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2119 messages, Last post on Oct 12, 2006 at 4:26 PM
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| I have had my pacifica now for 3 months and have hit the 7000 mile mark, I just started getting a whistle/ hum from my steering column when I anm turning, it happens every now and then, not too often but enough for me to notice. I havent gone to dealer yet for fear of them keeping my car too long and or for the whistle not to show up when I have them test drive it. Any body else have a Whistle!!!!, other than that my car has been great and a real treat to still be driving, I still Love it!!!! | |
I have had my Pacifica 3 months and have had multiple problems with the lift-gate. It works randomly-I can't figure out wait causes it to work sometimes. Also, my horn goes off while I am driving, and stays on for up to 2 minutes. Has anyone had similar problems-particulary with the horn? Also, on four different occasions it would not start and had to be jumped. It has been back to the dealer three times.
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wow ... that sounds like an electrical wiring problem... nothing like that EVER has occurred in my first 4000 with the car. Also my inside door edges are painted (in reference to the other thread) I have a Butane Blue Pacifica and the door and the gas cap insides are painted and clear coated.... all so far is the stupid weather strip on the above the rear opening under the top of the rear hatch ... (dumb design) fell off and also had a huge hunka plastic that turned out to be the splash guard protection for the belts fell off and I ran over it pulling into a parking lot.... One Question for everyone at about 80 mph do you hear a kind of rattling (buffeting) of the inside wheel wells in the front of the car? it sounds like a very faint tapping coming from the front wheel wells.
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| Yes, I have also heard the buffeting, flapping noise coming from the front at lower speeds (65+). I have no clue what it is. When I take the car in tomorrow morning I plan to mention it to the dealer. We'll see if they know anything about it. I'll pass along what I find out. | |
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hey pssimon : "flapping noise coming from the front at lower speeds (65+). " .... hehehe umm you don't want to know how fast my Pacifica has gone so far ... oh the tip = Check your air pressure cold (meaning in the morning after sitting all night) my pressure was 30 psi coming from the factory... putting in recommended max 33 psi (on the driver inside door sticker) added almost 1 mile per gallon... so on highway now got up to almost 18 mpg and city was 15.5 mpg avg 17 all around. I was about 1 mpg less before... the tires are rated at 40-something psi max |
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| Guys, I hope when you bought your Pacifica you were not looking for a MB at Chrysler's prices!! | |
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Had the car in today and mentioned the flapping noise. Turns out there is a TSB (didn't give me the number) regarding this. It is a problem inside the wheel well. Ask your dealer the next time you have your car in. Whether this fixed it... don't know. I'll have to wait until next week when I get the car out on the AC Expressway! |
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| COOOOOL I will ask about the TSB (I assume that means Tech. Service Bulletin) ... I have to have it in for the replacement of the belt splash shield that fell off anyway next week.... | |
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So here is my rattle follow-up. A week or so I posted about a significant rattle coming from the center console of our Pacifica. Sounded like a box of silverware being shaken, and appeared on moderately to very rough pavement. Coincidentally, Chrylser called to do an initial quality satisfaction survey and I mentioned the rattle. They set up an appointment as soon as I was able to bring it in. Had the 5 star shop foreman ride along. After initially suggesting that "noises are difficult to pin down" he heard the sound immediately and they took the car for 2 days. Turns out that a major dash assembly attachment to the firewall/frame was never completed (no bolt I think) and that was the cause of the rattle. They fixed it and now all is well. So all's well that quiets down so well, but what with the rattle problem (albeit fixed) and a few plastic bits falling off here and there, I'm a little leery of the Chrysler quality claims at the moment. I guess we'll see how it goes. The local 5 star shop, Codirolli in Livermore, CA, was very good, so I'll keep the faith a while longer. Happy Driving to all |
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| Glad to hear you got your problem solved. At least they figured it out quickly and didn't put you through much grief to get it corrected. | |
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