2007 Chrysler Pacifica Awd

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF CAR BURNING OIL? UNSURE WHERE ITS GOING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT FIRST OCCURRENCE, NO INDICATOR OF ANY OIL ISSUES. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND STATED THE OIL STICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY. NO INDICATIONS OF ANY HOLES/LEAKS OR OTHER ISSUES. NEXT OCCURRENCE WITHOUT WARNING SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND INSPECTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIGHT CAME ON TO FIND AGAIN NO OIL REMAINING. SERVICE MECHANICS UNSURE OF WHERE THE OIL IS GOING AS THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE NO LEAKS OR SIGNS OF IT GOING ANYWHERE. ON AVERAGE NEED TO PUT IN OIL IN EVERY 100-200 MILES TO AVOID COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL OIL. THE FARTHER DOWN IT GETS, IT SEEMS TO DISAPPEAR MORE RAPIDLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DRY OF OIL POSING POTENTIAL ENGINE LOCK UP ISSUES OR CRACKING OF ENGINE BLOCK WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE IS NO OIL LIGHT, THE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY GOES TO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, AND AFTER NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES INDICATES A COMPLETELY DRY DIPSTICK. *TR

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. AROUND 60,000 MILES THE CAR DIED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH WAS FIXED. THEN 2/11/2013 THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH I BELIEVE WAS THE FUEL LINE. CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND SMOKING LIKE CRAZY WHEN PRESSED GAS, SMELLED LIKE GAS.. WE GOT IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE AND THE FIXED IT - COST $1100. 3 WEEKS LATER WHILE GETTING ONTO A FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC, I PRESSED THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, HEARD A BANG LIKE SOMETHING BLEW UP IN THE ENGINE, CAR WAS SMOKING IN THE EXHAUST AND THE IMMEDIATELY DIED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE WE WERE LATER INFORMED A ROD HAD COME LOOSE AND PUT A GASH IN THE ENGINE AND OIL PAN. CALLED IT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND ONLY FIXED AT ENORMOUS COST. CAR DEAD AT 82,625 MILES. 5 YEARS OLD. IF THIS "ROD" WOULD HAVE BROKE LOOSE ANY OTHER TIME OR WHILE DRIVING FASTER IN MIDDLE LANE, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, SINCE IT WAS RUSH HOUR. I HAD 2 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME AT THE TIME. CHRYSLER IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK WITH FAULTY PRODUCTS. PURCHASED BRAND NEW, MAINTAINED AND DID ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE THROUGH DEALER. HAD TO PURCHASE NEW CAR, NOT A CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHEN SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR SIMPLY TURNED OFF (ENGINE STOPS JUST LIKE YOU TURNED THE KEY TO OFF). TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, WHERE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO A PROBLEM IN MAY 2012 WHEN THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TURNED ITSELF OFF. STORED CODE AT THE TIME WAS C121C. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE IN MAY 2012. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

ENGINE STALLS / SHUTS OFF AT LOW SPEED - THIS HAS OCCURRED 18 TIMES SINCE AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT IS OCCURRING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (50MPH) WHEN TURNING AROUND BENDS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROBLEM. THE INTERIOR POWER REMAINS ON WHILE A OIL DISPLAY LIGHT FLASHES. ONCE STOPPED THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AND NO FURTHER PROBLEM IS DETECTED. THESE TYPES OF STALLING PROBLEMS OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE SAME SORT OF SCENARIO HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF (STALLS). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKIP AND JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A NEW VALVE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

BEGINNING IN JULY 2011 THE GAS GAUGE BECAME ERRATIC. IT WOULD SHOW 1/2 TANK AND 200MILES TO EMPTY. WITHIN 20 MILES IT WOULD SHOW LOW FUEL AND SHORTLY AFTER RUN OUT OF GAS. AROUND THE SAME TIME THE FUEL TANK WOULD TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO FILL. THE NOZZLE KEEPS KICKING OFF AS IF THE TANK WERE FULL. THE ONLY WAY TO FUEL IT IS TO GENTLY SQUEEZE THE NOZZLE AND TRICKLE IT IN. THE FASTEST IT WILL TAKE FUEL IS SLOW ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY COUNT THE PENNIES ON THE PUMP AS THEY GO UP. AFTER E-MAILING CHRYSLER NO LESS THAN 7 TIMES AND FINALLY DEMANDING TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TODAY,12/29/2011. I HAD HIM ON THE PHONE FOR 40 MINUTES AND GOT NOWHERE. THE LAST E-MAIL THEY SENT ME SAID THE ANSWER WOULD REMAIN THE SAME, WHICH TELLS ME THERE WAS A PREDETERMINED ANSWER TO MY PROBLEM. I ASKED THE SUPERVISOR WHO CALLED ME FOR A PHONE NUMBER I COULD CALL TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE HIGHER THAN HIM AND WAS TOLD "WE DON'T DO THAT." I CANNOT SEE HOW A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD NEEDS A NEW FUEL PUMP AND A NEW FUEL TANK. HE SAID THIS IS THE FIRST CASE HE HAS SEEN ON THIS ISSUE BUT I HAVE FOUND NEARLY 100 CASES IDENTICAL TO MINE ON-LINE. I ALSO CALLED 7 DEALERS IN 5 STATES AND THEY HAVE ALL HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND KNEW JUST WHAT THE CAR NEEDS. PARTS AND LABOR COMES TO JUST OVER $1500.00. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR ADVICE YOU COULD PROVIDE. THANK YOU. *KB