Chrysler Town and Country 2001–2007
4th generation minivan (RS) · Chrysler RS
NHTSA data through 13 August 20263,696 complaints, 2,875 with mileageMethod
- Reports with mileage
- 2,875
- Median of reported failures
- 64,000 mi
- Most-reported system
- Electrical system (13.3%)
- Recalls
- 1
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On this generation, failures are spread across the mileage range, with the middle half between 37,000 and 100,000 miles.
Figure 1 · Chrysler Town and Country 2001–2007 · 2,875 reports with mileage
Mileage at failure
Complaints per 5,000-mile bin, 0 to 200,000 miles, equal bins on a linear scale. Tallest bar = 165 complaints.
- Rest of the range
- Median
- 200,000+ — 53 complaints (1.8%), plotted separately
- 10%
- 12,853
- 25%
- 37,000
- Median
- 64,000
- 75%
- 100,000
- 90%
- 140,000
Show the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5,000 | 155 | 5.4% |
| 5,000–10,000 | 78 | 2.7% |
| 10,000–15,000 | 75 | 2.6% |
| 15,000–20,000 | 87 | 3.0% |
| 20,000–25,000 | 73 | 2.5% |
| 25,000–30,000 | 87 | 3.0% |
| 30,000–35,000 | 96 | 3.3% |
| 35,000–40,000 | 132 | 4.6% |
| 40,000–45,000 | 122 | 4.2% |
| 45,000–50,000 | 131 | 4.6% |
| 50,000–55,000 | 165 | 5.7% |
| 55,000–60,000 | 114 | 4.0% |
| 60,000–65,000 | 135 | 4.7% |
| 65,000–70,000 | 115 | 4.0% |
| 70,000–75,000 | 105 | 3.7% |
| 75,000–80,000 | 87 | 3.0% |
| 80,000–85,000 | 101 | 3.5% |
| 85,000–90,000 | 103 | 3.6% |
| 90,000–95,000 | 105 | 3.7% |
| 95,000–100,000 | 78 | 2.7% |
| 100,000–105,000 | 76 | 2.6% |
| 105,000–110,000 | 35 | 1.2% |
| 110,000–115,000 | 61 | 2.1% |
| 115,000–120,000 | 48 | 1.7% |
| 120,000–125,000 | 65 | 2.3% |
| 125,000–130,000 | 48 | 1.7% |
| 130,000–135,000 | 68 | 2.4% |
| 135,000–140,000 | 36 | 1.3% |
| 140,000–145,000 | 36 | 1.3% |
| 145,000–150,000 | 32 | 1.1% |
| 150,000–155,000 | 43 | 1.5% |
| 155,000–160,000 | 22 | 0.8% |
| 160,000–165,000 | 16 | 0.6% |
| 165,000–170,000 | 21 | 0.7% |
| 170,000–175,000 | 17 | 0.6% |
| 175,000–180,000 | 16 | 0.6% |
| 180,000–185,000 | 12 | 0.4% |
| 185,000–190,000 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 190,000–195,000 | 9 | 0.3% |
| 195,000–200,000 | 8 | 0.3% |
| 200,000+ | 53 | 1.8% |
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain. Complaint counts reflect what owners reported and are not a measure of failure rate per vehicle sold.
What this can and cannot tell you: these are complaints owners chose to file, not a failure rate. Popular models accumulate more of them simply by being common. How this is built.
Owners filed 3,696 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001–2007 Chrysler Town and Country, and 2,875 of them record the mileage at which the failure happened. That is enough to show not just what fails, but when.
Failures are spread across the mileage range, with the middle half between 37,000 and 100,000 miles. The median is 64,000 miles.
The most-reported areas are the electrical system (13.3% of complaints, typically around 80,000 miles), the steering (12.9% of complaints, typically around 52,000 miles), the airbag system (11.4% of complaints, typically around 62,000 miles).
1 recall campaign cover this generation.
If you arrived asking “is it reliable?” — this page answers the version of that question the data can support: which problems owners reported, and at what mileage.
How many miles does a 2001–2007 Chrysler Town and Country last?
Half of the failure reports on the 2001–2007 Chrysler Town and Country were filed by 64,000 miles and 90% by 140,000 miles — figures drawn from 2,875 NHTSA complaints that record an odometer reading, so they time reported failures, not the cars whose owners never filed one.
53 reports (1.8%) came in past 200,000 miles — each one proof a Town and Country reached that mileage, not that it died there.
Before you buy a 2001–2007 Town and Country: the 3-minute check
Generated from 2,875 mileage-tagged complaints, 1 recall campaign, 3 documented problem areas. Print this page — the checklist survives print.
- Run the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. 1 campaign cover this generation; an open recall is a free repair you can make the seller's problem.
- Check transmission on 2001–2007 cars. 41TE 4-speed continues to fail via solenoid pack, input clutch and pump wear; limp-in and loss of forward gears are the characteristic symptoms.
- Check body on 2001–2007 cars. Power sliding door and power liftgate motor/cable failures remain the most-complained-about non-powertrain item.
- Check electrical on 2004–2007 cars. Instrument cluster and body control module faults causing intermittent gauge dropout and no-start.
- Complaint reports are not spread evenly across model years here — see the by-model-year table below before you settle on a year.
- End with a pre-purchase inspection of this car. Aggregate data describes the population; the example in front of you has its own history.
For a buyer, failures on this generation are spread rather than concentrated: the middle half falls between 37,000 and 100,000 miles, with a median of 64,000. There is no single mileage threshold to watch, which means condition and maintenance records are more informative than the odometer.
On inspection, the electrical system and the steering are where this generation's reports concentrate, so those are the areas worth a specific look. The steering in particular shows a median failure mileage of 52,000, which gives a concrete number to compare against the odometer of any car you are considering.
None of this is a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection on the individual car. Aggregate patterns describe a population; the example in front of you has its own history.
What fails, and when
Figure 2 · Chrysler Town and Country 2001–2007
When each system fails
Bar spans the middle half of reports; the notch inside each bar is the median. Miles at failure on a proportional scale — equal distances are equal ratios, not equal miles.
- Hydraulic brake circuit176 reports20,00011,000–37,000Hydraulic brake circuit: 176 reports, median 20,000 miles, middle half 11,000 to 37,000 miles.
- Engine and its cooling system173 reports48,00027,000–74,000Engine and its cooling system: 173 reports, median 48,000 miles, middle half 27,000 to 74,000 miles.
- Steering476 reports52,00038,000–75,000Steering: 476 reports, median 52,000 miles, middle half 38,000 to 75,000 miles.
- Transmission and driveline218 reports56,00033,000–84,000Transmission and driveline: 218 reports, median 56,000 miles, middle half 33,000 to 84,000 miles.
- Airbag system421 reports62,00041,000–96,000Airbag system: 421 reports, median 62,000 miles, middle half 41,000 to 96,000 miles.
- Electrical system493 reports80,00042,000–120,000Electrical system: 493 reports, median 80,000 miles, middle half 42,000 to 120,000 miles.
- Exterior lighting276 reports85,00052,000–122,000Exterior lighting: 276 reports, median 85,000 miles, middle half 52,000 to 122,000 miles.
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it in “Where your car sits”
Ordered by median mileage, earliest first. The first 12,000 miles are shaded: that is the boundary this site uses between a manufacturing defect and ordinary wear, not a property of the world.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
| System | Complaints | Share | Median | 25–75% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 493 | 13.3% | 80,000 | 42,000–120,000 |
| Steering | 476 | 12.9% | 52,000 | 38,000–75,000 |
| Airbag system | 421 | 11.4% | 62,000 | 41,000–96,000 |
| Exterior lighting | 276 | 7.5% | 85,000 | 52,000–122,000 |
| Transmission and driveline | 218 | 5.9% | 56,000 | 33,000–84,000 |
| Hydraulic brake circuit | 176 | 4.8% | 20,000 | 11,000–37,000 |
| Engine and its cooling system | 173 | 4.7% | 48,000 | 27,000–74,000 |
| Fuel and propulsion system | 169 | 4.6% | 99,000 | 70,000–125,000 |
| Body structure | 139 | 3.8% | 65,000 | 36,000–114,000 |
| Visibility equipment | 129 | 3.5% | 60,000 | 30,000–84,000 |
Where your car sits
Failure reports by the odometer reading they were filed at. Pick the anchor nearest your car — or type the exact mileage: your marker lands on this curve and on the timing chart above.
Figure 3 · Chrysler Town and Country 2001–2007 · 2,875 reports with mileage
Share of reports below each mileage
Share of mileage-tagged reports filed at or below each odometer reading. Steps rise only at bin edges, by exact counted shares.
- 60,000 mi — 46% of reports below
- 90,000 mi — 68% of reports below
- 120,000 mi — 82% of reports below
- Median — the staircase crosses the 50% line here
- Your odometer — appears after you enter it below
The staircase tops out at 98%: the remaining 1.8% of reports (53) came above 200,000 miles.
Nothing is smoothed or interpolated. Linear axis, same as Figure 1.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, public domain.
At 60,000 miles
46% of the failure reports on this generation came below this mileage. That describes reports, not your odds.
Reported earlier than this mileage — ask for repair records
- Hydraulic brake circuit — median 20,000 mi
In the reporting window
- Electrical system — middle half 42,000–120,000 mi
- Steering — middle half 38,000–75,000 mi
- Airbag system — middle half 41,000–96,000 mi
- Exterior lighting — middle half 52,000–122,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline — middle half 33,000–84,000 mi
- Engine and its cooling system — middle half 27,000–74,000 mi
At 90,000 miles
68% of the failure reports on this generation came below this mileage. That describes reports, not your odds.
Reported earlier than this mileage — ask for repair records
- Steering — median 52,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline — median 56,000 mi
- Hydraulic brake circuit — median 20,000 mi
- Engine and its cooling system — median 48,000 mi
In the reporting window
- Electrical system — middle half 42,000–120,000 mi
- Airbag system — middle half 41,000–96,000 mi
- Exterior lighting — middle half 52,000–122,000 mi
At 120,000 miles
82% of the failure reports on this generation came below this mileage. That describes reports, not your odds.
Reported earlier than this mileage — ask for repair records
- Electrical system — median 80,000 mi
- Steering — median 52,000 mi
- Airbag system — median 62,000 mi
- Transmission and driveline — median 56,000 mi
- Hydraulic brake circuit — median 20,000 mi
- Engine and its cooling system — median 48,000 mi
In the reporting window
- Exterior lighting — middle half 52,000–122,000 mi
Which systems, and when
Complaints about this generation are not spread evenly across the vehicle, and the systems that generate the most of them do not all fail at the same point in a car's life. The median failure across all systems here is 64,000 miles; the figures below show which parts of the car run ahead of that and which run behind.
The electrical system accounts for 13.3% of complaints (493 reports, 392 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 80,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 42,000 and 120,000 miles.
The steering accounts for 12.9% of complaints (476 reports, 372 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 52,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 38,000 and 75,000 miles.
The airbag system accounts for 11.4% of complaints (421 reports, 325 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 62,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 41,000 and 96,000 miles.
The exterior lighting accounts for 7.5% of complaints (276 reports, 232 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 85,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 52,000 and 122,000 miles.
The transmission and driveline accounts for 5.9% of complaints (218 reports, 161 of them with a mileage figure), with a median of 56,000 miles, close to the vehicle's overall pattern. The middle half of these reports falls between 33,000 and 84,000 miles.
The hydraulic brake circuit accounts for 4.8% of complaints (176 reports, 135 of them with a mileage figure), and it fails early — a median of 20,000 miles, well before the vehicle's overall median. Failures clustered this far below the rest of the car usually point to a design or manufacturing problem rather than wear, because wear does not selectively target one system on low-mileage examples. The middle half of these reports falls between 11,000 and 37,000 miles.
Differences between model years
Within this generation, complaint volume is not constant across model years. The 2005 model year drew the most — 1,154 complaints — while 2004 drew the fewest at 219. The median year sits at 518.
That makes 2005 an outlier: roughly 2.2 times the median year of this generation. A single year standing that far apart usually reflects either a first-year issue that was later corrected, or a component change introduced for that year. Anyone shopping this generation has a straightforward reason to prefer a different year, all else being equal.
Recalls and what they cover
NHTSA records 1 recall campaign covering vehicles in this generation. A recall means the manufacturer or the regulator concluded there was a safety defect or a standard was not met, and that a free remedy is owed to owners — including second and later owners.
Recall status is specific to the individual vehicle, not the model. Checking a VIN against NHTSA's lookup is free and takes under a minute, and it is the only way to know whether a particular car has had the work done.
Reported severity
What owners reported alongside the failure itself, out of 3,696 complaints against this generation:
- Crashes
- 189 (5.1%)
- Fires
- 83
- Injury reports
- 172
- Fatality reports
- 6
These flags are self-reported by complainants and unverified by NHTSA; one report can carry several flags, so the counts overlap and do not sum to a total. They are not adjusted for how many of these vehicles are on the road. No chart is drawn here on purpose: overlapping counts spanning very different magnitudes cannot be honestly encoded as lengths.
Documented problems
Transmission 2001–2007
41TE 4-speed continues to fail via solenoid pack, input clutch and pump wear; limp-in and loss of forward gears are the characteristic symptoms.
Body 2001–2007
Power sliding door and power liftgate motor/cable failures remain the most-complained-about non-powertrain item.
Electrical 2004–2007
Instrument cluster and body control module faults causing intermittent gauge dropout and no-start.
By model year
| Year | Complaints | With mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 606 | 375 |
| 2002 | 518 | 361 |
| 2003 | 336 | 250 |
| 2004 | 219 | 190 |
| 2005 | 1,154 | 960 |
| 2006 | 569 | 487 |
| 2007 | 294 | 252 |
Recalls (1) — is your car included?
Apr 2010 · 2005–2006 · Air BagsIf the front crash sensors become inoperative, the driver is immediately alerted by illumination of the…
The defect. 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
What can happen. 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.
The free fix. Chrysler will replace the front airbag sensors with a new design. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety improvement campaign will begin during june 2010. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
What owners reported
I feel good now that companies are repairing their defective automobiles, a process that saves consumer lives and money. One would assume that regulators are controlling the automobile companies and protecting the public, but this assumption is not true. The public spends billions on defective products that department…
2001 · 11 miles · Steering
Vehicle has electrical problems including but not limited to power windows, wipers, stereo, headlights, and ac controls. Problems include headlights flickering on and off, wipers/stereo does not function when you first turn on the car and then comes on by itself anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 days later. No pattern can…
2001 · 4,000 miles · Electrical system
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