well.....
I have an '05 Pacifica. 15,918 miles on it, we bought it as a Chrysler Certified used vehicle.... last month. It was manufactered in May '05, and was a Leased vehicle for 7 months (not a rental car, a pleasant suprise...)
First, I love my Pacifica. Nobody else comes close to a Pacifica, without feeling like a boxy Import Plastic SUV. And It's much different than my 3 other Mopar Minivans, so I don't really get the "Reboxed minivan" concept that so many people try to classify it as..... actually, it reminds me more of a '58 Belvedere Station Wagon but not quite as big....
Ok here's the Problems...... (And I'm a Mopar FANATIC, so getting rid of it is out of the question!!!....)
Here's how it's gone so far:
Drove it all weekend 130 miles......no problems. My wife and I parked at a furniture store, and I backed in to a parking spot for once... got out, and Viola! dead car. Alarm light in the dash would work but not blink, but no keyless entry...
I was suprised, but being under full (and free!) warranty, not greatly concerned....
I got back in to my "dead" car and it started! But no dash lights, no running lights, nothing. The Radio and AC lit back up after about 30 seconds, and they worked.... but no dash lights at all. Then the Navigation came on, with the rest of the cluster still dead! The alarm light was still on, and not flashing as it usually does, just on constantly. I fiddled with turning it on and of and starting the car a few times, thinking that it could be the ignition switch got stuck or something, but no, still "dead", but it RAN fine.
So, even though discouraged, it was Sunday, so we went into the furniture store and shopped. About 30 minutes later, We came out and just "amusingly" I hit the lock button, guessing that it still wouldn't work... and "BEEP"! IT DID!
OK... where's the Guy with the hidden camera, I wondered....? My wife is all PO'ed, I'm concerned about getting the car back home with no lights and no speedo I can see, if it did work.....
Got in the car, turned the Key, and All came back to life! Everything appeared as "Normal", working fine...... BUT.....
Engine Light is now on! Checked the codes, came up with
U 0110 and U 0140, which I beleive are O2 sensor related, but I'm not sure because I'm used to counting flashes or seeing "P" codes...
So, even though It's going Back to Chrysler (probably tomorrow), and I'll likely have an answer or at least a fix shortly,
Has anybody ever seen this? I'm betting on a bad BCM, or Wiring, but I dread finding out it's "intermittent and undeterminable"
Any ideas?
Tom
(Long time Mopar nut with my first "new" Mopar in over 10 years...)