CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID.*JB
1983 Chrysler Town And Country
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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About this comparison →Model-year median: 216.5
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Inspection summary
1983 Chrysler Town And Country
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 2 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 2 reports
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Recall links
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How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
What owners actually said
2 reportsCONSUMER STATES BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, PROBLEMS DID NOT START TO OCCUR UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ABS RECALL #685 CONSUMER STATES ABS LIGHT BRAKE HAD BEEN COMING ON SPERATICALLY DURING DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, DEALER INSPECTED SYSTEM AND STATED VEHCILE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND NO FURTHER ACT…
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CONSUMER STATES BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, PROBLEMS DID NOT START TO OCCUR UNTIL AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ABS RECALL #685 CONSUMER STATES ABS LIGHT BRAKE HAD BEEN COMING ON SPERATICALLY DURING DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE, DEALER INSPECTED SYSTEM AND STATED VEHCILE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, HOWEVER ABS LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATED MUCH MORE THAN BEFORE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK IN TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, FOLLOWING THIS THE BRAKES BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DESPITE REGULAR BRAKE MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, AGAIN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND BRAKE FLUID SPEWED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED HAD THE RECALL PARTS INITIALLY BEEN REPLACED THESE COMPLICATIONS WOULD HAVE NOT TAKEN PLACE, REPAIRS WERE MADE AND WRITTEN UP AS A GOODWILL, HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED AGAIN VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN AND DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND THE REASONS FOR THESE FAILURES, THE BRAKES, BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE ABS OPERATIONS WERE CHECKED AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *JB
Recall campaigns
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Defect investigations
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