NHTSA complaint: 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VAN HAS AN AUTOMATIC REAR HATCH DOOR THAT CLOSES UP AND DOWN. THE KEY FOB HAS A BUTTON THAT MUST BE PUSHED TWICE TO CLOSE OR OPEN THE REAR HATCH. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR INCIDENTS WHERE THE DOOR HAS CLOSED ON ITS OWN. ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS WAS VERIFIED BY A FAMILY MEMBER WHO WAS USING THE VEHICLE AND HAD NOT PUSHED THE BUTTONS AND THE DOOR JUST CAME DOWN ON THEM. IN TWO OF THE INCIDENTS AN ELDERLY PERSON WAS HURT AND HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AND IN ONE CASE THE HOSPITAL.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation