2008 Chrysler Pacifica

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/15/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  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

• 12/08/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  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

• 12/05/2011· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF DURING DRIVE AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. OIL LIGHT TURNS ON AND ALL POWER IS LOST. PROBLEM EXISTED ON 2006 MODEL BUT DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND WILL NOT CONSIDER SYMPTOMS FOR THE 2008 MODEL. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR FOUR DAYS AND CLAIMED THE PROBLEM NEVER SURFACED. I WAS CHARGED $100 AND BEFORE THE DAY ENDED, THE FAULT OCCURRED TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

• 11/22/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FRONT CROSS-MEMBER CONNECTING THE SIDE FRAME RAILS IS RUSTING THROUGH DUE TO WATER DRAINING FROM A/C EVAPORATOR. THIS WAS FOUND AT ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION AT THE DEALER WHILE UP ON RACK.

• 11/21/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. ALSO, THE ESP WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (JUNCTION AUTO IN CHARDON, OHIO, 440-285-5700) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

• 11/12/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE TIMES WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED ON EACH VISIT BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 11/03/2017· POWER TRAIN

  THE GEARSHIFT STICKS IN PARK POSITION AND DOES NOT RELEASE. UPON INVESTIGATION THERE IS A SMALL PLASTIC LEVER WITH A SPRING ATTACHED TO IT THAT HAS BECOME BROKEN. UPON REVIEW THIS HAS OCCURRED THE NUMBER OF TIMES WITH THE CHRYSLER VEHICLE.

• 11/02/2017· SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN VEHICLE SHUTS-DOWN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING STEERING TO BE LOST ETC. OWNERS MANUAL MENTIONS THIS AS NORMAL HABIT AND YOU MUST PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING TO HAVE VEHICLE JUST STOP OPERATIONS.

• 11/02/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  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

• 10/27/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 10/21/2014· ENGINE

  ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

• 10/20/2019· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD BLINKS ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS IS ISSUE STARTED AROUND AUGUST 2019.

• 10/17/2009· STEERING,SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  YOU COULD ACTUALLY FEEL THE BUMP IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT INITIAL ACCELERATION AS THE MOTOR MOUNTS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. GENERATED A VERY METALLIC NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT'S HARD TO TELL WHAT RESIDUAL EFFECTS THIS WILL HAVE ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THIS HAS AFFECTED THE OVERALL ALIGNMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, STEERING ETC. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CAR MODEL, 04-05. *TR

• 10/06/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RELATIVELY NEW SUV (2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA) WITH APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES EXPERIENCED A BREAKDOWN CAUSED BY THE ENGINE OVERHEATING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN MAINE WHILE ON A TRIP. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE HAD FAILED DUE TO PROBABLE INCORRECT INSTALLATION AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE RADIATOR HOSE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A HOLE IN IT WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF COOLANT AND SUBSEQUENT OVERHEATING. THIS HOLE APPARENTLY WAS CAUSED BY THE HOSE RUBBING UP AGAINST A PART OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING IT TO WEAR AND BRAKE PREMATURELY. *TR

• 09/29/2014· ENGINE

  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.

• 09/25/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY AS SOON AS I REALIZED THAT IT HAD TURNED OFF I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AND PULL TO THE FAR RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD A PERSONAL MECHANIC COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS LATER THE CAR TURNS ON BUT IT HAS SO MANY MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUTS, AXLE, MOTOR MOUNTS AND FRAME THAT THIS VEHICLE IS JUST DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ALTOGETHER. *TR

• 09/24/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH APPROXIMATELY 32K MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS "CERTIFIED" BY CHRYSLER. AT APPROXIMATELY 44K MILES THE ENGINE WOULD BANG WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD ENGINE MOUNTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND IT WOULD BE AROUND $700 TO FIX. I REVIEWED THE CHRYSLER OWNER'S MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT MENTIONS MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDING INSPECTION FOR WEAR AND TEAR. THE STANDARD ITEMS ARE LISTED SUCH AS OIL, TIRES, FILTERS, BELTS, FLUID ETC. IF MOTOR MOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SHOULDN'T THEY BE LISTED SO AN OWNER CAN HAVE THEM INSPECTED? THE CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST ALSO DIDN'T INCLUDE AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS. CHRYSLER DOESN'T OFFER ANY INFORMATION ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS IN THEIR WARRANTY, CERTIFICATION INSPECTION OR OWNER'S MANUAL. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES WITH OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS. FAILING MOTOR MOUNTS APPEAR TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING. *TR

• 09/16/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ANY TIME I WASH MY CAR, SOMEHOW I THINK WATER GOES IN TO THE SENSORS. AFTER THE CARWASH IF I TRY TO START IT, THE LIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF AND IT REFUSES TO START. EVEN WHEN IT RAINS, THE WATER MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE SENSORS AND IT DOES NOT START. IT MAKES NOISE LIKE WHEN THERE ARE ELECTRIC SHOCKS. THERE HAS BEEN OCCASIONS IN WHICH IT DOES NOT DETECT THE KEY AND DOES NOT START.

• 09/15/2016· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN 2009 WITH 38K MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNT THREE TIMES! RECENTLY , THE CAR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AT FIRST, I HAD SOME HOSES REPLACED. THE MECHANIC HAS NOW ADVISED THAT IT NEEDS A RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE CALLED AROUND AND DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT IT IS HARD TO GET TO THE RADIATOR ON THIS CAR DUE TO ITS DESIGN, SO THE COST IS $1600. AT THIS POINT, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE READ THROUGH THESE COMPLAINTS AND CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE AT LEAST 2011, AND STILL NO RECALL! SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE OVERHEATING ISSUE. I AM BAFFLED BECAUSE CHRYSLER HAS JUST BROUGHT OUT A NEW VERSION OF THIS CAR FOR 2016, WITHOUT ADDRESSING ANY OF THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE CAR!

• 09/11/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW JAN 08, CURRENTLY HAS 21,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30 MPH, ALL POWER WAS LOST, CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE APPROX 300 FEET, CAR SHUT DOWN SECOND TIME. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM. ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. WE HAVE LOST ALL PEACE OF MIND. TERRIFIED TO DRIVE CAR IN TRAFFIC. LONG LIST OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND ON INTERNET ON PREVIOUS PACIFICA MODELS. *TR

• 09/02/2016· STRUCTURE

  ACCELERATED ENGINE FRAME CORROSION: THE FRONT SUB-FRAME(ENGINE SUPPORT CRADLE) IS CORRODED SO BADLY, THE POWERTRAIN CREATES EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION, INCORRECT SHIFTING, VEHICLE FLEX, AND EXCESSIVE ENGINE TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE FOR HIGHWAY USE. IN ADDITION TO STEERING AND SUSPENSION RELATED SAFETY LIABILITY, THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN IS KNOWN TO 'DROP' OUT OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF THIS SHOULD OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THERE WOULD BE A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES COULD ENSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AFFECTING ALL YEARS/PACKAGES OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURE FOR THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA, REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL DATE OF PRODUCTION. A SINGLE PRIOR RECALL ADDRESSING THE ISSUE WAS INITIATED IN 2010 FOR A VERY NARROW SELECTED PRODUCTION DATE RANGE(02/23/14 ' 03/31/04) WELL AFTER THE VEHICLE LEFT PRODUCTION(2008). THIS AFFLICTED SUBFRAME PART WAS NOT ALTERED DURING MANUFACTURE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE/DEFECT DURING ITS PRODUCTION RUN. CHRYSLER EMPLOYEES ACKNOWLEDGE THE CORROSION PREVENTION PROCESS/COATINGS USED WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT ACCELERATED CORROSION OF THE ASSEMBLY. CHRYSLER WILL REFUSE TO ADDRESS THOSE SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. ONCE THE ISSUE WAS FOUND (IN MY CASE ONE YEAR AGO), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER REPRESENTATIVE. WHILE THE DEALER WANTS TO RESOLVE THE CONCERN FOR THE CONSUMER, THE CORPORATE DIRECTIVE DECLINES THE REPAIR AS NOT REQUIRED. OF NOTE: THIS IS UNRELATED TO STANDARD RUST CORROSION ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH TYPICAL AUTOMOBILE AGING. MY VEHICLE ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND HAS MINIMAL CORROSION ISSUES ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. DOCUMENTED EXAMPLES OF ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.CHRYSLERPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/CRADLE-ROT/ HTTP://WWW.THEINDYCHANNEL.COM/NEWS/CALL-6-INVESTIGATORS/CHRYSLER-CORROSION-CAR-OWNERS-WANT-ANSWERS-ON-CORROSION-PROBLEM

• 08/27/2015· STEERING

  TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN GOING THROUGH A PUDDLE OR ANY MASS OF WATER ON THE ROAD. DUE TO RAIN, WAS TAKING CHILDREN TO THE BUS STOP. GRAVEL DRIVEWAY HAD A FEW SMALL PUDDLES (NOT EVEN ANKLE DEEP). LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, BUT IT WAS A RATHER LARGE PUDDLE AT AN INTERSECTION - THAT TOOK UP THE ENTIRE TURN LANE.

• 08/19/2015· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON STREETS THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT DOWN. NO STEERING POWER ,BRAKES IS SO HARD AND NO SYSTEM!!! IT ALWAYS SEEM TO HAPPEN AS I'M GOING AROUND A CORNER OR A CURB .TODAY 8/18/2015 REALLY UPSET ME, BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF AS I TURNED A CURB AND I ALMOST SLAMMED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. STARTING THE CAR UP I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL .20% OF THE TIME THE CAR WILL START IN DRIVE 80% IN NEUTRAL . WE HAVE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIPS CHRYSLER AND DRIVETIME AND NO ANSWERS . WHAT'S SO SICK ABOUT IT IS THE CAR IS ALMOST PAYED OFF..I LOVE THE CAR,BUT I AM SURELY NOT READY TO LOOSE MY LIFE OR MY 4CHILDREN AND WIFE IN THIS CAR,BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER .WE COULD TRADE IT ,BUT I WOULD NEVER WANT TO HURT ANOTHER FAMILY!!!

• 08/19/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINEFire

  DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED CAR OVER AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE AREA UNDER HOOD BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

• 08/16/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2008 CHRYSLER PACIFIA, ALL WD, TOURING EDITION, PURCHASED, MAY 20, 2008 WITH 30 MILES ON VEHICLE - FROM SHOWROOM FLOOR - CASH PAYMENT - $33,000.00 +...... NO WARNING!!! (1ST TIME)JUNE 18, 2008, WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE DIED, LOSS OF POWER STEERING & BRAKES. (NEAR 1300 MILES) APPROX 1/8 MILES FROM ENTERING ROUTE 80 (MAJOR HIGHWAY) --NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CAR REFUSED TO STAY STARTED AND THEN NOTHING!! 2ND TIME - AUGUST 7, 2008, (APPROX 3000 MILES) EXACT SAME THING!!! ALMOST TO ROUTE 80...AND ALMOST ANOTHER ACCIDENT, DUE TO NO BRAKES AND STEERING. BOTH TIMES THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO MOTORWORLD, WILKES-BARRE, PA. 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED A HARNESS THAT WAS RUBBING, THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED - UNTIL LAST WEEK IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ALL TESTING IS SHOWING NOTHING IS WRONG. TO DATE MOTORWORLD STILL HAS MY CAR.......CHRYSLAR & MOTORWORLD ARE REFUSING A LOANER CAR - AND OR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE.. WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT - I HOPE IT IS NOT FATAL.....CHRYSLER CORP EXTREMELY NASTY AND MAKING NO PROGRESS WITH MOTORWORLD. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND NEED TO GET BACK AND FOURTH TO MY JOB WHICH IS 50 MILES EACH WAY. *TR

• 08/09/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

• 08/07/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CAR WILL NOT TAKE GAS. GAS PUMP BETWEEN TANKS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO MOVE THE FUEL FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, CAUSING YOU TO RUN OUT OF GAS FREQUENTLY. IT ALSO IS CAUSING THE MILEAGE/COMPUTER/GAS GAUGE TO INDICATE YOU HAVE A HALF TANK AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DROP TO E AND RUN OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE MERCEDES DESIGNED FUEL TANK AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A STANDARD DESIGN. WHEN ON E YOUR CAR WILL NOT TAKE GAS. INITIALLY I WAS TOLD TO IDLE AT THE PUMP FOR 2-5 MINUTES...NOW AT 10 MINUTES, MY CAR WILL NOT TAKE GAS AND TAKES ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES TO TRY TO FILL IT. VERY FRUSTRATED. *TR

• 08/05/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE FUEL TANK HALF FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR SUDDENLY DECREASED TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

• 08/03/2023· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  The car runs out of gas when there is gas in it - the fuel system doesn't recognize the fuel. It is a known problem with this vehicle/fuel system (you can google it). It is difficult to add fuel to the car, as a vapor lock is created and causes the stations pump to shut off. I need to hold the nozzle 1/2 way out of the tank and dribble it in for the tank to fill. 1) this allow more gas fumes in the air 2) creates the danger of spilled fuel 3) makes it impossible to gas up the car in states that have the vapor covers. The gas gauge gets to 1/2 a tank, then drops to 0 immediately. Even with monitoring the mileage, the car 'ran out of gas' long before it should have. After being stranded and calling AAA, they brought me 2 gals. I went immediately to the gas station to fill up, and the tank was overfilliing and spilling on the ground after only putting 10 gallons in it (the vehicle has a 23 gal tank) The fuel system has a maufacturers defect, the fix for which should be the responsibility of the manufacturer. I have had my mechanic check it and he cannot figure out the problem other than replacing the whole faulty system. This is the car my teenage daugher drives. It is dangerous for her to be stranded on the side of the road. It is dangerous to have fuel spilling at the gas pump, It is

• 08/01/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,978.

• 07/30/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED INCORRECT FUEL LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 07/29/2019· POWER TRAIN

  NOISE COMING FROM 2008 MODEL YEAR PACIFICA TRANSMISSION IS NOT BEING COVERED UNDER THE LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLER SAYS RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE IS TOO FRAGILE FOR THEM TO ACCESS THE TRANSMISSION. AS RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLES ARE AN ONGOING DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER PACIFICA MODELS, YET CHRYSLER IS EFFECTIVELY VOIDING MY LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY UNLESS I AGREE TO PAY OVER $5000 FOR A NEW ENGINE CRADLE.

• 07/27/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I AM HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY 08 PACIFIC. I GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS "INVALID KEY & FOB" AND THEN CAR DIES WHEN TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE WITH THE ORIGINAL KEY. AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, I FOUND A SEQUENCE ONLINE (CHRYSLER'S FORUM) TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STARTED AND STAY RUNNING BUT THAT IS VERY ANNOYING. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR MULTIPLE YEAR GROUPS. UNTIL NOW, I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE LONG AGO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR THIS TYPE OF FAMILY VEHICLE BECAUSE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, DURING EXTREME HOT OR COLD TEMPERATURES, CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR WHILE YOU HAVE TO ALL WAIT UNTIL THE SYSTEM RE-ASSOCIATES ITSELF WITH THE KEY AND THIS TAKE 3-5 MINUTES; THIS IS WITH THE ORIGINAL KEY I MAY ADD. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND AS A CONSUMER/ORIGINAL OWNER I SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO FOOT THE BILL FOR ANY REPAIRS ON THIS MALFUNCTION THAT IS WIDE SPREAD. I HOPE THAT THIS IS TAKEN SERIOUS BECAUSE AS I ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT BEING IGNORED.

• 07/27/2009· VISIBILITY

  CONDENSATION OUTSIDE ON WINDSHIELD - NECESSARY TO GET OFF HIGHWAY AND STOP BECAUSE COULD NOT SEE - DEFROST SYSTEM INADEQUATE - HAPPENED 3/4 TIMES IN A COUPLE WEEK PERIOD. *TR AIR FLOW IN AUTO - WHEN BACK WINDOWS ARE DOWN THERE IS A TREMENDOUS NOISE (SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL EXPLODE YOUR EAR DRUMS - THOUGHT IT WAS FAULTY REAL WHEELS BUT TOLD BY DEALERSHIP IT IS AN AIR-FLOW FAULT IN THE DESIGN OF AUTO. DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WINDOWS STAY DOWN BUT WONDER IF LOSS OF CONTROL OR AIRBORNE MATERIALS IN AUTO COULD RESULT.

• 07/22/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN PUBLIC PARK, ENGINE STALLED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE WITH WHITE SMOKE. VEHICLE CUT OFF AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS STOPPED. UPON EXAMINATION LOOKS AS IF THE WIRING BUNDLE JUST IN FRONT OF FAN HAD MELTED TOGETHER AND STOPPED BATTERY CHARGING COMPLETELY. VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE. *TR

• 07/19/2018· SUSPENSION

  ENGINE CRADLE UNDER CAR HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE.

• 07/16/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  1. THERE WASN'T ANY EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE, NO ACCIDENTS, ETC 2. THE FAILURE IS THE MOTOR MOUNTS, ENGINE LIFTS UP WHEN GOING FORWARD) CAN CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENT, ENGINE COMING OUT FALLING OR FLYING OUT CAR SOUND LOUDER THAN USUAL WHEN GOING FORWARD AND WHEN STARTING UP. THIS CAN CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT/SERIOUS BECAUSE THE ENGINE CAN FALL OR FLY OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE CAR FIXED. JUST FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS 2 DAYS AGO. WAS TOLD TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BECAUSE MOTORS MOUNT SHOULD NOT BE BAD AFTER 2 YEARS. THANK YOU. *TR

• 07/16/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD, UNUSUAL NOISE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,780 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,800.

• 07/15/2015· STRUCTURE

  TOOK CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE MANAGER SHOWED ME THAT THE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 76,500 MILES AND IS REGULARLY SERVICED, WASHED AND MAINTAINED. NOW IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE A MAX CARE CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT'S NOT A COVERED COMPONENT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL MODEL YEAR PACIFICA'S, YET THEY ONLY WARRANTY A VERY SMALL NUMBER BUILT IN 2004-2005.

• 07/15/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/3 FULL & IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY. "MILESTO EMPTY" WENT FROM 142 TO 14, THEN 6. UPON STARTING THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/3 FULL THEN DROPPED TO EMPTY AGAIN. "MILES TO EMPTY" SHOWED 2. I DROVE 8 MILES THEN ADDED 14 GALLONS OF GAS TO FILL THE 23 GALLON TANK. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE THEN. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING AS IT WAS A SENSOR ISSUE. ANOTHER TOLD ME THE CAR ACTUALLY HAS TWO GAS TANKS & THE FUEL PUMP VACUUM WAS PROBABLY NOT PICKING UP THE FUEL FROM THE SECOND TANK PROPERLY. HE SAID THE DEALERSHIP FIXED A 2005 PACIFICA WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

• 07/14/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE MY MUFFLER ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, THE SHOP COULD NOT LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS WITH THE SAME RESULT. AT THE LAST SHOP I WAS SHOWN AN ISSUE WITH THE SUB-FRAME RUSTING OUT. SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SUB-FRAME AND INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPAIR. NOW, I AM GOING TO BE OUT OF $4000.00 TO REPAIR THE SUB-FRAME AND $1,200.00 TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE RUSTING OF THE SUB-FRAME IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE ON 2004 - 2008 PACIFICA'S IN SALT BELT AREAS. MY DEEP CONCERN IS THAT IT IS NOT WIDELY KNOWN AND MY ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT DURING OPERATION.

• 07/14/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE MY MUFFLER ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, THE SHOP COULD NOT LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS WITH THE SAME RESULT. AT THE LAST SHOP I WAS SHOWN AN ISSUE WITH THE SUB-FRAME RUSTING OUT. SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SUB-FRAME AND INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPAIR. NOW, I AM GOING TO BE OUT OF $4000.00 TO REPAIR THE SUB-FRAME AND $1,200.00 TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE RUSTING OF THE SUB-FRAME IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE ON 2004 - 2008 PACIFICA'S IN SALT BELT AREAS. MY DEEP CONCERN IS THAT IT IS NOT WIDELY KNOWN AND MY ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT DURING OPERATION.

• 07/12/2010· SEATS

  THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE. IT WILL ROCK SLIGHTLY WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO GET IT TIGHT, BUT CANNOT DO ANY MORE. *TR

• 07/06/2017· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  WE HAVE REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AROUND 50,000, WE REPLACED THE ENGINE AT 66,000, AND I WAS DRIVING IT TODAY AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME. WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS, AND JUST HAD THE TIMING CHAIN AND WATER PUMP REPLACED. I RECENTLY JUST PUT AROUND $6,000. ALL ISSUES HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

• 07/05/2013· ENGINE

  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

• 07/03/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE GEARS SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE ISOLATOR WAS REPLACED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ISOLATOR AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 06/29/2018· TIRES

  2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN TPMS SENSOR VALVE STEM. *LD *JS

• 06/26/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT SUCCESSFULLY COASTED TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 06/25/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IT SEEMS I AM NOT ALONE, MY 2008 PACIFICA OCCASIONALLY LOSES POWER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, THEN QUICKLY TURNS BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, NO MECHANICS CAN FIND A PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF IT CLEARS THE CAR COMPUTER. IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. COULD THIS BE AN IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE LIKE THE CHEVY? *TR

• 06/19/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK SHIFT SOLENOID RECALLED 2005-2007 ALSO I HAVE REPLACED EVER RECALL ON MY 2008 PACIFICA THAT WAS IN 2005-2007 RECALLS THEY NEED TO INCLUDE 2008 ON ALL RECALLS. SOME DANGEROUS.