2005 Chrysler TOWN AND COUNTRY problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
857 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
65,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 model year. Data snapshot: . 708 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 146 of 857 complaints (17.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Steering behavior | 143 | 16.7% |
| Braking behavior | 109 | 12.7% |
| Engine operation | 108 | 12.6% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 84 | 9.8% |
| Fuel system concerns | 67 | 7.8% |
| Transmission and shifting | 26 | 3.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 146 |
| Exterior Lighting | 95 |
| Air Bags | 89 |
| Steering | 87 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 51 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 47 |
| Engine | 41 |
| Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module | 39 |
Electrical System: 146; Exterior Lighting: 95; Air Bags: 89; Steering: 87; Latches/Locks/Linkages: 51; Fuel/Propulsion System: 47; Engine: 41; Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module: 39
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 111 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 130 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 173 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 123 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 110 |
| 150,000 and above | 61 |
Under 25,000: 111; 25,000 to 49,999: 130; 50,000 to 74,999: 173; 75,000 to 99,999: 123; 100,000 to 149,999: 110; 150,000 and above: 61
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (173). 149 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 55 |
| 2006 | 82 |
| 2007 | 66 |
| 2008 | 102 |
| 2009 | 66 |
| 2010 | 106 |
| 2011 | 90 |
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2013 | 43 |
| 2014 | 62 |
| 2015 | 49 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
2004: 13; 2005: 55; 2006: 82; 2007: 66; 2008: 102; 2009: 66; 2010: 106; 2011: 90; 2012: 42; 2013: 43; 2014: 62; 2015: 49; 2016: 27; 2017: 16; 2018: 12; 2019: 11; 2020: 5; 2021: 6; 2022: 2; 2024: 2
Pattern summary
Electrical System leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 143 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 109 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 108 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10075293 · 2004-06-13 (June 13, 2004)
PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINI VAN..WITH LESS THEN 800 MILES AIRBAG LITE KEPT COMING ON OFF AND ON.SOMETIME STAYING ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME..TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED A CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL WAS BAD,THEY SAID PARTS WERE ON ORDER AND VAN WAS OK TO DRIVE,, I SAID WILL AIRBAGS WORK IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT,, DEALER SAID PROB NOT,,AFTER A LITTLE ARGUING I GOT A LOANER CAR, VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10075293 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10076042 · 2004-06-10 (June 10, 2004)
UPON MERGING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER OVER CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL. TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURNED INTO THE SKID. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN HEAD ON, THEN ROLLED OVER TWICE. NONE OF THE TRUCKS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONTAL DAMAGE AND THE WINDOWS BUSTED OUT, EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE DRIVER DIDN'T SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AND THE NON DEPLOY…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10076042 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10073572 · 2004-05-13 (May 13, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A METAL TO METAL SOUND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE METAL SOUND INSPECTED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND CAUSED THE ROTORS TO CRYSTALLIZE. THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10073572 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10082470 · 2004-07-22 (July 22, 2004)
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA (LESS THAN 20 MPH) ON A VERY HOT DAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED OUT AND ALL POWER LOST WHILE DRIVING, TWICE WITHIN 5 MINUTES. I WAS NOT LOW ON FUEL. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION ON A STEEP DOWNHILL, THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN FIVE MINUTES ON A SLIGHT 20 DEGREE DOWNHILL/STRAIGHTAWAY. EACH TIME, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO RESTART THE ENGINE, WHICH RESTARTED PROMPTLY. I TOOK THE MINIVAN TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE HOUR WHO COULD NOT…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,169 miles reported. Look up ODI 10082470 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10127618 · 2005-07-06 (July 6, 2005)
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES. THE SERVICE DEALER REPAIRED A LOOSE GROUND WIRE AND REPLACED THE PCM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY WERE NOT HAVING THE CHRYSLER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD AN OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN RELAY.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10127618 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10119890 · 2005-05-04 (May 4, 2005)
WE WERE ON A DRIVE AND MY HUSBAND WANTED TO LOOK AT A LAKE. WE PULLED UP ON THE BOAT RAMP TO PARK AS NO ONE WAS THERE. MY HUSBAND LEFT THE VAN AND WENT INTO THE STORE FOR A MAP. I WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT WITH THE MOTOR TURNED OFF. ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND THEN A SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSION. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING. I TURNED AROUND AND SAW THAT THE REAR WINDOW OF MY VAN HAD SHATTERED. HUNDREDS OF TINY PIECES OF GLASS HAD FLOWN INTO THE REAR SEAT AREA. MY HUSBAND RETURNED TO THE VAN AND WE LOOKED A…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119890 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10136388 · 2005-09-13 (September 13, 2005)
DT: THE CONTACT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE MALFUNCTIONED LIGHT COMING ON. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RMPS REVVED. SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE . SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER . ON 9-12-05 THEY TOLD HER THE VAN WAS READY. THEY SAID WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO CHARGE HER FOR IT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN CUT. THE DEALER TOLD HER THEY HAD SPLICED THE WIRES. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO SOMEONE SHE KNEW WHO WORKED FOR HONDA, AND THIS PERSON SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10136388 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10105403 · 2005-07-15 (July 15, 2005)
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, THEN ALL SOURCE OF POWER WAS LOST. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE LEFT FRONT VISOR WAS REPLACED, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPALCED DUE THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. 10,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10105403 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10125054 · 2005-06-12 (June 12, 2005)
MY FAMILY (ME, MY WIFE, AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN) WAS ON THE WAY TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK DURING A SLOW, STEADY RAIN AT AROUND 10:30 AM ON SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2005 ( I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY). WE WERE CRUISING ALONG IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF A THREE-LANE HIGHWAY AT AROUNG 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE IN OUR 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY JUST QUIT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VAN ACROSS THE OTHER TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE OIL LIGHT HAD COME ON AND WAS STILL ON WHEN WE STOPPED. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL EARLIER I…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,295 miles reported. Look up ODI 10125054 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10116596 · 2005-04-08 (April 8, 2005)
I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY NEW VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AND HAD ONLY 250 MILES ON IT. I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO GEAR. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER BUT EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. I CONTINUED ON AND QUICKLY DISCOVERED THE TRANSIMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT OF LOW GEAR. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR CHRYSLER ROAD SERVICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE AREA WHERE I WAS. I MADE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER (<10 MILES…
Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10116596 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10140930 · 2005-10-27 (October 27, 2005)
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD TWO SEPARATE BLOW OUTS ON NEW ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY ROAD HAZARD OR PRIOR PROBLEMS. THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS SOME DIFFICULTY IN RETRIEVING THE SPARE DUE TO ITS LOCATION, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO THE CONTACT'S ARM BY THE EXHAUST. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE ON A SPARE TO A TRUCK REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. ABOUT A WEEK LATER A SECOND BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10140930 at NHTSA ↗