2006 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

LIKE OTHER EARLY MODEL CHRYSLER PACIFICAS NOTED ON THE NHTSA SITE- MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE SHOP INFORMED ME THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ENGINE CRADLE/ SUBFRAME BEING RUSTED/ROTTED OUT SO BADLY YOU COULD SEE THROUGH IT. THEY SAID THAT IF A LARGE ENOUGH BUMP WAS ROLLED OVER, THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR AS THE VEHICLE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY LOSE CONTROL. I AM NOW AFRAID TO ALLOW MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN TO DRIVE IN IT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FOR ROUGHLY $10,000 LESS THAN A YEAR PRIOR TO LEARNING ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE FROM A CHRYSLER USED AND NEW CAR DEALER-BRYDEN MOTORS IN BELOIT, WI. I ALSO PURCHASED AN $2000 EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH OF COURSE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS NOT COVERED IN SUCH A PLAN. I BELIEVE THE DAMAGE WAS THERE PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND THE DEALER EITHER FAILED TO INFORM ME, OR DIDN'T PERFORM A WELL CARED FOR INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE SALE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER-THEY SAID IT WAS TOO FAR OUT FROM THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THEY DID TAKE PICTURES AND SEND TO THE CHRYSLER "IMAGING DEPARTMENT" WHERE THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT CLAIM I ASKED FOR THEM TO PLACE FOR ME WAS IMMEDIATELY DENIED FOR COVERAGE. I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO CHRYSLER AND THE LOCAL MEDIA IF NECESSARY. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE PACIFICA MODEL AND DUE TO THE EXPENSE INVOLVED TO FIX (WAS TOLD BETWEEN $2500-$5000) AB

MY "SUBFRAME" BROKE OFF OF THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN I BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, IT SOUNDED LIKE I HIT SOMETHING, THERE WAS A CLUNK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. LATER THAT DAY, SOMEONE TOLD ME MY REAR WHEELS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE TILTING IN. NOT LONG AFTER THAT, MY DAUGHTER HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING BEHIND ME AND CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A BIG METAL THING HANGING DOWN UNDER MY CAR AND MY REAR WHEELS WERE TILTING IN. I WENT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT APPEARS THAT IT RUSTED AND BROKE. THE GARAGE IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR PARTS/REPAIR INFORMATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO SHOW THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE SPEED SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE SPEED SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS AT STOPPED AT SIGNAL LIGHT IN TRAFFIC AT RUSH HOUR. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO GO, I STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SNORKEL AND STALL. IT STARTED JERKING AND CONTINUED TO STALL THEN IT TOOK OFF FOR A BIT AND STARTED TO STALL AGAIN, THEN CONTINUED TO GO. CARS WERE HONKING AND I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED AND HIT ON THE SIDE!. ANOTHER FEW TIMES BEFORE THAT IT WOULD REV UP ON ITS OWN WHILE STOPPED AT SIGNAL LIGHT LUNGING FORWARD. FEW TIMES ALMOST HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THIS ISSUE! RECALL MOST DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ENFORCED>>>> *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PUT THE CAR IN (N), AND LISTENED FOR THE NOISE I THEN NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER MOVING FROM 0 TO 20 MPH WHILE I WAS NOT MOVING. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD NEW ROTORS, NEW CALIPERS AND NEW PADS PUT ON THE CAR. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO ON & OFF. WHEN BRAKING IT INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO BRAKE APPROPRIATELY. IT EITHER BRAKES WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL NOT CATCHING PROPERLY OR IT DOESN'T BRAKE AT THE CORRECT TIME. IT IS SLOW TO RESPOND TO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHEN I BRAKED AND WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD. IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLS AT THE FIRST MOVEMENT FROM A LONG PARKED POSITION. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR FIXED AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THESE THINGS HELPED TEMPORARILY. IT IS NOW DOING THE SAME THINGS. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN OF 2006 MODEL CHRYSLER PACIFICA BUT WHEN I ENTER MY VIN IT STATES MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY POWER TRAIN. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME, DETERMINED IT WAS A COMPUTER CODE SAID IT WAS A MINOR VACUUM LEAK, SMOKE CHECK DETERMINED THAT LEAK IS COMING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK. MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS COMMON ON THE PACIFICA THAT HOSE ATTACHED TO TOP OF FUEL PUMP CAUSES INTAKE LINE TO BREAK AND ONLY FIX IX TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP EVEN THOUGH FUEL PUMP ITSELF IS FINE AN APPROX REPAIR COST OF $800, PARTS AND LABOR. MY ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH PACIFICA'S. NOW MY GAS CAP LIGHT IS ON AND A SECOND VACUUM LEAK IS SHOWING. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPAIR. I SEE ON COMPLAINTS I AM NOT FIRST TO COMPLAIN OF THIS ISSUE! *TR

MY CAR SEATS MOVE WHILE I AM DRIVING AUTOMATICALLY. WITH MY SEAT BELT ON SOMETIMES I CANT TOUCH THE PEDALS. ALSO, MY CAR IS STALLING AND IT EATS OIL NONSTOP. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND NOTHING IS SHOWN AS WRONG. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND IT WAS DONE SO WHY IS THIS STILL HAPPENING. SEAT ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE TO DRIVE AND HOLD THE BUTTON FORWARD ON THE DOOR TO STOP IT FROM MOVING. *TR

UPON TAKING MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION TODAY I WAS MADE AWARE OF MAJOR SUBFRAME DAMAGE AND HOLES AND RUST. IT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN THIS WAY FOR A WHILE AND I WAS MORE THAN LIKELY SOLD THE CAR THIS WAY FROM THE DEALER WHO DIDN'T CORRECTLY INSPECT THE CAR YET STILL PUT PASSED STICKERS ON IT. NOW MY CAR IS UNUSABLE AND WORTHLESS CONDITION UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POCKET THE WHOLE COST OF REPLACING THE SUBFRAME. I AM VERY UPSET TO READ NOW THAT A LOT OF OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL AND VERY RARELY COMPENSATES THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE DEALER IS ALSO DENYING ANY WRONG DOING ON THEIR END AND SAID THE CAR WAS NOT THIS WAY A YEAR AGO. I HAVE SIGNED STATEMENTS FROM THE AUTO BODY SHOP SAYING THIS IS YEARS OF DAMAGE GONE UNNOTICED AND FIXED. I AM VERY UPSET AND NOW WITH OUT A FAMILY CAR FOR MY 4 KIDS AND HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING A NEW CAR AND CANNOT TRADE THIS IN NOW DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH 110,000 MILES I THINK. THE INSPECTION STICKER WAS NEW AND NOW A YEAR LATER OUR ENTIRE ENGINE CRADLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND WONT TAKE A STICKER WHATSOEVER. THERE'S NO WAY THIS KIND OF RUST IS NORMAL AND WHEN I WENT ONLINE I SAW THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND A NEW CRADLE IS 2,500 WITHOUT INSTALLATION THIS IS CHRYSLERS FAULT WE ALWAYS WASHED THE CAR DURING WINTER MONTHS AT THE CARWASH. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAD THE ROOM GREAT SAFETY FEATURES AND NOW I FIND OUT ITS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND WE GOTTA EAT THIS COST. IM GOING TO OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER BECAUSE THIS ISN'T RIGHT AND CHRYSLER ONLY HELPED WITH COST ON SO MANY CARS AND THE SAME ENGINE CRADLE FITS 04,05 AND 06 PACIFICAS SO ALL THESE CARS SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MATERIAL THEY USED. ANY HELP ON HOW OR WHO TO CONTACT I KNOW WERE NOT ALONE I THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND ON THIS OIL CHANGE WERE JUST INFORMED ABOUT THE EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE ENGINE CRADLE. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON ONLY A FEW 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH ANY REPAIRS SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY MODELS. THERE IS A LARGE RUST HOLE IN THE ENGINE CRADLE ON ONE SIDE AND EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE OTHER SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT UP TO MY MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES & HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HE FINALLY PERFORMED A SMOKE TEST. WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY LEAKS. HIS COMPUTER SAID I HAD A SMALL LEAK DETECTED. HE SAID MY FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS THE PROBLEM & IT WOULD PROBABLY COST AROUND $1,000 TO FIX SINCE HE HAD TO DROP THE GAS TANK. COULDN'T GET ANYWHERE WITH CHRYSLER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING NOW A YEAR & A HALF PLUS NOW MY GASCAP LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I DO HAVE MY MECHANIC CHECK WHENEVER I GO GET MY OIL CHANGE & HE RESETS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BUT IT DOES COME BACK ON WITHIN A DAY. I'VE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEBSITES & THIS IS A CHRYSLER PROBLEM THAT THEY NEED TO FIX. I DON'T WANT TO END UP WHERE I STALL OUT LIKE WHAT I'VE BEEN READING. *TR

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER LEARNING OF THE RECENT CHRYSLER RECALL ON 9/21/14. MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FREQUENTLY STALLS AND LEAKS SOMETHING. NOT SURE IF IT IS A FUEL LEAK. ALL CHRYSLER SUVS SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR

THE FIRST ISSUE OCCURRED IN MAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA UPHILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE HILL MY CAR STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND LOCKED UP. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PULLED ON THE STEERING WHEEL (THE AUTOMATIC STEERING WAS OUT) WITH A LOT OF FORCE TO PUT MY BACK RIGHT TIRE ON THE CURB TO STOP SLIDING DOWN THE HILL. THEN I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR. I PULLED INTO THE NEXT AVAILABLE PARKING LOT TO RECOVER AND TRY TO EVALUATE MY CAR FOR WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE SECOND ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH, MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A LOW TRAFFIC AREA AND THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE FOLLOWING AT A SAFE DISTANCE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ISSUE. MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT THIS ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN MY CAR SHUTS OFF, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

WHEN HAVING MY BRAKES REPLACED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE STEEL FRAME OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WARRANTY DEPARTMENT WHO INFORMED ME THAT ONLY A SMALL WINDOW OF VEHICLES BUILT IN 2004 QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE MODEL VEHICLE TO MANY PEOPLE WITH NO RELIEF FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

FRONT SUB FRAME ROTTED OUT BY LOWER CONTROL ARMS CALLED CHRYSLER HQ THEY WILL NOT COVER UNLESS IT BECOMES A RECALL. *TR

HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED DUE TO MY IGNITION SWITCH. I AM GLAD THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED! GETTING THIS CAR REPAIR WILL SET ME BACK IN MY BILLS AND I JUST GOT THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO! *TR

TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE SUBFRAME AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BADLY RUSTED AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY. *TR

RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE $3000 REPAIR TOLD HOW DANGEROUS IT IS FOR MY FAMILY TO BE IN THIS CAR. I JUST BOUGHT CAR FOR MY FAMILY. IM A SINGLE PARENT LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND NOW IM SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS PIECE OF [XXX] CHRYSLER BUILT? *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

A MECHANIC, WHILE CHANGING THE OIL ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, INFORMED ME THAT THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED BADLY AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE CARRIAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS INADEQUATE IN TERMS OF HANDLING ROAD SALT. BUT THEN THEY REVISED THE EXTENSION OF WARRANTY TO INCLUDE ONLY CARS MANUFACTURED AFTER FEB 23, 2004 AND BEFORE MARCH 31, 2004. WHILE SUCH A LIMITATION? MY VEHICLE, ACCORDING THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON ON THE PHONE, WAS BUILD ON AUG 25, 2004 AND THEREFORE FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE COVERED TIME PERIOD. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT MY CAR HAS A RUST PROBLEM WITH THE SUBFRAME AND THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH PACIFICAS MADE IN 2004 AND 2005. CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE SUBFRAME ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED (AKA T-BONED) BY ANOTHER CAR THAT RAN A STOP SIGN WHILE I WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. WINDOWS SHATTERED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR) WERE COMPLETELY CAVED IN AND DOOR HAD TO BE SNAPPED BY TWO FIREFIGHTERS IN ORDER TO EXTRICATE THE DRIVER AND AT NO POINT DURING IMPACT DID SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOY CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE AND A MILD CONCUSSION FROM IMPACT WITH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POST. *TR

WHILE HAVING NORMAL OIL CHANGE, FRAME WAS FOUND TO HAVE RUST HOLES WITH RUST COMING FROM INSIDE. BY DIGGING DEEPER FOUND THAT MANY OTHER CARS IN YEARS 2004-2007 HAVE THE SAME EXPENSIVE REPAIR PROBLEMS. ALSO, A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AS THIS CAN CAUSE A FAILURE OF FRONT END COMPONENTS. NO RECALLS OR FIXES FROM CHRYSLER. WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY NOT ON THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,800.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR LUBE OIL FILTER AND SERVICE TECH HAD ME COME IN AND LOOK AND THE RUSTED FRAME.QUOTED $1800 FOR A USED FRAME TO REPLACE. I SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM HOPING TO GET SOME HELP WITH REPAIR COST. *TR

THE ENGINE FRAME CRADLE IS ROTTING OUT. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COULD POTENTIALLY FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT IF IT WAS A 2004/05 THEY WOULD COVER THE REPAIRS BUT NOT A 2006. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR STALLED AND THEN CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY BUT AS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE HOME IT CONTINUED TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT VERY MANY CARS ON THE ROAD BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOWN SINCE APRIL 2014 AND IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 2014. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE PUT SO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS CAR BECAUSE THE MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, O2 CENSORS, THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS, IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, AND A TUNE UP AND MY CAR STILL RUNS THE SAME, LIKE CRAP. THE COMPUTER IS NOT DIAGNOSING THE CAR PROPERLY AND NEITHER ARE THE MECHANICS. *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 2006 PACIFICA WITH ONLY 52000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTING OUT. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HOLES RIGHT THROUGH IT. WE USE THIS CAR AS A FAMILY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR 3 CHILDREN AROUND. WE BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW AND LOVED IT UNTIL THIS. THESE CARS ARE BUILT LIKE GARBAGE AND ARE SOLD FOR TOP DOLLAR. WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER RECALLED THIS? ARE THEY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE? THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM ! MAYBE IF SOME OF CHRYSLER'S EXECUTIVES DROVE THESE VEHICLES AND PUT THEIR FAMILIES IN THEM, THE PROBLEMS WOULD BE RESOLVED. SHAME ON CHRYSLER ! SO MUCH FOR BUYING AMERICAN HUH? I HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A IMPORT ! I ALWAYS WAS PROUD DRIVING AMERICAN MADE CARS! BASICALLY THIS CAR IS MEANT TO FAIL ! I AM NOT SO PROUD NOW... THAT'S FOR SURE! *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND THE WARNING ICONS DINGED ON. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE MECHANIC CAN NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY CAR FAILED ON US AS WE WERE ON OUR TRIP TOWARDS BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE ELECTRICAL IN MY CAR STARTED FLICKERING AND THE MOTOR KEPT ACCELERATING ITSELF.. THEN THE GAS INDICATOR WENT FROM SHOWING HALF TANK FULL TO 10 MILES TO EMPTY.. WE WERE IN THE DESERTED PART OF THE CHECKPOINT RANCH SO WE HAD ABOUT 30 MILES UNTIL A GAS STATION WE THOUGHT WE COULDN'T POSSIBLY JUST RUN OUT OF GAS, BUT AS WE CONTINUED 5 MINUTES LATER OUR CAR ELECTRICAL JUST SOUNDED A SPARK AND OUR CAR STARTING SHUTTING OFF, HARD STEERING TO PULL ON SIDE OF ROAD.. BUT THANK GOD WE HAD NO VEHICLES BEHIND US SO THAT PREVENTED AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING.. WE CALLED FAMILY MEMBER TO GO HELP US HAUL OUR CAR TO A NEAREST GAS STATION OR MECHANIC.. SOMETHING I NEVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE WITH MY CHILDREN 3 AND 1 IN MY CAR AND THE HOT SUMMER.. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR MY CAR IF IT FALLS IN THE RECALL CATEGORY BUT IT SHOWS NOTHING.. YET IT SHOWED TO HAVE SIMILAR DEFECTS AS THE ONES BEING RECALLED. *TR

CAR HAS ROTTEN SUB FRAME THAT CRADLES ENGINE SUSPENSION! IN LOOKING AT CHRYSLER COMPLAINTS THIS APPEARS TO BE PREVALENT IN ALL THE SUB FRAMES. MY MECHANIC HAS WELDED IN METAL IN PLACE OF ROT. THIS SUB FRAME IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUSPENSION OF THE FRONT END AND CRADLES ENGINE MOUNTS. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR DESIGN SHOULD ALLOW FOR FAILURE OF SUCH A CRITICAL JOB AFTER 89000 MILES AND 8 YEARS. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND OR REMOVED FROM THE ROAD BEFORE THERE ARE UNNECESSARY DEATHS. *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FOR NEW TIRES AND A NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC HAD THE CAR ON THE LIFT AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE CRADLE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED/ROTTED OUT AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. THE RIGHT AND LEFT SECTIONS OF THE ENGINE CRADLE SUB FRAME WHERE THERE IS WELDING ARE THE ONLY SECTIONS OF THE FRAME THAT ARE RUSTED/ROTTED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU COULD STICK A FINGER THROUGH THE ROTTED OUT SECTION (CAN PROVIDE PICTURES IF NEEDED). I CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCATE DEALERSHIP FOR DIGITAL IMAGING THAT WOULD HELP CHRYSLER DETERMINE IF IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT OR ALTERNATIVELY OWNER CAUSED. I DID AS INSTRUCTED AND WAS TOLD A FEW DAYS LATER THAT THE FRAME ROT WAS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT BUT RATHER OWNER CAUSED. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR OF APPROXIMATELY $5,000. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, I REALIZED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE PACIFICA OWNERS LIKE MYSELF AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF. PER MY MECHANIC AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH, IF THE ENGINE CRADLE SUB FRAME WERE TO GIVE OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR WILL NOT BE DRIVEN BY MY FAMILY UNTIL REPAIRED AS I WON'T RISK THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED AS THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 10/07/14*LJ

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THROUGH A VERY DANGEROUS CURVE (S-CURVE), IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OVER (DIFFICULTLY) AND STOPPING I LET IT SIT WHILE CALLING MY HUSBAND. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP NO PROBLEM AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, FROM THAT POINT FORWARD THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STAY RUNNING FOR 5-7 MINUTES, THEN WHILE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY STAY RUNNING FOR 3-5 SECONDS AND NOW SOMETIMES WON'T EVEN START AT ALL. AFTER FINALLY TOWING TO A DEALERSHIP BELIEVING IT WAS THE SKIM MODULE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT IS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE THAT IS BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FIND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND YEAR FOR THESE SAME EXACT TYPE ISSUES, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD NOW BY 2 DEALERSHIPS AND THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATION THAT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE VIN # IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, TIE RODS REPLACED, CONTROL ARMS REPLACED ALL DONE IN THE LAST MONTH !! WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER HAVE A RECALL OUT ON THIS ISSUES SINCE IT'S KNOWN FOR IT! OH DID I MENTION THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK ALL THE TIME! OTHER THING IS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF...IT'S BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE FUEL PUMP....REALLY AT THIS POINT I'M TIRED OF PUTTING MONEY INTO THE CAR. *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 PACIFICA IN TO A DEALER ON 7/18/2014 TO HAVE A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END INSPECTED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TIE ROD BUSHINGS HAD FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME IN ABOUT A YEAR. THEN HE TOLD ME THAT PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTING AND CRACKING TO THE POINT THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COULD FALL OUT. I FOUND OUT THAT CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL FOR 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICAS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT WOULD NOT COVER IT FOR ANY OTHER YEARS. THE FACT THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAD A PROBLEM COUPLED WITH THE NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULDN'T COVER THIS FAILURE ON ALL MODEL YEARS. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHRYSLER THAT I WILL EVER BUY. *TR

WENT IN FOR REGULAR YEARLY INSPECTION TO FIND OUT THAT MY MOTOR MOUNT WAS ALMOST DETATCHED FROM MY VEHICLE .THE POWERTRAIN WAS RUSTED .SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNT THE POWERTRAIN STILL NEEDS REPLACED.IN THE 6 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFYED OF A POWERTRAIN RECALL.AT THIS POINT I'M VERY UPSET TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.HOWEVER THIS COULD HAVE PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK .I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS CAN BE REPLACED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SINCE THE RECAL.L PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR CUSTOMER BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC OCCURS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A BRAKE JOB AND FOR ISSUES WITH THE RIDE AND AN ODOR IN THE INTERIOR CABIN THAT APPEARED AFTER PROLONGED ACCELERATION. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE DUE TO THE SUB-FRAME BEING ROTTED AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WORN TO SUCH A DEGREE THAT THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE ENTIRELY. THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED AS WELL, INCLUDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. IN ADDITION, MUCH OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. OUR FAMILY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED MANY, MANY TIMES AT A CHRYSLER FACILITY OVER THE EIGHT YEARS WE OWNED IT. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ONCE THAT THE SUB-FRAME HAD ANY SIGN OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION UNTIL NOW. WE BELIEVE THE CORROSION IS THE RESULT OF POOR DESIGN AND POSSIBILITY POOR MATERIAL. WE ALSO BELIEVE THE ENGINE INSTABILITY CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THE OTHER DAMAGE. THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL EXCEEDED $6,500. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC FOR IT'S REGULAR TIRE ROTATION & OIL CHANGE ON JULY 9, 2014. HE CALLED ME TO COME OVER AND SHOWED ME THE RUST ON THE FRONT OF THE SUBFRAME. I'VE RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE AND HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE PACIFICA. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ADVISING ME THAT IT COULD BE A PROBLEM AND I'VE BEEN A LOYAL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 20 YEARS. THIS CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A ROCK SLIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A BOULDER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED, THE PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I FILLED UP THE TANK WITH GAS AND WAS ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. I HAD RESET THE TRIP AT THE TIME OF FILL UP AND I HAD TRACKED THE HIGHWAY MILEAGE USING A LITTLE LESS THAN 1/2 TANK THEN REFILLED IT THEN TOOK HOW MANY MILES I HAD GONE DIVIDED IT BY HOW MANY GALLONS OF GAS IT TOOK TO FILL IT BACK UP. I WAS GETTING 21 MILES PER GALLON. WHEN THE GAS GAUGE REACHED 1/2 TANK, IT DROPPED STRAIGHT TO EMPTY. I HAD ONLY GONE ROUGHLY 200 MILES AND FIGURED AT 21 MILES PER GALLON I SHOULD EASILY GET 350 TO 400 MILES BEFORE NEEDING GAS SO I CARRIED ON. AFTER I HAD TRAVELED 220 MILES ON A FULL TANK, (20 GALLONS) THE MOTOR JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED FOR HELP. THEY BROUGHT 2 GALLONS OF GAS AND PUT IT IN AND IT FIRED RIGHT UP. I DROVE 2 MILES BACK TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED IT BACK UP AND IT ONLY TOOK 8 GALLONS TO FILL IT BACK UP. 10 IF YOU INCLUDE THE 2 WE HAD JUST PUT IN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THAT IS 1/2 A TANK OF GAS. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND THERE IS A RECALL F44 ON MY VEHICLE THAT DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE DATES OF THE RECALL. IF MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE ISSUE SHOULDN'T THEY COVER IT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED OVER SIX TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR, ABS BRAKE SENSOR AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REMOVE ALL KEYS FROM THE KEY RING EXCEPT FOR THE FOB AND KEYS. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES OF THE FAILURE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR STATE INSPECTION ON 6/16/14 AND FAILED BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT. *TR

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN AND FROM TIME TO TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEM DOING SOMETHING, BUT IT BARELY STOPS THE CAR IN TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. WE ARE FEARFUL OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. *TR