The 2000 Chrysler Town and Country has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 2,118,344 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 378 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS04V4800002004-10-06955,344 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY BECOME DISABLED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE HUB OF THE STEERING WHEEL.
Consequence
THIS CONDITION WILL MANIFEST ITSELF THROUGH ILLUMINATION OF THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP, AND COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DRIVER'S AIR BAG OPEN CIRCUIT, IF THE PART IS NOT REPLACED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY ON ALL COVERED VEHICLES WITH 70,000 MILES OR LESS. FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 70,000 MILES, DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER WHICH IT WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING AT NO CHARGE IF IT FAILS. DAIMLERCHRYSLER WILL ALSO REIMBURSE OWNERS…
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS BUILT WITH 3.3L AND 3.8L ENGINES HAVE FUEL RAILS WITH NITROLE RUBBER O-RING SEALS THAT CAN DEGRADE OVER TIME. FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE UNDERHOOD FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A VEHICLE FIRE.
Consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SEAL ON THE VEHICLE FUEL RAILS TO PREVENT EXTERNAL LEAKAGE OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE, SHOULD THE EXISTING O-RINGS CONTINUE TO DEGRADE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2002. DUE TO THE LARGE QUANTITY OF VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE…
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
30
2crashes
AIR BAGS
22
4crashes1fires6injuries
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
22
12fires5injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
17
1crashes
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
14
6crashes
STEERING
14
2crashes7injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
12
1crashes1injuries
SUSPENSION
10
Total complaints378
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“This letter is regarding a manufacturer defect in the 2000 plymouth grand voyager and 2000 chrysler town and country vans. We own both vehicles, and both have experienced this problem. There is an issue with the vehicles in wet weather. When it rains and the driver goes through water, the vehicles…”
“This letter is regarding a manufacturer defect in the 2000 plymouth grand voyager and 2000 chrysler town and country vans. We own both vehicles, and both have experienced this problem. There is an issue with the vehicles in wet weather. When it rains and the driver goes through water, the vehicles…”
“In front end collision with a pole on a city street -passenger airbag deployed, driver airbag did not deploy”
“Stalls when driving, will not start, stalls while warming up.”
“Stalls when driving, will not start, stalls while warming up.”
“My speedometer doesn't read correctly. It indicates that I am driving slower than reality by about 15mph.”
“Engine suddenly stalls while van in motion. Losing power steering and power braking. Once van coasts to a stop, restart with no issues. Normally occurs after van sits overnight and engine isn't warmed up as yet.”
“Once after hitting water puddle and then while driving in rain, belt slips off pulleys and steering loses power. Then battery dies quickly while flashers are on. Very dangerous on the side of the road in rain!”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA01007 Opened 2001-02-21 · closed 2002-11-22
AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationEA04013 Opened 2004-06-04 · closed 2005-05-25
DRIVER AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING FAILURE
THE DRIVER AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING CAN DEVELOP AN OPEN-CIRCUIT CONDITION RESULTING IN NONFUNCTIONAL DRIVER-SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED), AND/OR STEERING WHEEL RADIO CONTROL (IF EQUIPPED).IN ITS OCTOBER 5, 2004 LETTER TO NHTSA, DAIMLERCHRYSLER STATED THAT IT WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL AND…
InvestigationPE04017 Opened 2004-02-18 · closed 2004-06-21
OVERHEATING OF SEAT HEATERS
ODI OPENED THIS INVESTIGATION BASED ON 24 COMPLAINTS ALLEGING THAT THE ELECTRICALLY HEATED DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEAT SPARKS/OVERHEATS.DAIMLERCHRYSLER BELIEVES THE FAILURE IS DUE TO ONE OF TWO FACTORS:THE STITCHING OPERATION ON THE SEAT COVER MAY CAUSE THE SEWING NEEDLE TO SEVER SOME STRANDS OF THE WIRE HEATING GRID IN…
InvestigationRQ00008 Opened 2000-03-09 · closed 2002-03-18
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Chrysler Town and Country as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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