2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,446.

MY ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED/ROTTED OUT AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD IT CAN'T PASS INSPECTION AND WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO FIX. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 - 2008 PACIFICAS. A RECALL IS NEEDED.

PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED 4 YEARS AGO. CURRENTLY 109,000 MILES.. HAD BEEN HEARING A CLUNKY NOISE FOR A SHORT TIME TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED😔 MECHANIC CAME BACK WITH GHASTLY NEWS. TIE RODS,BUSHINGS, WATER PUMP,REAR AXLE SHAFT OILSEAL AND WORST OF ALL CRADLE WAS RUSTING THROUGH. OVER $7000.00 TO FIX ALL. I THOUGHT I WOULD FAINT. NO WAY COULD I DO ALL THE REPAIRS. UPON READING ALL COMPLAINTS CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THE RUSTIMG PROBLEM. SHAME ON THEM FOR LETTING THESE CARS ON THE ROAD KNOWING THIS COULD HAPPEN TO FAMILIES PURCHASING THEIR VEHICLES AND POSSIBLY HAVING A FATAL ACCIDEMT OCCURING WHEN THE ENGINE FALLS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING HIGH AND MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS RACED ABNORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER, A SENSOR(S), OR THE PCM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, MY MECHANIC SAID THE FRONT FRAME AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND THE CAR WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PECIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAYS, WHEN TURNING AND WHILE STOPPED FOR LIGHT CHANGES. HAD TO HAVE BATTERY "JUMPED" OR CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES. BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF DISCHARGED FROM ALTERNATOR. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BATTERY CONTINUED TO DRAINED. VEHICLE RAN FOR ONE DAY AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY, VEHICLE RAN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MECHANICS, BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER HAVING THOSE PARTS REPLACED. FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT SPECIALIZED IN CHRYSLERS AND WAS SHOCK WHEN HE STATED IT WAS THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) WHICH I BELIEVED AND RESEARCHED WAS PART A RECALL FOR 2005 PACIFICAS IN 2006. TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FIXED WHICH IS NOT THE PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE. THE PCM IS THE PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

RUST THROUGH OF ENGINE CRADLE AT VARIOUS SPOTS ON ENGINE CRADLE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR HAS 80500 MILES. CONTACTED FCA VIA PHONE. FCA SAYS MY PACIFICA DOES NOT FIT THE NARROWLY DEFINED MANUFACTURE DATE OF 02/28/2004 TO 03/31/2004. MY PACIFICA WAS MANUFACTURED ON08/2004 AND THEREFORE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. MY LOCAL FCA DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $ 2600 TO REPLACE. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE RECENTLY. I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES THE CAR ON A LIMITED BASIS WITH NO PASSENGERS.

MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE ON MY CAR IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT AND IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH IS A FATALITY HAZARD. HE GAVE ME A COPY OF CHRYSLER "EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD" WRITTEN NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE FOR PACIFICA MODEL YEARS 2004-2005. I CALLED THEM AND THEY STATED THAT I'M NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BUILT IN 8/04 AND NOT BETWEEN 3/04-4/04. THE NOTICE DOES NOT STATE THAT THE CARS NEED TO BE BUILT IN A PARTICULAR MONTH. THEIR STATEMENT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME AND I THINK THEY ARE LYING. ALL OF THE SIGNS OF THEIR NOTICE IS WHAT I HAVE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR OVER A YEAR, THE "CORROSION RESULTING IN DRIVABILITY VIBRATION AND/OR SHAKE." COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME I LOVE MY CAR BUT CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR COST AND THEY NEED TO STAND BY THEIR AWARENESS OF THE DEFECT AND WRITTEN WARRANTY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE THESE VIBRATIONS IN THE PACIFIC SO MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHICH RECOMMENDED NEW SUSPENSION SO WE GOT THOSE. THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR NEW TIRES, SUSPENSION AND ALIGNMENT TO BE TOLD THAT OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WAS NOT FIT TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE SUBFRAME COMPLETELY HAS ROTTED OUT. THANK GOD HE DID THAT, I'M HORRIFIED MY CHILD WAS IN IT ALL THIS TIME. MY HUSBAND AND I CALLED THE NUMBER 1 800-992-1997 DAIMLERCHRYSLER. TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR US THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR WAS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC'S QUOTE FOR IS OVER $2000. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW TO GET TO WORK AND MANAGE MY USUAL WEEKLY ERRANDS.

DURING ROUTINE YEARLY STATE INSPECTION, INSPECTOR FOUND THAT ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED OUT.. THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS BIG HOLE ON RIGHT SIDE FROM ROT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY NUMEROUS BODY SHOPS THAT THIS PART OF FRAME SHOULD NEVER RUST THROUGH.

I RECENTLY CHANGED MY OWN OIL ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I WAS UNDERNEATH OF IT I OBSERVED 1 MEDIUM SIZED RUST HOLE THRU THE SUBFRAME AND 2 SMALLER RUST HOLES IN THE SUBFRAME. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AFTER I FURTHER LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE THAT OTHERS WERE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS KNOWN AS CRADLE ROT. THE LOWER MOTOR MOUNT OF THE ENGINE IS BOLTED INTO THIS SUBFRAME. AND IF CONTINUES TO GET WORSE THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NOT ONLY I HAVE 3 HOLES IN IT THERE IS A LOT OF RUST ON THIS SUBFRAME THAT LOOKS COULD BE MORE OF AN ISSUE IN THE YEARS TO COME. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THRU ALL THE YEARS OF BEING UNDER VEHICLES THIS IS BY FAR ONE OF THE WORSE I HAVE EVER SEEN. I DO NOT FEEL...

ON ROUTINE CHECK BY MY MECHANIC, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED SO BADLY THAT HE CAN STICK HIS FIST THROUGH ONE SECTION. CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATE AND OPENED UP A CASE WITH THEM. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC". CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND TOLD THEM THE PACIFICA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD CALL TO GET THE RESULTS. THEY REFUSED TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHY SEND ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEN?? JUST TO GET MY $125 DOLLARS?? EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID HE WOULD NOT BE DRIVING HIS FAMILY AROUND IN THE CAR IF IT WERE HIS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND ON LINE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!

I WAS RECENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE A ROUTINE OILS CHANGE WHEN I WAS INFORMED BY THEM THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS BECOME RUSTED AND MAY IN THE FUTURE FAIL. AND ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER, MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED BY THEIR RECALL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE, AS IT FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES COVERED BY THEIR RECALL.

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE FROM PARK OR TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. ONCE IT IS IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR YOU DON'T FEEL OR HEAR NOISE. I FIGURED MY MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BAD AGAIN (REPLACED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO) AND WHEN I CHECKED THEY LOOKED BAD SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY CONFIRMED THEY WERE SHOT BUT ALSO SAID MY ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND THAT WAS WHY THE MOTOR MOUNTS PROBABLY WENT BAD SO FAST. WE HAVE HAD 3 BAD WINTERS IN INDIANA AND THEY USE A LOT OF SALT. SO, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND PLENTY OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT CHRYSLER ISN'T DOING ENOUGH TO REPAIR OR COMPENSATE OWNERS FOR THE COST. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED IN OHIO THAT I WILL TRY TO GET ON BOARD WITH IN HOPES OF RECOVERING SOME COSTS. I'M AFRAID TO...

TOOK CAR TO GET OIL CHANGE TODAY WAS TOLD WHEN I PICKED IT UP THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTEN AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABT ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT ITS MY PROBLEM TO FIX EVEN AFTER FINDING LETTER OF WARRANTY THAT EXTENDED THE COVERAGE FOR CRADLE TO 10 YEARS 150000 MILE NOWHERE DID IT SAY IN LETTER ABT IT BEING FOR A 6 WEEK SPAN BETWEEN FEB AND MAY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL

I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, YESTERDAY AND THE CAR STALLED. I JUST HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY CAR TODAY AND JUST FOUND OUT THE SUBFRAME OF MY PACIFICA IS ROTTED AND CRACKED! I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS ABNORMALLY LIFTING UP AND SLAMMING DOWN ON TO THE STARTER WIRE AND CAUSING SPARKS WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE! I'M SURPRISED THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS ALREADY!!

I OWN A 2005 PACIFICA LIMITED, I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2009 FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR FOR SERVICING (OIL CHANGE, REPAIRS, ECT). NOT ONCE WAS I INFORMED (DURING THE PURCHASE OR ANY TIME DURING SERVICING THE PACIFICA) ABOUT THE ROTTING SUBFRAME. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS SHOWING THE INSPECTION UNDERNEATH WITH NO MENTION OF THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY WIFE AND SHE DRIVES OUR TWO KIDS IN THIS CAR (NOT ANYMORE). AFTER REVIEWING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I AM VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS WHOLE SITUATION. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE WHOLE TIME IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME (THAT WAS NEVER MENTIONED). I HAVE PUT SOOOO MUCH MONEY INTO THE REPAIRS OF THIS CAR AND I FEEL LIKE MOST COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AT ANY SPEED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR, O2 SENSOR, AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS. I HAD A TUNE- UP DONE WHICH WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK FRONT AND BACK AND THE ENGINE WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN REVING UP AND SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE OUT. I MANAGED TO DROP MY KIDS OF AT SCHOOL AND GET BACK HOME. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY SERVICE GUY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND $5000.00 TO REPAIR. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS CRACKED AND THE FRAME WAS RUSTED WHICH HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO SOME OF THE VEHICLE WIRING. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THE SERVICE GUY AT THIS SHOP SAID THE SAME. HE TOLD US THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHAKE AND BECOME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT FAILURE WAS REPORTED BY SERVICING MECHANIC. IT WAS REPLACED. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 4000 MILES (92000 ODOMETER). AFTER SOME HAGGLING, IT WAS REPLACED BY MECHANIC UNDER WARRANTY BUT NO EXPLANATION REGARDING HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN SO SOON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. A MECHANIC AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED DURING AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 3/14/16 *JS UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN

EXTENSIVE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THIS RUST EFFECTS THE MOTOR BOLTS AS WELL AS MOTOR SUPPORT CARRIAGE. THE MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS 81,268 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY REPORTED BY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER EXAMINING THE RUST DAMAGE CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR.

ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTED OUT

ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT

TOOK MY PACIFICA IN FOR A CAR ALIGNMENT AND WALKED OUT WITH THE NEWS THAT MY ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL. I FOUND OUT THAT MY SUB FRAME FRONT ENGINE CRADLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ASAP, OTHERWISE IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY BABY TO DRIVE . THERE'S A HUGE RUST PROBLEM, WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE FIXING COST WOULD BE AROUND $2500.00. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT IT?S A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. GUESS IT SUCKS TO BE ALL THE REST OF US. NOTHING EVER WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE RUSTY ENGINE CRADLE AND GOD KNOWS WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF IT WON'T BE FIX. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR SOMEONE'S MISTAKES. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CRACKED AND ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND WHEN TURNING ON THE DEFROSTER, THE VEHICLE LEAKS FREON ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WENT TO HAVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT CHECKED AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE BIG HOLE FROM THE ROT ON THE ENGINE CRADLE WENT TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP TO GET REPAIRED . A NEW CRADLE IS 3600 $ A USED ONE IS 600 WE OPTED TO ORDER A USED ONE AND HOPEFULLY MY WIFE AND CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE SAFE . NO THANKS TO CHRYSLERS NEGLIGENCE IN IGNORING THE ISSUES . THEY SEEM TO FORGET WHO MADE THEM A COMPANY THE CONSUMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ENGINE CRADLE ROT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE 2004-05 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CHRYSLER ADMITS THEY DIDN'T APPLY ENOUGH COATING TO THE VEHICLE'S SUB-FRAME DURING ASSEMBLY, BUT ONLY OFFERED TO COVER A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE VEHICLES THEY MESSED UP. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR ENGINE CRADDLE ROTTS? WELL, THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT FOR STARTERS. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION AND OTHER COMPONENTS. BUT, DID I MENTION THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT? THE WORST PART IS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO SEE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT GETTING UNDER THE CAR. UPDATED 12/9/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOTICED RUST ON THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SUB FRAME HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,589.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUBFRAME AND ENGINE CRADLE WERE EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

DURING AN OIL CHANGE, MASSIVE RUST WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE CRADDLE, SUB FRAME. FAILURE OF THESE PARTS WOULD BE CATASTROP. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM WITH A SMALL SUBSET OF THESE CARS BUT CLEARLY APPLIES TO ALL AS SIMILAR SYMPTOMS ARE SHOWING IN CARS OUTSIDE THE GROUP SLEECTED FOR RELIEF. THIS IS WRONG, THIS IS NOT SAFE, THIS IS NOT FAIR.

VEHICLE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) IS ROTTED OUT AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS BUT ONLY FOR A 6 WEEK PERIOD FOR 2004 MODELS. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE 2005 PACIFICA. I HAVE PHOTOS. SUBFRAME IS ABOUT TO FALL APART AND THIS WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DROP. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. HOW MANY OWNERS LOOK UNDER THEIR CAR AT THE SUBFRAME? IT;S A HIDDEN DEFECT THAT WILL KILL SOMEONE ONE DAY. SUBFRAMES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO ROT AWAY AT THE 10 YEAR POINT. THIS IS A MAJOR MAJOR DEFECT. PLEASE LET ME SEND YOU PHOTOS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHENEVER THE CONTACT MADE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND WAS FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A CLICKING NOISE AND SHIFTING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" OR SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH VISIBLE CORROSION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS PART FOR 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICA'S. EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER ID IS: 0004617/#45543/X26...HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER, I WAS INFORMED THAT BASED ON THE VIN # OF MY CAR, I DID NOT QUALIFY FOR CHRYSLERS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE, THE LETTER CHRYSLER ISSUED FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY CLEARLY STATES THAT IT COVERS 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S, AND EVEN THOUGH I FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR, GEOGRAPHICAL REGION, AND THE 10YR/150,000MILE GUIDELINES OF EXTENDED WARRANTY, CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT MY 2005...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS VIBRATING AND MAKING NOISES, HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF MY CAR DUE TO RUSTING. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS MORE THAN I WANTED TO SPEND HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO EVEN DRIVE OFF THE LOT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO TRADE IT IN. SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HAD I WAITED A DAY LATER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT MYSELF AND MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT PROPERLY COATING THE ENGINE CRADLES AND SOME OF US LIVE IN THE SNOWBELT!!! *TR

TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE A SHORTED WIRE REPAIRED/REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I TOOK MY 2005 PACIFICA FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE LAST WEEK, AND OUR MECHANIC DISCOVERED A LARGE AREA OF THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. HE SAID IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE TO FIX IT, BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR AT ANY TIME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER, AND THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE CRADLE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2300. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE, AND THEY TOOK A STANCE OF PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY, TELLING ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO MY PACIFICA. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT IT ISN'T UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. ALL PACIFICAS ARE...

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED OUT AND THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I FIND THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THAT IS THE ONLY THING IS RUSTED OUT ON THE CAR, THIS NEEDS TO BE FIX BY CHRYSLER. *TR

THE ENGINE SUB FRAME HAS AND IS RUSTED OUT. *TR

OWN A 2005 PACIFICA. I WENT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE SUBFRAME BECAUSE IT IS CORRODED, HAVE 2" HOLES IN IT AND IF IT CONTINUES TO RUST, THE ENGINE MAY FELL OFF. I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK HOW MUCH IT IS AND ONCE I PUT CHRYSLER PACIFICA SUB FRAME ALL I CAN SEE WAS THE WORD RECALL. I CALLED CHRYLER AND THEY SAY HAVE NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. THE MECHANIC AND A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ARE QUOTING THEIR MECHANIC THAT THE SUBFRAME SHOULD NOT RUST AT ALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CHRUSLER IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T MAKE PACIFICA ANYMORE. BECAUSE IT IS S@#$@#&^ CAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. MULTI MILLION DOLLAR CAR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM NOT THE INDIVIDUALS. BTW I WILL NEVER OWN A CHRYSLER...

PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM PRIVATE PARTY. WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT FRAME BEING RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH. WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND COULD NOT DRIVE. WAS SO SCARED AND I WAS NOT SAFE. BROUGHT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE AND IS NOT SAFE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE PART TO BE FIXED. I LIVE IN A HIGH SALT BAND STATE IN NY AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED AS THE LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT IN 2011 STATED IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND IT WOULD COST OVER $4500 TO BE FIXED. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. WE CAN DIE FROM THIS HUGE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL JUST FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I AM REALLY HOPING THAT NHTSA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.