2005 Chrysler Pacifica

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2020· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

• 12/30/2016· STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  THE FRONT CRADLE IS SO BADLY RUSTED IT BROKE IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES.. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN AND NOTICED THE STEERING WAS REAL TIGHT AND DID NOT RELEASE BACK.. I TRAVELED FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED IT WAS SWAYING AND HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT.. WHEN I MADE IT HOME I USED A FLASHLIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS DARK OUT AND SEEN WHERE IT HAD SNAPPED. THREE DIFFERENT SPOTS.. I'M MAD BECAUSE THIS WAS KNOWN ISSUE AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP OR CHRYSLER THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT PRONE TO THAT MAKE AND MODEL. NO AVERAGE PERSON CHECKS THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF A CAR WHEN THE BODY LOOKS SO GOOD. *TR

• 12/30/2014· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 12/30/2013· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE 2008. I TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE WAS ROTTED AND UNSAFE. I LIVE IN OH. AND WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER, SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN AZ. THAT IT IS NOT COVERED TO HAVE THE ENGINE CRADLE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 AND HAVE BEEN IN A "SALT STATE" FOR 5 YEARS. I LOCATED A LETTER ONLINE THAT WAS SENT OUT AND IT DOESN'T STATE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE WOULD BE COVERED, BUT PLACE OF OPERATION. TO ME 5 YEARS OF OH WINTERS AND SALT HAS BEEN THE PLACE OF OPERATION. AFTER SEARCHING OUT THE PROBLEM CONCERNING THE ENGINE CRADLE, I HAVE FOUND THAT IT HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/30/2013· STRUCTURE

  CRADLE ROTTED OUT. *TR

• 12/29/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

• 12/29/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50- 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS TAKEN TO BOTH THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MECHANIC LATER PERFORMED A TUNE-UP AND CLEANED THE FUEL INJECTORS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE SOON RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

• 12/29/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS MAKING A 800 MILE TRIP IN MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND NOTICED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STARTING TO STICK WHEN MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO STOMP ON THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING STUCK AROUND THE PEDAL OR EVEN THE THROTTLE CABLE BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE THROTTLE ONLY STUCK WHEN THE TAC WAS AT AROUND 2700 TO 3000 RPMS. WHEN I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING POSTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE THERE WERE QUITE A FEW AND SOME OF THEM WITHIN THE SAME MILEAGE AND OR CONDITIONS. MOST OF THEM TOOK THERE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO EITHER CHARGED THEM FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY OR PEDAL ASSEMBLY OR EVEN THE THROTTLE CABLE. I JUST WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT MINE AND DISCOVERED THAT A HOSE THAT CAME FROM THE CARS AIR INTAKE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE THROTTLE SPRING AND CABLES. I LOOSELY ZIP TIED THE HOSE TO THE ALTERNATORS MOUNTING BRACKET AND HAVEN'T HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM. BUT THE HOSE WAS BEING CUT BY THE CABLE. I CAUGHT MINE BEFORE IT WAS TO BAD. *TR

• 12/29/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  RICK HENDRICK JEEP/CHRYSLER, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC DID NOT PERFORM THE NECESSARY JOB DUTIES TO REMEDY THE SAFETY RECALL OF THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE DEALER HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS, BUT THE RECALL WAS NOT PROPERLY CORRECTED WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DANGER TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY! I FIRST BEGAN TO SMELL GAS ON TUESDAY EVENING AFTER I FILLED MY GAS TANK AND CONTINUED TO SMELL EXCESSIVE GAS ON WEDNESDAY SO I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD TO BRING MY VEHICLE BACK TO BE CHECKED OUT, BUT THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS FOUND! SO I RETURNED HOME ON THEIR WORD. THE VERY NEXT DAY, THURSDAY, I PROCEEDED TO FILL MY GAS TANK AGAIN TO TAKE A ROAD TRIP OUT OF STATE THAT EVENING, BUT AS MY TANK WAS FILLING SO WAS THE GROUND OF THE GAS STATION...I WAS VERY UPSET AT THIS POINT!!!! I CALLED RICK HENDRICK'S SERVICE MANAGER WHO DIDN'T EXHIBIT ANY REMORSE FOR MY ENDANGERMENT! I WAS QUITE IRATE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I FELT ENDANGERED AND WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN, BUT COULD NOT LEAVE DUE TO RICK HENDRICK'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF ME AS A CUSTOMER SATIFACTORILY! I TOLD THE S.M. THAT I WANTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE TWO GAS FILL-UPS THAT I HAD LOST DUE TO THEIR PROBLEM, BUT HE DID NOT COMPENSATE ME! MY VEHICLE AND MYSELF WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND FINALLY THEY FOUND THAT THEY WERE AT FAULT...NOT MYSELF! THEY DID NOT PUT THE CORRECT SEAL ON MY VEHICLE, THEREFORE, THE GAS WAS LEAKING OUT! I WAS NOT TREATED SATISFACTORILY ONCE I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER. THIS WAS A TOTAL INCONVENIENCE TRAVELING 50 MILES EACH TIME FOR THEIR PROBLEM! I WANT COMPENSATION, AND A FORMAL APOLOGY FROM RICK HENDRICK! I ALSO CONTACTED THE GENERAL MANAGER WHO HAS NEVER CALLED ME BACK REGARDING THIS MATTER, THEREFORE, I WILL SEEK OTHER RECOURSES. I WILL DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM THERE, AND I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO GIVE THEM MY BUSINESS ANY LONGER!

• 12/28/2019· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED. CHRYSLER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEN CANCELLED THE RECALL. THERE WAS ALSO A LAWSUIT FILED, THAT WAS DISMISSED DUE TO CHRYSLER'S BANKRUPTCY.

• 12/28/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE

  CAR STALL WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT HANDS TURNS. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN A ROW. I SEARCHED THE VIN ON CHRYSLER AND THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON 2005 PACIFICA'S BUT I AM UNABLE TO FIND OUT IF MINE WAS EVER CORRECTED. *TR

• 12/28/2012· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  WORKING ON THE CAR NOTICE THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THRU ON THS PASSENGER SIDE. THERE ARE MANY ISSUE LOGGED IN ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN VINS. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT ON AUG 20, 2004. AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER THEY SAY THE CAR IS COVERED UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY PROBLEM IS IF I HADN'T LOOKED UNDER THE CAR THIS ISSUE MAY HAVE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR

• 12/28/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, FROM GENESIS AUTO SALES LOCATED AT 1005 SPRINGDALE RD IN AUSTIN, TX. 78721 THERE WAS NOISE BY THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. AFTER BRINGING THIS TO THE COMPANIES ATTENTION THEY AGREED TO FIX IT. THE KEPT THE VEHICLE ABOUT A WEEK. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP MY FATHER LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND DUCT TAPE ON THE PART, CV JOINT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND ALSO MENTIONED THE HORN ALSO WENT OUT. THE COMPANY AGREED TO FIX THIS AGAIN AS WELL AS PERFORM MY INSPECTION AS THE STICKER HAD EXPIRED. THE CAR WAS KEPT ANOTHER 2 WEEKS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FOR A SECOND TIME THE CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING. AT THIS TIME MY FATHER AND MECHANIC LOOKED IT OVER AND FOUND A BUSTED HOSE, BUT THEY NOTED THAT THE CV JOINT WAS DUCT TAPED AGAIN THIS TIME COVERED IN GREASE. HE ALSO NOTED MISSING LUG NUTS ON ALL TIRES. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE COMPANY AGAIN WHO REFUSED TO LISTEN. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DMV, BBB, OAG, FTC AND DPS. DPS SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO TOOK PICS AS WELL AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE TINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS ILLEGAL AND THAT NOT ONLY WERE LUG NUTS MISSING BUT THE LUG BOLTS WERE BROKEN OFF. ALL THIS AS WELL AS THE MOTOR MOUNT HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED. THE BOLTS HOLDING THE CV JOINT AND MOTOR MOUNT WERE ALSO FOUND NOT TO BE THE PROPER SIZE. ON 12/24/11 AS I WAS DRIVING MY SEAT BELT BECAME UNBOLTED FROM THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PLACE IT BACK IN WHERE IT CAME FROM BUT IT IS NOT SECURE. THE COMPANY REFUSES TO HELP WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND I WILL BE PURSUING LEGAL ACTION AS ALL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN SAFETY HAZARDS AND I AM NOW UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR MYSELF OR MY FAMILY WILL BE INJURED AS IM NOT SURE ALL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED AS DIFFERENT NOISES STILL OCCUR. *TR

• 12/28/2009· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COLD OR BRAKING. THIS KEEPS RE-OCCURRING. *TR

• 12/27/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS THEN ADVISED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/27/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD VIOLENTLY VIBRATE UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 59,800.

• 12/27/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLING WHEN TURNING. THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THIS MONTH ALONE, (DECEMBER 2011) THE CAR HAS STALLED 5 TIMES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT I WILL CRASH WHEN IT STALLS. THERE ARE SO MANY CHRYSLER PACIFICA OWNERS THAT ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. ALONG WITH THE STALLING ISSUE, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS AND NEEDS TO BE PUSHED RATHER HARD. A THIRD PROBLEM I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS YEAR IS THE HEADLAMPS "BURNING OUT". I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT LEFT HEADLAMP THREE THIS YEAR. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS FOR HEADLAMPS. I AM GREATLY DISTRESSED BY THESE PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THE STALLING. I HAVE CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS CAR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT CHRYSLER'S FAILURE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/26/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THERE IS A DEFAULT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. THERE ARE FIVE MORE CHRYSLER PACIFICAS THAT I KNOW OF WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

• 12/26/2014· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 12/26/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 06V432000 . SHE STATED THAT REPAIR WAS DONE ON 12/18/06 FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT STATES THAT ON 12/19/06 THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA TO DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12/22/06 AFTER 2ND REPLACEMENT SHE WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP. *AK

• 12/24/2014· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES

  MY WIFE WAS GOING 35MPH IN TOWN. COMING TO AN INTERSECTION SHE NEEDED TO TURN. NO BRAKES OR STEERING, BOTH STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY NO ONE HIT HER AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE TELEPHONE POLE. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

• 12/24/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THE COMMON ENGINE CRADLE RUST ISSUE OF THE 2004-2005 PACIFICAS. I JUST HAD THE ENGINE CRADLE ON MY 2005 PACIFICA REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. A MICROMETER ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMATIC AREA OF THE ENGINE CRADLE REVEALS THAT IT RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT, INDICATING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INDEED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE RUST-PROOFING PROCESS AT MANUFACTURE, AND NOT DUE DO RUSTING WHICH OCCURS THROUGH THE NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH WOULD DEVELOP FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WORK ITS WAY INWARD. CHRYSLER HAS ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FRAME MANUFACTURE, BUT SINCE THERE IS NO DATE OF MANUFACTURE STAMPED ON THE FRAMES THEY ARE VISUALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM ANY OTHERS, MEANING THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE UNTIL ASSEMBLY OCCURS, AND THAT CAN (EITHER PURPOSEFULLY OR INADVERTENTLY) BE MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS AFTER THE FRAME MANUFACTURING OCCURS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT CHRYSLER PURPOSEFULLY WITHHELD FRAMES KNOWN TO BE DANGEROUS FROM THE NORMAL ASSEMBLY PROCESS IN ORDER TO SURREPTITIOUSLY WORK THEM IN TO SUBSEQUENT ASSEMBLY RUNS A FEW DOZEN AT A TIME OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE YEARS SO AS TO AVOID HAVING IT APPEAR AS IF IT WAS A SINGULAR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. SINCE THERE IS NO WAY FOR ANYONE TO DETERMINE WHEN EACH OF THE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED FRAMES WERE ACTUALLY USED FOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY, USING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY DATES FOR DETERMINING WHICH VEHICLES HAVE BAD FRAMES IS CAPRICIOUS AND ARBITRARY. FOR THE SAKE OF THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES, I AM STRONGLY PLEADING THE NHTSA TO RE-INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM MORE CLOSELY ON THE GROUNDS THAT BOTH STATISTICAL AND PHYSICAL ANALYTICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT ALL OF THESE ENGINE CRADLE RUST COMPLAINTS ARE IN FACT RELATED, AND THAT CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE IS LOGICALLY INSUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, LET ALONE TO INSURE PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

• 12/23/2015· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/22/2017· SUSPENSION,ENGINE

  DURING ROUTINE WHEEL ALIGNMENT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE ENGINE CRADLE RUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

• 12/22/2015· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

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

• 12/22/2014· STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/22/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS ALTERNATE ERRATICALLY FROM BRIGHT TO DIM AT LOWER ENGINE SPEEDS. SOMETIMES ALMOST OFF THEN VERY BRIGHT. HAVE HAD IT SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER AND ONLY REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AFTER I WAS INFORMED WAS NORMAL OPERATION ON THE FIRST TWO VISITS. VERY ANNOYING AT STOP LIGHTS AT NIGHT. SOME TIMES THINK WILL GO OUT ALL TOGETHER. *TR

• 12/21/2015· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAYS, WHEN TURNING AND WHILE STOPPED FOR LIGHT CHANGES. HAD TO HAVE BATTERY "JUMPED" OR CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES. BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF DISCHARGED FROM ALTERNATOR. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BATTERY CONTINUED TO DRAINED. VEHICLE RAN FOR ONE DAY AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY, VEHICLE RAN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MECHANICS, BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER HAVING THOSE PARTS REPLACED. FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT SPECIALIZED IN CHRYSLERS AND WAS SHOCK WHEN HE STATED IT WAS THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) WHICH I BELIEVED AND RESEARCHED WAS PART A RECALL FOR 2005 PACIFICAS IN 2006. TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FIXED WHICH IS NOT THE PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE. THE PCM IS THE PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OWNING THIS. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL 2010; SO I HONESTLY BELIEVED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIR BUT CLAIMED TO HAD BEEN. WHEN REFERENCING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION (WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE PERSONALLY), THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM WAS REPLACED FOR 2004 MODELS NOT 2005 MODELS. PCM PROBLEMS WERE THAT OF THE 2005 MODELS WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES NOW. I AM STILL PAYING INSURANCE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1000 FOR REPAIR, THAT IS A LITTLE LESS THAT HALF OF WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH.

• 12/20/2014· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 12/19/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I JUST NOTICED THE ROTTING ENGINE CRADLE ON MY CAR AND FOUND OUT IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE BY FCA AND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS SUFFERING THE SAME CONDITION. I HAVE NOT HAD REPAIRED YET

• 12/19/2016· SUSPENSION,ENGINE

  ENGINE CRADLE OR K-FRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE

• 12/19/2015· SUSPENSION

  MECHANIC NOTICED RUSTED OUT SUB-FRAME WHEN DOING REGULAR SERVICE ON VEHICLE. TOLD US IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

• 12/19/2012· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I TOOK MY CAR INTO A GARAGE IN WATERFORD,CT FOR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. ON RAISING IT, HE FOUND THAT THE SUB-FRAME IS ROTTING BADLY DUE TO RUST. THERE ARE SEVERAL HOLES IN THE FRAME AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY HAVE OPENED A CASE - 22909122 THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE IT INTO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHICH I AM DOING TOMORROW. THEY WILL PASS ON AN INSPECTION REPORT. *TR

• 12/19/2011· STRUCTURE

  BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND MECHANIC NOTICED THE RUST THRU THE FRAME. WE CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECT. I DID HEAR THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE ISSUE AND HAS EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTIES TO 150,000 MILES AND REPAIRED THE FRAME DAMAGE. HOW DO I GET THIS REPAIRED? THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/19/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENTLY, ALL ELECTRICAL IN VEHICLE FAILS. UNABLE TO START, NO POWER, VEHICLE IS DEAD. THEN SUDDENLY, VEHICLE IS ABLE TO START AND RUN NORMALLY. I BELIEVE THAT IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH REMOTE START SYSTEM. *NM

• 12/18/2019· SUSPENSION,ENGINE

  2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING HAS RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED FOR THE RECALL BUT IT CLEARLY IS AFFECTED BY WHAT EVER THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO COMPLETE ON CAR TO ENSURE IT WOULD REMAIN SAFE. I HAVE A BIG WHOLE AND MOTOR COULD FALL OUT. I NEED HELP ON TRYING TO GET EXPENSIVE ITEM PAID FOR. THE SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE ALL ISSUES JUST NOT A GOOD CAR AT ALL.

• 12/18/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE CRADLE AND SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS FRACTURED AND RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 03/08/16*LJ

• 12/18/2014· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/17/2017· STRUCTURE

  RUSTED THROUGH SUB FRAME.

• 12/17/2014· SUSPENSION

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM A CAR DEALER. I GOT IT FOR A GOOD PRICE AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A LITTLE WORK. MY WIFE WANTED A CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM THE FIRST TIME SHE SAW ONE. SO, FINALLY FINDING ONE WITHIN OUR MEANS WAS AWESOME; SO WE THOUGHT. IT WAS MAKING A WINDING NOISE AT TIME OF PURCHASE, WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE A POWER STEERING PUMP. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AFTER PURCHASING IT AND HAD THE PUMP AND SOME OTHER BRAKE WORK; AS-WELL-AS, TIE-ROD ENDS FIXED/REPLACED. THIS DID NOT STOP THE WINDING NOISE WE THOUGHT WAS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP, SO WE HAD THE SHOP TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. THE SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK-AND-PINION WAS LEAKING AND LIKELY THE CAUSE FOR THE NOISE. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE RACK AND PINION FROM THE VEHICLE; THEY REALIZED IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE CRADLE/SUB-FRAME WAS SO RUSTED THAT REMOVAL WAS NOT POSSIBLE. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY; THE SHOP OWNER RECOMMENDED THAT WE DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A RE-CALL. THE SHOP OWNER SAID THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE SUB-FRAME OF ANY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON A 2005 MODEL. I HOPED THAT THE SHOP OWNER WAS OVER EXAGGERATING SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER LOCAL SHOP AND HE TO, WAS STUNNED BY THE AMOUNT OF RUST. THIS SHOP OWNER TOLD ME TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER CORP. AND DEMAND THAT SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS. HE (THE SHOP OWNER) WAS ABSOLUTELY BESIDE HIMSELF AFTER SEEING THE VEHICLE. I LOVE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND EVEN OWN A CARAVAN, WHICH MY WIFE DRIVES DAILY. HOWEVER, I NOW HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW OF CHRYSLER. THEY HAVE NOT ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING UNSAFE MATERIALS FOR MAKING THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WONDER IF ANYONE HAS DIED FROM THE RESULTS OF THIS ISSUE. IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS; I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, EVER AGAIN... *TR

• 12/17/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A OIL CHANGE. THE TECH TOLD ME AND SHOWED ME THE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY WHERE BUT HOME.SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS A FEW MILES AWAY I DROVE IT THERE FOR AN INSPECTION. AFTER A DAY WITHOUT A VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO TELL ME IT WOULD COST AROUND $2700.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE THE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CRADLE. NO WHY AM I GOING TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT.I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, GAVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION. THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THIS DUE TO I AM THE 3RD OWNER( WHATEVER THAT HAS TO DO WITH IT!) AND ITS OUT OF WARRANTY! THE SECOND OWNER WAS MY STEP DAD WHO BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIPS USED CAR LOT WHERE I TOOK IT TO GET IT INSPECTED. EVEN THIS DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT WORK WITH ME.I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 60,000MILES ON IT. *TR

• 12/17/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE TO 30 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP FILTER AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

• 12/17/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE SUB FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RUST AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE SUB FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

• 12/17/2012· STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  THE ENGINE CRADLE IS CORRODING AWAY, THERE IS A LARGE SPLIT IN ONE SIDE. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL CARS FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS THE VERY SAME DEFECT ITS PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

• 12/17/2007· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURECrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND MIRRORS ARE TOO SMALL AND OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SHE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE HAS STRUCK THREE VEHICLES AND BELIEVES THAT THE LACK OF VISIBILITY IS THE CAUSE. THE SPEED, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,599 UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

• 12/17/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM HALF A TANK TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE FUEL PUMP, HEADLIGHT BULB, AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V066000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 03/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY

• 12/16/2015· STRUCTURE

  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 TO GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER/FCA I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE CAR. BROUGHT TO MECHANIC FOR OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED AGAIN THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTING THROUGH AND NOW THE MOTOR MOUNTS. CAR NOW HAS ONLY 95,544 MILES. CONTACTED THEM PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY AND PUSHED OFF AND OFF.

• 12/16/2014· STEERING

  FRONT FRAME IS CRACKED AND RUSTED OUT VERY COMMON FOR THIS MODEL CAN NOT FIND ANY THAT IS NOT RUSTED OUT OR CRACKED. *TR

• 12/16/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  I WAS DOING MY OIL CHANGE, WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING THROUGH. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED, BOTH LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERS, WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I WAS NOT COVERED. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT ALTHOUGH MY STATE IS LISTED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN A STATE NOT LISTED, I WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

• 12/16/2013· STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  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