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2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 1064005 · 2014-05-12

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
47,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WHEN SHE MUST HAVE BUMPED THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE DOOR. IT CLOSED ON HER HEAD JUST BEHIND HER EAR AND KEPT PRESSURE ON IT WITHOUT RELEASING. MY WIFE HAD TO JUMP OUT AND FIRMLY PUSH THE DOOR OPEN TO DISLODGE HER HEAD. SHE HAD AN INDENTATION ON HER HEAD AND A GOOD SIZED BRUISE...NOT TO MENTION SHE WAS TERRIFIED AND SCREAMING! WE ARE SO BLESSED THAT IT WASN'T HER NECK THAT GOT STUCK IN THERE. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND VIDEOS WHERE PEOPLE PUT THINGS LIKE PENCILS AND BLOCKS OF WOOD IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE PILLAR AND THE DOOR SNAPS THEM LIKE THEY ARE TWIGS. THIS IS TERRIBLY UNSAFE! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!! WHAT KIND OF FAMILY VEHICLE IS THIS??? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10587729
Machine
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