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Replying to: greg135 (Nov 19, 2009 5:00 pm) Thats not good that you don't trust the dealerships Service dept. Will they allow you to watch at a distance? Our dealer is fantastic, been going there for almost 8 years now. I trust our dealership, but watch as much as I can. Our 2007 AWD touring is a great vehicle. We had to have the torque converter changed by a recall, was yours in that bunch too? We have had the motor mounts and a starter go bad under warranty. We have close to 58,000 miles on the PAC. There is only one thing we don't like about the PAC...............it's not paid for yet. The pac's have taken a real beating we owe just about double what the high blue book is.But with the life time power tarin and we got the Max Care Service Contrac, which is also lifetime we feel it just might be the last vehicle we will have to buy for a long time. The book calls for using 89 octane, but we use the 87 and when we tried 89 we saw no difference at all. The engine is sure a powerful one. Better than any V-8 we ever had in our 4o years of marriage. We really are pleased with our pac too. Do you have a trailer you pull or was 45,000 miles just what you wanted to change the fluid at? farout |
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Replying to: dimitrik (Nov 19, 2009 5:47 pm) The Dodge Journey took many of it's design ideas from the PAC, however the Journey is a cheaper to make vehicle made with cheaper non union Mexican labor. The fit and finish are very good on the Journey. The PAC was an expensive vehicle to make and never made what was expected in profits. As you say the pac is a ver fine vehicle and too bad Chrysler did not promote the vehicle as I think that would of increased sales. I only a couple of times saw a TV ad for a PAC. farout |
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Replying to: greg135 (Nov 19, 2009 3:12 pm) |
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I have a 2005 pacifica FWD. Problems: Last year tight rod was bad, replaced it. This year, O2 sensor is not on, replaced it. Last month, sway bar broke, replaced it. This week, something weird happened, all the light inside is out, speed is not moving, though I can turn on the car and drive the car. Oh, one time last year, weird thing happened too. I turned of the car, the lights were fleshing even when it's turned off. I put in the key and started the car, car started good. It did for about 10 minutes, the everything normal. This week, everything inside blackout, speed is not working, though the car run and normal. Any body knows what wrong with this car? I love American make cars, but this makes me starting to doubt the American cars.
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| I have a 05' Chrysler Pacifica 3.8l eng and i am having problem with my fuel gauge when i get to a half a tank the needle goes all the way down to the E and when i crank my car i have a hard time to start it when i have it below the half i just want to know what is the problem and how can i resolve it | |
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Replying to: dc2005 (Nov 29, 2009 7:56 pm) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chrysler Pacifica Instrument Cluster Dark & Remote Lock Failure I have a 2005 3.8L Pacifica bought new in July '05 (out of warranty) with only 27k miles. I've had a remote lock and instrument cluster failure twice now a few months apart. The way I notice it is when I go to remote lock my vehicle I don't get the horn and light confirmation. I get back in the vehicle and power it on and the instrument cluster is dark, no illumination or display. The vehicle still starts (luckily) and everything else seems to work fine. After it sits for awhile, the instrument cluster comes back on and everything appears to work fine again. The last time this happened the check engine light illuminated so I finally got some fault codes to troubleshoot this problem. I did the 'on acc on acc on' trick to get the fault codes to pop up on the odometer. I got two fault codes u110c (No Fuel Level Bus Message) and u0140 (Lost Communication With Body Control Module). Has anyone else experienced this glitch? Anyone know the possible cause, solution? Since my vehicle is out of warranty, I don't want to waste an expensive service fee to troubleshoot this intermittent problem. I can't seem to find a TSB or Recall that specifically addresses this problem. Thanks for any help. (Oct 19, 2008 | post #1)
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Replying to: jtg61 (Nov 30, 2009 11:04 am) There is a TSB on the right front door switch which seems to affect an awful lot of stuff. |
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OK, I know search is my friend, but my head is spinning after reading about 50 different posts. I would like to hear what has decisivly worked to fix a few issues. 2007 Base model with AWD and the 4.0. We bought it cuz my old car decided to eat its motor 500 miles from home and the local Chrysler dealership was the only one open at 0730. Its not a bad highway distance runner, and when pressed, it goes like a raped ape. BUT thats about the only thing I still like about the car, due to all of the migranes its giving me. ISSUE 1: The infamous right turn noise. Had this since day one. Been in and out of the shop a half dozen times. They tell me they cant duplicate the problem, finally, I dragged the service manager and the MAYBE 18 year old punk mechanic out the the car and got it to do it the first turn I took. 2 days later they said the problem was tire pressure, they charged me 60 bucks plus to patch 3 of the tires, still does it. REALLY had about enough of this. ISSUE 2: The transmission SUCKS. Clunk and shudder going into drive. HATES going into OD, or even 6th gear unless I force it by putting it in manumatic mode. On a 2000 mile trip to see the Mouse in February, I got a whopping 19.5 miles to the gallon, cruise control set at 65 the whole way. Had it in the shop about 5 times for these issues. First time they said there was a TSB, but the computer was down, bring it back in a few days. I bring it back, they look at me like I just sprouted a second head. Third trip, they replaced the motor and transmission mounts. No joy. Took it back, they shrug thier shoulders. ISSUE 3: New one here in the last few weeks. Been running hot, smells like melted metal and plastic. The boost fans dont help much in stop and go traffic. My wife has had to pull over and let it cool more then once. Tonite she was sitting in a parking lot getting coupons togather for a grocery run and people knocked on her window saying there was smoke pouring out of it. She got it home, and sure enough there was smoke coming out of it. Looked like it was coming from around/under the transmission. Before I could slide under the car and localize it my ever helpful 4 year old shut the motor down and it went away. Wound it back up and blasted it around the block, and it started smoking again, but not enough for me to tie down. Of course, when I called the shop AGAIN they had all left for the day, despite being 15 minutes before thier stated closing time. SO, any help would be great. Im to the point of just eating the negative equity, taking a rediculous interest rate, and just getting rid of the thing. I love it, dont get me wrong, and the AWD is awesome due to the fact I'm one of those lucky people that is essential staff and am required to be at work no matter what the weather, but I'm at the end of my rope. Thanks.
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Replying to: brianfiebig (Dec 02, 2009 5:08 pm) |
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Replying to: brianfiebig (Dec 02, 2009 5:08 pm) Either way I would go to the Owner/ manager of the dealership you bought it from and address your issues with him/her. If you get blown off ask for the Zone rep to get involved. Always try to work with the local people first. There is a chain of command that is defined rather like a rope of sand, never the less it is a connecting way to resolve issues. 19 mpg is not real good for the 4.L engine with the 6 speed auto. But how do you drive? I can easly punch it a couple of times and get less than 19. Are you going by actual fuel burned divided into the miles; or are you going by the computer in the car? I think your issues can be resolved, but perhaps your dealer is not up to par? If you have the Chrysler Max care Service Contract (extended warranty) a free rental car. If you don't I suggest you get one as there are many reasons, like if you bought you PAC new then the Max Care is lifetime as well. I am reluctant to call your Pac a lemon just yet. Give it a little bit to see how the dealership reacts. farout |
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