Ownership Cost for 2008 Chrysler Pacifica LX
Estimated: $41424 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2005 | $962 | $842 | $762 | $682 | $5253 |
| Insurance | $1624 | $1681 | $1740 | $1801 | $1864 | $8710 |
| Fuel | $2167 | $2232 | $2310 | $2402 | $2510 | $11621 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1727 | $974 | $789 | $2291 | $8544 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $566 | $566 | $566 | $566 | $566 | $838 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10102 | $7805 | $7246 | $7224 | $9047 | $41424 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE MUST BE PUMPED PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES CATCH WHEN APPLIED AND LOCK UP. THE BRAKE PADS AND SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL UPON ACCELERATION AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT KICK COMING FROM THE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS LOOSE. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE UNDERNEATH THE ASHTRAY; THE PLASTIC SHOWED SIGNS OF MELTING AND THE LEATHER ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING PARCHED OR SMOKED. THE SHIFT GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES BE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. UPDATED 09/07/11 |
| 2008 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 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 |
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