Dodge Chrysler Pacifica Recall
and Defect Investigation
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Various Dodge and Chrysler vehicles have been recalled or were the subject of NHTSA defect investigations.
1. Dodge Chrysler Pacifica stalling engine investigation.
A 2005 Dodge Pacifica investigation stated
ON FEBRUARY 27, 2006 RQ06-002 WAS OPENED IN RESPONSE TO 60 COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE
STALL, MOSTLY DURING LEFT-HAND TURNS, IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2004 TO 2006 CHRYSLER
PACIFICA VEHICLES THAT WERE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF RECALL 04V-113. IN MARCH 2004,
DAIMLERCHRYSLER INITIATED RECALL 04V-113 ON 34,561 MY 2004 PACIFICA VEHICLES TO
CORRECT A CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE MAKING A LEFT-HAND
TURN AFTER A COLD-START. ... HOWEVER, TWO OTHER CONDITIONS WERE IDENTIFIED THAT COULD
ALSO CAUSE ENGINE STALLING DURING TURNING MANEUVERS: (1) AN ISSUE WITH MISBUILT
FUEL PUMPS THAT PRIMARILY AFFECTED ABOUT 17,000 MY 2005 PACIFICA VEHICLES BUILT
DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2004; AND (2) A SOFTWARE CONDITION AFFECTING VAPOR
PURGE IN ABOUT 131,000 MY 2005-06 PACIFICA VEHICLES BUILT FROM JULY 2004 THROUGH
NOVEMBER 2005. AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, EA06-013, HAS BEEN OPENED TO FURTHER
EXAMINE THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH
A related analysis stated:
Make: CHRYSLER Model: PACIFICA
Manufacturer : DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Year : 2005
Component :
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY :FUEL PUMP
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (DCC)
SUBMITTED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT TO NHTSA CONCERNING TWO SEPARATE DEFECT
CONDITIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY)
2005-2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA VEHICLES (NHTSA RECALL NO. 06V-432). MY 2005
VEHICLES BUILT IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2004 ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A
DEFECT IN THE SECONDARY FUEL PUMP MODULES, WHICH MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER PRESS
FITTING ON THE INLET THAT CAN BECOME DISLODGED AND SHUT-OFF FUEL FLOW. ALL MY
2005-2006 VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JULY 8, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 11, 2005 ARE BEING
RECALLED TO CORRECT A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE
EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE STALLING. FOR BOTH CONDITIONS,
ENGINE STALL INCIDENTS TEND TO OCCUR DURING LEFT TURNS. THERE WERE 17,375
VEHICLES BUILT DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2004 THAT WERE AFFECTED BY BOTH THE
FUEL PUMP MODULE AND PCM SOFTWARE CONDITIONS. THERE WERE 30 VOQS SUBMITTED TO
ODI, 58 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO DCC AND 829 FIELD REPORTS RELATING TO VEHICLES
PRODUCED DURING THIS PERIOD. WHILE THESE ARE MOSTLY RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP
CONDITION, SOME MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE SOFTWARE FAULT. THE RESULTING STALL
WHILE DRIVING FAILURE RATE FOR THIS PERIOD IS 5,278 INCIDENTS PER 100,000
VEHICLES. THERE WERE TWO CRASHES ALLEGED TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THESE INCIDENTS.
THERE WERE 1,021 WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACEMENT THAT APPEAR
RELATED TO ENGINE STALL (5.9% CLAIM RATE). THE POPULATION FOR THE REMAINING
VEHICLES INCLUDED IN 06V-432 (I.E., THOSE ONLY AFFECTED BY THE SOFTWARE
CONDITION) IS 114,523. THERE WERE 97 VOQS, 124 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO DCC AND
454 DCC FIELD REPORTS RELATING TO THESE VEHICLES. THE RESULTING STALL WHILE
DRIVING FAILURE RATE IS 589 PER 100,000 VEHICLES. THERE WERE SEVEN CRASHES
ALLEGED TO HAVE RESULTED FROM THESE INCIDENTS. THERE WERE 3,211 WARRANTY CLAIMS
FOR PCM REFLASH THAT APPEAR RELATED TO ENGINE STALL IN THE TOTAL POPULATION OF
131,898 VEHICLES (2.4% CLAIM RATE). ALL CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON UNIQUE VINS
(MULTIPLE/REPEAT FAILURES NOT INCLUDED IN THESE CALCULATIONS) WITH NO
DUPLICATION ACROSS CATEGORIES. DCC'S RECALL WILL REPROGRAM THE PCM SOFTWARE AND
REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULES IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS ENGINEERING
ANALYSIS HAS BEEN CLOSED.
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