2009 Chrysler Town And Country problems
The 2009 Chrysler Town And Country has 1,082 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (42%) concerns electrical system. After that come air bags (18%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,082 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 42% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 616 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 | 48 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 69 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 87 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 102 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 121 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 77 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 40 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 43 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 20 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 616 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 84,000 miles (207 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 18 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chrysler Town And Country with enough data (513 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chrysler town and country. While driving approximately 35 MPH, another vehicle ran a red light and crashed into the front and rear passenger doors of the contact's vehicle. The windows shattered and the side air bags failed to deploy. The driver and four other passengers received minor injuries. A report was filed with the manufacturer and they stated that they would send an investigator to the dealer. Sterling michigan police department filed report number 108901.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 chrysler town and country. While driving 70 MPH, the cruise control malfunctioned. The contact stated that the cruise control became stuck and the contact could not stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle crashed into a divider and rolled over several times. The driver's side air bag did not deploy. Police report number: 18-16077 was filed. The contact's husband sustained a mild concussion, pain in the ribs, contusions on both legs, and chest pain.
My vehicle has stalled out twice. Once just after stopping at an intersection and once when turning in my driveway. On both occasions, the power steering went out and I could not control the direction of the van. Thankfully the brakes did not go out. This is very worrisome to me, especially if it could occur at higher rates of speed. I did take it in to a dealer for this issue, although nothing was done for it. Constantly worried it could happen again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chrysler town and country. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle would decelerate independently and the engine stalled. The contact mentioned that on the key ring was only the key to the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags , electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,000.