2005 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

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.

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

I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC YESTERDAY THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME ON MY CAR IS CRACKED AND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALL OR A LOT OF THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S 2005 ARE HAVING THIS HAPPEN. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ON THE INTERNET AND AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE OUT THERE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER IS STILL NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A WEEK AGO WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT! CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS HAPPENING WITH THE PACIFICA'S AND IS NOT SAYING ANYTHING TO THE OWNERS OR TRYING TO HELP THEM FIX THE PROBLEM? BEING A SINGLE PARENT RAISING A CHILD ON MY OWN DOES NOT LEAVE ME MANY OPTIONS, BUT TO DRIVE THE PACIFICA WITH MY CHILD IN IT KNOWING THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT AT ANY TIME UNTIL I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET THE FRAME REPLACED OR BUY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. *TR

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

IN ''14, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. I DID NOT INSPECT IT ANY FURTHER BECAUSE I TRUSTED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST. HOWEVER, ON 4/27/15, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES. UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR SLOW-ROLL, THERE IS A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE FLOORBOARDS & THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR & THE RPM'S DROP, THE CAR MAKES A "THUD" OR "CLUNK" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA OF THE CAR. THIS "THUD" CAN BE FELT IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE VIBRATIONS & THE NOISE HAS GROWN WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF 3 DAYS. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED DURING AN OIL CHANGE AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON 4/30/15, & I WAS ADVISED THAT, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST TO THE SUBFRAME & ENGINE CRADLE, THE CAR'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY HAS BEEN BREACHED. THE MECHANIC TOOK A PICTURE & HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER BRING IT TO ME IN THE WAITING ROOM & ADVISE ME THAT IF I HIT A LARGE ENOUGH BUMP, THE SUBFRAME MAY BREAK APART & THE ENGINE MAY DROP OUT OF THE CAR. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER & THEY OFFER NO REMEDY. UPON RESEARCH OF THE ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ''04 & ''05 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS & THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM IN ''10, BUT RESCINDED THE RECALL & CREATED A TSB IT, YET UPHELD THE RECALL FOR PACIFICAS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2/23/04 & 3/31/04. DUE TO THE INITIAL RECALL, TSB, & THE PARTIAL RECALL FROM THE CHRYSLER PACIFICAS MANUFACTURED IN '04, CHRYSLER HAS ADMITTED FAULT IN NOT PROPERLY COA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A VEHICLE REPAIR, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I ONLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 1 YEAR AGO. THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT, I TRIED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD MY SUB-FRAME WAS ROTTED. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER COMPANY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE O2 SENSORS ARE BAD AND NOW MY POWER STEERING IS LEAKING AND I WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK IS BAD. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES AND ALSO REPLACED THE SWAY BAR LINKS. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 3 KIDS AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN A HUGE BURDEN ON ME FINANCIALLY. I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE BUYING A CHRYSLER. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND THE MECHANIC WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED UNDER THE ENGINE THAT HE DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY CAR HAS 185,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS IN OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE ENGINE COULD FALL TO THE GROUND, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ADVISED TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE, BUT OBVIOUSLY I CANNOT SELL IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT CHRYSLER KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED. *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

WE JUST BOUGHT OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA NOT TO LONG AGO, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, IT ALSO AFFECTS OUR GAS MILAGE, WE HAD IT CHECKED AND THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE GAS SENSOR IN THE TANK, AND EVERY NOW AND AGAIN WHEN WE MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS IT DIES ON US. WE HAVE A CHILD WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES AND WE NEED A VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO BE SAFE TO GET HIM TO HIS APPOINTMENTS. *TR

ABS AND TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

FRAME IS RUSTED AND CAR IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TOLD MY CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE....SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT! CHRYSLER ADMITTED IT WAS THEIR FAULT BUT WILL NOT HELP ME UNLESS I SIGN A WAIVER OF AGREEING TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS THAT THEY CAUSE WHILE FIXING THIS MAJOR ISSUE. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE SIGNING AND NOW THEY WON'T HELP ME. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. THIS IS A HORRIFIC MISHANDLING OF CONSUMER RIGHTS! I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 YEARS AND PUT 50K MILES ON IT. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING ONE OF THEM. *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

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

VEHICLE ENGINE CRADLE SUB-FRAME IS ROTTING THROUGH AND NEARLY SEPARATING ONE PORTION FROM ANOTHER. THIS WILL AT SOME POINT IN TIME FAIL IN A CATASTROPHIC MANNER. THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES AND FIAT CHRYSLER GROUP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND MAKES LIKE THE PROBLEM IS WITH ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WHICH IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE. THEY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF NOTE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT IS LIMITING IT TO A VERY FEW CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN A VERY LIMITED TIMEFRAME FROM LATE 2004 TO EARLY 2005, ALL OTHERS ARE EXCLUDED IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT NUMEROUS PACIFICA'S ARE NOTED AS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.THIS REPAIR IS AN APPROX. $3000 REPAIR THAT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS AND FAMILIES OF THESE CARS AND THOSE DRIVING AROUND THEM. *TR

WE TOOK OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO FIND SOURCE OF OIL LEAK. UPON EXAMINATION WE ARE TOLD THAT A MOTOR MOUNT IS LEAKING AND THAT THE SUPPORTING FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU AND SAID THEY WONT REPAIR THE MOTOR MOUNT WITHOUT REPLACING THE SUB FRAME. THEY TELL US THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAVE A ISSUE BUT ONLY WILL REPAIR A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED. PEOPLE WONDER WHY PEOPLE DON'T BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS WHEN THEY WONT STAND BEHIND THEIR SHODDY PRODUCTS. IT IS THE LAST CHRYSLER THAT I WILL PURCHASE. IF THE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WHAT'S THE SENSE IN HAVING THEM. *TR

I TOOK OUR 2005 PACIFICA INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A OIL LEAK. FINDING THE MOTOR MOUNT LEAKING WE ALSO DISCOVERED THE SUBFRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION WE FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE FRONT SUB FRAME ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS A RUST HOLE IN THE CROSS MEMBER. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION,WHICH IS DUE IN JUNE OF 2015. *TR

ENGINE CRADLE (SUBFRAME) WAS RUSTED THRU. CHRYSLER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ITEM ON MY VEHICLE. IT WAS REPLACED FOR $100.00 CO-PAY. ALSO AFECTED WAS THE LOWER FRONT MOTOR MOUNT, IT WAS ALSO REPLACED AT ADJUSTED COST. OWNERS OF PACIFIC'S SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT ALSO IS THE REAR ENGINE SUPPORT, AND LOWER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE CONECTED TO IT. *TR

MY PACIFICA HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY OF 2005. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE BODY HAS STARTED TO RUST THROUGH, REPAIRS FOR WHICH I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CARRIAGE (AS I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MULTIPLE BODY MEN), TODAY I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY SUBFRAME HAS STARTED TO RUST THROUGH IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, AND HE WAS OBLIGATED TO TELL ME ABOUT THE DAMAGE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO TO HAVE A MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED WHEN MY MECHANIC CALLED ME AND TOLD MY THAT THE FRAME OR ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT. HE TOOK SOME PICTURES AND THERE ARE HOLES IN THE CRADLE. HE ADVISED ME NOT TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO THIS CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I'M READY TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE AS I THINK THIS IS CRIMINAL THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT RECALL THIS CAR AND FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,717.

WE HAD OUR CAR INSPECTED THIS WEEK AND WERE TOLD WE HAD A ROTTED BODY FRAME. WE WERE SENT TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US WE HAD A ROTTED SUBFRAME. THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE $1885.40 FOR THE PART AND $600 FOR LABOR. IT WILL NOT BE READY TO DRIVE TILL APRIL 6 AS THE DEALER REQUIRES THE PARTS MONEY UP FRONT BEFORE THEY WILL EVEN ORDER THE PART SO WE HAVE TO SAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS. SO WE HAVE NO CAR FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS AT LEAST. WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND DID A LIMITED AMOUNT OF REPAIRS AS IT WAS THEIR FAULT BUT APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT HELPING THE MAJORITY OF CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT SEEM FAIR TO THE OTHER OWNERS. WE CAN BARELY AFFORD TO COME UP WITH THIS MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT IS THIS COMPANY'S FAULT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT BEING FORCED TO FIX ALL THESE CARS WHEN IT IS A DANGER ISSUE. HOW CAN WE DRIVE A CAR WITH A ROTTED FRAME? WE HAD TO HAVE THE ROCKER PANELS REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THEY ROTTED OUT TOO. NOW THIS IS ADDED TO OUR COST. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND BARELY ABLE TO FIX THIS CAR AT OUR RETIREMENT AGE. WHY AREN'T COMPANIES HELD TO A STANDARD TO PROTECT CONSUMERS? WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS THAT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN FILED FOR THIS PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO BE INVOLVED IN THESES CASES IF IT IS EVEN POSSIBLE TO DO THAT. WE WISH THERE WAS A SOLUTION FOR US AND FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

MY VEHICLES ENTIRE SUBFRAME, ALSO KNOWN AS AN ENGINE CRADLE, WAS RIDDLED WITH CORROSION AND RUST.THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE I AM DRIVING ON A FRAME THAT IS NOT STRONG , THE CAR IS NOT TO OLD TO PRESENT SUCH US DECAYS . *TR

THE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE OF MY CAR IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS ISSUE CAME UP A FEW YEARS AGO AND CHRYSLER SAID BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BUILT AFTER 2/23/04-3/31/04 IT WAS NOT PART OF THEIR RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION LAST WEEK (I PERSONALLY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS THE LAST TIME) AND THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE AND ON THE "H" BAR. AGAIN, CHRYSLER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THAT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BUILT 8/19/04 (OUTSIDE THE RECALLED VEHICLES) THEY COULD NOT HELP. AT ANY POINT IN TIME MY ENGINE CAN FALL THROUGH THE SUBFRAME. THE STEEL IS PAPER THIN, PEELING, AND TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE HOLES I CAN PUT MY FIST THROUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. AS A RESULT, THE STRUTS AND THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

SUBFRAME CRACKED RUST BOLT MOTOR MOUNT MISSING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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

WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM A PRIVATE SELLER ... TWO DAYS LATER WE BROUGTH IT INTO THE SHOP TO GET A MYSTERIOUS CLUNK CHECKED OUT AND FOUND THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS ALMOST ROTTED AWAY. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR NOT EVEN 48 HOURS IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I CALLED INTO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE I SAW A RECALL THAT AT ONE POINT COVERED THIS MODEL AND I WAS TOLD, " I APLOGIZE BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO". MY QUESTION IS ... IF AT ONE POINT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO OPPERATE BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE CRADLE RUST PROBLEM, WHAT CHANGED TO EXCLUDE THIS MODEL? I HAVE PLENTY OF PICTURES THAT SHOW I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT. *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

A CRACKED RIGHT REAR WHEEL, AND AM UNABLE TO REPLACE IT DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY. WHERE DO I GET A REPLACEMENT? *TR

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

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

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.

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC THAT HAS ABOUT 100,000 MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST OF 2014, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN DOWNERS GROVE IL ON OGDEN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ONCE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE UP ON THE RACK, THEY SAW EXTENSIVE SUB FRAME RUST DAMAGE AND TOLD ME THAT SOON THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVABLE DUE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT IS RUSTED THROUGH AND DETERIORATING. THIS IS PREMATURE ENGINE CRADLE RUST FAILURE. THEY SAID IT WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULDN'T COVER ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND THE MILEAGE IS CONSIDERABLY LOW. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH CHRYSLER AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE RANGE THAT THEY ARE FIXING. *TR

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.

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

WENT IN FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 2005 PACIFICA. MECHANIC REPORTED RUSTED SUB FRAME; EVERYTHING ELSE IS FINE; MILEAGE IS ABOUT 130000. SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER. EXCELLENT ARTICLE ON IT TOO: HTTP://WWW.NBCCHICAGO.COM/INVESTIGATIONS/MINIVAN-OWNERS-WANT-CHRYSLER-TO-CONCEDE-RUST-PROBLEMS-241535881.HTML. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE FALLS OUTSIDE THE NARROW WINDOW THEY RECALLED SO I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY REASON WHY THE RECALL WINDOW WAS LIMITED TO A 6 WEEK PERIOD. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS. UNBELIEVABLE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. I WILL HAVE TO BUY A NEW CAR AND SURELY WON'T BE BUYING A CHRYSLER GIVEN MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

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

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT TO ME AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST AND ROT ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE SUPPORT CRADLE WAS PERFORATED AND ROTTED. CHRYSLER USED SUBSTANDARD METAL AND ENGINEERING ALLOWING ROAD DEBRIS AND WATER IN BUT NOT OUT.(NO DRAIN HOLES) I WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE MAY NOT FALL THROUGH AT THIS TIME, THAT IT COULD SHIFT DOWNWARD AND STALL. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD FOR VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL/YEAR AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

MY 10 YEAR OLD CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS ROT IN THE SUBFRAME. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME DURING A ROUTINE CHECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH WEAKENED THE MOTOR MOUNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON ROUTINE INSPECTION, DISCOVERED SUBFRAME / CARRIAGE NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH. TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE A SMALL GROUP OF OWNERS RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT IN 2010, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED AND A CALL TO CHRYSLER CONFIRMED THAT DESPITE SELECTIVE RECALL, THIS CAR NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION OR REMEDIATION. *TR