2005 Chrysler Pacifica Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS ROTTEN AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,836.

RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE WITH FRACTURED FRAME MOUNTING DISCOVERED WHEN SEARCHING FOR A DRIP SOURCE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT, YET THE CORPORATION DID NOT WARN ME OF THIS PROBLEM, DESPITE A RECALL FOR OTHER PACIFICAS MADE WITHIN A VERY NARROW MANUFACTURING WINDOW OF TIME. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NOW PROVIDES A RISK TO DRIVING. WHAT AM I TO DO?

VEHICLE SUB-FRAME HAS RUSTED, ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHY HAS A RECALL NOT BEEN ISSUED. I BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. IF NOT INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT WITH DISASTEROUS CONSEQUENCES. A SUB-FRAME SHOULD NOT RUST OUT ON A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN FOR APPRAISAL AS A TRADE-IN TOWARDS A NEWER VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE DUE TO SEVER CRADLE ENGINE ROT. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THIS VERY ISSUE ON THIS VERY VEHICLE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO SELL IN SPITE OF IT BEING IN GREAT OPERATING CONDITION AND THE REST OF THE EXTERIOR BEING IN GOOD CONDITION. CHRYSLER NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I CANNOT SELL BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS ROT (IF IT EVEN CAN BE REPAIRED), AS IT NOW APPEARS (FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE) THAT CHRYSLER WAS VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND CHOSE TO DECEIVE THEIR CUSTOMERS RATHER THAN MAKE IT RIGHT FOR THEM. WHAT DO I DO NOW?

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

MY ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED/ROTTED OUT AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD IT CAN'T PASS INSPECTION AND WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO FIX. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE, SINCE THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT.AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PACIFICAS. WILL THERE BE A RECALL? WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK TO ME ASAP, SINCE I NEED MY CAR TO GET TO WORK. THANK YOU. *TR

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

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

DRIVING TO WORK AND I NOTICE THAT THE SMALL SNOW BUILD UP IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD WAS HITTING MY UNDER CARRIAGE SO I GO TO MY MECHANIC ON THE WAY HOME AND HE LOOKS UNDER THE CAR. I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I HAD HIM TAKE A LOOK IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME I COULD DRIVE THAT CAR UNLESS I WANTED TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE ROTTED SUBFRAME THAT HOLDS MY ENGINE IN. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT. MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN WITH A CAR, WHICH MAKES SENSE THAT YOU NEED YOUR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NOT TO FALL OUT! IS THERE A NUMBER OF INJURIES AND FATALITIES THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE MAKERS WILL RECALL A CAR FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNOW IS HAPPENING?

HAVE HAD A MECHANIC TELL ME AFTER VEHICLE INSPECTION THAT ENGINE CRADLE ON PASSENGER SIDE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. HE FEELS THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONTACTED FCA WAS TOLD NO RECALLS OR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. DIDN'T WE THE TAXPAYERS BAIL THIS COMPANY OUT FOR NO HELP.

FRONT SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO FALL WHILE IN OPERATION. NO SERVICE BULLITONS OR RECALLS. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISDUE WITH THIS VEHICLE

ENGINE CRADLE RUST. OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK, MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD NOT LET HIS WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR. 190,000 MILES, MECHANICALLY JUST FINE, CLEAN, NO BODY RUST. ENGINE CRADLE IS A ROTTED, RUSTED MESS. WE MAY TRY TO WELD SOME THICK STEEL TO IT IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE CAR. NOTHING TO LOSE AT THIS POINT, CANNOT SELL IT AND IT'S NOT WORTH MUCH JUST SITTING.

I WAS INFORMED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THAT MY ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED OUT AND COULD POTENTIALLY FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT AND OTHER THAN A SMALL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE REAR WHEEL WELLS, IT IS FAIRLY RUST FREE.

THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTED SO BAD THE THE ENGINE IS READY TO FALL OUT .

SUBFRAME OF THE ENGINE CRADLE. I WAS TOLD DURING LAST INSPECTION (APRIL 2016) THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED. THE SAME WAS CONFIRMED ON 3/18/17 AT FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER, BENSALEM, PA. IT'S REPAIR WILL COST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT AND IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE THE ENGINE MAY FALL OUT. IT IS A VERY HIGH SAFETY RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE K MEMBER HAD SEVERE CORROSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE ROT. NEW YORK STATE DMV REFUSES TO RENEW MY REGISTRATION DUE TO YEARLY INSPECTION FAILED. THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE ENGINE CRADLE ROT. SALT CORROSION.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE A FRAME RUSTED AND ROTTED OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT FUEL RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT AND I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. OCTOBER 2015 I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO HERITAGE CHRYSLER AT 9219 HARFORD ROAD -BALTIMORE, MD 21234 BECAUSE IT STOPPED RUNNING. I GOT IT BACK IN DECEMBER 2015 AFTER THEY PUT IN A TIMING BELT AND REPLACED THE ENGINE. A WEEK AFTER GETTING IT BACK I HAD A LEAK. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION AXLE SEAL REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO GLEN BURNIE TRANSMISSION TO HAVE THE SEAL REPLACED AND THEY WOULD NOT DO THE WORK. THEY SHOWED ME HOW THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED AND THEY WERE AFRAID THE ENGINE CRADLE WOULD BREAK IF THEY REMOVE IT. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I COULD HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AND LOOSE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE HERITAGE CHRYSLER WOULD PUT IN AN ENGINE WITH THE CRADLE LOOKING LIKE THIS. I CALLED MR. ANDERSON (THE SERVICE MANAGER AT HERITAGE) AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RETURN CALL BACK FROM HIM. I HAVE THE PICTURES TAKEN OF THIS PROBLEM I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLINE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED.

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR I CAN HEAR MY ENGINE HITTING THE WALLS OF MY CAR. IT IS LOOSE AND ALSO THE BREAKS ABS LIGHT IS ON THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE. IF IT IS NOT ON THAN THE BREAKS SLIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOUNT ON THE A-ARM FRACTURED FROM THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISES AND THE STEERING WAS AFFECTED. IN ADDITION, THE FRAME FRACTURED ON ONE OCCASION AND THE CONTACT HAD A WELDER WELD THE FRAME BACK TOGETHER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 206,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,733.

THE CAR UNDER IT IS KNOCKING AND HITTING AGAINST THE CAR ITSELF WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BREAKS SLIP UNLESS THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND THE POWER STEERING COMPARTMENT IS CONSTANTLY EMPTY WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING TO WHINE UNTIL YOU FILL IT BACK UP.

THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS ROTTED OUT, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THE CAR HAS NO SIGNS OF RUST ANYWHERE ELSE, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE UNDERCOATING. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT CARE, NOTHING THEY WILL DO. LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT IF NOT DEATHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING A LOW FUEL AMOUNT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FILLED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL (F44 ' FUEL PUMP MODULE AND/OR REPROGRAM PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OUR CAR STARTED THROWING ITSELF INTO OTHER LANES. MIND YOU, EVERYTHING IS GOOD ON THE VEHICLE. STRUTS, TIE ROD ENDS, ETC... UPON OBSERVATION, YOU CAN SEE THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTED OUT. THE REST OF THE CAR IS GOOD. MECHANICS SAY THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. 130,000 MILES...REALLY? THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR. CHRYSLER (ONLINE) SAYS "TOUGH".....

MY 2005 PACIFICA IS IN FOR AN INSPECTION, AND I GET A CALL FROM MY MECHANIC . THE PROBLEM IS, AS THE MANY COMPLIANT HERE THAT THE SUB FRAME / ENGINE CRADLE IS CORRODED, AND MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE COST IS $ 2600 . PROPERLY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH? I READ THAT CHRYSLER FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND 2005 MODELS, BUT LATER ONLY RECALL VEHICLE IN A 6 WEEKS TIMEFRAME , JANUARY - MARCH 2004 BECAUSE OF NOT PROPERLY COATING THE ENGINE CRADLE. LOOKS LIKE THE TIMEFRAME SHOULD BE MORE LIKE TWO YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SOUND LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ

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

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

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

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

OUR SUS IN IS RUSTED WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION PENSION WITCH HOLDS THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED WE COUNT ON THIS CAR IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE AT A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME AND THE ENGINE CRADLE WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE ENGINE CRADLE BEING RUSTED OUT, THE COST OF REPAIR IS $2500-$4000. I GOOGLED "ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT" AND THE ARTICLES THAT WERE LISTED FIRST ALL PERTAIN TO CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005. I PROCEEDED TO CALL CHRYSLER ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT EXTENDING WARRANTIES TO COVER THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THEY WOULD "DOCUMENT" MY CALL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I MADE ANY REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD KEEP MY RECEIPTS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TRYING TO RAISE 3 TEENAGERS AND DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO PUT INTO REPAIRING A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T EVEN WORTH THE COST TO REPAIR IT. FURTHERMORE, CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO ALL PACIFICA OWNERS TO FIX IT. THEY ARE ALLOWING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I HAVE ALLOWED MY TEENAGE SON TO DRIVE MY CAR NOT KNOWING THAT IT IS LITERALLY A TICKING TIME BOMB, THE ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT AT ANY TIME. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET INSPECTED AND IT IS A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE PERTAINING TO THIS SAME PROBLEM, SO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND IT IS NOT JUST A HANDFUL OF CARS AFFECTED. IT IS TIME FOR CHRYSLER TO STAND UP AND ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR ME AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS

MECHANIC NOTICED RUSTED OUT SUB-FRAME WHEN DOING REGULAR SERVICE ON VEHICLE. TOLD US IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

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

CRADLE IS RUSTED & ON THE VERGE OF FALLING APART. ON CHECKING ONLINE, REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2004 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2005. A MECHANIC ON LOOKING IT UP NOTICED THAT ANTI-RUST WAS NOT APPLIED AT ALL, AND HENCE RESULTING IN THE RUSTING.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE IS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OUT THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WILL BE UPWARDS OF $3000.

I'M ONE OF THE VICTIM OF THE ENGINE CRADLE ROT, THAT OCCURS IN THE 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICA. I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN I JACKED UP THE CAR TO GET UNDER IT, IT WAS HIDDEN. THE FAILURE OF THE CRADLE WAS 100%. IT FAILED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CRADLE AND WAS RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR BRAKES AND MECHANIC SENT ME PICTURES OF CAR FRAME RUSTED THROUGH I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE FRAME REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . I DON'T HAVE A PRINTER SO I CAN'T PRINT OUT PICTURES TO SEND YOU

THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON MOVING MY SEATS FAILED YEARS AGO. I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL LIGHTS/ GLITCHES IN THE DASH SHOWING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE ALTERNATOR AND WAS INFORMED THE CRADLE/FRAME SUSPENSION ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS FRAMING SHOULD NOT RUST THROUGH IF IT WAS COATED PROPERLY AND IF IT CONTINUES TO RUST THROUGH, THE ENGINE BLOCK WILL DROP OUT. I WAS QUOTED OVER $2,000 TO PURCHASE A USED PART AND TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE BATTERY AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT UNDERNEATH. WHEN MY MECHANIC SAW THE CARRIAGE OF MY CAR HE WARNED ME THAT I WAS DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. HE SAID IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING IT ANY LONGER.

THE COMPLETE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED OUT & FALLING OFF