2005 Chrysler Town AND Country Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 164 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country, 19% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 85,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “door locks” (12% of reports).
- 164electrical system complaints
- 85,000median miles at failure
- 2mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 33%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Door locks: mentioned in 19 of 164 complaints (12%)
- Headlight switch: mentioned in 9 of 164 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 140 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 164 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 12 a fire, 4 an injury.
Chrysler Town AND Country electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Town AND Country | 107 | 20% | 60,500 |
| 2015 Town AND Country | 62 | 16% | 55,650 |
| 2014 Town AND Country | 215 | 34% | 57,000 |
| 2013 Town AND Country | 393 | 58% | 62,252 |
| 2012 Town AND Country | 395 | 62% | 77,000 |
| 2011 Town AND Country | 523 | 68% | 73,996 |
| 2010 Town AND Country | 978 | 63% | 78,747 |
| 2009 Town AND Country | 453 | 64% | 83,900 |
| 2008 Town AND Country | 1,242 | 64% | 84,000 |
| 2007 Town AND Country | 43 | 20% | 96,550 |
| 2006 Town AND Country | 74 | 17% | 80,000 |
| 2005 Town AND Country | 164 | 19% | 85,000 |
| 2004 Town AND Country | 23 | 14% | 92,500 |
| 2003 Town AND Country | 40 | 16% | 80,000 |
| 2002 Town AND Country | 60 | 15% | 62,216 |
| 2001 Town AND Country | 73 | 16% | 74,500 |
| 2000 Town AND Country | 24 | 8% | 116,000 |
| 1999 Town AND Country | 56 | 15% | 90,000 |
| 1998 Town AND Country | 62 | 21% | 133,500 |
| 1997 Town AND Country | 78 | 20% | 145,000 |
| 1996 Town AND Country | 120 | 13% | 92,250 |
| 1995 Town AND Country | 3 | 5% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact owned a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. While driving on a country road when a truck turned in the front on the contact. The motor came through the firewall crushing his legs and trapping the contact in the vehicle. The neighbor came and pulled the contact out of the vehicle. The contact…
The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the parking brake warning light had illuminated the instrument panel. After she checked her parking brake and saw that it was not engaged, she continued to drive and noticed an abnormal rubber odor coming…
Instrument cluster started spazing out then smelled wires burning. Resulted in the body control module catching fire.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2005 Chrysler Town AND Countrys have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 164 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country (19% of the 857 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 85,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country?
The most frequent phrase is “door locks”, in 19 of 164 complaints, followed by “headlight switch” (9).
Other 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country problems
See all 2005 Chrysler Town AND Country problems or electrical system problems across all Town AND Country years.