2001 Chrysler Town And Country problems
The 2001 Chrysler Town And Country has 606 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns electrical system. After that come air bags (12%) and transmission (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 606 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 40 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 375 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 38 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 32 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 81 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 71 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 59 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 27 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 23 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 17 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Among the 375 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 66,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 73,000 miles (49 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 40 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chrysler Town And Country with enough data (397 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My wife was killed when the gear shift engaged while she was putting groceries in the back of her van in the stores parking lot. There were no witnesses. Florida state high patrol at the scene pieced together the likely events. When the car started rolling backward, she may have reached in the driver's side door to stop it. The door may have knocked her under the car, killing her instantly. This was reported to chrysler in 2014. I raise it again because of recent problems with gear shifts in later chrysler models.
We have had numerous intermittent electrical problems(tachometer quits,window wont roll up,heated seat quit working,rear window wiper quit)then on 9-13-02 the transmission failed twice within a few minutes time, the second time resulted in a car accident with injuries.
2001 chrysler town and country minivan air conditioner evaporator failure. When I took this in for repair, the mechanic told me it was the third 2001 t&c van that he had to replace the evaporator in this week! He claims the local dealer has several evaporators in stock because they have been experiencing the same problems.
My 2001 chrysler town & country suffered a complete transmission failure. I bought this vehicle new in 2001 and thought I was buying the best mini-van for the money. However, I've had nothing but problems with this vehicle. Power windows have failed, power sliding door has failed 3 times, power lift gate failed, air bags caused a check engine light to come on ( replaced under warranty). All of these were minor in comparison to the transmission, which cost me $3078 to have rebuilt.