2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING THE STRUCTURE; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER (CONNOR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 701 E PORTER AVE, CHESTERTON, IN 46304, 219-926-7100) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRADLE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TT CONSUMER STATED: TOOK MY CAR FOR OIL FAILURE LIGHT - AUTO REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT WORK ON MY CAR BECAUSE THEY SAID MY SADDLE MOTOR SUPPORT WAS ROTTED OUT NAME OF SHOP IS PORTAGE TIRE & AUTO - 3520 SCOTSDALE ST PORTAGE, IN 46368. PHONE 219-762-0405. UPDATED 10/19/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BODY FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER (BOB BRADY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 4025 E BOYD RD, DECATUR, IL 62521), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERE CORROSION, THE FRAME COULD FRACTURE WHILE ON THE LIFT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

IN ''14, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. I DID NOT INSPECT IT ANY FURTHER BECAUSE I TRUSTED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST. HOWEVER, ON 4/27/15, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES. UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR SLOW-ROLL, THERE IS A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE FLOORBOARDS & THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR & THE RPM'S DROP, THE CAR MAKES A "THUD" OR "CLUNK" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA OF THE CAR. THIS "THUD" CAN BE FELT IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE VIBRATIONS & THE NOISE HAS GROWN WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF 3 DAYS. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED DURING AN OIL CHANGE AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON 4/30/15, & I WAS ADVISED THAT, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST TO THE SUBFRAME & ENGINE CRADLE, THE CAR'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY HAS BEEN...

I TOOK MY CAR TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND THE MECHANIC WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED UNDER THE ENGINE THAT HE DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY CAR HAS 185,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS IN OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS THE ENGINE COULD FALL TO THE GROUND, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ADVISED TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE, BUT OBVIOUSLY I CANNOT SELL IT. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT CHRYSLER KNEW THE PROBLEM EXISTED. *TR

FRAME IS RUSTED AND CAR IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TOLD MY CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE....SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT! CHRYSLER ADMITTED IT WAS THEIR FAULT BUT WILL NOT HELP ME UNLESS I SIGN A WAIVER OF AGREEING TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS THAT THEY CAUSE WHILE FIXING THIS MAJOR ISSUE. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE SIGNING AND NOW THEY WON'T HELP ME. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. THIS IS A HORRIFIC MISHANDLING OF CONSUMER RIGHTS! I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 YEARS AND PUT 50K MILES ON IT. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING ONE OF THEM. *TR

MY PACIFICA HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY OF 2005. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE BODY HAS STARTED TO RUST THROUGH, REPAIRS FOR WHICH I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE CARRIAGE (AS I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MULTIPLE BODY MEN), TODAY I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY SUBFRAME HAS STARTED TO RUST THROUGH IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, AND HE WAS OBLIGATED TO TELL ME ABOUT THE DAMAGE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

WE HAD OUR CAR INSPECTED THIS WEEK AND WERE TOLD WE HAD A ROTTED BODY FRAME. WE WERE SENT TO A DODGE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US WE HAD A ROTTED SUBFRAME. THE COST OF REPAIR WILL BE $1885.40 FOR THE PART AND $600 FOR LABOR. IT WILL NOT BE READY TO DRIVE TILL APRIL 6 AS THE DEALER REQUIRES THE PARTS MONEY UP FRONT BEFORE THEY WILL EVEN ORDER THE PART SO WE HAVE TO SAVE THE MONEY FOR THIS. SO WE HAVE NO CAR FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS AT LEAST. WE HAVE RESEARCHED AND UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND DID A LIMITED AMOUNT OF REPAIRS AS IT WAS THEIR FAULT BUT APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT HELPING THE MAJORITY OF CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT SEEM FAIR TO THE OTHER OWNERS. WE CAN BARELY AFFORD TO COME UP WITH THIS MONEY...

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC THAT HAS ABOUT 100,000 MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST OF 2014, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN DOWNERS GROVE IL ON OGDEN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ONCE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE UP ON THE RACK, THEY SAW EXTENSIVE SUB FRAME RUST DAMAGE AND TOLD ME THAT SOON THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVABLE DUE TO THE SUB FRAME THAT IS RUSTED THROUGH AND DETERIORATING. THIS IS PREMATURE ENGINE CRADLE RUST FAILURE. THEY SAID IT WAS A COSTLY REPAIR AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULDN'T COVER ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR AND THE MILEAGE IS CONSIDERABLY LOW. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH CHRYSLER AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE RANGE...

THE FRONT SUBFRAME IS SEVERELY CORRODED. IT COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME LETTING THE ENGINE DROP. *TR

THE SUBFRAME UNDER THE ENGINE IS RUSTING OUT BADLY.I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS HAVING MY OIL CHANGED YESTERDAY AND THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT A BADLY ROTTED AND CRACKED SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE SUBFRAME IS ONLY ROTTED AND CRACKED ON ONE SIDE AND IN ONE SPOT WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL AND THEN MY CALL WAS DISCONNECTED. *TR

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC HAS A FRAME THAT IS RUSTING OUT THE MOTOR HOLDER . JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN HELP ME ON HOW TO GET IT TAKE CARE OF BY CHRYSLER ? *TR

I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE EXTREMELY WELL. NO VISIBLE RUST ON BODY, VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE AND PASSENGER SIDE SUB FRAME IS NEARLY RUSTED IN HALF. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE IT IS NOT MY PRIMARY WINTER VEHICLE, AND SALT EXPOSURE IS MINIMAL. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF DRIVE TRAIN FALLING OUT WHEN THE ENGINE CRADLE FAILS TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE CAR COULD BREAK IN HALF IF THE SUB FRAME FAILS. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, LOOKS AND DRIVES LIKE NEW, BE UNSAFE BECAUSE IT ISN'T STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT 10000 MILES PER YEAR. AN ONLINE SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS MAKE/MODEL. I CANNOT...

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY TWO DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANICS ABOUT SUBSTANTIAL RUST ON THE SUB-FRAME AT THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. FOR A 9 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I HAVE JUST PERFORMED ROUTINE (10/03/20014) MAINTENANCE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE MECHANIC CALLED TO INFORM ME OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE CROSS MEMBER (CRADLE) THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. HIS VISUAL INSPECTION, AS WELL AS MINE, SHOWED MORE THEN 75% OF THE PASSENGER SIDE CRADLE RUSTED AWAY. AN OPEN CASE # 25736224 HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SUPPORT. MY PACIFICA WAS PRODUCED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY DATES ESTABLISHED BY CHRYSLER FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. FAILURE OF THE CROSS MEMBER (CRADLE) WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING, ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND SEVERED BRAKE LINES. BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR

CHRYSLER 2005 PACIFICA HAS SIGNIFICANT ENGINE CRADLE AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE RUST ISSUES. TODAY AT MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP I TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE, UNDERCARRIAGE AND OTHER SUSPENSION AREAS WITH HEAVY RUSTING. CALLED CHRYSLER CARE 1-800-247-9753 AND THEY KINDLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COST. NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF REPAIRS BEING SELECTIVELY REIMBURSED BY CHRYSLER. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE REQUIRED FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED OR IS A CLASS ACTION DEVELOPING FOR THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

WHILE REPLACING A SET OF TIRES AT A LOCAL SHOP, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME OF A RUSTED ENGINE SUPPORT FRAME. HE ALSO STATED THE DANGER OF THE ENGINE FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WITH MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REPORTS EVERY 3000 MILES. NEVER ONCE HAS THIS RUSTED FRAME BEEN REPORTED AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP! THE LAST SERVICE REPORT DURING AN OIL CHANGE STATED, "CHECKED OVER EVERYTHING LOOKED OK". THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED OTHER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ISSUES BUT NEVER THIS ONE. IS CHRYSLER TRYING TO HIDE THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM? I'VE BEEN A LONG TERM OWNER OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A RUSTED-OUT ENGINE SUPPORT. THE CAR CURRENTLY SITS IN OUR GARAGE WITH MY WIFE REFUSING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PACIFICA. THE CAR WAS IN FOR BODY WORK, WHEN A MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE RUSTING ON THE FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE, COULD FALL THROUGH THE BODY FRAME! I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A STORY FROM A TV STATION IN FLORIDA COVERING THIS STORY. HTTP://WWW.NBCMIAMI.COM/INVESTIGATIONS/SOME-CHRYSLER-PACIFICA-OWNERS-SAY-THEY'VE-HAD-DANGEROUS-CORROSION-PROBLEMS-WITH-THE-POPULAR-MINIVAN-243624441.HTML. THIS IS A ENGINEERING FAILURE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, WHO STATED THEY DID NOT INCLUDED ENOUGH DRAIN PLUGS. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AN ENGINE SHOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO FALL OUT OF ITS MOUNTINGS!!!!!! *TR

AFTER TAKING OUR 2005 PACIFICA TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT FOR RATTLING AND KNOCKING NOISES IN THE FRONT END AND COMPLAINTS OF THE CAR SOUNDING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS; I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE, SUBFRAME, SWAY BAR LINKS AND FRAME BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE COST WOULD BE BETWEEN $3000.00 AND $4500.00. WE WERE ADVISED THE CAR WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE FRONT END WHEN THEY PUT IT UP ON THE LIFT. WHEN WE RECEIVED THE PICTURES VIA EMAIL, WE WERE HORRIFIED BY WHAT WE SAW. WE WERE GRATEFUL THAT WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT HAD WE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN TO BE LOOKED AT. WE WONDERED WHY THIS HAPPENED AS WE HAVE...

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP TO FIX A HUB BEARING AND PULLEY AND WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY FRAME, HE INFORMED ME MY FRAME IS RUSTED AND I AM IN A LOT OF DANGER DRIVING THIS CAR. HE INFORMED ME THERE WAS AN ARTICLE TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEING A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WERE SO MANY ARTICLES ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND THIS RUST PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER CONTACT ME TO WARN ME OF THIS PROBLEM, IN WHICH CAN COST ME MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY. THIS IS ABOUT A 2500.00 JOB THAT I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN BE HELPED WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY FRONT SUBFRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND UNSAFE. THEY SAID THERE WAS A TSB 13-001-12 THAT MAY APPLY SINCE THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. HOWEVER DUE TO THE MILEAGE IT WAS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT IS PRESENT IN THESE VEHICLES WHICH HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY THE NEWS AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO CRASHES AND POSSIBLE DEATH.I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO. WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ISSUE AT AROUND 145K MILES, THERE WAS ONLY A SMALL PIN HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE CRADLE. AT 168K MILES THERE IS A HOLE YOU CAN PUT YOUR FIST IN. THIS IS A MAJOR SUSPENSION COMPONENT, NOT SOMETHING SUBJECTED TO NORMAL WEAR LIKE A TIE ROD. I WOULD FULLY EXPECT TO PAY FOR A TIE...

I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE AFTER CHARGING THE A/C, THE VENTS WERE STILL BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER BEING LOOKED AT, I GOT A CALL THAT THERE WAS OVER $3,000 DOLLARS OF WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE! THE SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I ONLY PURCHASED THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I AM THE 3RD OWNER, THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THE CAR ISN'T EVEN WORTH MUCH MORE THAN $5,000, I CAN'T PUT $3,000 INTO IT! TIRED OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM CHRYSLER. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A MISTAKE FLOATING ABOUT OUT THERE, BUT WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO MAKE IT RIGHT! *TR

FRONT ENGINE CRADLE THERE WAS A LETTER SENT BY CHRYSLER BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 THAT "WE ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY PERIOD ON YOUR FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BECAUSE SOME VEHICLES OPERATED IN AREAS OF HIGH ROAD SALT USAGE, MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE CRADLE CORROSION RESULTING IN A DRIVEABILITY VIBRATION AND OR SHAKE. THIS ENGINE CRADLE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE APPLIES TO CHRYSLER PACIFICA MODEL YEARS 2004-2005." I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT IN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE AND I JUST PAID OVER $2450 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. *TR

REFERENCE TSB 13.001-12, 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SUSPENSION SERVICE BULLETIN, AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10044109. A LETTER WAS SENT TO SOME 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA OWNERS THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE AND SUSPENSION MOUNT FRAME WAS PRONE TO CORROSION PROBLEMS. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES TO OWNERS IN STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT, COLD WEATHER STATES. WE LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A COLD WEATHER STATE. OUR PACIFICA WAS INSPECTED IN APRIL 2014. WE INFORMED THE STATION THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING SOME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY AND MOUNT WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE IT WOULD PASS INSPECTION. THE COST WAS $2,702.08. THE VEHICLE HAD 122,638 MILES, UNDER THE WARRANTY THRESHOLD OF 150,000. WHEN WE LEARNED OF THIS SITUATION WE CALLED CHRYSLER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT ONLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CORRODED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BECOME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE I HAVE HEARD SOME SOUNDS FROM THE SUSPENSION (FRONT) FOR OVER A YEAR, IT WAS ONLY THIS MONTH (MAY 2014) THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. THE ENGINE CRADLE ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED AND HAS HOLES IN IT. PER THE MECHANIC, IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT IS FIXED (WHICH HE ESTIMATED AS COSTING IN EXCESS OF $1,000). AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS DEFECT SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2004 AND THEY ONLY COVER IT FOR 10 YRS/150K MILES FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UP THROUGH MARCH 2004 (IF IN THE "SALT BELT"). SO WHILE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT APPLY THE WARRANTY BECAUSE MY MANUFACTURE DATE IS TWO MONTHS BEYOND THEIR CUTOFF DATE. TALKING TO AUTO MECHANICS AND SEARCHING ONLINE SEEMS TO REVEAL THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH OLDER...

THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IS KNOWN FOR THE SUB FRAME ROTTING CAUSING A UN-SAFE CONDITION WHERE THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID MY FRAME IS ALL ROTTED OUT. I TOOK MY CAR INTO CHRYSLER AND IT TURNS OUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHAT WORRIES ME IS HOW MANY OTHERS ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME CONDITION. *TR

I LIVE IN PENNSYLVANIA WHERE THE WINTERS ARE HARSH AND SALT IS USED. I WENT TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AND IT FAILED DO TO RUSTED/HOLES IN THE CARRIAGE AND RUSTED/HOLES IN THE ROCKER PANELS. I FOUND AN ARTICLE ONLINE HTTP://WWW.NBCCHICAGO.COM/INVESTIGATIONS/MINIVAN-OWNERS-WANT-CHRYSLER-TO-CONCEDE-RUST-PROBLEMS-241535881.HTML SO I CONTACT CHRYSLER AS WELL AND SPOKE TO TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND WAS TOLD MY PACIFICA WAS OUTSIDE THE TIME FRAME AS WELL. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY 2005 PACIFICA'S ARE LISTED AS HAVING THE PROBLEM IF THEY TIME FRAME IS IN 2004. MY CAR WAS MADE MARCH 18, 2005 SO IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE. I ASK WHY NOT??? I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER "TIME FRAMED" VEHICLES. IS MY LIFE NOT AS WORTHY AS THE "TIME FRAMED" LIVES??? I THINK THIS IS ALL A BIT RIDICULOUS. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. HAVING THE CARRIAGE OF YOUR VEHICLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE AND SUSPENSION CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000 THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, HER VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE FREE REPAIR, AS THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN SEPTEMBER 2004. UPDATED 06/17/14 UPDATED 06/24/14 MA UPDATED 06/25/2014 *JS

UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. *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

WHILE HAVING WORK DONE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUB FRAME ON MY VEHICLE IS ROTTED RIGHT THROUGH. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY CLAIMING IT WAS SOLD AS-IS. I FOUND A MULTITUDE OF INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET STATING THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THE ONLY VEHICLES THEY WILL FIX WERE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 2004 AND MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY ARE AWARE OF REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR IF IT SHOULD BREAK WHILE DRIVING AND...

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

ENGINE CRADLE/SUB-FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. THE GAPS 1/4" TO 2" WIDE EXTEND FOR 15-20". MY MECHANIC LIFTED MY CAR SO I CAN SEE THE DAMAGE, HE SAYS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF ALL FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING IS SUPPORTED BY THE FRAME. WHEN DRIVING OVER POTHOLES I HEAR LOUD THUMPS COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. I'M EXPECTING CHRYSLER'S RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECTED $2500-3000 REPAIR. *TT

I OWN A 2005 CHYSLER PACIFICA WITH EXCESSIVE SUB FRAME RUST THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE OF THE CAR. A MECHANIC BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN HE WAS INSPECTING THE TIE RODS. I SAW MULTIPLE HOLES MAYBE 3" IN DIAMETER! THERE IS ALSO CRACK LINES IN THE FRAME RUNNING FROM END TO END. I'M AFRAID TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE IT TO WORK IN THE EVENT THE ENGINE FALLS OUT OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. I CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID MY YEAR IS NOT COVERED? MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON MAY 21, 2003 AND CHRYSLER SAYS CARS MANUFACTURED FORWARD FROM FEBRUARY 23, 2004 WOULD BE REPAIRED! WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THE MANUFACTURING DATE MAKE?! FAULTY STEEL IS FAULTY STEEL NO MATTER WHEN IT WAS USED BY CHRYSLER IN THEIR CARS! CAN CHRYSLER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO [XXX] (WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE! 'PARTS...

FRAME HAS A 7 INCH RUSTED OUT GASH THAT THE CAR SERVICEMAN HAS SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE COST BECAUSE ITS AFTER WARRANTY,AND AFTER READING MANY ARTICLES,THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND VERY UNSAFE ISSUE FOR 2004 AND 2005 PACIFICAS. *TR

WHILE GETTING OIL CHANGE, TECHNICIAN NOTICED CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE SUB FRAME, ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE ENGINE CRADLE. INDEPENDENT TECHNICIAN (SYCAMORE TIRE CO.) AND CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE: SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I AM A SINGLE MOM OF 2 BOYS 8 & 4. I DROVE 3 HOURS AWAY WITH MY SISTER WHO IS MARRIED WITH A 1 YR OLD BOY AND HOME TOTALING MORE THAN 6 HOURS. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING OUT OF THE CHURCH PARKING LOT WITH MY BOYS IN THE CAR WHEN I HEAR A HUGE CLUNK. I THOUGHT I HAD JUST BLEW A TIRE, WHICH WAS INFURIATING BECAUSE I'D JUST SPENT $400 ON REPLACING TIRES 2 DAYS PRIOR, BUT WHEN I GOT OUT THE TIRES WERE FINE. I DROVE 1 MILE HOME AND TOLD MY BROTHER IN LAW AND DAD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY BOTH CRAWLED UNDER AND SAW THE SUB FRAME ALL RUSTED OUT AND CRACKED. I TOOK IT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC WHO QUOTES AROUND 2K TO FIX. I HAD ANOTHER COME LOOK AT THE CAR AND QUOTED AROUND THE SAME. BOTH SAID IT WAS...

WAS HAVING OIL CHANGED WHEN TECH CALLED MY ATTENTION TO THE SUBFRAME HAVING HOLES AND CORROSION.I LIVE IN A SALT STATE (OHIO). *TR

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

TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. UPON INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTING AND HAS HOLES SOME AS LARGE AS THREE TO FOUR INCHES IN DIAMETER. *TR

NHTSA PLEASE NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED THIS PROBLEM. OVER 50 JUST SINCE THIS JANUARY. SUBFRAME CORROSION TO THE POINT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T EVEN THINK IT SHOULD BE DRIVEN HOME. ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT WHEELS COULD ALL FALL AT ANY MOMENT. WHY HASN'T ANYONE DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I SEE OVER 50 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM SINCE ONLY THIS JANUARY. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT, HATE TO THINK OF ALL THE OTHER PACIFICA DRIVERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE NO IDEA THE DANGER THEY ARE IN. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? ONE DEATH? TWO DEATHS? HOW MANY PEOPLE, CHRYSLER? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. WHO HAS $2500 TO REPAIR THEIR CAR? NOT US. WILL BE CONTACTING CHRYSLER TO NO AVAIL I'M SURE BUT WORTH A TRY. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED EDITION I HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING, POPPING, SOUND COMING FROM MY FRONT END, WHICH WAS EXACERBATED WHEN I TURNED EITHER LEFT, OR RIGHT. ALSO, I HAVE A CONSTANT SHAKING WHICH I FEEL THROUGH MY STEERING WHEEL, WHICH BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE I AM BRAKING. ANYTIME I DRIVE OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP, POTHOLE, OR EVEN JUST AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE IT CLUNKS. IT SOMETIMES MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND EVEN WHEN I AM OPERATING ON AN EVEN ROAD SURFACE. AS I START PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION, I OFTEN FEEL, AND HEAR A JERKING & LUGGING, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS MOVING AROUND INSIDE THE SUB FRAME (ENGINE MOUNTS). I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SO ROTTED, THAT THE CONTROL ARM HAS PULLED OFF OF THE SUB FRAME. HE ALSO STATED...

THE FRONT SUB FRAME OF MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED OR CORRODED, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AS WELL AS CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. WHEN I SPOKE WITH MY DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER, BOTH INFORMED ME THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. NUMEROUS ON LINE POSTS AND A CBS NEWS REPORT HAVE INDICATED MANY OWNERS HAVE GOTTEN RELIEF IN THE FORM OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY CHRYSLER FOR THIS PART. THE REPAIR COST FOR THIS ISSUE IS WELL OVER $3000. PERSONS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

OUR REGULAR MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY CAR IS RUSTED AND ROTTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . CAR WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED ABOVE . I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES . I SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REP TODAY AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO BECAUSE ITS NOT WITH IN THE RECALL TIME FRAME . *TR

SUB FRAME IS ROTTEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SHOP MANGER TOLD ME OK TO DRIVE JUST DON'T HIT A POT HOLE. $2703 TO REPAIR IT. CHRYSLER SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A CALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER ON SATURDAY FEB, 15 2014. I'M DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. *TR

ENGINE CRADLE / SUBFRAME ROTTING OUT. SEEMS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THESE CARS. MINE WAS BUILT IN JULY 2004 AND DOES NOT FALL INTO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CHRYSLER OFFER FOR THIS ISSUE. STILL, SEEM TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF CARS TO BE COVER. A FULL RECALL NEEDS HAPPEN. PLEASE. *TR

WE WERE INFORMED WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME. THE SUBFRAME HAD RUSTED OUT AND THE HOLES WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO PASS INSPECTION. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER HOTLINE AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE ISSUES AND NOTICES SENT TO CARS IN THE SALT-BELT, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ONE EVEN THOUGH UPSTATE NY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS OF TWO AND HALF WEEKS AGO AND WE STILL HAVE NO RESPONSE ON WHETHER IT IS COVERED UNDER POTENTIAL RECALL. SAFETY IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE, NOT SURE WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH OF A CAUSE OF CONCERN TO ISSUE NATIONWIDE RECALL. SUBFRAME SHOULD NOT ROT OUT AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, CLEARLY DEFECT IN DESIGN AND MATERIALS. SEARCH WEB WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES, HUNDREDS IF...