2008 Chrysler Pacifica

ENGINE CRADLE IS EXTREMELY RUSTED FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF THE CAR. WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION LAST WEEK. PASSENGER SIDE AND MID SECTION OF ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED ENOUGH THAT YOU COULD PUT YOUR FINGERS THRU IT. READIN ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY RUST ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION, IT LOST POWER. I HAD TO SWITCH OFF ALL ACCESSORIES, SHIFTED GEAR TO PARK AND RE-STARTED THE ENGINE. YESTERDAY NIGHT, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN MOTION BY A TOLL GATE, A TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME AND FORTUNATELY, BY THE TOLL GATE, EVERYONE SLOWED DOWN. THESE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT CHRYSLER NEED TO ACT ON.NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO SUFFER ANY MORE LOSS(ES) BEFORE CHRYSLER ACTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ROLLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO AVOID A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

THE 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SIMPLY STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIRBAGS, ARE DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHILE STOPPED, AND WHILE ACCELERATING. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW 0), HIGH TEMPERATURES (ABOVE 90) AND OTHER TEMPERATURES IN BETWEEN. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY IT HAPPENS, AS WHEN THE CAR IS PULLED OVER AND IGNITION TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, IT CAN TYPICALLY BE RESTARTED - THOUGH IT APPEARS THAT IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THAT TO WORK AS THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT JUST ISOLATED TO THE 2008 PACIFICA, BUT TRANSCENDS MODELS AND YEARS. IF ONE SEARCHES CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLING, ONE WILL FIND NUMEROUS OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS AND CAN QUITE EASILY DISCOVER THAT IT COVERS OTHER YEARS AND MODELS. IT IS EQUALLY AS UNSAFE AS THE GM RECALL. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER PERSONALLY AND INQUIRED OUT THE ISSUE ONLY TO BE DISMISSED. IN FACT, THEIR EXACT CLAIM TO ME IS THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM DESPITE ME POINTING OUT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I COULD DISCOVER IN SECONDS. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER GROUP IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS SIMPLY HOPING THAT IT WILL GO AWAY DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF A RECALL. OTHERS HAVE PAID SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS TO DEALERS TO HAVE ITEMS CHANGED ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. IN ANY CASE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE (OR A FAMILY IN MY CASE) GETS INJURED OR DIES. PLEASE HELP ME TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF DURING DRIVE AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS AROUND TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. OIL LIGHT TURNS ON AND ALL POWER IS LOST. STRUGGLE TO STEER OR APPLY BRAKES ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS THE TIME HAS GONE BY. *TR

ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 3, 2013 I BEGAN TO HEAR A SLIGHT RATTLE WHILE DRIVING. THE NOISE COULD ONLY BE HEARD WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 25 MINUTES AND THE NOISE MAINTAINED FOR MOST OF THE RIDE. THE NEXT MORNING THE NOISE WAS MUCH LOUDER AND COULD BE HEARD EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE SAT IDLE. I CHECKED MY OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID AS WELL AS MY COOLANT AND ALL LEVELS WERE AT NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 4TH OF JULY AND I COULD NOT FIND A MECHANIC OPEN. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK FOR APPROX. 25 MINUTES THEN BACK HOME AGAIN. THE NOISE DID NOT WORSEN OR IMPROVE. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL ONCE I RETURNED HOME LAST NIGHT AND IT WAS LOW. I ADDED 2 QUARTS AND DID NOT DRIVE UNTIL THIS MORNING. THE NOISE REMAINED SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO HAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ROD BEARING IS CAUSING THE RATTLE/KNOCKING SOUND AND THAT EVENTUALLY THE LOOSE BEARING WILL WEAR INTO THE CRANK SHAFT AND MY ENGINE WILL NOT WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ONLY OPTION IS ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 68,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN CARED FOR. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF ISSUES SUCH AS THESE AND HAS IN PREVIOUS CASES ASSISTED WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. I WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER FOLLOWING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE WOULD HEAR AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 05/24/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES STARTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TECHNICIAN FROM CHRYSLER CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.