2004 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

I PURCHASED A PRE OWNED 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON NOVEMBER 23, 2013. ON DECEMBER 5, 2013 I STARTED UP MY CAR AND BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF MY GAS HANDLE STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN REALLY FAST, THE GAS PUMP SYMBOL WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF AND IT WAS CHIMING AS WELL. I HAD A HALF A TANK OF GAS. I SAT THERE AND COUNTED A TOTAL OF 3-4 TIMES OF THIS HANDLE GOING UP AND DOWN. IT ALSO DID IT ON DECEMBER 4, 2013 WHEN I STARTED UP CAR, I HAD WELL OVER A HALF A TANK OF GAS. I HAVE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY SO I GOOGLED THIS AND READ STORIES OF ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND SAW A LINK TO THIS SITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I AM WONDERING IS IT THE SENDING UNIT, MODULE OR TANKS..WELL THAT IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING. I HATE TO HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND HAVE THE PROBLEM NOT SOLVED ON STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR

I NOTICED SOME DIFFICULTY WITH STEERING. I PURCHASED AND USED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID. THIS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I WAS DRIVING ON MY OWN STREET WHEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO MY YARD. WHEN I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRADLE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE IS FALLING AND THAT IS WHAT DAMAGED THE STEERING. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS WILL COST MORE THAN 3000 TO REPAIR. *TR

2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

CONTROL ARM FAILURE DUE TO SEVERE RUST PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE. *TR

YET ANOTHER 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH A SUB FRAME CRADLE ASSEMBLY THAT IS COMPLETELY RUSTING OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEEMED VERY DANGEROUS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE THREE KIDS UNDER SEVEN, SO I AM GLAD I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM BEFORE A LIFE-CHANGING CATASTROPHE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER. GIVEN THAT CHRYSLER HAS PUT SUCH NARROW PARAMETERS ON THE RECALL, THIS CAR IS NOT WITHIN THEIR GUIDELINES OF THE RECALL. THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHRYSLER PURCHASE EVER. I HAD NUMEROUS RELIABILITY ISSUES WITH A JEEP CHEROKEE AND GRAND CHEROKEE TOO. MY WORD WILL SPREAD TO AVOID CHRYSLER ALTOGETHER, ANYTIME AND EVERY TIME CARTALK COMES UP IN CONVERSATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE AND THE ROCKER PANEL WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE COULD FALL AT ANYTIME AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE CRADLE AND THE ROCKER PANEL ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,200.

DEALER DISCOVERED RUSTED FRONT SUB FRAME WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION. THERE IS VERY LITTLE OTHER CORROSION IN THAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE, SO IT MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER 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 88,008.

ON SATURDAY 11/2/2013 I TOOK MY 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS ASKED BY THE MANAGER TO COME DOWN INTO THE OIL CHANGE BAY TO LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND ROTTEN THROUGH, HE SAID THE TOP OF THE FRAME LOOKED OK FROM WHAT HE COULD SEE; HOWEVER, THE FRAME COULD BUCKLE AT ANY TIME, A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I ASKED ABOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE, HE SHOWED IT TO ME AND SAID IT WAS FINE, SOLID AND VERY MINIMAL RUST. BEING CONCERNED I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE ARE MULTIPLE INSTANCES LISTED AND REPORTED TO NHTSA AND CHRYSLER. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY VERIFIED ISSUES WITH THE CRADLE RUSTING OUT AND BECOMING UNSAFE AND CHRYSLER DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS 150K MILES FOR CERTAIN BUILD DATES BETWEEN MARCH 04 AND APRIL 04, REALLY! MY VEHICLE BUILD DATE WAS 10/03 AND OBVIOUSLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND IT WOULD COST ME MINIMUM 2500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY VERIFIED ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE INSTANCES POSTED OUT HERE AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR ISSUES. I ONLY HOPE THE NHTSA CAN HELP RESOLVE THESE ISSUES FOR THE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES AND CHRYSLER NOW TURNS THEIR BACK TO ALL OF US. PLEASE HELP US BEFORE INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS MAY BE HURT OR WORSE.. *TR

WHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I RECEIVED CALL FROM MECHANIC THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN COME DOWN TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN THE LEAK. ONCE THERE HE SHOWED ME THE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON SUB FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE WITH NOTICEABLE CRACKS GOING UPWARD ON SUB FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE TO MY POWER STEERING LEAK IS DUE TO THIS SUB FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION IT IS AND IT'S VIBRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR A RECALL BECAUSE HE KNOWS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON HONDA'S & TOYOTA'S THAT WERE ALREADY RECALLED. AFTER READING THE FORUMS AND SEARCHING FOR A RECALL THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT UNFORTUNATELY I FALL UNDER THE STATE OF NJ WERE THIS STATE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED RIGHT AWAY. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS I WILL MOVE FORWARD AND START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR NOT ISSUING A FULL SCALE RECALL TO ALL 2004 PACIFICA OWNERS IN EVERY STATE. THEY CLEARLY RECOGNIZE THE DANGER IN THEIR FAULTY DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING YET STILL REFUSE TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL BY ONLY PROVIDING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO SOME PACIFICA OWNERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND A FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AND HOLES THROUGHOUT THE SUB FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT RESIDE IN ONE OF THE STATES LISTED IN THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY COULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED CAUSING ALL MY HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT AND BLOW DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING, RESULTING IN A CRASH.!!!!! THIS IS JUST AS BAD AS A CARS BRAKES TOTALLY FAILING AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE ECU/ECM COMPUTERS ON CHRYSLERS IMMEDIATELY AS THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $1000 TO FIX!!! I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE ARE LAW SUITS ALSO FROM THIS FAILURE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS PAST BEING HALF FULL, THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REFUEL THE FUEL TANK TO CAPACITY AND THE FUEL PUMP WOULD CLICK WHEN REFUELING AS IF THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO ADD A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN GALLONS OF GASOLINE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I TOOK MY WIFE'S CAR IN BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME SHAKING IN THE SUSPENSION...THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE HOLES IN THE ENGINE CRADLE AND WHERE THE CRADLE WAS RUSTING THROUGH. *TR

MY GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE OR SUB FRAME HAS A SUBSTANTIAL HOLE FROM RUSTING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WENT TO GO GET AN ALIGNMENT MECHANIC TOLD ME THE FRAME IS RUSTED THAT I NEED TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE ENGINE FALLS OUT VERY BAD NEWS TO HEAR AND THEY WANT $2000 TO FIX I GO ONLINE TO RESEARCH AND THERE'S THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CHRYSLER HAS UNSAFE CARS ON THE ROAD AND NO RECALLS THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SHOULD COVER IT BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP NOW WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO. *TR

I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GOOD YEAR FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,695. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN FOUR ACCIDENTS IN THE PAST WEEK AND A HALF DUE TO MY 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND ROADS WITHOUT WARNING. AS I ACCELERATE THE CAR STARTS TO HESITATE, SPUTTER AND THEN JUST DIES OUT. THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD WITH CARS GOING BY AT 50MPH, I HAD TWO GOOD SAMARITANS AND TWO POLICE OFFICERS THAT WERE NEARBY HELP ME TO SAFETY WHERE I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO MY HOME WHERE IT SITS TODAY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT SAID BAD CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, SO I REPLACED IT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IT SAID BAD CAMSHAFT, SO I REPLACED IT. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED IT SAID BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR AGAIN, SO I REPLACED THINKING I BOUGHT A DEFECTIVE ONE. THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER AS THE CAR ENDED UP STALLING FOR GOOD TWO DAYS AGO. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS IN THE PAST FOR THIS EXACT STALLING CONDITION OF THE ENGINE, BUT CHRYSLER SAYS MY CAR DID NOT SHOW UP AS ONE OF THE RECALLED ONES. I FIND THIS VERY CONCERNING THAT THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER WHEN THEY KNOW IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON THOUSANDS OF OTHER SIMILAR PACIFICAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE OIL CHANGED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SUB FRAME CRADLE WAS RUSTED ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ

MY 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFIA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES BUT THE ONE THAT I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE RUSTED, CORROSION OF THE ENGINE CRADLE, SUB FRAME. IT IS SO RUSTED THAT I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE MAY FALL OUT. WENT TO SEVERAL JUNK YARDS TO FIND PART AND ALL THE ONES I LOOKED AT HAVE THE SAME THING WRONG WITH THEM. THEY ARE RUSTED OUT AND CANT BE USED. SOMETHING WRONG HERE. PLEASE RECALL THESE. *JS

AFTER REPLACING A BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS IN JULY OF 2012. THEY BROKE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012!! THIS TIME IT WAS SO BAD THAT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. EVENTUALLY AFTER TRYING TO TURN IT OVER SO MANY TIME THE BATTERY DIED. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AFTER THE HOLIDAYS TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX ($1200) AND EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE TECH INFORMED ME THAT BESIDES THE MOUNTS BEING BROKE, WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE LIFTED AND CUT THRU ALL OF THE WIRES LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE CAR'S POWER CONTROL MODULE. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, AND THE LOSS OF THREE IGNITION COILS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY KEEP MAKING "RUBBER" ENGINE MOUNTS IF THE[XXX] THINGS ARE USELESS IN THE FIRST PLACE? THERE HAS TO BE A REASON ALL THESE CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS BEFORE I FINANCED THIS "POS", I WOULD NEVER HAVE PUT MY CHILDRENS LIVES IN DANGER.!! I HAD THE CAR FIXED AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE UNTIL LAST NIGHT, ONCE AGAIN! I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOME STUPID PERSON SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME SO I HIT MINE AND WHEN I DID MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND I HEARD THE GOD AWFUL "POP" SOUND AGAIN!!! NOW I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE AND WITHIN A YEARS TIME THIS CAR WILL HAVE HAD 3 SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON IT. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS NOT A DEFECT SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE WHOEVER HANDLES THESE ISSUES AT DAIMLER/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DRIVE ONE OF TH

DURING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT INSPECTION AT HERB CHAMBERS CHRYSLER IN MILLBURY MA THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE SHOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO ROT. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED TO FIND OUT IF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 10 YEARS/150,000 ON THE ENGINE CRADLE APPLIED TO THIS VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT. *TR

OUR CAR SUFFERED FROM A SEVERELY RUSTED FRONT SUB FRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. WE HAD THE SUB FRAME REPLACED, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO HELP OR COMPENSATE IN ANY WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE CRADLE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

THESE VEHICLES HAVE A BALD PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES GOING BALD WAY TOO SOON AND THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 10,000 MILES I ALWAYS GOT NEW TIRES AT 45,000 TO 60,000 BUT NOW I CANT WAIT THAT LONG. I'VE SEEN MANY OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS NOT JUST ME. I DID PLENTY OF RESEARCH BEFORE I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS.. *TR

SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. NOT CAUSED BY ANY PROJECTILE. SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED SPONTANEOUSLY. *JS

THE FRONT WHEEL STUDS ARE BREAKING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS BOTH TIME THERE HAS BEEN BRAND NEW STUDS AND BOLTS PUT ON. IT HAS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE OTHER DAMAGES TO THE FENDER. *JS

SUB FRAME RUSTED OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000....UPDATED 10-21-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

OCTOBER 31, 2012; THE CHRYSLER DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTED THE OWNER THAT THE ENGINE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND ADVISED THE OWNER THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH DUE TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AT THIS DEALERSHIP, REGISTERED, SERVICED, AND DRIVEN IN THE CHRYSLER DESIGNATED "SALT BELT" STATE OF OHIO FOR ITS ENTIRE SERVICE LIFE (STILL IN SERVICE, STILL IN OHIO, STILL OWNED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER). APPARENTLY THERE WAS A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN LETTER IN NOV. 2010 THAT WENT OUT TO VEHICLE OWNERS IN THIS AREA FOR THIS YEAR-MODEL VEHICLE, REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL CONDITION. HOWEVER, THIS OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. WHEN THIS LETTER WAS ISSUED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN INSIDE THE 10 YEAR/150,000 MILE SERVICE WINDOW AND QUALIFIED UNDER THE EXTENDED CHRYSLER WARRANTY. FORTUNATELY, NO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED BEFORE THIS CONDITION WAS CORRECTED. THE CHRYSLER DEALER MADE AN OFFER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $798, WHICH WAS ACCEPTED AND THE VEHICLE MADE ROADWORTHY ONCE AGAIN. CHRYSLER SHOULD REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR THE REPAIR CHARGES SINCE NO NOTIFICATION WAS EVER RECEIVED BY THE OWNER REGARDING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, THE RISK IF NOT REPAIRED, OR THE PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO MITIGATE THE DEFECT. *TR

2004 PACIFICA HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY& REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. IT IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. ALSO HAS ALOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. ENGINE GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. *TR

THE ENGINE CRADLE OR SUBFRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I WAS TOLD THE CONDITION THE SUBFRAME IS IN MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ALIGNED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,748.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY DEFECT CODES FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 04V113000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ADDING TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT. I FIND THERE IS AN INTERNAL RECALL GRANTED TO ONLY A FEW. I AM OVER THE MILEAGE DUE TO MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TOOK FOR A SECOND OPINION, WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND THAT THE CORROSION WAS OBVIOUSLY THERE FOR SOME TIME. CAR IS DANGEROUS THAT ENGINE CAN FALL OUT AT ANYTIME. DID CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY MADE NO MENTION OF RECALL LETTER OR BULLETINS RELEASED ON THIS PROBLEM. BASICALLY SAID SOL THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. THERE ARE HOW MANY PACIFICAS ON THE ROADS WITH DRIVERS UNAWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ON THE ROADS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS HAVING PACIFICA SERVICED AT GOODYEAR STORE IN NEWPORT, KY PRIOR TO DRIVING TO FLORIDA. MECHANIC CALLED ME TO SERVICE AREA TO SEE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON FRONT FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE. HE SAID "DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR TO FLORIDA. THE ENGINE COULD DROP IF FRAME BREAKS". I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO WYLER CHRYSLER AND HAD THE RUSTED FRAME REPLACED. I LATER FOUND THAT CHRYSLER HAD EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO SPECIFICALLY COVER THIS PROBLEM. I DID FILE A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY DID REIMBURSE ME 80% OF THE REPAIR COST. I AM NOW SEEING, ON EDMUNDS.COM CHAT SITE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME RUST OUT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PACIFICAS. A RUSTED FRAME BREAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD BE DISASTROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

MY 2004 PACIFICA WITH A RUSTED THROUGH ENGINE CRADLE. THERE IS A SERVICE MEMO, CSC-10045080-7364, PERTAINING TO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PART. CHRYSLER TELLS ME THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY IN MY CASE SINCE THE BUILD DATE OF MY VEHICLE PRECEDES THE BUILD DATES COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT EXTENDING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUILD DATE RANGE IS CALLED FOR. CERTAINLY THE FRAME OF AN AUTOMOBILE SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 87,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DECREASING SPEED THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE CHASSIS IS STARTING TO ROT OUT. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2004 PACIFICA FROM A DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET MY SHOCKS LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T DO ANY WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED SO BADLY THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE OR PUT ANY MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO THERE IS CLICKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AND ALSO A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER IS BAD. *TR

FOUR MONTHS AFTER REPLACING A REAR MOTOR MOUNT. IT FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT CAUSE THE OTHER TWO MOTOR MOUNTS TO FAIL WHICH MELTED WIRES LEADING TO THE FAILURE OF THE CAR'S POWER CONTROL MODULE. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER, OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, AND THE LOSS OF THREE IGNITION COILS. IT WAS BROUGHT TO A DEALER WHO FIXED THE PCM, AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT ALL MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING. HE HAD NO EXPLANATION WHY A MOTOR MOUNT WOULD HAVE FAILED FOUR MONTHS AFTER THEY WERE INSPECTED TO BE SAFE, AND WHEN ONE WAS BRAND NEW. THE COST REQUESTED BY THE DEALER FOR REPAIR TOTALS MORE THAN $2,500. *TR

CHRYSLER IS VERY WELL AWARE THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE IN THE 2004-2005 PACIFICA'S ARE BAD AND ARE UNWILLING TO FIX MINE. THEY ARE STATING IT IS ONLY VEHICLE'S MADE AFTER 2/23/2004 AND BETWEEN 3/31/2004 AND MINE WAS MADE 10/9/2003. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. MY FRONT ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTING AND I FEEL THAT BECAUSE IT IS AT THE FAULT OF CHRYSLER THEY SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM ALSO PLACING A CALL WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX FOR ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY. THE FIRE WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THAT THE SUBFRAME IS ROTTING AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT (@$1890 + TAX). THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY CONSUMERS NUMEROUS TIMES. CHRYSLER WILL COVER THE COSTS FOR SOME CARS -- THOSE BUILT IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO FROM 2/23/2004 THROUGH 3/31/2004, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN WINDSOR ON 6/2/2003 AND SO IS NOT COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A TUNE UP AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINES SUB FRAME CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR