We have classified the 86 complaints from 2006 Chrysler Pacifica about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.
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 - *nm
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.
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. *jb