2007 Chrysler Pacifica

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A STRANGE NOISE WAS HEARD THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASE HAD BURST AND WAS LEAKING OIL. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

INFORMED DURING ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION STRUTS NEEDED REPLACING. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SOUTHERN CHRYSLER JEEP. DEALER REPLACED STRUT MOUNTS AND STRUT BEARINGS, INFORMED THAT THEY WERE "COMING APART". SERVICE ADVISER SAID THE STRUTS ON THOSE VEHICLES WERE "A PIECE OF SCRAP , BUT YOU DIDN'T HEAR THAT FROM ME". INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH THOSE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MILEAGE, I DON'T DRIVE LONG DISTANCES, I DON'T RUN OVER POTHOLES OR DRIVE ON ROCKY ROADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BEGAN TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,915.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC, WHO THEN STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT ALL THREE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE THREE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, AND FROM DAY ONE WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION BANGED INTO GEAR. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND THEM UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THEY DISCOVERED A BROKEN MOUNT, THE REPAIR COST ME $440, THIS OCCURRED AT 46151 MI. NOW AT APPROX 74000 MI 2 MORE ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE FAILED THE BILL THIS TIME WILL BE $723. WE DO NOT DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY OR ABUSE THIS VEHICLE, AFTER AN ONLINE SEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA LINE OF CARS. WITH THE ENGINE SHIFTING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IT WILL BE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A FUEL LINE, BRAKE LINE OR OTHER VITAL LINE OR HOSE WILL BE COMPROMISED CAUSING A FIRE OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. I FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND THE DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED AND THOSE WHO ALREADY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART REIMBURSED.

2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCE WITH MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT 2,900 MILES, A SMOKE CONDITION DEVELOPED IN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. A DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THE FRONT AXLE SEAL WAS DEFECTIVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 3,800, THE SMOKE CONDITION DEVELOPED AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 25,893, THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT HAD TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN AN INPUT SEAL. AT 26,906 MILES, THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED; AT 48,062 MILES, THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED; AT 48,490 MILES, THE BLEND AIR DOOR OF THE BLOWER WAS REPLACED AND THE REAR AXLE SEALS WERE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKS; AT 63,852 MILES, THE PVC VALVE, FUEL PUMP, EGR VALVE AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED AND A SHORT IN THE WIRING TO THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPAIRED; AT 65,479, THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 82,439 MILES, THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, AN ISOLATER WAS INSTALLED AND POWER TRANSFER UNIT WAS LEAKING AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 15 MINUTES, BECAUSE IT WAS IN WORSE CONDITION THAN WHEN SHE LEFT IT WITH THE DEALER. THE ENGINE WAS RACING AT 6000 RPMS, WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND A BANGING NOISE COULD BE HEARD UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 20 MILES, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND AFTER AN INSPECTION, THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE RELAY WAS FAULTY. THE CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THE ISSUES WERE FIXED. HOWEVER, ON HER WAY HOME, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JOLTED EVERY TIME SHE SHIFTED INTO, DRIVE, PARK OR REVERSE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND THE CONSUMER WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRAG AND FEEL HEAVY. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FALL AND REST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPAIRED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.