NHTSA Complaint #10484545 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

TOOK 2005 PACIFICA TO OUR MECHANIC TO CHECK A NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME CROSS-MEMBER WAS SEVERELY PERFORATED BY RUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO FLEXING. THIS CROSS MEMBER SUPPORTS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. ON-LINE RESEARCH SHOWS A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 MODEL YEARS. MECHANIC CALLED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL (#13-001-12) WAS ISSUED BY CHRYSLER BUT THAT OUR VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE SPECIFIED DATE RANGE. TOOK PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AND ARE AWAITING REPAIR ESTIMATES. WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER OTHERS REPORT THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS FAILURE OCCURRING IN VEHICLES BEYOND THE RECALL DATES. *TR