Used 2004 Chrysler Pacifica Fwd 4dr Wagon (3.5L 6cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
BEWARE 2004 Pacificas
I am reasonably satisfied with the ride and comfort of this car but it is in reality an overweight, underpowered car with poor rear visibility, mediocre mileage, and poor reliability (early production 2004 model). It has the ever recurring belt squeal/whine noted on other early 2004 Pacificas. Repeatedly taken in for service to fix and never is fixed. Chrysler has offered a courtesy trade back for the purchase price less mileage adjustment BUT I must buy another similar product (from the same maker of my "lemon") and swap the "refund" to be applied to a new car at full MSRP. What a crock. Sell me a lemon and REQUIRE me to buy another potential lemon at full sticker. Chrysler stinks.
We Love The Pacifica
We loved this vehicle on-sight and bought it the first trip to dealer. Fun to drive and the ultimate in comfort. Love all the luxuries. Nav system is incredible. Easy entry and sits at the perfect height. Back window needs redesign, as it is impossible to see out the rear, especially at night. Weird waffling wind noise when driving with sunroof open or rear windows down. But overall, it's my favorite vehicle that I've ever owned. Very happy that we made this choice, and you can't match the features anywhere else for this price.
- Base WagonMSRP: $3,500255 mi away
- Base WagonMSRP: $3,500550 mi away
- Base WagonMSRP: $10,9951,101 mi away
A fun to drive family car
In my expeience, this car is fun to drive. You have the room of an SUV or minivan but you dont feel like you are just a soccer mom in it. It feels a little bit flashy, like you are a mom with some style. I drove it to the mall a couple days after purchase and I could not believe the great turning radius it has getting into a tight parking spot. It turns on a dime and handles beautifully too!
good ride
I am more than pleased with the overall quality and performance with the vehicle.
Mostly love
The German infulence shows. The handling compares to BMW or Mercedes. Glad I bought the FWD rather than AWD. The gas mileage is better and managed our PA snow just fine. I wouldn't recommend it for a young family dealing with car seats or car pooling but it works well with my 11 and 13 year olds who want their own seats and contols.
Pacifica 2004
I found the vehicle quite responsive and causing a great deal of questions and attention. The mignight blue color shows every piece of dirt or smear. Do not recommend. The interior leather is a beautiful piece of design and work. Small thing, but I love the analog clock. In former cars, I had great difficulty reading the digital types. I have only driven 1100 miles so take my critique with a grain of salt,
Can you see?
So far we have enjoyed our Pacifica. It has been in the shop 4 times for a defect with the anti-lock brake system, but they finally figured it out and we have not had a problem since. The car responds like a sports car, it drives very smooth, and definitely has some power.
Go Pacifica
Overall I have enjoyed driving the Pacifica for the last year and feel that it is a solid car and nice on the highway.
Fits the bill
This vehicle is a compromise between a sedan and a minivan for us.We make a long trip each year and have a lot of stuff to take with us. It is fun to drive, has acceptable gas mileage. We are averaging about 18.1 city and highway.It has plenty of cargo space which converts into passenger seats easily.We would buy again at this time, but we have only had the car about two months.
Questionable experience
The moon roof exploded and pushed the glass in small pieces up and out of the vehicle. Glass came back into the vehicle. The dealership was not concerned with safety. They were unable to understand the safety concern. A 2nd moon roof was installed. The weatherproof strip buckled in less than a day. The dealership could not explain the previous so we were concerned this buckling may create the same accident. The owner of Norco Motors Pacifica moon roof has no signs buckling. A 3rd moon roof will be installed in the vehicle. They apologize that we feel unsafe. They are sure we are not. They cannot explain why it happened.