2008 Chrysler Town AND Country Power Train Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Jul 20, 2026 · 58 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 2008 Chrysler Town AND Country, 3% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 67,500 miles.

At what mileage do power train problems happen?

Based on 48 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles4 · 8%
10k–25k miles4 · 8%
25k–50k miles11 · 23%
50k–75k miles8 · 17%
75k–100k miles11 · 23%
100k–150k miles6 · 13%
150k+ miles4 · 8%

How serious are the reports?

Of 58 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 1 an injury.

Chrysler Town AND Country power train complaints by model year

Peak: 2016, with 187 complaints
1995: 1419951996: 1471997: 4219971998: 301999: 4419992000: 522001: 6920012002: 402003: 2820032004: 132005: 3420052006: 142007: 1320072008: 582009: 3320092010: 672011: 3920112012: 362013: 4120132014: 512015: 11320152016: 187187

n = 1,165 complaints · Source: NHTSA

When owners reported it

Peak: 2015, with 14 complaints
2008: 1200812009: 332010: 6201062011: 332012: 5201252013: 442014: 8201482015: 14142016: 3201632017: 112018: 3201832020: 222021: 2202122022: 222023: 120231

n = 58 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists power train for the 2008 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.

T & C 2008 VAN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION happened 2x. Service dept. Of the dealer says no problem found but it happened again. Today I am at dealer service again.Hope they solve the problem, cause several incident like this occured aluready.04

Received May 4, 2023 · NHTSA complaint 11520369

ESP BAS light on dash

Received Dec 3, 2022 · NHTSA complaint 11495911

The contact owns a 2008 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle independently accelerated, without warning. The contact was forced to depress the brake pedal. The contact stated that the engine was revving abnormally. The contact stated that…

Received Aug 1, 2022 · NHTSA complaint 11476872

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2008 Chrysler Town AND Countrys have power train problems?

No. NHTSA has 58 owner complaints about power train for the 2008 Chrysler Town AND Country (3% of the 1,939 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 2008 Chrysler Town AND Country power train?

No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.

At what mileage do power train problems start?

The median reported mileage is 67,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

Other 2008 Chrysler Town AND Country problems

See all 2008 Chrysler Town AND Country problems or power train problems across all Town AND Country years.