My 2006 pacifica will go from a half a tank of fuel to no fuel in a matter of minutes. This has left us stranded on the side of the road a number of times, sometimes in very dangerous places with my two children in the car. The saddle tank is a very bad design, with the transfer pump. When we are stranded on the road side, if you crawl under the car one side of the tank is hollow empty and the other side is completely full, yet we are waiting on someone to bring us gas. When you try to refuel the car it will only take 3 or 4 gallons before the pump shuts off. To finish you have to almost trickly the gas in the very top of the filler tube. I have contacted chrysler about this problem and they told me that mine was the first complaint they had heard about this, I can't believe that, after reading all the online complaints about the 06 pacificas. My dealership can tell me anything that will for sure fix all the problems. I dont want to pay for all the guessing work, when so many other pacifica owner are having the same problems. 8tt
2006 Chrysler Pacifica fuel system complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that fuel spilled out from the filler neck while refueling. The contact also stated that the fuel tank was equipped to hold twenty gallons, but would only accept ten gallons. As a result, the vehicle ran out of fuel and stalled several times. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the only way to remedy the failure was to replace the fuel tank. The dealer also admitted that the vehicle was not equipped with the proper fuel tank. The VIN was not unavailable. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.
Ive had this car for just over one year. I have replaced 2 motor mounts, 6 months apart. The electric cooling fan motor bearing went bad and you cant replace just the motor, you have to replace both motors, both fans and the shroud ( ridiculous ). My check engine light is on and says fuel cap on dash but I replaced the cap and now as I'm looking on this site I know its probably the gas tank lines cracked. Ive also got the sticky gas pedal, transmission bangs into 2nd randomly. My conclusion after reading about so many problems that many people are having with this vehicle is that there should be recalls. I mean jesus were talking about fire hazards and a sticking accelerator potentially causing an accident. Nothing but problems with this car at such low miles. Never again chrysler.
Obtained car brand new in 2006, yr later had to replace engine, was said they gave us a new one, prior to that we had sunroof issue that still persist to this day 6years later... Electrical off. One minute you have gas and next minute literally fuel light is on..fast forward a tad 2007 stalling problems,...fast forward even more 30,000miles later.... Stalling allllllllot,especially while I'm driving with my kids. Making a u-turn and just simply parking into a space no go.. Gas cap light is on, check engine light on.... Currently vehicle is at dealership which was charging us $2,632.00 to fix problems, besides overcharging ridiculously, chrysler offered to pay most of bill after doing research and realizing we were getting ripped off, a two day job is now turned into 1week, no vehicle, no loaner.. 6yrs. Later failed emissions test is what prompted me to take it to a dealership...now I cannot pass an emissions test nor register my vehicle @ end month>( today). Would like to trade, however they low balled me & said $4,000.they cannot get car to reset, and still could not find out why it is stalling. After letting dealership know I have an open case seems like they are singing a different tune...still no car/ no fix...
About 5 months ago my car would not stop completely when braking. I would let off brakes and reapply & it still did not stop promptly. Abs light came on & engine light came on. I took it to chrysler repair center in delray beach florida. They said my nvl pump & ABS sensor needed replaced. They also said if I do not replace the nvl pump my car will begin to stall. The car began stalling about 3-4 weeks later. It happened about 4-6 times at low speeds or when the car was at idol. I had the pump replaced by another mechanic a few weeks later. The car kept stalling after the part was replaced. Then the car started completely lock up & turn off right in the middle of driving. I have no power, no steering...nothing. I can't believe I haven't been in an accident yet! I took it back in to 3 different mechanics for an inspection & diagnostic. All three mechanics say now I have o2 sensors & mounts that are bad. They all say that everything else is fine.they all 3 say the mounts & o2 sensors doesn't explain why the car stalls & locks up/turns off while driving. My last mechanic ran a recall search for my car & found a recall for my make & model that completely explains my problem. However when I called chrysler back in the middle of january they said my VIN # does not qualify?!?!? I called chrysler home office to see if there was some kind of error as to why my car is not eligible for the recall & they haven't called back. How can chrysler not honor this defect in my car when it honors it in others. It is dangerous. I have 2 children that I drive around. I need my car to be safe. I have researched that many other people with my car have the same exact problems. Chrysler obviously is aware of the problem but will not deal with it. This should be illegal! Please can someone help me?
This last friday, the 11/18/11, was the last incident where it finally stalls completely and I have to move out of traffic. For over a month now, the gas gauge has dropped to zero (when I know I have gas in there) so I have to keep up with that on the side, the electrical trip mileage gauge says gas cap, checked it, kind of jittery, where it would jerk and not accelerate on the road, until this last friday when I turned a corner, and it just stalled. Started it up, and went down the road and as soon as I accelerated in oncoming traffic, it stalled again, pulled off the road towards oncoming traffic and sat for a moment, gentleman stopped to help me, and said it might be overheating, to turn my heater on and leave it running since I still had several miles to go to get home and everyone was gone at the house. So I turned it back on and heated it up and away I went, got about a mile and it stalled again, so I went on the shoulder and coasted for about another mile and started it up and coasted it again, 'til I got to our small town and started it up, went to take a corner, and it stalled on the corner, so I coasted a bit again, and started up, and went down about a mile, put into neutral (so not to use gas and accelerate) around the corner and went down about another mile, put into neutral again, took the corner, back into drive and down the road to the house, took another turn in neutral, and coasted into the drive way. I've noticed that there is a recall with 2006 chrysler pacifica for the fuel pump and control module with power train. According to www.motortrend.com recall id#57629 powertrain:at:control module (TCM,PCM). It is sitting and want it fixed as soon as possible before me driving with the kids in the car and I can't make it out in an intersection because of a problem with chrysler and their parts/recall. Otherwise, I'll look into legal action.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated the fuel tank was leaking fumes. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who performed a diagnostic test and confirmed that there was a leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,500.
On april 13, 2011, while driving vehicle at approximately 10 MPH and while making a left turn, vehicle suddenly stopped abruptly resulting in a vehicle stall. All electrical power was lost, along with engine stalling. Restarted vehicle and proceeded to drive again when it then suddenly started to drive rough for approximately a couple of seconds, as if it again wanted to stall, but didn't. After this, the vehicle drove normal. Took vehicle to pepboys on the same day and they diagnosed a 420 and a 700 fault code. On thursday april 14, 2011 took vehicle to alliance chrysler dealer in ft. Worth, tx. I explained what had happened and mentioned that my vehicle experienced the same symptoms described in the PCM/fuel pump recall issued against 2006 pacificas. I also mentioned that this recall did not cover my vehicle which they confirmed. However, I raised concerns on whether the recall applicability needed to be expanded to cover other pacificas. The dealer has yet to figure out the problem besides telling me that they confirmed a 420 and 700 fault code which they stated would require me to replace the catalytic converter and the transmission shifting solenoid. I questioned whether the sudden stall of the vehicle could have resulted in a misleading fault code. Dealer technician mentioned that the stall could have been caused by a faulty transmission solenoid. I mentioned that my vehicle had shown no indication of a transmission problem with the gear shift. Besides, if a faulty transmission shift solenoid is capable of causing a vehicle stall, then this vehicle has a serious design flaw since a stall while driving could result in serious injury or a catastrophic accident. Dealer mentioned that mechanic was unable to replicate the failure and would continue to investigate the problem and get back to me. As of april 20, 2011, dealer has been unable to explained why the vehicle stalled. I suggested they perform the 2006 PCM/fuel pump recall fix.
The check engine light came on for the evap system. Had it checked out at the dealership and they found a broken hose fitting in the top of the fuel tank in the fuel pump control module.
Gas pedal sticks/jams. Have to stomp on gas pedal to unstick which causes the car to speed forward or backward.
2006 chrysler pacifica gas pedal sticks, when accelerating from a stop position. It happens a least 3 times a day. The vehicle was taken to the chrysler service department, and they could not find a problem. Chrysler needs to be proactive before this gas pedal sticking causes a major ordeal for chrysler and consumers. Also, the lifter noise complaints is also a common problem and the federal safety agency needs to research this defect more closely. I just had this repaired.
Throttle sticks or will not move for first 1/4" of travel. When the pedal finally becomes unstuck, this causes rapid acceleration in stop and go traffic.
Ongoing issue with gas pedal sticks intermittently at idle. Have to press gas pedal very hard to unstick causing vehicle to jump forward or backward rapidly.
Ongoing issue with gas pedal sticks intermittently at idle since november 2009. Have to press gas pedal very hard to unstick causing vehicle to jump forward or backward rapidly.
I have a 2006 chrysler pacifica. Everyday it stalls on my wife and kids. It sounds like the recall they they have on the chrysler pacifica on the fuel pump module and power train module. I contacted the chrysler corporation on the issue and they said that the vehicle 's VIN number was not onthe recall list. I told them how can they control which vehicle fuel pump module and power train module is bad. I told them is going to cause a deadly crash one day. All they do is give me the run around.what can I do? Thanks for quick response.
I have a 2006 chrysler pacifica that emits a strong natural gas smell. The problem started 3 days ago (2/20/10). I went to the chrysler dealership today to fix the problem. They confirmed the smell of natural gas, but could not offer a solution to the problem. They drove the car and upon braking and acceleration the fumes were emitted. The chrysler mechanics said that 'they could not find anything mechanical that would cause the smell.' my lungs hurt and my nerves are really getting bad! Just by driving around trying to find someone who can fix it! I drive with the windows down and I'm still affected by the fumes. We just had a snow storm and I'm freezing in my car, trying to breathe! I live in detroit, we are the hardest hit by this recession and I need a car to keep my job! I have to travel to my customers. I don't have another vehicle, nor can I afford one. Please help.
Engine light came on, had vehicle checked and it turned out to be an evap leak. Bought a new gas cap first, that didn't fix it, mechanic pulled the gas tank and found the fuel pump line had cracked, evidently the gas tank is plastic and sunk in at the top causing the plastic line on the pump to crack. This is potentially a very dangerous situation we had to add some extra line to fuel line just to put the tank back up and keep from braking the new fuel pump.
My wife and I had our 2006 chrysler pacifica shipped from charleston, sc to honolulu, hi. We noticed a gasoline smell after we received the car. The shipping company said it was no fault of their own and the dodge dealership said it wasn't covered under the warranty. The dodge dealership said that the fuel tank had impact damage and would have to replace the fuel tank for $1096. That's a lot of money to me. Regardless, after reading that the investigation was no longer in effect I was dishearten. We can not drive the car in the condition it is in. I wouldn't allow my wife or child to get into a car with a gas leak. I hope this helps reopen or continue the investigation.
We purchased our 2006 pacifica, certified used, in may '07 with less than 21k miles. Within a few weeks the car started stalling - frequently. The first time it happened, I was exiting the freeway. As I approached the bottom of the ramp, my car stalled and the steering wheel locked. I ended up in the oncoming traffic lanes (it was early; there were no cars at the time). The subsequent stallings would occur anytime I was making a right or left turn or just coming to a stop (at about 3-7mph). The car has been in 7 times for repair (totaling more than 30 days, and has incurred over 300 miles of testing). We have had the idle undershoot reprogrammed, 2 fuel pumps replaced, PCM reprogrammed, a new PCM, once was told it was just "out of gas" - even though it said I had 30 miles to go and fuel light wasn?t on - they put a couple of gallons in my tank, enough to get me to a gas station (now I had 60 miles to go) and car stalled again after filling tank. It's now back with the dealer (6 days now), after having been towed in we couldn't even back out of the driveway without it stalling. It is currently being looked at with the help of chrysler, but were told they cannot duplicate the problem (even though we were able to duplicate it with their mechanic in the car a few days ago). Frustrating and disturbing. This is a serious issue and just a matter of time before someone has an accident. How many cars can we continue to avoid hitting?
Tl* - the contact received recall letter (f44). The contact called the dealer and was told they do not know when the part will available. The dealer did not schedule a repair nor take her name and number to inform her when parts will available.
No injury, death or collision. 2006 pacifica engine stalled when making a downhill left. Just purchased 2 weeks ago with 13,000 mi.
When making a left turn, vehicle shuts off (stalls). Vehicle was completely warmed up and had been driven about 20 miles at the time of stall. This is the second time this vehicle has stalled in the past 2 months. First time vehicle was serviced at the location purchased and unable to identify the problem. This time another call was made to dealer and an appointment scheduled to have the vehicle looked at again, but with the "check engine" light not on, dealer is sure a diagnostic test will show nothing. Phone call to daimler chrysler to discuss the issue produced no results. Csr indicated that daimler chrysler is not aware of a stalling issue with these vehicles.
Chrysler pacifica 2005 all wheel drive, while turning a corner and hitting a slight dip the car cut completely off. Lost steering and all I could do to avoid hitting another car in the side.
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