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2009 Chrysler Town And Country electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 456 complaints for the 2009 Chrysler Town And Country, 42% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
456 42% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 207 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 9
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2009 Chrysler Town And Country Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 25 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 42 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 49 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 32 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 13 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 6 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 207 complaints that include mileage. 23% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles25
60k to 80k miles42
80k to 100k miles49
100k to 120k miles32
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles13
160k to 180k miles6
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 207 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 9 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the contact smelled an electrical burning odor inside of the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road to inspect the vehicle and noticed that small flames were coming from the rear area of the passenger automatic sliding door. The fire department removed the door panel and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and repair.

Reported at 15,000 miles, December 2010 Fire

We where driving in florida on vacation on june 12, 2017 when our 2009 chrysler town and country started to have electrical problems . The wipers wouldn't shut off until the wiper motor burned up , the drivers seat wouldn't stop moving forward and back , the windows wouldn't go down , AC went out , the entire dash board light up and all the lights stayed on , the speedometer was dead , the gas gauge was dead , the turn signals didn't work , the DVD players didn't work .

Reported at 75,000 miles, June 2017

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Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Chrysler models