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2013 Chrysler Town And Country Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 681 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Chrysler Town And Country, most often about the electrical (58% of complaints, typically around 62,500 miles). It is 6th of 17 Town And Country model years by number of complaints and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2013 Chrysler Town And Country problems
Electrical
393 complaints · 58%Half of these problems showed up before 62,500 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, software, starter assembly.
While driving into the dark going approximately 65 MPH in the rocky mountains the headlights and all light in the car went out. It was raining and the windshield wipers were going. The lights were on automatic setting. The wiper setting was adjusted on the control and all the lights went out including the headlights…
My 5 year old daughter was climbing out of the driver side power sliding door when she must have bumped the button to close the door. It closed on her head just behind her ear and kept pressure on it without releasing. My wife had to jump out and firmly push the door open to dislodge her head. She had an indentation…
Engine
112 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 86,500 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system, engine.
While driving the van, it randomly stalls and everything goes dead on the car. The ignition does not turn over, it just keeps cranking.after a while it starts back up and then it eventually happens again. This happens at high speeds and low speed and just leaves you stranded. No dealer knows the problem. It is very…
While accelerating car shakes and does not accelerate properly. Engine light flashes and dings and then stays on. Mechanic says #2 cylinder head failure. Chrysler not including our particular vehicle in the extended warranty for the exact same problem (I.e. #2 cylinder head failure). This typically occurred when…
Other or unspecified
61 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 85,000 miles.
While driving the van, it randomly stalls and everything goes dead on the car. The ignition does not turn over, it just keeps cranking.after a while it starts back up and then it eventually happens again. This happens at high speeds and low speed and just leaves you stranded. No dealer knows the problem. It is very…
When returning to my parked van. The van would not start then notice that the van was reading that the shift gearing the reverse position, but the shift gear was in the park posit. The shift gear would not move out of the park position. Had to have the van towed. Was informed by the dealer is that the shift cable…
Seats
58 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 79,000 miles. Parts named most often: front assembly.
The front passenger headrest popped open, hitting my head, while we were sitting in the parked car (at taco bell eating). It will not go back in place. The dealership wants $800 to replace it and Chrysler claims that other VIN from that year have recalls but not mine?! They will not help replace the deployed headrest.
Parts in the headrest break and headrest popped forward hitting driver and passenger in back of the head the vehicle was stationery one time the second time it was moving on a rural highway
Air bags
50 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 42,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler Town And Country. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the driver side air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The problem recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken the dealer. The technician diagnosed that there were two wires touching which caused the seat…
The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler Town And Country. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. While driving at various speeds, the oil light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the oil pressure…
Transmission
41 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 52,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
Was stop for red and the vehicle suddenly jerked, scared me then started drifting backward tap the vehicle behind me but there was no damage to it.
The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler Town And Country. While driving various speeds, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral without warning. The dealer (zimmer Chrysler dodge jeep ram, 1086 burlington pike, florence, ky) was contacted; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of…
Brakes
40 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 47,500 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components.
The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler Town And Country. While driving approximately 25 MPH and attempting to engage the brakes, a grinding noise emitted from the vehicle before it came to a stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the rotors and brake pads needed to be replaced.…
Van has shut off randomly 4 times now. The first three times was while sitting still. It started right back up the first time but took awhile to start up the second time. The third time it also started right back up. The last time it shut off while driving through town at about 35 MPH. Lost all braking and steering.…
Fuel system
40 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 89,000 miles. Parts named most often: delivery.
Purchased 2013 Chrysler Town And Country in july of 2020 and it had a clean record, was a former carmax vehicle and my independent mechanic reviewed the vehicle and deemed it a good purchase. I have since cared for the vehicle and it has run well until recently several error codes came up. P0300, p0456, p0455, p0175.…
Fuel pump relay inside the tipm failed, causing car to stall while in motion with loss of power steering and power brakes. If this happened at highway speeds it could result in a crash. This is a common issue and other dodge/Chrysler vehicles have been recalled for similar failures in 2011 models. Suggested internet…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2013 Chrysler Town And Country recalls
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Risk: An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Rollx will work with q'straint to inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed february 5, 2026. Owners may contact rollx's customer service at 1-800-956-6668.
Full defect summary
Rollx vans (rollx) is recalling certain gmc yukon, sierra, chevrolet express 2500, ford transit, e-250, toyota sienna, sienna hybrid, honda odyssey, chrysler town and country, voyager, pacifica, dodge grand caravan, and ram promaster vehicles equipped with qrt-deluxe and qrt-max wheelchair restraints. Please refer to rollx's recall report for specific model year information. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Electrical: electrical system
Risk: An overheated switch may result in a vehicle fire.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Air bags
Risk: In the event of a crash, the wrong side airbags could deploy leaving the occupant with no airbag protection at the point of impact, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will flash the occupant restraint control module, free of charge. The recall began during september 2013. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is n44.
Full defect summary
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 town & country, dodge grand caravan, and ram c/v tradesman vehicles manufactured may 10, 2012, through june 7, 2013. A software error may result in the opposite side airbags deploying from the collision point (a left side impact would deploy the right side airbags and vice versa).
Air bags
Risk: An air bag that does not deploy, or deploys improperly, may increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the orc module, free of charge. The recall began on october 3, 2013. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is n48.
Full defect summary
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2013 town & country and dodge grand caravan vehicles manufactured june 11, 2013, through june 12, 2013. The occupant restraint control module (orc) has incorrect software installed which may adversely affect air bag deployments in collisions. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection" and no. 214, "side impact protection."
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Active head rest inadvertent deployment
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe19014 on september 9, 2019, to investigate 128 consumer complaints alleging that the active head rest (ahr) inadvertently deployed without the occurrence of a crash or other rear impact event in model year (my) 2014 jeep grand cherokee and dodge durango vehicles.when odi opened the investigation, odi was aware of thirteen alleged injuries.a small number of early warning reports identified driver and/or passenger front seat ahr inadvertent deployments without a rear impact event.reported safety consequences resulting from the ahr deployments include concussions, headaches, soft tissue injuries, disorientation, nausea, vomiting and/or loss of
Totally integrated power module failure
Summary
In a letter dated august 21, 2014, the center for auto safety (cas) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the totally integrated power module (tipm) installed in chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that tipm defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On september 25, 2014, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened dp14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. Odi analyzed complaint data provided by cas as
Questions about the 2013 Chrysler Town And Country
- What are the most common problems with the 2013 Chrysler Town And Country?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (393 complaints, typically around 62,500 miles); engine (112 complaints, typically around 86,500 miles); other or unspecified (61 complaints, typically around 85,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2013 Chrysler Town And Country have?
- 4 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from December 17, 2025 (equipment Adaptive/Mobility). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2013 a bad year for the Chrysler Town And Country?
- It is 6th of 17 Town And Country model years by number of complaints, with 681 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.