2005 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,422.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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

NHTSA PLEASE NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED THIS PROBLEM. OVER 50 JUST SINCE THIS JANUARY. SUBFRAME CORROSION TO THE POINT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T EVEN THINK IT SHOULD BE DRIVEN HOME. ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT WHEELS COULD ALL FALL AT ANY MOMENT. WHY HASN'T ANYONE DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I SEE OVER 50 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM SINCE ONLY THIS JANUARY. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT, HATE TO THINK OF ALL THE OTHER PACIFICA DRIVERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE NO IDEA THE DANGER THEY ARE IN. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? ONE DEATH? TWO DEATHS? HOW MANY PEOPLE, CHRYSLER? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. WHO HAS $2500 TO REPAIR THEIR CAR? NOT US. WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER TO NO AVAIL I'M SURE BUT WORTH A TRY. *TR

FRAME MEMBER SUPPORTING ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED SEVER RUST COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS 150,000 MILES FOR THIS FRAME MEMBER. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED EDITION I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING, POPPING, SOUND COMING FROM MY FRONT END, WHICH WAS EXACERBATED WHEN I TURNED EITHER LEFT, OR RIGHT. ALSO, I HAVE A CONSTANT SHAKING WHICH I FEEL THROUGH MY STEERING WHEEL, WHICH BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE I AM BRAKING. ANYTIME I DRIVE OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP, POTHOLE, OR EVEN JUST AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE IT CLUNKS. IT SOMETIMES MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND EVEN WHEN I AM OPERATING ON AN EVEN ROAD SURFACE. AS I START PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION, I OFTEN FEEL, AND HEAR A JERKING & LUGGING, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS MOVING AROUND INSIDE THE SUB FRAME (ENGINE MOUNTS). I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SO ROTTED, THAT THE CONTROL ARM HAS PULLED OFF OF THE SUB FRAME. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE PART OF THE SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IN PLACE, IS SO ROTTED THAT THE ENGINE COULD ACTUALLY BREAK FREE FROM THE VEHICLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS CRASH. HE SHOWED ME SEVERAL HOLES, WHERE THE SUB FRAME HAS ACTUALLY ROTTED COMPLETELY THROUGH, AND I AM ABLE TO SEE OUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE METAL. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ROTTED PARTS. I AM A STAGE 4 TERMINAL CANCER PATIENT, AND NEED MY VEHICLE TO TRAVEL BACK & FORTH, 60+ MILES, FOR THE TREATMENTS NECESSARY TO KEEP ME ALIVE. I AM NOT ABLE TO WORK, AND THEREFORE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE COSTS REQUIRED TO REPAIR, AND/OR REPLACE THE ROTTED PARTS ON MY V

THE FRONT SUB FRAME OF MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED OR CORRODED, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AS WELL AS CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. WHEN I SPOKE WITH MY DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER, BOTH INFORMED ME THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. NUMEROUS ON LINE POSTS AND A CBS NEWS REPORT HAVE INDICATED MANY OWNERS HAVE GOTTEN RELIEF IN THE FORM OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY CHRYSLER FOR THIS PART. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS ISSUE IS WELL OVER $3000. PERSONS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

THE ENGINE CRADLE OR SUBFRAME IS ENTIRELY RUSTED THROUGH, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THEY ENGINE COULD LIKELY FALL THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THE HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME IS LARGE ENOUGH TO PUT YOUR HAND THROUGH ON ONE SIDE AND CRACKING ON THE OTHER. *TR

OUR REGULAR MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY CAR IS RUSTED AND ROTTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . CAR WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED ABOVE . I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES . I SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REP TODAY AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO BECAUSE ITS NOT WITH IN THE RECALL TIME FRAME . *TR

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

WHILE GETTING ROUTINE SERVICE THE MECHANIC NOTICED BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE CRADLE WERE ROTTED. THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN TILL REPAIRS ARE MADE. SEEMS THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. A TOTAL RECALL IS NEEDED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES... *TR

SUB FRAME IS ROTTEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SHOP MANGER TOLD ME OK TO DRIVE JUST DON'T HIT A POT HOLE. $2703 TO REPAIR IT. CHRYSLER SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A CALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER ON SATURDAY FEB, 15 2014. I'M DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. *TR

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 PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN 2007 AND IT HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 39,000 MILES ON IT I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN GEAR (STUCK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS). AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, I COULD DRIVE IT BY USING THE TIPTRONIC SHIFTING SYSTEM (MANUALLY SHIFTING GEARS). THE PROBLEM IS A SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT COSTS OVER $2000 BETWEEN PARTS AND LABOR. AT 72,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE FRONT END COMPONENTS I.E CONTROL ARMS,TIE RODS,ETC. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH HAS A GOV'T MANDATED WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILE WARRANTY, THEY DID GIVE ME THE MONEY I SPENT ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PART ONLY). WELL, THE CHRYSLER NOW HAS 104,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS ANOTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ALL THE FRONT END PARTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! THAT IS INSANE! I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE BECAUSE THEIR ARE COMPANIES SELLING THIS FRONT END REPAIR KIT. BUT SINCE I NEED THE CAR I GUESS I HAVE TO EAT THESE COSTS YET AGAIN. AT 68,000 I REPLACED A HDMI HEADLIGHT THAT COSTS OVER $160.00 PER BULB. SOON AFTER I BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, AND THE NEW HEAD LIGHT BURNED OUT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB AGAIN AT AN ADDITIONAL $160.00 AND THIS LITTLE SILVER BOX THAT THE LIGHT SITS IN FOR $80.00. NOW AT 104,00 MILES BOTH PARTS NEED

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

I INITIALLY TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE I HEAR A NOISE IN THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER AN ADDITIONAL DAY OF HOLDING THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CRADLE THAT BASICALLY HOUSED THE MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENTS WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I WAS PROVIDED A TOTAL OF OVER $2300 FOR THE PARTS ALONE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PART, I FOUND MANY INCIDENTS REPORTED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER. I AS WELL WAS TOLD THAT I HAD EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN JUNE OF 2013. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT; AS THIS CAR (AND OTHERS) ARE NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. I DRIVE MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 10 YEAR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE EVERYDAY. I ALSO MAKE A 68 MILE HIGHWAY COMMUTE ROUND TRIP TO AND FROM WORK IN THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS RECALLED AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS CHRYSLER GOING TO DO ABOUT THE MATTER. I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR SEAT BELTS THAT SAVE LIVES. RECALLING THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT IS CATASTROPHIC. IT WILL SAVE LIVES TO RECALL AND REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

HTTP://WWW.NBCCHICAGO.COM/INVESTIGATIONS/MINIVAN-OWNERS-WANT-CHRYSLER-TO-CONCEDE-RUST-PROBLEMS-241535881.HTML THE LEFT SIDE SUB FRAME OF MY VEHICLE IS CORRODED, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AS WELL AS CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AT THIS TIME THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER HE INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT AND THAT THERE MAY POSSIBLY BE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS ISSUE IS AROUND $3000, WHICH I DO NOT FEEL THE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURE?S DEFECT SHOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. CHRYSLER HAS SELECTIVELY REIMBURSED PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ATTACHED LINK TO THE NBC NEWS REPORT. AS THIS VEHICLE IS MY MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MY FAMILY AND MYSELF IT IS UNNERVING TO THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THIS SITUATION IS NOT ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

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

ENGINE CRADLE / SUBFRAME ROTTING OUT. SEEMS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THESE CARS. MINE WAS BUILT IN JULY 2004 AND DOES NOT FALL INTO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CHRYSLER OFFER FOR THIS ISSUE. STILL, SEEM TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF CARS TO BE COVER. A FULL RECALL NEEDS HAPPEN. PLEASE. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC. THE CONTACT STATED SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER UNDER CARRIAGE WAS CORRODED, AND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS ABOUT TO BE DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,052.LJ

WE WERE INFORMED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED OUT AND THE HOLES WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO PASS INSPECTION. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER HOTLINE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE ISSUES AND NOTICES SENT TO CARS IN THE SALT-BELT, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ONE EVEN THOUGH UPSTATE NY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS OF TWO AND HALF WEEKS AGO AND WE STILL HAVE NO RESPONSE ON WHETHER IT IS COVERED UNDER POTENTIAL RECALL. SAFETY IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE, NOT SURE WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH OF A CAUSE OF CONCERN TO ISSUE NATIONWIDE RECALL. SUBFRAME SHOULD NOT ROT OUT AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, CLEARLY DEFECT IN DESIGN AND MATERIALS. SEARCH WEB WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES, HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

SUB FRAME IS ROTTING AND COULD BE COMPROMISE AT ANYTIME. *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

WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE CENTER THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING THRU. SVC CENTER ADVISED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AND SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST DAMAGE. DEALER ADVISED THAT CHRYSLER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 04 & 05 PACIFICA'S FOR 10 YEARS OR 150000 MILES. CHRYSLER SENT A LETTER TO AFFECTED PEOPLE ON NOV 9, 2010. ( WE ARE NOT PART OF THE AFFECTED CARS ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER) THE DEALER ADVISED THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT TOTALED OUT AT 1329.55 PLUS TAX AND LABOR. DEALER SAID TO CONTACT CHYRSLER CUST SVC TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY THING THEY CAN DO. CONTACTED CUSTOMER SVC AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE CAR DOES NOT FALL IN THE AFFECTED CARS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. HAVE SENT A LETTER TO CHRYSLER WITH NO REPLY ON THIS ISSUE. SO NO WE HAVE A DEPENDABLE CARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE MANUFACTURE IS GOING TO DENY ANY REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. *TR

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.

FOUND OUT IN DECEMBER 2013 GETTING TIRES, THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD SERIOUS RUST AND TO WATCH IT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JANUARY 2014, AND CAR NEEDED TRANSMISSION WORK. MECHANIC TOOK FRAME OFF AND IT RAINED RUST PARTICLES FROM THE HORRIBLY CORRODED ENGINE CRADLE FRAME. CALLED CHRYSLER, WANTING TO SPEAK WITH SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HRS. NEVER HAPPENED. CALLED AGAIN A WEEK LATER, AND THAT OPERATOR FOUND OUT MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS NEVER DELIVERED TO A SUPERVISOR. AND NOW I"M WAITING AGAIN FOR 24 HRS FOR SOMEONE TO CALL ME. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO GET THE POWER STEERING FIXED AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTING OUT AND I WOULD HAVE A COUPLE MONTHS, AT BEST, BEFORE IT COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AND EVEN DEADLY. *TR

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

MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE CRADLE AND/OR SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. I HAVE ONE VERY LARGE CRACK IN THE ENGINE CRADLE AND ANOTHER FORMING. THE BOLTS AND MANY OTHER PARTS ARE RUSTED AND ROTTED THROUGH. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME BUT, SINCE MY CAR WAS MADE 6-8 WEEKS OUTSIDE OF THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP ME (WHILE AT THE SAME TIME OFFERING RELIEF TO OTHERS IN MY EXACT SITUATION). DURING MY INITIAL DISCUSSION WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE, A SUPERVISOR TOLD ME NOT TO CALL AGAIN AND, DESPITE NOT KNOWING THE FULL EXTENT OF MY PARTICULAR PROBLEM, TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULD "ABSOLUTELY" NEVER DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. CHRYSLER HAS ALSO REFUSED TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT WAS DONE DIFFERENTLY TO MY ENGINE CRADLE AND SUBFRAME COMPARED TO VEHICLES MADE ON MARCH 31, 2004, THE DAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN THROUGH. MY WIFE AND I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2006. IT'S THE ONLY CAR MY 4- AND 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERS HAVE EVER KNOWN AND TO LEARN NOW, YEARS LATER, HOW DANGEROUS THE VEHICLE IS IN SALTBELT STATES MAKES ME TERRIFIED ABOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES THAT THE COMPANY HAS CHOSEN TO KEEP SECRET. I AM FORTUNATE THAT WE LEARNED OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE ENGINE CRADLE FAILED ALTOGETHER, WHICH CLEARLY COULD HAVE LED TO SERIOUS INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. *TR

UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE (SUB-FRAME) WAS CORRODED WITH RUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,400. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY REJECTED MY CLAIM, INFORMING ME THAT SOME CHRYSLER PACIFICAS WERE COVERED BY WARRANTY FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT NOT THE CAR I OWN. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S BUILT IN JULY 2004 SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) IS RUSTING THROUGH A LOT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT. I DON'T THINK THAT THIS PART SHOULD FAIL AFTER BEING ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND 65000 MILES AND BEING DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN MY OPINION THIS COMPONENT COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ENGINE FALLING OUT OF IT'S SEAT AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

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

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.

OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SUBFRAME/KFRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THERE SHOUL'VE BEEN A RECALL

CRADLE ROTTED OUT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE 2008. I TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED AND UNSAFE. I LIVE IN OH. AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER, SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN AZ. THAT IT IS NOT COVERED TO HAVE THE ENGINE CRADLE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 AND HAVE BEEN IN A "SALT STATE" FOR 5 YEARS. I LOCATED A LETTER ONLINE THAT WAS SENT OUT AND IT DOESN'T STATE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE WOULD BE COVERED, BUT PLACE OF OPERATION. TO ME 5 YEARS OF OH WINTERS AND SALT HAS BEEN THE PLACE OF OPERATION. AFTER SEARCHING OUT THE PROBLEM CONCERNING THE ENGINE CRADLE, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP FILTER AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE SUB FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RUST AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE SUB FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

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

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

TRANSMOUNT AND SUBFRAME REPLACEMENT NEEDED. *TR

BEFORE A LEAVE MY TOWN, I TRIED TO PUT SOME GAS ON MY TANK BUT CAR TOOK ONLY 15 DOLLARS WORTH OF GAS. I THEN ASSUMED THAT THE THANK WAS FULL AND THEN WENT ON MY TRIP. I DROVE FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES AND MY GAUGE THAT WAS FULL DROPPED TO HALF TANK. IT WAS WEIRD BUT I KEPT ON DRIVING SINCE I HAD HALF TANK OF GAS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN AFTER TWENTY MINUTES, THE GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND SINCE THE GAS STATION WAS NOT NEARBY, I KEPT ON DRIVING TO FIND SOME GAS AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. WHEN I WENT TO THE MECHANICS, THEY SAID THAT ONE THE CAR HAS TWO TANKS AND THAT ONE WAS EMPTY AND ONE FULL. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO PACIFICAS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THOSE CARS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 05 PACIFICA A COUPLE MONTHS AGO USED WE WERE AWARE OF THE ENGINE CRADLE BEING LOSE WE THEN FOUND OUT IT WAS CORRODE OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND STEERING RACK PROBLEM AND WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON EITHER OF THESE ITEMS WE SEE THAT ALOT OF 05 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WERE CAN I TAKE MY CAR TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE REFUELED THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE WOULD SPEW FROM THE FILLER NECK VALVE DESPITE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE OR THE AMOUNT BEING ADDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHENEVER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FRONT ENGINE CRADLE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COULD FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT HAVE NO PLANS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR SUCH A CONDITION. *TR I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION AND HAS 109,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 12TH 2013 , I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TO BE INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION SINCE THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I WAS ALSO TOLD REAR SUB FRAME BUSHINGS AND THE FRAME ITSELF WAS WEAK. THE CAR ONLY HAS 127359 MILES ON IT. THIS IS UNREAL !!!!!!! I CALLED CHRYSLER TO NO AVAIL. I WAS WONDERING HAS ANYONE THOUGHT CLASS ACTION SUIT ?? *TR

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