Chrysler / Town And Country / 2008
2008 Chrysler Town And Country problems
Owners have filed 2,879 complaints about the 2008 Chrysler Town And Country with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 43.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of air bags at 13.1%.
Complaints2,879
Crashes53
Fires24
Injuries49
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 43.4% · 1250
Air bags 13.1% · 376
Engine 7.1% · 204
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.9% · 200
Service brakes 3.9% · 112
Steering 3.3% · 95
Unknown or other 3.1% · 90
Power train 2.0% · 58
Severity
Of those complaints, 53 describe a crash, 24 describe a fire and 49 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 24 model years of the Chrysler Town And Country in this data, 2008 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 69 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns 2008 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact stated that the ignition switch failed to turn to the on position and made an abnormal sound. The failure recurred several times. The contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The vehicle has not been repaired. The approximate mileage was 58,000. Electrical system · reported at 58,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was unavailable. Electrical system
The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v373000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The vin was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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