NHTSA Complaint #10818085 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE ENGINE CRADLE BEING RUSTED OUT, THE COST OF REPAIR IS $2500-$4000. I GOOGLED "ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT" AND THE ARTICLES THAT WERE LISTED FIRST ALL PERTAIN TO CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005. I PROCEEDED TO CALL CHRYSLER ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE NOT EXTENDING WARRANTIES TO COVER THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THEY WOULD "DOCUMENT" MY CALL. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IF I MADE ANY REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD KEEP MY RECEIPTS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TRYING TO RAISE 3 TEENAGERS AND DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO PUT INTO REPAIRING A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T EVEN WORTH THE COST TO REPAIR IT. FURTHERMORE, CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO ALL PACIFICA OWNERS TO FIX IT. THEY ARE ALLOWING THEIR CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I AM VERY UPSET BECAUSE I HAVE ALLOWED MY TEENAGE SON TO DRIVE MY CAR NOT KNOWING THAT IT IS LITERALLY A TICKING TIME BOMB, THE ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT AT ANY TIME. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET INSPECTED AND IT IS A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD TO DRIVE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE PERTAINING TO THIS SAME PROBLEM, SO I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND IT IS NOT JUST A HANDFUL OF CARS AFFECTED. IT IS TIME FOR CHRYSLER TO STAND UP AND ACCEPT THE BLAME FOR THIS AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR ME AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS