Used 2013 Chrysler Town and Country Consumer Reviews
Awful reliability
Bought the car 1.5 years ago at 14k miles, and since then I've had to replace the a/c blower motor and power sliding door latch on the passenger side. The blower just squeaked by in the warranty period, by about two months. But the power sliding door latch will cost me $1143.32 including labor. Clearly, Chrysler designs components to last about 3 years, just to outlive the warranty. I wonder what will break next. This car is cheaper than the Japanese ones for a reason. In contrast, I have a 2006 Toyota with 140k miles, and in 2 years I have had to replace nothing but the battery.
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Great Van
Great all-around minivan. Chrysler may not always have the highest quality interiors, but everything else about this van screams versatility, reliability, and value. The Pentastar V6 is a monster...same base engine in the Charger and the Challenger, among others. Chrysler is the only name in the business that does TWO rows of foldaway seating with Stow and Go. This is my third Chrysler minivan and won't be our last, even though they have changed the name to Pacifica...
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- Touring Passenger MinivanMSRP: $8,98531 mi away
- Touring Passenger MinivanMSRP: $5,79094 mi away
- Touring Passenger MinivanMSRP: $9,995241 mi away
Quietly sits in the sidelines
Update- After owning the 2013 T&C for a few years it became more clear that the transmission is just not that great. I never seems to know what to do, or how to do it right. Its been updated with the most recent transmission flash but still doesn't shift very good. Around town it does OK, but the deceleration feature when you let off the throttle is annoying, and while on the freeway and climbing slight uphill grades or easily increasing the speed, instead of smoothly engaging into a lower range or unlocking the TC to offer some pep it will instead violently throw itself into a lower gear which jumps the RPM's way up and bumping up the speed too quickly. Then because you're going too fast, it shifts back into OD and repeats the overly aggressive act at the slightest touch of the pedal. VERY annoying... But, if you turn on the "Eco" button then it will hold the OD gear much much longer throughout the throttle for a more pleasant less shifting experience. Although driving in Eco mode in town is horrible because the torque management is obnoxious when the transmission is clearly skipping gears to be more economical giving a weird feeling like there's a flat spot in the throttle. Strict emission requirements creates these problems too. All in all the van is enjoyable but the transmission is definitely the design problem of this vehicle...
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2013 a Must See!
I am not sure why the Town and Country is not considered a top class minivan. The base model, Touring, provides everything a minivan driver craves from the top class but has to pay an arm and a leg for! The Touring model came standard with DVD, Back-up camera and Power Lift gate! My Honda Odyssey EX-L did not come with these options as standard options. The dash is equipped with a lot of gadgets including Bluetooth. The kids have plug ins in the back for their ipods. The drive is WAY better than my Odyssey. It is very quiet. The engine does sound a little loud when leaving a red light but it levels out quickly. There were so many incentives that this van was cheaper than a used one!
Great family car!
I didn't think I would like owning a van, but now I don't ever want to go back (as long as we have kids). I love all of the seating options. We find on road trips it is nice to put one of the second seats down for the ability to put a large cooler and toys for the kids in easy reach. The entertainment package is nice for road trips or just a quick trip to the grocery store. Very comfortable ride.
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