2005 Chrysler Town AND Country

Typical pattern

9.3% of complaints about the 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2005 vehicle — around the middle of the 245 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.4 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (165 complaints), typically at 6.8 yr or about 85,000 miles.

Complaints: 1,134
Median age at failure: 5.4 yr
Median mileage: 63,475 n=944
Crash / fire / tow: 9% of reports
Safety recalls: 7

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y

Electrical system

165 reports · 85,000 mi

6.8 yr

9.1%

Air bags

161 reports · 60,000 mi

4.7 yr

19.3%

Steering

125 reports · 55,000 mi

4.2 yr

3.2%

Exterior lighting

115 reports · 90,000 mi

6.5 yr

Service brakes, hydraulic

60 reports · 18,457 mi

2.0 yr

11.7%

Latches / locks

58 reports · 60,000 mi

4.8 yr

5.2%

Engine cooling

49 reports · 46,912 mi

3.8 yr

6.1%

Fuel / propulsion

47 reports · 100,000 mi

10.3 yr

Fuel system

44 reports · 63,475 mi

5.4 yr

2.3%

Engine

41 reports · 105,000 mi

10.0 yr

2.4%

Structure

39 reports · 60,000 mi

4.2 yr

25.6%

Power train

37 reports · 54,800 mi

3.6 yr

21.6%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

10E034000 2010-08-10

Equipment

CURT MFG IS RECALLING CERTAIN CLASS 3 RECEIVER HITCHES, P/N 13347, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON 1997-2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS, 1996-2007 DODGE CARAVANS, AND 1996-2004 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER VANS. WHEN THE HITCH IS LOADED TO THE MAXIMUM RATING, THE HITCH MAY FRACTURE OR BREAK AT THE BEND LOCATION WHERE THE MAIN BODY OF THE HITCH MEETS THE HITCH MUFFLER STRAP.

IF THE AREA IN QUESTION FRACTURES OR BREAKS, THIS COULD CAUSE AN UNSTABLE DRIVING CONDITION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

10V008000 2010-01-11

Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module-inactive

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 DODGE CARAVAN, GRAND CARAVAN AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, ALASKA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS MAY CRACK UNDER CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND ALLOW W

IF THE FRONT CRASH SENSORS BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER IS IMMEDIATELY ALERTED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE PROMPTLY SERVICED. UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT PROVIDE THE ENHANCED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

07E104000 2007-12-11

Visibility:glass, side/rear

CERTAIN CURVED TEMPERED REPLACEMENT GLASS MANUFACTURED BY HANGZHOU SAFETY GLASS LTD AND SUPPLIED TO SAFELITE BY AUTO TEMP INC., IDENTIFIED AS DOT-430, AND SOLD FOR USE ON CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VEHICLES MAY NOT BREAK INTO SMALL PIECES AS EXPECTED OF TEMPERED GLASS AND FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS."

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT(S) MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY SHATTERED GLASS.

07V192000 2007-05-03

Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module-inactive

CERTAIN MINIVANS ARE BEING RECALLED THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE 27 STATES PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THAT USE GREATER AMOUNTS OF SALT FOR WINTER ROAD DEICING. THE UP-FRONT (UF) AIR BAG SENSORS THAT CONTAIN BRASS BUSHINGS INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES MAY CORRODE AND CRACK ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE SENSOR. THESE SENSORS PROVIDE ENHANCED AIR BAG PERFORMANCE IN CERTAIN TYPES OF FRONTAL CRASHES.

IN ONE OF THESE CRASHES, WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S UF SENSORS INOPERATIVE, THE OCCUPANTS WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THE ENHANCED AIR BAG PROTECTION THAT THESE SENSORS WOULD PROVIDE.

06E022000 2006-03-13

Service brakes, hydraulic

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET BRAKE HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDERS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT BRAKE CYLINDERS FOR CERTAIN FORD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER, AND JEEP PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE BRAKE CYLINDERS WERE SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF NAPA, RAYBESTOS, AIMCO, AC DELCO, CARQUEST, BENDIX, AND WAGNER. ONLY PRODUCTS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 27, 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 17, 2006 (DATE CODES 0529 THROUGH 0602) ARE SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL. WHEN SUBJECT TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, AN INTERNAL SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER COULD LOSE FLEXIBILITY AND MAY CAUSE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK.

LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN BRAKE LINE PRESSURE AND AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

06V067000 2006-03-08

Visibility:windshield wiper/washer:motor

ON CERTAIN VANS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ARMATURE SHAFT MAY BREAK.

DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, LOSS OF FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPING CAPABILITY COULD OCCUR, AND THE DRIVER'S VISION COULD BE OBSCURED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

04V047000 2004-02-03

Seat belts:front:retractor

AFTER PERFORMING THE NCAP TEST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITHOUT THE AVAILABLE "STOW 'N GO" SEATING OPTION, THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED.

AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BELT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS, WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.

In owners’ own words

Structure 30 mi 1 mo in service crash / fire / tow

THE INTERIOR REAR FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE GETS EXTREMELY HOT. SEAT BRACKETS ON FLOOR ALSO GET VERY HOT. I'VE HAD 4 CHILDREN BURN THEIR FEET AND HANDS, ALSO MYSELF. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE DIRECTOR AND CHRYSLER DISTICT MANAGER... ALL HEAT SHIELDS ARE IN POSITION...NO MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS MADE.*AK

Structure 30 mi 1 mo in service crash / fire / tow

THE INTERIOR REAR FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE GETS EXTREMELY HOT. SEAT BRACKETS ON FLOOR ALSO GET VERY HOT. I'VE HAD 4 CHILDREN BURN THEIR FEET AND HANDS, ALSO MYSELF. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE DIRECTOR AND CHRYSLER DISTICT MANAGER... ALL HEAT SHIELDS ARE IN POSITION...NO MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS MADE.*AK

Structure 2,000 mi 8 mo in service

DT CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AUTOMATIC SIDE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE VEHICLE OPENS AND CLOSES WITHOUT BEING ACCESSED TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE, BOTH TIMES THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TT

Service brakes, hydraulic 13,500 mi 9 mo in service

BOUGHT NEW 2005 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY - NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD - APPROX. 14K ON IT - HEARD A METAL TO METAL SOUND WHEN BRAKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD I NEED NEW BRAKES AND IS GOING TO COST ME APPROX. 400.00 DOLLARS. WARRANTY IS ONLY GOOD UP TO 12K.

Other Town AND Country model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.