While parking my vehicle in my driveway and after coming to a stop, my driver side headrest (active head restraint) deployed, striking me in the back of my head. I was not injured. There was no associated vehicle nor did the vehicle strike an object. Upon further examination, a plastic seating that holds the metal pin had broken. Attempts to reset was unsuccessful because of the broken plastic pin seating. The attached photo shows a strap around the headrest so that the vehicle can be driven safely.
2014 Chrysler Town and Country seats complaints
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The passenger active head rest exploded forward while I was driving. I had just dropped my wife off and was headed down the road and a loud boom happened and I looked over and saw the head rest sticking forward from the rest of the piece. If my wife was still in the vehicle it would have struck her in the head.
Was driving from pa to new york on the highway and about 150 miles into the trip the headrest exploded out word and stuck me in the back of the head. Causing a little confusion and a instant headache. There was nothing that could have caused this. The road was not bumpy or was there any kind of impact to the van. Thank god my wife was not driving because the impact of the headrest probably would have knocked her out and caused an accident. The headrest system is supposed to be a safety device but is defective and a risk to anyone that is driving a chrysler product.
The headrest on the drivers side deployed while driving on a smooth road and disoriented me for a few seconds. The street is curvy and is on a causeway. I drive it everyday at a speed limit of 45.
While parked in a parking lot, before vehicle was started, the passenger headrest exploded forward with a bang. Upon inspection, the plastic piece that is designed to retain the ahr device failed. Headrest is unusable.
Early on/about august 27, 2020 I went out to my chrysler t&c , parked overnight in my home's driveway, and discovered that the front passenger seat headrest had deployed. The vehicle had not been involved in any incidents of sudden contact with any other vehicle or object. Examination of the vehicle exterior shows zero evidence of any contact with another object on any of the outside surfaces. The headrest was not deployed when I was last in the vehicle, but was deployed when I looked at it the next morning. I have not yet taken the vehicle to any repair facility and no one except me and my wife have seen the problem. I am the sole person to drive this vehicle. No other person, including my wife, drives it. .
While driving the driver side headrest deployed hitting me in the head. I was traveling at about 40 miles per hour on a state highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that the center seat headrest failed to remain upright, instead pointing toward the front windshield. The contact called earnhardt chrysler dodge jeep ram dealer located at 1521 e. Drivers way, gilbert, az 85297, and was informed that there was no recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall and that the warranty had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 115,108.
Drivers seat problem. Active headrest restraint faulty the plastic retention tabs holding the metal bar in place spontaneously broke ,the metal teeth were still locked down on the bar showing it didn't deploy, just the plastic tabs broke. This caused the headrest to 'activate' and move forward. This is a safety issue. Vehicle was parked in driveway. No injuries as no one in the car.
The headrest active restraint system deployed while driving in town. The plastic piece that holds the pin broke.
The headrest active restraint system deployed while sitting in our driveway. The plastic piece that holds the pin broke.
Noticed passanger headrest had deployed one day. Plastic ears that hold latch pin in place had broken. Vehicle was stationary, no injuries.
The headrest broked by itself, the plastic of the mechanism cracked causing the headrest to be hold in place just by the material. The vehicle was parked, not involved in accident or anything else.
My 8 year old son leaned with his hand on the back of the driver side head rest. The head rest released shooting forward. Upon trying to reset the headrest I noticed the plastic piece needed to hold the spring mount to lock it was broke thus not allowing me to reset the headrest. The car was parked and off while this happened.
The front drivers seat head rest exploded when I was getting into the car the car was parked
On july 3, 2020 I was sitting at a red light at night when my driver side headrest deployed/exploded without any warning, my vehicle was not in motion at the time. No injuries but headrest is defective now. I would have been injured if I was resting on it at the time without a doubt.
Drivers seat active head restraint deployed unexpectedly with no impact or known reason.
Our 2014 chrysler town and country driver's side head rest deployed. The car was stationary....parked in our driveway. No one was hurt. The plastic pieces are broken ut the metal pin is in place.
Got in my car this morning and noticed my passenger head rest was sticking out. Did some research and come to find out the head test deployed for no reason. I looked at it more and plastic inside of it broke which cause it to deploy for no reason.
Wife was driving the car as normal when both active head restraints deployed for no reason. There was no sudden stop, no impact. One blew all the way apart, the other blew half apart, and then blew completely when she touched it to try to assess what the problem was. The cause is simple to determine. The head restraint is a metal pin retained by cheap plastic, and the plastic broke. I have the plastic chips to prove it.
I was sitting in a parking lot and my passenger side headrest deployed. I'm scared my driver's side will be next. Chrysler wanted to charge me $800 to replace it when it was clearly a defective part.
While the car was parked the active headrest deployed hitting the driver in the back of the head after they got in the car and were getting ready to drive off. The metal rod remained in the engaged position in the bracket but the plastic edges that hold the metal rod to the headrest broke which caused it to deploy.
Both driver side and passenger side headrests have spontaneously deployed within a 6 month period. This is due to a flawed design by chrysler engineering (used plastic clips to constrain strong spring loaded actuators in the headrest). The driver side deployed while I was driving, hitting me in the back of the head and distracting me in traffic!
I filed with the manufacturer...and once again the run round. Sent me to you... So below is my complaint. Hello ? My name is [xxx] . I purchased this 2014 chrysler town and country believing it would be a safe vehicle for my family so the event today was the van just decided to shut off as I am driving 50mph down the road! I couldn't turn, I couldn't put it in neutral nor could I brake! I have a 5yr and a 3yr in my car!!! Really?! All these sensors and [xxx] in this car makes it fatal! There was a semi behind me that proceeded to flip me off and blow the horn at me instead of seeing if we were ok. We could have been killed! I have an appointment tomorrow to bring the car in however this is a serious situation. No warning! No nothing! No check engine light. Let me just tell you a little more about this pos? I bought it with 30k miles on it. I only had it for about 6 months and had to have the entire transmission rebuilt which still to this day shifts hard and feels like its going to literally fall out of the car. After that is was a tire sensor, then both seats in the second row wont work and they want $1200 to fix a cable! I folded them into the floor maybe 4 times as we use them when going on vacation! The sliding doors act up like they are having a seizure! The pieces all around the car are broken. The running boards the piece in the back where the trunk is and the pieces on the front where it says chrysler. The air conditioner went out! Which took 3 times for the repair man to figure it out because there was no code for the problem! Then when they had to tear the whole dash apart to fix the problem now the clock doesn?t work and the speedometer ticks like the is a bomb in my dash! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The driver side headrest's airbag deployed without any particular reason. The van was parked in the driveway, and my wife was taking out her bag from the passenger section when suddenly the headrest deployed.
The passenger side active headrest exploded (luckily just after we got out of the car). There was not a accident that triggered it. The car was parked in our driveway. The engine was turned off. Upon researching I see many complaints of this same issue. This needs to be recalled!
Passenger side head rest ejected and will not reset. There were no accidents involve, the vehicle was stationary when the headrest activated. Need to zip tied the head rest back in place. The ve
I was driving on the highway (going at least 65 MPH) and the headrests on the front passenger seat exploded. The air bag light on the dash had been going on and off for the past 2 weeks, I notified chrysler via telephone with no response. About 1.5 weeks later the airbag light returned on (intermittently) and then I heard another loud "pop" in the drivers seat but nothing exploded open.
The active headrest on the front passenger seat deployed striking my 14 year old daughter in the head while driving and no accident occurring. Upon inspection, the system did not deploy due the mechanism releasing the pin but rather the plastic that is supposed hold the pin failed resulting in deployment. There is no way to reset the headrest because it is broken. I have serious safety concerns with the driver side potentially failing and deploying in a similar manner. The driver could be struck in the head causing injury or accident. Replacing both headrests would be a significant cost.
I was getting in my car in the garage of my home when my active headrest deployed. I wasn't injured but I was certainly startled and now am unsure what to do. The headrest cannot be reset; there are broken pieces which have fallen down inside the plastic casing.
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