At 40,000 miles car started making ticking noise. Took it to my personal mechanic and he determined the lifters needed changing. Replaced the lifters then again at 60,000 miles the car had the same problem. This time I had a certified mechanic from work call a friend at the dodge dealership and he acknowledged that chrysler was having a problem with the lifters and that there was a repair kit available through chrysler. I have had the car back for 2 weeks now with no problems so far. The mechanic visually confirmed that the retaining pins of the shaft were indeed sheared, thus blocking the oil galley and the flow of oil to the lifters. My opinion is why would chrysler come out with this repair kit if there was no wide spread problem.
2006 Chrysler Pacifica transmission complaints
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Upon hearing ticking noise, we took our 2006 chrysler pacifica into the dealer. We were told that this is a common problem caused by a broken retaining pin on the rocker arm shaft. When the pin breaks, the shaft can spin that may block oil passage the rocker arms (which causes the ticking noise). The rocker arm shafts were replaced by the dealer. Now, we are having problems involving the pedestal kit. Please look into this problem. I believe it should be recalled. *tr thank you, nicole schilt
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.
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.
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.
I bought a 2006 chrysler pacifica. It has been in the shop 3 times now since I go it a year ago. The first two times were for the same thing. It was a rod and lifters. This last time, I was driving down the highway and all of the sudden my wheels turned to the side and then my car skidded to a stop as my tires turned sideways.! I could have been killed as my car was not controllable and almost flipped over. I was told by the tow truck driver that the rocker arm broke causing the drive shaft to fall then the axel broke. The tow truck driver as well as the mechanic at the dealership said that this should not have happened.
Unsafe vehicle stalls when in reverse.
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.
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 -
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