2008 Chrysler Town and Country Consumer Reviews

Do not buy

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Limited 4dr Minivan (4.0L 6cyl 6A)

Review

As mentioned by another reviewer, I have had to replace the rear breaks twice with only 43,000 on the vehicle. Many electrical problems. Currently has an electrical issue that is messing with the starter, but the part is on back order, so I will just have to hope it keeps running until the part comes in. The button you push to change gears has broken twice. This is considered cosmetic under the extended warranty plan, and therefore is no longer covered. Front headlight cost $300 and four hours to repair.
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Don't Buy This Van.

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country LX 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A)

Review

My van has only 33,000 miles on it. Rear brakes and rotors replaced last month for $500. Electrical would cut out until igition replaced (ran, but no wipers, turn signals, etc) and worked fine for a while. New problem: just shuts off while driving. Twice so far. As in NOTHING worked, including the steering. Yes, you read that correctly. Driving down the road then the thing shut off and there was NO STEERING. I have also had the problem with the sliding doors opening after they seem to be shut, but you can only shut them if the car is in park. Poor design feature to say the least. I will never buy Chrysler again. If I could afford to, I would get rid of this now. It is unsafe.
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Terrible Vehicle

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I have had all the same problems everyone else has complained about on here. Brakes replaced every year and now in for the brakes again. The part that makes it even funnier is that I had the transmission replaced about a year ago and it now has a hard shift problem and they are telling me that it is the software. I have to pay for the software updates on the transmission. Why would I need to pay for something that is a problem that I have no control of? Chrysler I thoguht was a high end vehicle manufacturer, I am finding now that is such a POC. The dealership has told me many times before that they couldnt find a problem when I brought it in before hand. DO NOT BUY!!
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Regretting buying this vehicle

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)

Review

I purchased this vehicle in 2009 as a second owner with 33,000 miles on it. Since then I have put ~50,000 miles on it. The van is comfortable and rides decent. It has plenty of storage space. Gas mileage is lower than I'd like at 19/23. Mechanically this vehicle has had nothing but issues. While some were recalled and fixed, others are not. Problems: 1 - it uses oil, about 1qt/1000 miles. This is a major issue with me. 2 - The sliding door hinges do not support the doors well. They start rubbing on the bottom guide. 3 - I've had it in for service on the engine 3 times. Currently in the shop with issues. For a top of the line minivan I expected the quality to be a lot higher.
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T&C 2008

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)

Review

What I dont like is that I have to replace the brakes every year and that is really $$$.
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NERVOUS

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)

Review

Bought 2008 T&C to replace a HORRID 02 Windstar that cost $$$ on repairs. It was recalled 12/2010 for rear axle. Ford didn't have parts so I drove a Sienna rental for 2.5 months. Hated the Sienna! Got my Windstar back. One week later the tranny blew! 127k miles! Traded for T&C. One week later I received another Windstar recall! Glad to be rid of it! T&C had 44k and in new condition. Runs great! Tranny is peculiar after sitting overnight. Shifts funny into 2nd but then is fine afterwards. So many negative reviews here make me nervous! Oddly, so many negative reviews have 3-4 stars! Hope I didn't make a mistake!
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Jury is still out

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Limited 4dr Minivan (4.0L 6cyl 6A)

Review

Overall this is an excellent buy for the amount of money you pay. I think the leather seems very soft and that may be a problem with kids and that is the only reason I gave a score of 8 on interior. Similarly I think it should hold up but the exterior could have used better quality plastics. Overall performance on 4.0 engine, fun factor, the electronics on board are great, considering this is a mini-van. The doors were acting up but dealer is not trained well or they do not have a good problem database. My friend who has the same van showed me how to fix the problem by tightening a hex screw on each door - DONE. Need wider set of tires and need the spare tire in a better place - come on!
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Transmission

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)

Review

Bought the 2008 town and country in may of 2008 with 65,000 miles on it. It now has 69,000 miles on it and the transmission is not working. Will have to spend between $1500.00 to $2500.00 to have it fixed. What a piece of crap! I guess I should have listened to myself and stuck with a Ford! Very disappointed in this vehicle!
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Chrysler should have gone broke

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)

Review

Building vehicle like this they should be out of business. Breaks and tires had to be replaced b4 25,000 miles. The vehicle constantly squeaks and has more interior rattles than a babies toy. The shifter broke off at 18,000, and the air conditioner had a leak at 22,000 and the fuel mileage has never been close to advertised (average of 16.9) and dealership response is lacking at best. One constant problem has been break noise. It has been to several dealerships while under warranty (more than eight times) and they can't fix the problem. They keep calling it dust on the brakws, all I know is it's embarrassing to drive.
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Best interior style of all mini vans

Vehicle

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 6A)

Review

Most other vans look like spaceships inside and out. The T and C has nice wood grain finish, well designed ergonomic controls, and Current body style is best in the class Has all the convenience factors- we have the swivel and go which the kids love Peppy motor with good mileage Reliable- no maintenance issues to date would buy it again
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