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and must have reliability every day, think twice."
You've been entranced by the mantra that foreign cars are perfect. Don't worry, reality will come easily. You must not be reading the Accord and Camry forums, among others.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
well listening to books on CD was terrible. sounded like static all the time like a crackle every so often.
Got the new amp put in and the problem is now GONE !!! wow.. the CD music issue is also GONE. so looks like you need both the radio and amp replaced. FYI
I did notice the sound quality is not as good. Not a big difference just not as bright sounding. I am sure due to the filtering of the signal to keep it from clipping when going into the amplifier.
Put my vote in the "yes, I would do it again " column.....
I am afraid of using just anything on that plastic for fear of messing up the reflective coating that is there. Also, I don't want to use something too strong that might etch the plastic.
All thoughts appreciated.... Paul
getting into the car. Smelled the seatbelts and that is it. Have not contacted dealer yet.
Has anybody else had this problem resolved
Is premium recommended for this engine? If not, try using regular, or plus grade for a while.
What type of driving do you do? Are you a fast start type driver?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
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Again, thanks.... Paul
First it was a terrible squeal coming from the engine compartment when you hit 65+ MPH. Then this noise started on a cold start when you turned on the vehicle. After doing some research found that this has been a common problem and Chrysler is replacing the existing belt with one from Mercedes. Problem being, they are on back order for 30 days. So I drive down the road in my new car, and people hear me coming long before they ever see me. This is kind of embarrassing since there are not plates on the darn thing yet. But for this trip to the dealer, they had my car for two days and me in a rental.
Then once I picked up the car, from the front left fender I was hearing a flapping noise. Again, did my research and found this too to be a problem. Apparently there is a TSB on this of 2301703 that came out 6/13/03. Had some Due Bill work to be done so I asked them about this. Said that they were able to reproduce the noise and they added some "vinyl foam tape." I knew this would last all of five minutes and sure enough, now it flaps even worse going down the freeway. Come on, tape is not going to hold a flap under the fender on...
Asked them about the lousy FM reception and "so they say," they needed to "clean a poor ground in the wiring harness." No difference as far as I'm concerned with the reception. But for this my car was in the shop for three days. Driving around a purple PT Cruiser is not my idea of a replacement to my much larger Pacifica.
So now it is time to yet again make another appointment for my new car. Yes, I am thankful that it is not more of a "mechanical" problem, but you can loose your mind driving down the road with all the whistles, flapping, & clanking noises this car is making right now.
PS: I've seen all the debates going back and forth on is this a good car or not. And even though we have been in the shop a lot lately, I would not change our decision to have purchased this car. It really really has a lot of great things going for it.
Todd
My husband and I are considering a 2005 FWD Pacifica. I'm reading the message boards to get a feel for what issues people are having. Please forgive me if this is an ignorant question but what is a TSB?
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Plexus is the only thing approved for the windshield of the Stealth Bomber from what I hear. works great on the fake wood trim as well as it has a plastic clear coat over the wood laminate.
bought a 2005 Pacifica in July and it looks like
it is now discolored.
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Initially the belt would squeal when I got to 65+ but then it started upon a cold start. Now it just squeals any time it wants to. It is really annoying. The initial advisor said they were going to replace it with a belt manufactored by Mercedes. I have since had the car back to the shop (9/16) for the fender rattling and the advisor I was working with this time said that the replacement belt is not working and they are trying to come up with a new fix. He and the mechanic looked into it with Chrysler when the car was there last week. This is what the new work order reads "Checked on S/O belt. S/O order still on order." I have read this to be a problem on another pacifica forum. I hope this helps.
The two dealers I have had our 05 AWD to, have both know about this problem, so I am surprised (well not really) that your dealer does not know about it. I have to say the dealer we bought our car from has a terrible service department. Fortunately the dealer near us, I have been happy with. They have actually fixed the right side fender even thought it was not rattling, as of yet, while the car was in for the left side fender. They have know about every problem I have described and have been fairly proactive to get things resolved. Maybe calling or using another dealer would help you in getting this resolved. It is a common problem. Oh one other thing, I do recall that the first service advisor said that the date our car was produced did not fall under the TSB date, but it was the same problem that the TSB was resolving. Our car has a 6/04 date.
Hope this helps!
Good luck with your situation.
2. Problems with headphones & remote not working with DVD player. (Intermittent problem)
3. Foam trim panel for sideview mirror mount sticking out.
4. Won't start without giving it gas with the gas pedal.
5. Rattling sound on dash (driver side toward the left side).
6. Wind flapping sound near driver left wheel.
** Took car in immediately because the rear brake lights weren't hooked up. I asked them to look at problem #6 (wind flapping sound) - that was the only problem at the time. They could not duplicate sound and I left it at that.
** Took car in on 8/19 for problems 1, 2, & 3. The only one that was fixed was #3 - they installed new weatherstrip. They ordered a new DVD player, and could not duplicate the popping sound while braking - said they'd look at it again when I brought it back in for the DVD player.
** Took car in on 9/2 to get DVD player installed, and also for problems 1 (popping) & 4 (starting). They still couldn't get it to "pop" while braking. I had to ask if a mechanic could ride with me. I got it to do it easily - imagine that. Also, they installed a flash program for problem #4, but it didn't work (the flash was for my problem, but not specifically for the Pacifica). I left and rescheduled another visit! Amazingly enough, my headphones now don't work AT ALL with the DVD player. Now they think it's a sensor problem and have ordered parts for that, too.
** Car is currently in shop - getting DVD sensor installed. For problem #1 (popping) they are ordering a transfer case and installing it tomorrow. They don't know what to do about problem #4 (starting)!!! Unbelievable. At least it doesn't do this every time.
I haven't even address problem 5 (dash rattle)!! Dread that one!
Is there a number at Chrysler I can call to ask about these other problems, and to vent my frustrations with this 5* dealer that I've been working with? This is my 3rd visit there, and some of my problems are original ones. And, they keep wanting me to drive back and forth and schedule new appointments so they won't have to pay for rental car over the weekends. I'm very disappointed in not only the car, but the service I'm getting.
Also, are transfer cases only for AWD's? From some of the posts I've read, I think that may be the case. However, my car is a FWD.
"Involves replacing the seat/shoulder belts and all rubber plugs and plastic items in the B pillars. Then using some odor remover and removing some of the foam they have in the pillar area and putting in some kind of new silencer padding in the pillar over the remains of the foam."
The part that was replaced was the power transer unit.
I had a similar plasticky-sounding rattle that drove me nuts for a week. Immediately below the left side dash vent there's a grey panel that snaps into a groove in the dash immediately above it. (It extends the width of the left side right up to the steering column.) The right side of that panel had partly come out of the groove near the steering column. Had to gently push it back in to stop the noise.
We too have had the car in the shop three times so far and we just bought it in August. But I have to say that the problems we have been experiencing are annoying, but they are not mechanical problems. (knock wood) So I am thankful for that. We did know that this car has some quirks that need to be worked out still, but what newly produced car doesn't. Good luck wit getting things fixed.
Um, lots of new cars don't have the kind of quality problems that the Pac is experiencing. These are things that should not be continuing into the second year of production on this car. Chrysler quality has been a big issue and it appears they cannot find ways to solve it. Which is too bad because their designs are very good.
Most fourms I read here show that cars have one or two things that are concerns. The Pac has a pretty wide range of things that continue to go wrong or are potential long term problems.
Thanks,
Bob
I have found a temporary solution to the ATC dimming out, which it does on us occasinally. When it does, I hit the temp up and down toggle button a couple of times, and it finally "sticks" the display on. It's just a minor annoyance. Somethimes I just do "Down/Up" and it stays on, and sometimes I have to do it 4 or 5 times, but once it's on, it usually stays on for a very long time - mostly until we turn off the car.
We also have one annoying thing - a rattle (like something's loose) in the steering wheel. Sounds like it's behind the airbag. We think it's a counterweight and will check it out, but it doesn't affect the driving or controls or anything, just annoying, every time we hit a bump.
Todd