There are 3 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2004 Chrysler Town & Countryin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE.THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES MOST ALL OF THE TIME BUT WILL GO OUT ON OCCASION THEN ILLUMINATE AGAIN AND AGAIN OR STAY ON .THE BRAKES SEEM TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND PASS ALL MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS.THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL GO OUT UPON SHARP ELEVATION CHANGES COMBINED WITH SHARP TURNING MANUVERS.
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL, THE CAR WAS STARTED, AND DRIVEN OUT OF THE GAS STATION, BUT LESS THAN 50 FEET OUT ONTO THE ROAD, THE CAR LOST POWER THEN REGAINED POWER THEN LOST IT CYCLING RAPIDLY THROUGH THIS WHERE RPM WOULD COME UP TO IDLE SPEED THAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO UP AND DOWN. NO ABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC, ETC., EVENTUALLY COMPLETELY STALLED. THE CAR STARTED HARD, BUT RESTARTED AND I COULD DRIVE OUT OF HARMS WAY. THE CAR DROVE FOR ABOUT 2 BLOCKS AND ACTED UP AGAIN FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN PERFORMED FINE. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED FOR ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE FAMILY ABOUT 2 WEEKS (4 FUEL FILLS) EARLIER.
1. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE ACCELERATING. 2. NO DAMAGE AS OF YET BUT ALMOST SLAMMED INTO GUARD RAILS THAT WAS LOCATED AT A DROP OFF OF ABOUT 1700 FT. 3. VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY CHRYSLER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. FAULT WAS DUPLICATED WITH THE TECH IN THE CAR. CHRYSLER ENGINEERING DEPT TOLD THE TECH THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE SYSTEM BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FAULT HAPPENING IS SO LOW THAT THEY WERE NOT TO CONCERNED ABOUT IT. THEIR SUGGESTION IS NOT TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLE ACCELERATION. (SAME WIRE CONTROLS DOWNSHIFT AND BRAKE CONTROL FOR CRUISE). *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026