2005 Chrysler Town And Country: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1154 complaints
1154
Total Complaints
62,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
68
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,000 25th Percentile
62,000 Median Mileage
99,276 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
146
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
95
AIR BAGS
89
STEERING
87
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
51
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
47
ENGINE
41
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
39
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
34
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
33

Severity Assessment

68
Crashes
19
Fires
73
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A METAL TO METAL SOUND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE METAL SOUND INSPECTED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE ROTORS TO CRYSTALLIZE. THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A METAL TO METAL SOUND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE METAL SOUND INSPECTED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE ROTORS TO CRYSTALLIZE. THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *AK"
"UPON MERGING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER OVER CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL. TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURNED INTO THE SKID. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN HEAD ON, THEN ROLLED OVER TWICE. NONE OF THE TRUCKS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED U..."

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