# Mystery on Main Street: The Case of the Perplexing Pacífica - Continues to Perplex! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** chrysler, pacifica\ **Created:** [October 18, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mystery-on-main-street-the-case-of-the-perplexing-pacifica-continues-to-perplex/186963 "2022-10-18T08:52:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![MLC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mlc/32/24931_2.png) [@MLC](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MLC)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mystery-on-main-street-the-case-of-the-perplexing-pacifica-continues-to-perplex/186963/1 "2022-10-18T08:52:06Z")
I posted this problem at the beginning of the year and thought (I’ll do that sometimes - think) I had solved the problem. Well, thinking is overrated! Anyway, I have a 2007, Pacifica, 4.0, with a starting problem. The starter however, has been replaced - twice. The battery is new. The key fob has been replaced but with an aftermarket because the original was dropped and cracked. Electrical current is reaching the starter. Occasionally, it starts right up. Other times, when turning the key, it sometimes does nothing (as in, _nothing_ - nada, no sound, no click, zero!) and sometimes, begins to crank but the engine makes a quick gasping sound, followed by a non-start sound (as if the starter is bad and not cranking), but won’t start. It used to be (occasionally) if placed in neutral, it would start. That’s not occurring any longer. What can (again, occasionally) get it to start is, I put the car back in park, step out with one leg and rock it (the car, not the leg), and then it will start. Sometimes it requires more rocking than other times. It typically cranks right up when I go through these motions but occasionally, it’s a long 2-3 second crank to start. An additional issue is if I’m parked on an incline. That also seems to prevent an easy start. Between battery and starter replacements, head scratching mechanics, and tow trucks, I can’t save enough to buy another car and permanently park this one! So, anyone with any ideas??? Help is appreciated. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mystery-on-main-street-the-case-of-the-perplexing-pacifica-continues-to-perplex/186963)._