REAR MOTOR MOUNTS SEEM TO BE A BIG ISSUE FOR CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. I HAVE A 2005 TOURING AND WAS TOLD 6 MONTHS AGO THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MINE. AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF OVER 1,900!! I'M SURE THAT NUMBER HAS RISEN GREATLY SINCE JANUARY '09. IF THAT MANY REAR MOTOR MOUNTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, IT WOULD STAND TO REASON THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. WHY WOULD CHRYSLER NOT COVER REPLACING THIS PART UNDER WARRANTY?! IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. HOW SAFE IS THIS CAR TO DRIVE WITH THE ENGINE MOVING AROUND SO MUCH?! I'VE HEARD AND READ DIFFERING OPINIONS ON THE SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT IS INDEED A DANGER TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO FOR TRANSPORTATION?! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE AN EXTENSIVE LOOK INTO THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT PACIFICA OWNERS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH. I, MYSELF, HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP GETTING DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN PARTS THAT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I READ ABOUT AS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM. I'VE EVEN READ THAT THE PACIFICA MAY QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW WITH SO MANY COMMON PROBLEMS. *TR
2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR CONTINUES TO STALL AT LOW SPEEDS. WE HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND THEY DO NOT FIND ANY SERVICE ALERTS, AND WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE ON A TEST DRIVE. IT IS STARTING TO PICK UP IN FREQUENCY TO WHERE IT IS DOING IT EVERY OTHER DAY NOW. I ALSO CALLED THE SERVICE GROUP AT THE CHRSYLER DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM, AND THEY SAID THEY CAN ONLY DO WHAT I HAD ALREADY DONE WITH THE OTHER MECHANIC SHOP. I WENT TO THE CHRYSLER FORUM TO POST AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS, AND SEE NUMEROUS POSTINGS OF THIS ISSUE OVER THE YEARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, AS WHEN THE CAR STALLS, IT LOCKS UP AND I LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART.