Chrysler Pacifica
Minivan (2017–present); midsize crossover (2004–2008) · 2004–present. 107,356 units sold in the US in 2024
How it began
Two product families share the name. The first Pacifica (2004) came from the Chrysler Group under DaimlerChrysler: Dieter Zetsche, the group's president and CEO, introduced it, and Trevor Creed, senior vice president of Design, and Joe Dehner, director of Design, signed its styling. The Pacifica minivan (2017) was developed by FCA US under Tim Kuniskis, head of passenger car brands, as the direct heir of the minivan that Lee Iacocca and Hal Sperlich put into production in 1983.
Designed in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and built from the start at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, across the river from Detroit. Windsor opened in 1928, has built minivans since 1983 and today produces the Pacifica alongside the Dodge Charger. The Pacifica sold in the U.S. still comes from that plant.
Chrysler published the Pacifica crossover launch release on February 16, 2003 for the 2004 model. Its sources differ on production start: the later Windsor fact sheet says August 2002 and the 2003 release says early 2003; both place production at Windsor, where it ended in November 2007. The Pacifica minivan debuted in Detroit on January 11, 2016 as a 2017 model; production began on February 29, 2016 and Hybrid production on December 1, 2016.
Pacifica was the name of Chrysler's California design studio from 1983 to 2008, a Dodge Daytona package in 1987 and 1988, and the crossover from 2004 to 2008. When it reinvented the minivan in 2016, FCA wanted customers to erase the old minivan from their minds, so it gave it a new name: Pacifica.
In 2003 Chrysler wanted a vehicle that was not a sedan, an SUV or a minivan, but took the best of all three: it called it a sports tourer and aimed it at the 2.7 million buyers who switch between those segments every year. In 2016 the goal was different: reinvent the minivan Chrysler itself invented in 1983, with a new platform, more technology and the segment's first plug-in hybrid, so modern families would look at it fresh. That is why the Town & Country name was retired and Pacifica was brought back.
Generation by generation
- Gen. 12004–2008 · CS
The sports tourer: not a sedan, not an SUV, not a minivan
Photo: Cutlass · CC0 What changed. It was an all-new vehicle on its own platform, built in the same Windsor plant as the minivans. Three rows of seats for six passengers in a 2+2+2 layout, with the second and third rows folding flat. A 3.5-liter V6 borrowed from the Chrysler 300M, with 250 hp and 250 lb-ft, a four-speed automatic with AutoStick and optional all-wheel drive. It was developed in 30 months on a budget below $1 billion. For 2005 a five-passenger version arrived starting under $25,000.
The innovation. One of the world's first three-row side curtain airbags and a navigation system built into the instrument cluster, right in front of the driver. With that it earned five NHTSA stars in every frontal and side impact test.
If you buy one usedSelected early Pacifica campaigns are 03V471 for 2004 chassis fuel-tube retention, 04V113 for 2004 NGC-1 EGR-test software, 05V066 for 2005 halogen headlamp wiring/bulbs, and 06V432 for 2005–2006 PCM software. The last also replaces pump modules on specified August–September 2004 builds. Exact NHTSA Chrysler/Pacifica queries for 2007 and 2008 each returned zero on November 3, 2026; that does not clear every alias or a VIN. These are roughly twenty model-years old. Inspect the actual vehicle and service records, and verify eligibility and completed repairs. - Gen. 22017–present · RU
The minivan reinvented, and the segment's first plug-in hybrid
Photo: English: CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, a photo credit would be appreciated if this image is used anywhere other th · CC0 What changed. It replaced the Town & Country with an all-new platform, a body FCA described as the lightest and stiffest in its class, standard active noise cancellation and 37 minivan firsts in a single launch. The 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 makes 287 hp and 262 lb-ft with the first nine-speed automatic in a minivan. Available features included hands-free sliding doors and liftgate, the Stow 'n Vac built-in vacuum, 10-inch screens in the second row and a redesigned Stow 'n Go system. A limited 2020 AWD Launch Edition preceded the broader 2021 all-wheel-drive offering, Chrysler’s first minivan AWD since 2004. The 2021 refresh also added the Pinnacle trim, Uconnect 5 with a 10.1-inch screen and the FamCAM interior camera. The 2027 refresh brings Select and higher trims a new front with vertical LED headlamps and an illuminated grille, a height-adjustable power liftgate as standard and turns the former Voyager into the Pacifica LX, which retains its previous exterior.
The innovation. The Pacifica Hybrid was the segment’s first plug-in hybrid minivan according to FCA: a 16 kWh lithium-ion battery and electrically variable transmission with two electric motors capable of driving the wheels. FCA’s November 30, 2016 release reported EPA results of 33 electric miles and 84 MPGe, above initial targets of 30 miles and 80 MPGe. In January 2025, Stellantis ranked it the fourth best-selling U.S. PHEV using S&P Global Mobility registrations through October 31, 2024.
If you buy one usedHybrid battery-fire programs include 22V077 and repeat 24V536 for specified 2017–2018 vans, 24V538 for 2019–2021 and 26V362 for 2020–2022. For affected unrepaired vehicles, do not charge; park outside away from structures until repaired. Software and inspection-dependent pack replacement vary; earlier work may require the later remedy. Check hybrid transmission-software campaign 23V010 on 2017–2023. Other selected programs are 18V049 engine software on 2017, 19V348 stop/start battery grounds on 2017–2019, 19V143 control-arm/knuckle hardware on 2018 gasoline and hybrid, 24V793 curtain connectors on 2020–2023, and 26V561 brake-pedal sensors on specified 2025–2026. Curtain-pressure campaign 26V189 covers 2022–2026 and requires new work after 25V302/25V573 repairs. Verify exact VIN eligibility and final applicable remedy records.
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