2004 Chrysler Pacifica electrical system problems

112 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2004 Chrysler Pacifica, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 112 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 81,000 miles 86 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 2 and 10
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 86 complaints that include mileage. 41% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	18
20k to 40k miles	7
40k to 60k miles	10
60k to 80k miles	5
80k to 100k miles	11
100k to 120k miles	9
120k to 140k miles	10
140k to 160k miles	7
160k to 180k miles	4
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	4

What the data shows

Of the 86 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 10 fires.

What owners wrote

1. Driving home from work, 6 pm heading east on hwy 119 waiting to turn left on wc rd 3.5. Ting , ting sound, warning lights came on and vehicle caught on fire. Put out with hose and disconnected battery. Alternator was glowing orange, engine harness smoking, ground straps burned off, and air cleaner on fire. Towed to chrysler dealer and chrysler said it was not a mechanical defect, but I disagree. The consequence is I have a damaged car.

Reported at 56,000 miles, July 2008 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chrysler pacifica. The contact stated that an odor emitted from the vehicle. The contact discovered that there was corrosion on the battery terminal. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 152,000.

Reported at 152,000 miles, July 2014

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Chrysler models