NHTSA Complaint #10670612 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10670612 |
| Vehicle | 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 48,742 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IL |
Consumer Description
TOOK OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTING OUT AND THAT OUR ENGINE COULD FALL OUT AND THAT WOULD RESULT IN A BAD ACCIDENT. WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING!!! WE FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS SAME CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER OF THIS CAR DID NOT COAT THE FRAME CORRECTLY WHEN IT WAS BUILT. THIS WAS CHRYSLERS MISTAKE WHEN THIS CAR WAS MADE AND IT IS NO FAULT OF THE OWNERS THAT PURCHASED THESE CARS TO HAVE THIS TERRIBLE COSTLY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL BUT IT IS "NOT" AND NOW IT WILL COST US $3000.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED TO MAKE OUR CAR SAFE. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS CAR AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEEP IN A GARAGE. THERE IS ONLY 4800 MILES ON THIS CAR AND THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. WE ARE RETIRED ON A FIXED INCOME AND THIS PUT US AT A HARDSHIP. WE FEEL WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED TO PROTECT US , OUR FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. WE FEEL THIS SHOULD CERTAINLY BE ADDRESSED AND THAT THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND STAND BEHIND ALL 2005 PACIFICA CARS. MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS CAR MIGHT NEVER KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE THESE CARS ON THE ROAD AS THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS /FATAL ACCIDENT TO MANY PEOPLE! HELP! *TR
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