While driving at 65 MPH vehicle jumped out of gear, and the engine revved very high. Consumer stopped the vehicle, and killed the engine. After a minute consumer restarted the vehicle and pulled out. Currently, vehicle would not go out of second gear. Vehicle was taken to a dealer, who determined that a new transmission was needed.
1997 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration problems
38 complaints (10% of all complaints for this car). 5 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 38
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- crashes
- 5
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Cruise control1
At what mileage
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Chrysler Town and Country acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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What 1997 Chrysler Town and Country owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
When driving with cruise control engaged, cruise control will deactivate by itself and without warning, drastically reducing vehicle's speed.
Air bag light stays on, horn and cruise control doesn't work since light has been on. Dealer wants $500+ to fix. Several other chrysler owbners have this problem.
Air bag light remains on while driving, also horn & the cruise control are inoperative. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Without prior warning while traveling on highway noticed that there was no horn or cruise control, and airbag light appeared on dashboard.
My 'air bag' light flickered for a month and then finally stayed on. I discovered my horn did not work, or the cruise control. I replaced the fuses, and the problem continued. I contacted my repair shop and was told other minivans had the same proble. He referred me to the dealer. The dealer was well aware of the problem and told me it was the "clockswitch". It would cost approximately $250 to repair. He informed me that my air bag does not work, in addition to the cruise control and horn. I researched the web and found many others have the same problem. I contacted chrysler, they claim it is not a defect and not a reall. This should be a recall since over 124,511 of these parts have been replaced, at the owner's expense, and who knows how many vehicles are out there where the operators are unaware their air bag will not deploy. This is a sfety issue!!!!!! Please investigate!!!
Air bag light remains on while driving. Horn and cruise control were inoperative. Dealer notified, and they replaced the clock spring. Feel free to provide any further information.
The airbag warning light came on in june. I contacted the dealer and was told that it was the clockspring without them even looking at it. They also told me that my cruise control and horn would fail next. Sure enough, about a week later the cruise control and horn ceased to function. I have a friend with a 1997 caravan with the same problem. If the dealer knew what was wrong with it sight unseen, that indicates that this is a common problem. I see that there is an open investigation (the federal safety agency action#ea01007) into this very problem, and I hope that it results in a recall soon. The dealer wants almost $300.00 to fix it.
Air bag light remains on while driving and cruise control is inoperative. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide any further information.
Air bag light is on continuous, horn does not work, and cruise control does not work.
Questions about the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration
Does the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 38 complaints about the acceleration of the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country, 10% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chrysler Town and Country have the most acceleration problems?
The Chrysler Town and Country model years with the most acceleration complaints are 1996 (66 complaints), 1997 (38 complaints) and 2008 (34 complaints).
Other 1997 Chrysler Town and Country problems
Airbags 84Electrical 76Engine 53Brakes 46Transmission 42Visibility 35Steering 29Fuel system 22Suspension 18Lights 15Body 14Seats 7Seat belts 6Tires 4Locks 2Wheels 2Driver assistance 1
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