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2005 Chrysler Pacifica Transmission Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA

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Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
37
Latest Oct 20, 2016
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 1,244 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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. 37 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.

Owner reports naming transmission

The 25 most recent of 37, in the owner's own words

Fuel systemTransmission
Filed Oct 20, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUTTERED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE CODES INDICATED THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE FUEL PUMP DELIVERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID
10917658
Incident
Aug 12, 2016
Mileage
130,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 3, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND TCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID
10761368
Incident
Aug 28, 2015
Mileage
102,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 3, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID
10630375
Incident
Aug 27, 2014
Mileage
95,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Aug 8, 2011
Crash reported1 injury reported

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

NHTSA ID
10418076
Incident
Aug 8, 2011
Transmission
Filed Aug 8, 2011

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

NHTSA ID
10418032
Incident
Jan 15, 2010
Mileage
90,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Apr 28, 2011

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

NHTSA ID
10398160
Incident
Jan 15, 2010
Mileage
60,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Mar 11, 2011

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.

NHTSA ID
10389881
Incident
Mar 9, 2011
Mileage
72,800 mi
Transmission
Filed Jan 21, 2011

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.

NHTSA ID
10378105
Incident
Jan 13, 2011
Mileage
105,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Nov 30, 2010

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.

NHTSA ID
10368382
Incident
Oct 27, 2010
Mileage
74,775 mi
Exterior lightingTransmission
Filed Nov 9, 2010

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.

NHTSA ID
10365099
Incident
Jul 15, 2008
Mileage
54,000 mi
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance+4 more
Filed Nov 5, 2010

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

NHTSA ID
10364749
Incident
Sep 1, 2009
Transmission
Filed Oct 14, 2010

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 CORRECT THE FAILURE, A NEW PTU UNIT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED THAT HAS THE DEFICIENCY THAT CHRYSLER ADMITS IS THERE, TO BE REPLACED. THESE REPAIRS CAN EXCEED $2000. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10360417
Incident
Sep 11, 2010
Mileage
60,000 mi
BrakesSteeringTransmission
Filed Jun 8, 2010

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

NHTSA ID
10335156
Incident
Jun 5, 2010
Mileage
40,000 mi
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed May 11, 2010

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

NHTSA ID
10329841
Incident
May 8, 2010
Transmission
Filed Feb 4, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON VERY COLD DAYS, WHENEVER SHE SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD AND BEHAVE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL GEAR. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WOULD OCCUR IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE GEARS DID NOT MALFUNCTION DURING WARM WEATHER. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO-DATE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO TRANSMISSION-RELATED RECALLS WHEN SHE REFERENCED RECALL 06V432000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,892. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,700.

NHTSA ID
10305806
Incident
Jan 27, 2010
Mileage
79,950 mi
Transmission
Filed Dec 28, 2009

THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COLD OR BRAKING. THIS KEEPS RE-OCCURRING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10297159
Incident
Dec 18, 2009
Mileage
105,478 mi
Transmission
Filed Nov 11, 2009

VEHICLE HAS COMPLETE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SINCE PURCHASED FROM DEALER. VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN BRAKING AND MAKING U TURN. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO BEING A COMMON PROBLEM YET DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THEREFORE, MY WIFE AND I REFUSE TO PAY TO HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. THE COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING SUCH ISSUE TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH TO A US CITIZEN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10291832
Incident
Sep 5, 2009
Mileage
76,263 mi
Transmission
Filed Sep 23, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND REGAIN NORMAL DRIVING FUNCTIONS. A WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITH OUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO CAMPAIGN 06V432000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TCM, PCM. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA ID
10285049
Incident
Nov 9, 2008
Mileage
80,000 mi
EngineTransmission
Filed Jul 14, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 65,000. UPDATED 09/23/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS NEEDLE WENT FROM THE HALF WAY MARK STRAIGHT DOWN TO EMPTY. UPDATED 09/23/09.*JB

NHTSA ID
10276784
Incident
Jun 30, 2009
Mileage
65,000 mi
Fuel systemTransmission
Filed Oct 22, 2008

FIRST NOTICED GAS GAGE SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 3/4 TANK TO EMPTY, LOW FUEL WARNING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL GAGE WOULD AGAIN RISE UP TO FULL THEN DROP TO EMPTY. CALLED DEALER WHO ASKED FOR MY VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. GAS GAGE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AT ALL & I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TANK - I'M UNABLE AT THIS POINT TO AFFORD THE REPAIR. NEW PROBLEM HAS ARISEN, YESTERDAY AND TODAY MY CAR HAS STALLED, CAUSING ME TO ENGAGE PARK AND RESTART MY ENGINE. FIRST TIME I WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL AND THIS MORNING I WAS MANEUVERING AROUND A ROUND ABOUT. SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10246338
Incident
Oct 22, 2008
Mileage
46,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jun 17, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT START PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE $881. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF HER VIN IS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

NHTSA ID
10231353
Incident
Feb 19, 2008
Mileage
97,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Jun 12, 2008

MOTOR MOUNTS CRACKED 23,000 MILES,CV JOINTS BAD,AIR COMPRESSOR BAD,BELTS SQUEAL AND CHIRPING,ENGINE STALLS ON TAKE OFF, ENGINE SHUT OFF ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING DANGEROUS,BRAKES FAILED, ABS SENSORS BAD FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN SIGNAL LIGHT IS ON. *TR

NHTSA ID
10230864
Incident
May 12, 2008
Mileage
50,000 mi
Transmission
Filed May 9, 2008

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED, ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2005. I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 11/06 BECAUSE OF A SEAT BELT PROBLEM AND WHEN I WAS THERE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. RECALL F-44. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP PRIOR TO THAT. THIS WEEK MY CAR STALLED TWICE. ONCE WHEN TURNING LEFT, ONCE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. CAR WAS ABLE TO START UP AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (CHRYSLER JEEP OF WHITE PLAINS AT 70 WESTCHESTER AVE., WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601 PHONE: 914-946-3544). THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED 2 NEW FUEL PUMPS AND IT WOULD COST $1210 AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THE F-44 RECALL ONLINE WHICH STATES A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2 DAYS TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH HAS MY CAR) AND DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE HEADQUARTERS FIRST TOLD ME MY PUMP PROBLEM WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. BUT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP TALKED TO THEM THEY TOLD HQ THAT THEY HAD BEEN DIRECTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMPS ONLY ON CERTAIN 2005 PACIFICAS. ONLY ON ONES MANUFACTURED WITHIN A CERTAIN DATE. THEY SAID ON MY 2005 PACIFICA THEY ONLY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE PCM. I, AS A CONSUMER, SEE IT THAT ONE RECALL WAS MADE AND IT WAS MADE BECAUSE OF A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM WHICH WOULD CAUSE A CAR TO STALL. I AM HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY 2 RECALLS - ONE FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND ONE TO REPROGRAM. I DO NOT SEE IT THAT WAY - THERE WAS ONLY 1 RECALL AND IT WAS FOR THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY $1210+ FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE !!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID
10227137
Incident
May 7, 2008
Mileage
42,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Feb 19, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 15-20- MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,065.

NHTSA ID
10218581
Incident
Apr 1, 2006
Mileage
13,500 mi
ElectricalFuel systemExterior lighting+1 more
Filed Dec 17, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM HALF A TANK TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE FUEL PUMP, HEADLIGHT BULB, AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V066000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 03/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY

NHTSA ID
10212083
Incident
Nov 23, 2007
Mileage
68,000 mi

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