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Service bulletins for the 1996 Chrysler Town and Country

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

154 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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1809971997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLE SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER EMCC (LOCK UP) OPERATION/DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 38. *TW
1805971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINES - INTAKE VALVE DEPOSITS - DRIVEWAY DIE OUT, ROUGH IDLE, LACK OF POWER, SAGS OR HESITATION. *TW
0501971997-07-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. REAR BRAKE MOAN/HOWL NOISE. *TW
0502971997-07-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. REAR BRAKE CYCLIC RUBBING NOISE. *TW
0815971997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT PARK PROPERLY AND/OR WIPE IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE PROPERLY. *TW
0902971997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. 2.4L CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT TIMING. *TW
2303971997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. DIFFICULT TO CLEAN LIGHT COLORED "CHALKY" RESIDUE FROM PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THAT ARE MOLDED IN BLACK. *TW
2406971997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. FRONT HVAC BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CONNECTOR SERVICE. *TW
190197A1997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. DURING HIGH HUMIDITY CLIMATE CONDITIONS, SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR THE STEERING WHEN TURNING CORNERS WITH THE A/C OR DEFROST
2301971997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CREAK SOUND HEARD UPON ACCELERATION AND/OR DECELERATION- SOUND SEEMS TO COME FROM FLOORPAN/DASH AREA. *JD
0516951996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS. BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO DEC. 5, 1995 (MDH 1205XX). A MOANING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES DURING LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT STOPS OR REAR BRAKE SHOES REQUIRE REPLACMENT. BULLETIN INVOLVES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR BRAKE SHOES, BRAKE DRUMS AND THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL BRAKE SHOE SPRINGS.
2609951996-04-25. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. THIS TSB CONTAINS REVISED SERVICE AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL PAGES. PUBLICATION # 81-370-6106.
2416951996-04-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. A/C BLOWS HOT AIR. AIR BLOWS THROUGH DEFROST OR PANEL OUTLETS ONLY. FLASHING HVAC INDICATOR LIGHTS/LED'S ARE INTERMITTENT W/O EXPLANATION. HVAC CONTROL IS LOCKED, CANNOT ABORT. HVAC CONTROL SUDDENLY GOES DEAD. HVAC CONTROL HAS BLINKING LED'S THAT DO NOT CORRESPOND TO FAULT CODE. CHECK FOR HVAC CONTROL LED MATCH AND PERFORM TESTS AS INDICATED. IF NO DEFECT FOUND, IT IS POSSIBLE A WIRE MAY BE SHORTED TO GND OR HAS AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION. IF HVAC CONTROL SYMPTOM IS THAT IT SUDDENLY GOES/WENT DEAD, CHECK FOR A LOOSE/UNSEATED 21-WAY CONNECTOR BEHIND THE HVAC CONTROL.
236595REVA1996-04-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TSB 23-65-95, DATED NOV. 3, 1995. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE THE POWER VENT WINDOW ACTUATOR SEPARATE AT THE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT. BULLETIN INVOLVES REPLACING THE POWER VENT WINDOW ACTUATOR SOCKET ON THE REAR QUARTER GLASS ASSEMBLY.
083695REVA1996-04-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TSB 08-36-95, DATED AUG. 25, 1995. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN THE 'OFF' POSITION WHILE DRIVING, OR WHEN TURN SIGNALS AND/OR HEADLAMP BEAM SELECT IS ACTUATED. WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF W/ IGNITION SWITCH 'ON' OR 'OFF' AND TRANSAXLE MAY GO INTO LIMP-IN MODE WHEN WIPERS TURNED 'ON'. WIPERS STOP IMMEDIATELY (INSTEAD OF PARKING FULLY DOWN). WHEN THE SWITCH TURNED 'OFF' OR CONTINUE TO WIPE FOR APPROX. 10 SECS AFTER BEING TURNED 'OFF' AND THEN STOP WHEREVER THEY ARE EITHER BY USING THE WIPER SWITCH OR THE IGNITION SWITCH. BULLETIN INVOLVES INSTALLING A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH W/ A BUILD DATE CODE AFTER 2565 AND/OR GROUND WIRE CORRECTION AND/OR A PDC AND/OR A WIPER MOTOR.
0851951996-04-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. BULLETIN APPLIES TO NS VEHICLES BUILT AT ST. LOUIS PRIOR TO NOV. 17, 1995 (MDH 1117XX), AND VEHICLES BUILT AT WINDSOR PRIOR TO NOV. 21, 1995 (MDH 1121XX). BODY BUILD VARIATIONS AND THERMAL EXPANSION/CONTRACTION OF THE HOOD, MAY CAUSE THE UNDER HOOD LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE AND IF EQUIPPED WITH VTSS/ VTA, UNEXPLAINED ALARM ACTIVATION. ALSO, THE BATTERY MAY RUN DOWN W/ NO CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. THE SYMPTOM CAN BE INTERMITTENT. BULLETIN INVOLVES PROPERLY INSTALLING A NEW LONG STROKE SWITCH FOR UNDERHOOD LAMP.
1408951996-04-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO NOV. 1, 1995 (MDH 1101XX). ONLY 12-13 GALLONS OF FUEL ARE ABLE TO BE ADDED WHEN THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMES 'ON' (NORMAL IS 16-17) OR 15-16 GALLONS OF FUEL ARE ABLE TO BE ADDED WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READS 'E' (NORMAL IS 18-20). BULLETIN INVOLVES INSTALLING A REVISED FUEL TANK.
2361951996-04-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THE COWL COVER END(S) ARE UNSNAPPED AT THE FRONT FENDERS(S). THE RETAINER CLIP(S) ON THE FENDER(S) MAY BE MISLOCATED OR A RETAINING TOOTH/ TEETH ON THE COWL COVER MAY BE BROKEN. IF THE RETAINER CLIP(S) CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED TO PROVIDE PROPER RETENTION OR A RETAINING TOOTH IS BROKEN OFF OF THE COWL COVER. BULLETIN INVOLVES INSTALLING A REVISED COWL COVER.
081695REVA1996-04-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 08-16-95, DATED APR. 14, 1995. IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR **REPEATEDLY** PRESSES AND RELEASES THE SET BUTTON WITH THEIR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR (A 'LIFT FOOT SET' TO BEGIN SPEED CONTROL OPERATION), THE VEHICLE MAY ACCELERATE AND EXCEED THE DESIRED SET SPEED BY UP TO 5 MPH (8 KM/H) AND THEN DECELERATE TO LESS THAN THE DESIRED SET SPEED BEFORE FINALLY ACHIEVING THE DESIRED SET SPEED.
0846951996-04-25. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL VEHICLE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM/VEHICLE THEFT ALARM (VTSS/VTA) MUST HAVE HAD THE ENGINE STARTED AND ALLOWED TO RUN FOR 6 SECONDS OR LONGER, 20 TIMES BEFORE THE VTSS/VTA SYSTEM IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL.
95501996-04-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SERVICE ACTION APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT AT WINDSOR PRIOR TO SEPT. 25, 1995 (MDH 0925XX) WITH SUNSREEN GLASS(SALES CODE GAE) AND WITHOUT ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER(SALES CODE GFA). REPLACED THE HVAC CONTROL WITH REVISED HVAC CONTROL P/N 4677381.
235495REVA1996-04-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 23-54-95, DATED AUG. 18, 1995. A RATTLE NOISE CAN BE HEARD IN THE 'B'-POST AREA(S) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. BULLETIN INVOLVES REPLACING ALL SLIDING DOOR STABILIZER SOCKETS WITH REVISED PARTS.
270731996-04-25. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. VEHICLE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM VEHICLE THEFT ALARM (VTSS/VTA) ALARM ACTIVATION OR DEAD BATTERY WITH NO CHARGING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT AT ST. LOUIS ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO JULY 24, 1995 OR AT WINDSOR ASSEMBLY PRIOR TO AUGUST 15, 1995.
1830951996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.3L OR 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE A RARE SINGLE ENGINE MISS, TYPICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY A CAM SENSOR UNSYNC EVENT AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE(DTC) WILL NOT SET.BULLETIN INVOLVES REPROGRAMMING (FLASHING) THE PCM WITH NEW SOFTWARE (CALIBRATIONS).
CH1819951995-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. UNKNOWN

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