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2005 Chrysler Town And Country electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 167 complaints for the 2005 Chrysler Town And Country, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
167 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 143 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 12
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2005 Chrysler Town And Country Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 24 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 27 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 13 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 7 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 143 complaints that include mileage. 37% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles18
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles24
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles27
100k to 120k miles13
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles7

What the data shows

Of the 143 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 12 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

The contact owned a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. While driving on a country road when a truck turned in the front on the contact. The motor came through the firewall crushing his legs and trapping the contact in the vehicle. The neighbor came and pulled the contact out of the vehicle. The contact sustained blood clots in one leg and pinched nerves. The ambulance came and rushed the contact to the hospital and he was in the hospital for 15 days. A police report was filed.

Reported at 152,000 miles, May 2019 CrashFireInjury

The cruise control will come on by itself and drop out on an intermittent basis. The drop out is annoying, but the self apply of the cruise causes the vehicle to speed up also intermittently. There has been a few close calls. Taken to the dealer, and they have found no problem.

Reported at 57,000 miles, April 2008

Other problems reported for the 2005 Chrysler Town And Country

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Chrysler models