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2013 Chrysler Town and Country electrical system problems

The 2013 Chrysler Town and Country has 403 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 43% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

403

Electrical System complaints

43%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

1

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.

What owners report

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. EVEN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OFF, THE BURNING ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · April 1, 2014 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2013 Chrysler Town and Country have?

NHTSA has 403 complaints about the 2013 Chrysler Town and Country electrical system — 43% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2013 Chrysler Town and Country electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 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.