NHTSA Complaint #10748247 — 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

I HAVE AN 04 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH A SEVERELY RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC AT GOODYEAR WHILE TRYING TO GET AN ALIGNMENT THAT MY CRADLE WAS TOO RUSTED TO DO THE ALIGNMENT. HE THEN SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A LETTER THAT WAS ISSUED TO OWNERS OF PACIFICAS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I DID NOT RECEIVE THE LETTER. SO I CALLED THE CHRYSLER COMPLAINT LINE AND SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO GAVE ME A CASE # AND TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE ISSUE VERIFIED BY A CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEN THEY WOULD LOOK INTO PAYING FOR THE REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER WHO VERIFIED THE REPAIR AND TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES. I HAD NOT HEARD ANY THING BACK SO I CALLED BACK TO THE COMPLAINT LINE ABOUT MY CASE#. AT THAT TIME I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER CSR WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES . WHEN QUESTIONED WHY NOT AND WHICH VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED SHE SAID SHE DID NOT KNOW. BUT, SAID IT DEFINATELY WAS NOT MINE. I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET AS I HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TOLD IF THE ISSUE WAS A RUSTED CRADLE AND VERIFIED BY A CHRYSLER DEALER I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE, HOPEFULLY ON THE ENTIRE REPAIR. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW AS THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR $5000 - $6000. THE LADY SAID WELL YOU NEED TO PUT MONEY INTO A VEHICLE THAT IS 10 YEARS OLD. I SAID I HAVE. I HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ALSO. BUT, THAT IS FOR ANOTHER TIME. I AM SO UPSET WITH CHRYSLER AS I READ THE WHOLE PROBLEM WAS THEY FORGOT TO PUT DRAIN HOLES IN THE CRADLE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO FROM HERE.