1999 Chrysler Town and Country: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jun 2, 2015 · Engine · 34,000 miles · MA · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that smoke emitted under the hood. Within minutes, the hood caught fire. The fire department was notified. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,000.

Filed Jul 25, 2014 · Engine · 122,140 miles · PA · fire

While driving vehicle to an appt my daughter started complaining of her feet becoming very hot. She was sitting in the passenger front seat, there was a burning odor. I pulled over and looked underneath the vehicle, the exhaust was cherry red and there were flames near catalytic converter area. I had to have the van towed home.

Filed May 14, 2013 · Fuel system · 111,365 miles · LA

When I started the car the engine was cold from sitting in the driveway all night. I smelled gasoline. I opened the hood to find gasoline shooting out of the fuel hose right where it fits into the pressed crimped metal connection. It was spraying gasoline all over the engine. I turned of the engine before it became hot. If this leak had occurred while driving, the motor would have been hot, and caught fire. The garage replaced the plenum gasket set, fuel injection, o ring, and the fuel rail. Note: the recall #rq00008 dc minivan fuel injector rail leak was done.

Filed Feb 4, 2008 · Seats · 178,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the heated passenger side seat caught fire. The vehicle sustained approximately $10,000 worth of damages. The failure began while the contact was driving at an unknown speed, and the seat began smoking. He pulled off the road and the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department arrived at the scene. A police report was filed. Chrysler stated that there were no defects and the failure was due to how the vehicle was driven by the owner. There were no injuries. The current and failure mileages were 178,000.

Filed Nov 16, 2006 · Locks, Seats · 40 miles · TX · fire

My 1999 chrysler town and country limited mini van driver seat caught fire when the seat warmer was on. The seat got very hot about 1 minute before and then smoke came up in front of me while I was driving and I looked down and saw flames. I put it out and turned off the seat. We purchased the vehicle in 2001. At the time of the purchase, the driver's seat warmer was not working and as part of our sale the dealership replaced the entire seat with a brand new one to correct the problem. Also, at the time of incident my passenger sliding door will not open from the inside. So, had the fire spread my passengers in the back would not have been able to open the door from the inside of the car. Someone would have had to let them out from the outside of the car. We have had the locks replaced in the past 2 years due to the car locking itself and locks not working from both outside and inside.

Filed May 20, 2005 · Electrical · 139,000 miles · LA · fire

Dt: consumer received a recall on seats to have them redone. There was a problem about the heated seats getting hot. They had the seats redone. When they drove the car a substantial amount of miles the back of the van/the taillight, and back bumper caught on fire. The car was sitting still when the fire occurred.

Filed Feb 11, 2005 · Seats · 70,160 miles · CA

Our 1999 chrysler town & country's heated driver's seat developed a hot spot last winter. I took it to the dealership 6/23/04 to have a number of problems addressed, including the heated seat. They told us it checked out ok and that they couldn't find a hot spot, even though we knew there was. They said it was safe and that anyway the seat wasn't a warranted part. Because they said it would cost approx. $900 to replace, we decided not to do it. Also, because they said it was safe, I started using the heater again when the weather turned cold, although I had to keep turning it off when it got too hot. On january 18, 2005, I drove about 20 miles on the freeway, and when I got out of the car I noticed a burn hole in the seat--about 3/8" across--just in the location that had always felt too hot. I felt lucky that it hadn't burst into flames while I was on the freeway! I was really upset and took it into the dealership. They told me that there was no problem with these seats, but they offered to "share" the cost of replacement. The cost of the seat has now gone up to $1100, and they want us to pay $700 of that. I'm going to get the seat replaced because it's a safety issue, but I don't think we should have to pay for a faulty part. After the most recent incident, we started to do some research and discovered that quite a few other complaints have been made to the federal safety agency. I downloaded report #pe00-034 which was quite informative. I contacted chrysler's recall department today and was told that the "situation is under investigation." then I spoke to customer assistance, where I was told that they couldn't do any better that the $700 "co-pay." chrysler should not get away with not addressing this problem, just because there haven't been major injuries yet. Also, it does not seem right that customers should have to pay to replace what is quite obviously a defective component. I will ask the dealership to give me the burned seat when they replace it.

Filed Jan 6, 2005 · Seats · WA · 1 injury

I have a 1999 chrysler town and country van. It has all the options and I puchased this vehicle brand new. I have taken excellent care of it. The problem is that the drivers seat, leather with heat, is overheating in one area. It gets so hot that it burns the back of my leg. If I leave the heat on for more than 1 minute, I can smell burning leather. I know that if I left it on, it would probably catch fire. I can see a small spot on the seat where the leather has actually burned. Unfortunately, I cannot use this feature anymore. It is too dangerous. I am courious as to other incedents of this same thing hppening.

Filed Oct 13, 2004 · Seats · 95,000 miles · TX · fire · 1 injury

Last year while I was driving the driver's seat went on fire. It burned a small hole in the seat and caused a severe blister on my leg before I switched it off. The dealer said it would be over $1100 to fix it. I today read all the reports on line about this problem, so I am now reporting it. I do not understand why something as dangerous as this is not the subject of a recall.

Filed Jan 7, 2004 · Seats · 00 · fire

Front driver's seat warmer caught on fire and burned through the seat and part of driver's clothing. Consumer was able to extinguish the fire.

Filed Mar 10, 2003 · Seats · AR · fire

While driving to work, I smelled something burning. I looked over and my passenger side seat was smoking. I turned off my seat heaters and when I stopped the van, I noticed there was three holes in the front part of the seat. The heat coil had burned through.

Filed Mar 10, 2003 · Seats · 52,000 miles · TN · fire

The seat heater caught fire.