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My question is: is the new TC meant to be upgraded, and how do I find out.
In addition we have the worst cooling "ticking" from the exhaust system. Three dealers have said that it is perfectly normal and the Service Manager at the dealer we use has intimated that we are not the only owners of one with a chronic case. Has anyone else suffered from this?
The 04 we had previously (no problems in 39 months) only ticked occasionally. This one ticks for a good 10 minutes when we park. the ticking is audible at traffic stops. It is driving us to distraction.
Any thoughts/suggestions are welcome.
We were told that was the fastest they had seem in a long time. The peolpe that will contact you are IGS. You do not have to get a vehicle for the same or more that the MSRP. We got a Jeep Compass that was $4,000. less. If you bought a Chrysler service contract Chrysler will transfer it on to your new vehicle.
In our case we paid $ .05 cents a mile for 28,500 miles. We were treated very fair. Generally they charge $ .15 to $. 25 cents a mile as a rule.
Hope this helps, good luck.
farout
Talk to your lawyer, perhaps he can help you with this. If anyone must do a BC, one must ask what have I learned from this? The stigma of years ago is not what it once was, but it will have some longer lasting stains on ones credit, that can be overcome in time, if learning has taken place.
I sincerely wish you the best.
farout
Bob
Bob
I don't know what Chrysler is doing about this seems to be a very usual problem.
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We had the same issue at 30 to 40 mph as you describe. I wondered if the engine was needing the 89 octane as the book suggests. We had filled up the tank at a funky Shell station, and I wondered if they had 10% alcohol and our mpg went down to 21.4 where we usually get 24 + mpg. So I went to our usual Conoco station and put the 87 octane. The problem went away.
Perhaps your dealer did not know about the TSB? Maybe the gas is 10% alcohol? You might consider taking it to another dealer. Hope this offers some directions to consider.
farout
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How do you get them to acknowledge the problem? Did the buyback process start with the call to Chrysler?
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Also, we are experiencing a strange problem with the electrical system. The HVAC shuts down every now and then for a minute or two... the lights go out, the fan stops, and the radio goes mute. One hot Saturday, after I put the kids in this happened... and I noticed that 3 of the four windows would not role down as well. Weird... Took it back recently and asked them to reset the clocks which over the last month have become off by several hours!
I have told them to just change the TC, I want to keep the car.
I am sure this might not show up at the dealers test ride. So I am waiting for it to either get worse or maybe I can duplicate the problem sometime for the service manager.
farout
While it is NOT NORMAL, it doea (unfortunately) appear to be common.
how do you feel the suspension?
mine has a noisy front end like weak shock absorber , my pacifica is 2000 miles now, please let me know.
I love my car but simply does not drive like a normal car the transmission is always with problems (hard down shift,shudder at 40-45 and 55 Mph,my car is 2300 miles now. I'm going to drive a 08 may be they fix the problem, please let me know.
We had the shudder you are having. We had it at 26 to 40 depending on the RPM's. Took it to the dealer for the 3000 mile oil change. The service tec. noticed there was a TSB on the transmission. He reprogramed the PCM or the TCM I am not sure which. That took care of the problem! The computer takes a while to retrain it's self and then it runs just fine.
We are at about 5,700 miles now and we got the Pacifica Touring AWD Aug. 31. What is amazing to us is the mpg! 22 loaclly and 24 to 25 on a trip! That's better than the Compass we traded in on the Pacifica. As I understand the Pacifica 2008 will be the last for the Pacifica's. Perhaps as early as early as dec.31. It might be that Chrysler might make the new mini van the JOURNEY in Windsor. The Journey is a smaller van on the Avenger platform, and has 3 or 4 mor inches on the wheel base. I saw it in AUTO WEEK, I tink. The Journey is due out in mid 2008 as a 2009.
Oh well there is a nother rabbit I chased. I would try a different dealer if the dealer you are using has not been able to help you.
Hope this helps ya.
farout