2005 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH 49,500 MILES, MANUFACTURED IN JUNE 2005. ON THREE (3) OCCASIONS WHILE IN A LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN THE CAR HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST OCCASION WAS 2 MONTHS AGO, THE SUBSEQUENT STALLS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST TWO (2) WEEKS. UPON COMING TO A STOP AND PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE ENGINE RESTARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE, I WONDER WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN THREE DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE, TCM, AND PCM). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,775.

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP ONCE I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO START AGAIN THE CAR WOULD MAKE A BUCKING MOVEMENT AND THEN PROCEED TO MOVE ON AS NORMAL. WELL ONE DAY CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT AS OIL GAUGE RAISED, SO PULLED THE CAR OVER AND LET IT COOL DOWN. WENT TO LOCAL GAS STATION TO PICK UP COOLANT AND POURED IT IN AND THEN STARTED CAR TO SEE THAT IT WAS ALL GUSHING OUT THE FRONT END. COULD NOT DRIVE IT SO HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE FOR REPAIR. COME TO FIND OUT THAT A FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNT HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY EVERY TIME I PRESSED THE GAS WITH THIS MOTOR SHIFTING IT WENT OVER ENOUGH TO LOOSEN AND UNDO THE RADIATOR HOSE WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. THE FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED, BUT IT SEEMS THERE MAY BE MORE UNDERLYING ISSUES DUE TO THE MOTORS MOVEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION RATE WAS NORMAL AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,146.

GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY FROM 1/2 TO 3/4 TANK INSTANTLY; OCCASIONALLY RETURNS TO 1/2 FULL WITHOUT NOTICE. $10 GAS TAKES GAUGE FROM EMPTY TO 1/2 FULL. NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN CAR. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THIS STARTED, AT 75000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. TOOK TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC RUN, CAME UP, "DEALER SPECIFIC CODE". VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS NOTED ON THIS PAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE BULB HAD BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP INTO GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,584.

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER STATES DEFECTIVE AIRBAG *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. ALSO, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, BRAKES, WHEEL SENSORS, A CLOGGED THROTTLE BODY AND FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS. THE DEALERSHIP MADE REPAIRS THREE TIMES, BUT THE POPPING SOUND EVENTUALLY CAME BACK. THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REPLACED THREE TIME AND THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB

INTERMITTENT BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS AND THE ALARM CHIME. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OFF VERY QUICKLY, SOMETIMES TOO QUICK TO NOTICE. THE ALARMS ARE ALWAYS PRECEDED BY THE FLICKERING OF ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT MAY BE ON AT THE TIME. IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THEY WILL FLICKER AS IF GOING OFF. IF THE RADIO IS ON, THE SOUND WILL GO OFF UNTIL VOLTAGE IS RESTORED. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. NO CODES ARE DISPLAYED FOR THEIR COMPUTER. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE ACTUAL BRAKES SEEM TO BE UNAFFECTED. HOWEVER, WITH THE FLUCTUATION OF VOLTAGE AND THE DIMMING OF HEADLIGHTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR MAY TURN OFF. EVENT HAPPENS ANY TIME - DAY OR NIGHT. SOMETIMES THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN AND THIS DOES NOT OCCUR. APPEARS TO BE TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WAS LOOSING AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THE WHEEL WASN'T REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE VIN WASN'T AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT A FIRE HAD IGNITED IN THE ENGINE AND ALSO UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A 2004-2005 AWD CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THERE IS TSB 21-020-05 OUT ON THE TRANSFER CASE (PTU). THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED OCCURRING. CHRYSLER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE PTU IF MAKING NOISE. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ON THIS PROBLEM BY THE CONSUMER, AND WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. THEY SITE IT AS NORMAL 'WEAR AND TEAR' OF A VEHICLE. WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON A MAJOR COMPONENT ON A VEHICLE, THIS SEEMED TO BE AN EASY WAY OUT FOR CHRYSLER TO PASS THIS PROBLEM OFF TO THE CONSUMER. CHRYSLER ALSO STATES THAT UNLESS YOU ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THE 75,000 MILE WARRANTY IS VOID. CONSIDERING HOW MANY VEHICLES ARE ON A LEASE, THIS WOULD BE A VERY LARGE NUMBER. THIS LEAVES MANY PEOPLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION THAT CHRYSLER HAS SHRUGGED OFF. THERE ARE 767 POSTS ON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM REGARDING THIS SITUATION WITH OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS. NOT TO MENTION THOSE THAT HAVE NOT POSTED ANYTHING ON THIS, AND HAVE JUST ACCEPTED THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THIS PART IS INTEGRAL TO THE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM, AND OVERALL DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. AT ANY TIME, A VEHICLE CAN BECOME INOPERABLE AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. THIS VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE CROSSING THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AS THE TRANSMISSION/PTU SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN VERY CATASTROPHIC AS OTHER VEHICLES COULD HAVE SUDDENLY RUN INTO THIS INOPERABLE VEHICLE. TO CORREC

IN THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ABS VEHICLE SENSORS ON MY PACIFICA THREE TIMES... EVEN THE DEALER SERVICE TECH SAYS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD - ONE IS MISSING. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY PACIFICA OWNERS. ABS LIGHT CAME ON - THIS IS HOW IT WAS DIAGNOSED. WE HAVE ONLY DONE URBAN/HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD IN SALT LAKE TODAY ON A DOWNHILL STRAIGHTAWAY AND OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA COMPLETELY STALLED. ALL ELECTRONICS TURNED OFF. ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TURNED OFF. SHE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A BRIEF REST, SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE HER JOURNEY, BUT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO WARNINGS OR RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PACIFICA TOURING EDITION. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO IT STALLED OUT AND SAID I WAS OUT OF GAS. I FIGURED SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE SUFFERED THE GAS FROM MY TANK SO I WENT AND FILLED UP AND IT ONLY TOOK 7 DOLLARS OF GAS. TANK READ HALF TANK. WITHIN 50 MILES, CAR STALLED AND SAID IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN. WENT TO GAS STATION AGAIN AND IT ONLY TOOK 12 DOLLARS OF GAS. THE LAST STRAW WAS I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT STALLED IN THE FAST LANE GOING UP HILL. WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. WE DRIFTED BACK INTO MEDIAN AND HAD CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG EXCEPT FOR THE FACT I WAS OUT OF GAS BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY LEAKS. I LEFT THERE WENT TO GAS STATION, ONLY A MILE AWAY, AND IT TOOK 3 DOLLARS TO FILL IT UP! THIS HAPPENS ON A FREQUENT BASIS AND EVERY SHOP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG! I READ OTHER REPORTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! SO WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX PROBLEM? WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER RECALLED THE FUEL PUMP OR WHATEVER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM??? IF THIS DOESN'T GET FIXED SOON, SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THEIR CAR STALLING! PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM CHRYSLER! *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLS WHEN A LEFT HAND TURN IS MADE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR IN PARKING LOTS. THIS IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU LOSE BRAKING AND POWER STEERING. THE GAS GAUGE GOES FROM HALF A TANK TO EMPTY WITHIN A MATTER OF 50 MILES OR LESS. WHEN YOU TRY TO RE-FUEL IT YOU ONLY GET ABOUT TEN GALLONS TO GO IN AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF THE NOZZLE CLICKING OFF REPEATEDLY. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. TOOK CAR IN AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT A DTC OF P1861 IS AND WAS PRESENT. THIS CODES MEANS THAT A FUEL TANK SIPHON LINE IS DISCONNECTED. THIS VEHICLE MAKES ME AND MY FAMILY NERVOUS TO DRIVE. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO TRADE AND CAN NOT AFFORD ANY COSTLY REPAIR BILLS WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. PLEASE HELP TO GET CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING WITH SO, SO SO MANY 2005 PACIFICAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN JUNE OF 08. IN SEPTEMBER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP BECAUSE I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT PERFORMING WELL SLUGGISH, CLUNKING NOISES ECT... DIAGNOSIS - REPLACE MOTOR AND TRANNY MOUNTS 9/23/2009. IN JUNE OF 2010 CAR IS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE I HEAR A CLUNKING EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP. DIAGNOSIS-REPLACE MOTOR MOUNTS. IT IS THE END OF AUGUST AND I'M HEARING THE CLUNKING NOISE, SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME ALL THE MOTOR AND TRANNY MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS THAT PACIFICA OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH ENGINE MOUNTS. PLEASE CAN SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TOO COMMON PROBLEM WITH PACIFICAS. CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE IS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT KEEP ENOUGH OF THEM IN STOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL VIOLENT VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND SHE PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE NUMBER ONE FUEL INJECTOR WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE VALVE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

ENGINE FAILED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. ENGINE WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. OIL CHANGES EVERY 3-5000 MILES AND HAD A BEARING BREAK AND ENGINE TOTALED BEFORE 80,000 MILES. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ABS BRAKING LIGHT COMES ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND BRAKES BEGIN TO FAIL. DEALERS SAY IT IS THE ABS SENSOR BUT THEY CONTINUE TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BEGIN TO LOSE POWER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE POSITIVE WIRE WAS BECOMING ABNORMALLY HOT AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPEN WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 102900.

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND IT IS STUCK IN PARK, AND HAS BEEN FOR A WEEK NOW. IT WILL START UP, AND YOU CAN HEAR THE SHIFTER CLICK WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE, BUT YOU CANNOT MOVE THE SHIFTER STICK TO PUT IT IN ANOTHER GEAR. IT WILL GO OVER TO PARK, BUT CANNOT GET THE SHIFTER TO COME DOWN TO PUT IT IN GEAR. I HAVE TOLD THE CHRYSLER COMPANY ABOUT THE DEFECT, BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE WENT ONLINE AND READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT CHRYSLER VEHICLES GETTING STUCK IN PARK, AND PEOPLE ARE MANUALLY GOING UNDER THE HOOD TO PULL THE BRAKE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PUT IT IN GEAR. WITHOUT THIS SAFETY FEATURE IN PLACE, A VEHICLE COULD ROLL INTO THE STREET, OR IF A CHILD IS LEFT ALONE IN THE VEHICLE, THEY COULD EASILY PUT IT IN GEAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM MORE THAN SURE, PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THIS SAFETY FEATURE PUT BACK IN PLACE, ONCE THEY GET IT UNSTUCK. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN PARK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. TO SEE THE COMPLAINTS, GOOGLE THIS ' MY CHRYSLER IS STUCK IN PARK. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER PACFICA HAS A STICKY GAS PEDAL. GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK WHILE DRIVING AND THEN CAUSE THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN GETS UN STUCK. IT IS NOT VERY SAFE AT ALL. *TR

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE CAR WILL SURGE, LUNGE, AND SOMETIMES DIE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO SERVICE IT MORE THAN 4 TIMES, THE LATEST TIME THE DEALER HAS HAD IT OVER A WEEK AND CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED, ALL FUEL LINES CLEANED, PISTONS CLEANED, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, SOFTWARE FLASHED. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THIS IS A MAJOR LIFE/SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TURNING LEFT AGAINST TRAFFIC. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PACIFICA THAT SUDDENLY BEGAN DISPLAYING THE ABS DASH TROUBLE LIGHT TWO YEARS AGO. SUBSEQUENTLY THE BRAKES PULSE AND GRIND AS LONG AS THE LIGHT STAYS LIGHT. AT TIMES IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS APPROACHING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION WITH NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. A MONTH LATER THE SAME BRAKE ISSUES REAPPEARED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO THE REPLACED THE SAME SENSOR AND ANOTHER (FRONT LEFT) SENSOR. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MORE MONTHS. NOW THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN. IN REVIEWING THE INTERNET WHILE SEARCHING FOR "2005 PACIFICA ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS", I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT CHRYSLER HAS DESIGNED IN A REVENUE STREAM FOR A POORLY DESIGNED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE ARE MANY INTERNET COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VERY ISSUE. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED? ARE YOU PROTECTING WHAT REMAINS OF CHRYSLER'S ASSETS? FAIR IS FAIR. THE ABS LIGHT REMAINS LIT ON MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALER WANTS TO BOLT ON THE SAME REPLACEMENTS. WHY IS A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE NOT HIGH ON THE PRIORITY LIST? *TR

PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2.5 YEARS AGO. HARD SHIFTING STARTED LAST SEP 2009 56K MILES AND LUNGES FORWARD. WE WILL BE DRIVING SLOWER SPEEDS, HARD SHIFT AND SOMETIMES THE WHOLE CAR MOVES, THIS WOULD HAPPEN DAILY BUT, NOT EACH TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS IS COMMON. THIS IS NOT COMMON. TOOK CAR BACK JAN 2010 EXPLAINING SAME ISSUE, THEY TEST DROVE CAR AND SAID NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD TO GO TO DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE WITH TRANSMISSION TECH WHO DROVE THE CAR AND FINALLY FELT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. FOUND OUT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT TORN, THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNT 60K MILES. AGAIN, THE HARD SHIFTING STARTED HAPPENING AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. EACH TIME I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THIS SAME ISSUE. EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THAT THE TECHTEST DRIVES THE CAR AND DOESN'T FEEL IT. JUNE 2010 MY HUSBAND TEST DROVE WITH THE TECH AND IT HAPPENED 7 TIMES AND THE TECH STATES THAT "NO THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING". THE TECH DID A SOME TYPE OF SOFTWARE UPDATE. WITHIN THE WEEK OF THIS IT STARTED AGAIN, AGAIN TOOK IT BACK AND AGAIN TEST DRIVING IT DOESN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALL THEY DO IS PERFORM SYSTEM TESTS. THEY HAND WROTE ON RECEIPT "HAVE CUSTOMER DRIVE AND REPORT IF PROBLEM PERSISTS"...WELL I AM REPORTING AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY HAVE MY CAR AND A TECH TEST DROVE AND STATES NOTHING WRONG. *TR

PROBLEM #1: ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN BRAKE IS PUSHED DOWN, GRINDING NOISE STARTS, AND BRAKE DOES NOT SLOW CAR DOWN PROPERLY. OCCURS DAILY, MULTIPLE TIMES. CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO PEOPLE, PROPERTY, MULTIPLE TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS IT'S WHEEL SPEED SENSOR & EXPENSIVE TO FIX. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY. PROBLEM #2: GAS PEDAL STICKS. WHEN CHANGING CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, GAS PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN. YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON GAS HARD, THUS SENDING THE CAR RAPIDLY FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, JUST TO GET IT TO GO. HAPPENS DAILY, EVERY TIME I CHANGE IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. PROBLEM #3: POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE MAKING A TURN. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT TURN THE CAR, WHEN I HIT BRAKES TO STOP, THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER, ALMOST SENDING MY CHILDREN & MYSELF OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 3 TIMES, WITH A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT EACH TIME. RESPONSE IS THAT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, PARK IT AND NEVER GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN, IS WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM ALL 3 MECHANICS. WOULD LOVE TO PARK IT & SAVE MY FAMILY FROM HARM, BUT IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE A CAR WHERE I LIVE, AND WE HAVE NO EXTRA MONEY TO BUY A NEW CAR, SO THERE'S NO OPTIONS. COST TO REPAIR IS ALREADY AT OVER $800. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK; HE STATED THAT IT WOULD RELEASE WHEN HE PRESSED HARD ON THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF UPDATED 11/01/10*JB

STICKING GAS PEDAL ON 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC. *TR

ABS SEEMS TO COME ON BUT BRAKES DON'T HOLD SOMETIMES. WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR BRAKES. SEEMS TO SLIDE RIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND WONT STOP VEHICLE. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN MAY 2005. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15,000 MILES WE STARTED TO NOTICE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN CORNERING WHILE BRAKING, OR STARTING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL MOVEMENT FOR THE PACIFICA. WE HAD THE PACIFICA LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP OVER 5 TIMES WITH THE SAME RESPONSE. THE ISSUE PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND NOW THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN CHANGING GEARS, CORNERING, STOPPING, STARTING, OR HITTING POTHOLES. WE WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AFTER MOVING AND IN MARCH 2010 WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BAD AND WERE CAUSING THE ISSUE WE ARE EXPERIENCING. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE THEM ALL FOR $2500, WHICH WAS OUT OF OUR BUDGET SO WAS NOT COMPLETED. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SWAYBAR ENDPOINTS MIGHT BE BAD AS WELL AND COULD BE REPLACED FOR ADDITIONAL COST. WE DRIVE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD NEVER SURFACE ON A VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR COULD SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. I FEEL IT IS UNREASONABLE TO HAVE THE CONSUMER PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SUCH AS THIS. THERE WERE SEVERAL THOUSAND MOTOR MOUNTS ON BACK ORDER IN 2009 LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDER SPREAD THAN JUST A FEW ISOLATED INCIDENTS. HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION WILL PROMPT RESEARCH AND ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS AS WELL AS END CONSUMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AROUND AN UNKNOWN OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER WERE KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS UPON IMPACT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS IN THEIR SEATS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS AND A HEAD INJURY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY AND A BROKEN WRIST. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,990.

I JUST TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC IN DUE TO THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK AND I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS ON IT HARD IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ALMOST EVERYTIME I STARTED UP MY CAR. THE SERVICE PERSON STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE BUILD UP DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR ON THE VEHICLE. I ONLY HAVE 42,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR (APPROX $190) BECAUSE MY WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT AT 42,000 THIS WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER STATES EXTENSIVE UNIBODY RUST ON VEHICLE *TGW AN AUTO BODY EXPERT INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE RUST WAS COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE UNISIDE ROCKER PANEL AND BOTH UNISIDES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THERE WAS A CRACK FOUND IN THE ENGINE MOUNT AND WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,008.

BRAKE PEDAL FELL AWAY FROM MY FOOT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT CAME ON AGAIN LATER. DAYS LATER, MORE BRAKE FAILURES THAT MADE STOPPING DIFFICULT. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN WHEN BRAKING TRAVELING ~ 10MPH. THIS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN 9 MONTHS SPAN. I HAD TO PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. CHRYSLER DEALER IN LITHIA, OR EXAMINED MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 55 MPH. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE STEERING ALIGNED, HE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIE RODS IN THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

I HAVE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MIDAS SERVICE CLERK CALLS ME TO TELL ME THAT ALL 3 OF MY MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. THE PROBLEM IS, THAT I HAD THEM ALL REPLACED ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE. PLEASE PRESS CHRYSLER INTO FIXING THIS ISSUE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "CHRYSLER PACIFICA MOTOR MOUNTS" BRINGS UP HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT TWICE. PROBLEM KEEPS RE OCCURRING... *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2008 AND THE DEALER (SHEEHY FORD) WON'T EVEN TAKE IT BACK. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE OBD CONNECTOR AND IT STILL WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION. TOOK IT BACK TO THE INSPECTION STATION AND IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR, REPLACED THAT AND TOOK IT BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME AND IT FAILED AGAIN BECAUSE THE MACHINE READ: MONITORS NOT READY. I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THE POWER TRAIN AND THE ENGINE ARE FAULTY ON MY VEHICLE. SHEEHY KNEW THEY SOLD ME A LEMON, I'VE TRIED TO HAVE THEM RESOLVE THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOTHING. I WANT THEM TO EITHER FIX THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ME ANOTHER CAR. I REPORTED THEM TO THE BBB AS WELL AND THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO BBB ON MY COMPLAINT. THAT LOOKS SO SUSPECT IN MY EYES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OUT EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,508.

STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. NO EASY WAY TO ACCELERATE OUT OF FULL STOP. *TR

I HAVE HAD SO MANY THINGS GO WRONG WITH MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005. SUV. ON FRIDAY APRIL 16 2010 THE CAR STALL COMING OFF THE EXIT RAMP OF ROUTE 80 IN PATERSON ,DURING RUSH HOUR. ON MONDAY APRIL IT WAS DEAD AND REQUIRED THE BATTERY TO BE CHARGE. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN CHARGE ON SUNDAY APRIL18. THE CAR HAD TO EVENTUALLY BE TOWED TUESDAY APRIL 20, 2010. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN CHRYSLER'S DEALERSHIP TWICE IN MARCH. MARCH 3RD FOR A OIL CHANGE THAT ENDED UP COSTING 392.80. MARCH 24 IT WAS TOWED IN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. YOU COULDN'T EVEN JUMP START IT. THEY REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. AGAIN THEY REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL .{ THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIX ON MARCH 3 2010 I PAID FOR IT. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE PRESENT THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS THE FOURTH DAY, THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. IT COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR THEY TELL ME.CHRYSLER NEVER OFFERED ME A LONER CAR BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY. HOW ABOUT I RENT A CAR? GOODLUCK GETTING YOUR MONEY BACK. MY CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS STARTING BACK TO JAN. 2009. I'M SURE YOU CAN GET THE CAR HISTORY. IT WAS PURCHASE AT CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH OF PARAMUS IN 2005 BRAND SPANKING NEW. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE ALMOST RESULTED IN A TBONE SLIDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, UNABLE TO STOP IN NOV AND IN MARCH COMING DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND COULD NOT GET STOPPED RESULTING IN MISSING A PEDESTRIAN BY 3 INCHES AND HAVING TO HIT A SNOW BANK. THEN THE ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AT VARIOUS TIMES, HARD TO GET STOPPED IN TOWN WHEN IT COMES ON. *TR

I WENT TO A LOCAL SERVICE/REPAIR FACILITY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THIS IS AN OLD STORY. 2005 CHRYSLER PASIFICA. I ADJUSTED (MOVE FORWARD) ACCEL AND BRAKE PEDAL POSITION BY ELECTRIC POSITION ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM. THEN I WENT TO A HIGHWAY (I94, MI), MY CAR DID NOT SPEED AT ALL. VERY SLOW. SO, I COULD NOT FOLLOW THE FLOW OF OTHER VEHICLE, I WAS ALMOST BE CRASHED. I IMMEDIATELY QUIT FROM THE HIGHWAY AND CHECKED THE PEDALS. THE REASON OF THE ISSUE WAS POOR STROKE OF THE PEDALS. IN CASE OF PACIFICA, WHEN WE MOVE THE PEDALS FORWARD MORE THAN MIDDLE POSITION, MOVING RANGE OF THE ACCEL PEDAL WAS REDUCED LESS THAN HALF BECAUSE THE PEDAL HIT ON THE FLOOR. ALSO, THIS PROBLEM CAUSES AUTO CRUISE SYSTEM PROBLEM. BECAUSE THE PEDAL CAN NOT MOVE MORE THAN HALF OF ITS RANGE, THE SYSTEM CAN NOT PULL THE PEDAL CORRECTLY. THEN THE VACUUM HOSE DROPS OUT FROM THE LINE. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I WENT TO CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY RECONNECT THE VACUUM HOSE AGAIN. I AM SURE THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR AND SHOULD BE IMPROVED IMMEDIATELY. MAYBE RECALL. *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT A BRIDGE ON I-75 GOING ROUGHLY 70MPH. I HIT THE BRIDGE HEAD-ON. NETHER OF THE AIRBAGS OPENED NOR DID THE SEAT BELT LOCK. *TR