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2001 Chrysler Town and Country steering problems

The 2001 Chrysler Town and Country has 54 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

54

Steering complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Town and Country steering complaints by model year128 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 8 complaints1993: 11 complaints1994: 9 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 77 complaints1997: 32 complaints1998: 32 complaints1999: 26 complaints2000: 25 complaints2001: 54 complaints2002: 81 complaints2003: 61 complaints2004: 22 complaints2005: 126 complaints2006: 112 complaints2007: 20 complaints2008: 95 complaints2009: 36 complaints2010: 128 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 16 complaints2013: 26 complaints2014: 22 complaints2015: 13 complaints2016: 12 complaints
Town and Country steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING, WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CAR WENT OFF ROAD, ALMOST HIT TREE. AFTER STOPPED , WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING ( IT NEVER STOPPED) I HAD TO PULL BACK AND FORTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SUDDENLY THE WHEEL WAS FREE TO TURN AND HAS ACTED NORMAL SINCE. DROVE HOME FINE , BUT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · December 8, 2017

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2001 Chrysler Town and Country have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 2001 Chrysler Town and Country steering — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.