AutoUtility currently tracks 382 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Chrysler Town & Country. Powertrain & Transmission issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 113 complaints (29.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 15 filings cite a crash, 1 cites a fire, 21 report one or more injuries, 2 report one or more fatalities.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 382 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Powertrain & Transmission (113 reports • 29.6% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Seats & Interior (79), Electrical System (62)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 15 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 21 injury filings • 2 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
382
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
15
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
1
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
21
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
2
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2015 Chrysler Town & Country

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 29.6% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

113 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 2 crash reports 🩹 2 injury report entries
#2 Problem Area 20.7% of complaints

Seats & Interior

79 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report 🩹 10 injury report entries
#3 Problem Area 16.2% of complaints

Electrical System

62 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 1 fire report
#4 Problem Area 15.4% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

59 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 11% of complaints

Air Bags & Restraints

42 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 9 crash reports 🩹 13 injury report entries
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Chrysler Town & Country

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 3.1% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

12 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Chrysler Town & Country

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11752929
Filed: 07/26/2026

"Transmission completely failed and had to be risky rebuilt. I was just driving down the highway and the transmission went into limp mode and I came to a fast slow down as it dropped the gearing. Also have noticed a huge issue with electronics putting me into a limp mode with wipers on headlights..."

Incident Date: 06/24/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Seats & Interior NHTSA ODI ID: #11751159
Filed: 07/17/2026

"The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while sitting in the vehicle with the vehicle turned off, the front driver's side seat headrest exploded without warning or impact. There was no injury sustained; however, the contact had a headache afterwards. The dealer..."

Incident Date: 07/17/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: SEATS
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11726094
Filed: 03/21/2026

"This is a safety-defect complaint regarding the Front Seat Active Head Restraint (AHR) on our 2015 Chrysler. In March 2025 the front passenger AHR SPONTANEOUSLY deployed with no collision or impact. The head restraint is now permanently dislodged and dangling from its original position. This..."

Incident Date: 03/15/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11717217
Filed: 02/11/2026

"The contact owns a 2015 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where a transmission flush was..."

Incident Date: 10/01/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Engine & Cooling NHTSA ODI ID: #11716376
Filed: 02/07/2026

"Plastic oil filter housing leaking oil causing check engine light to come on. P06DD oil pressure code for not changing to high pressure. Common problem with 3.6L engine. Can lead to engine failure. Failed housing needs to be replaced with upgraded aluminum housing. This is located under the intake..."

Incident Date: 02/06/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Chrysler Town & Country

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2016)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Current Page 382 15 4 Current
2016 Chrysler Town & Country 522 12 5 View 2016 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Chrysler Town & Country

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 72 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 85 2 0 2 0
Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS 62 0 0 6 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 30 1 1 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 23 0 0 2 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 22 6 0 9 2
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 22 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 13 0 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,SEATS 11 1 0 3 1
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 9 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 2 0 1 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 4 0 0 0 0
Doors, Latches & Locks NHTSA category: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 3 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 3 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 3 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS 2 2 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 2 0 0 0 0
SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 2 0 0 0 0
SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
STEERING,POWER TRAIN 2 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS 1 0 0 0 0
AIR BAGS,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 1 0
AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
BACK OVER PREVENTION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SEATS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SEATS,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
SEATS,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 1 1 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY 1 0 0 0 0
VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (382). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

1 CLOSED

Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Official Federal Inquiries: NHTSA opens a defect investigation when safety screening or consumer defect trends indicate a potential unreasonable safety risk. An open investigation is a formal inquiry and does not by itself confirm a defect or result in a mandatory recall.
CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE) ODI Action #PE19014
Opened: 2019-09-09 • Closed: 2026-02-25

Active Head Rest Inadvertent Deployment

Affected Component: SEATS

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...

Closed without associated recall campaign. Official NHTSA File →
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.