2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Structurebody Problems

THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS ROTTED OUT, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THE CAR HAS NO SIGNS OF RUST ANYWHERE ELSE, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE UNDERCOATING. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT CARE, NOTHING THEY WILL DO. LOOKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL CAUSE ACCIDENT IF NOT DEATHS.

MY 2005 PACIFICA IS IN FOR AN INSPECTION, AND I GET A CALL FROM MY MECHANIC . THE PROBLEM IS, AS THE MANY COMPLIANT HERE THAT THE SUB FRAME / ENGINE CRADLE IS CORRODED, AND MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE COST IS $ 2600 . PROPERLY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH? I READ THAT CHRYSLER FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND 2005 MODELS, BUT LATER ONLY RECALL VEHICLE IN A 6 WEEKS TIMEFRAME , JANUARY - MARCH 2004 BECAUSE OF NOT PROPERLY COATING THE ENGINE CRADLE. LOOKS LIKE THE TIMEFRAME SHOULD BE MORE LIKE TWO YEARS.

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A REGULAR INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ UPDATED 05/14/18*JB *CN

ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED OUT. COMPLETELY FAILED. ENGINE IS NEAR TO FALLING OUT.

RUST THROUGH OF ENGINE CRADLE AT VARIOUS SPOTS ON ENGINE CRADLE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE CAR HAD 92,080 MILES. CONTACTED CHRYSLER/FCA VIA EMAIL. CHRYSLER/FCA SAYS MY PACIFICA DOES NOT FIT THE NARROWLY DEFINED MANUFACTURE DATE OF 02/28/2004 TO 03/31/2004, EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER FORM LETTER CSC-10045080-7364 MAKES NO MENTION OF THE NARROWLY DEFINED MANUFACTURE DATE!. MY PACIFICA WAS PURCHASED ON 1/26/2005 AND THEREFORE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE PER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. MY LOCAL FCA DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF ABOUT $ 2600 TO REPLACE. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE RECENTLY. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO CHRYSLER BACK ON OCTOBER 2014 EMAIL CASE #3052329, REFERENCE NUMBER 25794408, AND THEY STATE NOT COVERED,THAT MY CAR WAS APPARENTLY BUILT ON AUGUST 2, 2004 PER CHRYSLER EMAIL RESPONSE? CHRYSLER LETTER CSC-10045080-7365 REGARDING THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE PROBLEM DOES NOT STIPULATE A SPECIFIC 6 WEEK PERIOD. UNABLE...

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR BRAKES AND MECHANIC SENT ME PICTURES OF CAR FRAME RUSTED THROUGH I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE FRAME REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . I DON'T HAVE A PRINTER SO I CAN'T PRINT OUT PICTURES TO SEND YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRADLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE IS ON THE VERGE OF FALLING OUT THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WILL BE UPWARDS OF $3000.

I WENT TO GET THE 2005 CHRYSTLER PACIFICA INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE BOTTOM WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT, AND FURTHER THAT THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE BOTTOM RUSTING OUT HORRIBLY. I CALLED CHRYSTLER WITH THE VIN # AND WAS TOLD THIS 1 WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF THE RECALL. I OWE 4,400$ ON THE CAR AND NOW AM TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED 5,000$. I FINANCED IT FOR 6,455$ AT THE START. I'M DISABLED AND GREATLY IN NEED OF HELP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I HAVE MADE A SLEW OF CALLS TO NO AVAIL AT THIS POINT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE PAYMENTS AS I DON'T WANT TO RUIN MY CREDIT, PLEASE HELP ME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I'M ONE OF THE VICTIM OF THE ENGINE CRADLE ROT, THAT OCCURS IN THE 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICA. I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN I JACKED UP THE CAR TO GET UNDER IT, IT WAS HIDDEN. THE FAILURE OF THE CRADLE WAS 100%. IT FAILED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CRADLE AND WAS RUSTED FROM FRONT TO BACK

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT UNDERNEATH. WHEN MY MECHANIC SAW THE CARRIAGE OF MY CAR HE WARNED ME THAT I WAS DRIVING A DEATH TRAP. HE SAID IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING IT ANY LONGER.

THE COMPLETE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED OUT & FALLING OFF

RUST CORROSION OF THE ENGINE CRADLE.

GOT WORD FROM MY MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTING AND RUSTING AND IS A SERIOUS HAZARD TO DRIVE. HE SAID IT POTENTIALLY COULD LEAD TO THE ENGINE FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

SUB-FRAME ENGINE CRADLE SEVERELY RUSTED . SAME CONCERN AS DOCUMENTED IN NBC NEWS CHICAGO TV INVESTIGATION REPORT. DISCOVERED DURING DEALER SERVICE.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE SUB-FRAME ROTTING OUT. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND IN THE 8 YEARS I OWN IT, I HAVE DRIVEN IT LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IS CHRYSLER OFFERING ANY REMEDIES OR RECALLS FOR THIS SUB-FRAME PROBLEM?

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.

THIS VEHICLE WAS APPRAISED AS A TRADE-IN FOR ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ITS ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED UNSAFE FOR RESALE. THIS SITUATION IS IDENTICAL TO NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING CHRYSLER PACIFICAS AND IS THE CURRENTLY THE SUBJECT OF A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND HAD HOLES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

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.

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

ENTIRE SUBFRAME, ENGINE CRADLE, RIDDLED WITH CORROSION AND RUST. SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PACIFICA WAS BUILT/ ASSEMBLED IN DELAWER THEREFORE MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL . I FOUND SEVERAL CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE, MY MECHANIC PLACED THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT AND GOT THE SHOCK OF HIS DAY. THE WHOLE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. I COULD PUT MY HAND THROUGH IT, IT WAS SO CORRODED. HE TOLD ME, BASICALLY, THAT I SHOULD GET THE CAR FIXED OR GET RID OF IT I HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS AND THE DEALER NEVER REPORTED THE PROBLEM, AND I DON'T BELIEVE I COULD CATCH IT UNLESS I GOT UNDER THE CAR, ADDITIONALLY IT WILL TAKE MORE THE 3 YEAR FOR THE MUCH RUST TO SHOWS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA.WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED DUE TO EXTREME CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED WITH LARGE HOLES NEXT TO WELDS IN FRAME. VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEEL. NOT COVERED BY CHRYSLER EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE COVERED OTHER SAME YEAR CHRYSLER PACIFICA VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS ROTTING AWAY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2015/LAWSUIT-CHRYSLER-PACIFICA-ENGINE-CRADLE-RUST.SHTML WE WERE TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC NOT TO DRIVE CAR ANYMORE AS IT COULD TURN CATASTROPHIC... I KNOW THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD, BUT TO BE SUDDENLY "GROUNDED" FOR RUST?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED YET!! MY PACIFICA HAS SUB FRAME ROT . THERE IS A HOLE YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND RIGHT THROUGH. I HAVE PUT MORE MONEY IN THIS CAR THEN IT IS WORTH . I WANT IN ON THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT . I DON'T HAVE 4000.TO 5000. DOLLARS TO FIX IT. AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED . HELP!!!!!!! MA 10/5

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.

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 ONLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 1 YEAR AGO. THE FIRST MONTH I HAD IT, I TRIED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD MY SUB-FRAME WAS ROTTED. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER COMPANY AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE O2 SENSORS ARE BAD AND NOW MY POWER STEERING IS LEAKING AND I WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK IS BAD. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS ON BOTH SIDES AND ALSO REPLACED THE SWAY BAR LINKS. I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH 3 KIDS AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN A HUGE BURDEN ON ME FINANCIALLY. I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE BUYING A CHRYSLER. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE CRADLE SUB-FRAME IS ROTTING THROUGH AND NEARLY SEPARATING ONE PORTION FROM ANOTHER. THIS WILL AT SOME POINT IN TIME FAIL IN A CATASTROPHIC MANNER. THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES AND FIAT CHRYSLER GROUP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND MAKES LIKE THE PROBLEM IS WITH ONLY A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WHICH IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE. THEY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF NOTE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT IS LIMITING IT TO A VERY FEW CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN A VERY LIMITED TIMEFRAME FROM LATE 2004 TO EARLY 2005, ALL OTHERS ARE EXCLUDED IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT NUMEROUS PACIFICA'S ARE NOTED AS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.THIS REPAIR IS AN APPROX. $3000 REPAIR THAT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS AND FAMILIES OF THESE CARS AND THOSE DRIVING AROUND THEM. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO TO HAVE A MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED WHEN MY MECHANIC CALLED ME AND TOLD MY THAT THE FRAME OR ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT. HE TOOK SOME PICTURES AND THERE ARE HOLES IN THE CRADLE. HE ADVISED ME NOT TO PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO THIS CAR. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I'M READY TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE AS I THINK THIS IS CRIMINAL THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT RECALL THIS CAR AND FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND FRACTURED DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,717.

MY VEHICLES ENTIRE SUBFRAME, ALSO KNOWN AS AN ENGINE CRADLE, WAS RIDDLED WITH CORROSION AND RUST.THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE I AM DRIVING ON A FRAME THAT IS NOT STRONG , THE CAR IS NOT TO OLD TO PRESENT SUCH US DECAYS . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED. AS A RESULT, THE STRUTS AND THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTED. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND THIS IS A KNOW SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HELP IN THIS ISSUE. THEY REALLY AREN'T STANDING BEHIND THE PRODUCT. *TR

MY 10 YEAR OLD CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS ROT IN THE SUBFRAME. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME DURING A ROUTINE CHECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS RUSTED, WHICH WEAKENED THE MOTOR MOUNT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON ROUTINE INSPECTION, DISCOVERED SUBFRAME / CARRIAGE NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH. TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHILE A SMALL GROUP OF OWNERS RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT IN 2010, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED AND A CALL TO CHRYSLER CONFIRMED THAT DESPITE SELECTIVE RECALL, THIS CAR NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION OR REMEDIATION. *TR

WHILE CHANGING OIL I OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME HAD CORRODED AND THERE WERE RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER GROUP CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO MY TRUSTED LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A REVIEW AND TUNE UP AND REQUEST TO REVIEW ROTORS DUE TO VEHICLE SHAKE. WHEN ON THE LIFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED TO A POINT WHERE IT WAS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED (12-001-10 IN OCT 2010) STATE THAT THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT ALL 2004 - 05 PACIFICAS. IT WAS LATER SUPERCEDED BY THE CURRENT BULLETIN 13-001-12 DATED MARCH 16, 2012 WHICH LIMITS AFFECTED POPULATION TO AN ~6 WEEK RANGE OF VINS, WHICH MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. COMPARING PHOTOS TO OTHER COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS THE STORY ON NBCCHICAGO.COM (SEE REFERENCE STORY BELOW), MY VEHICLE CONDITION AND THE MATERIAL DEFECT IS UNDENIABLY THE SAME AS WHAT CHRYSLER IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING AS THE "AFFECTED POPULATION" AND...

FRIEND OF MINE HAD AN ISSUE WITH PACIFICA WHERE MOTOR JUST FELL OFF WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND FOUND SOMETHING I DID NOT HAD IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR, UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION TOO. *JS THE BOTTOM IS JUST PAPER THIN, EVERYTHING IS ROTTEN. I HAVE 115,000 MILES ON MY CAR, 2005 PACIFICA. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT CAR LOOKS FINE FROM OUTSIDE BUT ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING OUT TO THE POINT YOU COULD ALMOST PUT HAND IN THE HOLE. IT RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE WAS NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR. THEY WILL START DEALING WITH ISSUES WHEN DRIVERS START KILLING THEMSELVES ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THEY LOST AN ENGINE AT 70MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME RUSTED PREMATURELY TO THE POINT OF CORROSION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SUB FRAME MIGHT FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IN ROTTEN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MOTOR MOUNT AND LIFT POINTS ARE COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY. I WAS TOLD IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BUT I STILL OWE 7K. *TR

SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE?) IS RUSTING. MY MECHANIC POINTED THIS OUT WHEN I WAS HAVING MY OIL CHANGED. IT IS NOT VISIBLE UNLESS YOU CRAWL UNDER THE CAR OR LIFT IT UP IN A SHOP. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND THAT IN SOME INSTANCES CHRYSLER HAS COVERED THE COSTS OF HAVING THIS FIXED.

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE NYS INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD IT WOULDN'T PASS DUE TO THE BAD SUBFRAME. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE PROBLEM AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE THAT I BOUGHT THINKING IT WAS A SAFE DEPENDABLE VEHICLE WAS ROTTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ME! I'VE ALWAYS PERFORMED REQUIRED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON IT AS I AM A SINGLE WORKING MOTHER AND NEED A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE. I'M CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE $3,000 TO FIX IT, TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE OR TO BE WITHOUT A CAR! I STILL OWE ON IT AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT! IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO MAKE CHRYSLER MAKE THIS RIGHT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING A STATE INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE AND FRONT SUBFRAME WERE CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.