NHTSA Complaint #10661382 — 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

THERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCE BUT THE START OF THE PROBLEM WAS 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. 5/6/14 I REPLACED THE TIRES LEFT FRONT AXLE ALONG WITH THE FRONT STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CAME OUT FOR EMISSIONS SYSTEM SMALL LEAK CHANGED THE GAS CAP. FINE TILL JUNE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN SAME CODE P0455 CHANGED PURGE SOLENOID, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT AXLE. FINE AGAIN TILL AUGUST BY THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON NOW CHANGED THE NVLD PUMP PLUS REPLACED EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN STRUTS, STRUT MOUNTS, ALONG WITH THE RACK N PINION, FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS BOTH SIDES, OUTTER TIE RODS. ONCE AGAIN FINE THEN OCTOBER ROLLS AROUND I TAKE IT BACK IN BECAUSE IT ACTING WEIRD STEERING WISE PLUS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN SAME CODE P0455 NOW I CHANGE OUT THE CANISTER, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN BUT THE AXLES THEY ARE STILL GOOD. NOW NOVEMBER ROLLS AROUND AND EVERYTHING IS AT IT AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON P0455 THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINES NOW. ALSO THE 4 MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE AGAIN MY ENGINE IS ALMOST READY TO FALL OUT. NOW THEY ARE FINALLY TELLING ME AFTER $3400.00 THAT THIS IS ALL CAUSED BY THE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. MY SUBFRAME AND FRAME HAVE HOLES IN IT, THE RUST IS ACTUALLY MAKING IT'S WAS INSIDE MY CAR NOW. I WENT TO FIX A FLAT TIRE AND WHEN I USED THE EMERGENCY JACK I PUMPED IT 1/4 OF THE WAY UP AND BOOM IT WENT RIGHT THRU THE FRAME. MY ALIGNMENT KEEPS THROWING IT SELF OFF BECAUSE IT CAN'T HOLD THE FRONT SUSPENSION IN PLACE. THE STRUT MOUNT HOUSING LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER FEW BUMPS AND IT WILL GO THREW. ACCIDENT: 1ST WK NOV '14 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREE-WAY LUCKILY DOING 45MPH AND I WENT TO STEER MY CAR TO THE RIGHT AND IT KEPT GOING STRAIGHT AND SCRAPED THE K-RAIL. MECHANIC SAID THE THE BOLTS HE PUT BACK INTO THE SUB-FRAME KEEP FALLING OUT BECAUSE OF THE RUST. *JS