2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Engine Problems

My engine in my car just shut down in the middle of driving. I was told it was a recall and was fixed yrs ago but it has happened 3 times since. Twice after getting gas and one time driving in the school parking lot. Lost all control of power steering and time of engine trouble. Car started back up and engine light came on and went back of and back on. Also smelt burning wires but couldn’t find anything

Like other Pacificas 2004-10 my front subframe is rusting away. The repair cost will be $1500.00 if I am lucky. Please help!

I HAVE HAD TWO PACIFICAS 2004 AND 2005 BOTH DID THE EXACT SAME THING. STARTED WITH AN ODOR OF EXHAUST OR FUMES OF SOME SORT IN THE SAME WEEK. IT LOST POWER, OVERHEATED, HAD TO PULLED HOME. WOULD START IF COLD FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN LESS THAN THE SAME WEEK. WENT TO HAVE SOMEONE WORK ON IT AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WHERE I HAD TRIED TO START IT TO MANY TIMES/ MY FAULT. HOWEVER AS SOON AS IT GOT CONNECTION THE KEY WASNT EVEN IN THE SWITCH AND THE MOTOR WAS ROLLING OVER. THAT ONE SAT AT THAT TIME. FOUND 05 WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AND FIGURED ONE FOR PARTS IF BREAK DOWN. NOTHING AT ALL WRONG STARTING OUT. ONLY DROVE THE 05 APPRX 3MONTHS AND STARTED THE EXACT SAME THING FROM ODOR TO OVERHEATING AND I DO NOT KNOW ALOT ABOUT VEHICLES BUT SEEMS TO HAVE JUMPED TIME. HOWEVER I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND DO NOT CARRY A LICENSE MECHANIC AND IM NOW STRANDED WITH NO VEHICLE TO GET AROUND WHILE I HAVE TWO PACIFICAS SEEM SAME ISSUES JUST DROVE ONE A LITTLE LONGER. I MAY BE ROUGH ON THING BUT EXACT PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTION ON UR PART........VIN TO OTHER ONE2C8GF68414R644267...AND I DO NOT HAVE INVOICES BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO GET THEM FIXED. I HAVE MY TITLES AND SALE PRICES AND ONLY FEW MONTHS OF OWNING. SO I JUST EXPECT TO AT LEAST SEE IF ITS CHRYSLERS PROBLEM

HEAD LIGHTS CUT OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE IDLES RUFF

Mileage: 80,000

ENGINE CRADLE SUB FRAME RUSTED THROUGH ON ONE SIDE CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 181,000

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING HAS RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED FOR THE RECALL BUT IT CLEARLY IS AFFECTED BY WHAT EVER THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO COMPLETE ON CAR TO ENSURE IT WOULD REMAIN SAFE. I HAVE A BIG WHOLE AND MOTOR COULD FALL OUT. I NEED HELP ON TRYING TO GET EXPENSIVE ITEM PAID FOR. THE SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE ALL ISSUES JUST NOT A GOOD CAR AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

Mileage: 157,000

THE MOTOR MINT BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE. NO EXPLANATION. THIS IS THE SECOND CHRYSLER THAT THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO. AND CAN'T FIND THE SCREWS TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 169

CRADLE UNDER CAR THAT HOLDS MOTOR IN IS ALL RUSTED OUT WE WERE TOLD NOT TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE IT IS RUSTED OUT SO BAD THE MOTOR COULD FALL OUT AS I LOOK UP ON INTERNET I SEE OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WHY DID THIS NOT CALL FOR A RECALL ON THESE CARS

Mileage: 154,000

THE 2005 CHRYSTLER PACIFICA WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH IN THE WINTER ON A PAVED ROAD WHEN IT JUST DIED NO WARNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR FURTHER TESTING.THE CAR TRIES STARTING BUT NEVER TURNS OVER ACT LIKE NO FUEL. I THEN HOOKED IT UP TO MY FOXWELL NT630 ELITE OBD2 SCANNER IT DETECTED CODES P0340, P2066, P0700, & P0461 CODE P0340 CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT BANK 1 OR SINGLE SENSOR (PART REPLACED). CODE P2066 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR B (PERFORMANCE). CODE P0700 TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. CODE P0461 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A (RANGE/PERFORMANCE) NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 MANUFACTURER DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION COMPONENTS POWER TRAIN POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 127,928 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS. REMEDY DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WILL ALSO BE REPLACED ON VEHICLES BUILT FROM AUGUST 1, 2004 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. TWO SEPARATE DEFECT CONDITIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005-2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA VEHICLES (NHTSA RECALL NO. 06V-432). MY 2005 VEHICLES BUILT IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2004 ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN THE SECONDARY FUEL PUMP MODULES, WHICH MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER PRESS FITTING ON THE INLET THAT CAN BECOME DISLODGED AND SHUT-OFF FUEL FLOW. ALL MY 2005-2006 VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JULY 8, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 11, 2005 ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE STALLING. FOR BOTH CONDITIONS, ENGINE STALL INCIDENTS TEND TO OCCUR DURING LEFT TURNS. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ06002

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. HALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM VIRGINIA BEACH (LOCATED AT 3152 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452, (877) 475-0721) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD NOT YET BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

Mileage: 144,000

I DROVE OUT FROM CAR WASH I WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH THEN I TURNED RIGHT ON TO THE FREEWAY SOON AS I REACHED 50MPH MY VEHICLE MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND SHUT OFF AS IM ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON WHATSOEVER ALTHOUGH I GOT A "GAS CAP" MESSAGE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREE WAY(NO ACCIDENT, THANKFULLY) THE BREAKS WERE HARD TO PUSH DOWN I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LET IT ROLL THROUGH TRAFFIC I GOT TO A SAFE PLACE I PUT IT IN PARK WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO TRY STARTING IT, IT WOULD NOT START. SMOKE CAME OUT FROM BACK PASSENGER REAR TIRE. LET MY CAR SIT OVER NIGHT TRIED TO START IT THE NEXT MORNING, AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED IT INTO SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM I HAD LEFT MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK OTHER MECHANICS DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. LATER THEY TOLD ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. I ONLY GOT TO DRIVE IT 2X BEFORE IT STALLED. I REALLY LIKE IT AND WISH I CAN GET IT FIXED I DO BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER TRAIN, FUEL PROPULSION, AND ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF MY 2005 PACIFICA, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY THE SAME CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON FEB. 19, 2019 AND WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE CROSSMEMBER IS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT ASAP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER MENTIONED THIS PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY HAVE CHANGED OIL EVERY 3-4 MONTHS FOR 14 YEARS. AFTER RECEIVING THE NEWS, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER (AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP) HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING. REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $3,000. I HAVE GARAGE KEPT THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND IT LOOKS IS IN GREAT CONDITION, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT, UNTIL YOU LOOK UNDER THE CAR.

Mileage: 155,000

I JUST CAME OUT FROM CAR WASH I TURNED RIGHT ON TO THE FREEWAY SOON AS I REACHED 50MPH MY VEHICLE MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I HAD TO PULL OFF FREE WAY(NO ACCIDENT, THANKFULLY) GO TO A SAFE PLACE PUT IT IN PARK TRY STARTING IT IT WOULDN'T START. SMOKE CAME OUT FROM BACK PASSENGER REAR TIRE. LET MY CAR SIT OVER NIGHT TRIED TO START IT NEXT MORNING, WOULDN'T START. TOWED IT INTO SHOP THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT LATER THEY TOLD ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. I ONLY GOT TO DRIVE IT 2X BEFORE IT STALLED. I REALLY LIKE IT AND WISH I CAN GET IT FIXED

Mileage: 150,194

WE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE RUSTING ALONG THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE MECHANIC SAID ITS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE ENGINE MAY DROP OUT OF IT. MY WIFE PURCHASED THIS CAR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. AT THE TIME IT HAD 41,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY IT HAS 60,000 MILES

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THE CORROSION. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION ALL THE SUDDEN ACTED LIKE IT WASN'T AHIFTING JUST DRIVING NORMALLY ON REGULAR PAVED ROAD, RPMS HIGH AND DIES AND HAS A KNOCK UNDER THE HOOD. TRIED LOOKING UP WHAT IS WRONG AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT HAVE DONE SAME THING. WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED BUT SEEMS NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT

Mileage: 164,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED GRAVA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SRT AT (781) 391-8950 (29 MYSTIC AVE, MEDFORD, MA 02155) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TT *AS

Mileage: 160,000

DANGEROUS...MY 05 PACIFICA ENGINE MOUNT AND SUBFRAME ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE IS ON THE VERGE OF DROPPING OUT POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. I FOUND THIS OUT DURING AN OIL CHANGE. NOW AS I DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR THE CREDIT TO GET A NEWER VEHICLE. MY ONLY CHOICE IS TO DRIVE IT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, THEN MAYBE CHRYSLER WILL DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND SEND OUT A RECALL. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I LOVED THIS VEHICLE, NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL.

Mileage: 151,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE MOUNTS BREAK AWAY FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING A ROUGH VIBRATION ON THE FLOOR PAN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ON 10/31/05, 11/04/05, 10/26/06 TO PRESENT, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THE BREAKING OF THE MOUNTS AFFECTS THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE BREAKING OF THE AXLE AND TIE RODS FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE ENGINE JERKING WITH THE MOUNTS BREAK. I'VE BOUGHT ENGINE MOUNTS WITH LIFETIME WARRANTIES BEING I HAVE TO REPLACE THESE MOUNTS SO OFTEN.

Mileage: 21,676

DURING ROUTINE WHEEL ALIGNMENT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE ENGINE CRADLE RUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND STOPPED SHIFTING OUT OF SECOND GEAR. I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS CORROSION AND HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT THE VEHICLE WHICH MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING LIFTED ON THE HOIST. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY ARE AFRAID TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE HOIST BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED WHILE UNDERNEATH IT.

ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CAN DROPOUT OF CAR WHILE DRIVING CAR. DISCOVERED WHEN GETING NEW TIRES. NOT DRIVE CAR UNTIL I FINE OUT HOW BAD IT IS

Mileage: 148,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY AND, OCCASIONALLY, I WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. RYAN AUTO MALL IN BUFFALO, MINNESOTA DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS MEMBERS WITHIN THE ENGINE CRADLE WERE ROTTED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL AND MISC FILTER CHANGE ON OCTOBER 4, 2017. I WAS SHOWN THE DETERIORATION/DISINTEGRATION OF THE CROSS MEMBER/CRADLE ROT OF THE CAR. OF COURSE, THEY SHOWED ME THE CRADLE ROT ISSUE AFTER THE $334 OF WORK THEY'D DONE! I'D INQUIRED ABOUT A VIBRATION OR LOUD HUM SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR ON MARCH 22, 2017 WHEN I HAD AN EARLIER OIL CHANGE. ON THE SERVICE ORDER, IT WAS NOTED AS "ENGINE PERFORMANCE CONCERN," BUT I SAID I THOUGHT IT WAS WITH THE ACCELERATION OR ROTATION OF THE TIRES THAT WAS MAKING THE SOUND. "THE TECHNICIAN SUPPOSEDLY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS TIME. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY "TIRE NOISE." TODAY, I NOW UNDERSTAND WHY THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HAS BEEN LOUDER THAN WHAT I REMEMBERED IT. TODAY I JUST DISCOVERED THE ACTUAL ISSUE WITH MY CAR IS TYPICAL OF MANY 2005 PACIFICAS. I'M SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST 2005 PACIFICA OWNER THAT HAS HAD THEIR VEHICLE SERVICED AT THEIR FACILITY, AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF PACIFICAS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A SIGNIFICANT EXTENT OF TIME; I'M QUITE DISTURBED THAT THE DEALER'S NEGLIGENCE IN NOT INFORMING ME OF THIS PROBLEM MUCH EARLIER CAN OR COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. I'M SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST 2005 PACIFICA OWNER THAT HAS HAD THEIR VEHICLE SERVICED AT THEIR FACILITY, AND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR OF PACIFICAS. I STILL SEE SEVERAL 2005 PACIFICAS DRIVING ON THE STREETS, ROADS AND INTERSTATES. I JUST HOPE THESE PACIFICA OWNERS WILL BE MADE AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE IT, AND I INTENDED TO KEEP IT FOR A FEW MORE YEARS AND SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE MILES. I'M LOOKING FOR A CAR. NOW

Mileage: 92,300

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERE CORROSION AND ENGINE CRACKS. *LD UPDATED 09/12/2017*JS

SUB-FRAME BROKE ON ME. IT IS THE EXACT PART THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE 2004 PACIFICA. HOWEVER THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 2005? THE SUB FRAME BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH A CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY IN THE "SALT BELT" CHRYSLER'S SELF ADMITTED INSUFFICIENT PROTECTIVE COATING ON THE SUB FRAME OF THESE CARS, SHOULD BE ENOUGH PROOF, TO RAISE EYEBROWS AND REMEDY THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR ALL THE DAMAGE THIS CAUSED, AND PACIFICA'S CANNOT HOLD A RESELL VALUE, AS SELLING THIS TO ANOTHER PERSON, IS JUST LIKE HANDING THEM A TICKING TIME BOMB. WHY IS THERE NO SOLUTION OR HELP ON THIS ISSUE? I AM NOT ALONE WITH THESE ISSUES. I SUPPOSE IT WILL TAKE DEATHS FROM THIS FAULTY PART BEFORE ANY REAL ACTION IS ACTUALLY TAKEN. HAVING A STRONG PIECE OF METAL TO KEEP MY MOTOR FROM FALLING ON THE GROUND ISN'T TO MUCH TO ASK, OR IS IT? THE ONLY OPTION I HAVE TO KEEP MY PRIMARY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, IS TO TRY WELDING THE SUB FRAME AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

Mileage: 4

THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THE SUB-FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE TO THE CAR IS RUSTED THROUGH THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED THRU AND WILL BECOME A HAZARD TO DRIVE WITHOUT REPAIRS THE CARS ARE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ENGINES CAN FALL OUT.

ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTING THROUGH AND IS GOING TO CRACK IN HALF , THE ENGINE WILL FALL OUT IF NOT REPLACED. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS WHEN MY CAR WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE . THANK GOD OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE AND MOUNTS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED WITH HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,801.

Mileage: 145,801

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THEN STALLED. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A RAPID SPEED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVE, WATER TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,753.

Mileage: 155,753

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE HE TOOK PHOTOS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PHOTOS WERE SHOWN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND COULD FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS IN 2008, I HAVE REPLACED THE AXLE, 2 WHEEL BEARINGS A FEW MONTHS AGO, A FEW YEARS AGO 1 ABS SENSOR WAS REPLACED VIA WARRANTY BUT THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE OTHER - WHICH WENT OUT 2 MONTHS LATER. THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 2 YEARS, THE FUEL PUMP & CATALYTIC CONVERTER LAST YEAR, JUST REPLACED THE OIL PAN GASKET 2 MONTHS AGO, THE RADIATOR 2 WEEKS AGO DUE TO COOLANT LEAD, AND NOW THE WATER PUMP IS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS IS JUST WHAT I CAN THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE OTHER WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE SPENT A FORTUNE ON IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT & MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THE RECALLS. *TR

THE FRONT CRADLE IS SO BADLY RUSTED IT BROKE IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN AND NOTICED THE STEERING WAS REAL TIGHT AND DID NOT RELEASE BACK.. I TRAVELED FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED IT WAS SWAYING AND HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT.. WHEN I MADE IT HOME I USED A FLASHLIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS DARK OUT AND SEEN WHERE IT HAD SNAPPED. THREE DIFFERENT SPOTS.. I'M MAD BECAUSE THIS WAS KNOWN ISSUE AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP OR CHRYSLER THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT PRONE TO THAT MAKE AND MODEL. NO AVERAGE PERSON CHECKS THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF A CAR WHEN THE BODY LOOKS SO GOOD. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

ENGINE CRADLE OR K-FRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS FRACTURED AND HAD SEVERE RUST. THE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 01/05/16*LJ UPDATED 02/14/17.*JB

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED VERY HARD SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

HAD MY 2005 PACIFICA IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER WHEN THEY GOT IT UP ON THE RACK THEY FOUND THE ENGINE CRADLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS SO ROTTED THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ESTIMATED THE COST FOR REPAIR AT $3700. CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP FINANCIALLY WITH ANY REPAIR COSTS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO ISSUE A RECALL? PEOPLE DYING? DO YOUR JOB NHTSA. RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT!

Mileage: 97,300

ENGINE CRADLE IS BADLY RUSTED THROUGH AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $2,600 ESTIMATE FROM MECHANIC.

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 10/26/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGES THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAD ROTTING ISSUES, BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/22/2017*JS

Mileage: 145,000

CRADLE ROT ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE

WHEN CHANGING THE FRONT STRUTS FOUND THAT THE CRADLE IS RUSTED THROUGH IN SEVERAL SPOTS. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH OR IF IT CAN EVEN BE REPAIRED. AT THIS TIME UNABLE TO UPLOAD PHOTOS AS THEY ARE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PHONE, NOT ON COMPUTER. WILL PROVIDE IF NEED BE.

Mileage: 187,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE ENGINE OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V32000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,404.

Mileage: 208,404

I BROUGHT MY CART TO MY MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE AND WHEN MY MECHANIC PUT IT ON THE LIFT, HE CALLED US SHORTLY AFTER, AND WANTED US TO COME IN TO SEE THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT.. THE CAR'S FRAME WAS RUSTING THROUGH ON BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK. HE TOLD US IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT HE SAW THIS ON OTHER PACIFICA'S HE SERVICED. HE STATED HE NEVER SAW THIS OCCUR ON OTHER BRANDS NOW WE HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES. IF THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, AS WE PLANNED FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND (JULY 4) WITHOUT BRINGING IT TO A MECHANIC, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. HOW DOES SAFETY OF PASSENGERS GET COMPROMISED WHEN IT APPEARS THAT 7000 CARS WERE PRODUCED AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL HAVE BEEN FILED!.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT AND THE MOTOR SEEMED TO SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES TO EMPTY WITH LIGHT AND CHIME ANNOUNCING NO GAS, BUT THERE IS A THREE QUARTER TANK FULL OF GAS. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND STEERING LOCKS WITHOUT POWER. USED CAR PURCHASED YESTERDAY AND WE WERE STRANDED UNTIL WE FILLED THE TANK WITH THREE GALLONS THE CAR WAS IN MOTION THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE THIRD TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THAN BACK ON IT RESUMED . WE WERE HEADING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTIONS.

Mileage: 167,750

TYPICAL RUST THROUGH OF ENGINE CRADLE SUB FRAME (K FRAME) OF A PACIFICA SUV ALMOST CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP THROUGH TO THE GROUND. DISCOVERED THE RUST THROUGH, AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SHIFT, IN MID OCTOBER 2015 @ APPROXIMATELY 144,000 MILES, WHILE CAR WAS UP ON A LIFT. CAR WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE DUE TO THIS CONDITION. HAD A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE THE CRADLE FRAME AND MOTOR MOUNTS SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THEY DISAVOWED ANY HELP OR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN GETTING CHRYSLER TO COVER THE REPAIR OF A KNOWN DEFECT. CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY PACIFICA WAS NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF AND SHORT PRODUCTION RUN OF PACIFICAS. AM ATTEMPTING TO AGAIN CONTACT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA LETTER AND ASK FOR HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. ALSO TRYING TO JOIN THE CLASS ACTION GROUP THAT IS SUING CHRYSLER OVER THIS ISSUE. LAW FIRM IN COLUMBUS, OH IS LEAD COUNSEL ON THE CASE. I LOVE THIS CAR FOR ALL ITS ATTRIBUTES AND THAT IS WAS DEVELOPED, BUILT AND SOLD WHILE MERCEDES BENZ OWNED CHRYSLER, GIVING IT A MUCH HIGHER QUALITY IN MY OPINION. PRESENT DAY FIAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO HELP OUT ON THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 144,000

ENGINE CRADLE ROT I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE 04/27 2016,BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER I KNOW KNEW THIS MODEL HAD RUST ISSUES THEY PUT IT ON THE LOT ANYWAY.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,500.

Mileage: 154,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,446.

Mileage: 204,446

MY ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED/ROTTED OUT AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD IT CAN'T PASS INSPECTION AND WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO FIX. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 - 2008 PACIFICAS. A RECALL IS NEEDED.

Mileage: 137,000

PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED 4 YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY 109,000 MILES.. HAD BEEN HEARING A CLUNKY NOISE FOR A SHORT TIME TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED😔 MECHANIC CAME BACK WITH GHASTLY NEWS. TIE RODS,BUSHINGS, WATER PUMP,REAR AXLE SHAFT OILSEAL AND WORST OF ALL CRADLE WAS RUSTING THROUGH. OVER $7000.00 TO FIX ALL. I THOUGHT I WOULD FAINT. NO WAY COULD I DO ALL THE REPAIRS. UPON READING ALL COMPLAINTS CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE RUSTIMG PROBLEM. SHAME ON THEM FOR LETTING THESE CARS ON THE ROAD KNOWING THIS COULD HAPPEN TO FAMILIES PURCHASING THEIR VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY HAVING A FATAL ACCIDEMT OCCURING WHEN THE ENGINE FALLS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING HIGH AND MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS RACED ABNORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER, A SENSOR(S), OR THE PCM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT FRAME AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE CAR WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PECIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAYS, WHEN TURNING AND WHILE STOPPED FOR LIGHT CHANGES. HAD TO HAVE BATTERY "JUMPED" OR CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES. BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF DISCHARGED FROM ALTERNATOR. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BATTERY CONTINUED TO DRAINED. VEHICLE RAN FOR ONE DAY AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY, VEHICLE RAN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MECHANICS, BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER HAVING THOSE PARTS REPLACED. FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT SPECIALIZED IN CHRYSLERS AND WAS SHOCK WHEN HE STATED IT WAS THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) WHICH I BELIEVED AND RESEARCHED WAS PART A RECALL FOR 2005 PACIFICAS IN 2006. TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FIXED WHICH IS NOT THE PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE. THE PCM IS THE PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OWNING THIS. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL 2010; SO I HONESTLY BELIEVED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIR BUT CLAIMED TO HAD BEEN. WHEN REFERENCING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION (WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE PERSONALLY), THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM WAS REPLACED FOR 2004 MODELS NOT 2005 MODELS. PCM PROBLEMS WERE THAT OF THE 2005 MODELS WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES NOW. I AM STILL PAYING INSURANCE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1000 FOR REPAIR, THAT IS A LITTLE LESS THAT HALF OF WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

RUST THROUGH OF ENGINE CRADLE AT VARIOUS SPOTS ON ENGINE CRADLE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR HAS 80500 MILES. CONTACTED FCA VIA PHONE. FCA SAYS MY PACIFICA DOES NOT FIT THE NARROWLY DEFINED MANUFACTURE DATE OF 02/28/2004 TO 03/31/2004. MY PACIFICA WAS MANUFACTURED ON08/2004 AND THEREFORE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. MY LOCAL FCA DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $ 2600 TO REPLACE. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE RECENTLY. I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES THE CAR ON A LIMITED BASIS WITH NO PASSENGERS.

Mileage: 80,500

MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE ON MY CAR IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT AND IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH IS A FATALITY HAZARD. HE GAVE ME A COPY OF CHRYSLER "EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD" WRITTEN NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE FOR PACIFICA MODEL YEARS 2004-2005. I CALLED THEM AND THEY STATED THAT I'M NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BUILT IN 8/04 AND NOT BETWEEN 3/04-4/04. THE NOTICE DOES NOT STATE THAT THE CARS NEED TO BE BUILT IN A PARTICULAR MONTH. THEIR STATEMENT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AND I THINK THEY ARE LYING. ALL OF THE SIGNS OF THEIR NOTICE IS WHAT I HAVE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR OVER A YEAR, THE "CORROSION RESULTING IN DRIVABILITY VIBRATION AND/OR SHAKE." COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME I LOVE MY CAR BUT CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR COST AND THEY NEED TO STAND BY THEIR AWARENESS OF THE DEFECT AND WRITTEN WARRANTY COVERGE NOTICE. THE NOTICE IS LABELED AS "[XXX]". THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE THESE VIBRATIONS IN THE PACIFIC SO MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHICH RECOMMENDED NEW SUSPENSION SO WE GOT THOSE. THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR NEW TIRES, SUSPENSION AND ALIGNMENT TO BE TOLD THAT OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WAS NOT FIT TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE SUBFRAME COMPLETELY HAS ROTTED OUT. THANK GOD HE DID THAT, I'M HORRIFIED MY CHILD WAS IN IT ALL THIS TIME. MY HUSBAND AND I CALLED THE NUMBER 1 800-992-1997 DAIMLERCHRYSLER. TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR US THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC'S QUOTE FOR IS OVER $2000. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW TO GET TO WORK AND MANAGE MY USUAL WEEKLY ERRANDS.

Mileage: 151,000

DURING ROUTINE YEARLY STATE INSPECTION, INSPECTOR FOUND THAT ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED OUT.. THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS BIG HOLE ON RIGHT SIDE FROM ROT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS BODY SHOPS THAT THIS PART OF FRAME SHOULD NEVER RUST THROUGH.

Mileage: 134,000

I RECENTLY CHANGED MY OWN OIL ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I WAS UNDERNEATH OF IT I OBSERVED 1 MEDIUM SIZED RUST HOLE THRU THE SUBFRAME AND 2 SMALLER RUST HOLES IN THE SUBFRAME. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AFTER I FURTHER LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS KNOWN AS CRADLE ROT. THE LOWER MOTOR MOUNT OF THE ENGINE IS BOLTED INTO THIS SUBFRAME. AND IF CONTINUES TO GET WORSE THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NOT ONLY I HAVE 3 HOLES IN IT THERE IS A LOT OF RUST ON THIS SUBFRAME THAT LOOKS COULD BE MORE OF AN ISSUE IN THE YEARS TO COME. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THRU ALL THE YEARS OF BEING UNDER VEHICLES THIS IS BY FAR ONE OF THE WORSE I HAVE EVER SEEN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE NOW DRIVING THIS CAR. ESPECIALLY WITH MY FAMILY IN IT. THIS CAR MAY BE 10YRS OLD BUT HAS LOW MILES AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW BY LOOKING AT THIS VEHICLE INSIDE AND OUT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MAJORLY WRONG UNDERNEATH IT, UNLESS YOU YOURSELF CRAWLED UNDER IT. AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT.

Mileage: 56,000

ON ROUTINE CHECK BY MY MECHANIC, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED SO BADLY THAT HE CAN STICK HIS FIST THROUGH ONE SECTION. CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATE AND OPENED UP A CASE WITH THEM. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC". CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND TOLD THEM THE PACIFICA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD CALL TO GET THE RESULTS. THEY REFUSED TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHY SEND ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEN?? JUST TO GET MY $125 DOLLARS?? EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD NOT BE DRIVING HIS FAMILY AROUND IN THE CAR IF IT WERE HIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON LINE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!

Mileage: 118,000

I WAS RECENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE A ROUTINE OILS CHANGE WHEN I WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS BECOME RUSTED AND MAY IN THE FUTURE FAIL. AND ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED BY THEIR RECALL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE, AS IT FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES COVERED BY THEIR RECALL.

Mileage: 116,970

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE FROM PARK OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. ONCE IT IS IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR YOU DON'T FEEL OR HEAR NOISE. I FIGURED MY MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BAD AGAIN (REPLACED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO) AND WHEN I CHECKED THEY LOOKED BAD SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY CONFIRMED THEY WERE SHOT BUT ALSO SAID MY ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND THAT WAS WHY THE MOTOR MOUNTS PROBABLY WENT BAD SO FAST. WE HAVE HAD 3 BAD WINTERS IN INDIANA AND THEY USE A LOT OF SALT. SO, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND PLENTY OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT CHRYSLER ISN'T DOING ENOUGH TO REPAIR OR COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR THE COST. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED IN OHIO THAT I WILL TRY TO GET ON BOARD WITH IN HOPES OF RECOVERING SOME COSTS. I'M AFRAID TO TRANSPORT MY DAUGHTER AND FRIENDS IN MY VEHICLE, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR OUR FAMILY.

Mileage: 160,000

TOOK CAR TO GET OIL CHANGE TODAY WAS TOLD WHEN I PICKED IT UP THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTEN AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABT ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT ITS MY PROBLEM TO FIX EVEN AFTER FINDING LETTER OF WARRANTY THAT EXTENDED THE COVERAGE FOR CRADLE TO 10 YEARS 150000 MILE NOWHERE DID IT SAY IN LETTER ABT IT BEING FOR A 6 WEEK SPAN BETWEEN FEB AND MAY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL

Mileage: 117,000

I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, YESTERDAY AND THE CAR STALLED. I JUST HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY CAR TODAY AND JUST FOUND OUT THE SUBFRAME OF MY PACIFICA IS ROTTED AND CRACKED! I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS ABNORMALLY LIFTING UP AND SLAMMING DOWN ON TO THE STARTER WIRE AND CAUSING SPARKS WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE! I'M SURPRISED THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS ALREADY!!

I OWN A 2005 PACIFICA LIMITED, I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2009 FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR FOR SERVICING (OIL CHANGE, REPAIRS, ECT). NOT ONCE WAS I INFORMED (DURING THE PURCHASE OR ANY TIME DURING SERVICING THE PACIFICA) ABOUT THE ROTTING SUBFRAME. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS SHOWING THE INSPECTION UNDERNEATH WITH NO MENTION OF THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY WIFE AND SHE DRIVES OUR TWO KIDS IN THIS CAR (NOT ANYMORE). AFTER REVIEWING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I AM VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS WHOLE SITUATION. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE WHOLE TIME IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME (THAT WAS NEVER MENTIONED). I HAVE PUT SOOOO MUCH MONEY INTO THE REPAIRS OF THIS CAR AND I FEEL LIKE MOST COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THE SUBFRAME.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR, O2 SENSOR, AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

Mileage: 186,000

I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS. I HAD A TUNE- UP DONE WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK FRONT AND BACK AND THE ENGINE WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN REVING UP AND SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE OUT. I MANAGED TO DROP MY KIDS OF AT SCHOOL AND GET BACK HOME. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY SERVICE GUY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND $5000.00 TO REPAIR. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS CRACKED AND THE FRAME WAS RUSTED WHICH HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE VEHICLE WIRING. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THE SERVICE GUY AT THIS SHOP SAID THE SAME. HE TOLD US THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THAT THE ENGINE COULD ESSENTIALLY FALL RIGHT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I USED THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN EVERYWHERE. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I AM THANKFUL THAT NOTHING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN; BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER HOW MAY OTHER PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE DRIVING AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE NOT KNOWING WHAT COULD HAPPEN. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED CHRYLSER WHICH WAS A WASTE OF TIME. I WONDER HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS. NOT ONLY AM I OUT OF A CAR BUT I CANT GET MUCH ON A TRADE IN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHAKE AND BECOME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE WAS REPORTED BY SERVICING MECHANIC. IT WAS REPLACED. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES (92000 ODOMETER). AFTER SOME HAGGLING, IT WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC UNDER WARRANTY BUT NO EXPLANATION REGARDING HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN SO SOON.

Mileage: 88,075

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. A MECHANIC AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED DURING AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 3/14/16 *JS UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN

Mileage: 52,000

EXTENSIVE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THIS RUST EFFECTS THE MOTOR BOLTS AS WELL AS MOTOR SUPPORT CARRIAGE. THE MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS 81,268 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY REPORTED BY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER EXAMINING THE RUST DAMAGE CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR.

Mileage: 81,268

ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTED OUT

Mileage: 120,000

ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT

Mileage: 120,000

TOOK MY PACIFICA IN FOR A CAR ALIGNMENT AND WALKED OUT WITH THE NEWS THAT MY ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL. I FOUND OUT THAT MY SUB FRAME FRONT ENGINE CRADLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ASAP, OTHERWISE IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY BABY TO DRIVE . THERE'S A HUGE RUST PROBLEM, WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE FIXING COST WOULD BE AROUND $2500.00. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT IT?S A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. GUESS IT SUCKS TO BE ALL THE REST OF US. NOTHING EVER WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE RUSTY ENGINE CRADLE AND GOD KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF IT WON'T BE FIX. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR SOMEONE'S MISTAKES. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN

Mileage: 120,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CRACKED AND ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,500.

Mileage: 128,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND WHEN TURNING ON THE DEFROSTER, THE VEHICLE LEAKS FREON ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

WENT TO HAVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT CHECKED AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE BIG HOLE FROM THE ROT ON THE ENGINE CRADLE WENT TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO GET REPAIRED . A NEW CRADLE IS 3600 $ A USED ONE IS 600 WE OPTED TO ORDER A USED ONE AND HOPEFULLY MY WIFE AND CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE SAFE . NO THANKS TO CHRYSLERS NEGLIGENCE IN IGNORING THE ISSUES . THEY SEEM TO FORGET WHO MADE THEM A COMPANY THE CONSUMER.

Mileage: 150,555

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ENGINE CRADLE ROT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE 2004-05 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CHRYSLER ADMITS THEY DIDN'T APPLY ENOUGH COATING TO THE VEHICLE'S SUB-FRAME DURING ASSEMBLY, BUT ONLY OFFERED TO COVER A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE VEHICLES THEY MESSED UP. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR ENGINE CRADDLE ROTTS? WELL, THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT FOR STARTERS. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION AND OTHER COMPONENTS. BUT, DID I MENTION THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT? THE WORST PART IS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO SEE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT GETTING UNDER THE CAR. UPDATED 12/9/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED RUST ON THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SUB FRAME HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,589.

Mileage: 142,589

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUBFRAME AND ENGINE CRADLE WERE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

DURING AN OIL CHANGE, MASSIVE RUST WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE CRADDLE, SUB FRAME. FAILURE OF THESE PARTS WOULD BE CATASTROP. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM WITH A SMALL SUBSET OF THESE CARS BUT CLEARLY APPLIES TO ALL AS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS ARE SHOWING IN CARS OUTSIDE THE GROUP SLEECTED FOR RELIEF. THIS IS WRONG, THIS IS NOT SAFE, THIS IS NOT FAIR.

Mileage: 148,500

VEHICLE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) IS ROTTED OUT AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY FOR A 6 WEEK PERIOD FOR 2004 MODELS. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE 2005 PACIFICA. I HAVE PHOTOS. SUBFRAME IS ABOUT TO FALL APART AND THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DROP. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. HOW MANY OWNERS LOOK UNDER THEIR CAR AT THE SUBFRAME? IT;S A HIDDEN DEFECT THAT WILL KILL SOMEONE ONE DAY. SUBFRAMES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO ROT AWAY AT THE 10 YEAR POINT. THIS IS A MAJOR MAJOR DEFECT. PLEASE LET ME SEND YOU PHOTOS.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHENEVER THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND WAS FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A CLICKING NOISE AND SHIFTING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" OR SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH VISIBLE CORROSION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS PART FOR 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICA'S. EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER ID IS: 0004617/#45543/X26...HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, I WAS INFORMED THAT BASED ON THE VIN # OF MY CAR, I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR CHRYSLERS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE, THE LETTER CHRYSLER ISSUED FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY CLEARLY STATES THAT IT COVERS 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S, AND EVEN THOUGH I FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR, GEOGRAPHICAL REGION, AND THE 10YR/150,000MILE GUIDELINES OF EXTENDED WARRANTY, CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT MY 2005 WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITHIN SOME NARROW MANUFACTURING WINDOW TO QUALIFY FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISES, HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF MY CAR DUE TO RUSTING. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS MORE THAN I WANTED TO SPEND HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO EVEN DRIVE OFF THE LOT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO TRADE IT IN. SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HAD I WAITED A DAY LATER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT MYSELF AND MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT PROPERLY COATING THE ENGINE CRADLES AND SOME OF US LIVE IN THE SNOWBELT!!! *TR

Mileage: 125,841

TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE A SHORTED WIRE REPAIRED/REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I TOOK MY 2005 PACIFICA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK, AND OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED A LARGE AREA OF THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. HE SAID IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE TO FIX IT, BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR AT ANY TIME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE CRADLE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2300. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE, AND THEY TOOK A STANCE OF PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY, TELLING ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO MY PACIFICA. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT IT ISN'T UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. ALL PACIFICAS ARE PRONE TO THIS FAILURE. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE EXTENSION CHRYSLER ISSUED FOR THE WARRANTY ON PACIFICAS BECAUSE OF THIS VERY ISSUE AND WHY OWNERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED, THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT DENY THERE WAS AN EXTENSION; HOWEVER, HE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR IS TOO OLD AND WELL PAST ANY WARRANTY MILEAGE (WHICH IT ISN'T AT 138,600 MILES). AT THAT POINT THE REPRESENTATIVE BECAME RUDE. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERIOR, HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE I COULD SPEAK TO ON THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS NOTHING CHRYSLER WILL DO TO ASSIST ME IN THE MATTER. ALL IN ALL, I'M (1) ALARMED THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD IN THIS MODEL, AND (2) FRUSTRATED THAT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I'D EVEN BE HAPPY WITH A COMPROMISE, FOR INSTANCE, IF THEY WOULD SUPPLY THE PART AND WE WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR, BUT THEY SHUT THE DOOR IN MY FACE. HOPING THE NHTSA CAN INVESTIGATE AND CALL THEM TO ACCOUNT FOR SUCH SHODDY CONSTRUCTION. *TR

Mileage: 138,600

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED OUT AND THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I FIND THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THAT IS THE ONLY THING IS RUSTED OUT ON THE CAR, THIS NEEDS TO BE FIX BY CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 102,530

THE ENGINE SUB FRAME HAS AND IS RUSTED OUT. *TR

OWN A 2005 PACIFICA. I WENT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE SUBFRAME BECAUSE IT IS CORRODED, HAVE 2" HOLES IN IT AND IF IT CONTINUES TO RUST, THE ENGINE MAY FELL OFF. I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK HOW MUCH IT IS AND ONCE I PUT CHRYSLER PACIFICA SUB FRAME ALL I CAN SEE WAS THE WORD RECALL. I CALLED CHRYLER AND THEY SAY HAVE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. THE MECHANIC AND A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ARE QUOTING THEIR MECHANIC THAT THE SUBFRAME SHOULD NOT RUST AT ALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRUSLER IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T MAKE PACIFICA ANYMORE. BECAUSE IT IS S@#$@#&^ CAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MULTI MILLION DOLLAR CAR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM NOT THE INDIVIDUALS. BTW I WILL NEVER OWN A CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN AND I WILL SPREAD THE WORD AROUND TO ANYONE I TALK TO STAY AWAY FROM CHRYSLER BRAND. HOPE THIS COMPLAIN MAKES SOMETHING HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM PRIVATE PARTY. WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT FRAME BEING RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH. WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND COULD NOT DRIVE. WAS SO SCARED AND I WAS NOT SAFE. BROUGHT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE AND IS NOT SAFE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE PART TO BE FIXED. I LIVE IN A HIGH SALT BAND STATE IN NY AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED AS THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT IN 2011 STATED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND IT WOULD COST OVER $4500 TO BE FIXED. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. WE CAN DIE FROM THIS HUGE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL JUST FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I AM REALLY HOPING THAT NHTSA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

2 MOTOR MOUNTS ON THIS CAR WERE REPLACED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND THE OTHER 2 WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. NOW THE CENTER MOTOR MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THESE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE APPARENTLY BEING REPLACED WITH ALSO DEFECTIVE PARTS. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THESE, BUT I GUESS THEY ARE JUST WAITING UNTIL THERE ARE NO MORE ON THE ROAD. MY TOTAL EXPENSE FOR THIS HAS BEEN OVER $2000. *TR

I SENT MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH MY MOTHER TO HAVE AN INSPECTION DONE. TWO CODES CAME UP TO BE FIXED SO I SENT HER TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE THE CODES REPAIRED. THE CODES WERE NEVER REPAIRED BECAUSE WHEN MY MECHANIC PUT MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON THE LIFT HE SAID THAT THERE WAS SO MUCH RUST ON AND AROUND THE ENGINE CRADLE AND THERE WAS A HOLE SO BIG THAT HE COULD LITERALLY PUT HIS HAND IN IT. MY MECHANIC TOLD MY MOTHER TO CALL ME AT WORK AND TELL ME TO PARK THIS CAR AND DO NOT PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO FIXING THIS CAR BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT AT ANY TOME BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS SITUATION BECAUSE CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR WRONG DOING THAT IS PUTTING SO MANY PEOPLE'S FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER!!! *TR

Mileage: 93,750

THEN VEICHLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS AND WHEN I TRY TO STARTED UP IT MADE A NOISE LIKE IF THE STARTED BROKE AND I LOOK UNTHERE THE CAR AND I FOUND A HOLE ON THE BLOCK NEVER GAVE ME SINES OR MADE A NOISE. *JS

Mileage: 164,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTED. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND THIS IS A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HELP IN THIS ISSUE. THEY REALLY AREN'T STANDING BEHIND THE PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DAMAGED MOTOR MOUNTS AND SEVERE RUSTING OF THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

Mileage: 114,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 107,000

ENGINE CRADLE CORROSION HAS SUBJECTED VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS TO POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC STRUCTURAL FAILURE. SUB-FRAME IS SUFFICIENTLY RUSTED TO RESULT IN FRAME BENDING. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE FRONT WHEELS CAN NO LONGER BE PROPERLY ALIGNED. THIS FRONT-END ALIGNMENT ISSUE PERSISTS DESPITE PURCHASING AND INSTALLING THE AFTERMARKET CAMBER KIT NECESSARY FOR THE ALIGNMENT REAR WHEELS. *JS

Mileage: 200,800

REAR ENDED A CHEV. TRUCK AT APPROX. 30 MPH. WIFE SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, AND SHOULDER. UPPER TORSO WAS THE MOST AFFECTED AREA AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 121,835

OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD A SHAKE TO IT FOR A COUPLE YEARS. WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. OUR VEHICLE WENT INTO A SHOP TODAY AS THE INSPECTION IS DUE BY END OF JAN. 2015 . THE SHOP CALLED AND ADVISED OUR ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED THRU. ADVISED US IT WOULD COST A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I DID SOME LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, FOUND OUT CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON ENGINE CRADLES THAT WERE NOT PROPERTY COATED WHICH ALLOWED RUST TO DAMAGE THE CRADLE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER - AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR VEH MADE BETWEEN 2/23/04 - 3/31/04. MY VEHICLE WAS MADE 7/04. MY DAUGHTER, ON OUR ADVICE, OWNS THE SAME YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE WAS MADE 9/04. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME AND ENDED THE CONVERSATION. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ALL DEALING WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE ISSUE. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AS I AM ILL AND NOT ABLE TO WORK AND MY HUSBAND (55 YEARS OLD) HAD A HEART ATTACK ON HIS 55TH BIRTHDAY AND HAS JUST GONE BACK TO WORK. I AM SICK OVER THIS AND AFRAID TO TELL MY HUSBAND FOR FEAR HE WILL HAVE ANOTHER HEART ATTACK. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEIR SELVES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR

Mileage: 127,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE RUSTING ON THE FRONT MOTOR HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE NOTED BY MECHANIC DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. MECHANIC IDENTIFIED EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION OF ENGINE CRADLE. DAMAGE INCLUDES MULIPLE CRACKS AND A HOLE WIDE ENOUGH TO INSERT 3 FINGERS. MECHANIC RECOMMENDS REPLACING ENGINE CRADLE. VEHICLE PURCHASED 10 YEARS AGO ON THIS DATE. MILEAGE LESS THAN 80,000. VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. DEALER ESCALATED TO MANUFACTURER. AWAITING DETERMINATION FROM CHRYSLER AS TO WHETHER IT WILL COVER THE REPAIR. EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR PACIFICAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEB 23, 2004 AND MARCH 31, 2004 NOT APPLICABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2004. *TR

Mileage: 79,926

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS SEVERELY CORRODED. IT COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME LETTING THE ENGINE DROP. *TR

Mileage: 215,000

I ORIGINALLY REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS ON THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2011. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THEM FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW, JANUARY 2015 (MILEAGE 215,000). I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNTS MORE THAN ONE TIME IN THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY THE SAME MECHANIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

CAR STALL WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT HANDS TURNS. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN A ROW. I SEARCHED THE VIN ON CHRYSLER AND THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON 2005 PACIFICA'S BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND OUT IF MINE WAS EVER CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ADD ME TO THE LIST FOR, "WENT IN FOR ROUTINE WORK" AND CAME OUT PAYING $2000.00 BECAUSE MY ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING OUT. NO HELP FROM CHRYSLER, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT, NO SALVAGE PART WAS AVAILABLE, AND WHO WOULD WANT TO PUT A USED RUSTY ENGINE CRADLE IN ANYWAY. AN ENGINE CRADLE IS NOT A PART THAT ANYONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO REPLACE IN THEIR LIFETIME. MY REPAIR WAS ONLY $2000.00 BUT THAT IS BECAUSE I ONLY HAD TO ADD 15% TO THE COST AS I WORK AT A MECHANICAL SHOP. THE PART ALONE WAS STILL OVER $1200.00...SORRY, BUT I THINK IT'S BS !!!!!!!!!!!!! I DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, WHAT WOULD I OF DONE IF THE ENGINE FELL OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ????????? *TR

Mileage: 110,142

ADD THIS TO THE EVER-GROWING STACK OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTING OUT ON PACIFICAS WHICH FALL OUTSIDE THE DATES CHRYSLER SPECIFIED IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN. CLEARLY THOSE DATES WERE DATES OF ASSEMBLY, NOT OF FRAME MANUFACTURE, BECAUSE MANY PACIFICAS CONTINUED TO HAVE IMPROPERLY RUSTPROOFED FRAMES PUT IN WELL AFTER THE DATES CHRYSLER IDENTIFIED AS PROBLEMATIC. THIS IS AN ISSUE THEY KNEW ABOUT AND TRIED TO HIDE, AND WHEN THEY WERE DISCOVERED THEY TRIED TO DOWNPLAY THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. THAT IS CRIMINAL, AS THIS ISSUE IS POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FORCE THEM TO ADDRESS THIS FAULT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! TIME IS RUNNING OUT, AS THESE VEHICLES ARE OLD ENOUGH NOW TO WHERE MANY OF THEM ARE GOING TO START BREAKING BECAUSE THEIR OWNERS ARE COMPLETELY IN THE DARK. PROTECTING THE PUBLIC IS YOUR JOB, AND THIS IS A HUGE, AND DANGEROUS ISSUE! HELP US, PLEASE!! *JS

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING FROM CANADA (MONTREAL) TO LARGO (FLORIDA) THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND SPEED (HIGHWAY 75 NEAR BROOKSFIELD, FL). I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER AS A TEMPORARY CEMENT WALL WAS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION. A FEW SECOND LATER, AS THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS OVER I PULLED MY CAR ON THE SHOULDER AND 3 CARS HAD ALREADY STOPPED (THEY SAW THE FIRE UNDERNEATH MY CAR)AND THE DRIVERS WAVED AT ME TO STOP. I TRIED TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES ON THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THE HIGHWAY WAS GOING UP SO THE CAR STOPPED BY ITSELF AND STARTED GOING BACKWARDS. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE ABLE TO STOP IN THE GUARD RAIL AND THEN FIRE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE MOTOR (OUT OF THE FENDERS). THE 3 PERSON MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE FIRE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING SO THAT WAS THE REASON THEY STOPPED TO INDICATE THE FIRE. MY MOTHER IN LAW (80 YEARS OLD WITH PACE MAKER) AND MYSELF HAD ONLY A FEW SECONDS TO EXIT THE CAR BECAUSE BLACK SMOKE WAS ALREADY IN THE CAR. I LOST EVERYTHING IN THE FIRE (MEDICATION, CLOTHING, PASSPORT, WALLET, ETC...) AS MY MOTHER IN LAW LIVES IN FLORIDA, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT FOR HER AND FOR MYSELF ALSO. I AM A HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR AND I WISH THAT THIS SITUATION NEVER COMES BACK IN THE FUTURE. FORTUNATELY, I AM STILL ALIVE TO EXPLAIN THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

UPON TAKING CAR IN FOR ROUTINE NYS INSPECTION WAS INFORMED OF SEVERE ENGINE CRADLE ROT. ESTIMATED REPAIR $4000. CAR HAS LESS THAN 114K MILES AND IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. I CANT AFFORD TO REPAIR AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH CHRYSLER THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP ME. CHRYSLER ADMITS ISSUE WHEN THEY OFFERED EXTENSION OF WARRANTY ON 2004 AND 2005 MODELS BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. OWNERS ARE STUCK WITH A COSTLY REPAIR OPTION . CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE . *TR

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND AND THEN SURGED FORWARD. A WHISTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

WHILE HAVING MY OIL CHANGED MY MECHANIC CALLED ME OVER TO SHOW ME THE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004-2005. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR VEHICLES BUILT FROM FEB 2004-MARCH 2004. IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THEN WHY IS IT SUCH A SMALL TIME FRAME? THE SAME ISSUES STILL APPLY TO THE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE THAT SMALL WINDOW. IS THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS WHOSE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED DURING THAT MONTH TIME FRAME MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EVIDENCE OF THE SAME RUSTING OF THE ENGINE CRADLE? WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR, I DID SO FOR SAFETY AND QUALITY AND NOW FEEL LIKE BOTH ARE LACKING. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NOT TO LONG AGO. THEN WHEN HAVING MY BRAKES DONE, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT THE HUGE RUST HOLES IN THE ENGINE FRAME OF MY CAR. HE SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ENGINE MIGHT FALL OUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER BUT THE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 106,678

ENGINE CRADLE WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTING OUT. SAW ISSUE ON NEWS, WEBSITES, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TOOK CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. DEALER QUOTED ME $2,000 TO REPLACE; GOT SECOND OPINION AND PAID $1,700 TO HAVE THE CRADLE REPLACED. JUST DISCOVERED THIS WEBSITE (09/2014), OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT EARLIER. SEEING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS WEBSITE MAKES ME FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MONEY I SPENT TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE. *TR

Mileage: 81,500

CHRYSLER 2005 PACIFICA HAS SIGNIFICANT ENGINE CRADLE AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE RUST ISSUES. TODAY AT MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP I TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE, UNDERCARRIAGE AND OTHER SUSPENSION AREAS WITH HEAVY RUSTING. CALLED CHRYSLER CARE 1-800-247-9753 AND THEY KINDLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COST. NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF REPAIRS BEING SELECTIVELY REIMBURSED BY CHRYSLER. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE REQUIRED FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED OR IS A CLASS ACTION DEVELOPING FOR THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 150,543

9/23/14 TOOK MY PACIFICA TO SHOP TO HAVE AC FIXED ONCE ON THE LIFT THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SO SCARED TO DRIVE VEHICLE, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST 3000. TO 5000 TO FIX. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY BEING RETIRED. CHRYSLER INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT BUILT BETWEEN FEB. AND MARCH 2004 SO THEY WONT COVER IT. HOW RIDICULOUS IS THIS THAT THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE FROM THIS ERROR. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

WHEN TAKING THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE, IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT OUR ENGINE CRADLE WAS VERY CORRODED AND RUSTED THROUGH. WE HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF CAR. HOWEVER, OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE THE VERY NARROW RANGE OF DATES FOR WHICH AN EXTENDED 10 YEAR, 150K MILE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS MADE AVAILABLE. THE BODY SHOP HAS QUOTED US $4000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, AND SAID THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION. GIVEN THAT THIS ISSUE IS SO COMMON FOR THIS CAR, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DRIVING ONE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICAS IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR SOME FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

ON 9/10/2014 MY WIFE WAS IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER AND OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAD TO BE TAKEN AWAY ON A FLATBED TOW TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION OF DAMAGE TO OUR FRONT END FROM THE ACCIDENT THE BODY SHOP INFORMED THEY FOUND THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGE AND UPON MY SHOCK AND HORROR THEY FOUND OUR PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT!!! THE COST TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE SUBFRAME AND LABOR WILL BE $1500!!! I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THEM REPLACE IT BECAUSE MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN ARE IN THIS SUV DAILY. I'M THANKFUL THAT THIS WAS FOUND NOW BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE AND SOMETHING GOD AWFUL WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING WITH CHRYSLER AND AM LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

THE CRADLE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IS RUSTING AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 80,709

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUSTING AND THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,429.

Mileage: 100,429

WHILE REPLACING A SET OF TIRES AT A LOCAL SHOP, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME OF A RUSTED ENGINE SUPPORT FRAME. HE ALSO STATED THE DANGER OF THE ENGINE FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WITH MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REPORTS EVERY 3000 MILES. NEVER ONCE HAS THIS RUSTED FRAME BEEN REPORTED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP! THE LAST SERVICE REPORT DURING AN OIL CHANGE STATED, "CHECKED OVER EVERYTHING LOOKED OK". THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED OTHER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ISSUES BUT NEVER THIS ONE. IS CHRYSLER TRYING TO HIDE THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM? I'VE BEEN A LONG TERM OWNER OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A RUSTED-OUT ENGINE SUPPORT. THE CAR CURRENTLY SITS IN OUR GARAGE WITH MY WIFE REFUSING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 146,593

TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE A SMALL RADIATOR LEAK CHECKED OUT AND AN OIL CHANGE AS I AM PLANNING A TRIP FROM SW MICHIGAN TO CHICAGO IN A WEEK. MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, SHOCK AND DISMAY THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY CARS FRAME AND ENGINE SUSPENSION IS BADLY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT OF MY CAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME. AS I DRIVE MY CAR FOR MY JOB AND ALSO HELP TAKE MY GRANDCHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL I AM SICKENED BY THIS NEWS. THEN TO FIND OUT (I BOUGHT MY CAR USED) THAT CHRYSLER DID A RECALL BUT THEN RESCINDED THE RECALL REALLY MADE ME ANGRY. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR I CANNOT/SHOULD NOT DRIVE AND THERE IS NO WAY I CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. SHAME ON YOU CHRYSLER TO NOT STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

THERE WAS A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER MADE FOR 2004-2005 PACIFICAS DEALING WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE. THEY ERODED AND RUSTED THROUGH. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSAND OF CARS WERE RECALLED. THEY THAN REVOKED IT FOR A 2 MONTH RECALL SPAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DEADLY AND FATAL AND HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE WARRANTY THAT WAS ORGANICALLY WROTE AND SENT OUT. THEY REFUSE TO FIX OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM EXIST AND IS DEADLY FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE PACIFICA AS THEIR " FAMILY TRANSPORTATION". IN THE PAST MONTH MY 2005 PACIFICA HAS STALLED OUT, DIED, HAD ALL ROADERS, BREAKS AND CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. ALL NEW TIRES AND NOW I FIND OUT MY ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED OUT TO WHERE'S ITS NOT DRIVABLE. NOW THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING, THE AIR WONT TURN ON IF BLINKERS ARE ALL, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL BODY HAS CRAPPED OUT AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY SET THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH KIDS, WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE? DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS? MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS? *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PACIFICA'S. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THAT I FOUND, CHRYSLER ORIGINALLY DISTRIBUTED A LETTER INDICATING THAT IT WOULD COVER 2004 AND 2005 MODELS ONLY TO SEND OUT A LATER LETTER DRASTICALLY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT WOULD BE COVERED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT'S APPARENT THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. IN 1998 FORD RECALLED 2.6 MILLION VEHICLES FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. CHRYSLER SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT AND DO THE SAME THING. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I HAVE A 2005 PACIFICA. THE CAR WAS IN FOR BODY WORK, WHEN A MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE RUSTING ON THE FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE, COULD FALL THROUGH THE BODY FRAME! I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A STORY FROM A TV STATION IN FLORIDA COVERING THIS STORY. HTTP://WWW.NBCMIAMI.COM/INVESTIGATIONS/SOME-CHRYSLER-PACIFICA-OWNERS-SAY-THEY'VE-HAD-DANGEROUS-CORROSION-PROBLEMS-WITH-THE-POPULAR-MINIVAN-243624441.HTML. THIS IS A ENGINEERING FAILURE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, WHO STATED THEY DID NOT INCLUDED ENOUGH DRAIN PLUGS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AN ENGINE SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO FALL OUT OF ITS MOUNTINGS!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 83,500

THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS COLLAPED AND THE MOTOR HAS DROPPED ABOUT 3". IT WILL BE FALLING OUT OF THE CAR SOON DUE TO CORROSION ON THIS PART. THIS IS THE EXACT PART THAT THE 2004 HAD ISSUES WITH. THE CAR IS NOW UNSAFER TO DRIVE AND NEEDS AN ESTIMATED $2200 REPAIR. THERE IS AN APPARENT DESIGN ISSUE AS THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE OTHERWISE. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S INTEGRITY IS COMPROMISED BECAUSE IT'S SO BAD. THE RECALL CHRYSLER HAS SET FORTH FOR THEIR RECALL OF THO DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS MADE A DIFFERENT MONTH, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CHRYSLER CHANGED AFTER THEY ISSUED THE RECALL. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS WATER TO SIT AND CONTINUALLY RUST AND CORRODE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THIS. *TR

Mileage: 166,740

BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY, 2009, THE CAR STOP ON THE FREEWAY, PUSH ON THE GAS WOULD NOT GO, PEDAL STUCK, THE COOLANT SYSTEMS DO NOT WORK CAR WILL RUN HOT,CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY WERE NO HELP IS THERE ANY THING CAN BE DONE, YOU BUY A CAR AND IT IS A PIECE OF JUNK, ALL CHRYSLER DO IS PASS THE BUCK AS WELL GET STUCK WITH JUNK. *TR

Mileage: 98,890

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120.000.

Mileage: 120,000

I TOOK MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TO MY MECHANIC TO GET THE BRAKES SERVICED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS IN DANGER OF FALLING OUT! MY MECHANIC WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED (HE IS A FRIEND AND AN HONEST MECHANIC WHO RUNS A VERY REPUTABLE REPAIR AND BODY SHOP IN OTTAWA, KS). I CALLED CHRYSLER BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO SEE IF THEIR WERE ANY RECALLS ON IT, AND WAS TOLD THEIR WAS NOT. THE CAR IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION, NO DAMAGE AND VERY LITTLE WEAR INSIDE AND OUT. IT WAS CLEAR TO MY MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS DUE TO SOME DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A 10 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS IN AS GOOD OF CONDITION AS MIND IS WITH ONLY 110000 MILES ON IT. TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE CRADLE PUT IT, IT WOULD COST OVER $4000. I CANNOT AFFORD THAT, SO WE ARE PUTTING IN A RECONDITIONED ONE, INSPECTED TO MAKE SURE IT HAS NO WEAR OR RUST ON IT, AND WE ARE PAINTING AND PUTTING ADDITIONAL UNDERCOATING ON IT AS TO PREVENT ANY SUCH RECURRENCES. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND IS EFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS, AND IS MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD THAN CHRYSLER IS WILLING TO ADMIT. I CALLED THEM, AND MY CAR IS SUPPOSEDLY NOT ONE EFFECTED IN THEIR 3-4 WEEK WINDOW OF PRODUCTION, YET IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED TO THE POINT OF POSSIBLY CAUSING A SERIOUS AND EVEN FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INFORMED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DEPEVELOPED A CRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

REFERENCE TSB 13.001-12, 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SUSPENSION SERVICE BULLETIN, AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10044109. A LETTER WAS SENT TO SOME 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA OWNERS THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE AND SUSPENSION MOUNT FRAME WAS PRONE TO CORROSION PROBLEMS. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES TO OWNERS IN STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT, COLD WEATHER STATES. WE LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A COLD WEATHER STATE. OUR PACIFICA WAS INSPECTED IN APRIL 2014. WE INFORMED THE STATION THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING SOME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY AND MOUNT WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE IT WOULD PASS INSPECTION. THE COST WAS $2,702.08. THE VEHICLE HAD 122,638 MILES, UNDER THE WARRANTY THRESHOLD OF 150,000. WHEN WE LEARNED OF THIS SITUATION WE CALLED CHRYSLER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT ONLY PACIFICA'S MANUFACTURED BETWEEN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME WERE COVERED. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME THE TIME FRAME, BUT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE NEW CRADLE ASSEMBLY IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL PART. NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT THE RUSTING. THERE ARE OTHER CASES SIMILAR TO MINE ON THE INTERNET. STATE DMV?S ARE FAILING THESE VEHICLES FOR SAFETY ISSUES, THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOW CAN CHRYSLER IGNORE THESE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES? I AM REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF $2,702.08, PLUS REQUEST ACTION BE TAKEN AGAINST CHRYSLER SO THAT ALL 2004-2005 PACIFICA'S ARE REPAIRED BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCUR, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

Mileage: 122,638

MY ENGINE SUB FRAME IS HEAVILY RUSTED CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY MOTOR TO FALLS OR LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE PUTTING MY WIFE AND CHILD IN DANGER. *TR

MY WHOLE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED AND CORRODED THROUGH. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, IT IS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. I WAS NOT WARNED OF THE PROBLEM BY CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAN MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

WHILE STARTING TO ACCELERATE GOING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THERE WAS POWER FROM THE BATTERY BUT THE CAR JUST STALLED. IT WAS HORRIBLE WINTER WEATHER WITH EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES SO THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPUTABLE NEARBY AUTO REPAIR. IT TOOK TWO DAYS BUT THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A BOLT ON THE WATER PUMP THAT HAD SHEARED OFF FLYING INTO THE ENGINE WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I CALLED CHRYSLER IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT IF THIS HAD BEEN ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE 2005 PACIFICA MODEL BUT THEIR RESPONSE WAS ASKING ME IF WE HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REBUILT WHICH WAS OUR ONLY COST SAVING OPTION BUT THE MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON THE CAR STATED HE HAD NEVER IN ALL OF HIS YEARS IN THE BUSINESS SEEN A BOLT SHEAR OFF OF A WATER PUMP INSIDE THE ENGINE AND IT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. CHRYSLER TOLD ME TO TAKE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED BUT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER BACK WITH THE FINDINGS FROM THE DEALER, ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THEY WOULD MAKE NOTE OF THE PROBLEM AND PRESENT IT TO A COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. WHILE THIS VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WE HAD TO HAVE THE BACK END SEAL REPLACED 3 OR 4 TIMES WHICH KEPT BREAKING UNTIL CHRYSLER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BACK END WITHOUT EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT KEPT HAPPENING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL WHICH I BELIEVE COULD CASE INJURY IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE OUT OF STATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND OUR SON WAS RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO OUR HOME ( AN APPROX. 10 MILE TRIP FROM WEST BEND WI. TO JACKSON WI) AFTER HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON IT AT OUR REQUEST. *JS

Mileage: 106,711

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE AND HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE, WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS. BOTH TIMES, HE WAS MAKING A HARD TURN, WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE WA ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTED IT, WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG, OTHER THAN THROTTLE BODY BUILD-UP, WHICH HE CLEANED. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE BULB DID NOT SEEM TO FIT SECURELY IN THE HARNESS, WHICH CAUSED A SHORT AND EVENTUALLY THE BULB BLEW OUT. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE PROMINENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB WAS LESS THAN AN IDEAL FIT, BUT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT GOING OUT. THE BULB WAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. *JB

HAD VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE. TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME (WITH PICTURES) THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTING OUT IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. IN MY RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, I FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD LOSE THE ENGINE AT ANY TIME CAUSING POSSIBLE SEVERE INJURY. WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO STEP UP AND GET THE RECALL OUT TO ALL PACIFICA OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 146,300

UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

AFTER AN OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE COST TO FIX IT IS MORE THAN IT IS WORTH. THANKS CHRYSLER, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WHILE GETTING SERVICE AT LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS ENGINE SUBFRAME RUST - COMPLETELY RUSTED - UNDRIVABLE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION IN 2010 FOR ALL 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICAS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEN RESCINDED IT STATING THAT IT WOULD ONLY FIX THOSE THAT FELL WITHIN A 6 WEEK BUILD DATE - FEB 23-MARCH 31, 2004- WHICH MINE DID NOT. HOWEVER, IT HAS COVERED OTHERS - WHOM I KNOW PERSONALLY - AT 100% AFTER CONSTANT APPEALS AND LETTERS AND A STORY WHICH AIRED ON CHANNEL 5 CHICAGO NEWS ON JANUARY 24 AND APRIL 15, 2014. I HAVE CONTACTED CHANNEL 7, 5 AND 9 AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. IT UPSETS ME THAT THIS IS NOT GETTING FIXED WHEN THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM - ONE IN WHICH CHRSYLER TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND THEN DECIDED NOT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

ADVISED BY LOCAL MECHANIC IN DECEMBER THAT RUST WAS DEVELOPING ON UNDERCARRIAGE OF ENGINE. AFTER NUMEROUS NEWS REPORTS AND READING OF INFO ON THE INTERNET OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE. I WAS TOLD SINCE IT WAS NOT IN THE WINDOW OF THE CARS THAT THEY ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON RUST TO 10 YEARS OR 150K MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IF THEY DO EXTEND THE WARRANTY IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL LET ME KNOW. *TT

Mileage: 104,000

WE TOOK OUR CAR IN TO LOCATE A POSSIBLE LEAK AND WHILE INVESTIGATING THE LEAK, OUR REPAIR SHOP NOTICED A GOLF BALL SIZE HOLE AND RUST ON THE PASSENGER CRADLE ARM AND RECCOMMENDED US NOT TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY OWNERS OF THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH THIS ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 122,858

I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS LOOKING WEIRD ABOUT MY CAR AND SOMETHING SEEMED HANGING REALLY LOW. I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT RIGHT AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CRADLE WAS ROTTING AND IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED OR MY ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL TO THE GROUND IF I DID NOT GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAD NOTHING PUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS LIKE ONCE I FIX ONE THING SOMETHING ELSE GOES WRONG. I HAVE SPENT OVER 3,000 DOLLARS ON THIS CAR SO FAR TO FIX IT AND NOW THIS. I AM BEYOND IRRITATED. *TR

I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION A SAFETY CONDITION WITH CERTAIN YEARS ON THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA. MANY OF THE PACIFICAS ENGINE CRADLES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED; TO THE POINT OF IF A BREAK OCCURS THE ENGINE WILL FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS MAINLY ON YEARS 2004-2005. (I OWN A 2005 MODEL WITH SEVERE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE.) THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS REPAIR IS BETWEEN $2,500 AND $3,000. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, THE 1ST TIME WAS NOV OF 2013 WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING 4/1/2014. CHRYSLER JUST SAYS ?WE?RE LOOKING INTO IT?. (REF CASE# 24293830) I HAVE CONTACTED THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO SENT A LETTER TO CHRYSLER, BUT THEY DECLINED COVERAGE ON MY PACIFICA. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON CERTAIN BUILD DATES, (SEE LETTER BELOW): CHECKOUT AN NBC NEWS REPORT ON THIS ISSUE: WWW.NBCCHICAGO.COM/INVESTIGATIONS/MINIVAN-OWNERS-WANT-CHRYSLER-TO-CONCEDE-RUST-PROBLEMS-241535881.HTML. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY TWO MECHANICS, ONE OF WHICH IS ROSEVILLE CHRYSLER-JEEP. AND BOTH AGREE THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE MUST BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE WOULD NEVER BE NOTICED BY A COMMON PERSON. SOMEONE COULD HAVE THIS ISSUE AND NOT KNOW IT UNLESS A MECHANIC WOULD HAPPEN TO NOTICE IT. LUCKILY MINE DID! IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT GM ISSUES WITH IGNORANCE OF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE I WOULD THINK THAT CHRYSLER WOULD TRY AND GET AHEAD OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY SUBFRAME/ ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD...THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS I DRIVE THIS CAR EVERYDAY WITH 2 KIDS ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE SERVICE AGENT WORKING ON MY CAR SAID WE WERE LUCKY IT HAS NOT FALLEN OUT YET AND HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 167,323

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER OWNED THE CAR FOR APPROX 8 MONTHS WE WERE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN HEARD THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER RUN. WE WERE TOLD THE SUBFRAME AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. NOW 1 1/2 YEARS LATER MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING VERY STRANGE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THE CAR WONT GO IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT ONCE AGAIN I HAVE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

I AM SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING RUST AND CORROSION ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE ON 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. PLEASE GO BACK TO THE MAIN FRAME PAGE AND CLICK ON THE "SERVICE BULLETINS" TAB UNDER THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA RECALLS LIST, THEN CLICK ON THE "ASSOCIATED DOCUMENT" IN THE FIRST SERVICE BULLETIN LABELED : SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: WB-D-10-34 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10045080 IT READS THAT, IN AN EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT TO YOUR CONTINUED SATISFACTION, CHRYSLER GROUP PACIFICA'S LLC HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST). THIS WARRANTY COVERAGE APPLIES TO CHRYSLER PACIFICAS MODEL YEARS 2004-2005. PLEASE TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO YOUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE IT CAN BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF NECESSARY! IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THIS COMPONENT AT YOUR COST, THEN YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A REFUND; BUT MUST SUBMIT A PHOTO COPY OF YOUR INVOICE AND RECEIPT TO: CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER PO BOX 21-8007 AUBURN HILLS, MI 48321-8007 YOU MAY ALSO CALL OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION AT : 1-800-247-9753 (8AM - 8PM EST. MONDAY-FRIDAY) (9AM - 5PM EST. SATURDAY) *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS HAVING MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING THROUGH. I CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM WITH 2004 PACIFICA'S AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT. HOWEVER THERE IS ONLY A ONE MONTH PERIOD (IN-SERVICE DATE) THAT APPLIES TO THE WARRANTY. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FIST THROUGH THE ENGINE CRADLE. ENGINE VIBRATES AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT WILL FALL OUT OF THE CAR AND KILL SOMEONE. WE WONT LET OUR KIDS DRIVE IT ANYMORE AND CANT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY AND CHRYSLER NOT ONLY MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT BUYERS, BUT ALSO FAILS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANUFACTURES DEFECT. PLEASE DO YOUR JOBS AND PROTECT US FROM THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mileage: 140,450

I TOOK MY 2005 PACIFICA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM...ENGINE CRADLE/CROSSMEMBER BAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD HOLES IN IT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $2514 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 9-04 SO I MISSED THAT VERY SMALL RECALL WINDOW. SO MUCH FOR A SAFE, FAMILY CAR...JUST HOPING THE MANUFACTURER MAKES THIS RIGHT SOME DAY. GOOD LUCK TO OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN TO GET MY INSPECTION DONE YESTERDAY. THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR IN THE LIFT TO CHECK IT, THEN HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE ENGINE CRADLE/SUBFRAME HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE YOU COULD STICK YOUR FINGERS THROUGH THE HOLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE LIKE MYSELF WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY RECALLED A MINUTE PORTION OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM MADE IN THE SAME YEAR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MAY HAVE NO CLUE THAT THEY ARE DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB, IN WHICH THE ENGINE COULD DROP OUT AT ANY TIME WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS CAR FOR A LONG TIME, NOT KNOWING IT COULD HAVE WRECKED AT ANY TIME. IS IT GOING TO A SERIOUS INJURY, OR WORSE, DEATH FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE ROLLING DEATH TRAPS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE MY VIN DOESN'T FALL IN THE RECALL RANGE. YET, MY CAR IS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOME IS INJURED OR DIES. I KNOW THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE CONCERNED PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENSIVE ENGINE CRADLE RUST. THIS VEHICLE'S BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS IMMACULATE EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE "K FRAME". I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE UNWILLING FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS 20K MILES OVER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE! I AM WITHIN 8 MONTHS OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLED VEHICLES FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD EXTEND THEIR RECALL AS THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT IS GROWING WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

I JUST WANT TO VOICE MY FEELINGS ON THIS COMPANY (CHRYSLER) CONCERNING THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 AWD WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED AS A WHOLE. IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A RELIABLE FAMILY CAR BEING THAT I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 5. I RESEARCHED THIS CAR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT FIT. I HAVE HAD TO BUY 3 BATTERIES FOR THIS CAR WHICH TO ME SEEMS TO BE A LOT. THE CAR BURNED OIL CONSTANTLY AND NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHERE THE OIL WAS GOING, I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT CHANGED I HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE FAILED MY EMISSIONS BECAUSE OF IT RIGHT AFTER MEANING SECONDS AFTER IT WAS CHANGED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHILE AT THE SHOP SHOWING THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED! NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE EGR VALVE BUT I ALSO HAD TO BUY A TWO YEAR WAIVER FOR MY EMISSIONS IN ORDER TO GET MY TABS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A CATALYTIC CONVERTER. GOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. HAD TO GET THE RADIATOR REPAIRED AND NOW THERE IS 5 DIFFERENT CODES POPPING UP P0305, P0404, P0736, P179, AND P0720 IM SURE THESE CODES MEAN NOTHING TO YOU BUT I NEEDED TO ADDRESS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY COMPLAINTS WERE MADE AND THESE ARE FROM FAMILIES PEOPLE WHO SPEND A LITTLE MORE MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT A MINI VAN TO END UP WITH SOME CRAP!!!!! NO ONE WANTS TO SPEND THEIR HARD ERNED MONEY ON CAR REPAIRS WHEN I HAVE TO MAKE LIFE DECSIONS ON FOOD ON THE TALBE OR FIX MY CAR WELL WE ARE EATING RICE. I AM ATTACHING LINKS FROM ONLINE COMPLAINTS. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/CHRYSLER_PACIFICA.HTML HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CHRYSLER/PACIFICA/2005/CONSUMER-REVIEWS.HTML NO FAMILY SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. *TR

I WAS JUST TOLD BY MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATING A "CLUNK" IN MY FRONT END THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IN MY PACIFICA IS SO RUSTED YOU CAN POKE YOUR FINGER THROUGH IT. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHERE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. THIS IS A TICKING TIMEBOMB. MY MECHANIC SAID I AND MY FAMILY WERE AT RISK OF DROPPING THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 157,000

OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING MODEL DID NOT PASS A STATE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE CORROSION HOLES AND FRAME RUST. THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORT HAS RUST HOLES AND IS SEVERELY WEAKENED, AND THE AREAS BELOW THE ROCKER PANELS UNDERNEATH THE CAR HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MY FATHER, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 77,100 MILES ON IT, AND YET NOW IS CONSIDERED STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT CHRYSLER KNEW OF THE UNUSUAL CORROSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE RUST PROBLEM BY QUIETLY ISSUING AN EXTRAORDINARY "EXTENDED 10 YEAR / 150,000 MILE WARRANTY" FOR PACIFICA MODEL YEARS 2004-2005. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED THIS WARRANTY TO LIMIT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE ONLY (REFERENCE: X26, WARRANTY BULLETIN DATED MARCH 16, 2012), AND FURTHER REDUCED THEIR EXPOSURE BY ONLY PROVIDING THIS WARRANTY COVERAGE TO VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY 23, 2004, TO MARCH 31, 2004 - AN IMPLAUSIBLY SHORT TIME FRAME GIVEN THEIR ACKNOWLEDGED CORROSION PROBLEM. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE, SINCE THE MANUFACTURE DATE FOR THIS CAR WAS JUNE, 2005. IT IS INEXCUSABLE THAT A WELL-MAINTAINED 2005 VEHICLE WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES COULD BE RENDERED STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE DUE TO CORROSION. IT IS ABSURD TO SUGGEST THAT THEIR CORROSION PROBLEM ONLY AFFECTED ONE PART MANUFACTURED ONLY WITHIN A 36 DAY WINDOW. HAVING SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS, EXTENSIVE UNDERBODY PANEL RUST AND FRAME CORROSION ARE EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. STRUCTURAL CORROSION IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS CAR. IT'S A HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS FOR US. IT ALSO A DANGEROUS SAFETY "TIME BOMB". THEY KNOW IT IS. CHRYSLER SHOULD ASSIST IN FIXING THESE VEHICLES QUICKLY, OR BE FORCED TO RECALL THEM. *TR

Mileage: 77,100

THE FRONT SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE HAS A MASSIVE RUST HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT STARTED OFF THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL AND HAS TURNED INTO A 8 BY 3 RECTANGLE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND THIS IS THE RESULT .THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY ONLY CONSIDERED IT FROM THE DATE MFG 2/23/04 TO 3/31/04 A SIX WEEK TIME FRAME AS THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY IT. I EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. MINE WAS MFG 10/04. *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR FROM A PARKED POSITION, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT STALLS OUT . IT THROWS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL . I ALSO ENDED UP IN A DITCH . I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT MY JOB. UNABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME FROM WORK. MY MECHANIC WILL COME AND TOW MY CAR TO HIS SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE THERE WAS A RISK OF THE ENGINE BECOMING DETACHED AND FALLING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF ENGINE CRADLE. POSSIBILITY OF FRONT END OF SUBFRAME FALLING OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 104,400

MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD ENGINE CRADLE, CRADLE IS RUSTED, HAS A LONG RUST HOLE ABOUT 7 INCHES LONG, WILL NEED A CRADLE REPLACEMENT, FRAME IS UNSAFE. SOME 04'S-05'S WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM, MINE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON, I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE IS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, ITS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,430.

Mileage: 67,430

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 146,000.LJ

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE THERE WAS A RISK OF THE ENGINE BECOMING DETACHED AND FALLING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000....UPDATED 10/27/15 *BF *TR

Mileage: 121,000

THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTING AND THE ENGINE WILL SOON FALL DOWN TO THE GROUND IF NOT REPLACED COST + $2,000 +. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 94,000

VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED TO AUTHORIZED NEW YORK INSPECTION STATION FOR YEARLY STATE-REQUIRED INSPECTION. VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. INSPECTOR CITED MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE "CRADLE" FRAME MEMBER SUPPORTING ENGINE, STEERING, AND SUSPENSION PARTS. "CRADLE" WAS COMPLETELY PERFORATED IN SEVERAL PLACES BY CORROSION, AND SHOWED SIGNS OF ADDITIONAL CORROSION WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO MORE HOLES. CRADLE WAS JUDGED STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED. INSPECTION STATION CONSULTED NY DMV AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, AND THAT REPLACEMENT OF CRADLE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RETURN VEHICLE TO SERVICE AND TO PASS NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT A MINOR IMPACT -- SUCH AS ENCOUNTERING A POTHOLE AT SPEED, OR HITTING AN OBJECT WITH THE FRAME OR BODY OF THE VEHICLE -- COULD CAUSE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, LOSS OF THE ENGINE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, AND POTENTIAL RESULTANT FIRE, EXPLOSION, AND INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE TO OCCUPANTS OF VEHICLE OR OTHERS IN THE VICINITY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LEFT HIS WIFE STRANDED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE WHILE DRIVING MANY TIMES, THE PREVIOUS YEAR. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED, LEAVING HIS WIFE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER REPLACED A FAULTY SENSOR. UPDATED 03/27/14

Mileage: 153,000

WHILE IN FOR REPAIRS, OUR MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE OF OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING AWD SPORTS TOURER 4-DR HAS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REPAIRS. ACCORDING THE MECHANIC, THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORTS BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE FRONT STEERING/SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS, THAT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL UPON FAILURE, AND CAUSE A CRASH. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS/OWNERS OF PACIFICA MODELS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2004 AND 2006 ARE REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND LISTED IT AS A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PART. IN RESPONSE, CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, LIMITED TO CERTAIN STATES (WHICH THEY REFER TO AS 'SALT BELT STATES") COVERING REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, EXAMINED AND SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO CHRYSLER FOR COVERAGE, WHICH WAS DENIED. WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE WE DID NOT LIVE IN ONE OF THESE DEFINED "SALT STATE ZONES". DESPITE OFFERING TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FROM KYDOT AND LOCAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION OFFICES VERIFYING THAT OUR AREA DOES IN FACT EXPERIENCE A HIGH VOLUME OF ROADWAY SALT USE, CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO DENY EXTENDING ANY COVERAGE FOR THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM, AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED, I WOULD ASK THAT NHTSA & ODI CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND NEGOTIATE WITH CHRYSLER TO BROADEN THE COVERAGE TO INCLUDE ANY PACIFICA EXHIBITING SIGNS OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 101,869

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER WAS FOUND TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF WHEN BRAKING THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. STEERING WAS LOST, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED SO TO THE POINT THERE WERE BIG HOLES. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE ENGINE CRADLE TOGETHER WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS.

Mileage: 130,000

WAS INFORMED BY OUR MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER/ENGINE CRADLE/K-FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL DUE TO THIS DEFECT, BUT IT ONLY COVERED MANUFACTURING DATES UP TO MARCH 31, 2004 AND OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 2004. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS CONTINUED TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES AFTER THE MARCH MANUFACTURE DATE AND CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE AS THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO DO TO ASSIST US. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" WHICH HOLDS UP ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH ABOUT 80% OF VISIBLE CORROSION (I REALLY WISH I COULD ACTUAL ATTACH PICTURES OF CORROSION PROVIDED TO ME BY MY MECHANIC). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS PART FOR 04 AND 05 PACIFICA'S. EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER ID IS: 0004617/#45543/X26...HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, I WAS INFORMED THAT BASED ON THE VIN # OF MY CAR, I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR CHRYSLERS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE (10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES) - THE LETTER CHRYSLER ISSUED FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY CLEARLY STATES THAT IT COVERS 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S, AND EVEN THOUGH I FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR, GEOGRAPHICAL REGION, AND THE 10YR/150,000MILE GUIDELINES OF EXTENDED WARRANTY, CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT MY 2005 WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITHIN SOME NARROW MANUFACTURING WINDOW TO QUALIFY FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN CLOSING, UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, AND THE COSTLY NATURE OF THIS REPAIR (2-3K), I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS AT THE MOMENT - I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS CLEARLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD - HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A VALID STATE INSPECTION STICKER FROM PREVIOUS YEAR, SO MY CAR IS "LEGAL TO DRIVE", AND I REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THIS CAR UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION (ALL I CAN DO AT THIS POINT IS KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED AND PRAY THAT I DON'T CAUSE ANY HARM TO MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE). WHAT SHOULD I / CAN I DO TO NEXT? CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME AND ADVISE ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 142,000

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACFICIA TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE PULLEYS CHANGED ON THE ENGINE FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT, AND NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE LIFT, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000. THE CAR ONLY HAS 94K MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. I AM THE 2ND OWNER, THE 1ST WAS A LEASE THROUGH CHRYSLER AND I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER IN 2008. GOING TO START CONTACTING CHRYSLER AND THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN MA TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. *JB

Mileage: 94,000

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 107000 MILES RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. GARAGE KEPT AND SERVICED ONLY AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPT NEVER TOLD ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION THEY REFUSED TO WORK OUT ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR BILLS.*JB

Mileage: 107,300

I WAS TOLD WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT & THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD NEED TO GET THIS FIXED OR THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COULD FALL OUT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT ISN'T EVEN SOMETHING THAT OUR SERVICE GUY HAS SEEN ON VERY OLD CARS. WAS QUOTED @ $4200 FOR NEW ONE & AROUND $1200 FOR USED. MY REPAIR SHOP ORDERED 6 OF THEM BEFORE THEY COULD FIND ONE THAT WASN'T ALSO RUSTED OUT. OF COURSE THEY GOT MORE EXPENSIVE AS IT WENT ALONG. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER SAYING THAT IT WASN'T COVERED & THEY WOULDN'T STAND BY THERE PRODUCT/DEFECT.

Mileage: 129,820

NOVEMBER 10, 2012 TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SHAKING-MECHANIC STATED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN-REPAIRED 11/13/2013. APRIL 28, 2013 DROVE CAR OUT OF TOWN APPROXIMATELY 280 MILES SPEED 65 MPH. CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE 20 MILES BEFORE I REACHED MY DESTINATION. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THEY STATED MY FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN-WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. JUNE 28TH, 2013 CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN IN TOWN SPEED AROUND 35 MPH IS AT THE MECHANIC NOW. THEY CALLED JULY 1, 2013 AND STATED THE FRONT MOTOR IS BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 99,419

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A PICNIC WITH MY FAMILY,GOING HOME MY CAR JUST STOPPED WHITE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE TAILPIPEAND SMELT GAS REALLY BAD IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE BUT MY MAIN PROBLEM IS I ONLY HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINE FEBRUARY 19 2013 AND SO I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME.I CALLED MY WARRANTY COMPANY THEY SAID BRING IT TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT SO I DID IN THE MEAN TIME I CHECK TO SEE ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THERE IS ONE FOR THE FUEL MODULE AND POWER TRAIN SO I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE PERSON THAT I WAS SPEAKING WITH HE SAID MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE THIS IS A 5000.0 DOLLAR ENGINE THAT I DON'T HAVE NOW MY WARRANTY SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO COVER IT AND THE GUY I AM FINANCING THE CAR SAID FOR ME TO EAT THE LOSS WELL I AM VERY UNHAPPY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAVE NO CAR AND NO ANSWERS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED I ALSO DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO GO THROUGH THIS KIND OF THING THANK GOD MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE OR THERE WOULD BE MORE SERIOUS CONSCIENCES IF ANYONE COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME IN TRYING TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED THAT WOULD BE GREAT EVERYONE I TALK TO SAID THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME. I AM NOT LOOKING TO HAVE TO BRING IN A LAWYER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU AND IF POSSIBLE HOW TO RESTORE MY FAITH IN CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 118,451

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I GLANCED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM OUT THE BACK OF MY PACIFICA. I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND THE CAR JERKED AND MADE A NOISE. I TOLD MY TWO DAUGHTERS WHO WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME NOT TO PANIC AND THEN DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. I ASSUMED THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE PUMP TO PUT IN COOLANT, SOMEONE IN THE CAR NEXT TO ME TOLD ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THREE GOOD SAMARITANS PUSHED MY CAR AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMP, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND I WATCHED THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. THE ONLY SALVAGEABLE PART OF THE CAR WAS THE REAR AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSED IT DOWN WITH WATER AND HAD TO USE AN AX TO BREAK OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO WILL SEND SOMEONE OUT TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE. I AM AWAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THEM CURRENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 170,004

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE WHEN THE CRADLE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHOM ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CRADLE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/28/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. LARGE HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE VIN IS NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. 07/02/2013 *JS

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FRAME AND THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

SUB-FRAME IS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE SUBFRAME (WHICH HOLDS UP THE ENGINE) HAS THOROUGHLY RUSTED THROUGH CREATING THE DANGER OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FALLING FROM THE FRAME. I AM TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A DEFECT IN MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT CARS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 2004 AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES FOR THOSE VEHICLES. AS MINE WAS PRODUCED 4 MONTHS LATER THEY ARE DENYING ANY LIABILITY AND REFUSING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEFECT IS IDENTICAL TO ONE THAT IS COVERED ON CARS MADE 4 MONTHS PRIOR , AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE MATERIAL USED ON MY VEHICLE IS NOT FROM THE DEFECTIVE BATCH. I MAY HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS BUT THEY CANNOT PROVIDE A METHOD TO IDENTIFY THOSE DEFECTIVE PARTS. CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO EVEN EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, INSTEAD USING THE VIN AS THEIR ONLY REFERENCE AS TO COVERAGE. I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT WHEN I REFERENCED OTHERS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I WAS TOLD THAT BASED ON CUSTOMER LOYALTY THERE MAY BE ASSISTANCE FOR SOME BUT IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. I AM CONCERNED THAT CUSTOMER LOYALTY PLAYS A ROLE IN THE SAFETY OF THEIR (PAST) CUSTOMERS. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE EXPECT THEIR FRAME TO FAIL IN 8 YEARS BUT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR FOR BOTH PASSENGERS AND ANY VEHICLE AROUND THEM WHEN AN ENGINE FALLS FROM A CAR. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE NEEDED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR

Mileage: 97,269

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO SEE IF THAT REST SOMETHING. IT DID NOTHING, I DROVE THE CAR 3 MILES VERY SLOWLY TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME 3 OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOVE AND REST UPON THE FRONT AXLES. THEY SAID THAT IS A CULPRIT OF THE CAR SHAKING. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RECEIVING A REPAIR AT A PRIVATE MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN SOMETHING SOUNDED LIKE IT SNAPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST LOCKED AND COULD NOT STEER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS AND HE SAID THE UNDER FRAME AND THE BRACKETS ATTACHED FROM THE CHASIS TO THE FRAME HOLDING UP THE ENGINE HAD BROKEN OFF. I GOT HOME LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTING IN THE UNDER FRAME AND THAT IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

TWO MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT MY PACIFICA MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON EVEN AFTER IT WAS FIXED. APPARENTLY IT IS THE SENSOR THAT KEEPS HAVING ISSUES. IT READS A DIFFERENT SPEED THAN THE OTHER SENSORS. ALSO I KEEP HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON RANDOMLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR EVALUATION 3 TIMES AND EVERY TIME THEY TELL ME I NEED TO TURN THE GAS CAP SO MANY TIMES TO STOP THIS FROM COMING ON. THIS ACTUALLY DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AS IT IS STILL CONTINUES TO COME ON AND TURN OFF RANDOMLY. AGAIN I ASSUME A SENSOR, THE AUTOMOTIVE PLACES ARE SURE I JUST NEED TO TURN THE CAP,HOW MANY TIMES WILL IT NEED TO BE TURNED 20 CAUSE 3, 4, 5 ,6 NONE OF THESE STOP THE PROBLEM, SUPER ANNOYING CHRYSLER CANNOT JUST FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY MADE THE CAR IT CANNOT BE THAT HARD TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

A WEEK AGO I SMELLED AN AWFUL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIRS NEEDED. THE CAR NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT. WHILE THEY WERE FIXING THIS PROBLEM I TOLD THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONTEND. THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING AWAY. THE GARAGE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PACIFICAS BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE EXTENDED WARRANTIES BEING OFFERED FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. KEEP IN MIND I AM A STUDENT AND NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE AND CHRYSLER COULD CARE LESS!! THE FIGHT DOES NOT END HERE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHAT YOUR OUTCOME HAS BEEN. *TR

Mileage: 96,771

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYLSER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF RUST AND CORROSION UNDER THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,255.

Mileage: 84,255

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,100.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 248,000.

Mileage: 248,000

THE ENGINE CRADLE IS CORRODING AWAY, THERE IS A LARGE SPLIT IN ONE SIDE. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL CARS FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS THE VERY SAME DEFECT ITS PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 28,000

HAD OUR 2005 PACIFICA IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT LOCAL DEALER. THEY "NOTIFIED" US THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD CRACKING. WE CHECKED WITH CHRYSLER IF THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL ON THIS 7 YR OLD CAR AND WERE TOLD NO. WE THEN SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND A LETTER DATED 11/9/10, WRITTEN BY CHRYSLER, TO THE OWNER OF A'04-05 AGE PACIFICA, INFORMING THEM THE WARRANTY PERIOD ON THEIR FRONT ENGINE CRADLE HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO VEHICLES IN AREAS OF HIGH ROAD SALT USAGE, AS THEY MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE CRADLE CORROSION RESULTING IN A "DRIVEABILITY VIBRATION AND/OR SHAKE". WE LIVE AND BOUGHT OUR CAR, IN MINNESOTA WHICH IS A STATE OF "HIGH ROAD SALT USAGE" BUT CHYSLER WILL NOT BACK THE WARRANTY EXTENSION TO US BECAUSE THE CAR'S FIRST OWNER WAS IN NEVADA (WE ARE THE 2ND OWNER). WE FEEL THE LETTER WRITTEN BY CHRYLSER CLEARLY SHOWS THEY ARE AWARE AND ADMIT THE ENGINE CRADLE IN THIS CAR IS SUBJECT TO CORROSION BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS DENIAL PUTS THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, AT CLEAR RISK OF INCIDENT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX ADMITTED AND VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 116,247

WHILE TURNING INTO THE BANK PARKING LOT AT 10MPH THE CAR JUST STALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE OR STEER OUT THE WAY. WHEN GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY I AM UNABLE TO FILL THE TANK WITH GAS AS IT BEGINS TO SPILL BACK OUT. GAS GAUGE READS 1/2 FULL WHEN IT IS REALLY EMPTY? MILES TO EMPTY SENSOR INCORRECT THEREFORE I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I NEED GAS. DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR HEADLAMP SEEMS DIMMER THAN THE OTHER LAMP. AFTER REPAIRING THE ENTIRE FRONT END(SUSPENSION) STILL SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART WHEN DRIVING ON OHIO ROADS. FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO DOCUMENT AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 120,798

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, HE BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A THERMAL EVENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE INSULATION FROM THE VEHICLE FELL ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,500. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN UPDATED 11/21/2012 *JS

Mileage: 80,500

EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE K-FRAME ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECENT TSB PUT OUT BY CHRYSLER ON 3/16/12, NUMBER 13-001-12. HOWEVER, UPON READING THE TSB, IT ONLY COVERS THOSE VEHICLES MADE FROM 2/23/04 - 3/31/04. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2004. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I WAS THE THIRD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. I FILED A REPORT WITH THE NH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. I THEN RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM CHRYSLER'S CLAIMS INVESTIGATION DIVISION. THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR ONE PART WHICH COST $1,550 (FRONT CROSS MEMBER). I DID NOT ACCEPT HER OFFER AS THE COST TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE IN FULL WITH ALL NECESSARY PARTS AND LABOR TOTALS $2,362.07. MY CLAIM WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE CHRYSLER BUSINESS CENTER WHO WOULD MAKE A FINAL DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I EMPHASIZED THAT THIS WAS DEEMED A SAFETY ISSUE BY MY MECHANIC. I ALSO SPOKE WITH A LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN 6 OF THESE SAME REPAIRS ON MY EXACT VEHICLE WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE DEEMED A RECALL THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER. ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2012, I RECEIVED A COPY OF A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER TO THE NH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE STATING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS "PURCHASED USED AND IS BEYOND ANY WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. AS SUCH CHRYSLER GROUP LLC WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN ANY REPAIR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 106,071

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A FOURTH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRING ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 05/10/13 *BF UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

Mileage: 76,000

ACCESSED THE INTERSTATE. CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE. COULD NOT CHANGE SPEED SO HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAIT ON TOW. HAD JUST DONE ROUTINE CHECK/FLUSH FLUID. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE TROUBLE DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *TR

Mileage: 93,814

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND.THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A LEFT HAND PARKING SPOT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED/COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST BACKWARDS DOWN A SLOPE AND BACK INTO ANOTHER OPEN PARKING SPOT. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO DEPRESS. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND LOOKED UP OPEN RECALLS. I FOUND A RECALL SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WHEN I CALLED BOTH DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AND A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND GAVE THE LAST 8 CHARACTERS OF MY VIN, THEY INFORMED ME THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I RESEARCHED, THIS MIGHT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AND I AM QUITE CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS THAT WERE INSTALLED ON 09-13-12 HAVE SINCE FAILED. THE ENGINE WAS UNSTABLE AND UNSECURED. UPDATED 12/12/12

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE HOOD WHILE DRIVING AND WITHIN MOMENTS, THE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

Mileage: 152,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TURNS OF. I HAD MY NIECE IN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. I COULD'VE CRASHED AND CAUSED A MAJOR FATAL ACCIDENT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I HAD WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. AND STILL DOES. NOW IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. I'VE DOESN'T OVER 8000 DOLLARS FIXING THIS CAR OUT OF MY POCKET. THE CAR IS ALMOST PAID OFF. I NEED HELP. I FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER HAS STOLEN MONEY FROM ME SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. NOT FAIR. NOT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS THEN A RAPID INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE VALVE RETAINER SPRINGS IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE ENGINE CRADLE EXHIBITED SEVERAL HOLES DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ENGINE CRADLE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,783.

Mileage: 149,783