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196 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2008 at 4:57 PM
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My 04 Pacifica is still clunking and now is rumbling when I stop a little hard. It's not a brake noise just another mystery noise that Chrysler says is normal..
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Replying to: clunkypacifica (Aug 23, 2008 4:41 pm)
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I want to lower my Pacifica, have 2.0 inches front/rear in mind. Has anybody done it yet? Springs will be progressive (20% more than OEM). I have found only one source so far who will make the springs for me. Please comment on the lowering amount (too much? Rubbing?). Lower front more (-2.0) inches than rear (-1.7 inches)? The camber should change by around -2 degree (which I feel is just fine). Also, new wheels and tires: 20x8.5 rims, tires either 275/45x20 (+1.9%), 275/40x20 (-1.8%) or 265/45x20 (+0.7% in diameter compared to OEM 235/55x19). |
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Replying to: avtoshka (Mar 27, 2008 10:19 pm) |
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Replying to: juleszee (Aug 30, 2008 6:31 pm)
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I have 2004 Pacifica. LOVE it except for the "Chrysler Creak" as I call it. When braking hard, or turning and braking (example: going into parking spaces) I hear a creaking/popping noise from the front end. Also when going over speed bumps, potholes, driveway ends, etc hear a clunk from the front end. I had a 2003 Sebring that had that same exact problems. It was still under warranty at the time and basically the whole front suspension was replaced and it still made the creaking/clunking noise. They even performed an obscure TSB that involved drilling out some rivets and replacing them to no avail. One thing to note, and this was true with the Sebring, the noise seems to be more pronounced the warmer it is outside. My main concern here is safety as I have a little one. I can live with the noise. Before I even bother spending any money (since it is out of warranty) to try all the different things I've seen on this forum (possibly to no effect anyway!) does anybody know if the different possible causes of this are safety issues or just annoyances? It almost sounds like from what I am reading that it is just an inherent issue with Chryslers but wanted to see if anybody had some new info about it.
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Replying to: 2004pac (Nov 20, 2008 4:11 pm) I copied the pages and went back to the dealership the next day, and explained that I had a lot more confidence in the engineers in Detroit who wrote the maintenance procedures than their "mechanic" who had access to the same manual. They decided the bushings in the lower control arm were bad. Since the bushings and the ball joints are integral to the control arm, and only sold as a "unit," the entire control arm on both sides have to be replaced. That was done and since then, no more noises from the front end. That was 10,000 miles ago. (There was a question somewhere in this section asking, if there is a lower control arm, isn't there an upper control arm? That is a holdover from the Olden days when front suspensions were parallel control arm set up and not MacPherson strut. The MacPherson strut uses only a single control arm which is in the same location as the lower control arm in the "olden days.") |
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If you own a Pacifica go to have a suspension safety check YEARLY !!! The quality of the ball joints is unbelievably low, and the failure of any of them means that a front wheel will fly off !
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Replying to: rodut (Nov 27, 2008 2:34 pm) Rodut, I thought you replaced you Pacifica with a Honda Pilot sometime ago....why do you still stalk this site? Get a new hobby, dude...... |
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Replying to: juleszee (Oct 11, 2008 6:31 pm) |
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