2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN NEED OF ENGINE MOUNTS, HAVE BEEN ON ORDER FOR OVER A YEAR WITH LOCAL DEALER. FINDING OUT THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF US WITH ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS! NOW I'M BEING TOLD NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR SO MUCH, WHAT DO THEY EXPECT ME TO DO ? WALK! WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY. THIS IS AN ISSUED THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

PROBLEM WAS WITH MY 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA NOT STARTING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC FOUND THAT I HAVE THREE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ONLINE. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THREE SEPARATE OCCURRENCES, MOST RECENTLY ON FEBRUARY 12,2010. *TR

I HAD A BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT . SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SINCE I HAD A FACTORY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUMPER TO BUMPER., THEY SAID THE CAR NEEDED TIRES. SO I CHANGED THE TIRE IT STILL VIBRATED. GO BACK NOW IT IS THE RACK & PINION BUSHINGS ARE BAD . BUT I NEED TO REPLACE THE K FRAME BECAUSE A WELD IS BROKEN. THEY SAY I BROKE IT CAUSE THERE ARE SCRATCHES ON IT. {NOT THAT VIBRATION DID IT} SO I PAID TO HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN . 8 MONTHS LATER THE MOTOR MOUNTS BREAK AND THE ENGINE DROPS 2" FROM THE GROUND . THANK GOD MY FAMILY WAS NOT DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY. SO I TAKE IT BACK AND THEY SAY BECAUSE THERE IS SCRATCHES ON IT AGAIN THAT BROKE THE BUSHINGS .ONCE AGAIN I ENDED UP PAYING TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

FAILED MOTOR MOUNT 2004 CHYRSLER PACIFICA, APPARENTLY VERY COMMON AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO CAR IF NOT FOUND IN THE EARLY STAGE. THIS IS SUPPOSED "NORMAL WEAR". NEVER HAVE I HAD TO REPLACE THESE PART BEFORE ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. *TR

MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY '04 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ARE BROKEN. WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ITEM. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE MOUNTS ARE ALL ON A BACK-ORDER STATUS AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL GET ANY RESTOCK OF THEM. SO NOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH UNSAFE VEHICLES. I'VE CHECKED E-BAY AND DEALERSHIPS FOR THESE ITEMS. NO LUCK. I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RE-CALL THESE MOUNTS SINCE MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SINCE 2007 MY PACIFICA HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DESIGN OF THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY, CAUSING REPEATED FAILURES. I'VE SEARCHED AROUND AND APPARENTLY ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ITS SO COMMON THAT DEALERS HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS BACK ORDERS FOR THIS MODELS MOTOR MOUNTS FOR TWO YEARS NOW. I'VE REPLACED THE MOUNTS A FEW TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM FAIL AGAIN. A COMMON SYMPTOM, WHICH I HAVE, IS RANDOM SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING, LURCHING OF THE CAR, CLUNKING NOISED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ALL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 60 MPH. THEY CAUSE OTHER FAILURES FROM DAMAGING ELECTRICAL LINES AND CONNECTORS TO CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON CHRYSLER PACIFICA MOTOR MOUNTS YOU'LL FIND WAVE AFTER WAVE AFTER WAVE OF COMPLAINTS ON WEB BOARDS FROM WHAT MUST BE THE VAST MAJORITY OF PACIFICA OWNERS. APPARENTLY IT ALSO...

MY 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY ARE ON BACK-ORDER INDEFINATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO SHIFT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FAILING. IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2009, THE VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE DEALER REPLACED A SEAL AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STILL HAS THE WORK ORDER FOR THAT REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

OUR 2004 PACIFICA HAS A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, AND WE WERE TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER INDEFINITELY, NOW DRIVING AROUND WITH A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, POSSIBLE DAMAGE BEING DONE TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT CAN'T GET IT FIXED BECAUSE CHRYSLER IS NOT MAKING ANY PARTS ANY TIME SOON, IF AT ALL; WE WANT TO KNOW WHEN CHRYSLER WILL START MAKING PARTS TO FIX OUR CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. UPON ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RESTAURANT, ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND A HANDICAP POST. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP IT FROM REVVING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 05/06/09 *BF UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB

I HAVE A CHYRSLER 04 PACIFICA AND IT HAS BEEN TROUBLE FOR WAY OVER A YEAR NOW. IT NEEDS MOTOR MOUNTS AND THERE IS NONE AVAILABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN A YEAR. THE CHYRSLER DEALER AND CORPORATION HAS NO CLUE TO WHEN AND IF THEY WILL EVER HAVE THESE MOUNTS. I STILL HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THIS CAR AND IT IS ABOUT TO PUT ME ON MY TWO FEET. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO SETS OF HEAD LIGHTS IN WHICH BOTH TIMES THEY WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER AND THE IDLE PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ONLY THING THAT CHYRSLER RECALLED THAT WAS RECENTLY FIXED WAS THE ERG VALUE. ALL OF THIS OTHER STUFF IS OUT OF POCKET AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE IN DEMAND ALL OVER...

MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE ON CHRYSLER PACIFICA. NOISE UPON BRAKING. *TR

THE WATER HOSE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE RADIATOR ON MY 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA , AND THE REPAIR SHOP STATED MY MOTOR MOUNTS SHOULD BE REPLACE BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS NOT STATIONARY WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO KNOCKING AND POPPING NOISES WHEN I BREAK OR TURN CORNERS. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, BUT WE CAN'T FIND PARTS BECAUSE TOO MANY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS NEED TO COMPLETE THE SAME TYPE REPAIRS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL, BUT THE ITEMS OR NOT LISTED. I PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, BUT NOTHING THAT GOES WRONG WITH THE CAR IS COVERED. HELP! THERE ARE TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *TR

IN INVESTIGATING UNUSUALLY FAST AND UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, MECHANIC DOING ALIGNMENT NOTICED SIDE ENGINE MOUNT PARTIALLY BROKEN AND FRONT ENGINE MOUNT COMPLETELY BROKEN AND DETACHED, SO THAT ENGINE MOVES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. CAR CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN UNTIL REPAIRED, AND CHRYSLER CANNOT SUPPLY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT. PRIVATE GARAGE REPLACED BOTH MOUNTS AND NEW FRONT ENGINE MOUNT FAILED IMMEDIATELY WHEN CAR STARTED TO MOVE. PART APPEARS DEFECTIVE, OR SOME OTHER DESIGN FLAW CAUSES FAILURE. CHRYSLER DEALER REPORTS 1300+ FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS ON BACKORDER WITH SUPPLIER, INDICATING WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

2004 CHRYLSER PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT, TIE ROD REPLACED ABOUT ONE YR AGO. DEALER WON'T COVER COST D/T WARRANTY EXPIRED. 53,000 MILES ON CAR. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE D/T ENGINE/TRANS COULD FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. INSTRUCTED ONLY TO DRIVE CAR IF NECESSARY. AVOID BUMPS! HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE C/O ON INTERNET ON SAME MATTER. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR POOR QUALITY OF METAL USED ON FRAME WORK. *TR

OIL PAN PLUG BECAME STRIPPED VERY EASILY RESULTING IN NEED FOR OIL PAN REPLACEMENT. MECHANICS REPORTED OIL PAN UNUSUALLY THIN WHERE PLUG SCREWS IN RESULTING IN EASY STRIP. TO EMPHASIZE THIS MUST BE A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR IS NOW ON A WAITING LIST OF AT LEAST A MONTH BEFORE ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I WAS FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT 156 ARE BACK ORDERED AND 96 ADDITIONAL ARE IN THE PIPELINE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PAN FOR THIS ENGINE. IF I HAD THE OTHER ENGINE AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAR, THERE WOULD BE IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. I WAS FURTHER WARNED THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE NOW BECAUSE THE PLUG COULD FALL OUT AT ANY TIME WITH A RESULTANT FIRE AND/OR SEIZING UP OF THE ENGINE FROM RAPID DRAINAGE OF OIL. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO HEARD FRONT END NOISES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RIGHT SIDE LEVER BUSHING WAS...

AFTER HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS, ALL OF A SUDDEN OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS IT HAS BEGUN TO STALL AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A CAR IN FRONT OF ME IT JUST DIED. THE NEXT 2 TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE USING CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. THE NEXT TIME I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. TODAY, IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IDLING IN PARK, ENGINE FULLY WARMED UP. EACH TIME ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THE KEY WAS IN SWITCH BUT NOT ON. I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART THE VEHICLE BY TURNING IGNITION TO ON WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AND WITHOUT HAVING TO SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. AT FIRST, I THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS HITTING KEY WITH MY KNEE, I WAS A BIT TALL, BUT THIS LAST...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S REAR ENGINE MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON CLEAR SUNNY DAY, SHE HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER REAR ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT HAD SHE NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN THE ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000 MILES.

CAR STALLED (SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY) IN SUBURBAN TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO BE RE-STARTED. *JB

I AM ONLY THE SECOND OWNER MY 2004 PACIFICA FOR THREE MONTHS AND HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WITH THIS MANY PROBLEMS. I ONLY DROVE IT TWO WEEKS WHEN I STARTED HEARING A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE AROUND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. I HAD MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP LOOK AT THE CAR. THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND SWAY LINKS. WE REPLACED THOSE HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS WAS NOT FIXED. I TOOK IT BACK AT WHICH NOW IT'S POURING OIL OUT FROM UNDER IT. THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT HOWEVER THEY DO NOT. I TOOK IT BACK A THIRD TIME THEY FINALLY FIXED THE OIL LEAK BUT THE RATTLING AND POPPING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS STILL THERE. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ASSISTED THAT THE TOP AND BOTTOM MOTOR MOUNTS WERE COMPLETELY BROKEN. I REPLACED THOSE AND THEY SEEM TO THINK THE POPPING...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, BUCKED, AND STALLED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH AND THE CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING A MESSAGE TO SERVICE TIRES SOON. THE CAR WOULD NOT RE-START AT FIRST. AFTER 5 MINUTES, THE CAR RE-STARTED, BUT THEN STALLED AGAIN WHEN I ACCELERATED. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITHOUT ANYTHING BEING REPLACED.*JB

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT ON MONDAY, WHICH IS 4 DAYS AWAY. I KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE THAT IT CAN GET FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE RESOLUTION IS, ALTHOUGH I KNOW THEY ARE GOING TO SAY THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. *NM

CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TWO WERE WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR AND CAR STALLED, ALL SYSTEMS DIED. THE THIRD OCCASION THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR. THE VEHICLE IS 6 MONTHS OLD AND HAS UNDER 8,000 MILES. DEALER HAS SAID PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" AFTER DOWNLOADING SOME NEW SOFTWARE BUT PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. THIS COULD RESULT IN A TERRIBLE CRASH!*AK

FLUID LEAK FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POPPING/GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT END AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE LEAK OR ISOLATE GRINDING NOISE AFTER 3 SERVICE ATTEMPTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. EACH TIME DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TURNING CORNERS VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER SIX TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK