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2014 Chrysler Town And Country Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 636 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Chrysler Town And Country, most often about the electrical (34% of complaints, typically around 57,000 miles). It is 7th of 17 Town And Country model years by number of complaints and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2014 Chrysler Town And Country problems
Electrical
215 complaints · 34%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, wiring.
Tire pressure monitoring light came on. Checked tires. All within normal range. Looked up recalls and found recalls on march and april of 2014 Town And Country but my car was made in july of 2014 so was not included. I will have to pay to fix it.. Have noticed other people have same problem.
Engine shuts off while driving. Feb-8, 2017 was fourth time this occurred in last 4 months. Has happened while stopped at a light, turning left into an intersection, and driving 35mph straight on a city street. Weather has been both warm and cold, van has been well warmed up or recently-started; there doesn't seem to…
Engine
154 complaints · 24%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles. Parts named most often: cooling system, engine.
Oil filter housing-the engine has a major oil leak due to part number 68105583aa. In addition, unrelated to the oil leak the driver seat also unexpectedly reversed and would not move forward again. While sitting at the intersection the car engine suddenly stalled. I am not certain if this was due to leak or electrical…
Vehicle overheats to the point where I have to pull over, open the hood, open the radiator cap, let it drain and add more water/antifreeze. I have t do this every day once or twice a day. I drive 7 miles to work. The thermostat has been replaced and the car only has 90k miles. Also, cannot put gas on the tank. It does…
Seats
94 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 80,000 miles. Parts named most often: front assembly.
Driving my car about 25 MPH on a city street and the head rest popped out for no reason and hit the back of my head. This is a 2014 Chrysler Town And Country at the time of the incident it had 80,000 miles on the car. I brought it to the Chrysler dealership and they informed me that this was not covered under the…
Our 2014 Chrysler Town And Country driver's side head rest deployed. The car was stationary....parked in our driveway. No one was hurt. The plastic pieces are broken ut the metal pin is in place.
Other or unspecified
89 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 71,500 miles.
Twice, as the vehicle has been in motion, the engine has stopped and the ability to steer is gone. The radio has stayed on. Both instances have happened at 25mph or less, thankfully!
Van was parked in my driveway. My passenger window malfunctioned when rolling down. It made a loud noise and then fell rapidly down into the door frame. I heard it breaking as it fell down at rapid speed inside of the door.
Air bags
76 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 65,000 miles.
The driver side headrest's airbag deployed without any particular reason. The van was parked in the driveway, and my wife was taking out her bag from the passenger section when suddenly the headrest deployed.
A couple months ago, the SRS light started coming on intermittently. The light comes on randomly, while driving, while parked, while making left-turns, while braking, while accelerating, etc... Because no accident had occurred, I assumed it was faulty connectors that may have gotten wet, so I brought it into an auto…
Transmission
51 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 66,000 miles.
I have oil leaking from the oil filter housing/oil cooler on my 2014 Chrysler town nd country with the pentastar engine. The vehicle only has 66,000 miles
One morning before work when I started the van I noticed the battery light was illuminated. The vehicle drove fine and after work,the light was not on anymore. The van sat all weekend and when I started it up 2 days later the battery light was again illuminated. So I scheduled it to be seen at the dealership. By the…
Body and structure
36 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 86,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
My van was parked in my driveway. I got in it and turned it on. I went to unroll the driver side window and I heard glass breaking. The entire driver side window slid down into the door frame and would not roll back up and I heard the glass breaking on the way down.
Driver side rear sliding door will not latch all the way. Keeps popping in and out. When driving the door ajar light comes when when I hit a bump. I have read online this happening to many other towns and countries.
Brakes
30 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 38,500 miles. Parts named most often: pedals and linkages.
I was pulling into a parking space in a busy shopping center. Fortunately I was parking in front of a grassy area where there were no parked cars or people present. As I slowly pulled in with my foot on the brake, my car accelerated in an abrupt manner up into the grassy area. It would have kept going but was stopped…
Stalls without warning under all conditions. Engine and all electrical components (engine, lights, power brakes, power steering, interior lights, dashboard lights). This used to happen once and a while. Now it happens more than once a day. This is a major safety problem. Last time the car was at the Chrysler…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2014 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.
Equipment
Risk: If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners instructing them to contact kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began february 14, 2018. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403 or kidde customer service service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "product safety recall" for more information. Chrysler's number for this recall is t82.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling various dodge, chrysler, and ram vehicles equipped with kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers. A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.NHTSA.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17v824-0103.pdf. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or requiring excessive force to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.NHTSA.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.pdf
Wheels and tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
Risk: If the TPMS light illuminates because the sensors cannot be located, it could mask an actual low tire pressure condition, possibly resulting in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the TPMS module, free of charge. The recall began on october 23, 2014. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is p63.
Full defect summary
Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 chrysler town and country and dodge grand caravan vehicles manufactured march 20, 2014, to april 22, 2014, and 2014 jeep wrangler vehicles manufactured march 21, 2014, to april 22, 2014. Due to a software error, the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) may fail to learn the locations of the individual sensors while the vehicle is being driven. As a result, the low tire pressure warning light will illuminate, despite the the tire pressures being within specification. Should one of the tires lose air pressure, the driver would not be notified of the change in air pressure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, "tire pressure monitoring systems."
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.
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
Interior vehicle fire
Summary
On august 6th, 2020, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe20-012) to investigate alleged thermal events, and/or vehicle fires originating at the charge hub in 2014 chrysler town and country minivans manufactured by fiat chrysler automobiles (fca). While the investigation was focused on the 2014 chrysler town and country vehicles, the scope of the investigation was expanded to include the 2013-2020 chrysler town and country, and dodge grand caravan vehicles (the rt platform).during the investigation odi sent two separate information request letters to the manufacturer. One on august 17th, 2020 and one on march 31st, 2021.odi identified a subject 2014
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 2014 Chrysler Town And Country
- What are the most common problems with the 2014 Chrysler Town And Country?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (215 complaints, typically around 57,000 miles); engine (154 complaints, typically around 80,000 miles); seats (94 complaints, typically around 80,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2014 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 2014 a bad year for the Chrysler Town And Country?
- It is 7th of 17 Town And Country model years by number of complaints, with 636 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.