Chrysler PACIFICA brakes problems
898 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
6,953 owner complaints analyzed
43 distinct recall campaigns
68,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 to 2027 model years. Data snapshot: . 4,080 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
898 of 6,953 complaints match this topic (12.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10054390 · 2004-01-18 (January 18, 2004)
WHILE DRIVE THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENS. IT IS LITERALLY AS THOUGH THE KEY WERE TURNED OFF (I.E. THE ENGINE STOPS, LOSS OF POWER STEER, LOSS OF POWER ASSIST BREAKING, LOSS OF ABS, NO INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO EVEN INDICATE THERE WAS PROBLEM). THE ONLY SYSTEMS THAT REMAIN ACTIVE ARE THE ONES THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE ON WHEN THE KEY WERE IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART AFTER BEING SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO CONSISTENCY. (I.E. 7…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10054390 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10090516 · 2004-09-06 (September 6, 2004)
AUTO ACCIDENT. 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. A CAR ATTEMPTING TO CUT IN FRONT OF NON-MOVING CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM RIGHT SIDE, SEVERELY IMPACTED PACIFICA ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF PACIFICA. IT IMMEDIATELY SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND, DESPITE HAVING BOTH FEET PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, PACIFICA COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL, IN DESPERATION, DRIVER THROUGH THE PACIFICA INTO PARK. ANOTHER NOTE, DESPITE THE SEVERITY OF IMPACT, NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO ORLANDO CHRYSLER IN ORLAN…
Owner-reported narrative. 210 miles reported. Look up ODI 10090516 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10096001 · 2004-10-19 (October 19, 2004)
THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO MY PROFESSIONAL OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING TAIL-LIGHT VISIBILITY DEFICIENCIES ON CHRYSLER PACIFICA VEHICLES (I'M AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR AND FORENSIC PHOTOGRAPHER). THE TAIL LIGHT DESIGN ON PACIFICA VEHICLES IS LARGE, HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT OF RED LIGHT ACTUALLY TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TAILLIGHT IS ONLY A THIN CIRCLE. FURTHERMORE, THE CIRCLE OF RED LIGHT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE...FROM ANY OFF-AXIS POSITION, SUCH AS IN THE NEXT LANE, ONLY A SMALL ARC OF RED LIGHT CAN BE SEEN. IN BRIGHT DAYLIGHT COND…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10096001 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10110093 · 2005-02-08 (February 8, 2005)
REAR HATCH WOULD NOT WORK. IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES. RONT END THUMPS UPON HARD BRAKING. IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR WILL NOT START. IN FOR REPAIR CURRENTLY FOR THE 3RD TIME. DRIVERS SEAT MOVES UPON ACCELERATION AND STOPPING. IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES, STILL NOT RESOLVED. CD PLAYER HAS STATIC BETWEEN SONGS. REPLACED CD PLAYER ONCE. STILL HAPPENS WITHOUT RESOLUTION.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10110093 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10120577 · 2005-05-10 (May 10, 2005)
DT: I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND SLOWED FOR OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED AND IT THEN BEGAN SHAKING AND STOPPED. UPON STOPPING IT REVVED THEN GEARED DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALER, WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM, WHEN TRIED TO REPAIR IT THEY FRIED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN CAR. THE CAR STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM. CONTACT FEELS THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO THIS SITUATION. ALSO, HAS A CLANKING SOUND. HAS TO BEE…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10120577 at NHTSA ↗