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2013 Chrysler Town And Country Body and structure Problems

Complaints
25about this part
Share
4%of 681 total for the year
Median mileage
43,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the body and structure of the 2013 Chrysler Town And Country, 4% of the 681 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The sliding side passenger doors on my van will occasionly close by themselves, just after having opened them to load passenger. This is extremely scary when the passengers are my grand children. Heard of other problems like this, but they were with vehicle on a incline. Mine happen on level surface.”

NHTSA complaint #10954975, filed 2017-02, 34,000 miles

“When I was driving in reverse after making a u turn the brake lock up on me causing the car to roll. It was so dangerous I had absolutely no control of the car. There are worse cases, when im driving up a hill imagine that...... I just rolled down the hiil, I thought it was over.”

NHTSA complaint #10790033, filed 2015-11, 12,200 miles

“On september 2018 while driving on the highway my 2013 Chrysler Town And Country started stalling notice that it was losing power I barely made it home when I try to open side doors notice that none of the power side doors wouldn't open they were stuck we can't open the doors and once we turned off the van it wouldn't start we thought it was the battery so we got a new one, but the battery wasn't the problem. Because when we connected the battery it turned on but once again we shut down the engine it wouldn't start again... …”

NHTSA complaint #11165040, filed 2019-01, 132,000 miles

“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 on her head and a good sized bruise...not to mention she was terrified and screaming! We are so blessed that it wasn't her neck that got stuck in there. …”

NHTSA complaint #10587729, filed 2014-05, 47,000 miles

“I was driving down the expressway on aug 13th around 9pm when suddenly the hood of my minivan flew open and smacked my windshield. Everything went black in front of me due to the windshield shattering and the hood up against the car. I was forced to navigate myself and my newborn twins across the 4 lane highway unable to see a thing. Luckily I made it without causing a horrible accident. When the officer arrived he pointed out the latch of the hood did not simply come undone but the bolts were actually stripped out and the entire mechanism had defaulted. …”

NHTSA complaint #10762740, filed 2015-09, 39,000 miles

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20167514%
2015174%
2014366%
2013254%
2012335%
2011375%
2010372%
2009122%
2008482%
2007178%
2006194%
2005384%
200495%
2003156%
2002195%
2001215%
2000227%
1999175%
199872%
1997144%
1996334%
1995814%
19942416%
1993136%
1992107%
199128%
1990323%

Other parts of the 2013 Chrysler Town And Country

Electrical system
393 complaintsEngine
108 complaintsOther or unknown
63 complaintsSeats
58 complaintsAir bags
50 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
41 complaintsBrakes
40 complaintsFuel system
40 complaintsSteering
26 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
24 complaintsExterior lighting
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Chrysler Town And Country

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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