Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. A POPPING SOUND OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, THE SOUND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT TIRE HUB. ALSO THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS. *TR PLEASE SEND ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS,AS I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO TRANSPORTS SMALL CHILDREN DAILY IN THIS VEHICLE, WITH LIMITED RESOURCES.
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
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
OUR DAUGHTER WAS OPERATING OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON I75 IN FLORIDA WHEN THE A NEW RIGHT REAR (1501 MILES) GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND SKID 300 FEET BEFORE HITTING GUARDRAILS WITH BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR. AN EYE WITNESS CONFIRMED THE BLOWOUT WHICH RESULTED IN COMPLETE TREAD AND SIDEWALL SEPARATION TO THE ATTENDING FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER. OUR DAUGHTER AND FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDSON WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE PASCO REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THEIR INJURIES. THE FOUR YEAR OLD WAS NOT INJURED, HOWEVER OUR DAUGHTER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK TRAUMA AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY THREE TIMES PER WEEK. ALL FOUR GOODYEAR TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW IN LATE MARCH 2008 FROM AN AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER IN TAMPA FLORIDA. *TR
MY MICHELIN ENERGY PLUS LX4 TIRES HAVE BEEN LOSING AIR PRESSURE AT AN EXTREME RATE. WE MUST PUT AIR IN THEM AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. TOOK THE CAR (2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA) TO THE ONLY LOCAL MICHELIN DEALER. WHEN WE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE TIRE, TECHNICIAN SAID HE ALREADY KNEW THE PROBLEM- THAT IT IS VERY COMMON. MICHELIN TIRES REACT WITH ALUMINUM RIMS (WHICH MY PACIFICA HAS) AND CAUSE OXIDATION. HE SAID IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE- THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEM PUT A NEW SEALANT BETWEEN THE TIRES AND THE RIMS- COST OF APPROX. $80. HE COULD NOT TELL ME IF AND/OR WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO NEVER HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. MY PACIFICA WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION 1 1/2 WEEKS AFTER THE TIRES WERE "RE-SEALED" BY THE MICHELIN DEALER. AT THAT TIME, THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED AND SET TO CORRECT PRESSURE (NOT SURE IF THEY WERE LOW AT THE TIME) AS STATED ON MY RECEIPT. 1 WEEK LATER, ALL TIRES ARE DOWN AT LEAST 8 PSI- 2 ARE DOWN 12 PSI. *TR
CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A TSB TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER UNIT IN THE AWD VEHICLES. A LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
WE HAVE VISITED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS SUCH AS PEP BOYS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES FOR LEAKS. EACH PLACE WE VISITED WOULD TELL US THAT THE TIRES WERE FINE, THEY WOULD THEN FILL THEM UP AND WE WOULD GO ANOTHER DAY OR TWO AND THEN WOULD HAVE TO FILL THE TIRES UP AGAIN. FINALLY A TIRE STORE MANAGER AT WAL-MART FOUND THE PROBLEM: THE TIRES: MICHELIN PILOT HXMXM4 P235-55R19 ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE 19'' RIMS THAT THEY ARE MOUNTED ON. HE SHOWED US THAT THEY DO NOT COMPLETELY FILL THE RIM, AND THIS CAUSES THE TIRES TO LOOSE PRESSURE IF THE ROAD IS UNEVEN OR IF THERE ARE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HE SHOWED US THE DIFFERENCE WITH TIRES ON OTHER CARS. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE SAME MODEL TIRES FROM FIRESTONE DO FILL UP THE RIM COMPLETELY AND SO NO AIR LEAKS WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR UNEVEN ROADS. HE EXPLAINS THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNLESS THE TIRES ARE CHANGED. FURTHERMORE HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR SAFETY AS WE TRAVEL. I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE TIRES ON THE MARKET AND THE CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. I EXPECT THE TIRES THAT COME WITH THE CAR TO LAST THE DURATION OF THEIR LIFE WITHOUT PROVIDING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. I TRUST MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR AND AM DISTRAUGHT BY KNOWING THAT THE TIRES POSE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY THREAT. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE. AS A CHRYSLER /MICHELIN CUSTOMER I DON''T AGREE THAT WE SHOULD PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT OUR FAULT. PLEASE ADVISE WHICH DEALER WE CAN TAKE THE CAR TO GET THESE TIRES REPLACED AT NO COST AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. IN THE EVENT I AM NOT CONTACTED WITH 48 HOURS I WILL CONTACT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AS WELL AS HIGHWAY SAFETY AND REQUEST A FULL INVESTIGATION. FURTHERMORE I AM PREPARED TO CONTACT ANY SAFETY GROUP TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *JB
WHEN I TURN ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT END (TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM). *JB
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 EACH TIME I CALL THEM WHILE THEY HAVE ME ON THE PHONE. I AM TRYING TO BE PATIENT BECAUSE I LOVE THIS CAR, BUT THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. IT IS ALSO HAVING A NEW POWER SEAT MEMORY MODULE INSTALLED BECAUSE BOTH POWER SEATS STOPPED WORKING AND IT HAD A NEW TRANSFER CASE INSTALLED BECAUSE OF A CLICKING/CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END DURING TURNS. *NM
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
DT CONTACT STATED TWO TIRES BLEW OUT. THE FIRST TIRE WAS THE DRIVERS REAR TIRE, AND THE SECOND TIRE WAS THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY SERVICED. THE CONTACT'SX HUSBAND BURNED HIS ARM GETTING THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY REFERRED HER TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF BLACK POWER INSIDE OF THE TIRES. SHE CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE, AND THEY OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE.*AK
POPING NOISES AT FRONT END ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS GOING FORWARD AND BACKING UP. ALSO FILLED UP GAS TANK, "MILEAGE/GUAGE TILL EMPTY" WAS 344, DROVE ONE MILE AND IT WENT TO 243. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN, THEY ARE WAITING ON A PART "SHAFT" TO REPLACE IT. THEY USUALLY DON'T HAVE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
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