I was cleaning behind the drivers side, middle row seat with a shop vac. I wanted to clean under the seat so I pulled the handle to disengage the seat from the floor. The back of the chair released from the floor and tipped forward. I had my right hand on the back of the chair to assist it and when the chair came forward the sear adjusted itself and slid down towards the floor. Somehow, when the chair slid forward it trapped my ring finger on my right hand in what I would call the seat rails. It basically smashed it flat against the back of a bolt so tight I could not free it. This was surprising painful!! Because of the awkward position I was now trapped in. I could not get my finger out on my own. I had to yell for my kids to get my phone so I could call my wife to help me free my hand. I ended up with a small cut and bruised finger.
2008 Chrysler Town and Country seats complaints
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During a recent family vacation, we loaded our 2008 chrysler town and country for the first time with a lot of luggage. The third row has power folding seats with the wider side having a car seat and the smaller side unoccupied. While trying to retrieve items from the rear during a rest stop, the luggage shifted and activated the power folding seat. Thankfully, the seat my child was in didn?t fold because of the car seat. The other seat proceeded to fold and crush everything on it. Three more times we accidentally enabled this when the luggage shifted and the car seat and luggage had to be completely removed each time to allow the seats to go back. There should be a trap door over these buttons or a lockout switch to prevent this from happening! Not only is it very dangerous but also very frustrating. We have to always make sure now that we don't load up anything on the left side of our van and it's only a matter of time before a child is injured by a seat accidentally being folded.
2008 chrysler town & country touring van, bought in january of 2008. Since I bought the van the radio had to be replaced twice, the dvd player and monitors had to be replace, and the back shock or strut leaked all the fluid out on my garage floor. The sliding doors both operate when they want, they will start to close and then just reopen, if you try to close they don't want to, the back hatch has done the same thing. The driver's window had to be fix twice because it wouldn't open or close and they told me it was the sound barrier that had fallen off of the door and it need to be reattached. The drivers seat has a broken track on it and all of this has been happening since 190 miles and on, now have 10089 miles on the van and still having problems with the sliding doors.
On second row swivel and go seat...seatbelt retractor failed, we only had the car 10 days before this happened...we have been having other problems with this seat. Armrest becoming so loose that it falls to the floor, trim problems. The van only had 493 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chrysler town & country. The contact noticed that there were no overloads or safety stops for the power folding rear seat. He was concerned that if a child were to sit in the seat and use the power option, they may be injured due to the lack of safety stops on the seat. The mounting brackets on the seat were dented because the motors were holding up the seat. The contact planned to speak with the dealer when he was there for a routine oil change. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 7,000.
Tl*the contact was in a 2008 chrysler town and country. The contact was not the owner of the vehicle. While attempting to recline the captain seats on the second row, the seat belt struck him in the top of the head. He experienced nerve problems in his face and there is also discoloration in his arm. He sustained a severe injury that could not be prevented due to how fast the seats reclined. The nerve that struck him is connected with his mouth, his eyes and he has trouble with his arms. He has also had symptoms of a possible stroke. He has a probably bicep tear. He also has extreme muscle spasms. He also taking pain medication and anti seizure medicine. He has physical therapy three times a week. The recliner seat belt is a very hard plastic and the seats also comes down with extreme force. The contact is aware of the safety risk involved. The seats are designed with the seat belts located in the inside on the shoulder of the seats. There are no warning labels present. Updated 03/05/08. *lj the consumer is a salesmen and does nt own the vehicle. There was some type of hard metal or plastic behind the sseat belt.
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