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Electrical systemPart report

2006 Chrysler Pacifica Electrical system Problems

Complaints
57about this part
Share
8%of 726 total for the year
Median mileage
78,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 57 complaints about the electrical system of the 2006 Chrysler Pacifica, 8% of the 726 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“Gas cap light always remain on. My RPM gauge is jumping an all of my indicator lights are on. These things happen upon starting the vehicle. There is a rough idle and I have to push a pink button to shift hers. The gears will not shift. I see that there was a recall for vehicles of my brand but my VIN number is not on the recall list. When I had my vehicle checked, I was informed that there was a recall that will take care of the issues that I am having”

NHTSA complaint #11298888, filed 2020-01, 150,000 miles

“I can't completely fill my fuel tank. At 1/2 tank it bottoms out to empty. The fuel gauge is completely unreliable.when making a left hand turn when the fuel is low it will stall and sputter. I was lucky enough that the dealer I bought it from changed the fuel pump right after I bought it because I ran out of fuel on a trip to ohio from illinois but it didn't fix the issue. I only drive it in town because I'm afraid of running out of fuel. Apparently this is very common with this vehicle and I feel there should be a recall. …”

NHTSA complaint #11172412, filed 2019-01, 142,000 miles

“Sporadically the ABS & brake warning lights come on the dashboard lights come on and the radio cuts out. The main issue is that when all of this happens the headlights also flicker and go out. When driving at night the headlights are very distracting to myself as well as other vehicles on the road. Once I was driving at night and my headlights completely went out for a few seconds. The dealer can't figure out what is causing the issue and there is no specific reason that causes it to happen.”

NHTSA complaint #10499908, filed 2013-02, 75,000 miles

“I was on freeway doing 60_70 miles per hour when I noticed my car felt like it was not accelerating and gas pedal felt stiff like when car is off. I had my whole family in car and I could of wrecked if I didn't notice in time to put car in neutral and restarted it some how before we got rear ended. I got off freeway somehow and turned car on and off again a few times and it seemed like it was a one time thing . A few miles later it did same thing and I was stalled out in middle of on coming traffic . Cars braked and swerved out of my way to avoid rear ending us . …”

NHTSA complaint #10958740, filed 2017-03, 115,000 miles

“My car failed on us as we were on our trip towards brownsville texas. The electrical in my car started flickering and the motor kept accelerating itself.. Then the gas indicator went from showing half tank full to 10 miles to empty.. We were in the deserted part of the checkpoint ranch so we had about 30 miles until a gas station we thought we couldn't possibly just run out of gas, but as we continued 5 minutes later our car electrical just sounded a spark and our car starting shutting off, hard steering to pull on side of road.. …”

NHTSA complaint #10628287, filed 2014-08, 148,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026436%
202513%
20241532%
20234328%
20226329%
202115341%
20206638%
20199831%
201829033%
201739526%
20082424%
20075116%
2006578%
2005948%
200410912%

Other parts of the 2006 Chrysler Pacifica

Body and structure
198 complaints
Engine
146 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
109 complaints
Engine cooling
101 complaints
Fuel system
93 complaints
Suspension
86 complaints
Other or unknown
65 complaints
Vehicle speed control
49 complaints
Brakes
38 complaints
Steering
36 complaints
Air bags
15 complaints
Exterior lighting
14 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Chrysler Pacifica

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology