2009 Braun Town & Country problems & reliability
29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2009 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 (1 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic → | 12 | 41% |
| Electrical System | 7 | 24% |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 | 10% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 10% |
| Tires | 2 | 7% |
| Air Bags | 1 | 3% |
| Equipment | 1 | 3% |
| Interior Lighting | 1 | 3% |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 3% |
| Power Train | 1 | 3% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Mileage when problems occurred
Half of the failures with a reported odometer reading occurred by 18,000 miles (middle 50% between 11,375 and 23,963 miles), based on 26 complaints that included mileage.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“Rear brakes worn out including rotors at 21,000 miles. Rear calipers stick and stay on as if parking brake was engaged. Dealer said its common because of winter. My first vehicle ever to have calipers stick because of winter. Funny though this was not an issue in the winter. Only now after I declined to have them fix…”
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · filed Jun 9, 2011
“Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chrysler town and country. The contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle shut down and all of the lights on the instrumental panel illuminated when the failure occurred. The contact was able to turn the vehicle off for a few minutes and it began to function normally. The vehicle was…”
Engine and Engine Cooling · filed Jun 1, 2011
“2009 town and country- I have had thefront brakes replaced 3 times since I bought the vehicle. This includes 2 after the original recall. The car only has 21000 miles. *tr”
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · filed May 31, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
3 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 2009 Braun Town & Country.
Chrysler/dodge: power sliding doors inoperative. This involves flash reprogramming the power sliding door module rear left and/or right (dmrl/dmrr) with new software. Power sliding doors will not open from any of the…
SB-08-021-10 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 29, 2010
Chrysler: sliding door will not latch in the full open position. Involves inspecting the right and/or left sliding door operation and if necessary adjusting the sliding door latch position. Applies to vehicles built…
SB-23-014-10 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 28, 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 2009 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 2009 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 18,000 miles — budget accordingly if the car is approaching that mileage.