2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Engine Problems

HAD VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE. TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME (WITH PICTURES) THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTING OUT IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. IN MY RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, I FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM WITH LITTLE OR NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD LOSE THE ENGINE AT ANY TIME CAUSING POSSIBLE SEVERE INJURY. WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO STEP UP AND GET THE RECALL OUT TO ALL PACIFICA OWNERS. *TR

UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. *TR

AFTER AN OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE COST TO FIX IT IS MORE THAN IT IS WORTH. THANKS CHRYSLER, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE GETTING SERVICE AT LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS ENGINE SUBFRAME RUST - COMPLETELY RUSTED - UNDRIVABLE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION IN 2010 FOR ALL 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICAS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEN RESCINDED IT STATING THAT IT WOULD ONLY FIX THOSE THAT FELL WITHIN A 6 WEEK BUILD DATE - FEB 23-MARCH 31, 2004- WHICH MINE DID NOT. HOWEVER, IT HAS COVERED OTHERS - WHOM I KNOW PERSONALLY - AT 100% AFTER CONSTANT APPEALS AND LETTERS AND A STORY WHICH AIRED ON CHANNEL 5 CHICAGO NEWS ON JANUARY 24 AND APRIL 15, 2014. I HAVE CONTACTED CHANNEL 7, 5 AND 9 AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. IT UPSETS ME THAT THIS IS NOT GETTING FIXED WHEN THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM - ONE IN WHICH CHRSYLER TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND THEN DECIDED NOT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

ADVISED BY LOCAL MECHANIC IN DECEMBER THAT RUST WAS DEVELOPING ON UNDERCARRIAGE OF ENGINE. AFTER NUMEROUS NEWS REPORTS AND READING OF INFO ON THE INTERNET OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE. I WAS TOLD SINCE IT WAS NOT IN THE WINDOW OF THE CARS THAT THEY ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON RUST TO 10 YEARS OR 150K MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. IF THEY DO EXTEND THE WARRANTY IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL LET ME KNOW. *TT

WE TOOK OUR CAR IN TO LOCATE A POSSIBLE LEAK AND WHILE INVESTIGATING THE LEAK, OUR REPAIR SHOP NOTICED A GOLF BALL SIZE HOLE AND RUST ON THE PASSENGER CRADLE ARM AND RECCOMMENDED US NOT TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY OWNERS OF THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH THIS ISSUE. *JS

I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS LOOKING WEIRD ABOUT MY CAR AND SOMETHING SEEMED HANGING REALLY LOW. I WENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT RIGHT AWAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CRADLE WAS ROTTING AND IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED OR MY ENGINE WAS GOING TO FALL TO THE GROUND IF I DID NOT GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAD NOTHING PUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS LIKE ONCE I FIX ONE THING SOMETHING ELSE GOES WRONG. I HAVE SPENT OVER 3,000 DOLLARS ON THIS CAR SO FAR TO FIX IT AND NOW THIS. I AM BEYOND IRRITATED. *TR

I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION A SAFETY CONDITION WITH CERTAIN YEARS ON THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA. MANY OF THE PACIFICAS ENGINE CRADLES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED; TO THE POINT OF IF A BREAK OCCURS THE ENGINE WILL FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS MAINLY ON YEARS 2004-2005. (I OWN A 2005 MODEL WITH SEVERE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE.) THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS REPAIR IS BETWEEN $2,500 AND $3,000. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, THE 1ST TIME WAS NOV OF 2013 WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING 4/1/2014. CHRYSLER JUST SAYS ?WE?RE LOOKING INTO IT?. (REF CASE# 24293830) I HAVE CONTACTED THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO SENT A LETTER TO CHRYSLER, BUT THEY DECLINED COVERAGE ON MY PACIFICA. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON CERTAIN BUILD DATES, (SEE...

I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY SUBFRAME/ ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD...THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS I DRIVE THIS CAR EVERYDAY WITH 2 KIDS ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE SERVICE AGENT WORKING ON MY CAR SAID WE WERE LUCKY IT HAS NOT FALLEN OUT YET AND HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A DEALER OWNED THE CAR FOR APPROX 8 MONTHS WE WERE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN HEARD THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER RUN. WE WERE TOLD THE SUBFRAME AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN. NOW 1 1/2 YEARS LATER MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING VERY STRANGE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THE CAR WONT GO IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT ONCE AGAIN I HAVE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

I AM SEEING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING RUST AND CORROSION ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE ON 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. PLEASE GO BACK TO THE MAIN FRAME PAGE AND CLICK ON THE "SERVICE BULLETINS" TAB UNDER THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA RECALLS LIST, THEN CLICK ON THE "ASSOCIATED DOCUMENT" IN THE FIRST SERVICE BULLETIN LABELED : SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: WB-D-10-34 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10045080 IT READS THAT, IN AN EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT TO YOUR CONTINUED SATISFACTION, CHRYSLER GROUP PACIFICA'S LLC HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST). THIS WARRANTY COVERAGE APPLIES TO CHRYSLER PACIFICAS MODEL YEARS 2004-2005. PLEASE TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO YOUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE IT CAN BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF NECESSARY! IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THIS COMPONENT AT YOUR COST, THEN YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A REFUND; BUT...

I WAS HAVING MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING THROUGH. I CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM WITH 2004 PACIFICA'S AND THAT CHRYSLER HAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT. HOWEVER THERE IS ONLY A ONE MONTH PERIOD (IN-SERVICE DATE) THAT APPLIES TO THE WARRANTY. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FIST THROUGH THE ENGINE CRADLE. ENGINE VIBRATES AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT WILL FALL OUT OF THE CAR AND KILL SOMEONE. WE WONT LET OUR KIDS DRIVE IT ANYMORE AND CANT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY AND CHRYSLER NOT ONLY MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT BUYERS, BUT ALSO FAILS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANUFACTURES DEFECT. PLEASE DO YOUR JOBS AND PROTECT US FROM THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I TOOK MY 2005 PACIFICA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM...ENGINE CRADLE/CROSSMEMBER BAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD HOLES IN IT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $2514 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 9-04 SO I MISSED THAT VERY SMALL RECALL WINDOW. SO MUCH FOR A SAFE, FAMILY CAR...JUST HOPING THE MANUFACTURER MAKES THIS RIGHT SOME DAY. GOOD LUCK TO OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS. *TR

I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN TO GET MY INSPECTION DONE YESTERDAY. THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR IN THE LIFT TO CHECK IT, THEN HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE ENGINE CRADLE/SUBFRAME HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT WHERE YOU COULD STICK YOUR FINGERS THROUGH THE HOLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS MORE LIKE MYSELF WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY RECALLED A MINUTE PORTION OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM MADE IN THE SAME YEAR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MAY HAVE NO CLUE THAT THEY ARE DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB, IN WHICH THE ENGINE COULD DROP OUT AT ANY TIME WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VEHICLE. I DROVE MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS CAR FOR A LONG TIME, NOT KNOWING...

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENSIVE ENGINE CRADLE RUST. THIS VEHICLE'S BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS IMMACULATE EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE "K FRAME". I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE UNWILLING FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS 20K MILES OVER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE! I AM WITHIN 8 MONTHS OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLED VEHICLES FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD EXTEND THEIR RECALL AS THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT IS GROWING WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

I JUST WANT TO VOICE MY FEELINGS ON THIS COMPANY (CHRYSLER) CONCERNING THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 AWD WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED AS A WHOLE. IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A RELIABLE FAMILY CAR BEING THAT I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 5. I RESEARCHED THIS CAR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT FIT. I HAVE HAD TO BUY 3 BATTERIES FOR THIS CAR WHICH TO ME SEEMS TO BE A LOT. THE CAR BURNED OIL CONSTANTLY AND NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHERE THE OIL WAS GOING, I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT CHANGED I HAD TO REPLACE THE EGR VALVE FAILED MY EMISSIONS BECAUSE OF IT RIGHT AFTER MEANING SECONDS AFTER IT WAS CHANGED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WHILE AT THE SHOP SHOWING THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE CHANGED! NOT ONLY...

I WAS JUST TOLD BY MY MECHANIC INVESTIGATING A "CLUNK" IN MY FRONT END THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IN MY PACIFICA IS SO RUSTED YOU CAN POKE YOUR FINGER THROUGH IT. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHERE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. THIS IS A TICKING TIMEBOMB. MY MECHANIC SAID I AND MY FAMILY WERE AT RISK OF DROPPING THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING MODEL DID NOT PASS A STATE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE CORROSION HOLES AND FRAME RUST. THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORT HAS RUST HOLES AND IS SEVERELY WEAKENED, AND THE AREAS BELOW THE ROCKER PANELS UNDERNEATH THE CAR HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW BY MY FATHER, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 77,100 MILES ON IT, AND YET NOW IS CONSIDERED STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. RESEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT CHRYSLER KNEW OF THE UNUSUAL CORROSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE RUST PROBLEM BY QUIETLY ISSUING AN EXTRAORDINARY "EXTENDED 10 YEAR / 150,000 MILE WARRANTY" FOR PACIFICA MODEL YEARS 2004-2005. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED THIS WARRANTY TO LIMIT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE ONLY (REFERENCE: X26, WARRANTY BULLETIN DATED MARCH 16, 2012), AND FURTHER REDUCED THEIR EXPOSURE BY ONLY PROVIDING THIS WARRANTY COVERAGE...

THE FRONT SUB FRAME THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE HAS A MASSIVE RUST HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT STARTED OFF THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL AND HAS TURNED INTO A 8 BY 3 RECTANGLE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND THIS IS THE RESULT .THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THEY ONLY CONSIDERED IT FROM THE DATE MFG 2/23/04 TO 3/31/04 A SIX WEEK TIME FRAME AS THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY IT. I EXPERIENCE VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. MINE WAS MFG 10/04. *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR FROM A PARKED POSITION, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT STALLS OUT . IT THROWS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL . I ALSO ENDED UP IN A DITCH . I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT MY JOB. UNABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME FROM WORK. MY MECHANIC WILL COME AND TOW MY CAR TO HIS SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE THERE WAS A RISK OF THE ENGINE BECOMING DETACHED AND FALLING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF ENGINE CRADLE. POSSIBILITY OF FRONT END OF SUBFRAME FALLING OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD ENGINE CRADLE, CRADLE IS RUSTED, HAS A LONG RUST HOLE ABOUT 7 INCHES LONG, WILL NEED A CRADLE REPLACEMENT, FRAME IS UNSAFE. SOME 04'S-05'S WERE RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM, MINE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON, I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE IS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, ITS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,430.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 146,000.LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WOULD NEED REPLACING BECAUSE THERE WAS A RISK OF THE ENGINE BECOMING DETACHED AND FALLING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000....UPDATED 10/27/15 *BF *TR

THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTING AND THE ENGINE WILL SOON FALL DOWN TO THE GROUND IF NOT REPLACED COST + $2,000 +. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED TO AUTHORIZED NEW YORK INSPECTION STATION FOR YEARLY STATE-REQUIRED INSPECTION. VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. INSPECTOR CITED MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE "CRADLE" FRAME MEMBER SUPPORTING ENGINE, STEERING, AND SUSPENSION PARTS. "CRADLE" WAS COMPLETELY PERFORATED IN SEVERAL PLACES BY CORROSION, AND SHOWED SIGNS OF ADDITIONAL CORROSION WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO MORE HOLES. CRADLE WAS JUDGED STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED. INSPECTION STATION CONSULTED NY DMV AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, AND THAT REPLACEMENT OF CRADLE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RETURN VEHICLE TO SERVICE AND TO PASS NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT A MINOR IMPACT -- SUCH AS ENCOUNTERING A POTHOLE AT SPEED, OR HITTING AN OBJECT WITH THE FRAME OR BODY OF THE VEHICLE -- COULD CAUSE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT END STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, LOSS OF THE ENGINE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COLLAPSE OF...

WHILE IN FOR REPAIRS, OUR MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE OF OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING AWD SPORTS TOURER 4-DR HAS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REPAIRS. ACCORDING THE MECHANIC, THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORTS BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE FRONT STEERING/SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS, THAT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL UPON FAILURE, AND CAUSE A CRASH. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS/OWNERS OF PACIFICA MODELS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2004 AND 2006 ARE REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM AND LISTED IT AS A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PART. IN RESPONSE, CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, LIMITED TO CERTAIN STATES (WHICH THEY REFER TO AS 'SALT BELT STATES") COVERING REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, EXAMINED AND SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO CHRYSLER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER WAS FOUND TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF WHEN BRAKING THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. STEERING WAS LOST, AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED SO TO THE POINT THERE WERE BIG HOLES. THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE ENGINE CRADLE TOGETHER WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS.

WAS INFORMED BY OUR MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT CROSSMEMBER/ENGINE CRADLE/K-FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL DUE TO THIS DEFECT, BUT IT ONLY COVERED MANUFACTURING DATES UP TO MARCH 31, 2004 AND OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE OF 2004. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS CONTINUED TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES AFTER THE MARCH MANUFACTURE DATE AND CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE AS THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR OF A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO DO TO ASSIST US. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" WHICH HOLDS UP ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH ABOUT 80% OF VISIBLE CORROSION (I REALLY WISH I COULD ACTUAL ATTACH PICTURES OF CORROSION PROVIDED TO ME BY MY MECHANIC). 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 04 AND 05 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 (10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES) - THE LETTER CHRYSLER ISSUED FOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY CLEARLY STATES THAT IT COVERS 2004-2005...

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACFICIA TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE PULLEYS CHANGED ON THE ENGINE FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT, AND NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE LIFT, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000. THE CAR ONLY HAS 94K MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. I AM THE 2ND OWNER, THE 1ST WAS A LEASE THROUGH CHRYSLER AND I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER IN 2008. GOING TO START CONTACTING CHRYSLER AND THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE IN MA TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. *JB

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 107000 MILES RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. GARAGE KEPT AND SERVICED ONLY AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPT NEVER TOLD ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION THEY REFUSED TO WORK OUT ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR BILLS.*JB

I WAS TOLD WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT & THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD NEED TO GET THIS FIXED OR THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COULD FALL OUT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT ISN'T EVEN SOMETHING THAT OUR SERVICE GUY HAS SEEN ON VERY OLD CARS. WAS QUOTED @ $4200 FOR NEW ONE & AROUND $1200 FOR USED. MY REPAIR SHOP ORDERED 6 OF THEM BEFORE THEY COULD FIND ONE THAT WASN'T ALSO RUSTED OUT. OF COURSE THEY GOT MORE EXPENSIVE AS IT WENT ALONG. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER SAYING THAT IT WASN'T COVERED & THEY WOULDN'T STAND BY THERE PRODUCT/DEFECT.

NOVEMBER 10, 2012 TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SHAKING-MECHANIC STATED FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN-REPAIRED 11/13/2013. APRIL 28, 2013 DROVE CAR OUT OF TOWN APPROXIMATELY 280 MILES SPEED 65 MPH. CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE 20 MILES BEFORE I REACHED MY DESTINATION. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THEY STATED MY FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN-WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. JUNE 28TH, 2013 CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN IN TOWN SPEED AROUND 35 MPH IS AT THE MECHANIC NOW. THEY CALLED JULY 1, 2013 AND STATED THE FRONT MOTOR IS BROKEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A PICNIC WITH MY FAMILY,GOING HOME MY CAR JUST STOPPED WHITE SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE TAILPIPEAND SMELT GAS REALLY BAD IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE BUT MY MAIN PROBLEM IS I ONLY HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINE FEBRUARY 19 2013 AND SO I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME.I CALLED MY WARRANTY COMPANY THEY SAID BRING IT TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT SO I DID IN THE MEAN TIME I CHECK TO SEE ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THERE IS ONE FOR THE FUEL MODULE AND POWER TRAIN SO I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE PERSON THAT I WAS SPEAKING WITH HE SAID MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE THIS IS A 5000.0 DOLLAR ENGINE THAT I DON'T HAVE NOW MY WARRANTY SAID THEY WERE...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I GLANCED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM OUT THE BACK OF MY PACIFICA. I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AT THE NEAREST EXIT AND THE CAR JERKED AND MADE A NOISE. I TOLD MY TWO DAUGHTERS WHO WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME NOT TO PANIC AND THEN DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. I ASSUMED THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE PUMP TO PUT IN COOLANT, SOMEONE IN THE CAR NEXT TO ME TOLD ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THREE GOOD SAMARITANS PUSHED MY CAR AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMP, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND I WATCHED THE FRONT END OF MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. THE ONLY SALVAGEABLE PART OF THE CAR WAS THE REAR AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSED IT DOWN WITH WATER AND HAD TO USE AN AX TO BREAK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE WHEN THE CRADLE WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHOM ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE CRADLE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/28/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. LARGE HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE VIN IS NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. 07/02/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FRAME AND THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

SUB-FRAME IS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

THE SUBFRAME (WHICH HOLDS UP THE ENGINE) HAS THOROUGHLY RUSTED THROUGH CREATING THE DANGER OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FALLING FROM THE FRAME. I AM TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A DEFECT IN MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT CARS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 2004 AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES FOR THOSE VEHICLES. AS MINE WAS PRODUCED 4 MONTHS LATER THEY ARE DENYING ANY LIABILITY AND REFUSING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEFECT IS IDENTICAL TO ONE THAT IS COVERED ON CARS MADE 4 MONTHS PRIOR , AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE MATERIAL USED ON MY VEHICLE IS NOT FROM THE DEFECTIVE BATCH. I MAY HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS BUT THEY CANNOT PROVIDE A METHOD TO IDENTIFY THOSE DEFECTIVE PARTS. CHRYSLER IS UNWILLING TO EVEN EXAMINE THE VEHICLE, INSTEAD USING THE VIN AS THEIR ONLY REFERENCE AS TO COVERAGE. I...

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO SEE IF THAT REST SOMETHING. IT DID NOTHING, I DROVE THE CAR 3 MILES VERY SLOWLY TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME 3 OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO MOVE AND REST UPON THE FRONT AXLES. THEY SAID THAT IS A CULPRIT OF THE CAR SHAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE RECEIVING A REPAIR AT A PRIVATE MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN SOMETHING SOUNDED LIKE IT SNAPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST LOCKED AND COULD NOT STEER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS AND HE SAID THE UNDER FRAME AND THE BRACKETS ATTACHED FROM THE CHASIS TO THE FRAME HOLDING UP THE ENGINE HAD BROKEN OFF. I GOT HOME LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTING IN THE UNDER FRAME AND THAT IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR