2006 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STARTED LEAKING FLUID A FEW DAYS AGO. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT IS DEFECTIVE. THE PART IS BACK-ORDERED. SUPPOSEDLY THEY SAY IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM WORRIED THAT IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAVE TO GO ON A BUMPY ROAD THAT SOMETHING SERIOUS COULD HAPPEN. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS PART SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED...ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PACIFICA HAVING DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS IN THEIR CARS. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, IT IS NOT A PART THAT "NORMALLY" WEARS OUT (LET ALONE AT 32,000 MILES). THE WORST PART IS THAT OUR CAR JUST CAME OFF OF THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY ONE MONTH AGO...UGH. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE & MIDDLE ROW POWER OUTLETS DO NOT WORK. *TR

UPON HEARING TICKING NOISE, WE TOOK OUR 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA INTO THE DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY A BROKEN RETAINING PIN ON THE ROCKER ARM SHAFT. WHEN THE PIN BREAKS, THE SHAFT CAN SPIN THAT MAY BLOCK OIL PASSAGE THE ROCKER ARMS (WHICH CAUSES THE TICKING NOISE). THE ROCKER ARM SHAFTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. NOW, WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE PEDESTAL KIT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR THANK YOU, NICOLE SCHILT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AS IF IT WERE STUCK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CARBON NEEDED TO BE CLEANED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY AT THE COST OF $90. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ACCELERATING AT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE KNOCKING NOISES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. NEW MOUNTS WERE ORDERED IN JANUARY OF 2009, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ARRIVE UNTIL MARCH 10, 2009. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE PARTS AND IS AWARE OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ENGINE MOUNTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. HE WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE SINCE THEY REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN 436, WHEN I FELT MY ENGINE LIFT UP, AND SLAM DOWN ON THE FRAME. TURNS OUT BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE ON MY 3.5L V6 TOURING CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR OVER 5 MONTHS, AND WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I CANT EVEN DRIVE THIS $42, 000 PIECE OF '!@#$% ANY MORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR WINDOW GLASS AND WINDSHIELD BECOME FROSTED ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 03-27-09 *BF UPDATED 03/31/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASSION, WHEN THE ENGINE RESTARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WHITE SMOKE AND FUMES COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE SAME FAILURES, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/15/09. *LJ UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB

CAR BURNS WAY TO MUCH OIL COULD RESULT IN BLOWN ENGINE...SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY 100 MILES WHEN THERE IS NO LEAK. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA MOTOR MOUNTS BROKEN. I HAVE THREE FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE EXACT YEAR/MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE READ THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHRYSLER-PACIFICA/T30GSB0B4UDE6J4O5 I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER 1 HR OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, TURNED IN PARKING LOT, CAR MADE STRANGE NOISE ON TURNING, SEEMED TO NOT WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. PARKED VEH FOR THE DAY. UPON RETURN TO VEHICLE TRIED TO BACK OUT OF SPOT, CAR MADE SAME NOISE, STOPPED, CHECKED ALL FLUIDS, CHECKED UNDER CAR/IN ENGINE. NOTHING VISIBLE, DROVE VEHICLE ACROSS PARKING LOT, HEARD LOUD NOISE, PARKED AGAIN, VISIBLE TRAIL OF FLUID AND PUDDLE UNDER VEHICLE. CALLED FOR TOW. TOW TRUCK DRIVER BACKED VEHICLE UP TO GET ON FLATBED, SEVERAL LARGE METAL PIECES FELL FROM UNDER VEHICLE. VEH TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT POWER TRANSFER UNIT HAD DISINTEGRATED, METAL HOUSING AND GEARS CAME APART FROM INSIDE OUT, DISINTEGRATION ALSO DESTROYED TRANSMISSION WITH METAL PIECES AND FILINGS. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 50,000 MILES-MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. 2005 PACIFICA HAS 70,000 MI WARRANTY, THE 2007 HAS LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS 2006 HAS 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT ASSIST WITH COST OF REPAIR OR STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE. WHAT DID THEY KNOW IN 2006 THAT MADE THEM NOT WARRANTY THEIR VEHICLE OR ITS PARTS PAST 36000 MILES? REPAIRS ARE IN EXCESS OF $5,000 ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE TRAIN ASSEMBLY IN THE ENGINE MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND THE PINS IN THE ROCKER ARMS FAILED. THE NOISE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COULD EVENTUALLY FAIL AND FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

AT JUST OVER 46,000 MY HEATER QUIT. IT STARTED OUT AS NOT WORKING ONLY WHEN YOU WERE IDLE BUT WOULD WORK WHEN DRIVING THEN IT PROGRESSED TO WHERE IT WOULD ONLY WORK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WOULD GO COLD IF YOU SLOWED OR STOPPED. NOW IT WILL NOT GET WARM AT ALL. IT HAS NOT BEEN IN THE SHOP YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THE COST TO REPAIR THE FAILURE WAS $200. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB

THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN FLICKERING ON AND OFF. RECENTLY, THE ABS "TRACTION" KICKED IN WHILE THE MRS. WAS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED (LUCKILY) WITHOUT CAUSING A COLLISION. IN READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE CITED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE FOR THE 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN MAY 2007 W/ 20,134 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED A TAPPING NOISE AT THE BEGINNING OF AUG 2008 (APPRX 40,840 MILES) AND WENT INTO THE SHOP ON 08/04/08. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME ON 08/08/08 TO P/U MY VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO MY USING NON-MOPAR OIL AND FILTER (THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER THAT DAY). THE CAR WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE WHEN I STARTED IT BUT THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT "WELL IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN IT DID, YOU JUST NEED TO DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS". I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND DROVE IT THE 35 MILES HOME. BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE NOISE WAS WORSE THAN EVER. MY HUSBAND HAULED THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 08/11/08 (ALL TOW DRIVERS PICKED BY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WANTED AT LEAST $100 OVER THE $100 DAIMLER WARRANTY PAYS). THE CAR SAT THERE FOR A WEEK AND WHEN I TRIED TO P/U A RENTAL CAR 08/15/08, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT MY CAR WAS DRIVABLE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD JUST ORDERED NEW LIFTERS. HE ALSO TOLD THIS TO DAIMLER SO THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR 5 DAYS RENTAL WHICH OF COURSE DID NOT COVER THE FULL TIME THEY TOOK TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS ON 08/22/08. THE NOISE WAS GONE WHEN I GOT IT THAT DAY. ON 09/06/08 THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN AND IS NOW IN THE SHOP (A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THIS TIME) FOR THE 3RD TIME IN A MONTH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WITH 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. MY 2006 PACIFICA HAS 38000 MILES ON IT AND I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION BELIEVES IT IS 'ACCEPTABLE' THAT A CAR WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES BURNS APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF OIL PER 1000 MILES! THIS IS ABSURD IF YOU ASK ME! HOW CAN THIS BE ACCEPTABLE ? ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT I'VE READ FROM OTHER BLOGS IS THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND MANY TIMES, THE UNDERLYING ISSUE FOR THE POOR OIL CONSUMPTION IS NOT FOUND UNTIL A MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE ENGINE, AND THE CAR'S WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES! THIS IS NOT ONLY BAD BUSINESS BUT HAS TO BE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, IF A CAR IS 'BURNING' OIL THAT FAST, WHERE IS IT GOING? NO WONDER THE WORLD IS SUFFERING FROM GLOBAL WARMING IF AUTOMAKERS LIKE CHRYSLER AND FORD FIND THAT BURNING OIL THIS FAST IS ACCEPTABLE!! PLEASE HELP! I KNOW THIS MUST BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. I'VE READ MANY ON-LINE COMMENTS OF CONSUMER SUFFERING FROM THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER PT CRUISERS, PACIFICAS, AND OTHERS! *TR

I WAS IN A REARENDED IN A COLLISION THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS DRIVING 50-55MPH AND DID NOT SEE I WAS STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. MY BACK WAS INJURED(HERNIATED DISCS AND LEG SWELLING AND BRUISING) BECAUSE MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF AND MY DRIVERS SEAT BROKE SENDING ME BACK A WAYS IN THE 2007 PACIFICA. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2007. AFTER 3 DAYS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AT THIS TIME, MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY 18,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WOULD HIT MY BRAKES THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND IT FELT AS IF MY BRAKES WERE ACTUALLY BUMPING UNDER MY FOOT. THE BUMPING WAS ALSO COINCIDED WITH A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TO NEW TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS AND THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS MOST LIKELY A DUMMY LIGHT. AS TO DATE, AUGUST 13, 2008, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE CONCERNING THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A FATALITY TO GET ANYONE TO NOTICE? *TR

WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA (IN JUNE OF 2006) AND, WITH ONLY, 29,000 MILES, IT ALREADY HAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE AND THE AIR CONDITIONING HAS BROKEN DOWN (POSSIBLY A COMPUTER CHIP ERROR). CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE WARRANTY CLAIM AND IS TRYING TO GET US TO PAY FOR IT ALL. THE TOTAL CHARGES ARE NOW OVER $2,000. *TR

FAILURE OF CV JOINT RESULTING IN A RIGHT FRONT BROKEN AXLE. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN TO THE DEALER AND HAD A 30,000 MILE SERVICE WHICH SUPINCLUDED INSPECTION OF CV JOINTS. THE ACTUAL MILEAGE WAS JUST UNDER 30,000 AT THE TIME, WHICH SEEM EARLY FOR SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS USING EXCESSIVE FUEL AT LOW MILEAGES AND SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRES IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE DAMAGED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $3,000; HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PERTAINING TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. WEEKS LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP FAILED, REDUCING ALL VISIBILITY. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED ANOTHER SENSOR. DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK IN A FIXATED POSITION, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. LASTLY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES NOW SINCE I GO IT A YEAR AGO. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE FOR THE SAME THING. IT WAS A ROD AND LIFTERS. THIS LAST TIME, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY WHEELS TURNED TO THE SIDE AND THEN MY CAR SKIDDED TO A STOP AS MY TIRES TURNED SIDEWAYS.! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AS MY CAR WAS NOT CONTROLLABLE AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT THE ROCKER ARM BROKE CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FALL THEN THE AXEL BROKE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AS WELL AS THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE FOR NO REASON AT LOW SPEED AND LIGHT BRAKING. ABS WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT WILL COME ON WITHOUT A REASON. ABS SENSORS REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. HAVE REPLACED A SENSOR AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITHIN TWO MILES OF DEALERSHIP. VARIOUS DEALERS CAN'T SEEM TO CORRECT PROBLEM, CAR NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, CHRYSLER OFFERED TO DO A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS AT MY EXPENSE AND DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY FIND THEY MIGHT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM SEEMS TO RELATED TO OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, LIGHT WILL COME ON, ON A WARM DAY, OFF IN MORNING AND OFF ALL WINTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS CONSTANTLY STICKING. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY MAXIMUM PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF VERY QUICKLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE AND SUGGESTED THAT IT BE CLEANED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, WHILE A PASSENGER SITS IN THE SEAT. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THERE'S A CHIME THAT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AS WELL. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON SOMETIMES AS LONG AS 5 MINS. IT STARTED HAPPENING 3 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE WHEN TURNING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THEY STATED THAT THE TIE ROD WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE CONTACT RECEIVES AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE POWER LOCKS AND DOORS FAIL TO OPERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE ELECTRICAL MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,699 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 680.

MY WIFE AND I HAD OUR 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SHIPPED FROM CHARLESTON, SC TO HONOLULU, HI. WE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL AFTER WE RECEIVED THE CAR. THE SHIPPING COMPANY SAID IT WAS NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN AND THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD IMPACT DAMAGE AND WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FOR $1096. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO ME. REGARDLESS, AFTER READING THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS NO LONGER IN EFFECT I WAS DISHEARTEN. WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR IN THE CONDITION IT IS IN. I WOULDN'T ALLOW MY WIFE OR CHILD TO GET INTO A CAR WITH A GAS LEAK. I HOPE THIS HELPS REOPEN OR CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

UNSAFE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT PUSHED THE CONTACT AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE SEAT INTO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,893 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,800. THE 6-WAY POWERED SEAT ACTUATED TO THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE SEAT BY USING THE SWITCHES. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB

2006 PACIFICA I HAVE HAD 10-12 INSTANCES WHERE MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED DURING A LEFT HAND TURN. INITIALLY THEY WERE FAR ENOUGH APART THAT IT DIDN'T SEEM THAT BAD AND THEY APPEARED TO ONLY HAPPEN AT SLOW PARKING LOT SPEEDS. MY MOST RECENT 2 EVENTS WERE MUCH WORSE: ONE HAPPENED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND HAD TO DO A HARD "HAIRPIN" LEFT TURN THAT ALMOST RESULTED IN OUR DRIVING OFF THE FACE OF THE MOUNTAIN!!! LATEST EVENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THROUGH TRAFFIC ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN STALLED DURING THE LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC. I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON DUE TO THE FAILURE. PLEASE HELP US.. THIS IS UNREAL! *TR

AFTER STARTING MY 2006 PACIFICA IT WILL STALL AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. THE DEALER SAID MY IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME PART. I THINK SOME OTHER VEHICLES WERE 2004 BUT IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND THE EXACT SAME RECOMMENDED FIX. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH STALLING CONCERNS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT STALLING SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN HE MAKES A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN AND WANTS TO KNOW IF THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE**CC

WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 PACIFICA, CERTIFIED USED, IN MAY '07 WITH LESS THAN 21K MILES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS THE CAR STARTED STALLING - FREQUENTLY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. AS I APPROACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP, MY CAR STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I ENDED UP IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES (IT WAS EARLY; THERE WERE NO CARS AT THE TIME). THE SUBSEQUENT STALLINGS WOULD OCCUR ANYTIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN OR JUST COMING TO A STOP (AT ABOUT 3-7MPH). THE CAR HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES FOR REPAIR (TOTALING MORE THAN 30 DAYS, AND HAS INCURRED OVER 300 MILES OF TESTING). WE HAVE HAD THE IDLE UNDERSHOOT REPROGRAMMED, 2 FUEL PUMPS REPLACED, PCM REPROGRAMMED, A NEW PCM, ONCE WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST "OUT OF GAS" - EVEN THOUGH IT SAID I HAD 30 MILES TO GO AND FUEL LIGHT WASN?T ON - THEY PUT A COUPLE OF GALLONS IN MY TANK, ENOUGH TO GET ME TO A GAS STATION (NOW I HAD 60 MILES TO GO) AND CAR STALLED AGAIN AFTER FILLING TANK. IT'S NOW BACK WITH THE DEALER (6 DAYS NOW), AFTER HAVING BEEN TOWED IN WE COULDN'T EVEN BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT IT STALLING. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT WITH THE HELP OF CHRYSLER, BUT WERE TOLD THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (EVEN THOUGH WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT WITH THEIR MECHANIC IN THE CAR A FEW DAYS AGO). FRUSTRATING AND DISTURBING. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE HAS AN ACCIDENT. HOW MANY CARS CAN WE CONTINUE TO AVOID HITTING? *TR

FRONT END HAD A KNOCKING SOUNDS, BROUGHT HE VEH TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE "LOOSE" THEY TIGHTENED THEM AND THEN TOLD ME I NEEDED TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES, BECAUSE THE TWO FRONT ONES WERE RUINED BY THE ALIGNMENT BEING OFF DUE TO THE TIE ROD ENDS. THIS IS A VEH WITH APPROX 27,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THE TIE ROD ENDS ARE COMING LOOSE AFTER 27,000 MILES WHAT ELSE WILL FALL OFF THE VEHICLE??? *TR

I HAVE LOGGED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM. THE SEVERITY INCREASED YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN SLOWLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT END VIBRATED HAS A DISTINCT INTERMITTENT RUBBING SOUND AND BRAKES PULSATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES , AND REQUESTED A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO EVALUATE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. NO CHANGE. THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH BRAKING SYSTEM, AND CHRYSLER WAS NOT HELPFUL. *AK

I BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2005 TWO WEEKS AFTER WE BROUGHT IT IT STALLED OUT WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO FIX IT. IT IS STILL OCCURRING AND IT IS NOW 2007 THIS IS MY 3RD TIME TAKING IT IN AND ALSO MY RADIO DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE AND THE BATTERY DIES AFTER 15 MINUTES OF LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON PACIFICA. I WAS IRATE. NOW IM IN THE PROCESS OF THE DEALERSHIP BUYING IT BACK AND IM ALSO LOOKING INTO THE LEMON LAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SURGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,544.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ABS SENSOR. THE ABS SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000. *AK

MY VEHICLE HAS BACK-UP LIGHTS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE ANY ILLUMINATION WHAT-SO-EVER. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. YOU CANNOT TELL IF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE. *JB

WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. GAVE A LITTLE GAS AND HEARD A LOUD POP. FOUND 3-4" PIECE OF TEMPERED METAL ON GROUND. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE CAR, REALIZED THAT THE ROCKER ARM ON REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL HAD BROKEN IN 2 PLACES.

FAILS TO START. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 26, 2007. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THEY NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS TO THE DEALER, AND WHEN THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 100 FEET, THE SIDE/CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT NO LONGER WANTED THE VEHICLE. HE SPOKE WITH THE REGIONAL OFFICE , WHICH INDICATED THAT AN ENGINEER MAY INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER.

ON JANUARY 1, 2007, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD TRAVELING AT A RATE OF ABOUT 25 MPH. AS I TAPPED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED RAPIDLY AND NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT TURN ON. I DID NOT BEAR DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO I DO NOT KNOW WHY THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. ON JANUARY 4, 2007, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LUNCHTIME AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT HER EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING NOISE AT THE TIME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE ABS LIGHT IS BACK ON. *NM

REAR (BACKUP) SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE (LED TO NON-INJURY CRASH); DEFAULT FACTORY SETTINGS ERROR. LEFT HOME YESTERDAY EVENING, BACKUP SENSOR WAS WORKING (ALERTED DRIVER TO TRUCK IN DRIVE AND TREE NEAR DRIVEWAY). DROVE TO DESTINATION (<2 M.) AND PARKED VEHICLE ON STREET. LEFT DESTINATION ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER, BOUND FOR ANOTHER RESIDENCE TO PICK UP OUR DAUGHTER (.5 M). IT WAS A VERY DARK AND RAINY NIGHT, NO STREET LIGHTS. DROVE INTO RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THEN BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. UPON BACKING ONTO STREET, REAR BUMPER OF PACIFICA HIT FRONT BUMPER OF SMALL, DARK BLUE, LINCOLN SEDAN PARKED ON STREET. THE BACKUP SENSOR DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE (ALTHOUGH NEEDLESS) TO THE BUMPERS. HOWEVER, THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT FAILURE. WE CHECKED THE CONTROL MENUS. *FACTORY SETTINGS* WAS *OFF*, AND, WITHIN THESE SETTINGS, *PARK ASSIST SYSTEM* WAS *OFF*. WE (MY HUSBAND OR I) HAD NOT CHANGED THE SETTINGS, AND, AS MENTIONED, THE SENSOR HAD WORKED EARLIER THAT EVENING. THE SAME IGNITION KEY WAS USED FOR ALL DRIVING THAT EVENING. WE CHECKED THE SETTINGS BECAUSE OF A SIMILAR INCIDENT TWO WEEKS EARLIER (SEE BELOW). TWO WEEKS AGO, AFTER A SHORT DRIVE FROM HOME (<3 M.), WE NOTICED THE BACKUP SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING WHEN WE WERE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, ALTHOUGH IT HAD BEEN WORKING EARLIER IN THE DAY. AS IN THE LATER INCIDENT, THE *FACTORY SETTINGS* SETTING WAS *OFF*, AND, WITHIN THESE SETTINGS, *PARK ASSIST SYSTEM* WAS *OFF*.

TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL LETTER (F44). THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT SCHEDULE A REPAIR NOR TAKE HER NAME AND NUMBER TO INFORM HER WHEN PARTS WILL AVAILABLE.

CAR DIED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. CAR WAS 2 HOURS INTO THE TRIP SO WAS FULLY WARMED. IT STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER INCIDENT. TWO INSTANCES OF THIS, FIRST WAS AT 8050 MILES, NEXT WAS AT 11800 MILES. (4/12/06, 6/20/06) CAR TAKEN TO DEALER (TEAM CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP, MICHIGAN CITY, IN) AFTER SECOND INCIDENT (6/29/06) AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY "TROUBLE CODES" STORED. THEY STATE ON INVOICE, "1803905 FOR PCM REPROGRAMMING. REPROGRAMMED PCM PER TSB 1803905 18190610/.7/FC FM." NO OTHER STALL INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. *JB

MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS SEVERE CASE OF "WIND BUFFERING NOISE". ANY TIME YOU ROLL A REAR WINDOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IT SOUNDS AS IF THERE IS A HELICOPTER LANDING ON THE BACK SEAT. I NOTIFIED MY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE ISN'T MUCH THEY CAN DO. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN. THERE IS 3200 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE DEALER PRETTY MUCH SAID OH WELL! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK ON AN INCLINE, SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE TO UNLOAD IT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SWITCHED GEARS ON ITS OWN INTO REVERSE CAUSING THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR TO HIT THE CONTACT. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FRACTURED SHOULDER TO THE CONTACT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT SET AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. UPDATED 12/12/2006 - *NM