2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY

1081 complaints filed with NHTSA.

1081
Complaints
15
Crashes
18
Fires
16
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM448
AIR BAGS186
ENGINE96
SERVICE BRAKES42
STEERING36
WHEELS33
UNKNOWN OR OTHER30
POWER TRAIN30
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC27
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)19
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL18
STRUCTURE:BODY9
TIRES:VALVE8
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS8
TIRES7

Recalls (6)

16V04700029/01/2016

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FCA US LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2009 Dodge Journey vehicles manufactured December 31, 2007, to August 31, 2008, 2008-2009 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country vehicles manufactured June 18, 2007, to August 31, 2008. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control un

14V37300026/06/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling c

09V35100011/09/2009

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

ELDORADO NATIONAL IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 AMERIVAN MOBILITY VEHICLES BUILT ON CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN PLATFORMS VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE LINES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED AND NOT SECURED PROPERLY DURING THE ALTERATION. IF NOT ROUTED AND SECURED PROPERLY, THE B

14V05500011/02/2014

SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

Freedom Motors Inc., (Freedom Motors) of Savaria Vehicle Group (formerly The Liberty Motor Company) is recalling one model year 2009 Volkswagen Routan and certain model year 2008-2010 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country wheelchair accessible vehicles modified by The Liberty Motor Company

20V39600007/07/2020

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2008-2010 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan and 2007-2011 Dodge Nitro vehicles. These vehicles may have a loose or missing brand emblem in the center of the steering wheel. The loose emblem or the securing nuts for the emblem within the dr

09V04600005/02/2009

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 6,138 MY 2009 TOWN AND COUNTRY AND DODGE GRAND CARAVAN VEHICLES. UNUSED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM MAY BECOME CORRODED AND COULD SHORT CIRCUIT, WHICH CAN CAUSE A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS.

Recent Complaints

20241108CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I was driving down the road and suddenly my van shut down causing me to drive over a curb and now my van does not start it cranks and there is a spark however it does not turnover and start and does not run!

20241108CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

I was driving down the road and suddenly my van shut down causing me to drive over a curb and now my van does not start it cranks and there is a spark however it does not turnover and start and does not run!

20190812CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS OVER A HILL, SHE RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN, SLID THROUGH WINTER GRAVEL, AND CRASHED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, BACK, AND LEG THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN VIA AMBULANCE AND WAS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CITATION. THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 89,000

20190103FireSTRUCTURE:BODY

SOMETIME OVERNIGHT ON JAN 1/2ND 2019 MY VEHICLE STARTED ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE, WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, AND HAD NOT BEEN IN USE SINCE THE MORNING BEFORE. THE FIRE MUST HAVE WENT OUT ON ITS OWN. BUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSIDE OF THE VAN SMELLS HEAVILY OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE.

Mileage: 150,000

20190103FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SOMETIME OVERNIGHT ON JAN 1/2ND 2019 MY VEHICLE STARTED ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE, WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, AND HAD NOT BEEN IN USE SINCE THE MORNING BEFORE. THE FIRE MUST HAVE WENT OUT ON ITS OWN. BUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSIDE OF THE VAN SMELLS HEAVILY OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE.

Mileage: 150,000

20190103FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

SOMETIME OVERNIGHT ON JAN 1/2ND 2019 MY VEHICLE STARTED ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE, WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, AND HAD NOT BEEN IN USE SINCE THE MORNING BEFORE. THE FIRE MUST HAVE WENT OUT ON ITS OWN. BUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSIDE OF THE VAN SMELLS HEAVILY OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE.

Mileage: 150,000

20180601CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

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

Mileage: 64,000

20180601CrashSERVICE BRAKES

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

Mileage: 64,000

20180601CrashAIR BAGS

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

Mileage: 64,000

20170201CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2009 TOWN AND COUNTRY WHEN A VEHICLE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND STRUCK ME HEAD ON. THE IMPACT FROM COLLISION LEFT ME SERIOUSLY INJURED AND I WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO THE NEAREST TRAUMA CENTER. NEITHER MY FRONT OF SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE COLLISION. I SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM FROM THE SIDE IMPACT AND A DISLOCATED HIP, PELVIC FRACTURE, AND PATELLA INJURIES FROM THE FRONT IMPACT. I AM UNSURE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MY VEHICLE CONTA

Mileage: 96,000

20160622FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

20160622FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

20160218FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER NHTSA 14V-373 RECALL WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, A SPONTANEOUS VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OCCURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS NOT CONFIDENT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. *JB

20160218FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AFTER NHTSA 14V-373 RECALL WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, A SPONTANEOUS VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OCCURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS NOT CONFIDENT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. *JB

20151020FireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE REAR FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

20150930FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING OFF THE LOT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE RADIO FAILED AND THE IGNITION MODULE WAS BURNED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXHIBITED AN

Mileage: 107,094

20150930FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V373000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING OFF THE LOT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE RADIO FAILED AND THE IGNITION MODULE WAS BURNED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXHIBITED AN

Mileage: 107,094

20150603FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE SLIDING DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V235000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,870.

Mileage: 46,870

20141208FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW SWITCHES FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE WINDOWS. A FEW HOURS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLE IN THE GARAGE WHEN BURNING FUMES STARTED TO EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER DOOR INTO THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT HEARD CRACKING NOISES THAT CAME FROM THE DOOR ITSELF. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE SMOKING STOPPED SHORTLY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOS

Mileage: 185,000

20140811FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES IGNITED FROM THE WHEEL WELLS AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,850. UPDATE

Mileage: 61,850