2006 Chrysler Town AND Country Electrical System Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Dec 29, 2023 · 74 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 74 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2006 Chrysler Town AND Country, 17% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 80,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “turn signal” (11% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Turn signal: mentioned in 8 of 74 complaints (11%)

At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?

Based on 63 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles2 · 3%
10k–25k miles2 · 3%
25k–50k miles17 · 27%
50k–75k miles6 · 10%
75k–100k miles15 · 24%
100k–150k miles19 · 30%
150k+ miles2 · 3%

How serious are the reports?

Of 74 complaints, 2 mention a crash, 7 a fire, 1 an injury.

Chrysler Town AND Country electrical system complaints by model year

Peak: 2008, with 1,242 complaints
1995: 319951996: 1201997: 7819971998: 621999: 5619992000: 242001: 7320012002: 602003: 4020032004: 232005: 16420052006: 742007: 4320072008: 1,2421,2422009: 45320092010: 9782011: 52320112012: 3952013: 39320132014: 2152015: 6220152016: 107

n = 5,188 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearElectrical System complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2016 Town AND Country10720%60,500
2015 Town AND Country6216%55,650
2014 Town AND Country21534%57,000
2013 Town AND Country39358%62,252
2012 Town AND Country39562%77,000
2011 Town AND Country52368%73,996
2010 Town AND Country97863%78,747
2009 Town AND Country45364%83,900
2008 Town AND Country1,24264%84,000
2007 Town AND Country4320%96,550
2006 Town AND Country7417%80,000
2005 Town AND Country16419%85,000
2004 Town AND Country2314%92,500
2003 Town AND Country4016%80,000
2002 Town AND Country6015%62,216
2001 Town AND Country7316%74,500
2000 Town AND Country248%116,000
1999 Town AND Country5615%90,000
1998 Town AND Country6221%133,500
1997 Town AND Country7820%145,000
1996 Town AND Country12013%92,250
1995 Town AND Country35%—

When owners reported it

Peak: 2014, with 15 complaints
2007: 2200722008: 4200842009: 2200922010: 112010112011: 9201192012: 1201212013: 7201372014: 152014152015: 102015102016: 2201622017: 2201722018: 3201832019: 3201932020: 320203

n = 74 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2006 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.

Well the drivers rear door will automatically open up andre coles itself time after time my wife is making sure my kids were buckled up real well why was john down the road then the door open completely up my wife was hanging on i told off the road to the grassy area go down about 30 balls an…

Received Oct 4, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11362663

My 2006 chrysler town and country has 160,000 and reverse doesn't work i'm really tired of these car transmission failure so expensive to fix

Received Jul 27, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11341716

Side window electrical does not work also doors will lock and unlock without me touching controls it has done this for several years and i can't afford to fix it. *tr

Received May 26, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11326003

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2006 Chrysler Town AND Countrys have electrical system problems?

No. NHTSA has 74 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2006 Chrysler Town AND Country (17% of the 431 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 2006 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 80,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2006 Chrysler Town AND Country?

The most frequent phrase is “turn signal”, in 8 of 74 complaints.

Other 2006 Chrysler Town AND Country problems

See all 2006 Chrysler Town AND Country problems or electrical system problems across all Town AND Country years.