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2010 Chrysler Town and Country electrical system problems

The 2010 Chrysler Town and Country has 1,071 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 44% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

1,071

Electrical System complaints

44%

Share of year

7

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Town and Country electrical system complaints by model year1,297 complaints1984: 1 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 1 complaints1992: 10 complaints1993: 12 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 4 complaints1996: 147 complaints1997: 89 complaints1998: 72 complaints1999: 67 complaints2000: 25 complaints2001: 88 complaints2002: 65 complaints2003: 46 complaints2004: 24 complaints2005: 179 complaints2006: 75 complaints2007: 44 complaints2008: 1,297 complaints2009: 478 complaints2010: 1,071 complaints2011: 543 complaints2012: 401 complaints2013: 403 complaints2014: 225 complaints2015: 62 complaints2016: 108 complaints2017: 1 complaints
Town and Country electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

14V234000Electrical SystemMay 7, 2014 · 644,757 units

Defect

Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles manufactured August 25, 2010, through October 31, 2013. The affected vehicles may experience overheating of the vent window switch in the driver's door armrest.

Consequence

An overheated switch may result in a vehicle fire.

Remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the vent window switch with a newer version, free of charge. The owner notification letter was issued and the remedy campaign launched on on December 31, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P25.

11V139000Electrical SystemMarch 1, 2011 · 195,798 units

Defect

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 DODGE JOURNEY, GRAND CARAVAN, AND CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VEHICLES MANUFACTURER FROM AUGUST 3, 2009, THROUGH JUNE 17, 2010. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INADVERTENT IGNITION KEY DISPLACEMENT FROM THE RUN TO ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF.

Consequence

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIN MODULES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JULY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

What owners report

“Electric fire drivers side rear inside, parked in driveway, hadn't been started for 24 hours, no inspection, not sure who to contact, disconnected battery and extinquised fire with water, major melting on inside and paint on outside, lucky we saw what was happening when we did close to fuel tank…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · May 1, 2023 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2010 Chrysler Town and Country have?

NHTSA has 1,071 complaints about the 2010 Chrysler Town and Country electrical system — 44% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2010 Chrysler Town and Country electrical system?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the electrical system: 11V139000, 14V234000.

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.