Excellent ride and handling, refined drivetrain, comfortable and luxurious interior.
Cons
No fold-flat third-row seat, unimpressive reliability history.
What’s new
A limited-edition Platinum Series is offered as a late-year edition that adds 16-inch chrome wheels, two-tone leather seats, the rear-seat DVD entertainment system and special embroidered floor mats to the touring model. All Town and Countrys include a tire-pressure monitoring system and updated audio and entertainment packages. With the discontinuation of the lower-priced Voyager model, a short-wheelbase Town & Country has been added to the lineup.
Edmunds says
Pleasing to drive and ride in, the T&C lacks a few key features, as well as the rock-solid reliability record of its import rivals.
Cost to DriveCost to drive estimates for the 2004 Chrysler Town and Country Family Value Fwd 4dr Minivan (3.3L 6cyl 4A) and comparison vehicles are based on 15,000 miles per year (with a mix of 55% city and 45% highway driving) and energy estimates of $2.77 per gallon for regular unleaded in Alabama.
2004 Chrysler Town and Country Touring Fwd 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
Excellent all around performer. You can use it as a week-end warrior and haul furniture or landscaping material since the seats are easily removed. Then put the seats back in, give her a quick wash and presto the van is ready to take you to the ball in luxurious style.
Easy to work on if you are that type and very easy to drive even in tight parking lots. The climate control system is … a no brainer in its operation as are all the electronic upgrades that separate this van from most.
With a little more than 100,000 miles on her and still sporting all her original components which says a lot to me. This is a well made van that ca. take hard work and turn it into a piece of cake.
Comfortable, but terrible ongoing issues
3.75 out of 5 stars
mom, 09/28/2006
2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited AWD 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
Lost oil for no reason starting at 3200 miles. Oil light kept coming on. Couldn't find source. Chrysler and dealer didn't want to deal with it, kept saying it was normal. Breaks were horrible. Had to replace every 5000 miles and were very expensive. Had to push hard on break pedal to make the vehicle slow down. My sister has the same model and she has the same problem with the breaks. … Many of my passengers would hit their head when sitting into the front passenger seat. There was no way to lower the seat and prevent that from happening. Car stalled going uphill through the mountain for no apparent reason. Cruise control would accelerate without reason. Very unreliable for a new vehicle.
Fantastic Value, Great Comfort
5 out of 5 stars
tcg, 04/24/2004
2004 Chrysler Town and Country Touring Platinum Series Fwd 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
Our plan was to purchase a new van by
summer prior to vacation. The last
Saturday in February we went grocery
shopping, stopped by the Chrysler
dealer just to look at what was
available. Two hours later we were
driving our new Chrysler home (which
included a test drive in the van to
deliver our groceries and check
edmunds.com)
From finding the van with the features …
we desired to the comfort of the ride
to the unbelievably pleasant purchasing
experience we are extremely pleased
with our purchase!
3 Chrysler Mini-vans since 1989
4.88 out of 5 stars
Junk Dog Tires, 04/13/2005
2004 Chrysler Town and Country Limited Fwd 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
Have owned a 1989 Dodge LE Mini-van, 1999 Chrysler LX Mini-van and last year purchased a 2004 Chrysler Limited T & C Of the 3 the 2004 is superior except for one very serious Chrysler Supply- Chain problem. Mini-van was delivered with a tire manufacturer's defect. Replacement tire had defects worse than the original defective tire. Tire was the Bridgestone EL42, which has a very low … wear rating and a "B" traction rating. Chrysler chooses to mount these poor tires on the $ 37,000.+ Limited, while Ford Freestar listing at $ 16,000 less than the Chrysler Limited were arriving with Michelin Symmetrys that have superior tire ratings.
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