2005 Chrysler Pacifica: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Feb 17, 2015 · Body, Engine · 114,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler pacifica. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would jerk and hesitate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was due to damaged motor mounts and severe rusting of the subframe. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 114,000.

Filed Nov 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 16,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler pacifica. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated to respond and then surged forward. A whistling noise emitted from the engine. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 16,000.

Filed Aug 2, 2014 · Fuel system · 130,000 miles · ME

My vehicle is having the same issue as the recall. I contacted chrysler on july 30 2014. And was told that my VIN was not apart of the recall. I told them my vehicle is stalling as im going over 50mph my gas tank goes from half full to empty and the e light turns on. If I don't rush to the gas station my car will die as if it had no fuel left. ( leaving me stranded on the side of the road. With my children ). When I do put gas in its very slow and I have to hold the bar back on the gas pump itself or my car will turn the pump handle off. My RPM jumps up and down as im accelerating. It feels like my engine is hesitating. My gas pedal gets stuck while driving and I have to tap it with my foot to unstick it. How is this even safe. To recall some and not others. I'm a stay at home mother to 3 boys under the age of 5 years old. I read online the horror stories of people with the same problem and year make model everything and chrysler is not doing anything to fix the problem. Please help me fix this problem before me and my children and everyone else before a serious accident is to happen. As of right now my car is state inspected. But I do not feel safe driving it anymore I so not want to risk the safety of my children's lives.

Filed Jan 26, 2012 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the transmission began to hesitate and during acceleration there was excessive pulsation. In addition, the engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. There was also a rapid decrease in the rpms. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and the engine suddenly stalled and then restarted. The failure recurred on at least fifteen occasions. There was a recall related to the failure associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 06v432000 (power train: automatic transmission: control module; TCM, PCM); however the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the PCM would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Jun 1, 2011 · Body, Brakes · 55,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contacts owns a 2005 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that the ABS indicator would illuminate on the instrument panel intermittently and the vehicle would hesitate to stop when the brakes were applied. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic diagnosed that the anti lock brake module caused the failure to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. The consumer stated the ABS light illuminated and the brakes went down to the floor when applied. The consumer stated the brake must be pumped prior to stopping. The brakes would sometimes catch when applied and lock up. The brake pads and sensors were replaced. The vehicle would stall upon acceleration and there was a slight kick coming from the from the front of the vehicle. The front bumper was loose. Also, there was an electrical issue underneath the ashtray; the plastic showed signs of melting and the leather on the dashboard showed signs of being parched or smoked. The shift gear would sometimes be too hot to touch. Updated 09/07/11

Filed Jan 13, 2010 · Engine, Suspension · 87,500 miles · MD

I own a 2005 chrysler pacifica that was bought brand new in october 2004. In october 2009, I was driving home during afternoon rush hour. I noticed my car smoking and attempted just to make it home. About 20 minutes later, my car began to hesitate and turned off once or twice when I stopped at stop lights. Eventually, the car shut down completely on a major thoroughfare and would not restart. After being towed to the nearest dealership, I discovered that the radiator hose had been blown off and a hole basically ripped in the coolant jug as a result. Repair cost: $564.00. Prior to releasing the vehicle, the service technicians noticed how loudly and roughly the car was running and did further tests, to discover that the motor mounts are broken and in need of repair, which caused the problem that I paid nearly $600 to fix. Projected cost: an additional $900. That's a total of $1500 for a four-year-old car!!! I've searched and have seen numerous reports of repeated motor mount breaks and problems. Called chrysler who basically is turning a blind eye to the numerous complaints.

Filed May 15, 2009 · Engine · TX

My 2005 chrysler pacifica doesn't go when I release the brake to drive it. It hesitates and then moves. I took it to the dealership and they notified me that 2 of my motor mounts were cracked and that's what was causing it. I tried to get the parts and apparently 250 of them are on backorder. We have called every dealership in san antonio and surrounding cities and no dealer has them, many have told us that they are on back order and they don't have a date of when they are to be shipped, (could be months), none of this of course was covered under the extended warranty that we have. My problem is that this vehicle isn't that old and has 68000 miles on it, I am shocked that the motor mounts are already cracked and need to be replaced. If 250 of them are on back order, doesn't that say something about this vehicle and the mounts. It is expensive to replace, labor costing $500, and we can't even get the parts because no one has them. I feel this is a safety issue because the car at times hesitates to go once I release the brake and apply the gas. I am concerned that other owners are feeling the same way I do, cheated. Please respond.

Filed Apr 16, 2007 · Engine · 26,435 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chrysler pacifica. While accelerating to 5 MPH from the idle position, the vehicle completely shut off. The contact restarted the vehicle, but it began to hesitate. The check engine indicator light illuminated prior to the vehicle shutting off. The vehicle was driven home slowly and brought to a dealer the following week. The vehicle has been at the dealer for two weeks. The dealer stated that the vehicle had multiple failures, but no repairs had been made. The vehicle was still waiting to be repaired. The current mileage was 26,525 ,and failure mileage was 26,435.

Filed Mar 14, 2007 · Electrical · TX

Car would hesitate when starting, and then just would not start. When service dept. Tried, they said it worked just fine. But when I got it, it did the same. It would hesitate, then shook a lot, then just would not start. Needed new starter.

Filed Jul 28, 2006 · Fuel system · 16,150 miles · CA

(1) vehicle driven two months after purchased used from dealer with about 12,500 miles on it ; tank filled to capacity normally, no stalling incidents. (2) vehicle began hesitating while downhill on a driveway, tank near empty. Filled tank, but only took 9.6 gallons. When driven to the top of the red empty range, car began to hesitate, or even stall at a stop light. Progressively from that point, less and less fuel can be pumped into the tank, and dealer determined that one half of the tank is full, the other at the filler neck is part full. Dealer believes a "valve" inside the tank is the problem -- part on order. Meanwhile, I can not fill the tank with more that 4.5 gallons, and it reads 2/3 full at that point. Car continues to stall on downhill driveway when gauge reads at the top of the red empty range. When tank cap is removed, there is a rush of air either in or out of the tank.

Filed Jul 19, 2006 · Fuel system, Seats · 21,000 miles · MD

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.