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2005 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 4, 2011130,000 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF UPDATED 11/21/11

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 4, 2011NC

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH REPLACING HEADLIGHTS ANNUALLY ABOUT THREE MONTHS APART SINCE OWNERSHIP 10/06, PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMING ON - WAS ADVISED BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT'S THE FUEL TANK, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE OR FIX. *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 25, 2011103,000 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BUMPS TO HIS HEAD AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Power Train
Filed Oct 25, 201182,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SMALL SHARD OF PLASTIC FRACTURED IN THE GEAR SHIFTER AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Filed Oct 17, 2011CA

WHILE CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE ON A CUSTOMER'S CHRYSLER PACIFICA THE AIR VALVE ON THE TPMS SENSOR BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ALL AIR PRESSURE. THE TPMS SENSOR AND VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CLAIM IS BEING FILED ON BEHALF OF ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS AT OIL CHANGER, INC. *TR

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Oct 13, 201151,289 milesWI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WOULD LEAK AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE REAR OUTPUT HALF SHAFT LANGE AND RIGHT REAR AXLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ASSISTED WITH THE REPAIR COSTS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,289 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPAIRED THREE SEPARATE TIMES, DUE TO A LEAK. UPATED 06/13/12

Power Train
Filed Sep 29, 2011113,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED HIS ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED WHEN HIS VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE SINCE THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VIN. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000, POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) WAS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 28, 201110,000 milesMD

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE HAS FAILED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 2005. THE MOST CURRENT FAILURE EVENT WAS ON OR ABOUT 9/15/11.THE INDICATED DATE OF FIRST INCIDENT IS AN APPROXIMATION OF WHEN THE HANDLE FIRST BROKE. SINCE THEN THE HANDLE SEEMS TO BRAKE EVERY 12-16 MONTHS. WHEN THE BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE FAILS THE ENTIRE EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY FALLS TO THE FLOOR, THEREBY RENDERING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE/RELEASE INOPERABLE. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE HANDLE. ON EACH SIDE OF THE PART THERE IS A SMALL "EAR" WITH A HOLE IN IT. THE PART CONNECTS TO THE DASHBOARD BY 2 SMALL PINS THAT SLIDE INTO THE HOLES. TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE HANDLE IS PULLED OUTWARD THUS CAUSING THE HANDLE TO PIVOT ON THE PINS WHICH, IN TURN EXERTS ENOUGH STRESS ON THE TWO "EARS" THAT OVER TIME CAUSES THEM TO BREAK, RESULTING IN THE BRAKE RELEASE ASSEMBLY SEPARATING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR. *TT

Power Train
Filed Sep 20, 2011120,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD BECOME STUCK IN PARK. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AIR LOCK LEVER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Sep 15, 2011DC

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE HEADLAMPS *TGW

Structure
Filed Sep 12, 2011ME

TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (BOURNIVAL CHRYSLER JEEP, YORK, ME) FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. WAS TOLD CAR COULD NOT BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN SPOTS.(CAR HAD BEEN INSPECTED AT THE SAME FACILITY A YEAR AGO AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND) THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. CAR HAS 91,500 MILES. I HAVE READ OF CHRYSLER OFFERING A 10-YEAR, 100,000 WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NEITHER THE SERVICE MANAGER NOR NHTSA COULD CONFIRM. THERE ARE DOZENS OF INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA LISTED ON EDMUNDS (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0EC024/258). THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE CLEARED UP BY CHRYSLER. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Sep 1, 2011102,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES CONTINUED TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CRADLE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR FAST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 31, 2011168,217 milesNC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. A SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER ODI ID 10362111. JUST AS IN OTHER COMPLAINTS, THERE WILL BE PERIODIC FLICKERING OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (LIGHTS, RADIO, AC). MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALARM COME ON. THE ELECTRICAL ARCHING CAN BE HEARD THROUGH THE SPEAKERS A SERIES OF POPS. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START RIGHT BACK UP ONCE IT HAS BEEN STOPPED. I ORIGINALLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO BUT DISMISSED IT AS A SYMPTOM OF SOME OTHER ISSUE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THAT I REALIZED IT WAS UNRELATED TO THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 26, 2011120,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD SPILL FROM OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE TANK WHERE THE FUEL LINES WERE CLAMPED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Aug 17, 201118,480 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,480.

Structure
Filed Aug 16, 2011110,849 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,849.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 8, 201190,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS A RECALL ADDRESSING A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)), BUT HAD THE REPAIRS PERFORMED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE *TR

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 8, 2011NY

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY STRUCK A STOP SIGN AND INJURED THE PASSENGER. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring
Filed Aug 2, 2011110,000 milesIL

ABS LIGHT ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF. HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE PACIFICA'S. USUALLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHEEL SENSORS OR SPEED SENSORS. IF ALL THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A CHRYSLER RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *KB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 8, 201164,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF NOT REPLACED, THE MOTOR MOUNT COULD POSSIBLY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL A VIBRATION COMING FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 29, 201163,250 milesMT

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLE AT LOW SPEEDS. IT DOES NOT RUN SMOOTHLY, INSTEAD IT KIND OF CHUGS ALONG ALMOST LIKE IT IS MISSING OR LIKE I GOT A BAD TANK OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL TANKS OF GAS ADDING FUEL CLEANER TO IT AND IT DOESN'T HELP. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CAN NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. IT RUNS FINE ON THE HIGHWAY BUT AT 35 MPH IN TOWN I FEEL IT CHUG ALONG. VERY FRUSTRATING THAT CHRYSLER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH IT. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE AND GOT NOTHING BACK. THEY REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND DID A FUEL INJECTION FLUSH AND ALSO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 20, 201150,000 milesFL

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN RAINS AND WET. *TT

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 15, 2011137,000 milesNJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE SUB-FRAME HAD A FIST SIZE HOLE THAT HAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. UPON DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SHAKE AS IF IT WERE GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

Wheels
Filed Jun 12, 2011MN

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING WITH 36,200 MILES HAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES THAT HAVE AN AIR LOSE FROM THE FRONT TIRES OF OVER 5 POUNDS EACH WEEK OF AIR PRESSURE. CAUSE IS BELIEVED TO BE CORROSION OF THE WHEELS RESULTING FROM ELECTROLYSIS DUE TO CONTACT FROM THE CHROME WHEEL COVERS. THIS MUCH AIR LOSE COULD RESULT IN A DRIVING HAZARD IF TIRES ARE NOT CHECKED WEEKLY. IT WILL ALSO SHORTEN THE TIRE LIFE. *TR

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 6, 201189,000 milesNY

SIX INCH CRACK DUE TO CORROSION IN RIGHT-SIDE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE. SUSPENSION AND STEERING ANCHORAGE POINTS AS WELL AS ENGINE MOUNT AFFECTED; WAS TOLD BY INSPECTING MECHANIC THAT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jun 1, 201155,000 milesNC

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE MUST BE PUMPED PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES CATCH WHEN APPLIED AND LOCK UP. THE BRAKE PADS AND SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL UPON ACCELERATION AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT KICK COMING FROM THE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS LOOSE. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE UNDERNEATH THE ASHTRAY; THE PLASTIC SHOWED SIGNS OF MELTING AND THE LEATHER ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING PARCHED OR SMOKED. THE SHIFT GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES BE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. UPDATED 09/07/11

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 24, 201180,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE AND HE WAS ABLE TO TURN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Suspension › Front
Filed May 24, 2011115,676 milesAZ

VEHICLE IS MAKING LOUD CLUNKING TYPE NOISES WHEN ACCELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN. DEALER STATES THAT A MOTOR MOUNT APPEARS TO BE BROKEN. DEALER KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT TSB NOTICES OR RECALLS. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed May 21, 201196,500 milesKY

PURCHASED USED 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AUG 2010 AND ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THAT TIME BUT GOES OFF WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. BRAKE PADS REPLACED JAN 2011. MARCH 2011 BRAKES STARTED GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING IT OVER. MY BRAKES GOING TO THE FLOOR HAPPENS AT LEAST 4 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK. I AM TRYING TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN DRIVING BUT AM STILL VERY CONCERNED THAT I MAY BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY BRAKES FAILING ME. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Apr 28, 201160,000 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT SWITCHED GEARS TO DRIVE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IT LUNGED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/23/11 UPDATED 11/18/11

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 27, 201170,000 milesFL

MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005, HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL. IT IS STICKING WHEN I WANT TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PUSH IT REALLY HARD TO UNSTICK THE PEDAL. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 14, 2011FL

1) WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABOUT 1/4" IT CATCHES OR STICKS. 2) YOU MUST FORCE THE PEDAL DOWN TO "UNSTICK" CAUSING A RAPID ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE 3) DEALER SAYS ITS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Apr 13, 2011TN

THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY 2005 PACIFICA SO I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BREAKS SO I GOT THE FRONT BRAKES REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS, THEN IT STARTED AGAIN SO I GOT THE BACK BRAKES DONE AND THE SAME RESULTS, SO FINALLY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CAR LOT THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY CLEARED THE CODE BUT THE NEXT DAY THE SAME RESULT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT SEEM LIKE WHEN I HIT THE PEDAL THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. I CALLED A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECALL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BRAKE PEDAL .

Steering
Filed Apr 7, 201173,500 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VEER TOWARD THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD INVOLUNTARILY ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ONCE THE BRAKES DISENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,500. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE, A WATER PUMP WAS INSTALLED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Apr 6, 201178,000 milesSD

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DOESN'T RELEASE WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. PRESSING ON BRAKE DOES NOT HELP. ONLY WAY TO GET PEDAL TO UNSTICK IS TO HIT IT FORCEABLY WITH YOUR FOOT SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE. FLOOR MAT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND IT DIDN'T HELP SITUATION. GAS PEDAL STICKING AND CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION STARTED HAPPENING EVERY ONCE AND AWHILE HERE AND THERE BUT HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND IS NOW HAPPENING EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY AND MY CHILDRENS SAFETY AS IT HAS ALREADY CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT WHEN I REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER BECAUSE THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL, BUT AFRAID IT WILL CAUSE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 26, 201177,500 milesIN

HAVE A CLUNKING/POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR HOLES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T VISIBLY FIND THE CAUSE. CHECKED ON THE INTERNET FOR ANYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES EFFECTING THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 23, 201157,318 milesIL

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE. THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED DOWN WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE, CAUSING A FORCEFUL REACTION.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Mar 11, 201172,800 milesMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM CAME ON, WHICH LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF; AND ALLOWED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. UPON ARRIVAL, THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND COULD NOT. HE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PCM PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC TIME FRAME WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800.

Seats
Filed Feb 22, 201178,000 miles00

CAN'T RAISE THE DRIVER SEAT BACK REST AFTER IT WAS LOWERED TO MAXIMUM. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 21, 201172,000 milesIL

THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING MODEL STICKS UPON ACCELERATION FROM IDLE OR COLD START. IT ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO BE HARD TO PUSH AFTER DECELERATION TO ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME GOING FROM IDLE TO ACCELERATION AND APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE TIME WHILE RUNNING. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 9, 201160,000 milesSC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD SO THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN OCCURRING DAILY SINCE 2010. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Feb 2, 2011IN

WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 PACIFICA IN 2009. IT HAS GONE THROUGH 3 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, 6 OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS REQUIRING ONE TO STOMP ON IT TO GET IT TO GO DOWN SOMETIMES. BIG SAFETY CONCERN. IT HAS LOST IT'S POWER STEERING AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN TURNING SHORTLY AFTER BEING STARTED. WE OWE TWICE WHAT THIS CAR IS WORTH AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. IT GOES THROUGH OIL LIKE MAD TOO. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT'S NORMAL. A QUART EVERY OTHER WEEK IS NOT NORMAL. THE TAILPIPE IS BLACK. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO UNLESS THEY CONTINUE REPLACING THE 1000 DOLLAR PARTS. THERE HAS BEEN NO WORD FROM CHRYSLER SO FAR. I SPOKE TO A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WHO TEACHES CAR REPAIR AND HE SAID THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEM. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 27, 201150,000 milesMN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE GAVE INCORRECT FUEL AMOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD RECALIBRATE THE GAUGE AND FOR HER TO FILL THE TANK AGAIN AND TO WAIT AND SEE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER AND FILLING HER TANK, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAD NOT STALLED ON HER THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 26, 201171,000 milesFL

I HAVE A 2005 CHYRSLER PACIFICA. THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. IT STICKS HARD ENOUGH THAT YOU HAVE TO FORCEFULLY PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE DOWN. THIS CAUSES UNWANTED RAPID ACCELERATION! THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK FOUR TIMES. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. UNSURE, IF MY FAMILY CAR IS SAFE, FOR MY FAMILY.

Fuel System, Other
Filed Jan 24, 201170,000 milesFL

I HAVE A 2005 CHYRSLER PACIFICA. THE GAS PEDAL IS STICKING. IT STICKS HARD ENOUGH THAT YOU HAVE TO FORCEFULLY PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE DOWN. THIS CAUSES UNWANTED RAPID ACCELERATION! THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE PEDAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK FOUR TIMES. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. UNSURE, IF MY FAMILY CAR IS SAFE, FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 21, 2011105,000 milesWV

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THEN IT WOULD START RESTART. ON JANUARY 13, 2011, THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY AND DID NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V432000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) HAD BEEN REPROGRAMMED IN 2007. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHICH WAS A RENTAL CAR COMPANY, HAD THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT MADE A DECISION REGARDING REPAIRING THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER SHOWN ANY RECORDS OF THE REPAIR BEING MADE. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105000.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jan 21, 201180,000 milesTX

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 13, 201160,000 milesPA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. . THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT CAN BE FOUND UNDER ODI ID NUMBER 10362111. THAT COMPLAINT DESCRIBED THE PERIODIC FLICKERING OF ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS ON (LIGHTS, RADIO, HVAC) AND THE INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE ALARMS THAT MAY FOLLOW. . ON ONE OCCASION SINCE FILING THAT COMPLAINT, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TURNED OFF. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, THE FLICKERING OF THE LIGHTS STARTED RESULTING IN THE ALARMS ALREADY MENTIONED. THEN ALL EQUIPMENT TURNED OFF - HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS,CLOCK, RADIO, AND THE HEATING SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, PLACE IT IN PARK, AND IT RESTARTED. ALL OF THE SYSTEMS THEN WORKED SATISFACTORILY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 30-MINUTE TRIP. . ON OCCASION, WHEN THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT STARTS TO FLICKER, YOU CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS TO BE ELECTRICAL ARCHING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR WHERE THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE IS. TO THE PASSENGER IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TO THE DRIVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I BELIEVE THE ARCHING IS BEING PICKED UP BY THE RADIO AND AMPLIFIED BY THE RADIO THEN BROADCAST THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. *TR

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jan 12, 201162,000 milesPA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD HEARD NOISES FROM THE ENGINE IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 11, 2011111,000 milesVA

2005 PACIFICA STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR MAKING SLOW TURNS. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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