2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Unknown Or Other Problems

Bought this car 3 months ago from Ford dealership, took it to mechanic shop today for oil change and was told car is "unsafe to drive" from frame being so rusted

Bought car from a private seller and wasn't informed of MASSIVE and UNSAFE DAMAGE TO ENGINE CRADLE. The engine cradle is nearly completely rotted out. Don't know if rust has eroded other parts until a mechanic can look extensively at the engine cradle. I have been trying salvage yards and 9 out of the 10 Pacifica's I have inquired about the engine cradle is rotted beyond repair. It has to be replaced. The fee for replacing and labor is going to be anywhere from $400 to $2500. and the vehicle has only 153÷k on it. This is a huge and reoccurring issue with the Chrysler Pacifica after I did research.

Vehicle shut off WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD out of nowhere after running perfectly fine and since this incident the car won't start at all. Had the car diagnosed and it said it's the "Transmission control module"

Key fob program

I went on some errands before going out if town. I noticed I might need a wheel alignment soon and I parked the car in my garage to go out of town. When I returned to go have it checked out, I noticed my front driver side tire was flat and a closer inspection, it had a tear. Then I noticed my other front tire was flat as well. I had two people tell me my subframe was badly rusted. I found out this was a known problem with Chrysler Pacifica but no recalls. This could have been a horrible accident for my daughter and I. We had been on the highway! By the grace of GOD we made it home, but the car is not driveable. Then came COVID and here I am, still without a car. Chrysler said they don't do recalls. This should not happen. Unfortunately, I...

My 2006 chrysler pacifica van has a corrosive chassis about break into, (meanimg) my engine is about to fall & hit the ground, this is my second chrysler, my first was a 2005 chrysler pacifica, when I bout the first one in 2014 they replace the chassis but I never thought to search Up under this one out of (well) even after I had taken them to a CHRYSLER DEALER no one ever told me at DEALERSHIP that I needed a chassis on either one or the 2005 nor the 2006 chrysler pacifica even when I took them in for services, I just don't understand now nor did I not get the kind of service then, I have put all kind of money in these cars mostly this one, window motor, #5fuel injector,electronic ignition,oil pump sensor,radiator,evac sensor, front struts, brakes,,,,now the chassis the gasket near the water pump ,2nd gas...

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 3 MONTHS

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT NEEDED A MOTOR MOUNT TO FIND OUT THAT THE SUB FRAME IS ROTTEN TO THE POINT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE. THE REST OF THE DETAILS MAY NOT BE OF INTEREST TO YOU BUT I AM THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A DECEASED VETERAN AND MOTHER OF HIS TWO CHILDREN. I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING TO RECUPERATE SINCE THEIR FATHER'S DEATH AND HEAVEN UNABLE TO DO TO THE PANDEMIC THAT'S WHAT I WAS ABOUT TO MY DAILY DRIVERS ENGINE SEIZED AND I EXHAUSTED ALL MY RESOURCES BUYING THIS VEHICLE THAT IS NOW DEEMED UNSAFE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

I WAS DRIVE MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GOING THROUGH A STREET INTERACTION ON 170TH STREET AND PILOT KNOB RD WHEN IT WENT DEAD ON ME THE CAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND IT STALLED WE'RE I ALMOST COULD HAVE GOT HIT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR I AND A FEW BYPASSERS HELP ME PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO WE'RE I HAD AAA TOW ME ME HOME BECAUSE I FELT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN CASE IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND WE GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT SO AFTER I GOT THE CAR HOME I WAS LOOKING INFORMATION UP ON WHY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPEN ON THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SITE TO MAKE A APPT TO HAVE THEM FIND THE PROBLEM WHEN I CAME ACCROSS THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR WHAT HAD HAPPEN FOR AND THERE HAS BEEN A...

GAS CAP LIGHT ALWAYS REMAIN ON. MY RPM GAUGE IS JUMPING AN ALL OF MY INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ON. THESE THINGS HAPPEN UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A ROUGH IDLE AND I HAVE TO PUSH A PINK BUTTON TO SHIFT HERS. THE GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR VEHICLES OF MY BRAND BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHEN I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING

MY CRADLE HAS 3 LARGE RUST HOLES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WE TOOK IT OFF THE ROAD LOOKING FOR A NEW CRADLE AND IT SEEMS 2 BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS STAY AWAY FROM CHRYSLER PACIFICAS IN GENERAL IF U WANT 2 BE SAFE . IT SEEMS WHEN MY HUSBAND WOULD CHANGE THE OIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS ALWAYS WATER SITTING IN THE CRADLE OR MOISTURE IN THE AREA. GREAT JOB ENGINEERS ON THE MAKING OF THE ENGINE DROP CARS THAT PEOPLE SPEND BIG MONEY ON & IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES. STAY AWAY 2 B SAFE

ENGINE CRADLE IS TOTALLY ROTTED THROUGH.ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BAD TO.ENGINE ABOUT TO FALL OUT FROM RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE

HELLO THERE, I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 06 PACIFICA WITH 120000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY I WENT TO MY LOCAL TIRE SERVICE SHOP AND THE HEAD MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT THE FRAME ON MY CAR WAS CORRODED AND ROTTING AWAY WHICH THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE I AS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I ALSO SEEN A RECALL FOR THE 04&05 MODELS UP TO 150000 MILES WAS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY 2 CAR PROFESSIONALS TO GO PARK THIS CAR AND NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL ITS FIXED. I AM A SINGLE LOW INCOME MOTHER WITH NO OPTIONS.

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED MY CAR HAS DANGEROUS AND FATAL CRADLE ROT AND SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE REPLACING THE SHIFT CABLE. I UNDERSTAND AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2004-2008 MODELS TO ONLY A FEW OWNERS (I WAS NOT ONE). PRESENT OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM SURE MY AUTO IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. MY AUTO HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THIS SITUATION MAKES IT COMPLETELY WORTHLESS AND I AM STUCK! I HAVE PICTURES, BUT NOT AVAILABLE TO ME AT THIS TIME. MY MECHANIC HAS THEM. CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, UNKNOWINGLY, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 M/P/HR AND DROP AN ENGINE!

I STARTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT SHIFT, MOVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RUN RADIO, PUT THE FRONT WINDOWS DOWN....LIGHTS WORK, TRUNK LID RAISED.

I KEEP HAVING ISSUES WITH MY SHIFTER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. I SEE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. I WAS IN DRIVE AT THE TIME. IN MOTION AND IT JUST STOPPED ON ME. ITA STUCK IN DRIVE. I HAVE TO KEEP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON JUST TO PARK IT. ITS LIKE ITS IN DRIVE BUT NEUTRAL

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A WEEK AGO, TOOK IT TO WAL-MART TO HAVE FRONT TIRES REPLACED SO I COULD HAVE FRONT STRUTS REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT. WAL-MART COULD NOT DO THE JOB BECAUSE OF SUB FRAME ROT.

SUBFRAME ROTTING, VEHICLE WELL MAINTAINED , NOW SCARRED TO DRIVE THAT I SEE THAT FOR MYSELF

THE CAR STALLS WHILE IN MOTION ON AN INCLINE, MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS UP AN INCLINE, AND MAKING U-TURNS ON FLAT SURFACE. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST DIE, THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WOULD RESTART. THIS HAPPENED IN CITY STREETS IN SPEEDS UNDER 25MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES, 3 TIMES THIS MONTH. MECHANIC CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

MY CAR HAS 93000 MILES AND EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT IT SHUTS OFF WHEN I COME TO A STOP UNEXPECTEDLY AND THEN I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR WILL START BACK UP AND I HAD TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME TO LOOK AT IT AND TO EXPECT IT I FEEL LIKE IT'S UNSAFE AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL TURN OFF I RESEARCHED IT AND OTHER CARS LIKE MINDS WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WAS ISSUED OR RECALL AND MY VIN ISN'T POPPING UP UNDER THE RECALL LIST BUT I THINK I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHERS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE OR WHEN I'M AT A STANDSTILL MY VEHICLE TURNS OFF

SUBFRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF DANGEROUS DRIVING. WAS TOLD TO PARK THE CAR UNTIL REPAIRS MADE. WAS HAVING BRAKES INSTALLED WHEN MECHANIC NOTICED THE SEVERE RUST..INCLUDING STRUTS. I REPLACED ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM RELATED TO SEVERE RUST

THE CHASSIS THAT CONNECTS UNDER THE ENGINE FROM LEFT FRONT TIRE TO RIGHT FRONT TIRE , WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THAT THE METAL WAS NOT TREATED PROPERLY TO STOP THE METAL FROM CORRODING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ENGINE FALLING OR STEERING COMPROMISED ,I WAS INSTRUCTED BY CHRYSLER IN DETROIT MICHIGAN TO TAKE THE AUTOMOBILE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP ZIEGLERS IN SCHAUMBURG IL 60172 , TO HAVE A DEALER LOOK AT IT , AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $150.00 BECAUSE THEY WANT A CASE # FIRST BUT THE PEOPLE WE TALKED TO AT CHRYSLER IN DETROIT , NOELOYN AND ANGELICA AT 1-800-247-9753 SAID THEY WERE JUST GOING TO MAKE A NOTATION OF IT . THIS PROBLEM BECAME KNOWN TO MYSELF WHEN THE TEMP DROPPED BELOW 20 DEGREES AROUND NEW YEAR DAY , DRIVING . I HEARD AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH...

CRADLE THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE, FRONT SUSPENSION AND DRIVELINE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE IS IN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD CONDITION AND ONLY HAS JUST OVER 42,000 MILES OF USE. I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT IT WILL NOT PASS NEW YORK STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION DUE TO THIS ROT. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF PAYING FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR. INTERNET SEARCH NOTES THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY DEFECT FOR YEARS! NO NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS AND NO RESOLUTION IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE

SUB FRAME RUSTED

PURCHASED A USED PACIFICA 2006 AND HAD OIL CHANGED AND FROM FURTHER WORK BECAUSE OF STRIPED OIL PLUG DISCOVERED SUB FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED. HAVING TO LOAN MONEY FROM FAMILY, HAS CAUSED A HARDSHIP ON MY WIFE AND I AS WE ARE BOTH ON DISABILITY.

ENGINE CRADLE ROT DISCOVERED AT STATE INSPECTION.

WENT TO CHRYSLER DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE. WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED, WHERE CENTER STRUCTURE MEETS SIDE ARMS OF CRADLE IS SEVERELY RUSTED. CRACKS ARE FORMING ON SIDE ARMS. ADVISED CRADLE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $4,000-5,000. RECOMMENDED GETTING RID OF THE CAR (NOT SURE WHO I WOULD GET RID OF IT TO AS IT IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS AT THIS POINT). DEALER WOULDN'T EVEN RECOMMEND SELLING ME AN OIL CHANGE 4 PACK BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK THE CAR WILL LAST THAT LONG. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 133,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAD ANTICIPATED DRIVING IT FOR MANY MORE YEARS.

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN IT JUST CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.I POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG,AND UNDERNEATH MY HOOD,SPARKS WAS FLYING EVERYWHERE.I TRIED JUMPING MY CAR TO GET IT HOME AND IT MELTED THE BATTERY CABLES

THE FRAME (ENGINE CARRIAGE) IS ROTTING OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF PACIFICAS. IT WILL COST AT LEAST $1600 TO REPLACE AND THEN IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN TO THE "NEW" FRAME SINCE IT IS THE SAME PART. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A 10 YEAR OLD CAR. MY MECHANIC IN 35 YEARS HAS ONLY REPLACED ONE AND IT WASN'T AS BAD AS MINE. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM WERE NOT MET WITH SUCCESS! THERE ARE STORIES AND PICTURES ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE SUB-FRAME HAS AND IS RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT WITH HOLES AND SUCH, I WOULD THINK THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ON RECALL SEEING HOW IT WON'T PASS SAFETY INSPECTION IN NEW YORK STATE. I'VE NOTICE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE, WHAT GIVES? THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE I USE FOR WORK COMMUTE AND SUCH AND AT THIS MOMENT IT HAS 145121 MILES ON IT AND I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR.

"TAKATARECALL" THE MOTOR CRADLE IS CARRODED IN RUST AND THE PACIFICA IS ONLY GOT 70,000 MILES ON IT AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT ANY MORE AS THEY TOLD US THE MOTOR COULD FALL OUT! IT HAS BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT AND EVERYTHING IS NEW ON IT! THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUB FRAME IS ALSO RUSTED OUT! I HAVE SEEN SO MANY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS ON THE COMPLAINT LIST AND I AM SHOCKED THAT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS! I DID SEND A COMPLAINT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AND YOU DID NOTHING! THIS IS DANGEROUS IF WE HAD NOT KNOWN ABOUT IT, WE COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE PACIFICA AND THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE ONLY WAY WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WAS I WAS CHECKING UNDERNEATH IT, AND THAT IS WHAT I FOUND! WE HAVE HAD MANY PEOPLE TELL US...

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE CRADLE IS ROTTED OUT AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME HOMEWORK AND LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL PACIFICA'S. CHRYSLER HAS ONLY REPAIR ROUGHLY 7,000 VEHICLES MADE IS 2004 DURING A ONE MONTH PERIOD. THIS IS A MODEL/YEAR WIDE PROBLEM. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CURRENTLY PENDING.

WHEN TAKING MY CAR FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING OF THE ENGINE CRADLE. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BUT FOR A VERY NARROW MANUFACTURING WINDOW. HOW LONG IS AN ENGINE CRADLE SUPPOSED TO LAST IF PROPERLY COATED? I ALSO SAW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. ARE OTHERS IN THE SAME SITUATION GETTING ANY SATISFACTION FROM THIS ACTION? I SPENT $3,600 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE CRADLE WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM CHRYSLER. IF THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM, WHY ARE THEY JUST IGNORING IT? UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF THE ROTTED OUT CRADLE.

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE SUBFRAME IS ALMOST RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 81000 MILES.

TOOK MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE CRADLE IS CRACKED AND RUSTED OUT. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WE ARE NOW UNABLE TO USE OUR CAR. WE CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR, AND ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF PACIFICA'S THAT ARE EFFECTED, AND CHRYSLER ONLY RECALLED A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE PACIFICA'S. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY CAR, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THIS PART. THIS MISTAKE IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER.

DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CROSSMEMBER OF MY PACIFICA WAS DANGEROUSLY CORRODED AND THEIR WAS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF FAILURE THAT WOULD RESULT IN MY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FALLING OUT OF THE CAR. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BUT ONLY FOR 7,000 2004-5 PACIFICAS. CLEARLY THIS PROBLEM GOES BEYOND THIS NUMBER. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTED AND THERE ARE PROBABLY THOUSANDS OF PACIFICA OWNERS AT RISK OF CROSSMEMBERS FAILING.

I AM PROUD OWNER OF A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND REGULARLY HAD IT SERVICED. WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM ASTONISHED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR, YET IT WAS LIMITED TO A VERY FEW OF THE CARS. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HASN'T EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT EVEN ON CARS 30 YEARS OLD! POTENTIAL INJURY/DEATH TO OCCUPANT AND OTHERS USING THE ROADS IF THE CRADLE FAILS AND ENGINE DROPS OUT WHILE DRIVING.CHRYSLER HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH PACIFICA'S SUSPENSIONS AND KNOWINGLY KEEPS THIS INFO FROM OWNERS AND REFUSES TO MAKE THE REPAIRS ( EST $5,023.86)S. BY THIS ACTION IT KNOWINGLY PUT OWNERS AT GRAVE RISK AND FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY. PEOPLE ARE LEFT WITH VEHICLES WITH NO RESALE VALUE AND THE RISK OF GREAT HARM.

ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE GAS CAP LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY COMING ON. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET AND A NEW GAS CAP PUT ON. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE CHECK GAS CAP LIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET AND I WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. NOW WHEN I PARK THE VEHICLE I CAN SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS. AGAIN I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS OK. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008, HAD APPROX. 45,000 MILES ON THE CAR. AS OF THIS DATE, 03/28/2015 I HAVE APPROX 75,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHAT COULD THE PROBLEM BE.

ENGINE CRADLE IS SEVERELY ROTTED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SWAY BAR BUSHINGS AND FRONT AND REAR MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACEMENT.

DRIVING WITH KIDS FRONT OF VEHICLE KEPT FEELING AS IF THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS ABOUT YO FALL OFF. MECHANIC SD PROBABLY TIE ROD ENDS AND MOTOR MOUNT. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHEN THEY LIFTED THE CAR MY WHOLE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERLY RUSTED, SEPERATED AND WAS TOLD LUCKY ENGINE DIDNT FALL THROUGH WHILE DRIVING. I CAN NOT SAFELY DRIVE CAR AND TO REPAIR IS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS! BOUGHT AT A DEALERSHIP AUG 2012 THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH REPAIRS EITHER. I STILL OWE ON MY CAR AND IT COULD BE LIFE THREATNING TO DRIVE THIS CAR. VERY UPSET BUT THANKFUL ME AND THE KIDS DID NOT GET HURT. THE MECHANICS WERE IN SHOCK WHEN THEY SAW THE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE!

WHILE TRAVELING I HAD SOME ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH MY CAR, I BROUGHT IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SERVICE AREA TO MAKE CERTAIN THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME TO CONNECTICUT. WHILE I WAS TOLD IT WILL BE FINE TO MAKE IT HOME, MY SUBFRAME WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. AS I RESEARCHED THIS, I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE PACIFICA 2004-2006 MODELS. BELOW ARE THE STATEMENTS FROM SERVICE: 1. SUB-FRAME BADLY RUSTED REPORTED 12/31/2015 BY CHRYSLER SERVICE EASTON, MD 2. FRONT SUB-FRAME NEARLY BROKEN 01/02/2016 BY TOWN FAIR TIRE, HAMDEN, CT.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR STEERING PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUBFRAME OR C-MEMBER WAS SO ROTTED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SURPRISINGLY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAD THE PART IN STOCK AT A COST OF $1570.00 PLUS THE ISOLATORS(4 X $58.95). THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR SINCE I COULDN'T SELL THE CAR WAS $2519.65. IT SEEMS CHRYSLER KNOWS THERE ARE DANGEROUS VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND DOES NOTHING TO HELP OWNERS DEFER THE REPAIR COSTS. IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSIUT I WANT TO BE PART OF IT. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION AND PICTURES OF THE RUSTED FRAME ON AND OFF THE CAR ALONG WITH THE REPAIR BILL. IF NEEDED I CAN UPLOAD THE FILES.

TOOK MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE ENGINE SUB-FRAME IS ROTTED AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY MECHANIC SEARCHED AROUND FOR SUB-FRAME AND THE LEAST EXPENSIVE USED WAS $950.00 PLUS LABOR. IN INVESTIGATING THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH SUB-FRAME ON THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM 2004-2008. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PART? IF NOT IS THERE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE ABOVE ITEM?

WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED AND WAS INFORMED MY SUBFRAME WAS VERY RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS WASHED EVEN UNDERNEATH FREQUENTLY SO WAS VERY SURPRISING ON A CAR LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD UNTIL I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND IT IS COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE YEARS OF PACIFICA. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE SUBFRAME FAILS ENTIRELY THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

TOOK TO MECHANIC TO REPLACE LINKS IN WHEELS. MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THE RUSTED THROUGH SUBFRAME. I DON'T WANNA BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY ENGINE FALLS OUT. ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE.

WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE ON MY 2006 PACIFICA AS I HAVE BEEN DOING ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS & WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULDN'T TOUCH IT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS READY TO FALL THROUGH & WAS ADVISED NOT TO EVEN DRIVE IT HOME THAT DAY. SO IT TURNS OUT THAT THE SUB-FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY & BARELY HANGING IN THERE. THIS CAR IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD & HAS BEEN (FOR THE MOST PART) KEPT IN A GARAGE WHEN IT WASN'T IN USE. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO CHRYSLER & WAS INFORMED BY THE CAR DEALER WHERE I TOOK IT THAT THEY DENIED THE CLAIM & STATED THAT IT WAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM SO I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHY EVERYONE ELSE'S ENGINES AREN'T FALLING OUT IF THAT'S THE CASE.I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD HIT ONE OF THESE POT HOLES THAT WE...

UPON REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE AUTO MECHANIC DISCOVERED MY 2006 PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. HE ADVISED ME THE COST OF REPAIR IS SO HIGH THAT IT IS NOT WORTH TO REPAIR. HE FURTHER REQUIRED ME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE A SUBFRAME RUSTED THOUGH THE WHOLE METAL FRAME SINCE THE CAR WAS ALWAYS KEPT IN MARYLAND, WE HARDLY HAVE ANY SNOW IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. FROM THE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS SUBFRAME PROBLEM AFFECTED WAS COMMON IN MANY PACIFICA ON THE ROAD. WE FELT FORTUNATE THAT THE ENGINE HAS NOT DROPPED ON THE GROUND AND LEAD TO A FATAL CRASH. WHY THERE IS NOT RECALL ON THESE PACIFICAS .

PURCHASED FROM PRIVATE OWNER IN AUG 2015. ON SEPT. 10 2015 TOOK IT IN TO SHOP FOR ROTOR AND BRAKE REPAIR AND WAS TOLD TO PARK IT BECAUSE THE SUB CRADLE IS ALMOST ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH 2 CHILDREN AND CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR OF THIS. ALREADY OWNING ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT CHRYSLER WOULD BE WILLING TO FIX 04-05 MODELS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND NOT AN 06. CALLED THE SERVICE NUMBER AT CHRYSLER TWICE AND WAS TOLD 06 COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THEIR RECALL. NOW I'M STUCK WITH AN AUTO THAT THE BODY AND ENGINE ARE TOTALLY SOLID AND GREAT LOOKING BUT ENGINE IS READY TO FALL OUT. SOMEONE HELP PLEASE!

THE PACIFICA FLOOR SHIFTER WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE (2005-2007) CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHARGER, AND MAGNUM (CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION CODE K39), BUT IS NOT LISTED FOR THE PACIFICA. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER SPRING HOOK BREAKS AND PREVENTS THE SHIFTER FROM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. THIS DEFECT IS NOTED FREQUENTLY ON THE CHRYSLER FORUMS (CHRYSLERFORUM.COM).

WHEN TAKING MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TO BE SERVICED FOR BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. MY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN THE SHOP, NOT EVEN 30 MINUTES PASSED AND I WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY BY THE MECHANIC, THAT IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING MY MOTOR MOUNT HE NOTICED THAT MY CRADLE WAS ROTTED OUT AND VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THIS WAS A VERY IMPORTANT COMPONENT ON MY VEHICLE, (STEERING, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND ECT.) ARE BEING HELD UP BY THE CRADLE, AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT AT ANYTIME! I AM IN FEAR FOR MY FAMILY AND I, TO KNOW THAT WE TRAVEL AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREE WAY. WE LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THERE ARE MANY POT HOLES AND CRATERS IN THE STREETS WE DRIVE ON, AND TO KNOW THAT WE CAN BE IN DANGER IS INSANE. HE QUOTED ME AROUND $3,000 TO REPAIR AND I CANNOT...