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1999 Chrysler Town And Country Engine Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
3%of 362 total for the year
Median mileage
121,070miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the engine of the 1999 Chrysler Town And Country, 3% of the 362 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 121,070 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10616348, filed 2014-07, 122,140 miles

“On this day I was siting in my van with the ignition in the on position resetting my clocks in the vehicle I rested my hand on the shifter when it released from park into reverse gear without the engine running there are no brakes because of power braking you cant stop on a dime so I quickly engaged the parking brake to stop the vehicle from rolling down my drive. …”

NHTSA complaint #10465735, filed 2012-07, 152,950 miles

“Driving van in the rain, noticed the steering became extremely difficult. I also noticed that the lights ad power started to dim. In that case, I pulled over to see what the issue was. I noticed that the serpentine belt had come off the pulleys. I have had other mini-vans especially dodges and have noticed they all seem to do the same thing when it comes to rain, snow, ice. You would think they would resolve this issue as it is a safety issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #10594450, filed 2014-05, 170,000 miles

“It had been raining but had stopped. I was making a right hand turn when my right tire went through approximately 2-4 of water in the gutter. I immediately lost control of the steering and veered into the opposite lane. Fortunately there were no cars in that lane. I had difficulty steering and the engine began to overheat. I was fortunate the garage was around the corner. The belt had slipped off the pulleys. The belt had not broken, only slipped off. …”

NHTSA complaint #10468365, filed 2012-07, 111,795 miles

“I was driving on street and brakes went out. Did not hit anyone but had to drive to shop do to no brakes very slow. Brakes line rusted out and had to replace brake lines used emergency brake to stop and go. All parts of van is rusting frame that holds motor in rusted and can not trade in do to dealer said it is a safety factor and it can not be repaired do to rust.”

NHTSA complaint #10891743, filed 2016-07, 270,000 miles

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20166913%
20156316%
201415124%
201310816%
201210016%
201110714%
201030219%
20099614%
200820411%
20072712%
2006164%
2005415%
200495%
200383%
200272%
200131%
200062%
1999113%
199831%
199710%
199620%
199411%
199310%

Other parts of the 1999 Chrysler Town And Country

Air bags
59 complaints
Electrical system
56 complaints
Seats
48 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
44 complaints
Engine cooling
34 complaints
Suspension
32 complaints
Wheels
28 complaints
Brakes
27 complaints
Steering
25 complaints
Body and structure
17 complaints
Vehicle speed control
16 complaints
Fuel system
13 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Chrysler Town And Country

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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