2006 Chrysler Pacifica Air Bags & Restraints Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE OCCUPANT DETECTION INDICATOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR COULD NOT BE CALIBRATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,499.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING A BURN ONTO THE CONTACT'S HAND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED (AKA T-BONED) BY ANOTHER CAR THAT RAN A STOP SIGN WHILE I WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. WINDOWS SHATTERED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR) WERE COMPLETELY CAVED IN AND DOOR HAD TO BE SNAPPED BY TWO FIREFIGHTERS IN ORDER TO EXTRICATE THE DRIVER AND AT NO POINT DURING IMPACT DID SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOY CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE AND A MILD CONCUSSION FROM IMPACT WITH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A ROCK SLIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A BOULDER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

WE WERE GOING WEST BOUND IN A TWO LINE STREET,LIGHT WAS GREEN FOR US, WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN WE WERE HIT IN DRIVERS SIDE (T BONE) BY ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING SOUTH TO NORTH THAT RAN A RED LIGHT ALSO ON A TWO LINE STREET , SPEED OF OTHER VEHICLE UNKNOWN, IMPACT SEND US OVER A 2 TO 3 FEET RETAINER BRICK WALL AND CRASHING INTO A BRICK FENCE AND INTO A TREE,OUR VEHICLE HAS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOYED. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAFETY CRASH RATING AND RECOMMENDATIONS ACCORDING TO THE SALES PERSON AT A CAR DEALER. *TR

THE AIRBAGS (DRIVER OR PASSENGER) DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. *JS

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND THE SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK IN WHEN TIGHTENED. EXAMPLE WHEN HOOKED IN A CHILDS CAR SEAT. THE DATE BELOW IS JUST A DATE, IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE SEAT BELTS NOT TO LOCK IN. *TR

1. ACCIDENT WHERE MY CAR WAS SEVERELY REAR ENDED ON INTERSTATE. THE OTHER CAR (HONDA PRELUDE) HIT THE LEFT REAR OF MY CAR (CHRYSLER PACIFICA) AFTER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. 2. NO AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. NO RESTRAIN BY SAFETY BELTS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL WITH FACE; PASSENGER HIT SOMETHING AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY GUARD RAIL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPDATED 07/22/10*JB

I WAS IN A REARENDED IN A COLLISION THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS DRIVING 50-55MPH AND DID NOT SEE I WAS STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. MY BACK WAS INJURED(HERNIATED DISCS AND LEG SWELLING AND BRUISING) BECAUSE MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF AND MY DRIVERS SEAT BROKE SENDING ME BACK A WAYS IN THE 2007 PACIFICA. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, WHILE A PASSENGER SITS IN THE SEAT. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, THERE'S A CHIME THAT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AS WELL. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, THEY SAY THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON SOMETIMES AS LONG AS 5 MINS. IT STARTED HAPPENING 3 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 26, 2007. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT OBSERVED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THEY NEEDED TO BE RESET, AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS TO THE DEALER, AND WHEN THE DEALER DROVE THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 100 FEET, THE SIDE/CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT NO LONGER WANTED THE VEHICLE. HE SPOKE WITH THE REGIONAL OFFICE , WHICH INDICATED THAT AN ENGINEER MAY INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS TURN ON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS WHILE CAR IS OPERATION (FREQUENTLY RECURRING ISSUE), SHOWING THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE "TURNED OFF." TOOK BACK TO DEALER (BAKER CHRYSLER) IN PRINCETON AND THEY BASICALLY BRUSHED ME OFF AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. DRIVERS MANUAL STATES TO REPORT INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY. *JB