2008 Braun Town & Country problems & reliability
97 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2008 Braun Town & Country, alongside 3 safety recall campaigns. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
1 complaint report injuries (2 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 59 | 61% |
| Electrical System | 14 | 14% |
| Equipment | 8 | 8% |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 4 | 4% |
| Suspension | 4 | 4% |
| Tires | 4 | 4% |
| Wheels | 4 | 4% |
| Power Train | 3 | 3% |
| Service Brakes, Electric | 3 | 3% |
| Structure | 3 | 3% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Common symptoms owners describe
Keyword analysis of complaint narratives; one complaint can describe several symptoms.
Mileage when problems occurred
Half of the failures with a reported odometer reading occurred by 25,000 miles (middle 50% between 18,071 and 37,869 miles), based on 90 complaints that included mileage.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“Was told to wait 1 month for critical safety recall that can cause serious injury or death. From recall letter: chrysler is recalling certain model year 2008 chrysler town and country and dodge grand caravan vehicles. These vehicles may experience a water leak at the heating and air conditioner "hvac" drain grommet…”
Equipment · filed Jun 8, 2011
“2008 chrysler town & country, 26,500 miles. I was driving down the highway and when I parked my vehicle there was smoke coming from the drivers side rear brakes. The brakes had been stuck on for an unknown amount of miles. There was excessive heat and smoke coming from the area which could have led to a possible fire…”
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · filed Jun 8, 2011
“I don't know any events led to the failures. The van is used for family transportation by my wife. Its use is limited to roughly 12,000 miles of paved road driving per year. Something electrical is wrong. One day it won't start, the next day it starts but all the lights are on, the next day the airbag light is on, the…”
Electrical System · filed May 31, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
2 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 2008 Braun Town & Country.
Chrysler group service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. The front bearings may have a grinding noise. There is a campaign to fix this. *rm
CSN-K19 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 1, 2010
Chrysler/dodge: power sliding door module. Overly sensitive obstruction detection. Verifying there are no mechanical conditions that may lead to slow door operation, making mechanical corrections as necessary and flash…
SB-08-017-09 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 27, 2009
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
The 2008 Braun Town & Country has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns — recall repairs are free at franchised dealers regardless of the vehicle’s age.
Check whether your specific vehicle is affected
Recall campaigns often cover only certain VIN ranges. Enter your VIN on the official NHTSA site to confirm whether your vehicle is included and whether the repair is still open.
Check VIN on NHTSA →Buying a used 2008 Braun Town & Country?
- · Decode the seller’s VIN with our free VIN decoder to confirm the exact year, engine and trim.
- · Check for unrepaired recalls by VIN on NHTSA’s official lookup — recall repairs are free.
- · Owners most often reported problems around 25,000 miles — budget accordingly if the car is approaching that mileage.