general problems of the 2008 Chrysler Pacifica

While driving 40mph the hood flew open and smashed into the windshield, blocked my view while driving & nearly caused a fatal crash. This is the second time this has happened though the first time, it stayed latched just enough that the hood just vibrated & rattled giving me enough time to pull over on the highway, open it & slam it shut again. I'm now terrified to drive the car for fear it will happen again and cause serious injuries or a fatality. Chrysler should be forced to recall all their vehicles and replace the hood latch. My car was in mint condition and will now cost thousands to repair. There were no warnings lights or info displayed on the dash indicating the hood wasn't latched so no way of knowing there was a potential (serious) problem. It's shocking there's no sensor that tells you it's open/unlatched like there is when a door isn't closed properly.

My 2008 4. 0l limited has had the battery replaced five times & currently needs a sixth replacement (so (7) bad batteries incl the one the car came with). The 1st went bad around 20k miles & none has lasted more than 25k miles. Car has also had a persistent 'hard to start' condition for years & (5) diff dealers have been unable to diagnose the root cause of the batteries going bad or the hard to start condition. I've opened (2) Chrysler cases in the past 21 mos. ; the 1st when the current battery was just 3 mos old & again during the 24 mo. Part warranty. Chrysler has refused to investigate & address the problem nor pay for battery replcmts. Dealers will not honor the 24 mo. Part warranty simple because it passes the charge test, despite visible evidence of a bulge & battery acid leaking all over the battery tray, terminals & cable. This is a serious safety concern given the vehicle has shut down at a high rate of speed (3) times nearly resulting in serious crashes. The NHTSA should take action given the # of reports of stalling/shut on this vehicle.

Body frame on passenger side front of vehicle is rotted and chysler will not do anything about it and will not pay for repair to frame of car. Engine cradle rot.

Shifter stuck in park shift solenoid recalled 2005-2007 also I have replaced ever recall on my 2008 Pacifica that was in 2005-2007 recalls they need to include 2008 on all recalls. Some dangerous.

My Pacifica stalled and lost power while driving. I was so scared. I have kids and this is very unsafe. I was able to coast to a stop safely but if there was a car in front of me I would have hit it. . . This is a recurrent issue with this vehicle. I see complaints all the time and I am now added to the list. I'm so worried for anyone who owns this vehicle. This car needs to be recalled because people pay their hard earned money for a safe reliable vehicle. . . If something happens to anyone Chrysler will have to answer for it. . .

While trying to replace my muffler on my 2008 Chrysler Pacifica, the shop could not locate replacement parts. I took it to several shops with the same result. At the last shop I was shown an issue with the sub-frame rusting out. So, I decided to take it to a Chrysler dealership and they found the same issues with the sub-frame and informed me that Chrysler would not repair. Now, I am going to be out of $4000. 00 to repair the sub-frame and $1,200. 00 to replace the muffler system. I did some research and discovered the rusting of the sub-frame is a systemic issue on 2004 - 2008 Pacifica's in salt belt areas. My deep concern is that it is not widely known and my engine could have fallen out during operation.

While trying to replace my muffler on my 2008 Chrysler Pacifica, the shop could not locate replacement parts. I took it to several shops with the same result. At the last shop I was shown an issue with the sub-frame rusting out. So, I decided to take it to Chrysler dealership and they found the same issues with the sub-frame and informed me that Chrysler would not repair. Now, I am going to be out of $4000. 00 to repair the sub-frame and $1,200. 00 to replace the muffler system. I did some research and discovered the rusting of the sub-frame is a systemic issue on 2004 - 2008 Pacifica's in salt belt areas. My deep concern is that it is not widely known and my engine could have fallen out during operation.

Car kept stalling and then would not start. The lights and alarms went off and on without any reason. Had it flatbedded to the shop - good thing we weren't able to drive it. The mechanic said that the ignition unit broke. This would have been a serious situation if it happened while on the highway. . . The igintion was replaced, with a used ignition so we are very worried. Odd lights kick on, the transmission/engine jumps for reason. It may be the awd is failing too. Mileage was around 80,000 at the time and use of the vehicle has been normal with no towing or other heavy use.

When driving the car on streets the car will just shut down. No steering power ,brakes is so hard and no system!!! it always seem to happen as I'm going around a corner or a curb . Today 8/18/2015 really upset me, because it shut off as I turned a curb and I almost slammed into a fire hydrant. Starting the car up I have to put it in neutral . 20% of the time the car will start in drive 80% in neutral . We have took it to dealerships Chrysler and drivetime and no answers . What's so sick about it is the car is almost payed off. . I love the car,but I am surely not ready to loose my life or my 4children and wife in this car,but what can you do when you can't afford to buy another . We could trade it ,but I would never want to hurt another family!!!.

I have been having power shut down every day, around 5 times a day. I have taken the car to the dealer and other certified mechanics, and the scanner can not diagnose, or detect any code. In my last issue, the car turn off while I was driving it. It was scary, and it is happening very often. I have changed most parts, all sensor has been replaced (replaced by original parts), and it keeps turning off. I have been searching thought the internet, and this particular car has a lot of complaining, a lot of Chrysler Pacifica are having this same issue, while they feel frustrated. This is a life risk issue. Samir mourad (bell, CA) mouradsamir@hotmail. Com (323)532-1806.

I was driving and the car just turned of on me in the middle of the intersection. Luckily as soon as I realized that it had turned off I was able to clear the intersection and pull to the far right before the light turned green to oncoming traffic. I had the car towed home and the next day I had a personnal mechanic come take a look at it and found out that I needed to replace my ignition system. After hundreds of dollars later the car turns on but it has so many malfunctions with the electrical system, struts, axle, motor mounts and frame that this vehicle is just dangerous to drive and needs to be recalled alltogether.

The motor mounts on this vehicle are defective and have to be replaced every few months.