3.9% of complaints about the 2008 Chrysler Pacifica came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2008 vehicle — around the middle of the 262 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (24 complaints), typically at 7.3 yr or about 80,000 miles.
VEHICLE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF DURING DRIVE AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. OIL LIGHT TURNS ON AND ALL POWER IS LOST. PROBLEM EXISTED ON 2006 MODEL BUT DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND WILL NOT CONSIDER SYMPTOMS FOR THE 2008 MODEL. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR FOUR DAYS AND CLAIMED THE PROBLEM NEVER SURFACED. I WAS CHARGED $100 AND BEFORE THE DAY ENDED, THE FAULT OCCURRED TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN PUBLIC PARK, ENGINE STALLED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE WITH WHITE SMOKE. VEHICLE CUT OFF AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS STOPPED. UPON EXAMINATION LOOKS AS IF THE WIRING BUNDLE JUST IN FRONT OF FAN HAD MELTED TOGETHER AND STOPPED BATTERY CHARGING COMPLETELY. VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE. *TR
VEHICLE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF DURING DRIVE AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY. MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS AROUND TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. OIL LIGHT TURNS ON AND ALL POWER IS LOST. STRUGGLE TO STEER OR APPLY BRAKES ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS THE TIME HAS GONE BY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT SUCCESSFULLY COASTED TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.