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742 messages, Last post on Nov 20, 2009 at 5:32 AM
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Replying to: gthos (Mar 14, 2009 10:36 am) (took approx a year of trips to the service dept to get straightened out, almost) and a 2007 (I just threw in the towel on this one, new torque converter, numerous reflashes, new strut on right side, new motor mount, all prior to 10,000 miles on the od. Even while the car was still under factory warranty and I also had purchased the Max Warranty, I had a knocking noise in the right front of the vehicle, the car would upshift while slowing down, It still had the 1800rpm shudder. They began telling me that thay couldn't duplicate these problems (there's nothing wrong with the car therefore there's nothing to fix). What I'm saying is please don't throw good money after bad, no matter how many warrantys you have, these cars are not worth the grief, either the dealers can't or don't want to fix them. I fixed my Pacifica problems by trading it for a Lincoln MKX, the difference is like night and day. The mkx (or it's sister the ford edge) shifts so smoothly it's undetectable a lot of the time, when you do notice it shifting, it's extremely smooth and quiet. In Kansas City where I live a 2008 Edge is selling for about $19,000. I'd strongly suggest that before you spend any more money on the Pacifica, that you go test drive one of these vehicles, you won't be sorry. |
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Replying to: ksearcy (Mar 15, 2009 6:21 pm) |
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Replying to: ksearcy (Mar 15, 2009 6:21 pm) Right now, other than the oil drops, we haven't experienced things I'm reading about. It's the perfect size and the limited offered all the toys for what we wanted and for what we paid...we couldn't match it up to anything else. A base model Cx-9 was still thousands more. I always tend to be optomistic...so lets hope for the best! I figure it this way, with an extended warranty - it presents a hard case for them not to try and make it right. No warranty - tough luck. |
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How do you know if the Pacifica's motor mounts are defective? What should I be looking for? My Pac slams into third gear and it is very aggravating!
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Replying to: ksearcy (Mar 15, 2009 6:21 pm) Thanks
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Replying to: 07_pacowner (Mar 18, 2009 2:32 pm) There is a recall reflash for the slaming into gear. I believe most of the problems that some are having with their PAC's are made unbarable by really incopentant service departments. I am very glad to have a super great dealership where I go for service> my orignal selling dealership closed a week ago, so I travel about 30 more minuets more to get excellent service. I am very pleased with out PAC and it has had most of the typical problems others have has, but I had a dealer that invested the time to find a solution that worked. So I hope you are as fortunate as me. farout |
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Replying to: d08 (Mar 18, 2009 4:31 pm) The worst thing to do is roll this negative equity into a new loan. High interest is a curse, you get burried in debt that takes nearly a decade to get out of, if you keep the vehicle. I would suggest you go to the dealership and talk to the General manager. Tell him you need his or her help in getting this PAC's problems taken care of. Ask, but with authority, to get a loner or a demo while your is being fixed. See if this works. Keep us posted. farout |
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I got a little bit of good news this morning. I called the dealer I bought the car from a week or so ago and explained to my sales guy all the issues I have had with it for the last year (bought last april). Well he called me back this morning and asked me to bring it in to them for inspection. They will waive the 90.00 inspection fee and give me a loaner while my car is in the shop. This dealer is about an hour from my house, they worked on it the first time for the vibration and shuddering but since they are so far away I have been taking it to the local dealer. They ran my VIN and got all the service workups on it and the first question my sales guy asked me is, why didn't they look at the TC ? .. I was baffled.. I told him I tried and tried but they ignored my request.. So I take it in Wed morning so they can look at it.. I will update after that. Hopefully with some good news! |
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I took my car into the dealer yesterday and they explained to me that all Pac's have this shudder in them around the 15-2k rpm range. He said it happens due to the Pac being designed for fuel economy and that it's in such a low gear and keeps it there until the last minute to upshift to help mpg. He was able to explain to me exactly what I was feeling without driving it. He did drive it and said he felt it. He also told me they have replaced a ton of TC on the Pac's and said if I had a bad one it would feel like I was driving over rumble strips which mine does not do. They ran the diagnostics on it and everything is up to date.. so I guess I live with it..
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Replying to: Biggd1999 (Mar 26, 2009 7:43 am) Hey here is one for the books, our computer said we were getting 30 to 33.6 mpg on the open road after we filled up. Well when we filled up it was really about 26 mpg. Warmer temps sure effects gas mileage on our Pac. Have you noticed this as well? farout |
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