2005 Chrysler Town And Country problems
The 2005 Chrysler Town And Country has 1,154 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (14%) concerns electrical system. After that come air bags (14%) and steering (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,154 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 68 and 19
- Injuries and deaths
- 73 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 960 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 | 142 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 123 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 184 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 140 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 132 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 76 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 66 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 33 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 18 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 22 |
| 200k+ miles | 24 |
What the data shows
Among the 960 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (143 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 68 complaints mention a crash; 19 complaints mention a fire; 73 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chrysler Town And Country with enough data (706 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
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.
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chrysler town and country. While driving 30-35 MPH on a gravel road turning a curve the sand from the road impaired his vision and he crashed into an embankment. The crash damage the front bump and the right side of the vehicle near the headlights. He stated the air bag did not deploy. This failure occured april 21, 2010. He stated four passengers were injured but he did not know their injuries. A police report was filed.
I have a chrysler town & country LX 2005, unfortunately I had an accident, I received a lateral impact from a car that passed a red light and we were projected to the opposite corner where we finally stopped because we crashed against a pole that was over the sidewalk. My concern is that even though we had a frontal impact, air bags did not open (we broke the pole). The advertising from chrysler says that minivans scored the 5 stars from NHTSA.
Currently this vehicle has approx. 18,000 miles. Has been to the dealer 4 times with a 5th visit coming soon. Chrysler should give away complementary cots and pillows to new car customers so that they can sleep at the service departments at dealerships, especially the union shops that don't work on saturdays (and seem not to care about the vehicle in the first place). 1. Broken forward engine mount, 2. Loose sway bar/sway bar mounts replaced, 3.
Failing steering on 2005 chrysler town & country ltd. New rack and pinion, power steering pump, reservoir all need replacement.