2006 Chrysler Pacifica Brakes Problems

MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY WHETHER I'M PRESSING THE GAS OR APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN I'M DRIVING IN TOWN AND TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKES GET REAL SPONGY. THEY START SHAKING AND GRINDING AND I'M NOT ABLE TO STOP. I'VE HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. THE CAR HAS UNDER 100,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN AND FROM TIME TO TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEM DOING SOMETHING, BUT IT BARELY STOPS THE CAR IN TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. WE ARE FEARFUL OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. *TR

I WILL HEAR A CHIME AND LOOK TO SEE WHY AND THE ABS LIGHT WILL BE ON. THEN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES SOMETIMES THEY FEEL FINE OTHER TIMES THEY FEEL SPONGY. I HAVE READ WHERE THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PACIFICAS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT, SHE WAS NOT INFORMED OR NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, UNTIL A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED THE RECALL. ALSO, IN FEBRUARY 2013, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $800 AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00.

THE ABS LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO COME ON. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAS THE SAME ISSUES. THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE WERE FIXED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE A REASON FOR THIS TO COME ONE. *TR

PARKING BRAKE LINING BECAME COMPLETELY UNBONDED FROM PARKING BRAKE SHOE. WE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT COULD BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. SAFETY IMPLICATIONS UNKNOWN. THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE PROBLEM SAID HE HAD SEEN A SIMILAR CASE WHERE THE ABS SENSOR WAS DAMAGED/DISABLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. A BRAKE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,500.

ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. IT COMES ON WITHIN 3 MINUTES OF DRIVING, WHICH DISENGAGES MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. MECHANIC ADVISED I GET MY ABS SENSORS REPLACED, BUT IT'S BOTH VERY EXPENSIVE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN IN NO TIME SINCE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH PACIFICAS. THIS MODEL MUST BE RECALLED SINCE THE INTEGRITY OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED AND PUTS MYSELF AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AT RISK. *TR

ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP COMPLETELY WHEN BRAKING. I WOULD LET OFF BRAKES AND REAPPLY & IT STILL DID NOT STOP PROMPTLY. ABS LIGHT CAME ON & ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER REPAIR CENTER IN DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA. THEY SAID MY NVL PUMP & ABS SENSOR NEEDED REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID IF I DO NOT REPLACE THE NVL PUMP MY CAR WILL BEGIN TO STALL. THE CAR BEGAN STALLING ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS LATER. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4-6 TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN THE CAR WAS AT IDOL. I HAD THE PUMP REPLACED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE CAR KEPT STALLING AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. THEN THE CAR STARTED COMPLETELY LOCK UP & TURN OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I HAVE NO POWER, NO STEERING...NOTHING. I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET! I TOOK IT BACK IN TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS FOR AN INSPECTION & DIAGNOSTIC. ALL THREE MECHANICS SAY NOW I HAVE O2 SENSORS & MOUNTS THAT ARE BAD. THEY ALL SAY THAT EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINE.THEY ALL 3 SAY THE MOUNTS & O2 SENSORS DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY THE CAR STALLS & LOCKS UP/TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. MY LAST MECHANIC RAN A RECALL SEARCH FOR MY CAR & FOUND A RECALL FOR MY MAKE & MODEL THAT COMPLETELY EXPLAINS MY PROBLEM. HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY THEY SAID MY VIN # DOES NOT QUALIFY?!?!? I CALLED CHRYSLER HOME OFFICE TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ERROR AS TO WHY MY CAR IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL & THEY HAVEN'T CALLED BACK. HOW CAN CHRYSLER NOT HONOR THIS DEFECT IN MY CAR WHEN IT HONORS IT IN OTHERS. IT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE AROUND. I NEED MY CAR TO BE SAFE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY CAR HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. CHRYSLER OBVIOUSLY IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DEAL WITH IT. THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL! PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP ME? *TR

ABS LIGHT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. MECHANIC FINDS NO PROBLEM. NOW TAKES GREATER DISTANCE TO STOP VEHICLE. EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE 5/2/2011. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL ACTUALLY STOP WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ABS BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMMING ON AND OFF TIME TO TIME. *TR

I HAVE BEEN GETTING AN ABS LIGHT ON MY 2006 PACIFICA. WHEN IT IS ON THE BRAKES SHAKE AND GRAB. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT IS OFF THEY ARE FINE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR ABS FORT PACIFICAS. MANY ARE HAVING SPEED SENSORS REPLACED WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM OTHERS ARE BEING TOLD THAT THEY NEED BRAKES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. I THINK CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND THAT BRAKES THAT ARE INTERMITTENT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE BRAKE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. UPDATED 08/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES, IT STAYED ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WOULD LOSE BRAKING ABILITY AND IT FELT AS THOUGHT HE BRAKES WERE SHAKING, SLIPPING AND GRINDING. SHE ALSO STATED SHE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/06/12

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS MATTER THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS BY CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA IMMEDIATELY. THEY NEED RECALL ALL OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE ME OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS OR SOME INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKING ISSUE. MY INITIAL DATE THAT THIS STARTED HAPPENING WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ALTHOUGH AS OF THE END OF 2011 THE BRAKE FAILURE BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WHICH HAS ABOUT 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF ALL THE TIME. SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AS WELL AND DOES NOT RESET EVEN AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. I LOOSE BREAKING POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS AS IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE SHAKING, GRABBING, SLIPPING AND GRINDING. IT NOW TAKES GREATER DISTANCE TO STOP MY VEHICLE. THE FEELING IS VERY MUCH LIFE THREATENING TO ME AND MY FAMILY AS IF WE ARE BEING DRAGGED TO OUR DEATH. IT IS NOT A SAFE FEELING, I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN TO AND FROM THEIR ACTIVITIES AND SCHOOL. A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED TODAY 5/20/12 WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS AND I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL ACTUALLY STOP WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR ABS LIGHT. MANY ARE HAVING SPEED SENSORS REPLACED WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM OTHERS ARE BEING TOLD THAT THEY NEED BRAKES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND THAT BRAKES FAILURE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. GOD PLEASE, I DO NOT WANT TO END UP HAVING ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH THEM IN THE CAR AS IT HAPPENED TODAY ONE TODAY. IT REALLY CONCERNS ME THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE YET. I AM PLEADING TO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AND TO SAVE LIVES OF THESE MANY OWNERS AND FAMILIES OF THE 2006 PACIFICA. *TR

ON THE EVENING OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010, WE DROPPED OUR CAR OFF AT A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE PURPOSE FOR THIS DROP OFF WAS TO DETERMINE WHY THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON, AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE NEXT MORNING WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A SERVICE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINING THAT OUR COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THEY HAD DISCOVERED AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAD COMPLETELY MELTED, AND HE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY 'THE CAR DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE." AFTER AN "INVESTIGATION," CHRYSLER'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY REASON FOR THE FIRE, BUT ONLY OFFERED THAT IT EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. WE CONTACTED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THEY RULED IT A FIRE, AND REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS. WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE ABS LIGHT MALFUNCTION. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO DAYCARE AND THEN TO WORK. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, MY BRAKES WILL START GRINDING AND THEN THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. I HAVE LUCKILY NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT HAVE RAN STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. I HAVE COME INCHES FROM HITTING OTHER CARS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVE THE CAR. IT WILL START TO HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST FOUR TO FIVE MILES AND I DRIVE ROUGHLY 20 MILES A DAY JUST TO WORK. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO LES SCHWAB AND THEY SAY MY BRAKES AND PADS ARE FINE. THEY FLUSHED THE BRAKES AND RE-BLED THEM TO SEE IF THAT WOULD DO ANYTHING, BUT IT HAS NOT. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS FOR THE 2006 PACIFICA STATING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND ANY TIME THEY FIX A SENSOR WHICH IS WHAT THE READER CODE IS COMING UP, THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND SAYS IT'S THE SENSOR AGAIN. IT REALLY CONCERNS ME THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE YET. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED? EVERY DAY I HAVE TO WONDER IF MY CHILDREN AND I WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY, HAVE 3 CHILDREN TO SUPPORT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BY ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK. I AM PLEADING TO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AND TO SAVE THE LIVES OF THESE MANY OWNERS AND FAMILIES OF THE 2006 PACIFICA. WHAT IF YOU AND YOU'RE FAMILY OWNED THIS VEHICLE? THINK OF HOW SCARY IT IS TO LOSE YOUR BRAKES. THANK YOU! I PUT THE "INCIDENT DATE" AS THE DAY THIS STARTED HAPPENING. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). ABS LIGHT ON - FAILURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I OWN A CHRY-PACIFICA 2006, ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, JUST BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON, (TRANSITION BETWEEN ABS STOPPED WORKING AND TURNED TO TRADITIONAL BRAKES) I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CAR INSTEAD OF STOPPING KEPT GOING AND I JUST MISSED HITTING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET THIS REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A BULLETIN PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ABOUT REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS FOR PACIFICA, ALSO IT SUGGESTS IT COULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BASED ON WARRANTY PROVISIONS. MILEAGE: AROUND 60,000 THE QUESTION I HAVE IS IF CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHY CAN'T THEY EXTEND WARRANTY ON SUCH PARTS THAT ARE RELATED TO SAFETY? ALSO, IT REQUIRES THE OWNER TO REPLACE ALL FOUR SENSORS - WHY? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BEDONE TO HELP THE CUSTOMER WITH THIS ISSUE? [XXX] *TR

ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE FOR NO REASON AT LOW SPEED AND LIGHT BRAKING. ABS WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT WILL COME ON WITHOUT A REASON. ABS SENSORS REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 2 TIMES. HAVE REPLACED A SENSOR AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK. DURING THE NIGHT AND GO OFF ON DAY LIGHT. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS ABS BRAKE ISSUES. ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AND ABS PULSES RANDOMLY AT TIMES. CAR ONLY HAS 19K MILES. MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR