Well I'am having electrical issues now I close my hood and my 4 ways start blinking, I turn on my van and the ABS & and air bag light come on when I start it but never go off.the cv boot is bad and the half shalf on passenger side I think its making alot of sound when I go down the road ,I already brought brand new outter tie rod ends for both sides, and swag bar lings brand new for both sides springs and mounts, and struts the radio seems to fade in and out you can not see any station numbers or clock time on it so I figured its and elec issues and now in the last couple of day like about july29th, 2015 , I got back home and noticed my temperture light on dash came on and it said h it was it was hot, the day before I just paid for and oil change and thats because their was oil all over the engine and to find out the bolts were all loose but 1 which was striped, but anyways now my fans are not going around and its not keeping my van cool my husband has checked all fuses but can't find the relay for the radiator fan if that even has anything to do with it, I have put over 1,000 in this van now, I'am handid cap and I really need my van to get me around I also don't have the remote to open the doors or lock it so I have to do it with the key , it surely would be nice to have a remote that goes with this van , but it surely would be great if things would work right to, I can be driving it down the road and the automatic door locks will be locking and un locking while I'am driving all by their self also the window wipers wipe but the fluid will not come out on the front windows or the back windows, I hope you can help me out I walk with 1 to 2 canes and sometimes a walker, I have braces on my legs and have to help myself at putting my legs in , I really need a mini van that will work for me, thank you.
1997 Chrysler Town and Country: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 386 complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
The power door locks malfunctioned. The locks click off and on every 5 to 10 minutes. The vehicle is equipped with a manufacturer installed remote security system. .
Consumer stated while driving, the windshield wipers came on without touching the controls. Also, the door latches activated while the vehicle was in motion, even though no one had touched them.*ak *ph
After sliding door is locked, door will not unlock. Lock motor has been replaced 3 times, having same problem.
Sliding door latch intermittently jams and cannot be opened by remote control, power locks or manual controls.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country?
5 of 386 owner complaints about the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2016.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chrysler Town and Country
Airbag light 46Adaptive cruise 34Wipers 27Stalling 17Loss of power 13Power steering loss 12Transmission failure 11Headlights 10ABS 6Ball joint 6Brake failure 6Check engine light 6Fire or smoke 6Grinding brakes 5
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