Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacific. While parked, the contact noticed that the fuel gauge was providing an inaccurate fuel level reading. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle stalled one mile later. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v471000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing who stated that the vehicle was equipped with dual fuel tanks and both fuel tanks would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
2004 Chrysler Pacifica fuel system complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that while refueling fuel spew back out of the filler neck. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the floater needed to be replaced. The dealer was made aware of the failure who stated that her vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v471000 (fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated and fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the fuel tank was defective, which caused the fuel pump to crack. The fuel pump was not connected properly and gas fumes were released. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case manager was assigned. The current and failure mileage was 94,000. ...updated 08/31/2012 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. Chrysler covered the complete cost of repairs. Updated 09/05/2012
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that he would only get twenty miles on a full tank of gasoline fuel. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer but believed that there was a problem with the fuel pump or fuel system. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was providing inaccurate fuel level readings and was reading that the tank was half full when it suddenly dropped to empty. When refueling the vehicle, the pump would stop at seven gallons and the vehicle would not accept additional fuel although the fuel tank was not full. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. While parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from under the hood and flames from under the vehicle. The vehicle then became engulfed in flames. The police and fire department reported to the scene and a report was filed. The cause of the fire was undetermined. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v471000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) but was unsure if the vehicle was included in the recall. The contact stated that she had refueled the vehicle prior to the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
My husband was driving and suddenly the car started smoking we pulled over, the fire fighters were called. They had to break the dashboard in order to stop the fire. They spray the car with water inside and out. Car was total. The fire fighters thought that it was possibly the wire that stared the fire. Radio and light on dashboard did not work in one point, it started working again by itself.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact noticed the fuel gauge reading fluctuated whenever the vehicle was in operation. In addition, the engine stalled twice at different times. On one occasion, the engine failed to restart and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the engine started. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the fuel tank and sensors would need to be replaced. Also both fuel pumps were faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000. Updated 03/14/12*lj the consumer stated the fuel gauge was bouncing up and down on a regular basis. Updated 03/19/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that while refueling, the fuel injector would refuse the fuel even before the tank was full. The dealer replaced the fuel pump but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted, but denied any assistance with repairs to the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 109,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that the fuel gauge does not indicate the correct amount of fuel that was in the tank on the instrument panel. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer denied any assistance with repairing the defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 144,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the engine rpms began to fluctuate between 4,000 and 5,000 and the vehicle would not accelerate over 40 MPH. The contact noticed smoke escaping from under the hood and as the failure was investigated, flames began erupting from the hood area. The fire department reported to the scene and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was deemed as destroyed. The cause of the fire was undetermined. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v471000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) which could have been related to the failure but the contact was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
A similar incident has occurred on my 2004 chrysler pacifica as stated below. "on certain passenger vehicles, the fuel pump module and the power train control module (PCM) software may allow the engine to stall under certain operating conditions." the manufacture is stating that because of my vehicle's VIN# it wasn't part of this recall# f44. It is clear to me that the same conditions that have happen to the vehicles part of recall# f44 should pertain to any vehicle built prior to the dates associated with this recall chrysler is recognizing for repairs. All pacificas should be under the #f44 recall notice, not just a certain portion. I've had to replace the exact same items listed as a necessary repair to correct the problem. As like recall# f44, I to had to replace the fuel pump modules, for the left and right side. However, the difference is it was out of my own pocket for these repairs.
Tl* the contact owns 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that the fuel gauge had malfunctioned and would provide inaccurate fuel level readings. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was contacted who advised that they were unable to assist because the vehicle was outside of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 73,000.
After driving approx 200 miles on a full tank of gas the gas gauge drops to near empty and the engine stalls or nearly stalls on left hand turns. This repeated numerous times on a cross country trip. Also filling this half full tank was difficult. The fuel would enter the tank sufficiently after the first 3-4 gallons.
I have recently made a complaint to chrysler about a 2004 pacifica that I bought about 4mos ago. I know that my car may be out of "dealer warranties", but when there are things going on with your vehicle that's under recall, something should be done about before someone is injured or even killed. My gas pedal sticks, my car has stalled off on several occasions while turning in the middle of an intersection, and my fuel system was not holding or distributing fuel properly and my motor mounts are broken! I can't afford to pay for my car monthly, and pay for repairs that are almost going on with all 2004 pacificas'. I park my car only to use one vehicle that 2 adults and a17 and18yr have to travel with when 3 of the 4 of these persons work. Life is hard and its not fair that the "big companies" continue to get away with it and the hard working person is falling deeper and deeper into a do it the best way you can situation. Problems with the fuel system have supposedly been fixed and they are included in a recall that doesn't include my VIN but my make and model and year! Come on america!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. While driving at speeds of 35 MPH, the fuel level indicator dropped from one half full tank to empty and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle then restarted itself and continued to read fuel levels at empty. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repairs or diagnostic testing. The failure and current mileage were 71,000.
At any given time when pressing on the accelerator, the accelerator locks up and does not depress. After several attempts it releases and lurches forward. This has been going on for at least 6 months now. It happens about 4 or 5 times per week. No repairs done to date. Vehicle should be recalled for this defect.
The events leasing up to the defect were erratic gas gauge readings, from 1/2 tank to empty immediately, then sometimes back to half. The car has stalled on a couple of occasions while driving.being told by dealer that it needs parts that have nothing to do with gas gauge readings ie: throttle body cleaning, map sensor, fuel filler tube. This is an extremely dangerous situation. I have an extended warranty on the vehicle however the parts that im being told are needed are not under warranty. However upon reading all of the discussion boards and looking at former recalls the parts that are being recommended to replace to fix the problem are under my warranty.
I own a 2004 chrysler pacifica. I am having a major issue with the fuel gauge. The gauge shows 1/2 full and then the next thing you know is that it drops to empty and you run out of gas. I took the car to the dealership over a month ago and was told that the parts would be in a few days. This issue is dangerous as you run out of gas without a method of knowing what is going on. In addition, when you attempt to fill the tank with gas, it continues to pop avoiding you from putting gas in the car. I can take up to 30 minutes to force 1/2 tank of gas in the car to where the gauge will show the car full.
Fire in the engine compartment that ended up in a total loss of the vehicle. Auto adjuster notified the fuel line caused the fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the contact's fuel tank was punctured by road debris. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could have resulted. He took the vehicle to a local repair shop and the technician stated that because the component was manufactured out of insufficient materials, it easily failed. The fuel tank was replaced. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 53,000.
Driving on the road doing about 35 MPH and I ran over a piece of metal with my tire. By the time I got home I smelled gas, looked under my car, and the gas was gushing out of my tank under the car.
This vehicle has had the siphoning hoses to the gas tank replaced three times. Which all three failed all three times. The fuel pump has been changed. The whole fuel tank has been replaced. The gas gauge fluctuates from half tank to empty. The check engine light comes on every week. After resetting by the serviceman it comes back on with in a week. All of these safety defects have been repaired however it remains doing all of the above leaving this vehicle to be very unsafe. Please note this so that any others may have this to refer to.
2004 chrysler pacifica appears to have a flaw in the fuel tank. Consumer states that while driving at highway speed the vehicle shut down completely. *nj the consumer stated a few weeks prior he/she were having problems with the gas gauge. Once the gauge was down to a half a tank, the needle would fluctuate and the electronic gauge would suddenly drop 20 miles to empty. At one point the engine light illuminated. The mechanic turned the engine light off, however a couple of weeks later, the light illuminated again. The mechanic explained that even though there was fuel in one side of the tank, it was not pumping to where it needed to be in order for the vehicle to continue running. The mechanic replaced the side fuel module on both sides, the fuel module and fuel pump module.
Vehicle was making a clunking noise at acceleration, vehicle was also making noises that sounded like the shocks needed to be replaced. Dealership told me that the both lower control arms were broken and needed to be replaced along with the front and rear motor mounts. After this was done 2 days later vehicle check engine light came on dealership has told me that the emission pump and solenoid has failed - the emission pump was just replaced in november 2007. From reviewing the website it looks like chrylser needs to take responsibility for service. I have asked them for all of my parts that they are removing from my vehicle since I no longer trust the dealership and will be looking for an outside mechanic to service my car. Mg
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. When the contact starts the vehicle, the fuel gauge dial fluctuates up and down at random. The fuel light illuminates and a sound is heard as well. The dealer stated that the fuel gauge pedometer failed. The contact was informed that there were no recalls, but learned of a technical service bulletin. He believes that the vehicle should be under a recall for this failure. The dealer refused to repair the vehicle; therefore, the contact was responsible for the repair cost. The failure mileage was 68,729. Updated 6/9/08
My car has completely shut off on me on 4 different occasions. The first time the dealership said it was a fuel line problem and cleaned the fuel line system. The second time the problem happened, leaving me stranded on the side of the road again, the dealership changed a sensor. The 3rd time, same scenario, the dealership told me that they 2nd occasion the "computer" gave them a fault, but the first time it didn't so they fixed what they "thought" the problem could be. On the 3rd occasion, they told me that when the 2nd event happened it gave them a fault that could have meant that one of two sensors had gone bad. They said that if the car was under warranty they would have just replaced both sensors. Since the car was out of warranty, they just replaced the one "that usually goes bad." so on my 3rd trip to the dealership, they replaced the second sensor and of course I had to pay for the labor again. The parts themselves cost $20 each and if asked the first time if I wanted to replace both sensors like they would for a warranty repair, I would certainly had agreed. My 4th event happened 4 weeks ago. My car is still at dealership I type this. They say they have no idea what is wrong with the car, but that they can tear the car apart and check out the wiring and if that's the problem, it will cost $6000 to fix. Just to diagnosis the problem I have to pay a minimum of $240 which they tell me may not diagnosis the problem at all. I feel that this vehicle is a huge safety hazard. It only has 30,000 miles on it and has given me nothing but trouble since I purchased it as the second owner on february 28, 2007. The car just shuts off while driving each time leaving me stranded with my 2 young children where ever we are. Each time I have had to wait for a tow truck to arrive to take us to safety. I hope that others have this same complaint and that chrysler will do something to make this right.
I purchased my '04 pacifica used with 44k miles on it. The day after buying the vehicle the fuel gauge dropped from half tank to completely empty then would bounce back to half full. It did it several more times and when I returned it to the local dealer it was purchased from they were unable to find any problems and there were no diagnostic codes set by this encounter. The vehicle when for a few weeks without having it happen again but I was sure to keep the tank nearly full. Yet within the last week it began doing it again with much more frequency. I did some on line research and came up with a recall on the sending units and when I called a chrysler dealership asking about the recall and giving the service person my VIN I was told there was no info matching my VIN. So I went back to my purchasing dealer and when I brought the car in I was told that it was a fuel sensor and that it would be taken car of. So after having no use of my car for a few days I picked it up this evening thinking it was repaired and low and behold I was barely out of the dealers lot and the same fuel gauge issues are once again occurring. I find it hard to believe that my particular pacifica isn't experiencing the same issues that are part of the recall info that I was able to get online. I feel that chrysler is doing a disservice to it's customers by not taking care of this problem seeing as it appears to be a large scale problem from what I have been seeing online.
1. Driving on tropicana ave going 30 MPH when all the sudden I heard a knock sound and I started smelling fuel. I pulled over and inspected the vehicle an notices a small steel object sticking out of the gas tank and fuel was leaking all over the place. When I called the dealership I find out our warranty doesn't cover the repair, nor would they help in any way with a loaner car. All the money we spend to get slapped in the face with something that was in no way our fault. I figure any type of protection to the gas tank would have prevented this from happening, or even perhaps relocating the gas tank as it sits way to low to the ground as it is.
While driving the fuel gauge suddenly dropped from 1/2 tank to empty and the fuel alarm sounded. I was able to immediately stop and refuel while only being able to fill about 1/2 a tank full. This happened on three days will on vacation traveling. I called my home purchase dealer after the second event to discuss the problem and was advised to keep the fuel above 1/4 tank and bring to the shop on return from vacation. Upon inspection, I was advised that not one but both fuel pumps had 2 different error codes. I was aware of the fuel pump problem and recall and advised, only on asking, that the VIN number of my vehicle was not included in the recall list and I was 4,000 miles beyond warranty. The full repair was on me for $600+ dollars. It is obvious that from other postings of this problem that this is a manufacturer defect and my VIN number should have been covered. I could not get satisfaction from the dealer or chyrsler. After purchasing chrysler for the last 3 new vehicle purchases I am not inclined for chrysler to be selected for my next new vehicle purchase.
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