Wiper blades unable to shut off at times, some time delay of starting, I have had the wiper motor replace.
1998 Chrysler Town and Country: windshield wiper failure
5 of the 296 complaints about the 1998 Chrysler Town and Country describe windshield wiper failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Windshield wiper failure by model year
What owners say
The vehicle is a 1998, chrysler town & country van (lxi). The problems are due to the malfunction of the "body control module," as defined by snethkamp jeep & chrysler service department. Due to the malfunction, the windshield wipers do not start properly when engaged and continue when in the off position. The engine has to be turned off to disengage or stop wipers. Also, all door locks continue to lock and unlock when a door or doors are open, when the engine is started, and while driving. Occasionally, before turning on the ignition, the alarm will automatically engage: must use the remote key (unlock) before engine will start. Often, when inside, the only way to unlock a door or doors is to use the remote control key (unlock).
The wipers will turn off at will and sometimes it was hard to get them to turn off, unless you turn the vehicle off. She replaced the wiper motor. Ph
When we tried to back the vehicle out of our garage, we discovered that it would not engage reverse gear. We pushed the vehicle out of the garage to the street and found that it still had all forward gears. We took the vehicle to tuttle-click chrysler in irvine. We were told that a differential gear had failed. It seems to us that this would prevent the vehicle from moving in either direction, so a broken differential gear probably was not the reason we couldn't use reverse gear. However, we still needed reverse, so the dealer replaced the transmission. Within the two weeks preceding the transmission failure, the windshield wipers began to operate spontaneously and the ignition lock became very difficult to operate. During the same visit that the transmission was replaced, the dealer replaced the body control module, a computer within the vehicle, to fix the wiper problem and replaced and rekeyed the ignition lock. We believe that all three of these failures were the result of faulty design or shoddy workmanship and asked chrysler to reimburse us and to explain why the components failed. Chrysler has done neither. We believe that we should not be required to indemnify chrysler for its mistakes.
Windshield wiper gears locks up intermittently, causing visibility problems. Yh
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chrysler Town and Country wipers
Is windshield wiper failure a common problem on the 1998 Chrysler Town and Country?
5 of 296 owner complaints about the 1998 Chrysler Town and Country (2%) mention windshield wiper failure. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chrysler Town and Country?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Chrysler Town and Country
Airbag light 26Adaptive cruise 18Fire or smoke 16Loss of power 14Power steering loss 13Headlights 11Overheating 11Stalling 11Won't start 11ABS 8Brake failure 7Transmission failure 5
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