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2011 Chrysler Town And Country Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

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Visibility reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 8, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 773 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2011 Chrysler Town And Country submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalVisibility
Filed Jun 8, 2025

In Oct of 2024 My driver's side window shattered out of nowhere for no apparent reason! I heard this really loud boom then the window shattered ! I took it in the have the regulator replaced and the window. I also put a windshield in it at that time as well. Then in August of 2025 not even a year later and once again my window shattered and my winshield cracked. This time i was driving on the freeway and I heard a big pop the crash and in tiny pieces mof glass fell in to the door driver's side window .

NHTSA ID
11665620
Incident
May 26, 2025
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Nov 30, 2021

The contact owns a 2011 Chrysler Town and Country. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start-up. In addition, there was an abnormal exploding noise coming from the vehicle while driving approximately 40 to 50 MPH. The contact mentioned that the windshield wipers failed to operate occasionally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that wireless ignition and WIN module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

NHTSA ID
11442122
Incident
Nov 30, 2020
Mileage
107,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Dec 8, 2019

ONE OF MY HEADLAMP LENS HAS A DEFECTIVE SEAL, RESULTING IN IT BEING COMPLETELY FOGGED OVER AND COVERED IN CONDENSATION. CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT AFFECTS THE HEADLAMP VISION AT NIGHT.

NHTSA ID
11287777
Incident
Nov 7, 2017
Mileage
110,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Oct 24, 2019

INTERMETINT WIPERS DON'T WORK,, BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK

NHTSA ID
11270838
Incident
Jun 3, 2019
Mileage
120,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Aug 9, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLLING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2405 S TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302, (248) 334-3600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID
11118708
Incident
Jun 5, 2016
Mileage
80,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Apr 1, 2018

ON HIGHWAY, I SWITCHED ON HIGH BEAM, FT WIPERS TURNED ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. JNSTRUMENT LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING, NO HIGH BEAM, NO STOP LIGHTS

NHTSA ID
11082410
Incident
Mar 30, 2018
Mileage
50,400 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Mar 2, 2016

I HAVE RECEIVED MANY NOTICES RECALLING THE REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOW SWITCH. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THE PART IS AVAILABLE. THE DEALER I HAVE CONTACTED IS DUPAGE CHRYSLER # 630-446-1400. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. WHAT A JOKE! *TR

NHTSA ID
10839370
Incident
Mar 2, 2016
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Sep 21, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. .....UPDATED 02/10/16 *BF, 03/29/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ID
10766378
Incident
Jan 1, 2014
Visibility
Filed Jul 20, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V234000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
10735167
Incident
Jun 26, 2015
ElectricalExterior lightingVisibility
Filed Mar 23, 2015

I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE KEPT PROMPTING ME BLIND SPOT SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE. LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO RESET. AFTER ROTATING SEVERAL TIMES, IT GOT STUCK WITH MESSAGE SERVICE BLIND SPOT MONITOR SERVICE. BOTH MIRRORS HAD THE AMBER TRIANGLE LIT UP, KIND OF DISTRACTING. DEALER WILL NOT COVER DUE TO OUT WARRANTY. COST IS > $2000 FOR TWO SENSORS WITH HARNESS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW BOTH SENSORS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. EACH SENSOR IS FOR EACH SIDE. IF CHRYSLER HAD A LIFECYCLE THAT WAS SHORT, CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE (SIMILAR TO CHANGING BULBS, FLUIDS, BATTERY, BRAKES, ETC.). IF YOU REVIEW THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE CHRYSLER PRODUCED A PART WHICH WAS NOT FULLY TESTED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10701234
Incident
Feb 3, 2015
Mileage
50,884 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Jan 10, 2015

REQUESTING TO FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY DEALER HAS FAILED/UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE "REAR QUARTER VENT WINDOW SWITCH" IN MY 2011 TOWN & COUNTRY. I WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL LAST YEAR, AND WAITED OVER 6 MONTHS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO ARRANGE FOR A FIX. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THEY ADVISED THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO BE COMPLETELY UNABLE TO FIX THE DEFECT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT ARRANGE TO GET THE PARTS NEEDED. MY LAST REQUEST TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS THIS PAST NOVEMBER, THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING. THEY SAID THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR, AND HAD NO IDEA WHEN THEY WOULD EVER GET THE PART. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO ME ON TWO OCCASIONS BY SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO "JUST NEVER GET THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WET OR MOIST, AND YOU WILL BE OK". I USE MY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY 4 YOUNG CHILDREN (AGES NEWBORN - 7YR). MY CHILDREN ARE TOO YOUNG TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM CARSEATS, UNLOCK DOORS AND EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE UNASSISTED IF THERE WAS EVER AN EMERGENCY/FIRE FROM THIS DEFECT. I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED, INSTEAD OF WAITING YET ANOTHER 8+ MONTHS ASSUMING MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR SHOULD "NEVER GET WET" IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR READING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10671616
Incident
May 1, 2014
Visibility
Filed Dec 12, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,464.

NHTSA ID
10664005
Incident
Dec 12, 2014
Mileage
35,464 mi
ElectricalFuel systemVisibility
Filed Sep 29, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ALSO, THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY AND THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ID
10639825
Incident
Jul 17, 2013
Mileage
20,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Aug 13, 2014

BLIND SPOT DETECTION SENSORS FAILED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO SNOW AND SALT. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY OF THESE (PART NUMBER 6181175) AND ADVISED TO CALL CHRYSLER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY OF THESE SENSORS BUT SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO STAND BEHIND MINE. AT APPROXIMATELY $900 PER SENSOR I FEEL THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 3 YEARS, JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE FAULTY SENSORS WERE ALSO CAUSING MY BACK-UP CAMERA TO FAIL DUE TO BLOWING A FUSE. I FINALLY HAD THE DEALER JUST DISABLE THE SENSORS SO MY BACK-UP CAMERA WOULD WORK BUT THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM WAS NO LONGER ENABLED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10622115
Incident
Jan 31, 2014
Mileage
57,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Jun 24, 2014

MY BLIND SPOT MIRRORS WOULD STAY LIT AS IF SOMEONE WAS APPROACHING MY VEHICLE FROM BOTH SIDES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. THEY QUOTED OVER $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE SENSOR THAT IS GOING OUT ON MOST TOWN AND COUNTRYS. CHRYSLER ADVERTISES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS IMPORTED FROM DETROIT.I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I WILL CONSIDER AN IMPORTED VEHICLE ON MY NEXT PURCHASE. HAVE YOU SEEN DETROIT LATELY? THAT COULD BE WHY, IT DOES NOT LOOK AS THOUGH IT WILL BE COMING BACK SOON ALONG WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10605616
Incident
Apr 1, 2014
Mileage
64,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 27, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE METAL CHROME ON THE MIRRORS EXHIBIT A SUN-GLARE THAT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 400.

NHTSA ID
10427567
Incident
Sep 19, 2011
Mileage
400 mi
Driver assistanceVisibility
Filed Aug 25, 2011

IN MY 2011 T&C, THE BACKUP CAMERA IS TOO DIM TO SEE IN DAYLIGHT. IT CAN BE USED AT NIGHT AND IT'S MODERATELY USEFUL ON A DARK DAY. BUT IN FULL SUNLIGHT THE CAMERA SCREEN JUST CANNOT BE SEEN WELL ENOUGH TO BE USEFUL. I HAVE THE RBZ RADIO IN IT. I HAD THE SAME RADIO IN A 2010 T&C AND AT FIRST THAT CAMERA WAS JUST AS BAD. I FOUND S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SHOWING A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THAT PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND ONCE THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE, THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS DRAMATICALLY BETTER. NOW, I BUY A 2011..., AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE GONE BACKWARD. IT'S JUST AS BAD OR EVEN WORSE THAN THE 2010. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIDDLED WITH IT AND CHECKED OTHER VEHICLES, BUT THEY SAID THEY ARE ALL THE SAME, EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT IT'S TOO DIM TO USE IN SUNLIGHT AND THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY DID ON MY 2010 MADE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL CHRYSLER SENDS OUT EITHER A SOLUTION OR A SOFTWARE UPDATE DOING TO MY 2011 RADIO, THE SAME FIX THEY DID TO MY 2010. FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS A STICKER PRICE GETTING CLOSE TO $40,000, I FIND THIS DISAPPOINTING. I LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE VAN, BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S SO GOOD OTHERWISE JUST MAKES THIS PROBLEM EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING! *TR

NHTSA ID
10421514
Incident
Jul 25, 2011
Mileage
8 mi
Other / unspecifiedVisibility
Filed Jun 6, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY. THE CONTACT STATED DURING SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE REAR VIEW CAMERA MONITOR MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DISPLAY IMAGES OR SEE OBJECTS ON THE SCREEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR THE CAMERA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR VIEW CAMERA COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 09/19/11

NHTSA ID
10404579
Incident
Apr 9, 2011
Mileage
3,700 mi
Visibility
Filed Jan 28, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THERE WAS CHROME RING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEATER DECK, CAUSING A REFLECTION IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFLECTION WAS VERY DISTRACTING TO HIM WHILE DRIVING AND WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. . UPDATED 03/03/11 *BF UPDATED 12/20/11 *CN

NHTSA ID
10379396
Incident
Jan 26, 2011
Mileage
50 mi

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