| Engine | — | 498ODI 10459955 · 102,000 miON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WILL BE DRIVING MY CAR AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT COMPLETELY. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. THERE IS NO INCLINATION THAT IT IS EVEN GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR. AT HIGHER SPEEDS MY CAR JERKS AND STUTTERS AND WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF TOO. I WILL BE STOPPING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AND MY CAR WILL STALL OUT AND I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR!!!!!!! I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT ON MINE AND IT I… Look up ODI 10459955 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10460877 · 120,000 miSTARTING IN 2011 MY PACIFICA'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SEEM TO BE SHUTTING DOWN. FIRST I LOST THE ABILITY TO OPEN WINDOWS OR USE POWER LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NEXT I LOST THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. MOST RECENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND ALARM COMES ON BUT ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. *JS Look up ODI 10460877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10509189 · 129,000 miTHE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN SUDDENLY SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND FLAMES BEGAN COMING OUT CLOSED THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE JUST BURNED DOWN TO THE GROUND CALLED 911 FIREFIGHTER CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE IT WAS ALL SO FAST ITS UNREAL. *TR Look up ODI 10509189 at NHTSA ↗ | 414ODI 10484574 · 114,000 miTHE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ON ALL CHRYSLER PACIFICA MODELS ARE PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK...THE FAILURE RATE FOR THESE VEHICLE COMPONENTS IS ASTRONOMICAL AND REPETITIVE AFTER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS CAN CAUSE ADDITIONAL FAILURES THAT ALSO PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK...THIS INCLUDES: --GROUND WIRE FATIGUE AND FAILURE CAUSING A MULTITUDE OF UNEXPECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN --DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AGAIN CAUSING A MYRIAD OF UNEXPECTED ELEC… Look up ODI 10484574 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10495176WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP (AT A RED LIGHT TO GREEN) AND "GO" BEFORE I REACH 10MPH.. THE CAR SUDDENLY PAUSES AND SHAKES (AS THOUGH IT'S SHIFTING IN GEAR AND GETS STUCK IN A LOW GEAR) AND IS NOT SMOOTH BUT SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR. *TR ALSO, ON THE HIGHWAY....THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY GO INTO LOW GEAR...AND (AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE STICK SHIFT) I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND I CAN HEAR THE ENGINE BURNING.... CAUSE I CAN'T GO OVER 25 MPH. SO I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE FRONT BUMPER HAS A SILVE… Look up ODI 10495176 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10535296 · 130,111 mi2004 PACIFICA HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY& REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. IT IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. ALSO HAS ALOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. ENGINE GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10535296 at NHTSA ↗ | 130ODI 10544705 · 77,000 miAFTER REPLACING A BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS IN JULY OF 2012. THEY BROKE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012!! THIS TIME IT WAS SO BAD THAT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. EVENTUALLY AFTER TRYING TO TURN IT OVER SO MANY TIME THE BATTERY DIED. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AFTER THE HOLIDAYS TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX ($1200) AND EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE TECH INFORMED ME THAT BESIDES THE MOUNTS BEING BROKE, WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE LIFTED AND CUT THRU ALL OF THE WIRES LEADING TO THE FAILURE … Look up ODI 10544705 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10608774 · 183,000 miWHILE IN FOR INSPECTION IN JUNE '14, WE WERE ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS UNSAFE - THEY WOULD NOT PASS IT THROUGH INSPECTION. OTHERWISE, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP. OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INITIAL FACTORY PAINT APPLICATION - IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWED FOR PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS POSTED ON THE INTERNET (SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHRYS… Look up ODI 10608774 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10660261 · 100,408 miTHIS VEHICLE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY IS RUSTY WITH IN 8 YEARS OF OPERATION. RUSTY ENGINE CRADLE CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES OPERATING NEAR 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION. MANY PACIFICA OWNERS ON LINE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10660261 at NHTSA ↗ | 112ODI 10564190MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA"S ENGINE CRADLE HAS EXTENSIVELY CORRODED WITH RUST AND HAS BECOME A DANGER TO DRIVE .THIS WAS A NATIONAL PROBLEM REPORTED ON CHICAGO TELEVISION NBC CHANNEL 5. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING..I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN LOOK AT THIS CRADLE AND THE DANGER MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PUT IN. CHRYSLER ALSO CLAIMS THAT MY CAR WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM METAL ON 2004/2005 . NEED FOR SOMEONE TO INSPECT THANK YOU *TR Look up ODI 10564190 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10717219 · 118,779 miTECHNICIAN FOUND PERFORATION ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME/CRADLE AREA ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE $ 2,566.62. Look up ODI 10717219 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10721740 · 130,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LEANED INWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT, STRUT MOUNT, TIE ROD, AND ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. Look up ODI 10721740 at NHTSA ↗ | 98ODI 10535296 · 130,111 mi2004 PACIFICA HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY& REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. IT IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. ALSO HAS ALOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. ENGINE GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10535296 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10597684 · 115,000 miTHE ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED OUT AND THE ENGINE IS READY TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. CANNOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER ON THIS AFTER MANY CALLS. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY, VERY POPULAR ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS A RECALL. SO BASICALLY THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TO. WHAT A SHAME! *TR Look up ODI 10597684 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10625726 · 153,000 miENGINE CRADLE/MOUNT AND FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. STUCK WITH A PILE OF STEEL THAT HAS NO TRADE IN VALUE OR RESALE VALUE. APPARENTLY, THIS EFFECTS ALMOST EVERY 2004 PACIFICA. NHTSA OUGHT TO BE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE MORE CLOSELY. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE HUNDRED'S WHO'VE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE ARE FEELING THAT THE AGENCY DOES NOT CARE TO INVESTIGATE. SHAME ON CHRYSLER; SHAME ON NHTSA. Look up ODI 10625726 at NHTSA ↗ | 105ODI 10458200 · 127,000 miIN GOING TO MECHANIC TO GET OIL CHANGE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVEN. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP BUT ON DOING A SEARCH ON LINE I FOUND THIS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I LIVE IN THE SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. *TR Look up ODI 10458200 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10502351 · 110,000 miDRIVING AROUND 40 THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. I THOUGHT MAYBE A WHEEL BEARING OR TIE ROD WAS THE ISSUE. UPON TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TO GET CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF ALMOST FAILING. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE CRADLE REPLACED. HAD THAT OCCURRED AT A HIGHER SPEED I HAT TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN FEB 23RD AND MAR31ST 2004. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT JANUARY 23RD 2004 IT WAS NOT COVERED AND I RECEIVED NO LETTER… Look up ODI 10502351 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10553018 · 143,000 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR Look up ODI 10553018 at NHTSA ↗ | 154ODI 10871015 · 200,000 miTAKATA RECALL VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY FIRED UP AS SOON AS SOON AS THROTTLE IS RELASED CAR DIES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT STARTING BACK UP FOR 15-40 MINUTES, REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL, REPLACED THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR, REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS, RAN A FUEL CLEANER, AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR, CAR STILL WILL NOT STAY TURNED OVER AND STILL WILL NNOT IDLE, IF THROTTLE AND RPM DROP CAR WIL DIE IN TRAFFIC SITTING IN DRIVE WAY HASN'T MATTERD WHERE HAPPENS EVERYWHERE Look up ODI 10871015 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10892280 · 160,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ERROR CODES AS P401 AND P172. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 03V471000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND 04V113000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. Look up ODI 10892280 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10945487 · 200,000 miI DROVE TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE, AND 15 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES! THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED THE FIRE. MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, AND I WAS NOT IN IT. Look up ODI 10945487 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electrical System | 498ODI 10459955 · 102,000 miON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I WILL BE DRIVING MY CAR AND IT WILL JUST STALL OUT COMPLETELY. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. THERE IS NO INCLINATION THAT IT IS EVEN GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR. AT HIGHER SPEEDS MY CAR JERKS AND STUTTERS AND WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF TOO. I WILL BE STOPPING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AND MY CAR WILL STALL OUT AND I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR!!!!!!! I SEE THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT ON MINE AND IT I… Look up ODI 10459955 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10460877 · 120,000 miSTARTING IN 2011 MY PACIFICA'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SEEM TO BE SHUTTING DOWN. FIRST I LOST THE ABILITY TO OPEN WINDOWS OR USE POWER LOCKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NEXT I LOST THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. MOST RECENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND ALARM COMES ON BUT ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. *JS Look up ODI 10460877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10509189 · 129,000 miTHE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN SUDDENLY SMOKE STARTS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND FLAMES BEGAN COMING OUT CLOSED THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE JUST BURNED DOWN TO THE GROUND CALLED 911 FIREFIGHTER CAME AND PUT OUT THE FIRE IT WAS ALL SO FAST ITS UNREAL. *TR Look up ODI 10509189 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 297ODI 10969559 · 160,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BETWEEN THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR INTAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED, INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, T… Look up ODI 10969559 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10292266 · 85,000 mi05 CHRYS-PAC ON 11-15-09 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 87N TURNED ON AC TO CLEAR WINDOWS EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WENT DEAD, ENGINE, ELECT PWR EVERYTHING, NO PWR STEERING, NOPWR BRAKES, JUST MADE IT TO ROAD SIDE WITH OUT GETTING HIT. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. *TR Look up ODI 10292266 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10479447 · 85,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK. EVENTUALLY THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS, HVAC UNIT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. Look up ODI 10479447 at NHTSA ↗ | 169ODI 10861252 · 224,000 miI WAS DRIVING AND MY CHILDREN SMELLED SMOKE. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A FIRE. A STRANGER STOPPED AND TRIED PUTTING IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT CAUGHT ON SO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS NO CHANCE. I SUFFERED A COMPLETE LOSS SINCE THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. Look up ODI 10861252 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11246596 · 130,000 miTOOK A SHORT DRIVE. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR FILTER HOUSING WAS MELTED.EMBERS WERE STILL SPREADING ALONG THE INSULATION ATTACHED TO THE HOOD. MANUALLY REMOVED THE SPREADING EMBERS WITH SOME TOOLS. NOT SURE THE CAUSE. ALSO WHY IS THE INSULATION MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT FIREPROOF? Look up ODI 11246596 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10749630 · 125,000 miI OWN A 2005 PACIFICA LIMITED, I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2009 FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR FOR SERVICING (OIL CHANGE, REPAIRS, ECT). NOT ONCE WAS I INFORMED (DURING THE PURCHASE OR ANY TIME DURING SERVICING THE PACIFICA) ABOUT THE ROTTING SUBFRAME. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS SHOWING THE INSPECTION UNDERNEATH WITH NO MENTION OF THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY WIFE AND SHE DRIVES OUR TWO KIDS IN THIS CAR (NOT ANYMORE). AFTER REVIEWING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I AM VERY … Look up ODI 10749630 at NHTSA ↗ | 116ODI 10225392 · 6,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MADE A THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE ALSO TENDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS, THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY HEAT, THE BATTERY WAS STALLING. THE HEATED SEAT WERE NOT WORKING. UPDATED 06/16… Look up ODI 10225392 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10346243 · 95,000 miAFTER TURNING RIGHT AT STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING SLOWLY WITH ACCELERATION, A LOUD/SHAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA (SIMILAR TO A CELL PHONE PLACED ON VIBRATE INSTEAD OF RINGING WHEN A CALL IS RECEIVED). WITHIN SECONDS, VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT, EVEN AFTER PRESSING ON BRAKES. I WAS A BLOCK AWAY FROM WHERE I HAD TO TURN TO ENTER OUR SUBDIVISION, TRAVELING DOWN A TWO-LANE ROAD. THANKFULLY, NO CARS WERE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, OR COMING OUT OF OUR SUBDIVISION, SO I WAS ABLE TO TU… Look up ODI 10346243 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10523284 · 82,000 miI BOUGHT THIS 2004 PACIFICA FROM A DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET MY SHOCKS LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T DO ANY WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED SO BADLY THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE OR PUT ANY MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO THERE IS CLICKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AND ALSO A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER IS BAD. *TR Look up ODI 10523284 at NHTSA ↗ | 24ODI 11246596 · 130,000 miTOOK A SHORT DRIVE. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR FILTER HOUSING WAS MELTED.EMBERS WERE STILL SPREADING ALONG THE INSULATION ATTACHED TO THE HOOD. MANUALLY REMOVED THE SPREADING EMBERS WITH SOME TOOLS. NOT SURE THE CAUSE. ALSO WHY IS THE INSULATION MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT FIREPROOF? Look up ODI 11246596 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10882114 · 174,000 miI BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2011 ALL I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS. FIRST I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THEN NOW MY SUB FRAME IS NO GOOD IT IS ROTTED OUT RUST ALL OVER THE SUB FRAME AND I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN MY CAR ALL THE TIME AND TO TOP IT OFF I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR TO THE BANK WHAT DO I DO NOT. I NEED SOMEONES HELP THIS IS TO MUCH MONEY FOR ONE PERSON TO PAY WHEN THIS WAS NOT MY DOING IT WAS THE CAR MAKERS DOING. Look up ODI 10882114 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11074237TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WITHIN LESS THAN 30 DAYS OF THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLOWLY SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO BERGSTROM USED CAR SUPER CENTER OF APPLETON (2925… Look up ODI 11074237 at NHTSA ↗ | 18ODI 102702912004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS. CONSUMER STATES THE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE DEC. 2008. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN GONG OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSOR WAS BAD, THE TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND FRONT SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE LEAKING OIL. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING AND THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10270291 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10523284 · 82,000 miI BOUGHT THIS 2004 PACIFICA FROM A DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET MY SHOCKS LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T DO ANY WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED SO BADLY THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE OR PUT ANY MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO THERE IS CLICKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AND ALSO A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER IS BAD. *TR Look up ODI 10523284 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10649366I BEEN HAVING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAD TO FIX MY LEFT PASSENGER AXLE, SHOCK, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, PASSENGER UPPER MOTOR MOUNT, THE TANK FOR THE WATER, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, TWO TUNE UPS, AIR FILTER, FUSES, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TIRES. THING THAT IS BROKE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW ELEVATOR, AND MY AC. *TR Look up ODI 10649366 at NHTSA ↗ | 126ODI 10575885 · 86,000 miHAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR TWO YEARS, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS RUNNING OUT LIKE WATER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CHRYSLER FOR THEM TO DO A TUNE UP, WHILE THERE I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT BACK TO PICK UPMY TRUCK THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH OF MY FUEL PUMPS WERE BAD. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THEY JUST DECIDED TO TELL EVERYONE THEIR FUEL PUMPS ARE BAD. ANYWAY, I HAD THE FUEL PUMPS CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. NOW IF I PUT $10 IN IT THE GAUGE WILL READ 1/2 TANK. I… Look up ODI 10575885 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10649366I BEEN HAVING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAD TO FIX MY LEFT PASSENGER AXLE, SHOCK, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, PASSENGER UPPER MOTOR MOUNT, THE TANK FOR THE WATER, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, TWO TUNE UPS, AIR FILTER, FUSES, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TIRES. THING THAT IS BROKE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW ELEVATOR, AND MY AC. *TR Look up ODI 10649366 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10945487 · 200,000 miI DROVE TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE, AND 15 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES! THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED THE FIRE. MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, AND I WAS NOT IN IT. Look up ODI 10945487 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Power Train | 414ODI 10484574 · 114,000 miTHE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ON ALL CHRYSLER PACIFICA MODELS ARE PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK...THE FAILURE RATE FOR THESE VEHICLE COMPONENTS IS ASTRONOMICAL AND REPETITIVE AFTER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS CAN CAUSE ADDITIONAL FAILURES THAT ALSO PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK...THIS INCLUDES: --GROUND WIRE FATIGUE AND FAILURE CAUSING A MULTITUDE OF UNEXPECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN --DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AGAIN CAUSING A MYRIAD OF UNEXPECTED ELEC… Look up ODI 10484574 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10495176WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP (AT A RED LIGHT TO GREEN) AND "GO" BEFORE I REACH 10MPH.. THE CAR SUDDENLY PAUSES AND SHAKES (AS THOUGH IT'S SHIFTING IN GEAR AND GETS STUCK IN A LOW GEAR) AND IS NOT SMOOTH BUT SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR. *TR ALSO, ON THE HIGHWAY....THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY GO INTO LOW GEAR...AND (AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE STICK SHIFT) I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND I CAN HEAR THE ENGINE BURNING.... CAUSE I CAN'T GO OVER 25 MPH. SO I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE FRONT BUMPER HAS A SILVE… Look up ODI 10495176 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10535296 · 130,111 mi2004 PACIFICA HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY& REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. IT IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. ALSO HAS ALOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. ENGINE GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10535296 at NHTSA ↗ | 297ODI 10969559 · 160,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BETWEEN THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR INTAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED, INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, T… Look up ODI 10969559 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10292266 · 85,000 mi05 CHRYS-PAC ON 11-15-09 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 87N TURNED ON AC TO CLEAR WINDOWS EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WENT DEAD, ENGINE, ELECT PWR EVERYTHING, NO PWR STEERING, NOPWR BRAKES, JUST MADE IT TO ROAD SIDE WITH OUT GETTING HIT. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. *TR Look up ODI 10292266 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10479447 · 85,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK. EVENTUALLY THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS, HVAC UNIT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. Look up ODI 10479447 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 66ODI 10544705 · 77,000 miAFTER REPLACING A BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS IN JULY OF 2012. THEY BROKE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012!! THIS TIME IT WAS SO BAD THAT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. EVENTUALLY AFTER TRYING TO TURN IT OVER SO MANY TIME THE BATTERY DIED. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AFTER THE HOLIDAYS TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX ($1200) AND EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE TECH INFORMED ME THAT BESIDES THE MOUNTS BEING BROKE, WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE LIFTED AND CUT THRU ALL OF THE WIRES LEADING TO THE FAILURE … Look up ODI 10544705 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10717506 · 25,000 miMY WIFE WAS PARKED. WHEN SHE PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE LEVER DID NOT STAY IN DRIVE. IT BOUNCED INTO REVERSE AND WHEN SHE STARTED TO GO FORWARD THE FORCE OF THE REVERSE CAUSED HER TO PUSH HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER AND ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN NOR COULD THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS IN FOR BODY REPAIR. MY WIFE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WE ENDED UP TRADING IT IN FOR A MAJOR LOSS IN $. WE LIKED THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP BYING ANOTHER ONE AND NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTIER HAD A … Look up ODI 10717506 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11033172BOUGHT MY 2004 PACIFICA FROM A DEALERSHIP USED ON JUNE 5 2017 AT THAT TIME I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING SAID ABOUT THE CRADLE ALMOST RUSTED OFF ON RIGHT SIDE. TOOK PACIFICA TO GET TIRES CAUSE I PLANNED A 1500 MILE TRIP IN A FEW DAYS AND WANTED GOOD TIRES. NEEDLESS TO SAY BESIDES $400 IN TIRES I HAD TO PUT $1800 INTO PARTS AND LABOR FOR STRUTS, TIE RODS, ARMS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND VALVE STEMS. WAS SHOWN THE RUSTED CRADLE THAT WAS 3/4 RUSTED THROUGH AND TOLD IT SHOULD GET CHANGED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO TAKE… Look up ODI 11033172 at NHTSA ↗ | 62ODI 10439867 · 70,100 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TAKEN TO MECHANIC AFTER PURCHASING USED WITH 69,500 MILES FOR "CLUNKING" NOISE IN FRONT-END. REPLACED PARTS INCLUDED: SWAY BAR LINKAGES, TIE ROD ENDS, AND STRUTS AND MOUNTS ALL OF WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE MECHANIC THEN USED A TOOL HE CALLED "CHASSIS EARS" TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. HE FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTED AT THE POINT THAT IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY, JUST UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FLOORBOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION RUST WAS APPARENT ON THE DRI… Look up ODI 10439867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10559456 · 42,000 miTHE ENGINE CRADLE CROSS MEMBER OF MY VEHICLE IS ROTTING TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR SAFETY INSPECTED IN PA. THERE IS A SERVICE NOTE FOR A SMALL WINDOW OF PACIFICAS INCLUDED ON A WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR THE CARS BUILT WITHIN A CERTAIN DATE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. THE CRADLE INCORPORATES THE ENGINE MOUNTS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AND STEERING. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED, AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THAT M… Look up ODI 10559456 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10664456 · 140,000 miMY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK TO THE RIGHT WHEN ACCELERATING AND IT WAS HARD TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SUB STRUCTURE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD FAILED. THIS ALSO TOOK OUT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND IDLER ARM. HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER WHEN THIS FAILED IT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO SWERVE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR Look up ODI 10664456 at NHTSA ↗ | 29ODI 10535296 · 130,111 mi2004 PACIFICA HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY& REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. IT IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. ALSO HAS ALOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. ENGINE GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10535296 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10629196 · 156,570 miSIGNIFICANT RUST AND CORRISION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND ABILITY TO EXIT VECHICLE IN CASE OF COLLISION OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10629196 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10509101 · 97,269 miTHE SUBFRAME (WHICH HOLDS UP THE ENGINE) HAS THOROUGHLY RUSTED THROUGH CREATING THE DANGER OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FALLING FROM THE FRAME. I AM TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A DEFECT IN MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT CARS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 2004 AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES FOR THOSE VEHICLES. AS MINE WAS PRODUCED 4 MONTHS LATER THEY ARE DENYING ANY LIABILITY AND REFUSING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEFECT IS IDENTICAL TO ONE THAT IS COVERED ON CARS MADE 4 MONTHS PRIOR , AND THEY HAVE BEEN UN… Look up ODI 10509101 at NHTSA ↗ | 40ODI 10439867 · 70,100 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TAKEN TO MECHANIC AFTER PURCHASING USED WITH 69,500 MILES FOR "CLUNKING" NOISE IN FRONT-END. REPLACED PARTS INCLUDED: SWAY BAR LINKAGES, TIE ROD ENDS, AND STRUTS AND MOUNTS ALL OF WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE MECHANIC THEN USED A TOOL HE CALLED "CHASSIS EARS" TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. HE FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTED AT THE POINT THAT IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY, JUST UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FLOORBOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION RUST WAS APPARENT ON THE DRI… Look up ODI 10439867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10450752I TOOK MY CARE INTO THE SEAR AUTO CENTER IN ANNAPOLIS, MD FOR A TUNE UP AND ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR THE KNOCKING NOISE UNDER MY HOOD AS IS WAS AFFECTING MY STEERING AND MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT END SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BADLY AS THE PARTS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE FACILITY OVERNIGHT AS THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS REMOVING THE OLD PARTS DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION ON THE OLD PARTS AND IT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME TO GET THE PARTS O… Look up ODI 10450752 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10559456 · 42,000 miTHE ENGINE CRADLE CROSS MEMBER OF MY VEHICLE IS ROTTING TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR SAFETY INSPECTED IN PA. THERE IS A SERVICE NOTE FOR A SMALL WINDOW OF PACIFICAS INCLUDED ON A WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR THE CARS BUILT WITHIN A CERTAIN DATE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. THE CRADLE INCORPORATES THE ENGINE MOUNTS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AND STEERING. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED, AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THAT M… Look up ODI 10559456 at NHTSA ↗ | 122ODI 10680911TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V113000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 03V471000 (FUEL SY… Look up ODI 10680911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10764898 · 156 miWILL NOT PASS INSPECTION SAYS VAPOR LEAK, HAS REPLACED GAS CAP TWICE, NOT ABLE TO FIND LEAK. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD , BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT Look up ODI 10764898 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10870355WON'T LET ME PUMP GAS IN WITH OUT IT CONSTANTLY CLICKING OFF, WHEN GAS GAGE HITS HALF IT DROPS WITH IN SECONDS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT LOW AND HIGH TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON BUT NOTHING SHOWS ON TESTER. FRONT END DOES A LOT OF POPPING, AND CLANKING WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHILE TURNING AND STOPPING. Look up ODI 10870355 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Unknown Or Other | 130ODI 10544705 · 77,000 miAFTER REPLACING A BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS IN JULY OF 2012. THEY BROKE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012!! THIS TIME IT WAS SO BAD THAT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. EVENTUALLY AFTER TRYING TO TURN IT OVER SO MANY TIME THE BATTERY DIED. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AFTER THE HOLIDAYS TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX ($1200) AND EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE TECH INFORMED ME THAT BESIDES THE MOUNTS BEING BROKE, WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE LIFTED AND CUT THRU ALL OF THE WIRES LEADING TO THE FAILURE … Look up ODI 10544705 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10608774 · 183,000 miWHILE IN FOR INSPECTION IN JUNE '14, WE WERE ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS UNSAFE - THEY WOULD NOT PASS IT THROUGH INSPECTION. OTHERWISE, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP. OUR RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INITIAL FACTORY PAINT APPLICATION - IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWED FOR PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THIS POSTED ON THE INTERNET (SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY CHRYS… Look up ODI 10608774 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10660261 · 100,408 miTHIS VEHICLE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY IS RUSTY WITH IN 8 YEARS OF OPERATION. RUSTY ENGINE CRADLE CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES OPERATING NEAR 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION. MANY PACIFICA OWNERS ON LINE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10660261 at NHTSA ↗ | 169ODI 10861252 · 224,000 miI WAS DRIVING AND MY CHILDREN SMELLED SMOKE. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW A FIRE. A STRANGER STOPPED AND TRIED PUTTING IT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT CAUGHT ON SO QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS NO CHANCE. I SUFFERED A COMPLETE LOSS SINCE THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. Look up ODI 10861252 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11246596 · 130,000 miTOOK A SHORT DRIVE. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR FILTER HOUSING WAS MELTED.EMBERS WERE STILL SPREADING ALONG THE INSULATION ATTACHED TO THE HOOD. MANUALLY REMOVED THE SPREADING EMBERS WITH SOME TOOLS. NOT SURE THE CAUSE. ALSO WHY IS THE INSULATION MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT FIREPROOF? Look up ODI 11246596 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10749630 · 125,000 miI OWN A 2005 PACIFICA LIMITED, I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2009 FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR FOR SERVICING (OIL CHANGE, REPAIRS, ECT). NOT ONCE WAS I INFORMED (DURING THE PURCHASE OR ANY TIME DURING SERVICING THE PACIFICA) ABOUT THE ROTTING SUBFRAME. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS SHOWING THE INSPECTION UNDERNEATH WITH NO MENTION OF THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY WIFE AND SHE DRIVES OUR TWO KIDS IN THIS CAR (NOT ANYMORE). AFTER REVIEWING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I AM VERY … Look up ODI 10749630 at NHTSA ↗ | 66ODI 10544705 · 77,000 miAFTER REPLACING A BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS IN JULY OF 2012. THEY BROKE AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 2012!! THIS TIME IT WAS SO BAD THAT WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. EVENTUALLY AFTER TRYING TO TURN IT OVER SO MANY TIME THE BATTERY DIED. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AFTER THE HOLIDAYS TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX ($1200) AND EXACTLY WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE TECH INFORMED ME THAT BESIDES THE MOUNTS BEING BROKE, WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER THE ENGINE LIFTED AND CUT THRU ALL OF THE WIRES LEADING TO THE FAILURE … Look up ODI 10544705 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10717506 · 25,000 miMY WIFE WAS PARKED. WHEN SHE PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE LEVER DID NOT STAY IN DRIVE. IT BOUNCED INTO REVERSE AND WHEN SHE STARTED TO GO FORWARD THE FORCE OF THE REVERSE CAUSED HER TO PUSH HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER AND ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN NOR COULD THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS IN FOR BODY REPAIR. MY WIFE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WE ENDED UP TRADING IT IN FOR A MAJOR LOSS IN $. WE LIKED THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP BYING ANOTHER ONE AND NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTIER HAD A … Look up ODI 10717506 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11033172BOUGHT MY 2004 PACIFICA FROM A DEALERSHIP USED ON JUNE 5 2017 AT THAT TIME I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING SAID ABOUT THE CRADLE ALMOST RUSTED OFF ON RIGHT SIDE. TOOK PACIFICA TO GET TIRES CAUSE I PLANNED A 1500 MILE TRIP IN A FEW DAYS AND WANTED GOOD TIRES. NEEDLESS TO SAY BESIDES $400 IN TIRES I HAD TO PUT $1800 INTO PARTS AND LABOR FOR STRUTS, TIE RODS, ARMS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND VALVE STEMS. WAS SHOWN THE RUSTED CRADLE THAT WAS 3/4 RUSTED THROUGH AND TOLD IT SHOULD GET CHANGED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO TAKE… Look up ODI 11033172 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 29ODI 10550055 · 133,711 miWHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I RECEIVED CALL FROM MECHANIC THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN COME DOWN TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN THE LEAK. ONCE THERE HE SHOWED ME THE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON SUB FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE WITH NOTICEABLE CRACKS GOING UPWARD ON SUB FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE TO MY POWER STEERING LEAK IS DUE TO THIS SUB FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION IT IS AND IT'S VIBRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR A RECAL… Look up ODI 10550055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11124438 · 75,000 miTHE FRONT CHASSIS CROSS MEMBER HAS ROTTED OUT. MY 2004 PACIFICA HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVER 5 YEARS BECAUSE THE CORROSION IS SO BAD I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT. THE ROTTED FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS POINTED OUT TO ME DURING A STATE INSPECTION IN JUNE OF 2012 Look up ODI 11124438 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10439608 · 102,000 miA LETTER WAS SENT TO SOME 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA OWNERS THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE AND SUSPENSION MOUNT FRAME WARRANTY WAS BEING EXTENDED TO 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES TO OWNERS IN STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT BECAUSE OFF CORROSION PROBLEMS. THEY GO ON TO CARELESSLY EXPLAIN THAT IF YOUR ARE NOT EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND SHAKING YOU NEED TO DO NOTHING-- BY THE TIME ITS THAT BAD ITS ALMOST TO LATE! MINE WAS NOT SHAKING BUT I HAD MY PACIFICA INSPECTED ANY WAY AND FOUND RUST HOLES IN FRONT FRAME, ONE WAS THE SIZE OF MY FIST AND ON THE OTHER SI… Look up ODI 10439608 at NHTSA ↗ | 28ODI 10550055 · 133,711 miWHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I RECEIVED CALL FROM MECHANIC THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN COME DOWN TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN THE LEAK. ONCE THERE HE SHOWED ME THE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON SUB FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE WITH NOTICEABLE CRACKS GOING UPWARD ON SUB FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE TO MY POWER STEERING LEAK IS DUE TO THIS SUB FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION IT IS AND IT'S VIBRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR A RECAL… Look up ODI 10550055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10660261 · 100,408 miTHIS VEHICLE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY IS RUSTY WITH IN 8 YEARS OF OPERATION. RUSTY ENGINE CRADLE CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES OPERATING NEAR 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION. MANY PACIFICA OWNERS ON LINE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10660261 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10721429 · 172,965 miBOUGHT CAR IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED OF SEVERE RUST ON K FRAME ASSEMBLY AND THAT CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE Look up ODI 10721429 at NHTSA ↗ | 31ODI 10722720 · 164,690 miWHILE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH. I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING LAST YEAR ALSO. I WAS INFORMED THAT NOW IT HAS RUSTED THROUGH TO WHERE IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE ENGINE COULD SHIFT ON THE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY 2004, 2005 PACIFICAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND MANY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHRYSLER CORP., AS I WAS LAST YEAR, THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE 2 MONTHS WHERE THEY SAY THEY HAD MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS AND HAD FIXED THOSE TH… Look up ODI 10722720 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10733692 · 126,899 miI WENT TO GO WASH MY 2004 PACIFICA AND WHEN I GOT DOWN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES TO WASH THE TIRES I NOTICED SOME RUST UNDER CAR SO I GOT ON MY BACK AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND NOTICED MY WHOLE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES.I'M NOT TO HAPPY AND I FEEL AS IF THEIR SHOULD BE A LAW SUIT FILED.I HAVE SINCE READ COMPLAINTS AND SO FAR I HAVNT COME ACROSS ONE PERSON WHO LIVES IN A SNOW STATE WERE THE ROADS ARE SALTED IN WINTER WHO HAVE NOT HAD A RUSTED SUB FRAME ON THEIR PACIFICA.I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HOLD UP IS WITH CHRYSLER FIXING WHA… Look up ODI 10733692 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10789224 · 118,000 miTHE FRONT SUBFRAME KNOWN AS THE "ENGINE CRADLE" IS SEVERELY RUSTING OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER ON 2004-2005 PACIFICAS. THERE WAS AN INADEQUATE COATING OF THE METAL WHICH LEADS TO PREMATURE RUSTING. IN 2010 CHRYSLER ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS, BUT ONLY FOR CARS BUILT IN A SIX WEEK PERIOD IN 2004. THIS ONLY COVERED A SMALL FRACTION ON THE CARS AFFECTED. CHRYSLER NEVER SENT INFORMATION TO OWNERS WARNING OF THIS OR OFFERING SUGGESTIONS ON MAINTENANCE OF THIS ISSUE. AS A RESULT, THOUSANDS OF PACIFICA OWNERS LIKE MYSELF … Look up ODI 10789224 at NHTSA ↗ | 22ODI 10644837 · 111,300 miWHEN I BOUGHT IT I DROVE IT 20 FEET TO GAS STATION. THE GAS TANK SAID I HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS. ONCE I WAS DONE I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SAID I HAD NO GAS! I CALLED THE GUY WHO SOLD IT TO ME AND HE SAID IT JUST TAKES TIME FOR IT TO REREGISTER THAT I FILLED IT UP SO I DROVE IT BACK TO HIM TO SHOW HIM WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE GOT THERE IT SAID I HAD HALF A TANK AND HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT HOME I WOULD BE FINE! WELL ON THE WAY HOME IT SAID I HAD 20 MILE TILL EMPTY BUT THE LAST THING IT SHOWED ON GAS TANK WAS THAT I STILL WAS AT HALF … Look up ODI 10644837 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10871015 · 200,000 miTAKATA RECALL VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY FIRED UP AS SOON AS SOON AS THROTTLE IS RELASED CAR DIES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT STARTING BACK UP FOR 15-40 MINUTES, REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL, REPLACED THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR, REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS, RAN A FUEL CLEANER, AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR, CAR STILL WILL NOT STAY TURNED OVER AND STILL WILL NNOT IDLE, IF THROTTLE AND RPM DROP CAR WIL DIE IN TRAFFIC SITTING IN DRIVE WAY HASN'T MATTERD WHERE HAPPENS EVERYWHERE Look up ODI 10871015 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11032992 · 142,000 miWHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING (JUST AFTER PUTTING A HALF A TANK OF GAS IN) AND SPUTTERED A BIT LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP AGAIN AND AFTER MY HUSBAND INSPECTED IT AND TESTED THE FUEL SYSTEM, SAYS IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL TO THE MOTOR! IF I WEREN'T DRIVING WHERE I WAS AND ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE (LIKE MY SMALL CHILD OR SOMEONE ELSE) OR BEEN KILLED MYSELF. VERY SCARY AND AWFUL! Look up ODI 11032992 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Steering | 112ODI 10564190MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA"S ENGINE CRADLE HAS EXTENSIVELY CORRODED WITH RUST AND HAS BECOME A DANGER TO DRIVE .THIS WAS A NATIONAL PROBLEM REPORTED ON CHICAGO TELEVISION NBC CHANNEL 5. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE INVESTIGATING..I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN LOOK AT THIS CRADLE AND THE DANGER MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PUT IN. CHRYSLER ALSO CLAIMS THAT MY CAR WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM METAL ON 2004/2005 . NEED FOR SOMEONE TO INSPECT THANK YOU *TR Look up ODI 10564190 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10717219 · 118,779 miTECHNICIAN FOUND PERFORATION ON THE FRONT SUBFRAME/CRADLE AREA ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE $ 2,566.62. Look up ODI 10717219 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10721740 · 130,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LEANED INWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT, STRUT MOUNT, TIE ROD, AND ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. Look up ODI 10721740 at NHTSA ↗ | 116ODI 10225392 · 6,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MADE A THUMPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE ALSO TENDS TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN THE LEFT REAR SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS, THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY HEAT, THE BATTERY WAS STALLING. THE HEATED SEAT WERE NOT WORKING. UPDATED 06/16… Look up ODI 10225392 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10346243 · 95,000 miAFTER TURNING RIGHT AT STOP LIGHT AND PROCEEDING SLOWLY WITH ACCELERATION, A LOUD/SHAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA (SIMILAR TO A CELL PHONE PLACED ON VIBRATE INSTEAD OF RINGING WHEN A CALL IS RECEIVED). WITHIN SECONDS, VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT, EVEN AFTER PRESSING ON BRAKES. I WAS A BLOCK AWAY FROM WHERE I HAD TO TURN TO ENTER OUR SUBDIVISION, TRAVELING DOWN A TWO-LANE ROAD. THANKFULLY, NO CARS WERE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION, OR COMING OUT OF OUR SUBDIVISION, SO I WAS ABLE TO TU… Look up ODI 10346243 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10523284 · 82,000 miI BOUGHT THIS 2004 PACIFICA FROM A DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET MY SHOCKS LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T DO ANY WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED SO BADLY THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE OR PUT ANY MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO THERE IS CLICKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AND ALSO A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER IS BAD. *TR Look up ODI 10523284 at NHTSA ↗ | 62ODI 10439867 · 70,100 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TAKEN TO MECHANIC AFTER PURCHASING USED WITH 69,500 MILES FOR "CLUNKING" NOISE IN FRONT-END. REPLACED PARTS INCLUDED: SWAY BAR LINKAGES, TIE ROD ENDS, AND STRUTS AND MOUNTS ALL OF WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE MECHANIC THEN USED A TOOL HE CALLED "CHASSIS EARS" TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. HE FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTED AT THE POINT THAT IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY, JUST UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FLOORBOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION RUST WAS APPARENT ON THE DRI… Look up ODI 10439867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10559456 · 42,000 miTHE ENGINE CRADLE CROSS MEMBER OF MY VEHICLE IS ROTTING TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR SAFETY INSPECTED IN PA. THERE IS A SERVICE NOTE FOR A SMALL WINDOW OF PACIFICAS INCLUDED ON A WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR THE CARS BUILT WITHIN A CERTAIN DATE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. THE CRADLE INCORPORATES THE ENGINE MOUNTS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AND STEERING. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED, AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THAT M… Look up ODI 10559456 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10664456 · 140,000 miMY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK TO THE RIGHT WHEN ACCELERATING AND IT WAS HARD TO KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SUB STRUCTURE CRADLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD FAILED. THIS ALSO TOOK OUT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND IDLER ARM. HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER WHEN THIS FAILED IT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO SWERVE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR Look up ODI 10664456 at NHTSA ↗ | 29ODI 10550055 · 133,711 miWHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I RECEIVED CALL FROM MECHANIC THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN COME DOWN TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN THE LEAK. ONCE THERE HE SHOWED ME THE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON SUB FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE WITH NOTICEABLE CRACKS GOING UPWARD ON SUB FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE TO MY POWER STEERING LEAK IS DUE TO THIS SUB FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION IT IS AND IT'S VIBRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR A RECAL… Look up ODI 10550055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11124438 · 75,000 miTHE FRONT CHASSIS CROSS MEMBER HAS ROTTED OUT. MY 2004 PACIFICA HAS BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY OVER 5 YEARS BECAUSE THE CORROSION IS SO BAD I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A RECALL TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECT. THE ROTTED FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS POINTED OUT TO ME DURING A STATE INSPECTION IN JUNE OF 2012 Look up ODI 11124438 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10439608 · 102,000 miA LETTER WAS SENT TO SOME 2004-2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA OWNERS THAT THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE AND SUSPENSION MOUNT FRAME WARRANTY WAS BEING EXTENDED TO 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES TO OWNERS IN STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT BECAUSE OFF CORROSION PROBLEMS. THEY GO ON TO CARELESSLY EXPLAIN THAT IF YOUR ARE NOT EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AND SHAKING YOU NEED TO DO NOTHING-- BY THE TIME ITS THAT BAD ITS ALMOST TO LATE! MINE WAS NOT SHAKING BUT I HAD MY PACIFICA INSPECTED ANY WAY AND FOUND RUST HOLES IN FRONT FRAME, ONE WAS THE SIZE OF MY FIST AND ON THE OTHER SI… Look up ODI 10439608 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 18ODI 10482902 · 124,000 miSUB FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED APART, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FRONT END CONDITIONS AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR. FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES FOR OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS THROUGH RESEARCH AND BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE COVERED AND RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR Look up ODI 10482902 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10550055 · 133,711 miWHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I RECEIVED CALL FROM MECHANIC THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN COME DOWN TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN THE LEAK. ONCE THERE HE SHOWED ME THE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON SUB FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE WITH NOTICEABLE CRACKS GOING UPWARD ON SUB FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE TO MY POWER STEERING LEAK IS DUE TO THIS SUB FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION IT IS AND IT'S VIBRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR A RECAL… Look up ODI 10550055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10655411DEALING WITH A ROTTED K-FRAME CROSSMEMBER FOR THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE; HAS CAUSED THE WHOLE SUSPENSION TO FAIL, EFFECTING STEERING COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS, WEARING OUT OTHER PARTS SUCH AS, ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT END BUSHINGS ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR Look up ODI 10655411 at NHTSA ↗ | 67ODI 10366644 · 50,000 miI OWN A CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 AWD. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, SUCH AS A CLICKING SOUND AND AN UNSTABLE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE THE FRONT CRADLE OF THE VEHICLE BUT AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE EXACT CAUSE. ALSO, WHEN I BRAKE, THE CAR MAKES A HUGE THUD SOUND. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AS THE DEALER HAS DONE BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AS MANY OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR Look up ODI 10366644 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10439867 · 70,100 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TAKEN TO MECHANIC AFTER PURCHASING USED WITH 69,500 MILES FOR "CLUNKING" NOISE IN FRONT-END. REPLACED PARTS INCLUDED: SWAY BAR LINKAGES, TIE ROD ENDS, AND STRUTS AND MOUNTS ALL OF WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE MECHANIC THEN USED A TOOL HE CALLED "CHASSIS EARS" TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. HE FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTED AT THE POINT THAT IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY, JUST UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FLOORBOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION RUST WAS APPARENT ON THE DRI… Look up ODI 10439867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478522 · 80,000 miI PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION UNTIL I STARTED HEARING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK INTO THE GARAGE TO HAVE NEW TIRES AND BRAKES PUT ON IT. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON THE RACK, HE SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH. SO, INSTEAD OF NEW TIRES AND BRAKES I NOW NEED A NEW FRAME. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHILE THIS HAPPEN. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM AS AFFECTED OTHER OWNERS ALSO. *TR Look up ODI 10478522 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10661382 · 128,813 miTHERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCE BUT THE START OF THE PROBLEM WAS 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. 5/6/14 I REPLACED THE TIRES LEFT FRONT AXLE ALONG WITH THE FRONT STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CAME OUT FOR EMISSIONS SYSTEM SMALL LEAK CHANGED THE GAS CAP. FINE TILL JUNE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN SAME CODE P0455 CHANGED PURGE SOLENOID, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT AXLE. FINE AGAIN TILL AUGUST BY THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON NOW CHANGED THE NVLD PUMP PLUS REPLACED EVERYTHING OVER AGA… Look up ODI 10661382 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10471313 · 150,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO FILL THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT AS IF THE TANK WAS FULL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MIL… Look up ODI 10471313 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11005541 · 197,000 miMY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SEEMS TO HAVE SOME VERY COMMON AND RELATED ISSUES TO AN EXISTING RECALL. MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ALL KIND OF ISSUES RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP/TANK DESIGN AND POSSIBLY SOFTWARE ISSUES ALSO. MY VEHICLE CAN BE VERY HARD TO START. MY VEHICLE CAN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. (NO OTHER KNOWN ISSUES) MY VEHICLE TENDS TO THINK THE GAS CAP IS BAD. DISPLAYING GASCAP IN THE ODOMETER AREA. WE EXPERIENCE POWER LOSS, STALLS, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, FUEL CAPOR SMELL ON OCCASION THAT COULD IGNITE, IF FOR ANY REASON THE FUEL SYSTEM IS SLIGH… Look up ODI 11005541 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Structure:Body | 98ODI 10535296 · 130,111 mi2004 PACIFICA HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY& REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. IT IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. ALSO HAS ALOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. ENGINE GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10535296 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10597684 · 115,000 miTHE ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED OUT AND THE ENGINE IS READY TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. CANNOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER ON THIS AFTER MANY CALLS. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY, VERY POPULAR ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS A RECALL. SO BASICALLY THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TO. WHAT A SHAME! *TR Look up ODI 10597684 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10625726 · 153,000 miENGINE CRADLE/MOUNT AND FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. STUCK WITH A PILE OF STEEL THAT HAS NO TRADE IN VALUE OR RESALE VALUE. APPARENTLY, THIS EFFECTS ALMOST EVERY 2004 PACIFICA. NHTSA OUGHT TO BE LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE MORE CLOSELY. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE HUNDRED'S WHO'VE REGISTERED A COMPLAINT ON THIS WEBSITE ARE FEELING THAT THE AGENCY DOES NOT CARE TO INVESTIGATE. SHAME ON CHRYSLER; SHAME ON NHTSA. Look up ODI 10625726 at NHTSA ↗ | 24ODI 11246596 · 130,000 miTOOK A SHORT DRIVE. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR FILTER HOUSING WAS MELTED.EMBERS WERE STILL SPREADING ALONG THE INSULATION ATTACHED TO THE HOOD. MANUALLY REMOVED THE SPREADING EMBERS WITH SOME TOOLS. NOT SURE THE CAUSE. ALSO WHY IS THE INSULATION MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT IS NOT FIREPROOF? Look up ODI 11246596 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10882114 · 174,000 miI BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2011 ALL I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS. FIRST I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THEN NOW MY SUB FRAME IS NO GOOD IT IS ROTTED OUT RUST ALL OVER THE SUB FRAME AND I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN MY CAR ALL THE TIME AND TO TOP IT OFF I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR TO THE BANK WHAT DO I DO NOT. I NEED SOMEONES HELP THIS IS TO MUCH MONEY FOR ONE PERSON TO PAY WHEN THIS WAS NOT MY DOING IT WAS THE CAR MAKERS DOING. Look up ODI 10882114 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11074237TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WITHIN LESS THAN 30 DAYS OF THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLOWLY SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO BERGSTROM USED CAR SUPER CENTER OF APPLETON (2925… Look up ODI 11074237 at NHTSA ↗ | 29ODI 10535296 · 130,111 mi2004 PACIFICA HAS A CLICKING NOISE AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND IT IS THE CRADLE ASSEMBLY& REAR ENGINE MOUNT IS BAD. IT IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. ALSO HAS ALOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES. ENGINE GETTING READY TO FALL OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10535296 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10629196 · 156,570 miSIGNIFICANT RUST AND CORRISION RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND ABILITY TO EXIT VECHICLE IN CASE OF COLLISION OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10629196 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10509101 · 97,269 miTHE SUBFRAME (WHICH HOLDS UP THE ENGINE) HAS THOROUGHLY RUSTED THROUGH CREATING THE DANGER OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FALLING FROM THE FRAME. I AM TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A DEFECT IN MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT CARS IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF 2004 AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES FOR THOSE VEHICLES. AS MINE WAS PRODUCED 4 MONTHS LATER THEY ARE DENYING ANY LIABILITY AND REFUSING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DEFECT IS IDENTICAL TO ONE THAT IS COVERED ON CARS MADE 4 MONTHS PRIOR , AND THEY HAVE BEEN UN… Look up ODI 10509101 at NHTSA ↗ | 28ODI 10550055 · 133,711 miWHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I RECEIVED CALL FROM MECHANIC THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN COME DOWN TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN THE LEAK. ONCE THERE HE SHOWED ME THE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON SUB FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE WITH NOTICEABLE CRACKS GOING UPWARD ON SUB FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE TO MY POWER STEERING LEAK IS DUE TO THIS SUB FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION IT IS AND IT'S VIBRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR A RECAL… Look up ODI 10550055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10660261 · 100,408 miTHIS VEHICLE ENGINE CRADLE ASSEMBLY IS RUSTY WITH IN 8 YEARS OF OPERATION. RUSTY ENGINE CRADLE CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER VEHICLES OPERATING NEAR 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION. MANY PACIFICA OWNERS ON LINE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10660261 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10721429 · 172,965 miBOUGHT CAR IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED OF SEVERE RUST ON K FRAME ASSEMBLY AND THAT CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE Look up ODI 10721429 at NHTSA ↗ | 18ODI 10482902 · 124,000 miSUB FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED APART, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FRONT END CONDITIONS AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR. FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES FOR OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS THROUGH RESEARCH AND BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE COVERED AND RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR Look up ODI 10482902 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10550055 · 133,711 miWHILE HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING LEAK AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I RECEIVED CALL FROM MECHANIC THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WAY POSSIBLE THAT I CAN COME DOWN TO THE SERVICE STATION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS BIGGER THAN THE LEAK. ONCE THERE HE SHOWED ME THE SERIOUS RUST THROUGH ON SUB FRAME RAILS AND ENGINE CRADLE WITH NOTICEABLE CRACKS GOING UPWARD ON SUB FRAME. HE STATED THAT THE CAUSE TO MY POWER STEERING LEAK IS DUE TO THIS SUB FRAME BEING IN THE CONDITION IT IS AND IT'S VIBRATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR A RECAL… Look up ODI 10550055 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10655411DEALING WITH A ROTTED K-FRAME CROSSMEMBER FOR THE FRONT ENGINE CRADLE; HAS CAUSED THE WHOLE SUSPENSION TO FAIL, EFFECTING STEERING COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS, WEARING OUT OTHER PARTS SUCH AS, ENGINE MOUNTS AND FRONT END BUSHINGS ON A CAR WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR Look up ODI 10655411 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 75ODI 10432402 · 113,450 miI TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION TODAY....OMG.....IT'S UNINSPECTABLE.....TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.....THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRONT SUB FRAME, REAR BUSHINGS ARE GONE IN REAR SUB FRAME AND THE ROCKERS HAVE HOLES IN THEM.....THE ENGINE MAY WELL FALL OUT.....! THIS CAR HAS ONLY 113,000 MILES ON IT.....HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND NOW, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET TO WORK?? $ 2944 QUOTED FOR NEW PARTS AND MORE THAN $1000 FOR LABOR TO FIX.....ALL OF THESE OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING TELL ME CHRYSLER IS RIPPING OFF IT'S CO… Look up ODI 10432402 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10434193 · 88,150 miTHE FRONT SUB FRAME OR ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE CAUSING A SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10434193 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478802 · 80,000 miI TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE SHOP TO GET NEW TIRES AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED IN HALF. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRAME OR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR Look up ODI 10478802 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10839063 · 200,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT FUEL RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPRO… Look up ODI 10839063 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10715936 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME AND CROSS MEMBER WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE ON, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHI… Look up ODI 10715936 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10872101ONE SIDE OF MY ENGINE MOUNT IS RUSTING OUT BADLY AS WELL. WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE IDLING ISSUES IN WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE WHETHER IT'S IN PARK OR DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE WHILE NOW. Look up ODI 10872101 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Suspension | 105ODI 10458200 · 127,000 miIN GOING TO MECHANIC TO GET OIL CHANGE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVEN. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP BUT ON DOING A SEARCH ON LINE I FOUND THIS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I LIVE IN THE SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. *TR Look up ODI 10458200 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10502351 · 110,000 miDRIVING AROUND 40 THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. I THOUGHT MAYBE A WHEEL BEARING OR TIE ROD WAS THE ISSUE. UPON TAKING IT TO THE SHOP TO GET CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF ALMOST FAILING. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE CRADLE REPLACED. HAD THAT OCCURRED AT A HIGHER SPEED I HAT TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN FEB 23RD AND MAR31ST 2004. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT JANUARY 23RD 2004 IT WAS NOT COVERED AND I RECEIVED NO LETTER… Look up ODI 10502351 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10553018 · 143,000 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR Look up ODI 10553018 at NHTSA ↗ | 18ODI 102702912004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS. CONSUMER STATES THE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE DEC. 2008. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN GONG OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE ANTI-LOCK WHEEL SENSOR WAS BAD, THE TIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND FRONT SWAY BAR WERE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE LEAKING OIL. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING AND THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED. *JB Look up ODI 10270291 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10523284 · 82,000 miI BOUGHT THIS 2004 PACIFICA FROM A DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO GET MY SHOCKS LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T DO ANY WORK ON IT BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED SO BADLY THEY ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE OR PUT ANY MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO THERE IS CLICKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AND ALSO A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER IS BAD. *TR Look up ODI 10523284 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10649366I BEEN HAVING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAD TO FIX MY LEFT PASSENGER AXLE, SHOCK, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, PASSENGER UPPER MOTOR MOUNT, THE TANK FOR THE WATER, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, TWO TUNE UPS, AIR FILTER, FUSES, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TIRES. THING THAT IS BROKE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW ELEVATOR, AND MY AC. *TR Look up ODI 10649366 at NHTSA ↗ | 40ODI 10439867 · 70,100 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TAKEN TO MECHANIC AFTER PURCHASING USED WITH 69,500 MILES FOR "CLUNKING" NOISE IN FRONT-END. REPLACED PARTS INCLUDED: SWAY BAR LINKAGES, TIE ROD ENDS, AND STRUTS AND MOUNTS ALL OF WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE MECHANIC THEN USED A TOOL HE CALLED "CHASSIS EARS" TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. HE FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTED AT THE POINT THAT IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY, JUST UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FLOORBOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION RUST WAS APPARENT ON THE DRI… Look up ODI 10439867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10450752I TOOK MY CARE INTO THE SEAR AUTO CENTER IN ANNAPOLIS, MD FOR A TUNE UP AND ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR THE KNOCKING NOISE UNDER MY HOOD AS IS WAS AFFECTING MY STEERING AND MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT END SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BADLY AS THE PARTS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE FACILITY OVERNIGHT AS THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS REMOVING THE OLD PARTS DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION ON THE OLD PARTS AND IT WOULD TAKE MORE TIME TO GET THE PARTS O… Look up ODI 10450752 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10559456 · 42,000 miTHE ENGINE CRADLE CROSS MEMBER OF MY VEHICLE IS ROTTING TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR SAFETY INSPECTED IN PA. THERE IS A SERVICE NOTE FOR A SMALL WINDOW OF PACIFICAS INCLUDED ON A WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR THE CARS BUILT WITHIN A CERTAIN DATE. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. THE CRADLE INCORPORATES THE ENGINE MOUNTS, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AND STEERING. IF IT IS NOT REPLACED, AND BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THAT M… Look up ODI 10559456 at NHTSA ↗ | 31ODI 10722720 · 164,690 miWHILE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH. I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING LAST YEAR ALSO. I WAS INFORMED THAT NOW IT HAS RUSTED THROUGH TO WHERE IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE THE ENGINE COULD SHIFT ON THE RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY 2004, 2005 PACIFICAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND MANY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHRYSLER CORP., AS I WAS LAST YEAR, THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE 2 MONTHS WHERE THEY SAY THEY HAD MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS AND HAD FIXED THOSE TH… Look up ODI 10722720 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10733692 · 126,899 miI WENT TO GO WASH MY 2004 PACIFICA AND WHEN I GOT DOWN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES TO WASH THE TIRES I NOTICED SOME RUST UNDER CAR SO I GOT ON MY BACK AND LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND NOTICED MY WHOLE SUBFRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES.I'M NOT TO HAPPY AND I FEEL AS IF THEIR SHOULD BE A LAW SUIT FILED.I HAVE SINCE READ COMPLAINTS AND SO FAR I HAVNT COME ACROSS ONE PERSON WHO LIVES IN A SNOW STATE WERE THE ROADS ARE SALTED IN WINTER WHO HAVE NOT HAD A RUSTED SUB FRAME ON THEIR PACIFICA.I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HOLD UP IS WITH CHRYSLER FIXING WHA… Look up ODI 10733692 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10789224 · 118,000 miTHE FRONT SUBFRAME KNOWN AS THE "ENGINE CRADLE" IS SEVERELY RUSTING OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY CHRYSLER ON 2004-2005 PACIFICAS. THERE WAS AN INADEQUATE COATING OF THE METAL WHICH LEADS TO PREMATURE RUSTING. IN 2010 CHRYSLER ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS, BUT ONLY FOR CARS BUILT IN A SIX WEEK PERIOD IN 2004. THIS ONLY COVERED A SMALL FRACTION ON THE CARS AFFECTED. CHRYSLER NEVER SENT INFORMATION TO OWNERS WARNING OF THIS OR OFFERING SUGGESTIONS ON MAINTENANCE OF THIS ISSUE. AS A RESULT, THOUSANDS OF PACIFICA OWNERS LIKE MYSELF … Look up ODI 10789224 at NHTSA ↗ | 67ODI 10366644 · 50,000 miI OWN A CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 AWD. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, SUCH AS A CLICKING SOUND AND AN UNSTABLE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE IT MIGHT BE THE FRONT CRADLE OF THE VEHICLE BUT AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE EXACT CAUSE. ALSO, WHEN I BRAKE, THE CAR MAKES A HUGE THUD SOUND. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AS THE DEALER HAS DONE BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AS MANY OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR Look up ODI 10366644 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10439867 · 70,100 mi2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TAKEN TO MECHANIC AFTER PURCHASING USED WITH 69,500 MILES FOR "CLUNKING" NOISE IN FRONT-END. REPLACED PARTS INCLUDED: SWAY BAR LINKAGES, TIE ROD ENDS, AND STRUTS AND MOUNTS ALL OF WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THE MECHANIC THEN USED A TOOL HE CALLED "CHASSIS EARS" TO PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. HE FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME (ENGINE CRADLE) WAS RUSTED AT THE POINT THAT IT MOUNTS TO THE BODY, JUST UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE FLOORBOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION RUST WAS APPARENT ON THE DRI… Look up ODI 10439867 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478522 · 80,000 miI PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION UNTIL I STARTED HEARING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK INTO THE GARAGE TO HAVE NEW TIRES AND BRAKES PUT ON IT. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON THE RACK, HE SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH. SO, INSTEAD OF NEW TIRES AND BRAKES I NOW NEED A NEW FRAME. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING WHILE THIS HAPPEN. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS PROBLEM AS AFFECTED OTHER OWNERS ALSO. *TR Look up ODI 10478522 at NHTSA ↗ | 75ODI 10432402 · 113,450 miI TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION TODAY....OMG.....IT'S UNINSPECTABLE.....TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.....THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRONT SUB FRAME, REAR BUSHINGS ARE GONE IN REAR SUB FRAME AND THE ROCKERS HAVE HOLES IN THEM.....THE ENGINE MAY WELL FALL OUT.....! THIS CAR HAS ONLY 113,000 MILES ON IT.....HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND NOW, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET TO WORK?? $ 2944 QUOTED FOR NEW PARTS AND MORE THAN $1000 FOR LABOR TO FIX.....ALL OF THESE OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING TELL ME CHRYSLER IS RIPPING OFF IT'S CO… Look up ODI 10432402 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10434193 · 88,150 miTHE FRONT SUB FRAME OR ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NO LONGER SUITABLE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE CAUSING A SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10434193 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478802 · 80,000 miI TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE SHOP TO GET NEW TIRES AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED IN HALF. HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRAME OR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR Look up ODI 10478802 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 10ODI 10649366I BEEN HAVING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAD TO FIX MY LEFT PASSENGER AXLE, SHOCK, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, PASSENGER UPPER MOTOR MOUNT, THE TANK FOR THE WATER, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, TWO TUNE UPS, AIR FILTER, FUSES, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TIRES. THING THAT IS BROKE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW ELEVATOR, AND MY AC. *TR Look up ODI 10649366 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10661382 · 128,813 miTHERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCE BUT THE START OF THE PROBLEM WAS 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. 5/6/14 I REPLACED THE TIRES LEFT FRONT AXLE ALONG WITH THE FRONT STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CAME OUT FOR EMISSIONS SYSTEM SMALL LEAK CHANGED THE GAS CAP. FINE TILL JUNE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN SAME CODE P0455 CHANGED PURGE SOLENOID, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT AXLE. FINE AGAIN TILL AUGUST BY THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON NOW CHANGED THE NVLD PUMP PLUS REPLACED EVERYTHING OVER AGA… Look up ODI 10661382 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10682420 · 164,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGE QUICKLY DECREASED TO EMPTY AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. Look up ODI 10682420 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 154ODI 10871015 · 200,000 miTAKATA RECALL VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY FIRED UP AS SOON AS SOON AS THROTTLE IS RELASED CAR DIES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT STARTING BACK UP FOR 15-40 MINUTES, REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL, REPLACED THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR, REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS, RAN A FUEL CLEANER, AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR, CAR STILL WILL NOT STAY TURNED OVER AND STILL WILL NNOT IDLE, IF THROTTLE AND RPM DROP CAR WIL DIE IN TRAFFIC SITTING IN DRIVE WAY HASN'T MATTERD WHERE HAPPENS EVERYWHERE Look up ODI 10871015 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10892280 · 160,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ERROR CODES AS P401 AND P172. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 03V471000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND 04V113000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. Look up ODI 10892280 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10945487 · 200,000 miI DROVE TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE, AND 15 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES! THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED THE FIRE. MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, AND I WAS NOT IN IT. Look up ODI 10945487 at NHTSA ↗ | 126ODI 10575885 · 86,000 miHAVE A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA I'VE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR TWO YEARS, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS RUNNING OUT LIKE WATER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO CHRYSLER FOR THEM TO DO A TUNE UP, WHILE THERE I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT BACK TO PICK UPMY TRUCK THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH OF MY FUEL PUMPS WERE BAD. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THEY JUST DECIDED TO TELL EVERYONE THEIR FUEL PUMPS ARE BAD. ANYWAY, I HAD THE FUEL PUMPS CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. NOW IF I PUT $10 IN IT THE GAUGE WILL READ 1/2 TANK. I… Look up ODI 10575885 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10649366I BEEN HAVING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAD TO FIX MY LEFT PASSENGER AXLE, SHOCK, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, PASSENGER UPPER MOTOR MOUNT, THE TANK FOR THE WATER, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, TWO TUNE UPS, AIR FILTER, FUSES, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TIRES. THING THAT IS BROKE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW ELEVATOR, AND MY AC. *TR Look up ODI 10649366 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10945487 · 200,000 miI DROVE TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE, AND 15 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES! THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED THE FIRE. MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, AND I WAS NOT IN IT. Look up ODI 10945487 at NHTSA ↗ | 122ODI 10680911TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 04V113000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 03V471000 (FUEL SY… Look up ODI 10680911 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10764898 · 156 miWILL NOT PASS INSPECTION SAYS VAPOR LEAK, HAS REPLACED GAS CAP TWICE, NOT ABLE TO FIND LEAK. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD , BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT Look up ODI 10764898 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10870355WON'T LET ME PUMP GAS IN WITH OUT IT CONSTANTLY CLICKING OFF, WHEN GAS GAGE HITS HALF IT DROPS WITH IN SECONDS. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT LOW AND HIGH TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON BUT NOTHING SHOWS ON TESTER. FRONT END DOES A LOT OF POPPING, AND CLANKING WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHILE TURNING AND STOPPING. Look up ODI 10870355 at NHTSA ↗ | 22ODI 10644837 · 111,300 miWHEN I BOUGHT IT I DROVE IT 20 FEET TO GAS STATION. THE GAS TANK SAID I HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS. ONCE I WAS DONE I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SAID I HAD NO GAS! I CALLED THE GUY WHO SOLD IT TO ME AND HE SAID IT JUST TAKES TIME FOR IT TO REREGISTER THAT I FILLED IT UP SO I DROVE IT BACK TO HIM TO SHOW HIM WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE GOT THERE IT SAID I HAD HALF A TANK AND HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT HOME I WOULD BE FINE! WELL ON THE WAY HOME IT SAID I HAD 20 MILE TILL EMPTY BUT THE LAST THING IT SHOWED ON GAS TANK WAS THAT I STILL WAS AT HALF … Look up ODI 10644837 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10871015 · 200,000 miTAKATA RECALL VEHICLE WILL NOT STAY FIRED UP AS SOON AS SOON AS THROTTLE IS RELASED CAR DIES IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES NOT STARTING BACK UP FOR 15-40 MINUTES, REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL, REPLACED THROTTLE POSTION SENSOR, REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS, RAN A FUEL CLEANER, AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR, CAR STILL WILL NOT STAY TURNED OVER AND STILL WILL NNOT IDLE, IF THROTTLE AND RPM DROP CAR WIL DIE IN TRAFFIC SITTING IN DRIVE WAY HASN'T MATTERD WHERE HAPPENS EVERYWHERE Look up ODI 10871015 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11032992 · 142,000 miWHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING (JUST AFTER PUTTING A HALF A TANK OF GAS IN) AND SPUTTERED A BIT LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP AGAIN AND AFTER MY HUSBAND INSPECTED IT AND TESTED THE FUEL SYSTEM, SAYS IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL TO THE MOTOR! IF I WEREN'T DRIVING WHERE I WAS AND ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE (LIKE MY SMALL CHILD OR SOMEONE ELSE) OR BEEN KILLED MYSELF. VERY SCARY AND AWFUL! Look up ODI 11032992 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10661382 · 128,813 miTHERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCE BUT THE START OF THE PROBLEM WAS 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. 5/6/14 I REPLACED THE TIRES LEFT FRONT AXLE ALONG WITH THE FRONT STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CAME OUT FOR EMISSIONS SYSTEM SMALL LEAK CHANGED THE GAS CAP. FINE TILL JUNE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN SAME CODE P0455 CHANGED PURGE SOLENOID, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT AXLE. FINE AGAIN TILL AUGUST BY THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON NOW CHANGED THE NVLD PUMP PLUS REPLACED EVERYTHING OVER AGA… Look up ODI 10661382 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10471313 · 150,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE TRIED TO FILL THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT AS IF THE TANK WAS FULL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MIL… Look up ODI 10471313 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11005541 · 197,000 miMY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SEEMS TO HAVE SOME VERY COMMON AND RELATED ISSUES TO AN EXISTING RECALL. MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ALL KIND OF ISSUES RELATED TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP/TANK DESIGN AND POSSIBLY SOFTWARE ISSUES ALSO. MY VEHICLE CAN BE VERY HARD TO START. MY VEHICLE CAN SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. (NO OTHER KNOWN ISSUES) MY VEHICLE TENDS TO THINK THE GAS CAP IS BAD. DISPLAYING GASCAP IN THE ODOMETER AREA. WE EXPERIENCE POWER LOSS, STALLS, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, FUEL CAPOR SMELL ON OCCASION THAT COULD IGNITE, IF FOR ANY REASON THE FUEL SYSTEM IS SLIGH… Look up ODI 11005541 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10839063 · 200,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODD SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT FUEL RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPRO… Look up ODI 10839063 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10715936 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME AND CROSS MEMBER WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE ON, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHI… Look up ODI 10715936 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10872101ONE SIDE OF MY ENGINE MOUNT IS RUSTING OUT BADLY AS WELL. WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE IDLING ISSUES IN WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE WHETHER IT'S IN PARK OR DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE WHILE NOW. Look up ODI 10872101 at NHTSA ↗ | 10ODI 10649366I BEEN HAVING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 FOR 7 MONTHS. I HAD TO FIX MY LEFT PASSENGER AXLE, SHOCK, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, PASSENGER UPPER MOTOR MOUNT, THE TANK FOR THE WATER, FUEL INJECTOR LINE, TWO TUNE UPS, AIR FILTER, FUSES, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TIRES. THING THAT IS BROKE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW ELEVATOR, AND MY AC. *TR Look up ODI 10649366 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10661382 · 128,813 miTHERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCE BUT THE START OF THE PROBLEM WAS 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. 5/6/14 I REPLACED THE TIRES LEFT FRONT AXLE ALONG WITH THE FRONT STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CAME OUT FOR EMISSIONS SYSTEM SMALL LEAK CHANGED THE GAS CAP. FINE TILL JUNE THEN I HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING OVER AGAIN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN SAME CODE P0455 CHANGED PURGE SOLENOID, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT AXLE. FINE AGAIN TILL AUGUST BY THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS BACK ON NOW CHANGED THE NVLD PUMP PLUS REPLACED EVERYTHING OVER AGA… Look up ODI 10661382 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10682420 · 164,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GAUGE QUICKLY DECREASED TO EMPTY AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. Look up ODI 10682420 at NHTSA ↗ | — |
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