Encountering problems on your car is especially annoying, furthermore the economic aspect that these complications signify, one must also add the time lost with a non-functional Chrysler Pacifica and the time spent to diagnose and fix the breakdown. Nevertheless, some problems are less severe than others, which is not to say that they do not stress us. In this article we are going to look into a trouble that can affect all of us, having vibrations at acceleration on Chrysler Pacifica. This trouble can often be tricky to perceive but it must be taken care of. We will so start our content with the sources of these vibrations on Chrysler Pacifica, then, with the answers you have to reduce or stop these tremors.

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Why does my Chrysler Pacifica produce vibrations when accelerating?

So let’s start our content with the sources of this kind of trouble on your car. You should already know that an engine, especially if it is old or if it has been driven quite a lot, can naturally vibrate without being a trouble behind it. Large diesel engines, especially those with a lot of torque, can bring about this form of impression, both at idle and when accelerating.

I feel vibrations on my Chrysler Pacifica only when accelerating

Let’s take the most interesting case for us in this content. The fact that you come to feel trembling on your Chrysler Pacifica during your acceleration phases, in this situation you will have to verify the state of some parts because various of elements can be at the beginning of these vibrations and regardless if you are unlucky a mix of several of them may also be possible, here is the list of auto parts that can be involved.

  • Turbo: If the turbo of your Chrysler Pacifica is defective, it may bring about vibrations that you will come to feel when you accelerate at the moment it is turned on.
  • The turbo pressure sensor: This sensor will control the pressure exerted in the turbo of your car, if it fails it may bother the behavior of your turbo and deliver vibrations that you may come to feel at the time of acceleration of your Chrysler Pacifica.

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  • If the turbo is punctured or ruined, the consequence will be alike, the power supply of your turbo will be troubled and its behavior too. Make sure to visually check their condition.

I’m getting vibrations on my Chrysler Pacifica at acceleration and deceleration

We will now focus on the scenario where you come to feel vibrations on your Chrysler Pacifica when you are accelerating but also when you are idling. If you only come to feel vibrations when you are idling on your Chrysler Pacifica, please have a look at our content focused on this trouble to remedy your problem. If, on the other hand, you realize that your Chrysler Pacifica vibrates when accelerating but also when it is stopped, here is the list of elements to check:

  • EGR valve: Indeed this valve which controls the return of exhaust gases for pollution standards can become dirty and disturb the evacuation of exhaust gases which can bring about Chrysler Pacifica vibrates when accelerating but also when stopped.
  • Injectors: Your injectors that regulating the fuel/air mixture flow may be dirty or damaged, which will bring out the wrong amount of mixture and thus prevent your engine block from working properly, it is even possible that one or more of your cylinders are not running properly.
  • Fuel Filter: Like the injectors, if the filter is blocked it will not let the fuel pass properly and therefore disturb the performance of your Chrysler Pacifica, up to the point of leading to vibrations during acceleration.

Here are the most important motives of a Chrysler Pacifica that vibrates at acceleration

What can I do to stop the vibration when I accelerate on my Chrysler Pacifica? What can I do?

Finally, in this last section, we will give you the answers available to you to get over these tremors on your car when you accelerate. Here is the best attitude to adopt depending on the component that is involved:

  • Turbo: If your turbo starts all these vibrations when you accelerate your Chrysler Pacifica, it will be good for you to control all the auto parts linked to it because changing a complete turbo is a big budget and in most cases the trouble does not come precisely from the turbo. So be sure to check out your turbo pressure sensor, your flowmeter, the EGR valve and the hoses of your turbo. Otherwise take your Chrysler Pacifica to your workshop.
  • EGR valve: The EGR valve has the benefit that it is often easy to access and easy to take apart/clean. You can always take a look at it and clean it, for this see our content on cleaning the EGR valve of an Chrysler Pacifica.
  • Injectors: Injectors are very delicate auto parts and a few harmful particles may be enough to disturb their performance. Use a fuel additive to simply clean the injectors, if this is not enough you will have to go to a professional.
  • Fuel Filter: If it is the fuel filter, just replace it. A fuel filter doesn’t clean itself, so if it is clogged you will simply have to replace it with a new one.

Now you have all the information you need to uncover the cause of the vibrations at acceleration on your Chrysler Pacifica. If you don’t feel able to do certain procedures don’t hesitate to go to your auto mechanic.

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