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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Chrysler Pacifica Recalls

The 2005 Chrysler Pacifica has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 9, 2006.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Chrysler Pacifica. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1,244

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
25

13 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica

Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Campaign
06V432000
Reported
November 9, 2006
Vehicles affected
up to 127,928
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006 Pacifica

06V432000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
05V066000
Reported
March 1, 2005
Vehicles affected
up to 43,180
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica

05V066000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2005 Chrysler Pacifica complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1,244 owner complaints about the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, the newest on June 5, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (2%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, the component group named most often is the structure (33%), followed by the engine (18%) and the engine and engine cooling (17%).

None of the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica's 2 recalls concerns the structure.

Where 2005 Chrysler Pacifica owners gave the mileage (1,044 complaints), the median was 97,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure413
  • Engine224
  • Engine And Engine Cooling211
  • Suspension187
  • Power Train130
  • Electrical System94

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20043
200569
2006111
200756
200837
200951
201065
201164
201260
201391
2014220
2015159
201693
201766
201847
201929
20209
20215
20223
20235
20261

Complaints about the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 220. 22% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Chrysler Pacifica year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 11 ranked years.

That makes 2005 one of the Chrysler Pacifica years to avoid by our method.

Chrysler Pacifica years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 1,244 complaints about the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Chrysler Pacifica by model year

Other 2005 Chrysler models

Newest record on this page: June 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted