Problems · by component
2005 Chrysler Pacifica fuel system, gasoline problems
57 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica cite fuel system, gasoline, 5% of all 1,244 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
57
5% of all complaints
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the fuel system, gasoline
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“CAR STALL WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT HANDS TURNS. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN A ROW. I SEARCHED THE VIN ON CHRYSLER AND THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON 2005 PACIFICA'S BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND OUT IF MINE WAS EVER CORRECTED. *TR”
“WHEN PARKING OR LOW SPEED 2 TO 5 MPH THE GAS PEDAL STICK YOU HAVE TO HIT IT HARD IT HAPPEN TO THE WIFE TWO TIMES AND NOW SHE DOSE NOT LIKE DRIVING IT HAPPEN TO ME 3 OR 4 TIMES. THE 1ST TIME SHE SAID WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU. HAS THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE [XXX] *TR”
“BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY, 2009, THE CAR STOP ON THE FREEWAY, PUSH ON THE GAS WOULD NOT GO, PEDAL STUCK, THE COOLANT SYSTEMS DO NOT WORK CAR WILL RUN HOT,CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY WERE NO HELP IS THERE ANY THING CAN BE DONE, YOU BUY A CAR AND IT IS A PIECE OF JUNK, ALL CHRYSLER DO IS PASS THE BUCK AS WELL GET STUCK WITH JUNK. *TR”
“BEFORE A LEAVE MY TOWN, I TRIED TO PUT SOME GAS ON MY TANK BUT CAR TOOK ONLY 15 DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS. I THEN ASSUMED THAT THE THANK WAS FULL AND THEN WENT ON MY TRIP. I DROVE FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES AND MY GAUGE THAT WAS FULL DROPPED TO HALF TANK. IT WAS WEIRD BUT I KEPT ON DRIVING SINCE I HAD HALF TANK OF GAS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN AFTER TWENTY MINUTES, THE GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND SINCE THE GAS STATION WAS NOT NEARBY, I KEPT ON DRIVING TO FIND SOME GAS AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. WHEN I WENT TO THE MECHANICS, THEY SAID THAT ONE THE CAR HAS TWO TANKS AND THAT ONE WAS EMPTY AND ONE FULL. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO PACIFICAS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THOSE CARS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. *TR”
“MY GAS PEDAL STICKS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR OR AFTER I STOP THE CAR AT A LIGHT OR SIGN. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, I HAVE TO PUSH HARD ON THE PEDAL,WHICH MAKES THE CAR LURCH FORWARD. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT GETS STUCK AND I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TECH KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, SAID THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT GETS OLD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR 200 BUCKS. IF THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE MAJORITY OF THE PACIFICAS, WHY DO THE CONSUMERS NEED TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS IS A STRICT LIABILITY NEGLIGENCE, NOT MY FAULT. *TR”
“SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH REPLACING HEADLIGHTS ANNUALLY ABOUT THREE MONTHS APART SINCE OWNERSHIP 10/06, PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMING ON - WAS ADVISED BY CERTIFIED MECHANIC IT'S THE FUEL TANK, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE OR FIX. *TR”
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