2004 Chrysler Pacifica Fuel System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS SON WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH, A STATE TROOPER HAD BEGUN TO WAVE HIS SON'S VEHICLE DOWN. THE TROOPER THEN INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. ALL OCCUPANTS IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE STATE TROOPER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AT THE SCENE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE IT REMAINED IN HIS POSSESSION. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED MCINERNEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF THUNDER BAY(832 W CHISHOLM ST, ALPENA, MI 49707) WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V471000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT ALLOW FUEL TO FILL TO FULL CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS AN EMISSIONS INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INEFFECTIVE AND PROVIDED A FALSE READING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DROPS TO EMPTY WHEN IT GETS TO THE HALF TANK MARK. I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL AS IF OUT OF FUEL WHEN IT STILL HAS HALF A TANK OF GAS. I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO ADD FUEL TO THE TANK AND IT IS SLOW GOING, BECAUSE THE NOZZLE CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF FROM FUEL BUBBLING OUT. IF THE CAR IS PARKED ON A SIDEWAYS SLOPE, THE FUEL NEEDLE WILL GO BACK UP TO THE ACCURATE AMOUNT, BUT ONCE ON FLAT LAND GOES BACK TO EMPTY. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM FULL TANK TO LOW FUEL LIGHT WITHOUT REFUELING. SPECS MAY SHOW 14 GAL. TANK, BUT IN TRUTH, ONLY 7 OR SO GAL. IS ALL THAT IT OPERATES ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WITHIN THREE MINUTES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SHAVER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 3888 E THOUSAND OAKS BLVD THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91382) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK /PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD BUZZING NOISE AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,046.

A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED ON MY 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AS STATED BELOW. "ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS." THE MANUFACTURE IS STATING THAT BECAUSE OF MY VEHICLE'S VIN# IT WASN'T PART OF THIS RECALL# F44. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT HAVE HAPPEN TO THE VEHICLES PART OF RECALL# F44 SHOULD PERTAIN TO ANY VEHICLE BUILT PRIOR TO THE DATES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL CHRYSLER IS RECOGNIZING FOR REPAIRS. ALL PACIFICAS SHOULD BE UNDER THE #F44 RECALL NOTICE, NOT JUST A CERTAIN PORTION. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE EXACT SAME ITEMS LISTED AS A NECESSARY REPAIR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AS LIKE RECALL# F44, I TO HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULES, FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. HOWEVER, THE DIFFERENCE IS IT WAS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR THESE REPAIRS. ALL THIS HAPPENED TO ME TOO..... AND I AGREE WITH THIS PERSON..... SO I AM RE-POSTING IT... THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO MESS UP TELLING ME IT WAS EMPTY AND IT WAS NOT. IT WOULD GO ALL OVER THE PLACE FORM 3/4 TO EMPTY.THIS WENT ON FOR TWO DAYS THEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65MPH AND IT SPUTTERED AND I PULLED OVER AND IT WAS NOT RUNNING AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THE GUY REPLACED BOTH FUEL PUMPS BECAUSE OF THIS NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF MY POCKET. I WAS BROKE DOWN FAR FORM MY HOUSE AND ANY CHRYSLER DEALER, SO I HAD NO CHOOSE BUT HAVE IT DONE SO I COULD GET BACK ON THE ROAD. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE. YOUR HELP WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED...... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND THE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V113000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 03V471000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

HAD CAR REPAIRED CAUSE OF RPM RAISING WITHOUT FOOT BEING ON PETAL. KEEP OIL CHANGE REGULARLY, TUNE UP AND WHEN TOOK CAR TO SHOP THEY REPLACE IDLE SENSOR,MAP SENSOR, SPARKS PLUGS CHANGED AND EVEN 3 BOOT CAUSE OF MISFIRE ... AND STILL SAME PROBLEM. WHEN PICKED UP FROM MECHANIC HE ADVISED DEALERSHIP AND MAYBE SOMETHING WITH TRANSMISSION.. NOW I HAVE TO GO TO DEALERSHIP CAUSE REALLY WANNA KNOW SHOULD REPLACE OR FORGET... BUT I LOVE MY PACIFICICA AND HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT THAT'S WHY I SHOCKED THAT IT MIGHT BE A BIGGER ISSUE BESIDES ME TO. *DT

WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE REACHED 1/3 FULL IT DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED TO FILL UP BUT THE TANK ONLY TOOK 11 GALLONS LEAVING US TO BELIEVE THE 23 GALLON TANK WAS ABOUT HALF FULL WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER READING THE CLAIMS LISTED HERE I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT WE THOUGHT IT TRULY WAS EMPTY BECAUSE WHEN THE TANK IS FULL THE GAUGE READS FULL. IT IS THE JUMPING TO EMPTY SO QUICKLY THAT IS THE PROBLEM. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM FILLING THE TANK (YET). *TR

2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 03V471000, BUT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK AND SMELLED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO READ THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WAS SPEW BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE JET AND PRIMARY RECEIVER FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

I PURCHASED A PRE OWNED 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON NOVEMBER 23, 2013. ON DECEMBER 5, 2013 I STARTED UP MY CAR AND BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF MY GAS HANDLE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN REALLY FAST, THE GAS PUMP SYMBOL WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF AND IT WAS CHIMING AS WELL. I HAD A HALF A TANK OF GAS. I SAT THERE AND COUNTED A TOTAL OF 3-4 TIMES OF THIS HANDLE GOING UP AND DOWN. IT ALSO DID IT ON DECEMBER 4, 2013 WHEN I STARTED UP CAR, I HAD WELL OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS. I HAVE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY SO I GOOGLED THIS AND READ STORIES OF ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND SAW A LINK TO THIS SITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I AM WONDERING IS IT THE SENDING UNIT, MODULE OR TANKS..WELL THAT IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING. I HATE TO HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE THE PROBLEM NOT SOLVED ON STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS PAST BEING HALF FULL, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REFUEL THE FUEL TANK TO CAPACITY AND THE FUEL PUMP WOULD CLICK WHEN REFUELING AS IF THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ADD A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN GALLONS OF GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DROPPED FROM INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONE HALF A TANK FULL TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AN ADDITIONAL TEN MILES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL TO THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE TANK AS BEING THREE-FOURTHS FULL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALMOST AT A HALF TANK. SHE THEN HEARD THE GAS LOW WARNING CHIME AND WHEN SHE LOOKED DOWN, THE GAUGE WAS READY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SHOULDER WITH GREAT FORCE AND DIFFICULTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PRIMARY PUMP WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER AND THE SECONDARY FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED APRIL 6, 2013. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN SHE PUMP GAS, IT HAD TO BE DONE REALLY SLOW, OTHERWISE, IT WOULD FILL THE PIPE AND SHUT THE PUMP DOWN. IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 5- 10 MINUTES JUST TO PUT 7 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. UPADTED 05/08/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FUEL PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF HOWEVER, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD READ AS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED THERE WAS A HALF OF A TANK OF FUEL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FUEL GAUGE RAPIDLY MOVED TO EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REFUELING STATION WHERE THE TANK ONLY ALLOWED TEN GALLONS DESPITE HAVING A TWENTY GALLON TANK. AS HE TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, THE GAUGE AGAIN RAPIDLY MOVED TO THE HALFWAY MARK AND THEN EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO REFERRED HIM TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH HAVING BAD MODULES AND NEEDED A NEW FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND ALSO OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DECREASED FROM HALF FULL TO EMPTY AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS IN THE VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES WHEN SHE BEGAN TO SMELL AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ONE OF THE FUEL HOSES HAD BECOME DETACHED, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MISSING FUEL HOSE AND THE FUEL PUMP. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V471000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO CRACK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY AND GAS FUMES WERE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND A CASE MANAGER WAS ASSIGNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. ...UPDATED 08/31/2012 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. CHRYSLER COVERED THE COMPLETE COST OF REPAIRS. UPDATED 09/05/2012 *JS