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2005 Chrysler Pacifica Air bags Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
1%of 1,244 total for the year
Median mileage
38,995miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, 1% of the 1,244 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,995 miles. 11 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was in a car accident and the front right fender, hood, grill and right headlight were smashed in but the front airbags failed to deploy. I expected them to deploy during the crash and the fire department on the scene also expected them to deploy at any moment after the crash, but they never did.”

NHTSA complaint #10256162, filed 2009-01, 43,000 miles

“I was in an accident where I hit a bridge on I-75 going roughly 70mph. I hit the bridge head-on. Nether of the airbags opened nor did the seat belt lock.”

NHTSA complaint #10325192, filed 2010-04, 85 miles

“On october 25, 2006 I drove down my lane in my 2005 Chrysler Pacifica to pick up my mail at the end of the driveway my 4 year old daughter was in the back seat in a car seat. After retrieving my mail. I backed up and bumped a small tree. I then put the car in drive and at that moment was propelled forward at a high speed without my foot on the gas pedal. Within an instant I collided with a larger tree. I hit my head on the windshield, breaking the glass. No air bags deployed. The entire front bumper of the car was destroyed at the center point. …”

NHTSA complaint #10175012, filed 2006-12, 18,082 miles

“Just two weeks before the ABS sensor light came on (at 38000 miles), we had the car serviced for faulty power seat control. The seat started to adjust on its own, the message stated that there was a problem with the memory selection. However, we had not programmed seating positions. In fact, we didn't have the keypad! The ABS sensor came on suddenly. I was driving at a low speed of around 30 MPH. I heard a rolling noise and felt the rolling or scrubbing underfoot. Two weeks after that I began to hear the sound without engaging the brakes. We've had problems from the beginning. …”

NHTSA complaint #10202840, filed 2007-09, 38,000 miles

“I bought a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica in july 2005, and the passenger airbag turns on and off randomly with my wife in the front seat. She weighs 100 lbs. Chrysler has checked out the seat, and Chrysler says it is normal, given my wife's light weight. Chrysler says that the airbag shut off is for my wife's protection. However, she does not change her seating position to cause the airbag to turn off. I can't see how this airbag can be characterized as normal if half the time my wife is protected and half the time she is not. In which mode is my wife safest? …”

NHTSA complaint #10137257, filed 2005-09, 200 miles

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202619%
2025930%
20241123%
20233522%
2022136%
202141%
202042%
201931%
201891%
2017121%
200855%
2007113%
2006152%
2005181%
2004253%

Other parts of the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica

Body and structure
413 complaints
Engine
224 complaints
Engine cooling
211 complaints
Suspension
187 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
130 complaints
Fuel system
120 complaints
Electrical system
94 complaints
Other or unknown
87 complaints
Brakes
82 complaints
Vehicle speed control
58 complaints
Steering
54 complaints
Exterior lighting
38 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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