2008 Chrysler Pacifica

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 06/01/12

THE VEHICLE'S CHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDES A HEAVY GAUGE WIRE WHICH RUNS FROM THE ALTERNATOR FEED POST TO THE STARTER WIRING HARNESS, WHICH THEN CHARGES THE VEHICLE, AS THE STARTER WIRING HARNESS THEN RUNS DIRECTLY TO THE BATTERY. NONE OF THIS WIRING APPEARS TO HAVE A CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSE INLINE. THIS PARTICULAR WIRE WHICH RUNS BETWEEN THE ALTERNATOR AND THE STARTER IS ROUTED THROUGH SEVERAL BUNDLES OF OTHER WIRES, AND MAKES A HARD BEND IN ONE LOCATION WHERE A BUNDLE IS SECURED TO THE FRAME. THIS WIRE FORCED ITSELF OUT OF THE BUNDLE, AND THEN ABRADED ITSELF AGAINST THE FRAME UNTIL IT FINALLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE COPPER THEREIN AND SHORT CIRCUITED. CONSIDERING THERE IS NO BREAKER OR FUSE IN THIS CIRCUIT, AND THE WIRE APPEARS TO BE ABOUT A 6 GAUGE, IT SHORTED UNTIL IT MELTED, FINALLY BREAKING THE CIRCUIT. THE APPROXIMATELY TEN INCH SECTION OF THIS WIRE BETWEEN THE SHORT AND THE STARTER APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED ON FIRE FOR A SHORT TIME. LUCKILY, THIS SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED BEFORE ANY OTHER FLAMMABLE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, OTHERS WITH THIS PARTICULAR AUTOMOBILE WITH THE 4.0L ENGINE HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. PICTURES CAN BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. *TR

AT EXACTLY 70000 MILES WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY ON RAMP THE CAR STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS AS THIS CAR HAS NO STEERING OR LIGHTS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO ANOTHER DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM EITHER. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFIC THAT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON AND OF FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. THEY FIXED THE DRY SHAFT FIRST AND I DROVE IT FOR 2 DAYS AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK. THEY THEN FIXED IT AGAIN AND I GOT IT BACK, A WEEK LATER IT BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER THEY FIXED IT AND A WEEK AFTER I WAS BROKE DOWN AGAIN, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T NO WHY IT KEEP BREAKING. THEY NOW HAVE TOOK THE COMPLETE REAR APART AND FOUND NOTHING. YET INSTILL I AM PAYING A CAR NOTE WITH NO CAR TO DRIVE. AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIX IT. WHAT IS ONE TO DO? *TR

VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN HEAVY BRAKING REQUIRED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF A VEHICLE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THEN PROCEEDED SLOWLY FORWARD AND REQUIRED HEAVY BRAKING DUE TO A SUDDEN STOP OF VEHICLE AHEAD. WITH FULL FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE, VEHICLE SEEMED TO RELEASE BRAKING AND ACCELERATE FORWARD UNTIL STOPPED BY COLLIDING INTO OTHER VEHICLE. PASSENGERS THOUGHT DRIVER PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND LOOKED AT DRIVERS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDDLE APPLYING FULL FORCE AND STEERING TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEER CLEAR. *TR

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.

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