2006 Chrysler Pacifica Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS IN ENGINE POWER AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10587251

Incident

Apr 9, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 43 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE -TCM, PCM). THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE ONE PART OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND REQUESTED THAT THE CONTACT COVER THE REST OF PARTS OF THE MODULE AND LABOR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NHTSA ID

10462093

Incident

Jun 14, 2012

Mileage

73,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 12/14/11

NHTSA ID

10436625

Incident

Oct 29, 2011

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 09/28/11*LJ UPDATED 10/07/11*JB

NHTSA ID

10422846

Incident

Aug 9, 2011

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10416761

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

109,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). HOWEVER, WHEN SHE RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; SHE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,800.

NHTSA ID

10393610

Incident

Jan 19, 2011

Mileage

44,800 mi

ALL MOTOR MOUNTS ON OUR CHRYSLER PACIFICA BROKEN AFTER ONLY 60000 MILES!!! THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN UNKNOWING MOTORIST AN ACCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. ALSO SAME VEHICLE HAD BROKEN GEAR SHIFT STRANDING MY FAMILY FOR HOURS AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT CHANGING THE UNIT. POORLY DESIGNED AND A CONSTANT DRAIN ON OUR FINANCES. GOVERNMENT OWNED??? *TR

NHTSA ID

10376442

Incident

Jan 11, 2011

Mileage

59,600 mi

DROVE MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE DROVE NORMALLY WENT IN DID BUSINESS CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE AND THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE, HAD TO BE TOWED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAYS HE SEES THIS 4 TO 5 TIMES DAILY WITH BOTH PACIFICAS AND 300'S, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DODGE FOR REPAIR OF A PLASTIC CLIP THAT BROKE, PUSH KEY OVERRIDE WOULD NOT WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10348611

Incident

Aug 10, 2010

Mileage

42,000 mi

2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA -- AXLE CLANKS WHEN I LIFT MY FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND THEN PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL AT ANY SPEED.. TOOK IN TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID NEED NEW AXLE WHICH WILL COST $1000 PLUS TAX APPROX. SAID THIS IS COMMON TO PACIFICA'S AND MY PROBLEM WAS NOT AS LOUD AND AS BAD AS OTHER PACIFICA'S THEY HAVE SEEN AND WORKED ON. I DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR WHEN THIS IS "COMMON TO PACIFICA'S". IN FACT MY OWN MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THE VERY SAME THING --- WHY WASN'T VEHICLE RECALLED. WHAT CAN I DO? I DON'T HAVE $1200 TO FIX THIS. AND IF CHRYSLER MECHANICS SAY THIS IS "QUIRK OF THE PACIFICA'S" , THEN WHY IS THE REPAIR ON ME? I'M WORRIED THIS WILL GET TO THE POINT WHERE I CANT DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328560

Incident

Jan 1, 2010

Mileage

30,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10257749

Incident

Jan 4, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10229444

Incident

May 24, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10228583

Incident

Jun 26, 2006

Mileage

200 mi

UNSAFE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IN REVERSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208730

Incident

May 6, 2007

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

NHTSA ID

10175699

Incident

Apr 12, 2006

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

NHTSA ID

10173415

Incident

Nov 8, 2006

Mileage

4,500 mi