NHTSA Complaint #10269860 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

REAR MOTOR MOUNTS SEEM TO BE A BIG ISSUE FOR CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. I HAVE A 2005 TOURING AND WAS TOLD 6 MONTHS AGO THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MINE. AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER OF OVER 1,900!! I'M SURE THAT NUMBER HAS RISEN GREATLY SINCE JANUARY '09. IF THAT MANY REAR MOTOR MOUNTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, IT WOULD STAND TO REASON THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. WHY WOULD CHRYSLER NOT COVER REPLACING THIS PART UNDER WARRANTY?! IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. HOW SAFE IS THIS CAR TO DRIVE WITH THE ENGINE MOVING AROUND SO MUCH?! I'VE HEARD AND READ DIFFERING OPINIONS ON THE SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT IS INDEED A DANGER TO DRIVE A CAR IN THIS CONDITION, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO FOR TRANSPORTATION?! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE AN EXTENSIVE LOOK INTO THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT PACIFICA OWNERS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH. I, MYSELF, HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP GETTING DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN PARTS THAT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I READ ABOUT AS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM. I'VE EVEN READ THAT THE PACIFICA MAY QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW WITH SO MANY COMMON PROBLEMS. *TR