2008 Chrysler Pacifica

MY PACIFICA STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WAS SO SCARED. I HAVE KIDS AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP SAFELY BUT IF THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT IT...THIS IS A RECURRENT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I SEE COMPLAINTS ALL THE TIME AND I AM NOW ADDED TO THE LIST. I'M SO WORRIED FOR ANYONE WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BECAUSE PEOPLE PAY THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY FOR A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE... IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ANYONE CHRYSLER WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR IT...

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.

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, SAME AS ON OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES, HOWEVER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THEM WITH RECALLS. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO IGNORE THEM, HOPING THE VEHICLE OWNER'S WILL SIMPLY WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE TRIED TO GET ME TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN , NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

CAR KEPT STALLING AND THEN WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS AND ALARMS WENT OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANY REASON. HAD IT FLATBEDDED TO THE SHOP - GOOD THING WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE IGNITION UNIT BROKE. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION IF IT HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY...THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED, WITH A USED IGNITION SO WE ARE VERY WORRIED. ODD LIGHTS KICK ON, THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE JUMPS FOR REASON. IT MAY BE THE AWD IS FAILING TOO. MILEAGE WAS AROUND 80,000 AT THE TIME AND USE OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN NORMAL WITH NO TOWING OR OTHER HEAVY USE. *TR

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

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

THE 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SIMPLY STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIRBAGS, ARE DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHILE STOPPED, AND WHILE ACCELERATING. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW 0), HIGH TEMPERATURES (ABOVE 90) AND OTHER TEMPERATURES IN BETWEEN. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY IT HAPPENS, AS WHEN THE CAR IS PULLED OVER AND IGNITION TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, IT CAN TYPICALLY BE RESTARTED - THOUGH IT APPEARS THAT IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THAT TO WORK AS THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT JUST ISOLATED TO THE 2008 PACIFICA, BUT TRANSCENDS MODELS AND YEARS. IF ONE SEARCHES CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLING, ONE WILL FIND NUMEROUS OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS AND CAN QUITE EASILY DISCOVER THAT IT COVERS OTHER YEARS AND MODELS. IT IS EQUALLY AS UNSAFE AS THE GM RECALL. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER PERSONALLY AND INQUIRED OUT THE ISSUE ONLY TO BE DISMISSED. IN FACT, THEIR EXACT CLAIM TO ME IS THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM DESPITE ME POINTING OUT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I COULD DISCOVER IN SECONDS. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER GROUP IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS SIMPLY HOPING THAT IT WILL GO AWAY DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF A RECALL. OTHERS HAVE PAID SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS TO DEALERS TO HAVE ITEMS CHANGED ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. IN ANY CASE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE (OR A FAMILY IN MY CASE) GETS INJURED OR DIES. PLEASE HELP ME TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STABILIZATION AND ANTIBRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE STEERING ANGLE, BRAKES, AND AIRBAG STABILIZATION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN UPDATED 8/29/2017*CN

I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER SHUT DOWN EVERY DAY, AROUND 5 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND OTHER CERTIFIED MECHANICS, AND THE SCANNER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE, OR DETECT ANY CODE. IN MY LAST ISSUE, THE CAR TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. IT WAS SCARY, AND IT IS HAPPENING VERY OFTEN. I HAVE CHANGED MOST PARTS, ALL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED (REPLACED BY ORIGINAL PARTS), AND IT KEEPS TURNING OFF. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THOUGHT THE INTERNET, AND THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS A LOT OF COMPLAINING, A LOT OF CHRYSLER PACIFICA ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, WHILE THEY FEEL FRUSTRATED. THIS IS A LIFE RISK ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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