NHTSA Complaint #10565218 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

I INITIALLY TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE I HEAR A NOISE IN THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER AN ADDITIONAL DAY OF HOLDING THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CRADLE THAT BASICALLY HOUSED THE MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENTS WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I WAS PROVIDED A TOTAL OF OVER $2300 FOR THE PARTS ALONE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PART, I FOUND MANY INCIDENTS REPORTED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER. I AS WELL WAS TOLD THAT I HAD EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN JUNE OF 2013. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT; AS THIS CAR (AND OTHERS) ARE NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. I DRIVE MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 10 YEAR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE EVERYDAY. I ALSO MAKE A 68 MILE HIGHWAY COMMUTE ROUND TRIP TO AND FROM WORK IN THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS RECALLED AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS CHRYSLER GOING TO DO ABOUT THE MATTER. I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR SEAT BELTS THAT SAVE LIVES. RECALLING THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT IS CATASTROPHIC. IT WILL SAVE LIVES TO RECALL AND REPAIR. *TR