Chrysler Pacifica Luxury meets versatility in this mid-sized sport utility vehicle

To buy one or not?

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Old 02-24-2010, 09:07 PM
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I'm looking to get out of my current vehicle and wanted to get an SUV and I liked what the Pacifica has to offer. I'm currently looking at a black 2006 Limited AWD with 47k miles on it and from what I can tell has all of the options. They have it for $16,500 and I'm thinking I want to get it but what do you guys think? Are there any common issues that I need to be aware of or to look out for when checking the car out? I keep hearing about transmission problems or is that for older models? FWD and AWD? Thanks for your help guys
 
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Old 02-24-2010, 09:45 PM
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As far as the tranny concerns go I believe they were mostly found with the AWD models, dont recall the model year.
 
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Old 02-25-2010, 12:27 PM
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You may want to look at the '07 Pac. The big change there is they went to a 4.0L engine and 6 speed tranny.
 
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Old 02-25-2010, 12:54 PM
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The 6 speed would be a fantastic tranny for the 3.5... Why they chose a 4 speed is beyond me.
 
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Old 02-25-2010, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SDHUSKER
You may want to look at the '07 Pac. The big change there is they went to a 4.0L engine and 6 speed tranny.
Those are the one's I wanted to get. I like the dual exhaust setup even though it's a fake dual exhaust but there are only base model 2007's around here and I wanted black and this is the only black Pacifica within 100 miles of where I live so I'm kinda limited as to what my options are.
 
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Old 02-25-2010, 05:00 PM
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I think it was the 07 6 speed torque converters that had the tranny problems. There were module flashes and TC replacements.
 
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Old 03-09-2010, 11:56 AM
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Yep, we had the torque converter problem within the first 3,000 miles. Replaced it under warrantee and has worked perfectly ever since (now 38,000).
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 04:04 AM
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SImply put: buy any Chrysler car but Fiat 500. It's best policy to save the environment, but not when essence is at question. There are better ways to save fuel, anyway.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 01:44 PM
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Sounds like a reasonable price for the year and miles.

Check into an extended warranty pricing. It might be worth it.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:25 PM
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I have a black 2006 touring with most options and I like it alot. I only have 25k miles tho. I would check how much a warranty is. I had to replace the fuel pump right after I got it.
 

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