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2004 Chrysler Town And Country

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2004 Chrysler Town And Country do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 216.5.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

146 reports with mileage · 21 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports5 fire reports7 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

23 reports
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1,800 miles · Dec 3, 2004
Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE MAIN COMPUTER TWICE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME FAILURE.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10102064

3,000 miles · Aug 11, 2004
Electrical SystemEquipmentService Brakes, Hydraulic

MY TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP APPROX. 11 TIMES NOW. IT HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABOUT APPROX 3,000 MILES INTO IT, ABOUT 1 MONTH OLD, IT SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF. THIS PROGRESSIVLY GOT WORSE, IT RUNS VERY ROUGH AND LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING FLUID HAS LEAKED TWICE, FIRST…

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MY TOWN AND COUNTRY HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP APPROX. 11 TIMES NOW. IT HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABOUT APPROX 3,000 MILES INTO IT, ABOUT 1 MONTH OLD, IT SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF. THIS PROGRESSIVLY GOT WORSE, IT RUNS VERY ROUGH AND LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING FLUID HAS LEAKED TWICE, FIRST TIME AT 6,000 MILES, APPROX 2-3 MONTHS OLD. BRAKES REPLACED APPROX 15,000 SQUEAL IN BELT. ODOR IN A/C. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10086605

Mileage unknown · May 13, 2004
Electrical System

CHRYSLER HAS DISCONTINUED BACKLIGHTING OF DOOR LIGHT SWITCHES,POWER DOOR SWITCH,POWER MIRROR SWITCH,HEADLAMP SWITCH,AND LOW LINE WINDOW SWITCHES. DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING, IT'S VERY HARD TO LOCATE THESE SWITCHES WITHOUT DISTRACTING YOUR DRIVING ABILITY. TOOK THE VAN INTO DEALER TO HAVE THE LIGHTS RE-ACTIVATED (THEY ARE THERE)…

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CHRYSLER HAS DISCONTINUED BACKLIGHTING OF DOOR LIGHT SWITCHES,POWER DOOR SWITCH,POWER MIRROR SWITCH,HEADLAMP SWITCH,AND LOW LINE WINDOW SWITCHES. DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING, IT'S VERY HARD TO LOCATE THESE SWITCHES WITHOUT DISTRACTING YOUR DRIVING ABILITY. TOOK THE VAN INTO DEALER TO HAVE THE LIGHTS RE-ACTIVATED (THEY ARE THERE), BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULDN'T ENABLE THEM. (CHRYSLER HAS A BULLETIN ON THIS, #08-018-02.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10072568

Official recalls

1

04V386000 · Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:hose, Piping, And Connections

Aug 5, 2004

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3.3 OR 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, THE UPPER POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE MAY SPLIT AND CAUSE A FLUID LEAK.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE UPPER POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE. THIS RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

DP14002 · Engine Stall After Refueling

Opened Sep 5, 2014 · Closed Apr 6, 2015

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly

This defect petition evaluates July 7, 2014 allegations from an owner of a model year (MY) 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan minivan that engine stall occurs in these vehicles without warning after refueling.The petitioner's vehicle is a Chrysler RS platform minivan.The RS platform includes MY 2003 through 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan, Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country and Chrysler Voyager minivans.NHTSA evaluated the petition by analyzing consumer complaints submitted to the Agency, analyzing field data, reviewing technical information provided in Chrysler's response to an Agency information request and testing an RS minivan identified by its owner as experiencing post-refuel engine stalls.After completing this evaluation, NHTSA has concluded that further investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists.The stalls occurring in these vehicles only occur immediately after filling up the fuel tank and happen at low engine speeds. The failure rate is low, even after 8 to 13 years of the vehicles being in service, and there are no reports of crashes or injuries resulting from the stall condition.In the Agency's view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in finding the existence of a safety-related defect in the subject vehicles.Given the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the Agency's safety mission, the petition is denied.This action does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The Agency will take further action if warranted by future circumstances. More details concerning our review can be found in the Federal Register Notice for this action.The following 161 VOQs are included in the petition evaluation: 10209242, 10229468, 10240708, 10260923, 10275939, 10276532, 10296487, 10298175, 10328669, 10330144, 10346517, 10349789, 10354758, 10363689, 10372112, 10372368, 10372514, 10378031, 10379764, 10382938, 10387448, 10394063, 10398877, 10413918, 10418652, 10420924, 10427063, 10437525, 10445392, 10446902, 10470028, 10471249, 10473733, 10502231, 10503114, 10504260, 10509862, 10511988, 10512120, 10512385, 10512650, 10513147, 10538154, 10549841, 10551763, 10555188, 10555418, 10556754, 10565367, 10574012, 10574398, 10586555, 10587212, 10587559, 10593433, 10607841, 10607913, 10608922, 10615810, 10622468, 10628141, 10632112, 10632128, 10632172, 10632175, 10632231, 10632262, 10632266, 10632270, 10632305, 10632316, 10632326, 10632370, 10632385, 10632399, 10632492, 10632542, 10632765, 10632833, 10632928, 10633197, 10633281, 10633409, 10633421, 10633483, 10633507, 10637752, 10637804, 10637950, 10637975, 10638032, 10638289, 10638290, 10638401, 10638968, 10639218, 10639623, 10641157, 10641603, 10641614, 10641836, 10644339, 10644705, 10649713, 10649895, 10649932, 10650313, 10652590, 10653147, 10653783, 10654533, 10655226, 10658900, 10659679, 10660320, 10662588, 10662645, 10662662, 10663473, 10667056, 10667437, 10668081, 10668094, 10668131, 10668612, 10668969, 10668970, 10669584, 10669678, 10669729, 10669775, 10669866, 10669895, 10669992, 10670422, 10670506, 10676348, 10676732, 10677120, 10679795, 10679934, 10680057, 10680290, 10680342, 10680714, 10681512, 10682584, 10682906, 10683022, 10683114, 10683549, 10683620, 10683697, 10683743, 10689898, 10690761, 10691284, 10691556, 10691751, 10693061, 10694300