014. Can go out and drive it right now and everything works fine. But brakes give out at anytime, although the brake light no longer comes on! Seems once that system gets too hot the brakes fail. Let it sit for a day or two and it works again! Right now I can't get it tested. Everyone says they can't do it. Last dealer that did replaced the unit had me bring the vehicle there again. Then called me and said they had good news and bad news. Good news was they had the part. Bad news they couldn't test the system for go ahead from chrysler to replace it. Chrysler today said sorry, and hope we can be of service to you in the future! Now what? Ps- since talking to chrysler after contacting them again, that dealer now says they don't even have the part anymore! After being asked by chrysler how do they have the part in stock but can't test the system!
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 chrysler town and country. While traveling at any speed, the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had to exert extreme force in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ABS hydraulic unit needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 96v099000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1992 chrysler town and country mini van. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the ABS warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. As the contact started the vehicle, she discovered that the brakes had seized and the vehicle would not move. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle, and provided no further assistance. The failure and the current mileage was 106,667. Updated 07/13/12 *bf updated 07/18/12
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 chrysler town and country. The ABS light illuminated. The brakes became very stiff and the brake pedal had to be depressed down to the floor. The vehicle was repaired, but, immediately afterwards, the ABS light illuminated again. The brakes were working properly. In may of 2007, the brakes became difficult to depress again, which made it nearly impossible to stop the vehicle. The federal safety agency campaign id number 96v099000 (service brakes:hydraulic: antilock) was referenced. The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage was 230,000 and failure mileage was 219,000.
I own a 1992 chrysler with anti-lock brakes covered by the federal safety agency campaign id 96v099000. It has 93,000 miles & chrysler has refused to pay for covered repairs under the above listed campaign. The vehicle has been out of service numerous times for brake problems & they have refused to cover the last repair for approx $500. According to your odi listing, all ABS components are covered to 100,000 miles. The servicing dealer has told me & the chrysler consumer representative that the repair should be covered & was covered by them at one time, but they have refused to cover the replacement of the ABS actuator on my vehicle. The chrysler ref# for my inquiry to them is 15951884.
The ABS on my 1992 chrysler town & country failed august 2006. Our mechanic advised my husband that the ABS pump motor assembly and brake actuator piston assembly had failed, but that he believed that the ABS on the vehicle was covered by a lifetime warranty due to a recall. However, chrysler at first lied to us that there was no recall. After paying over a $1,000 to have the repair done, the parts failed a second time. This time, my husband went to the federal safety agency website and found that there was in fact a recall~96v099000~ for this problem. He called daimler-chrysler today at 1‑800‑853‑1403. He was told this time that 'yes, there was a recall, but that the information on your website was in error and that there was no lifetime coverage.' my husband then contacted the mechanic and obtained an alldata report that contained the chrysler service bulletin #685. The service bulletin not only has information that shows how to diagnose and repair the defective parts, but it also had a letter that chrysler supposedly sent to all vehicle owners. This letter states in part, "if problems with these components are found at any time during the entire life of your vehicle, chrysler will replace these components free of charge." my husband called daimler-chrysler a second time at the above number and even after reading the letter to the customer service representative contained in chrysler's own bulletin #685, he was told that daimler-chrysler had no obligation whatsoever to make the required repairs as there was no lifetime coverage. It was again suggested by chrysler that your agency erred in stating that there is lifetime coverage and that my husband could not be reading the letter in the bulletin correctly and refused to honor the lifetime coverage provisions in your recall.
Consumer was charged for a recall item on 1992 town and country. *kb the dealer did not have the parts available to repair the ABS recall (96v099000 ). The part was ordered and the consumer was charged $75. The part was scheduled to arrive july 1, 2006 but to date the part has not arrived.
Continuing ABS failure, I have had the ABS repaired several times under warranty, but the ABS system keeps failing. Now music city dodge is telling me there is contamination in the system and every thing in the brake system needs to be replaced to the tune of $3000.00. I can't see how this is correct considering they are the only ones who have worked on the brakes.
Abs braking system totally failed. *ph
Problems the brakes on the 1992 chrysler town and country.*mr the vehicle had a recall in 1996, for the brakes and traction control, as well as the ABS piston pump and the ABS hydraulic control unit. The same problems that occurred then are occurring now. The consumer feels that the vehicle is a danger and chrysler has not done their job in fixing the vehicle.* cb
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- What is wrong
- The ABS hydraulic control unit can experience excessive brake actuator piston seal wear causing pump-motor deterioration.
- Risk
- If this condition occurs, the ABS function could be lost and reduced power assist would be experienced during vehicle braking increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will test the vehicle's anti-lock brake system and repair the vehicles if necessary. Also the warranty on all ABS components will be extended to 10 years or 100,000 miles (except for the brake actuator piston assembly and the pump-motor assembly which will have a lifetime coverage). Owners will also be reimbursed for previous ABS component repair costs.
Recall number 96V099000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1992 Chrysler Town and Country abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 1992 Chrysler Town and Country?
45 of 135 owner complaints about the 1992 Chrysler Town and Country (33%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
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There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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