2003 Chrysler Town & Country recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Useful for owners
- OBD2 code reader — see what the car's computer is reporting
- Compact car fire extinguisher
- 2003 Chrysler Town & Country owner's manual
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Steering (52), Electrical system (40), Transmission / drivetrain (28), Engine (25), Airbags (25).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (8)
10/21/2025 · Electrical system
While driving the van in town it completely shut off. I was driving straight at 35 mph. It would not restart and had to be towed to service garage. When it shut off the first time all of the dash warning lights came on for a second then shut off. The garage said the ignition switch had to be replaced and the main computer. Then the Chrysler dealership had t…
07/24/2025 · Suspension
eLECTRICAL ISSUSES ILLINOIS AND INDIANNA POLICE RPORTS VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON THE ROAD
09/09/2024 · Electrical system
Quit starting
08/18/2023 · Steering
Power steering failure and water pump failure smoking under hood and power steering fluid all on the exhaust system almost caught fire.
03/29/2021 · Unknown Or Other
VEHICLE POOR DESIGN ON THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET. CAN'T FIND A BRAND NEW PART AND EVERY USED PART I FIND IT HAS THE EXACT SAME BREAK IN THE SAME SPOT.
08/06/2019 · Electrical system
THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW UP. ON ROBIN HOOD RD WHEN CAR WAS ALMOST STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON BUENA VISTA RD. WHEN THE AIRBAG BLEW UP WITH MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW IN THAT SEAT. CALLING CHRYSLER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON IT AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR. A MONTH EARLIER I SPENT $2000 ON REPAIRS ON THIS CAR AND…
01/07/2019 · Electrical system
SOMETIMES THE TAILGATE AFTER OPENING WILL IMMEDIATELY CLOSE AND THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP IT. THEN IT WON'T STAY OPEN. THE LEFT SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOESN'T OPEN WITH REMOTE AND THE REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE (SAME YEAR). SOMEONE COULD GET CRUSHED BY THIS.
04/05/2018 · Transmission / drivetrain
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RUMBLING NOISE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS…