2005 Chrysler Pacifica Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Jun 5, 2026 · 57 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 57 complaints with NHTSA about fuel system, gasoline problems on the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 47,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “fuel pump” (23% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Fuel pump: mentioned in 13 of 57 complaints (23%)
  • Gas gauge: mentioned in 11 of 57 complaints (19%)
  • Half tank: mentioned in 7 of 57 complaints (12%)
  • Throttle body: mentioned in 5 of 57 complaints (9%)

At what mileage do fuel system, gasoline problems happen?

Based on 48 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles5 · 10%
10k–25k miles8 · 17%
25k–50k miles12 · 25%
50k–75k miles10 · 21%
75k–100k miles7 · 15%
100k–150k miles5 · 10%
150k+ miles1 · 2%

How serious are the reports?

Of 57 complaints, 1 mention a crash.

Chrysler Pacifica fuel system, gasoline complaints by model year

Peak: 2005, with 57 complaints
2004: 422004422005: 572005572006: 322006322007: 142007142008: 3200832017: 5201752021: 220212

n = 155 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearFuel System, Gasoline complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2021 Pacifica21%63,000
2017 Pacifica50%40,200
2008 Pacifica33%60,000
2007 Pacifica144%68,250
2006 Pacifica324%86,500
2005 Pacifica575%47,500
2004 Pacifica425%57,000

When owners reported it

Peak: 2006, with 17 complaints
2005: 4200542006: 172006172007: 6200762008: 9200892009: 6200962010: 4201042011: 6201162013: 2201322014: 320143

n = 57 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists fuel system, gasoline for the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

Car stall when making sharp left hands turns. It has done this two consecutive days in a row. I searched the vin on chrysler and there are no open recalls. The found that there was a recall for this on 2005 pacifica's but i am unable to find out if mine was ever corrected. *tr

Received Dec 28, 2014 · NHTSA complaint 10668588

When parking or low speed 2 to 5 mph the gas pedal stick you have to hit it hard it happen to the wife two times and now she dose not like driving it happen to me 3 or 4 times. The 1st time she said what is the matter with you. Has this happen to other people [xxx] information redacted pursuant to…

Received Aug 21, 2014 · NHTSA complaint 10627322

Bought the car in january, 2009, the car stop on the freeway, push on the gas would not go, pedal stuck, the coolant systems do not work car will run hot,called chrysler, they were no help is there any thing can be done, you buy a car and it is a piece of junk, all chrysler do is pass the buck as…

Received Jul 22, 2014 · NHTSA complaint 10615523

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2005 Chrysler Pacificas have fuel system, gasoline problems?

No. NHTSA has 57 owner complaints about fuel system, gasoline for the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica (5% of the 1,244 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica fuel system, gasoline?

No recall currently lists fuel system, gasoline for this vehicle.

At what mileage do fuel system, gasoline problems start?

The median reported mileage is 47,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about fuel system, gasoline problems on the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica?

The most frequent phrase is “fuel pump”, in 13 of 57 complaints, followed by “gas gauge” (11).

Other 2005 Chrysler Pacifica problems

See all 2005 Chrysler Pacifica problems or fuel system, gasoline problems across all Pacifica years.