Ownership Cost for 2004 Chrysler Pacifica Base
Estimated: $38371 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1570 | $753 | $659 | $596 | $534 | $4112 |
| Insurance | $1465 | $1516 | $1569 | $1624 | $1681 | $7855 |
| Fuel | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1892 | $969 | $668 | $2291 | $8583 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $430 | $430 | $430 | $430 | $430 | $637 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9205 | $7408 | $6690 | $6563 | $8506 | $38371 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | ENGINE | I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" WHICH HOLDS UP ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH ABOUT 80% OF VISIBLE CORROSION (I REALLY WISH I COULD ACTUAL ATTACH PICTURES OF CORROSION PROVIDED TO ME BY MY MECHANIC). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS PART FOR 04 AND 05 PACIFICA'S. EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER ID IS: 0004617/#45543/X26...HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, I WAS INFORMED THAT BASED ON THE VIN # OF MY CAR, I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR CHRYSLERS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE (10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES) - THE LETTER CHRYSLER ISSUED FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY CLEARLY STATES THAT IT COVERS 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S, AND EVEN THOUGH I FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR, GEOGRAPHICAL REGION, AND THE 10YR/150,000MILE GUIDELINES OF EXTENDED WARRANTY, CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT MY 2005 WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITHIN SOME NARROW MANUFACTURING WINDOW TO QUALIFY FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN CLOSING, UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, AND THE COSTLY NATURE OF THIS REPAIR (2-3K), I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS AT THE MOMENT - I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS CLEARLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD - HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A VALID STATE INSPECTION STICKER FROM PREVIOUS YEAR, SO MY CAR IS "LEGAL TO DRIVE", AND I REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THIS CAR UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION (ALL I CAN DO AT THIS POINT IS KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED AND PRAY THAT I DON'T CAUSE ANY HARM TO MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE). WHAT SHOULD I / CAN I DO TO NEXT? CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME AND ADVISE ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU SINCERELY JP |
| 2004 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | WE HAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA PURCHASED ON A LEASE IN 2004. IN JUNE WE BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR. EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS FULL IT WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AND INDICATE LOW FUEL. IT THEN WOULD BOUNCE BACK TO HALF FULL OR FULL. THEN DROP AGAIN TO LOW FUEL. WE TOOK IN BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK FLOAT AND THE ENTIRE TANK WOULD REQUIRE REPLACING. SINCE IT WAS NOT A DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. WE PAID $750.00 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANKS AND FLOAT. 3 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED AT NO COST, BUT IT WOULD APPEAR THE PACIFICA MAY HAVE DEFECTS, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *NM |
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