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2010 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

1 injured · 1068173 · 2014-05-22

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Miles at failure
44,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 4/5/14 MY PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING CAR DOOR CLOSED ON ME WHILE I WAS PUTTING MY DAUGHTER IN HER CAR SEAT. WHEN I PUSHED AGAINST IT TO TRIGGER IT TO OPEN ITSELF UP AGAIN, IT BEGAN CLOSING AGAIN ON ME WITHOUT ANY BUTTONS BEING PRESSED. I THEN SAT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, AND WATCHED THE DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE ALL BY ITSELF. I PRESSED THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE SLIDER OPENED ON ITS OWN. WHEN I PUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE CAR IT STOPPED AND WE DROVE AWAY. WHEN WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, THE DOOR STARTED OPENING AND CLOSING AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT STOPPED AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ALMOST A MONTH. ON 5/3/14, THE SAME PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR BEGAN OPENING AND CLOSING ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS GETTING MY CHILDREN AND STROLLER OUT OF THE CAR. ONCE I LOCKED THE CAR DOOR AND WALKED AWAY, IT STOPPED. IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 5/16/14, WHEN IT CLOSED ON MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHILE SHE HAD HER HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME ABOUT TO CLIMB INTO THE CAR. THE AUTOMATIC SAFETY FEATURE ALSO MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DOOR COMPLETELY LATCHED CLOSED ON HER FINGER. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT HER ICE FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT WE WERE PARKED IN FRONT OF, AND DROVE HER TO URGENT CARE. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A POSSIBLE FRACTURE AND GIVEN A FINGER BRACE. SHE CONTINUES TO WEAR THE BRACE A WEEK LATER AND STILL HAS BRUISING, SWELLING AND

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10593508
Machine
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