2005 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA - CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE STONES RUBBING ON PAVEMENT WHEN DRIVING. NOT JUST IN TURNS BUT ANYTIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE STONES IN THE TIRES - AFTER CLEANING THE TIRES THE SOUND PERSISTED. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS NO FIX FOR THIS? I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW SAFE MY CAR IS RIGHT NOW. *NM

WHEN I TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT END (TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM). *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHTS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTATED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 9/18/2006 - THE VEHICLE IS MANUFACTURERS WITH TWO FUEL TANKS AND TWO FUEL PUMPS. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE SECONDARY PUMP FAILED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE USE OF ONLY ON TANK. THE CV JOINT FAILED WHICH CAUSED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. . *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO DELAY. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

I BOUGHT A USED CAR AND IT HAVE A DAMAGED MUFFLER AND THE DEALER WON'T FIX IT FOR ME AND I HAVE THREE KIDS AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO A FIRE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT MY SELF PLEASE WHAT SHOULD I DO. *JB

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA - 13,000 MILES - SAME ISSUE AS NHTSA INVESTIGATION #EA06-013. GAS GAUGE IS MISREADING AND VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NEW FUEL PUMP CANNOT BE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME, IS ON BACKORDER FROM MANUFACTURER. *NM

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED FOR THE 4TH TIME SINCE LEASE PURCHASE (AUGUST 2006). I DROVE ~25 MILES TO WORK AND THE CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS THE OIL LIGHT. AFTER A MINUTE OF SITTING, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED NO FAULT REGISTERED ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER, AND TRIED TO RECREATE THE STALL BUT WERE UNABLE TO. NO REPAIR WAS MADE. ON 20 AUG 2006 THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED: CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO WORK PARKING LOT. SAME DEALERSHIP HAD LOOKED AT CAR AND MADE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS: REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL AND REPROGRAMMED PCM. ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS (DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK, BUT WILL REQUEST RECEIPT COPY) THE CAR HAD STALLED AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PICKING UP CHILD FROM DAYCARE, WHEN MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO EXIT SUBDIVISION (A LEFT TURN, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT TURN, BUT THE CAR STALLED BEFORE THE RIGHT TURN). I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME, BUT THEY FOUND NO FAULT ON THE COMPUTER AND ONLY ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE THE STALL. UNABLE TO DO SO, NO REPAIR WAS MADE.

MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP OUR CAR AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. BACKUP WARNING DEVICE EITHER DIDN'T WORK OR WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD. THERE WAS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS DAMAGE BUT THE WARNING SYSTEM DIDN'T WARN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE ONLY STALLED WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

THREE OF FOUR ABS WHEEL SENSORS HAVE FAILED IN LAST 6 MONTHS. THOUSAND OF SENSORS ARE ON BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER. *JB

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FWD 3.6L 24 V. VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE READS ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/3 OF A TANK FULL, THEN SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY. WITH IN A FEW MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO ALMOST STALLED OUT THREE OTHER TIMES AND HAS STALLED OUT 5 TIMES NOW. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE ONCE THE BCM WAS RESET AND THE SECOND TIME THE LEVELING UNITS AND SENDING UNITS IN THE GAS TANK WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS OCCURRENCE AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THEY WILL CONTACT ME AGAIN THIS COMING MONDAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS FIXED AND THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 WEEKS, AND IT HAS STALLED OUT 5 TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY MORE THEN FIVE TIMES NOW, THE MOST RECENT HAPPENING TODAY 8/6/06. *NM

CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HAD JUST TAKEN A TURN TO RIGHT. WEATHER WAS HOT AND HUMID. CAR IS 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. TOOK TO DEALER NEXT DAY, NO ERROR CODES OR OTHER PROBLEM REPORTED. *JB

REALLY WAS HAPPY WITH MY PACIFICA BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! MANAGED TO GET THROUGH THE WHOLE LEFT TURN AND THE CAR STALLS. BUT NOW DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR FOR NOT APPARENT REASON. IT WAS ON THE SIDE MY DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED INTO HER CAR SEAT AND NEEDLESS TO SAY SCARED HER TO DEATH AS RAIN WAS SOAKING HER! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. TWICE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND ATTEMPTED A REPAIR WITHOUT SUCCESS.

(1) VEHICLE DRIVEN TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASED USED FROM DEALER WITH ABOUT 12,500 MILES ON IT ; TANK FILLED TO CAPACITY NORMALLY, NO STALLING INCIDENTS. (2) VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING WHILE DOWNHILL ON A DRIVEWAY, TANK NEAR EMPTY. FILLED TANK, BUT ONLY TOOK 9.6 GALLONS. WHEN DRIVEN TO THE TOP OF THE RED EMPTY RANGE, CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE, OR EVEN STALL AT A STOP LIGHT. PROGRESSIVELY FROM THAT POINT, LESS AND LESS FUEL CAN BE PUMPED INTO THE TANK, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT ONE HALF OF THE TANK IS FULL, THE OTHER AT THE FILLER NECK IS PART FULL. DEALER BELIEVES A "VALVE" INSIDE THE TANK IS THE PROBLEM -- PART ON ORDER. MEANWHILE, I CAN NOT FILL THE TANK WITH MORE THAT 4.5 GALLONS, AND IT READS 2/3 FULL AT THAT POINT. CAR CONTINUES TO STALL ON DOWNHILL DRIVEWAY WHEN GAUGE READS AT THE TOP OF THE RED EMPTY RANGE. WHEN TANK CAP IS REMOVED, THERE IS A RUSH OF AIR EITHER IN OR OUT OF THE TANK. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVE OR A PRIVATE LOT THAT HAS AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A CO-PILOT AND DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LOSING POWER. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, THE LEFT REAL TAIL LIGHT AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

NOW I AM IN SHOCK, WE HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WE PURCHASED IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, USED 23,000 MILES. THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY NICE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS WEEK IT LOST STEERING WHILE TURNING LEFT (IT MAY HAVE STALLED, AM NOT SURE BECAUSE STEREO WAS STILL ON. WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART IT AND IT WAS OK. HAPPENED 2 TIMES 1 DAY APART. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO KEPT IT 2 DAYS , COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT SO CANNOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. COME ON NOW. I JUST GOT ON THIS SITE THAT LISTED ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THE 2005 PACIFICA, AND OUT OF 157, OVER 3/4 OF THEM HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM YET CHRYSLER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS MUCH, TODAY MY DAUGHTER TOOK MY 3 GRANDCHILDREN TO MEET THEIR DAD 280 MILES AWAY ON THE BUSIEST HIGHWAYS AND MOUNTAINS IN THE U.S. PLUS MY SON WENT WITH HER FOR THE COMPANY. NOW THAT IS MY WHOLE FAMILY, THANK THE GOOD LORD THEY MADE IT SAFE, BUT AFTER GETTING ON HERE THIS EVENING AND READING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I AM IN TOTAL SHOCK NEEDLESS TO SAY SICK AT MY STOMACH. YOU BETTER BELIEVE NEXT WEEK WHEN SHE GOES BACK TO GET THEM SHE WILL RENT A CAR. AND I WILL BE ON THE PHONE ALL WEEK UNTIL I GET SOME ANSWERS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR, A WHOLE FAMILY TO GET KILLED AND A HUGE LAW SUIT BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *NM

SINCE OF OCTOBER OF 2005 MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 TOURING HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT I REMEMBER IS WHEN I WAS MAKE A PERMISSIBLE U-TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THERE WAS NOT ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION. THE STALL ISSUES COMPLETE POWER FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE IS VERY LOUD AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLES. CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING INCORRECTLY. ACCORDING TO EPA ESTIMATES MILES ON A TANK IS 393 MILES, THE GAUGE READS 301-312. ALSO, THE VEHICLE AROUND NOVEMBER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT COLD STARTS. INITIALLY I ATTRIBUTED THAT TO COLD WEATHER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME PERSISTENT. THE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN JANUARY 2006 WITH MY WIFE AT THE WHEEL BUT I HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED IF IT WAS DUE TO VEHICULAR OR DRIVER ERROR. WHILE I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL AUTO MECHANIC OR ASE CERTIFIED, MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES INTAKE AND POSSIBLY A MISFIRE OF THE PISTONS. I HAVE SUBMITTED THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER FACILITY FOR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLER CONTROL MOTOR BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK WHEN THE GAS GAUGE READS A HALF TANK, THE NEEDLE WOULD DROP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT, FUEL LEVEL MODULE. *JB

1. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND/OR TURNS OFF WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. IT ALSO STALLS AND/OR TURNS OFF AT STOP LIGHTS WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED TO . THE FUEL TANK IS AT HALF FULL DURING ALL EVENTS AND ACTUALLY DROPS TO ZERO FOR MINUTE THEN RETURNS TO HALF FULL. 2. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT IN TRAFFIC, AT INTERSECTIONS, SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE QUIT. I AM ONLY ABLE TO FILL THE TANK HALF OF THE TIME OTHERWISE IT ONLY LET ME FILL TO 3/4 FULL. DUE TO THE MPG RATING THIS MEANS FREQUENT TRIPS TO THE GAS STATION. 3. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THEY WERE "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TWO TIMES. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A FUEL MODULE PROBLEM AFTER THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS THERE. A REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT HAS BEEN, OF COURSE, ON BACKORDER FOR 3 WEEKS. STILL NO FIX. CARS STOPPING IN TRAFFIC IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE DO A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL FIND MANY INSTANCES OF THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT ISOLATED AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A RECALL. THANK YOU. *NM

DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, 2006 I NOTICED A FEW THINGS THAT SEEMED TO ALL BEGIN AT THE SAME TIME. MY PACIFICA WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY WHEN I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO START IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING OVER NIGHT, IT WOULD HESITATE WHEN I TOOK OFF FROM A STOP IF I HAD BEEN ON A DOWNHILL INCLINE AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AS SOON AS THE TANK WAS DOWN TO FIVE-EIGHTHS FULL. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AS SOON AS I FILLED THE TANK, BUT THE NEXT WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN THE TANK GOT DOWN TO FIVE-EIGHTHS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE EARLIEST THEY COULD TAKE IT WAS JUNE 21ST. THE PROBLEM GOT MUCH WORSE BY THE TIME THE 21ST CAME AROUND. EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. IT WOULD START BACK UP IF THE CAR WAS PUT IN DRIVE, BUT IF IT WAS ON A DOWNHILL INCLINE IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 21ST AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A FUEL PUMP. THEY CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY AND SAID THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE IT IN A DAY OR TWO. WELL, TODAY IS JULY 19TH AND MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR A PART. EVIDENTLY THE PACIFICAS HAVE A PRIMARY FUEL PUMP AND A JET PUMP. SO MANY OF THE CARS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON EDMUNDS.COM FORUM) THAT EVIDENTLY THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR THESE PUMPS. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER ON JULY 11TH. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS DONE ANY GOOD, BUT THEY DO CALL THE DEALER EAC

PURCHASED AN 2005 PACIFICA JUNE 10TH. WAS BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SERVICE SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED PROBLEM BUT AFTER 1 WEEK NOTICED VEHICLE MISFIRING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK SERVICE REPLACED A PART (NOT SURE WHAT) AND RESET LIGHT. AS OF TODAY THIS MAKES MY 4TH TRIP TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH SAME PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE MECHANIC SAID TODAY IT FAILED THE EMISSIONS TEST AND HE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. I LEFT IT THERE AND TOOK A RENTAL, BUT NOW IT KIND OF FEELS LIKE I HAVE BOUGHT A PROBLEM. (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). *NM

I WAS MAKING A LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED STALLED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THE '05 PACIFICA. *JB

DURING THE SHORT TIME I HAVE OWNED MY PACIFICA IT HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY TO THE OCCURRENCES EITHER - ONCE WHILE MAKING A SLOW, SHARP LEFT TURN WHILE TURNING AROUND A CUL-DE-SAC, ANOTHER TIME WHILE MAKING A SLOW, SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, ALSO WHILE SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING LOT...THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY FOR ITS SAFETY STANDARDS, BUT IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE TO BUY A "SAFER" CAR WHEN IT PUTS YOU IN A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION WITHOUT WARNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I AM A REALTOR AND DRIVE CLIENTS AROUND ALL THE TIME - ENDANGERING THEM AS WELL AS MYSELF IS A HUGE LIABILITY I DON'T CARE TO TAKE, AS I'M SURE CHRYSLER DOES NOT EITHER. WHEN I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM & SAY IT DOES NOT GIVE AN ERROR CODE ON THEIR COMPUTER READOUT - THEREFORE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXABLE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPRODUCED WHILE IN THEIR HANDS & HOOKED UP TO A MACHINE - HIGHLY UNLIKELY. THEY SAY THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS, THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO START, SO THEREFORE THEY WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER TO ME. *JB

FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS MY CAR HAS NOT WANTED TO START ON THE FIRST TRY. ALWAYS HAVE TO TURN THE KEY A SECOND TIME. THIS HAPPENS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING SINCE THE CAR HAS SAT ALL NIGHT. ALSO, MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING APPROPRIATELY TO THE LEVEL OF GAS IN THE TANK. AT APPROXIMATELY A 1/4 OF A TANK THE GAUGE INSTANTLY GOES TO EMPTY. I PUT IN 2 GALLONS OF GAS AND MIRACULOUSLY THE GAS GAUGE READS 1/2 TANK. NOW THOSE WHO OWN A PACIFIES KNOW THAT TWO GALLONS DOES NOT FILL YOUR TANK HALF WAY. THIS MORNING MY FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 TANK AND MY OD READ APPROX. 111 MILES FOR THE TRIP THUS FAR. I WANTED TO FILL IT UP BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY TAKE IN 2 GALLONS. TURNED ON THE CAR THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE FROM 3/4 TANK. DROVE 25 MILES AND SOMEHOW MY GAUGE READ ALMOST FULL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT AT TIME WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL MY CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO SPEED UP. IT IS ALMOST AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THE CAR STARTS FINE FOR THEM, EVEN IF LEFT OVERNIGHT. ALSO, THEY CLAIM TO HAVE SYPHONED GAS OUT OF MY TANK AND THE GAUGE READS APPROPRIATELY TO THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT WAS IN THE TANK. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO MY CAR DID STALL AS I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A LOW SPEED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY IT NORMAL FOR A CAR TO OCCASIONALLY DO THAT. THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INCID

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WITH ONLY 16 OUT OF 23 GALLONS IN TANK USED. REFILLED SEVERAL TIMES, SAME RESULT. TODAY WHILE PARKED DOWNHILL, GAUGE READ COMPLETELY EMPTY (STILL HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 GALLONS) WOULD NOT START AS IF OUT OF GAS. ONCE ON AN UPSLOPE GAUGE WENT TO 3/8. COULD NOT START ON DOWN SLOPE. *JB

LAST SEPT MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A SLIGHTLY USED 05 PACIFICA. ONE WEEK LATER MY WIFE EXPERIENCED THE FIRST STALL WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND CHRYSLER WOULD HAVE A SOLUTION BY DEC 05. WE HAVE SINCE HAD AROUND 7 STALLING ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL, USUALLY TURNING AT LOW SPEED OR BACKING UP. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIP, WE STILL HAVE NO ANSWERS. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO WASH THEIR HANDS OF THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUES TO DIRECT ME TO THE MANUFACTURER. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADMIT TO KNOWING THE PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE A PREGNANT WIFE AND A FIVE YEAR OLD RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS STALLING PROBLEM WILL OCCUR WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE HARMFUL TO MY FAMILY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND TO STEERING INPUT. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY DRIVING INTO A CURB. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

DRIVING A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE JAN 06 AND TODAY WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT A STOP LIGHT DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I MADE THE TURN WHEN A BREAK IN TRAFFIC CAME UP. WHILE IN THE TURN THE ENGINE STALLS LEAVING THE CAR UNSAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. CONTACTED THE CHRYLSER DEALERSHIP THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PACIFICA ENGINE STALLS. *NM

THE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE MOTOR STARTED AN ELECTRICAL SPARK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY POTENTIAL FAILURE LEADING UP TO THE FIRE. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND ON 4 DIFFERENT DATES IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS WHEN I HAVE WENT THROUGH A ROUND-ABOUT TWICE AND ONCE WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE 4TH TIME IS WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT. *JB

VEHICLE SHUT OFF DURING LEFT TURN IN BUSY INTERSECTION AND NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY AND APPOINTMENT MADE. RELUCTANT TO EVEN DRIVE TO DEALER BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

TYPICAL DRIVING PATTERN/HABITS, YET WHEN RUNNING THE 2005 PACIFICA AWD MODEL TOURING EDITION ON THE FREEWAY, WITHIN 2 MILES AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WOULD "SHUDDER", THEN THE ENGINE WOULD PARTIALLY INCREASE RPM'S BY 200+ AND DECREASE BY 200+ RPM, THEN ACT AS IF THE FUEL WAS CUT OFF. I SELECTED THE 3 AND 4 GEARS WITH THE SHIFTER TO SEE IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO GEARS AS TO THE AMPLIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. THE "SHUDDERING" WAS THE SAME INTENSITY. I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND DRIVING BACK TO MY HOME, THE ENGINE STALLED/STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION DOING THE SAME 200+/ 200- RPM BUSINESS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE SITUATION. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH CHRYSLER(AFTER 1.5 WEEKS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE!!!!), THE SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED WITH CHRYSLER THAT AN INJECTOR REPLACEMENT AND AN INJECTOR CLEANING WAS DUE FOR THIS ENGINE. THE WAGON HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE INJECTORS LAST WELL UP INTO THE 100,000 MILE OR 1700 HOURS OF ENGINE TIME, NOT 266 HOURS. AT THIS TIME THE UNIT IS STILL IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF TWO WEEKS TIME. *JB

CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEED TURNS TO THE LEFT. ON THE BRAKE, OFF THE GAS PEDAL. DOES NOT SPUTTER JUST SHUTS OF IN TURN WITH NO WARNING. IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. HAPPENED OVER 20 TIMES SINCE CAR WAS NEW. CLOSE CALLS OF HITTING OBJECTS. *NM

SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT THE MOTOR SHUTS OFF. *JB

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS NEAR HALF TANK. THE FUEL LEVEL WILL GO DOWN TO HALF AND SOON AFTER IT WILL DROP UNEXPECTEDLY TO E AND WILL STALL OUT BEFORE YOU KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. CAR WILL RESTART AND MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION. UPON FILLING THE TANK IT WILL ONLY TAKE 9-11 GALLONS OF GAS. THIS CAR HAS A 23 GALLON TANK. THE TANK ALSO HAS PROBLEMS FILLING. IT TAKES 5-10 MIN OF FRUSTRATION TO GET 10 GAL IN IT. ROLLOVER BALL MAYBE? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FRONT BUMPER CAME LOOSE IN THE MIDDLE AND SCRAPED THE GROUND AND FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THE BUMPER WAS PUT BACK ONTO THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT AND STATED DRIVE IT IN FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT UNDER WARNING AND WOULD NOT REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DEALER THE BUMPER CAME LOOSE AGAIN, CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND NOW WAITING FOR THE PARTS.

LOW SPEED ENGINE STALLING ON 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THREE TIMES IN 14 MONTHS. OCCURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT IN EACH CASE. NO HELP FROM DEALER, NO RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. *NM

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. REAR HATCH WOULD NOT UNLOCK WITH REMOTE. IT WAS AT THAT TIME I REALIZED THE REMOTE IS THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH THERE IS NO MANUAL HANDLE INSIDE AND NO KEY OUTSIDE. I ALSO HAVE A 2005 DODGE NEON THAT COST ABOUT A THIRD OF THE PACIFICA THAT HAS A ELECTRIC TRUNK THAT YOU CAN OPEN WITH A REMOTE, A KEY AND THERE IS A RELEASE HANDLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SIX TIMES WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND AT 3-5 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND EACH TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: RQ06002 CONCERNING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM.

AT ABOUT 6:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2006, OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN TO AND FROM MY WORK PLACE (ABOUT 44 MILES ROUND TRIP) THAT DAY, WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. WEATHER WAS ABOUT 72 DEGREES WITH SUN AND LOW HUMIDITY. THE CAR'S TWO FRONT WINDOWS AND THE SUNROOF WERE OPEN TO LET IN AIR. WHILE WE WERE IN THE HOUSE, WE HEARD A NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND THAT THE GLASS PORTION OF THE PACIFICA'S REAR LIFTGATE HAD A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOCCER BALL IN IT AND THAT THE SURROUNDING GLASS HAD SHATTERED, BUT HAD NOT YET FALLEN OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO GOLF BALL, BASEBALL BAT, ETC ON OR IN THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD HAVE INDICATED HOW THE GLASS HAD BROKEN. THE DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED AS TO REPAIR OF THE LIFTGATE WINDOW. PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE DAMAGE. *JB

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SPARE TIRE IS NOT SAFE TO USE TEMPORARY. *TS THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT UNEQUAL TIRE SIZE MAY CAUSE FAILURE OF THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT AND/OR VISCOUS COUPLING. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DOUGHNUT SPARE IS INADEQUATE AND REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDE HIM WITH A FULL SIZE SPARE. THE CURRENT SPARE IS A 18" GOODYEAR SPARE. THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH 19" MICHELIN TIRES. *NM *NM

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN FEB 2006 AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 17500 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I WENT ON A TRIP WITH THE FAMILY TO FLORIDA AND THIS IS WHEN IT FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED I DIDN'T REALLY THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR HAD CUT OFF. THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD CUT OFF AND I RESTARTED AND DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS CUT OFF THREE TIMES WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MAY 23, 2006 AND I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN IT HAPPENED WITH HER. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS SCARY BECAUSE IT WAS WHEN WE WERE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE HAD ROOM TO GO AROUND BUT UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT BECAUSE THE LAST THING THAT I WANT IS FOR MY PREGNANT WIFE AND KIDS TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING. AFTER READING COMPLAINTS FROM THIS WEBSITE, I READ THAT IN A LOT OF INSTANCES IN THE OTHER CASES THAT THE DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE SO I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS ON MAY 24, 2006. I SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE POLLY AND SHE SAID HER CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER WAS HQD. SHE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND SAID T

STALLS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN. HAVE TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM NOR FIND A COMPUTER ERROR CODE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH PERSISTS. *JB

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS STALLED ON ME ON TWO OCCASIONS. I WAS MAKING A SHARP LEFT ON BOTH OCCASIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE STALLING AND COMMENTED THAT THEY HAVE NOT INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. YOU CAN TYPE PACIFICA AND STALLING AND FIND NUMEROUS PACIFICA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SINCE CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, I AM ASKING YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. *JB

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF CLOSED, SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF BURST INTO A MILLION PIECES RAINING DOWN ON ME AND MY FAMILY. NO IMPACT CAUSED THE WINDOW TO BREAK, IT APPEARED TO BURST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *NM

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEED. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THAT TIME MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK, I WAS ABLE RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY PARK. *NM

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUNE, 2005. AS I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ,THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN THE LANE OF DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES IN THESE 11 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND A COMPUTER CODE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB

VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF MANY TIMES WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN, SOMETIMES WHEN GOING STRAIGHT AND NOW THIS WEEK INDICATOR SAYS IT IS OUT OF GAS WITH FEW MILES TIL EMPTY DISPLAYED ON DASH- WILL TANK UP AND ONLY TAKES 10 GALLONS TO TOP OFF- IT WAS NOT EMPTY THEN IT WILL START AGAIN. *NM