"How reliable is the 1998 Chrysler Town And Country?"

"Based on 397 NHTSA complaints, the 1998 Chrysler Town And Country has a median complaint mileage of 102057 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 1998 Chrysler Town And Country?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1998 Chrysler Town And Country is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 397 total complaints filed."

1998 Chrysler Town And Country: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 397 complaints

397

Total Complaints

102,057mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

69,300 25th Percentile

102,057 Median Mileage

143,996 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

STEERING

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANMISSION LINE CONNECTION POPPED AND LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID TILL EMPTY."

"ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, QUICKER STOPS THAN NORMAL. PLENTY OF ROOM TO BRAKE, THERE WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM W..."

"FUEL PUMP IS NOISY, LEAKS AND STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY PRIOR TO BEING REPLACED."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28