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2005 Chrysler PACIFICA: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,244 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

97,017 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data updated: . 1,044 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 224 of 1,244 complaints (18.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Engine operation22017.7%
Braking behavior15912.8%
Steering behavior967.7%
Transmission and shifting806.4%
Fuel system concerns655.2%
Electrical and battery issues504.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine
224
Structure:Body
219
Suspension
178
Engine And Engine Cooling
138
Structure
93
Unknown Or Other
87
Power Train
84
Electrical System
80
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine224
Structure:Body219
Suspension178
Engine And Engine Cooling138
Structure93
Unknown Or Other87
Power Train84
Electrical System80

Engine: 224; Structure:Body: 219; Suspension: 178; Engine And Engine Cooling: 138; Structure: 93; Unknown Or Other: 87; Power Train: 84; Electrical System: 80

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
142
25,000 to 49,999
104
50,000 to 74,999
124
75,000 to 99,999
165
100,000 to 149,999
369
150,000 and above
140
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,000142
25,000 to 49,999104
50,000 to 74,999124
75,000 to 99,999165
100,000 to 149,999369
150,000 and above140

Under 25,000: 142; 25,000 to 49,999: 104; 50,000 to 74,999: 124; 75,000 to 99,999: 165; 100,000 to 149,999: 369; 150,000 and above: 140

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (369). 200 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2004
3
2005
69
2006
111
2007
56
2008
37
2009
51
2010
65
2011
64
2012
60
2013
91
2014
220
2015
159
2016
93
2017
66
2018
47
2019
29
2020
9
2021
5
2022
3
2023
5
2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20043
200569
2006111
200756
200837
200951
201065
201164
201260
201391
2014220
2015159
201693
201766
201847
201929
20209
20215
20223
20235
20261

2004: 3; 2005: 69; 2006: 111; 2007: 56; 2008: 37; 2009: 51; 2010: 65; 2011: 64; 2012: 60; 2013: 91; 2014: 220; 2015: 159; 2016: 93; 2017: 66; 2018: 47; 2019: 29; 2020: 9; 2021: 5; 2022: 3; 2023: 5; 2026: 1

Pattern summary

Engine leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 220 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 159 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 96 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10090019 · 2004-08-30 (August 30, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING REAR WINDOW AND THE SUN ROOF OPENED, A LOUD WINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR AND FRONT AREAS. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT A SOLUTION HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

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Owner report 10090688 · 2004-09-09 (September 9, 2004)

1. 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA RENTED BY ENTERPRISE RENTAL (ODOMETER - 1,000 MILES) 2. DROVE THE RENTAL OFF LOCATION - 1 MILE AWAY SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD.*AK 3. THERMOSTAT WENT UP AND CHIME ACTIVATED. 4.WAS AT OUR HOME OFFICE WHERE OUR ASC MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. 5. THE PRESSURE HOSE COMING FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE RECYLER BOTTLE WAS NOT IN TACT. NOT CLAMPED. SECURED WITH A METAL CLAMP AND FUSED THE SYSTEM TO REGAIN FLUID. WENT BACK TO ENTERPRISE AND NOTED THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE BAD THE NO…

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Owner report 10093123 · 2004-09-23 (September 23, 2004)

I NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR WHEN I DROVE THE CAR FROM THE LOT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE NEW THE LEATHER SMELL, BUT LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR WAS LEAKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE LEAK FOUR (4) TIME. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. NOW OTHER THINGS ARE STARTING TO HAPPEN, THE PASSENGERS POWER SEAT NO LONGER RECLINES, THE RADIO WILL JUST QUIT WORKING AND SO DOES THE A/C. *JB

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Owner report 10111165 · 2005-02-08 (February 8, 2005)

THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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Owner report 10113140 · 2005-02-28 (February 28, 2005)

UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE SURGED/ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER. BUT, CHRYSLER WOULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK

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Owner report 10116225 · 2005-04-01 (April 1, 2005)

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CLEAR, WITH ALL WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF CLOSED, WITHOUT ANY OBSERVED REASON, THE MOON ROOF "EXPLODED"IN A LOUD BANG/POP. GLASS AND GLASS FRAGMENTS (SOME NOT SO BENIGN) RAINED DOWN ONTO MY HAIR, SHIRT, AND PANTS, BUT MOSTLY ON THE UNOCCUPIED REAR SEATS WHERE MY CHILDREN WERE FIVE MINUTES AGO. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN MOON ROOF.

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Owner report 10118655 · 2005-04-28 (April 28, 2005)

POPING NOISES AT FRONT END ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, WHILE TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS GOING FORWARD AND BACKING UP. ALSO FILLED UP GAS TANK, "MILEAGE/GUAGE TILL EMPTY" WAS 344, DROVE ONE MILE AND IT WENT TO 243. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN, THEY ARE WAITING ON A PART "SHAFT" TO REPLACE IT. THEY USUALLY DON'T HAVE OLD PARTS AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

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Owner report 10118736 · 2005-04-30 (April 30, 2005)

WHILE DRIVING IN CLEAR BUT CLOUDY CONDITIONS ALL WINDOWS CLOSED, THE MOON ROOF WAS CLOSED WITH ITS SHADE IN THE OPEN POSITION. FOR NO IDENTIFIABLE REASON THE MOON ROOF EXPLODED WITH A LOUD BANG AND SHATTERED, GLASS FELL ONTO US, AND IN THE BACK UNOCUPPIED SEAT. NO WARNING AT ALL. DEALER REPLACE MOON ROOF UNDER WARRANTY.

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Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

05V066000 · Exterior Lighting:Headlights

Reported: 2005-03-01 (March 1, 2005)

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HALOGEN HEADLAMPS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT AND EVENTUAL TOTAL LOSS OF HEADLAMP FUNCTION.

Consequence: THE HEAD LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN INTERMITTENT OR NO HEADLIGHT FUNCTION. THIS COULD IMPAIR A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT, AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY, THE WIRING HARNESS AND LOW BEAM BULB ON BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
06V432000 · Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)

Reported: 2006-11-09 (November 9, 2006)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE MAY ALLOW THE ENGINE TO STALL UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.

Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WILL ALSO BE REPLACED ON VEHICLES BUILT FROM AUGUST 1, 2004 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2004. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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Data completeness

1,244 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

83.9%Usable mileage1,044 / 1,244 records
100.0%Valid incident date1,244 / 1,244 records
100.0%Valid filing date1,244 / 1,244 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1,244 / 1,244 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
Engine
150.0%
ODI 11032132 · 18,000 mi

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. WARNINGS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY ISSUES MAY POP UP. THE ENGINE MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND THE CAR WILL OFTEN NOT SHIFT TO PARK TO RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR ME. EACH TIME I WAS LUCKILY DRIVING SLOWLY PRIOR TO A TURN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. THEY HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE SHIFTER, UPDATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CLEARED ERROR CODES. NOTHING WORKS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR FAMILY AND THEY JUST KEEP RETURNING THE CAR TO ME.

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52334.4%
ODI 10984974 · 7,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DISPLAYED A TRANSMISSION CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION CODE AND THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CONTACT FUELING THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER 5-6 SECONDS, THE VEHICL…

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37542.8%
ODI 11047391 · 400 mi

WE WERE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AND STOPPED ON A RED LIGHT IN AN INTERSECTION ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN IT WAS 'GO' OUR PACIFICA 2018 (400 MILES ON IT) DID NOT RUN. LIGHT IS ON 'RUN', DIAL SHIFT ON DRIVE AND I DID NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT RUN. OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME STARTED HONKING AND I SIGNALED THEM TO GO AROUND ME. SO TURNED TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN TURNED BACK ON. STILL IT WOULD NOT RUN. FOR THE THIRD TIME I TURNED THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF, OPENED THE DOOR. THEN CLOSED THE DOOR …

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8226.3%
ODI 11142473 · 150 mi

COULD NOT START CHRYSLER PACIFICA FOR ONE HOUR FRIDAY MORNING. FINALLY STARTING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEED APPROACHING A LIGHT (AT TIME THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS SAVING FEATURE) AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. DROVE IT TO DEALER MONDAY, AFTER A VERY DIFFICULT START FOR A FIX YESTERDAY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO I DROVE HOME, PARKED, AND TODAY IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO DEALER. CONCERNED ENGINE COULD SHUT DOWN AT SPEED LOCKING CONTROLS. AS CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY I…

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5230.6%
ODI 11310289 · 200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN CONTROL ACCELERATION FOR 20 SECOND, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOSING THE ABILITY TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RAV UP TO 7000 RPM AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVING TO CHAMPAIGN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DEALER, (1906 MORELAND BLVD, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE…

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14037.7%
ODI 11413131 · 950 mi

WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THOUGH THE CAR WAS ON DRIVE, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE THE CAR. I HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK, RESTART THE CAR AND WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED ELEVEN DAYS LATER AGAIN, IN EVEN SCARIER CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN PREPARATION TO MERGE INTO A HIGHWAY. THE CAR TURNED OFF AND STOPPED AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR DRIVE, HOLDING UP THE CARS BEHIND ME. AGAIN I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR TO PARK AND RESTART THE CA…

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6831.9%
ODI 11450601

The car stalled while driving. I was driving down a city street and the engine cut off and a message on the dash read "Put Vehicle in P to start." I pulled over and it took several minutes to get the car to restart. This happened several times on the way back to the dealership (we had only just bought the car the day before). Our safety and that of others on the road was put at risk because we were stopped in the middle of traffic and were unable to move. Pulling over across traffic once the car had stalled was also dangerous because I cou…

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4730.9%
ODI 11528484

1. Engine Light and the "A" warning light stay on while driving. 2. It's unsafe with family in the car; fear it will shut off on the highway. 3. yes, the dealer has agreed its a defeated part causing the engine to light to come on 4. No warning lights before driving a car for a week.

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818.6%
ODI 11656849

1st time: I was exiting my driveway and dash presented with no torque and a picture of a turtle came up saying power issues. Running on hybrid engine at this time. Pushed down on gas and no power. I turned van off waited a few minutes, restarted, gas engine came on along with the engine light on dashboard. I was able to return van to the garage. Came in and called the dealership. Took car to dealership next day and they plugged it into the computer to check. They returned the van to me saying they gave it a reset and said I should be OK…

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517.9%
ODI 11659932

[XXX]- bought new 2025 Chrysler Pacifica w/ 29 mi at Troncalli Chrysler Dodge Jeep (TCDJ). [XXX]- 1st time -I was driving the car when it made a “clunk” sound when turning left. All the lights on the dashboard came on and the ABS system turned off.The car safety features disabled and it did not recognize we were in the seats (seat belt lights came on).I was able to drive into a parking lot.Turned the car off and then restarted it after a few min and the lights on the dash were gone. Decided to cont driving, figured it was a computer error.Went …

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327.3%
ODI 11710857 · 5,000 mi

The contact owns a 2026 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while driving 5-10 MPH, the brakes locked up. The contact stated that the parking brake unexpectedly engaged and failed to release. The driver’s side rear wheel locked up. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While driving in the driveway, the brakes locked up. The vehicle was taken to the d…

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1100.0%
ODI 11767216

Rear seat warning which i couldn't resolve. Then engine shut down unable to restart in left lane in construction area with concrete walls on both sides of highway with traffic traveling at 75 mph. Instructions to put in park to start. Rolled slowly into emergency pull off area. Unable to restart. Engine protection countdown for 30 seconds. Still unable to start. Display screens working. Music and apps working. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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Electrical System
150.0%
ODI 11183725 · 12,733 mi

THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT OR DAMAGE. THE AXLE BROKE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 30 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 12,700 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT IDENTIFY A REASON FOR THE FRONT AXLE BREAKING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO STEER ACCELERATE, GO FORWARD, OR GO IN REVERSE. *DT*JB MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*JB

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38625.4%
ODI 10896595

I HAVE A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA EQUIPPED WITH A FCW (FRONTAL COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM). I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN OTHER CARS WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT HAVE OPERATED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE FCW IN THE PACIFICA HAS THREE SETTINGS THAT CAN BE SELECTED BY THE DRIVER FOR SENSITIVITY. NEAR, MEDIUM AND FAR. I HAVE TRIED ALL SETTINGS WITHOUT ANY DIFFERENCE. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT AUDIBLY WARN THE DRIVER OF A POSSIBLE IMPENDING COLLISION AT ANY SPEED OR DISTANCE UNDER ALMOST ALL DAILY DRIVING SCENARIOS. THIS INCLUDES HEAVY TRAFFIC, CITY AND HIGHWAY, AND SITUATIONS WI…

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28332.3%
ODI 11047391 · 400 mi

WE WERE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AND STOPPED ON A RED LIGHT IN AN INTERSECTION ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN IT WAS 'GO' OUR PACIFICA 2018 (400 MILES ON IT) DID NOT RUN. LIGHT IS ON 'RUN', DIAL SHIFT ON DRIVE AND I DID NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT RUN. OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME STARTED HONKING AND I SIGNALED THEM TO GO AROUND ME. SO TURNED TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN TURNED BACK ON. STILL IT WOULD NOT RUN. FOR THE THIRD TIME I TURNED THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF, OPENED THE DOOR. THEN CLOSED THE DOOR …

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9630.8%
ODI 11206511 · 500 mi

THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAPPENS RANDOMLY ' NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. WHEN DRIVING AT 60-65 AND PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE, IT OFTEN REQUIRES FIRMLY GUIDING THE CAR AGAINST RESISTANCE BACK TO THE LANE. REQUIRES DRIVING WHILE GRASPING THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM VEERING FROM ITS PATH. WILL ALSO OCCUR AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT NOT AS OFTEN. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY THE STEERING, SOMETIMES BUT NOT EVERY TIME, BECOMES UNSTABLE IF A TRU…

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6337.1%
ODI 11447663

Complete failure of electrical system. When it happened the display screen said the vehicle will shut down soon. Suddenly everything started turning on and off, the transmission disengaged. The motor started racing with all electrical components turning on and off and suddenly everything shut off. All vehicle components were rendered useless. Chrysler dealership tried jump starting the vehicle and nothing happened, no power at all. They then tested both batteries with a GR8 and found that the auxiliary battery had failed. After testing the …

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14940.2%
ODI 11414581 · 400 mi

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VAN IT WILL PERIODICALLY NOT ENGAGE. THE GEAR SELECTOR WILL BLINK WHEN YOU SELECT A GEAR, BUT IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL HOWEVER. THIS BECOMES A GREATER PROBLEM AS YOU NEED TO REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO CYCLE THE VAN BACK TO OFF. ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE COMPOUNDED BY FACT IT IS A PHEV AND THERE IS NO ENGINE NOISE TO HELP YOU NOTICE IT HAS NOT STARTED. CHRYSLER HAS SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE GIVEN NO INFORMATION OTHER THAN A FIX IS SUPPOSED TO COME SOMETIME IN …

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6028.2%
ODI 11454851

On 2/24/2022, we were merging onto the highway when the van powered itself off. The engine light came on. We pulled over, got the van back on, and pulled back onto highway. Almost immediately, the van shut itself off again. On 2/25/2022, on the way to the dealership, the van once again powered itself off on the highway. After arrival to the dealership, the technician said he found a loose cable connecting to the transmission and apparently fixed it. On 3/2/2022, the van shut itself off yet again in the middle of an intersection. In each o…

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4127.0%
ODI 11531075

2023 Pacifica puts itself in P while stuck in traffic then won't let us put in D. We had to shut off car and back on again to move the knob to D The knob was stuck in park it woukdnt let us do anything in middle of freeway traffic

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1330.2%
ODI 11614841

I had a warning telling me to Stop safely and that the vehicle will stop soon as well as the Start\Stop and Battery lights.

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13.6%
ODI 11655878

Issue Timeline: • [XXX] (944 miles): Check engine light code P1A01 (high voltage electrical system). Vehicle serviced at dealership; issue unresolved. • Mid-February 2025: Check engine light code P0A0A appeared and cleared itself shortly thereafter. • [XXX] (1607 miles): Check engine light code P0A0A reoccurred. Vehicle was serviced at Criswell Auto (Gaithersburg, MD) from March 4–19, 2025. Power Inverter Module (PIM) replaced. No comparable loaner provided, resulting in inconvenience and additional expense. • [XXX] (2419 miles) : P0A0A error c…

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436.4%
ODI 11739905

Driving down a busy section of highway on I-25 in Colorado, without warning car lost all power and shutoff. Was able to veer off highway to shoulder without getting hit. Car will not restart. This was incredibly unsettling as my family and kids were all in the car on the way home and was a very dangerous situation. For a brand new vehicle to shut off on the highway without warning is unacceptable.

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1100.0%
ODI 11767216

Rear seat warning which i couldn't resolve. Then engine shut down unable to restart in left lane in construction area with concrete walls on both sides of highway with traffic traveling at 75 mph. Instructions to put in park to start. Rolled slowly into emergency pull off area. Unable to restart. Engine protection countdown for 30 seconds. Still unable to start. Display screens working. Music and apps working. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

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Power Train
150.0%
ODI 11183725 · 12,733 mi

THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT OR DAMAGE. THE AXLE BROKE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 30 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 12,700 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT IDENTIFY A REASON FOR THE FRONT AXLE BREAKING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO STEER ACCELERATE, GO FORWARD, OR GO IN REVERSE. *DT*JB MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*JB

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46530.6%
ODI 10908259 · 25 mi

I PURCHASED MY NEW VEHICLE AND INSIDE OF 2 MONTHS I HAD TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS. I WENT SHOPPING AND WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND TRIED TO PARK THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. NO MATTER HOW LONG I WAITED OR SLOWLY OR QUICKLY I TURNED THE SHIFTING KNOB IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THE PARKING BREAK WAS ALSO BEHAVING STRANGELY AND WOULD DISENGAGE ON IT'S OWN AS I TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING AWAY. MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO TRY TURNING THE CAR OFF IN THE HOPE THAT…

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15417.6%
ODI 11057682 · 3,968 mi

2018 TOURING L PLUS TOWED. WAS DRIVING ALONG AND STARTED LOSING ALL POWER, SYSTEMS STARTED TO SHUT DOWN, VAN WAS LIMITED IN SPEED AND FUNCTION. BY THE END ALL WARNING SYSTEMS HAD FAILED, POWER STEERING WAS GONE, ABS WAS GONE, AFTER THE BATTERY HIT 8.9 VOLTS WE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE "D" ON THE DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING AND THE VAN SHUT OFF 15 SECONDS LATER. ONCE THE VAN WAS OFF I WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK OR APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER.

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7223.1%
ODI 11142473 · 150 mi

COULD NOT START CHRYSLER PACIFICA FOR ONE HOUR FRIDAY MORNING. FINALLY STARTING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEED APPROACHING A LIGHT (AT TIME THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS SAVING FEATURE) AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO START. DROVE IT TO DEALER MONDAY, AFTER A VERY DIFFICULT START FOR A FIX YESTERDAY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO I DROVE HOME, PARKED, AND TODAY IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO DEALER. CONCERNED ENGINE COULD SHUT DOWN AT SPEED LOCKING CONTROLS. AS CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY I…

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3621.2%
ODI 11389733 · 7,200 mi

WENT FOR 1ST EVER OIL CHANGE, TECHNICIANS NOTICED COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY (SHOULD NEVER BE) AND THERE WAS LEAKED COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND BOTTOM OF CARS PROTECTION PADS (BAD ISSUE). TOLD ME (GET IT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY), WHICH I DID, TAKING IT TO PHILLIPS CHRYSLER OF OCALA. IN ORDER FOR MY ENGINE NOT TO BLOW UP. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS FOR 7000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED IT WITH ZERO MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS SAID (THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS CONDITION) IT CAME FROM THE CHRYSLER OEM PLANT THIS WAY, SAID THAT ALL THE BOLTS…

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11932.1%
ODI 11413131 · 950 mi

WHEN THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THOUGH THE CAR WAS ON DRIVE, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MOVE THE CAR. I HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK, RESTART THE CAR AND WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED ELEVEN DAYS LATER AGAIN, IN EVEN SCARIER CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN PREPARATION TO MERGE INTO A HIGHWAY. THE CAR TURNED OFF AND STOPPED AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR DRIVE, HOLDING UP THE CARS BEHIND ME. AGAIN I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR TO PARK AND RESTART THE CA…

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7133.3%
ODI 11450601

The car stalled while driving. I was driving down a city street and the engine cut off and a message on the dash read "Put Vehicle in P to start." I pulled over and it took several minutes to get the car to restart. This happened several times on the way back to the dealership (we had only just bought the car the day before). Our safety and that of others on the road was put at risk because we were stopped in the middle of traffic and were unable to move. Pulling over across traffic once the car had stalled was also dangerous because I cou…

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4127.0%
ODI 11531075

2023 Pacifica puts itself in P while stuck in traffic then won't let us put in D. We had to shut off car and back on again to move the knob to D The knob was stuck in park it woukdnt let us do anything in middle of freeway traffic

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1125.6%
ODI 11614841

I had a warning telling me to Stop safely and that the vehicle will stop soon as well as the Start\Stop and Battery lights.

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310.7%
ODI 11659932

[XXX]- bought new 2025 Chrysler Pacifica w/ 29 mi at Troncalli Chrysler Dodge Jeep (TCDJ). [XXX]- 1st time -I was driving the car when it made a “clunk” sound when turning left. All the lights on the dashboard came on and the ABS system turned off.The car safety features disabled and it did not recognize we were in the seats (seat belt lights came on).I was able to drive into a parking lot.Turned the car off and then restarted it after a few min and the lights on the dash were gone. Decided to cont driving, figured it was a computer error.Went …

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218.2%
ODI 11739905

Driving down a busy section of highway on I-25 in Colorado, without warning car lost all power and shutoff. Was able to veer off highway to shoulder without getting hit. Car will not restart. This was incredibly unsettling as my family and kids were all in the car on the way home and was a very dangerous situation. For a brand new vehicle to shut off on the highway without warning is unacceptable.

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Unknown Or Other
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21314.0%
ODI 10883904 · 500 mi

BACKUP CAMERA ISSUE: WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING GARAGE IN REVERSE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS (OR ANY AREA WITH A MODERATE CHANGE IN LIGHTING) THE DEFAULT CAMERA VIEW (TOP[360]& REAR) IS DISPLAYED. THE REAR CAMERA DOES NOT ADJUST TO THE LOWER LIGHT CONTRAST AND THE IMAGE DISPLAYED IS ALL BLACK, YOU CANNOT SEE A THING (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED). THIS COULD LEAD TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING GETTING RUN OVER. A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

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11212.8%
ODI 11053801 · 135 mi

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 12-2-2017 AND THE ENGINE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT? WHAT CAN I DO THIS IS NOT NORMAL.

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5016.0%
ODI 11190867 · 13,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW JUST EXPLODED, COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND CAME INTO THE VAN, GLASS GOT ALL OVER MY PASSENGERS. THERE WAS NO ROCK OR OBJECT THAT HIT THE WINDOW.

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1810.6%
ODI 11351382 · 2,800 mi

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED THE ENGINE REVVED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I COULD STOP IT. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE A FEW SECONDS LATER. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME. THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED. I HAD TO APPLY CONSIDERABLE BRAKE PRESSURE TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I OBSERVED THE TACHOMETER READ ABOUT 2500 RPM AND IT RETURNED TO IDLE AFTER ABOUT F…

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5514.8%
ODI 11425971

We have had intermittent issues with the rear hatch not closing when any buttons or key fob pushed since purchase. On 7/2/21 aprox 6:30 pm I was walking around rear of the vehicle the rear liftgate was fully open. A passenger pressed rear hatch button to close not realizing at that moment I was walking under I am 61.7" tall the liftgate came down full force on my head it did not beep and retract. It continued pressing down something sharp pierced my scalp and I was knocked to the ground, bleeding from the wound with severe neck and head pain…

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2612.2%
ODI 11454851

On 2/24/2022, we were merging onto the highway when the van powered itself off. The engine light came on. We pulled over, got the van back on, and pulled back onto highway. Almost immediately, the van shut itself off again. On 2/25/2022, on the way to the dealership, the van once again powered itself off on the highway. After arrival to the dealership, the technician said he found a loose cable connecting to the transmission and apparently fixed it. On 3/2/2022, the van shut itself off yet again in the middle of an intersection. In each o…

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2113.8%
ODI 11504935

Purchased a brand new 2023 1/6 or 1/7 Jan 18 I ran over a speed bump and the the bottom of the van plastic cover was hit and had to take it into the dealership service center to have it re attached 1/24 family went on a 200+ mile trip and back with no problem 1/27 the van started to give me error msg Will add photo and video Unable to upload please provide me with email will send it

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920.9%
ODI 11656918

The vehicle, without warning, flashed the message “Stop Safely, Vehicle Will Shut Off Soon” and suddenly went totally unresponsive. It had shut down within 60 seconds. This was on day 4 of ownership and less than 1000 miles on the vehicle. We were unable to restart, shift, or get the vehicle to respond in any way. Upon reading further, this is the exact issue that over 67,000 of these models were recalled for in years 2017-2023 with transmission replacement as the required repair.

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27.1%
ODI 11689113

My son was driving the vehicle down the interstate and attempted to exit. He hit the brakes and the car would not slow down. He had the pedal all the way to the floor and the vehicle still would not slow down. The vehicle went off the exit ramp, through a grassy hill area, across the entrance ramp, and finally stopped when the tire broke off. Even with the tire broke off and the vehicle not moving the engine was showing it was going 30-40 mph. No airbags were deployed. I received a Luckily the only injury was my daughter's sprained wrist. The e…

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327.3%
ODI 11738286

We were stopped for fuel. Prior to fueling we turned off the engine and opened the fuel door, inserting the gas nozzle and then began to pump fuel. While the nozzle was running, a passenger opened the sliding door by pressing the auto open button - and the door slid into the hand of the individual holding the fuel nozzle, crushing his hand between the door and the nozzle - causing the nozzle to dislodge from the filling neck , releasing gasoline all over the driver and j hiring his hand. There is no interlock preventing the door from au…

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Steering
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27818.3%
ODI 10864837

MY LOCAL DEALER (CONFIRMED BY FCA LLC) HAS TOLD ME THAT WE CANNOT GET THE AUTONOMOUS BRAKING AND LANE ASSIST ON THE PACIFICA TOURING TRIM LEVEL; ONLY ON THE MORE EXPENSIVE TOURING L-PLUS! THESE SHOULD BE OPTIONS ON ALL TRIM LEVELS SO A FAMILY WHO WANTS SAFETY MORE THAN FANCY CAN SPEND THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON SAFETY OPTIONS AND NOT BE FORCED TO PAY $7000 MORE FOR FANCY TO BE ABLE TO GET MORE SAFETY!!!! CAN YOU PUT PRESSURE ON THEM TO OFFER THE ALP ADVANCED SAFETY OPTION ON LOWER TRIM LEVELS?

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17920.4%
ODI 11062301 · 795 mi

CAR SHUT OFF WITH THE "PUT CAR IN PARK AND RESTART" MESSAGE. IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. CAR HAS ONLY 795 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH THE FUEL SAVER OPTION SET TO THE OFF POSITION.

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4213.5%
ODI 11205386 · 1,851 mi

WHILE MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE CAR RUNNING IN PARK THE CAR BEGAN TO GO IN REVERSE AND IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND BRAKES DIDNT WORK AND CAR CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND SHED. MULTIPLE WITNESSES CONFIRMED HER ACCOUNT AS SHE HAD WINDOW DOWN AND WAS SCREAMING WITH HER HANDS IN THE AIR. ONCE CAR CAME TO A STOP IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT CAR WAS IN PARK. VERY SCARY.

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3218.8%
ODI 11413385 · 33,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP 3/9/21 FOR NOCKING ON L/F. DEALER DIAGNOSED STRUT AS PROBLEM. PART IS ON B/O. CHRYSLER MFG. HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE PART AND ATTACHING PARTS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. CURRENTLY THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING BUT PROMISE DATES THAT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.(THEY ARE STILL MISSING TWO PARTS). THEY HAVE NOT ANSWERED MY REQUEST TO PROVIDE SOLUTION OR A RENTAL SO I CAN DRIVE A SAFE VEHICLE. ALL OF THIS IS STRANGE SINCE CHRYSLER IS ACTIVELY BUILDING THE CAR. ONE WOULD THINK THEY HAVE THE PARTS ON THE A…

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154.0%
ODI 11467341

On freeway , running on gas - the vehicle gave an error “service charging system” and vehicle shutdown and de accelerated rapidly - forward momentum only We are on freeway and no shoulder and narrow escaped an collision trying to get a safe stop at speed of 20-25 miles and slowing down from initial of 70 mph This is serious safety concern and how was this released for sale is certified by NTSB is a surprise and shock Multiple owners have complained of this

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125.6%
ODI 11462370

Started van with remote start to warm it up,and went to it in 5minutes,got in pushed dash button and put it in drive but THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. Drove it 500 ft,and still no power steering. The Van had been sitting for 3 days without use.

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117.2%
ODI 11572324 · 2,500 mi

The contact owns a 2023 BraunAbility Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and using the power chair with hand controls, the drivability was terrible. While driving at various speeds, it was difficult to stay in the intended lane. The Lane Sensing feature was loose and failed to the vehicle failed to steer correctly. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was stiff. While making turns, the vehicle rocked. The driver turned the feature off. The contact stated that there was a 3- or 4-inch clearan…

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24.7%
ODI 11686546

We purchased our 2024 Pacifica Pinnacle AWD new in July of 2024. The vehicle currently has 9,600 miles on it, and the issue has been present since it was new. We have experienced continuous issues while driving the vehicle at highway speeds, with the steering exhibiting a gap in responsiveness. The steering acts like there is a dead zone between 11 and 1 o'clock when turning the wheel, where nothing happens. Once the vehicle finally reacts to the driver's inputs, it causes the car to jerk from side to side. It is bad enough that it causes my en…

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00.0%

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Structure:Body
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523.4%
ODI 10910628 · 158 mi

I ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE WITH THE PACIFICA. THE SLIDING DOORS CONTINUES TO CLOSE ALL THE WAY EVEN WHEN SOMEONE/SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY. I EXPECTED THE SLIDING DOORS TO RETRACT ON CONTACT. WITHOUT THIS RETRACTION, A CHILD COULD EASILY GET CAUGHT AND CRUSHED BY THE DOORS AS THE DOOR MOTORS ARE VERY POWERFUL. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER ON SEPTEMBER 8. I TOOK IN THE PACIFICA TO A DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE SINCE.

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131.5%
ODI 11139579 · 7,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON I-95 SOUTH IN NH, TRAFFIC CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND WE REAR-ENDED A JEEP WRANGLER AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH. I BRAKED FOR ABOUT 20 FT AND STRUCK THE JEEP. OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY BURST INTO FLAMES UPON IMPACT. THE FLAMES WERE SO IMMEDIATE AND SO VIOLENT THAT MY WIFE AND I ONLY HAD TIME TO REMOVE OUR YOUNG DAUGHTERS FROM THE MIDDLE ROW OF THE VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT ITSELF WAS MINOR, THE JEEP WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. OUR PACIFICA WAS A COMPLETE LOSS…

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103.2%
ODI 11190867 · 13,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW JUST EXPLODED, COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND CAME INTO THE VAN, GLASS GOT ALL OVER MY PASSENGERS. THERE WAS NO ROCK OR OBJECT THAT HIT THE WINDOW.

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31.8%
ODI 11418155

FIRST COMPONENT FAILURES - Passenger sliding door: a) WHILE DRIVING, the passenger sliding door mechanism engages and attempts to open the door - the driver then sees a notification "to operate the sliding door, put the vehicle in park"; b) when parked, if the door is open and we want to close it, we can engage the closing mechanism with button or fob, but then it will not stop and re-open even if there is an obstruction; it has closed on my wife's arm and almost hurt one of the kids. One can even try to stop the door from closing with their f…

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71.9%
ODI 11463055

When I first purchased my 2021 Pacifica Hybrid Pinnacle in January 2021, randomly when pressing the lift gate button in the top left of the trunk it would beep multiple times and the lift gate would not move. The key fob, front button, and rear button would not engage the lift gate motor. You had to manually shut the lift gate and it would latch. Then in November 2021 I had the Y50 2021 RU Power Lift gate recall done on my vehicle and since then three times while driving the lift gate has popped up on its own. When you pull over all buttons a…

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31.4%
ODI 11514826

When locking vehicle and arming the alarm up on returning to vehicle in a parking lot no matter where. Upon return to vehicle before unlocking we notice vehicle rear tailgate is wide open. This has happened multiple times with a dealer not finding any cause. Now on our second case to have looked at. This is not good as anything in the vehicle is open to theft with me having no control of it. Happened on the road traveling to FL from IL leaving all of our belongings visible and available to take. Not good had luggage tools, guns all easily stole…

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24.7%
ODI 11650381

The vehicle was purchased on 1/8/2025. On 1/13/2025, the vehicle had to be towed to the dealer because the transmission wouldn't shift to park. Dealer performed a software update to correct the issue. On 1/21/2025, the vehicle had to be towed to a dealer because the transmission wouldn't shift to park. Dealer replaced the gear selector. On 1/27/2025, the vehicle had to be towed to the dealer because it wouldn't shift to park. Dealer stated the battery failed. On 3/13/2025, the vehicle was taken to a dealer because the rear hatch opened …

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27.1%
ODI 11667604

Passenger rear-sliding door will not open automatically/ will not properly re-latch despite multiple repair attempts (ie sensor and module replacement).

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Suspension
150.0%
ODI 11183725 · 12,733 mi

THE FRONT AXLE BROKE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT OR DAMAGE. THE AXLE BROKE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 30 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 12,700 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT IDENTIFY A REASON FOR THE FRONT AXLE BREAKING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO STEER ACCELERATE, GO FORWARD, OR GO IN REVERSE. *DT*JB MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*JB

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241.6%
ODI 10928948 · 5,000 mi

ACC & FCW. MINE DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY HAD TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER ENGINEER & WAS TOLD TO REPLACE & RE-CALIBRATE. SO AFTER BEING REPLACED IT SOMEWHAT WORKS. AFTER THE NEW PARTS, MY CAR WILL STILL BRAKE HARD WHEN A CAR IN THE ADJACENT LANE IS EXITING (AS IF THE CAR WAS BRAKING IN FRONT OF ME). BUT, IF A CAR CHANGES LANES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME OR SLAMS ON BRAKES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME MY CAR DOESN'T REACT? CHRYSLER HAS DEFINITELY FALLEN SHORT ON THIS FUNCTION. I'VE OWNED VEHICLES WHERE THIS FUNCTION WORKED NEAR…

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202.3%
ODI 11101719 · 9 mi

1- TURN THE VAN ON. CLICK ON UCONNECT THEATER THEN SHIFT TO R OR CLICK THE SURROUND CAMERA TO ACTIVATE THE CAMERA, CLICK ANY BOTTOMS TO CHANGE THE CAMERA VIEW, IS NOT WORKING. THE SCREEN FREEZING AND NOT RESPONDING ANYMORE. TURN THE VAN OFF FOR 2 HOURS. TURN IT ON AGAIN, THE CAMERA OPTIONS WILL WORK FINE. CLICK THE UCONNECT THEATER AGAIN, GO BACK TO THE CAMERA OR SHIFT TO R, THE BOTTOMS THAT CHANGE THE VIEWS ARE NOT WORKING AND NOT RESPONDING. 2- PUT THE USB FLASH TO PLAY MOVIES. GO TO UCONNECT THEATER, IT WILL READ THE USB AND I CAN PLAY MOVIE…

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51.6%
ODI 11430785

My vehicle at 28,k plus miles I noticed it seemed to slip. This would happen intermittently. I thought I was imagining it at first. Then it started to do a more violent jerking. The dealership did a reset. It started doing it a week later, and intermittently. I was also in the dealership because I was hearing a clunking noise in the rear when driving over uneven pavement, or backing out of my driveway. I have been waiting two months for rear struts to fix the issue. Vehicle sounds getting progressively worse and I'm concerned about driving. Tod…

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31.8%
ODI 11384731 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED. THE SWAY, ELECTRIC STABILIZER, AND CRASH WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALT MASSEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (602 WESTERN BYPASS, ANDALUSIA, AL 36420, [phone removed]) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS…

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10.3%
ODI 11754828

The vehicle has had a suspension problem since purchasing the dealership has not been able to determine the issue after replacing the axle,struts, low arm control,motor mount now the state the steering wheel rack

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10.5%
ODI 11593540

THE VEHICLE STOPS AT WILL WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES, IMADE IT TO THE NESSAN DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT THEY STARTED IT BUT ONCE I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE IT STOPPED ANDI I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. ON THE PANEL IT SAYS 'ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL"

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21.3%
ODI 11572324 · 2,500 mi

The contact owns a 2023 BraunAbility Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and using the power chair with hand controls, the drivability was terrible. While driving at various speeds, it was difficult to stay in the intended lane. The Lane Sensing feature was loose and failed to the vehicle failed to steer correctly. While driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was stiff. While making turns, the vehicle rocked. The driver turned the feature off. The contact stated that there was a 3- or 4-inch clearan…

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19.1%
ODI 11690285 · 1,173 mi

The contact's mother owns a 2026 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while his mother was driving 30-35 MPH on a well-maintained road, the front passenger's side of the vehicle suddenly lowered, and the driver lost control of the steering wheel, causing the rear passenger's side of the vehicle to strike a curb, and the vehicle was pushed towards the left, near oncoming traffic. The contact stated that the vehicle nearly rolled over prior to coming to a stop. The driver was able to exit the vehicle. A Police Officer arrived at the scene a…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
150.0%
ODI 11032132 · 18,000 mi

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. WARNINGS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY ISSUES MAY POP UP. THE ENGINE MAKES A WEIRD NOISE AND THE CAR WILL OFTEN NOT SHIFT TO PARK TO RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR ME. EACH TIME I WAS LUCKILY DRIVING SLOWLY PRIOR TO A TURN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. THEY HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE SHIFTER, UPDATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CLEARED ERROR CODES. NOTHING WORKS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR FAMILY AND THEY JUST KEEP RETURNING THE CAR TO ME.

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684.5%
ODI 10991298 · 4,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, MY 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL WITH NOTHING HAPPENING. THE WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH READ "SHIFT VEHICLE TO PARK" (OR SIMILAR). I COASTED TO A STOP WITH CARS NEARLY MISSING ME, SHIFTED TO PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND PULLED DIRECTLY INTO A PARKING LOT. I CALLED CHRYSLER ROADSIDE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE MY CAR IS NOW. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'M SEEING ON CHRYSLER FORUMS, THIS IS B…

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475.4%
ODI 11073191 · 360 mi

I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR AND WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM THE DEALER. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND STARTED TO PUT ON THE BRAKES WHEN I HAD AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION EVENT. (IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD JUST STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR). I HAD TO SLAM HARD ON THE BRAKES AND JUST AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I KNOW THIS WAS CAUSED PROBABLY BY THE COMPUTER BUT I KNOW IT WASN'T ME. MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. I KNOW THIS FEELING WELL SINCE I USED TO HAVE A 2004 PRIUS WHERE THIS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES.

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103.2%
ODI 11256708 · 1,800 mi

THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BLEW. TOOK IT TO NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THE AUXILIARY PUMP FOR HEATING THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY SAID THE MINIVAN IS NOT FIT TO DRIVE UNTIL FIXED. THE VAN RAN FOR JUST 1800 MILES, I PURCHASED IT NEW JUST A MONTH AGO FROM DEALERSHIP. THE REPAIRS ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

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95.3%
ODI 11389733 · 7,200 mi

WENT FOR 1ST EVER OIL CHANGE, TECHNICIANS NOTICED COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY (SHOULD NEVER BE) AND THERE WAS LEAKED COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND BOTTOM OF CARS PROTECTION PADS (BAD ISSUE). TOLD ME (GET IT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY), WHICH I DID, TAKING IT TO PHILLIPS CHRYSLER OF OCALA. IN ORDER FOR MY ENGINE NOT TO BLOW UP. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS FOR 7000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED IT WITH ZERO MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS SAID (THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS CONDITION) IT CAME FROM THE CHRYSLER OEM PLANT THIS WAY, SAID THAT ALL THE BOLTS…

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7720.8%
ODI 11418815

While in EV mode, driving 75 mph on the freeway for at least five minutes, the vehicle suddenly loses power and the accelerator pedal becomes completely unresponsive. My vehicle was slowing down in the carpool lane and I had to carefully find my way to the shoulder to be able to turn the vehicle EV motor back on. There are no warning signs. It is very sudden. This has happened 8 times so far. Dealership service center has inspected and tested the vehicle twice for a few weeks and has not been able to reproduce. My vehicle is available for mor…

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2612.2%
ODI 11450601

The car stalled while driving. I was driving down a city street and the engine cut off and a message on the dash read "Put Vehicle in P to start." I pulled over and it took several minutes to get the car to restart. This happened several times on the way back to the dealership (we had only just bought the car the day before). Our safety and that of others on the road was put at risk because we were stopped in the middle of traffic and were unable to move. Pulling over across traffic once the car had stalled was also dangerous because I cou…

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1610.5%
ODI 11565851

Service hybrid electric vehicle system

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24.7%
ODI 11731184

2024 Pacifica Van with 66,000 miles started to run rough then quit in a McDonalds parking lot in Richmond VA 70 miles from our home residence. I had the car towed to a local Chrysler dealership on Saturday night before Easter. The tow truck drive was kind enough to take myself, spouse, daughter and Golden Retriever to the Richmond airport where we rented a car and drove home to Leonardtown, MD. The Chrysler dealership troubleshoot the vehicle and ordered a fuel pump.

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310.7%
ODI 11680466

After not driving the car for a full day or so, when I drive down my street about 1/4 of a mile to a stop sign and stop the vehicle will not accelerate from the stop. I press on the gas but the car goes around 5 MPH for the next 50-100 feet or so and will not accelerate before finally kicking in and accelerating normally. This has happened over 20 times since purchasing the vehicle as new in late March of 2025.

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19.1%
ODI 11738286

We were stopped for fuel. Prior to fueling we turned off the engine and opened the fuel door, inserting the gas nozzle and then began to pump fuel. While the nozzle was running, a passenger opened the sliding door by pressing the auto open button - and the door slid into the hand of the individual holding the fuel nozzle, crushing his hand between the door and the nozzle - causing the nozzle to dislodge from the filling neck , releasing gasoline all over the driver and j hiring his hand. There is no interlock preventing the door from au…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine97,269–144,000 mi120,000 mi197
ODI 10460056 · 149,783 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE ENGINE CRADLE EXHIBITED SEVERAL HOLES DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ENGINE CRADLE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R…

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ODI 10465179 · 97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE VALVE RETAINER SPRINGS IN THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

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ODI 10466476 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS THEN A RAPID INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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Structure:Body96,319–148,000 mi124,000 mi189
ODI 10434236 · 90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED AND A NEW FRAME WAS NECESSARY TO DEEM THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ODI 10435588 · 109,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION NEAR THE ENGINE CRADLE AND MOTOR MOUNTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

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ODI 10440508 · 100,350 mi

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

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Suspension99,750–140,000 mi114,500 mi140
ODI 10125229 · 3,804 mi

POPPING/CLICKING UPON TURNING, STOPPING, TAKING OFF- HAD CAR JUST 2 DAYS AND HAD TO BRING BACK TO DEALER- READ ALL OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS, AND SAFETY RECALLS, DEFECTS AND COMPLAINTS - FOUND IT TO BE THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT - PTU - SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2005 PACIFICIA'S. DEALER HAD 3 DAYS. INTERNAL SIDE MOLDING ON PSG 2ND DOOR DEFECTIVE / PULLING AWAY FROM FRAME / EXTERIOR BACK BLACK PANELS FADED ALREADY/ WET CARPET ON DRIVERSIDE FLOOR - SMELLS/MILDEW CAR IS NEW!

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ODI 10133259 · 6,267 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF EACH OTHER. CAR STILL SHIMMIES AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES ON SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT BY REPLACING THE LCA'S IT WOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, BUT NOW I FEEL LESS SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. CALLED CHRYSLER, E-MAILED CHRYSLER NUMEROUS TIMES REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. ASKED THAT IT BE REPLACED UNDER THE LEMON LAW OR SHAKEN FAITH DOCTRINE, BUT AS OF NOW, NO OFFER OF REPLACEMENT. HAD THIS VEHICLE 86 DAYS, AND IT HAS BEEN OUT …

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ODI 10197459 · 2,826 mi

MY PROBLEMS BEGAN ON 10/03/05 @ 2,826 MILES. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAVE BEEN A LITANY OF PROBLEMS THROUGH EIGHTEEN MONTHS. WHEEL SENSORS -6 WERE REPLACED. FRONT END NOISE LIKE A RUBBING SOUND. RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. ACCELERATOR STICKING. RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES EACH TIME THEY LUBRICATED THE LINKAGE BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AT THIS POINT NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE CONCERNING THE ACCELERATOR. NEXT, PROBLEM A DEFECTIVE AXLE, REPLACED. POWER MODULE REPLACED. DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER I…

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Engine And Engine Cooling32,750–110,000 mi70,250 mi118
ODI 10134436 · 2,400 mi

VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE THREE EVENTS RESULTED IN THREE CLOSE CALLS OF NEARLY HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AT THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER ON 7/7/05 AT 2530 MILES FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE; AT 3100 MILES AND AGAIN AT 5800 MILES. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB GETS ISSUED BY DCX REGARDING THIS PROBLEM SO THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. *JB

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ODI 10135215 · 200 mi

DT: THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SOMETIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE AROUND A CURVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AROUND 4-1-05. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *JB THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND NO FAULT CODES STORED IN THE POWE…

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ODI 10136105 · 6,850 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS WHILE TURNING OR GOING AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD. FUEL LEVELS AT THE TIME IT STALLS ARE VARIED. WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY STALL AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALER SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MULTIPLE PACIFICAS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE CHRYSLER HAD NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAD NO FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF PRICE. *JB

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Structure88,220–130,000 mi109,400 mi76
ODI 10125229 · 3,804 mi

POPPING/CLICKING UPON TURNING, STOPPING, TAKING OFF- HAD CAR JUST 2 DAYS AND HAD TO BRING BACK TO DEALER- READ ALL OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS, AND SAFETY RECALLS, DEFECTS AND COMPLAINTS - FOUND IT TO BE THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT - PTU - SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2005 PACIFICIA'S. DEALER HAD 3 DAYS. INTERNAL SIDE MOLDING ON PSG 2ND DOOR DEFECTIVE / PULLING AWAY FROM FRAME / EXTERIOR BACK BLACK PANELS FADED ALREADY/ WET CARPET ON DRIVERSIDE FLOOR - SMELLS/MILDEW CAR IS NEW!

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ODI 10216164 · 34,200 mi

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING FRAME. THE GLASS WAS VERTICAL IN THE AIR STREAM UNTIL THE CAR WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE GLASS WAS FULLY REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP TO REATTACH TO THE MOUNTING FRAME. *TR

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ODI 10224875 · 28,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILS TO ACTIVATE WHEN AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR WEIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ARE TWO SENSORS IN THE SEAT THAT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THEY WERE DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 5/19/08 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO COPLAINED ABOUT WIND NOISE. UPDATED

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Unknown Or Other93,250–143,500 mi120,419 mi62
ODI 10130321 · 3,400 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING. HAVE HAD THE CAR 4 MONTHS. THIS IS OUR THIRD CD/DVD PLAYER. WE HAVE HAD MUSIC CDS BECOME JAMMED TWO TIMES AND THE DEALER HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE UNITS. CURRENTLY NOT USING THE PLAYER FOR MUSIC OR DVDS, TRYING TO AVOID THE PAIN OF DEALING WITH THE DEALERSHIP.

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ODI 10153203 · 10,450 mi

A SMALL PIECE OF ROAD DEBRIS ( 1X4 BOARD) CONTACTED THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA PUNCTURING THE FUEL TANK. THE TANKS IS HUNG LOWER THAN THE SURROUNDING CHASSIS COMPONENTS AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SHIELD OR SKID PLATE, LEAVING IT RATHER VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE FROM ROAD DEBRIS. FURTHERMORE THE TANKS IS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. COST TO REPLACE THE TANK WAS IN EXCESS OF $1000.00. THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER FELT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE TO PREVENT THIS FR…

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ODI 10206292 · 32,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ME CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND NOTICED A SMELL OF FUMES AND WHEN I STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AND PROCEEDED THE CAR MADE A RUMBLING NOISE AS IF I WAS GOING OVER GRATING WHICH I WASN'T. THEN I NOTICED S,OKE COMIN OUT OF THE HOOD. I AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS OVERHEATING BUT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NOT ON HOT. I WENT TO A GAS STATION AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE OIL SPILLED AND THAT WAS IT. IT HAD STOPPED. I WENT TO MY DESTINATION, TURNED CAR OFF AND CAME BACK 5 MINUTED LATER AND CAR STARTED UP FINE. PROCEEDED BACK ON HIGHWAY AND AGAIN S…

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Power Train83,875–140,000 mi109,000 mi74
ODI 10124077 · 5,300 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEED. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THAT TIME MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK, I WAS ABLE RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY PARK.

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ODI 10196259 · 15,000 mi

VERY LOUD POPPING/CLUNK SOUND FROM FRONT HALF OF VEHICLE. CAR IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, WHEELS TURNED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND THEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, CAR MAKES A LOUD POP WHEN MAKING FIRST TURN. BROUGHT TO DEALER, REPLACED AXLES, STILL POPPING. RETURNED TO REPAIR, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. BROUGHT IN AGAIN AND REPLACED AXLES AGAIN SAYING THEY WERE SURE IT WAS A BAD BATCH PREVIOUSLY. STILL POPPING LOUD. CAR HAS TO BE COLD, CAN'T DUPLICATE FOR DEALER. I FEAR SOMETHING IS BREAKING AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

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ODI 10246370 · 53,000 mi

I RECENTLY(LAST WEEK) HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE ALONG WITH POWER TRANSFER UNIT FLUID CHANGE AND AWD SERVICE ON MY 05 CHRYSLER PACIFICA (LIMITED). IT HAS 50+ K MILES ON IT. DAY AFTER THIS SERVICE (DONE AT CHRYSLER DEALER), MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE TAKING TURN TO RIGHT AT LOW SPEED. I HAD TO STOP COMPLETELY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. NEVER HAD PROBLEM AFTER THAT SO FAR. *TR

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Electrical System12,778–111,500 mi60,500 mi64
ODI 10122526 · 3,000 mi

BELOW, PLEASE FIND AN EXCERPT OF A COPY OF A LETTER SEND TO THE DEALER AND THE CEO: "5/31/2005 - TO: GENERAL MANAGER, LAKE WYLIE CHRYSLER, 800 GOLD HILL RD., FORT MILL, SC 29715 - RE: CHRYSLER PACIFICA ?LIMITED? 2005 WITH CURRENTLY ~ 6500 MILES - VIN # [XXX] DEAR MADAM OR SIR: I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR WHICH I HAD VISITED YOU SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF LAKE WYLIE CHRYSLER AND FIND MYSELF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE AND ONCE WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT…

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ODI 10125177 · 7,720 mi

DRIVING ALONG RURAL ROAD AT 35 TO 40 MPH, 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED GOING AROUND A BEND. CAR WAS MANEUVERED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. CHRYSLER DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED. 2004 PACIFICAS WERE RECALLED WITH SAME PROBLEM. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WTIH NHTSA WITH 2005 PACIFICAS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CORP. CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL EVEN THOUGH 2 COMPLAINTS HAVE FILED WITH NHTSA AND BOTH COMPLAINTANTS STATED THAT THE…

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ODI 10126152 · 1,300 mi

MY CAR STALLED WHEN I TURNED LEFT GOING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR, AS RESULTED THE CAR BEHIND ME ALSO TURNING LEFT HIT MY REAR BUMPER WITH LIGHT DAMAGE TO IT.NO INJURED,BUT IT COULD HAD BEEN WORST IF WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-061None
ODI 11742230

2005 Chrysler Pacifica was purchased from a friend’s grandfather who kept the car garaged the car is literally like new inside and out the under carriage looks like new no rust I was impressed but had a rattling in the front end I figured it was a strut took it in to have struts and all front end parts replaced to my surprise I get a call from the shop engine cradle and it bushings rusted out tried buying a replacement unavailable after doing some digging it’s a common problem among the Pacifica I’m afraid to drive it was told when it completel…

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2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 2103 reports

2022: 103 complaints · 2023: 102 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
20222064103
20231830102
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
202221300
202315200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngineStructure:BodySuspensionEngine And Engine CoolingStructureUnknown Or OtherPower TrainElectrical System
Engine—
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ODI 10479259 · 106,071 mi

EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE K-FRAME ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECENT TSB PUT OUT BY CHRYSLER ON 3/16/12, NUMBER 13-001-12. HOWEVER, UPON READING THE TSB, IT ONLY COVERS THOSE VEHICLES MADE FROM 2/23/04 - 3/31/04. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2004. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I WAS THE TH…

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ODI 10489008 · 110,000 mi

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

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ODI 10509101 · 97,269 mi

THE 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…

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ODI 10504770 · 116,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN SOMETHING SOUNDED LIKE IT SNAPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST LOCKED AND COULD NOT STEER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS AND HE SAID THE UNDER FRAME AND THE BRACKETS ATTACHED FROM THE CHASIS TO THE FRAME HOLDING UP THE ENGINE HAD BROKEN OFF. I GOT HOME LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTING IN THE UNDER FRAME AND THAT IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

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ODI 10510927 · 100,000 mi

SUB-FRAME IS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

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ODI 10538655 · 107,300 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 107000 MILES RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. GARAGE KEPT AND SERVICED ONLY AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPT NEVER TOLD ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION THEY REFUSED TO WORK OUT ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR BILLS.*JB

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ODI 10478162 · 76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 05/10/13 *BF UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

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ODI 10535462 · 129,820 mi

I WAS TOLD WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT & THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD NEED TO GET THIS FIXED OR THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COULD FALL OUT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT ISN'T EVEN SOMETHING THAT OUR SERVICE GUY HAS SEEN ON VERY OLD CARS. WAS QUOTED @ $4200 FOR NEW ONE & AROUND $1200 FOR USED. MY REPAIR SHOP ORDERED 6 OF THEM BEFORE THEY COULD FIND ONE THAT WASN'T ALSO RUSTED OUT. OF COURSE THEY GOT MOR…

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ODI 10538655 · 107,300 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 107000 MILES RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. GARAGE KEPT AND SERVICED ONLY AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPT NEVER TOLD ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION THEY REFUSED TO WORK OUT ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR BILLS.*JB

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ODI 10542331 · 142,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" WHICH HOLDS UP ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH ABOUT 80% OF VISIBLE CORROSION (I REALLY WISH I COULD ACTUAL ATTACH PICTURES OF CORROSION PROVIDED TO ME BY MY MECHANIC). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REP…

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ODI 10749630 · 125,000 mi

I 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 …

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ODI 10760296 · 118,000 mi

ON ROUTINE CHECK BY MY MECHANIC, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED SO BADLY THAT HE CAN STICK HIS FIST THROUGH ONE SECTION. CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATE AND OPENED UP A CASE WITH THEM. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC". CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND TOLD THEM THE PACIFICA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD CALL TO GET THE RESULTS. THEY REFUSED TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHY SEND ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEN?? JUST TO GET MY $125 D…

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ODI 10477945 · 93,814 mi

ACCESSED THE INTERSTATE. CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE. COULD NOT CHANGE SPEED SO HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAIT ON TOW. HAD JUST DONE ROUTINE CHECK/FLUSH FLUID. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE TROUBLE DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *TR

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ODI 10483924 · 120,798 mi

WHILE TURNING INTO THE BANK PARKING LOT AT 10MPH THE CAR JUST STALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE OR STEER OUT THE WAY. WHEN GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY I AM UNABLE TO FILL THE TANK WITH GAS AS IT BEGINS TO SPILL BACK OUT. GAS GAUGE READS 1/2 FULL WHEN IT IS REALLY EMPTY? MILES TO EMPTY SENSOR INCORRECT THEREFORE I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I NEED GAS. DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR HEADLAMP SEEMS DIMMER THAN THE OTHER LAMP. AFTER REPAIRING THE ENTIRE FRONT END(SUSPENSION) STILL SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART WHEN DRIVING ON OHIO ROADS. FELT IT WAS NEC…

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ODI 10509101 · 97,269 mi

THE 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…

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ODI 10472717 · 60,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TURNS OF. I HAD MY NIECE IN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. I COULD'VE CRASHED AND CAUSED A MAJOR FATAL ACCIDENT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I HAD WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. AND STILL DOES. NOW IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. I'VE DOESN'T OVER 8000 DOLLARS FIXING THIS CAR OUT OF MY POCKET. THE CAR IS ALMOST PAID OFF. I NEED HELP. I FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER HAS STOLEN MONEY…

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ODI 10502816 · 96,771 mi

A WEEK AGO I SMELLED AN AWFUL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIRS NEEDED. THE CAR NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT. WHILE THEY WERE FIXING THIS PROBLEM I TOLD THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONTEND. THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING AWAY. THE GARAGE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PACIFICAS BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE EXTENDED WARRAN…

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ODI 10514096 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

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ODI 10479259 · 106,071 mi

EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION/SHAKING IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE K-FRAME ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECENT TSB PUT OUT BY CHRYSLER ON 3/16/12, NUMBER 13-001-12. HOWEVER, UPON READING THE TSB, IT ONLY COVERS THOSE VEHICLES MADE FROM 2/23/04 - 3/31/04. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2004. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I WAS THE TH…

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ODI 10489008 · 110,000 mi

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

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ODI 10509101 · 97,269 mi

THE 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…

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ODI 10541977 · 94,000 mi

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACFICIA TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE PULLEYS CHANGED ON THE ENGINE FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT, AND NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE LIFT, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000. THE CAR ONLY HAS 94K MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. I AM THE 2ND OWNER, THE 1ST WAS A LEASE THROUGH CHRYSLER AND I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER IN 2008. GOING TO START CONTACTING CHRYSLER AND THE ATTORNEY GENERALS O…

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ODI 10549976 · 101,869 mi

WHILE IN FOR REPAIRS, OUR MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE OF OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING AWD SPORTS TOURER 4-DR HAS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REPAIRS. ACCORDING THE MECHANIC, THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORTS BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE FRONT STEERING/SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS, THAT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL UPON FAILURE, AND CAUSE A CRASH. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS/OWNERS OF PACIFICA MODELS MANU…

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ODI 10551130 · 153,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED TO AUTHORIZED NEW YORK INSPECTION STATION FOR YEARLY STATE-REQUIRED INSPECTION. VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. INSPECTOR CITED MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE "CRADLE" FRAME MEMBER SUPPORTING ENGINE, STEERING, AND SUSPENSION PARTS. "CRADLE" WAS COMPLETELY PERFORATED IN SEVERAL PLACES BY CORROSION, AND SHOWED SIGNS OF ADDITIONAL CORROSION WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO MORE HOLES. CRADLE WAS JUDGED STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED. INSPECTION STATION CONSULTED NY DMV AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, AND THA…

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ODI 10609862 · 106,000 mi

WHILE GETTING OIL CHANGED, MECHANIC NOTICED PERFORATION RUST AND CRACKING DUE TO CORROSION ON THE ENGINE CRADLE. WHILE CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON SELECTED 2005 PACIFICA FOR THIS ISSUE, I CONTACTED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WITH MINE BEING THE SAME YEAR AND SHOWING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS WAS COVERED IN THE RECALL, I THINK THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL RECALL. *TR

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ODI 10670840 · 110,000 mi

BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO MY TRUSTED LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A REVIEW AND TUNE UP AND REQUEST TO REVIEW ROTORS DUE TO VEHICLE SHAKE. WHEN ON THE LIFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED TO A POINT WHERE IT WAS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED (12-001-10 IN OCT 2010) STATE THAT THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT ALL 2004 - 05 PACIFICAS. IT WAS LATER SUPERCEDED BY THE CURRENT BULLETIN 13-001-12 DATED MARCH 16, 2012 WHICH LIMITS AFFECTED POPULATION TO AN ~6 WEEK RANGE OF VINS, WHICH MY CAR…

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ODI 10939070 · 138,000 mi

I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CAGE IS SEVERELY ROTTING AWAY AND DRIVING MY CAR IS A ROAD HAZARD. I ONLY HAVE 138,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES...BUT RIGHT NOW I WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NO LONGER MADE AND I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A SALVAGE CAR TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. THE QUADRANT REMAINS THAT I BOUGHT A USED CAR FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER THAT SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE RECALL ON THIS PART DUE TO IT NOT BEING MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY…

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ODI 10743563 · 80,000 mi

ENTIRE SUBFRAME, ENGINE CRADLE, RIDDLED WITH CORROSION AND RUST. SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PACIFICA WAS BUILT/ ASSEMBLED IN DELAWER THEREFORE MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL . I FOUND SEVERAL CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE, MY MECHANIC PLACED THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT AND GOT THE SHOCK OF HIS DAY. THE WHOLE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. I COULD PUT MY HAND THROUGH IT, IT WAS SO CORRODED. HE TOLD ME, BASICALLY, THAT I SHOULD GET THE CAR FIXED OR GET RID OF IT I HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS…

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ODI 10778212

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

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ODI 10790582 · 108,000 mi

I WENT TO GET THE 2005 CHRYSTLER PACIFICA INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE BOTTOM WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT, AND FURTHER THAT THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE BOTTOM RUSTING OUT HORRIBLY. I CALLED CHRYSTLER WITH THE VIN # AND WAS TOLD THIS 1 WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF THE RECALL. I OWE 4,400$ ON THE CAR AND NOW AM TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED 5,000$. I FINANCED IT FOR 6,455$ AT THE START. I'M DISABLED AND GREATLY IN NEED OF HEL…

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ODI 10509101 · 97,269 mi

THE 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…

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ODI 10555489 · 112,000 mi

TRANSMOUNT AND SUBFRAME REPLACEMENT NEEDED. *TR

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ODI 10566126 · 128,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENSIVE ENGINE CRADLE RUST. THIS VEHICLE'S BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS IMMACULATE EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE "K FRAME". I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE UNWILLING FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS 20K MILES OVER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE! I AM WITHIN 8 MONTHS OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLED VEHICLES FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT …

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ODI 10882114 · 174,000 mi

I 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.

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ODI 11074237

TL* 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…

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ODI 10504770 · 116,000 mi

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN SOMETHING SOUNDED LIKE IT SNAPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST LOCKED AND COULD NOT STEER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS AND HE SAID THE UNDER FRAME AND THE BRACKETS ATTACHED FROM THE CHASIS TO THE FRAME HOLDING UP THE ENGINE HAD BROKEN OFF. I GOT HOME LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSTING IN THE UNDER FRAME AND THAT IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

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ODI 10510927 · 100,000 mi

SUB-FRAME IS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

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ODI 10538655 · 107,300 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 107000 MILES RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. GARAGE KEPT AND SERVICED ONLY AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPT NEVER TOLD ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION THEY REFUSED TO WORK OUT ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR BILLS.*JB

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ODI 10541977 · 94,000 mi

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACFICIA TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE PULLEYS CHANGED ON THE ENGINE FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT, AND NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. WHEN THE CAR WAS ON THE LIFT, MY MECHANIC POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000. THE CAR ONLY HAS 94K MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. I AM THE 2ND OWNER, THE 1ST WAS A LEASE THROUGH CHRYSLER AND I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER IN 2008. GOING TO START CONTACTING CHRYSLER AND THE ATTORNEY GENERALS O…

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ODI 10549976 · 101,869 mi

WHILE IN FOR REPAIRS, OUR MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE OF OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING AWD SPORTS TOURER 4-DR HAS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY THROUGH AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT IMMEDIATE REPAIRS. ACCORDING THE MECHANIC, THE ENGINE CRADLE SUPPORTS BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE FRONT STEERING/SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS, THAT COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL UPON FAILURE, AND CAUSE A CRASH. AFTER CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS CONSUMERS/OWNERS OF PACIFICA MODELS MANU…

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ODI 10551130 · 153,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS SUBMITTED TO AUTHORIZED NEW YORK INSPECTION STATION FOR YEARLY STATE-REQUIRED INSPECTION. VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION. INSPECTOR CITED MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE "CRADLE" FRAME MEMBER SUPPORTING ENGINE, STEERING, AND SUSPENSION PARTS. "CRADLE" WAS COMPLETELY PERFORATED IN SEVERAL PLACES BY CORROSION, AND SHOWED SIGNS OF ADDITIONAL CORROSION WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY LEAD TO MORE HOLES. CRADLE WAS JUDGED STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED. INSPECTION STATION CONSULTED NY DMV AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND REPORTED TO ME THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, AND THA…

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ODI 10265468 · 82,144 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH 82,144 MILES; BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WITH FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT AXLES AND TIE ROD ENDS. *TR

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ODI 10299588 · 87,500 mi

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN OCTOBER 2004. IN OCTOBER 2009, I WAS DRIVING HOME DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR. I NOTICED MY CAR SMOKING AND ATTEMPTED JUST TO MAKE IT HOME. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND TURNED OFF ONCE OR TWICE WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN BLOWN OFF AND A HOLE BASICALLY RIPPED IN THE COOLANT JUG AS…

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ODI 10515248 · 63,000 mi

IN JUNE OF 2010 MY WIVES 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH ABOUT 63000 MILES BEGAN TO MAKE FUNNY NOISES FROM THE FRONT END IT WAS TAKEN TO HER UNCLE WHO IS A MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD SEVERAL LARGE HOLES RUSTED THROUGH THE CRADLE, ONE WAS SO LARGE THAT IT WAS 6" X 3" HE STATED THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A PART TO RUST LIKE THIS AND SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT SO THE FOLLOWING DAY WE TOOK TO ROBERTS CHRYSLER AND TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CRADDLE FOR …

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ODI 10125229 · 3,804 mi

POPPING/CLICKING UPON TURNING, STOPPING, TAKING OFF- HAD CAR JUST 2 DAYS AND HAD TO BRING BACK TO DEALER- READ ALL OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS, AND SAFETY RECALLS, DEFECTS AND COMPLAINTS - FOUND IT TO BE THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT - PTU - SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2005 PACIFICIA'S. DEALER HAD 3 DAYS. INTERNAL SIDE MOLDING ON PSG 2ND DOOR DEFECTIVE / PULLING AWAY FROM FRAME / EXTERIOR BACK BLACK PANELS FADED ALREADY/ WET CARPET ON DRIVERSIDE FLOOR - SMELLS/MILDEW CAR IS NEW!

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ODI 10425065

TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (BOURNIVAL CHRYSLER JEEP, YORK, ME) FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. WAS TOLD CAR COULD NOT BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN SPOTS.(CAR HAD BEEN INSPECTED AT THE SAME FACILITY A YEAR AGO AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND) THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. CAR HAS 91,500 MILES. I HAVE READ OF CHRYSLER OFFERING A 10-YEAR, 100,000 WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NEITHER THE SERVICE MANAGER NOR NHTSA COULD CONFIRM. THERE ARE DOZENS OF INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM, BOTH IN THE UNITED…

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ODI 10520127

SUBFRAME CORROSION - RUST. *TR

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ODI 10199702

I PURCHASED A 2005 PACIFICA TOURING WITH AWD IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THREE TIMES MY CAR HAS HAD DIFFICULTIES WHEN THERE WAS A DUSTING OF SNOW BLOWING OVER THE ROAD. THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS ON JAN. 24 2007, THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND FINALLY I WENT INTO A SPIN. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 2 LANE ROAD HEADING SOUTH. MY CAR SPUN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE, THROUGH THE DITCH, AND FINALLY ENDED UP IN THE TREES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DITCH. I SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES-NECK SPRAIN, BUT I TOOK OUT A HIGH…

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ODI 10439608 · 102,000 mi

A 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…

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ODI 10542331 · 142,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" WHICH HOLDS UP ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH ABOUT 80% OF VISIBLE CORROSION (I REALLY WISH I COULD ACTUAL ATTACH PICTURES OF CORROSION PROVIDED TO ME BY MY MECHANIC). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REP…

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ODI 10561799 · 111,000 mi

FOUND OUT IN DECEMBER 2013 GETTING TIRES, THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD SERIOUS RUST AND TO WATCH IT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JANUARY 2014, AND CAR NEEDED TRANSMISSION WORK. MECHANIC TOOK FRAME OFF AND IT RAINED RUST PARTICLES FROM THE HORRIBLY CORRODED ENGINE CRADLE FRAME. CALLED CHRYSLER, WANTING TO SPEAK WITH SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HRS. NEVER HAPPENED. CALLED AGAIN A WEEK LATER, AND THAT OPERATOR FOUND OUT MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS NEVER DELIVERED TO A SUPERVISOR. AND NOW I"M WAITING AGAIN FOR 24 HRS F…

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ODI 10567682

NHTSA PLEASE NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED THIS PROBLEM. OVER 50 JUST SINCE THIS JANUARY. SUBFRAME CORROSION TO THE POINT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T EVEN THINK IT SHOULD BE DRIVEN HOME. ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT WHEELS COULD ALL FALL AT ANY MOMENT. WHY HASN'T ANYONE DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I SEE OVER 50 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM SINCE ONLY THIS JANUARY. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT, HATE TO THINK OF ALL THE OTHER PACIFICA DRIVERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE NO IDEA THE DANGER THEY ARE IN. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? ONE DEATH? TWO DEATHS? HOW…

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ODI 10598733 · 110,000 mi

I TOOK MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TO MY MECHANIC TO GET THE BRAKES SERVICED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS IN DANGER OF FALLING OUT! MY MECHANIC WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED (HE IS A FRIEND AND AN HONEST MECHANIC WHO RUNS A VERY REPUTABLE REPAIR AND BODY SHOP IN OTTAWA, KS). I CALLED CHRYSLER BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO SEE IF THEIR WERE ANY RECALLS ON IT, AND WAS TOLD THEIR WAS NOT. THE CAR IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION, NO DAMAGE AND VERY LITTLE WEAR INSIDE AND OUT. IT WAS CLE…

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ODI 10566015

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

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ODI 10622295 · 120,000 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER MADE FOR 2004-2005 PACIFICAS DEALING WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE. THEY ERODED AND RUSTED THROUGH. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSAND OF CARS WERE RECALLED. THEY THAN REVOKED IT FOR A 2 MONTH RECALL SPAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DEADLY AND FATAL AND HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE WARRANTY THAT WAS ORGANICALLY WROTE AND SENT OUT. THEY REFUSE TO FIX OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM EXIST AND IS DEADLY FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE PACIFICA AS THEIR " FAMILY TRANSPORTATION". IN THE PAST MONTH MY 2005 …

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ODI 10855300 · 129,000 mi

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR I CAN HEAR MY ENGINE HITTING THE WALLS OF MY CAR. IT IS LOOSE AND ALSO THE BREAKS ABS LIGHT IS ON THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE. IF IT IS NOT ON THAN THE BREAKS SLIDE.

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ODI 10609862 · 106,000 mi

WHILE GETTING OIL CHANGED, MECHANIC NOTICED PERFORATION RUST AND CRACKING DUE TO CORROSION ON THE ENGINE CRADLE. WHILE CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON SELECTED 2005 PACIFICA FOR THIS ISSUE, I CONTACTED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WITH MINE BEING THE SAME YEAR AND SHOWING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS WAS COVERED IN THE RECALL, I THINK THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL RECALL. *TR

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ODI 10670840 · 110,000 mi

BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO MY TRUSTED LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A REVIEW AND TUNE UP AND REQUEST TO REVIEW ROTORS DUE TO VEHICLE SHAKE. WHEN ON THE LIFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED TO A POINT WHERE IT WAS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. INITIAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED (12-001-10 IN OCT 2010) STATE THAT THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT ALL 2004 - 05 PACIFICAS. IT WAS LATER SUPERCEDED BY THE CURRENT BULLETIN 13-001-12 DATED MARCH 16, 2012 WHICH LIMITS AFFECTED POPULATION TO AN ~6 WEEK RANGE OF VINS, WHICH MY CAR…

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ODI 10939070 · 138,000 mi

I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CAGE IS SEVERELY ROTTING AWAY AND DRIVING MY CAR IS A ROAD HAZARD. I ONLY HAVE 138,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES...BUT RIGHT NOW I WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NO LONGER MADE AND I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A SALVAGE CAR TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. THE QUADRANT REMAINS THAT I BOUGHT A USED CAR FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER THAT SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE RECALL ON THIS PART DUE TO IT NOT BEING MANUFACTURED CORRECTLY FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY…

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ODI 10265468 · 82,144 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH 82,144 MILES; BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WITH FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT AXLES AND TIE ROD ENDS. *TR

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ODI 10299588 · 87,500 mi

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN OCTOBER 2004. IN OCTOBER 2009, I WAS DRIVING HOME DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR. I NOTICED MY CAR SMOKING AND ATTEMPTED JUST TO MAKE IT HOME. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER, MY CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE AND TURNED OFF ONCE OR TWICE WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN BLOWN OFF AND A HOLE BASICALLY RIPPED IN THE COOLANT JUG AS…

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ODI 10515248 · 63,000 mi

IN JUNE OF 2010 MY WIVES 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH ABOUT 63000 MILES BEGAN TO MAKE FUNNY NOISES FROM THE FRONT END IT WAS TAKEN TO HER UNCLE WHO IS A MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD SEVERAL LARGE HOLES RUSTED THROUGH THE CRADLE, ONE WAS SO LARGE THAT IT WAS 6" X 3" HE STATED THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A PART TO RUST LIKE THIS AND SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT SO THE FOLLOWING DAY WE TOOK TO ROBERTS CHRYSLER AND TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CRADDLE FOR …

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ODI 10503889 · 124,929 mi

JUST HAD A STATE INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE DONE ON MY 2005 PACIFICA. THE TECHNICIAN PUT MY CAR ON A LIFT AND POINTED OUT MULTIPLE AREAS WHERE THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. AS IT TURNS OUT, WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSB AND OTHER WEB SITES, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA. AND IS APPARENTLY OF LITTLE CONCERN TO CHRYSLER. THEY HAVE OFFERED SOME PEOPLE HELP AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN TOLD "TOO BAD", BASED ON SOME ARBITRARY MANUFACTURE DATE RANGE. T…

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ODI 10508955 · 132,426 mi

I OWN A 3005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN REGULARLY TO THE DEALER FOR OIL CHANGES REPAIRS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. TODAY MY HUSBAND NOTICED SOME RUSTING OF THE FRAME THAT THE ENGINE SITS IN SO I WENT TO DEALER AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY AGREED AND WERE SURPRISED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AND IT SHOULDN'T. I WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE FIXED IS VERY UNSAFE AND THE COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SIMPLY SAID SORRY NOT A RECALLED VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY TOLD ME TO FIX IT AND SAVE THE RECEIPT IN CASE…

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ODI 10510745 · 123,236 mi

ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND MADE THE CAR UNSAFE TO OPERATE FOR MY TEENAGE SON. A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY SHOULD HAVE A MUCH LONGER LIFETIME. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND DECLINED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. *TR

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ODI 10441464 · 116,000 mi

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…

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ODI 10513438 · 105,000 mi

I HAD GOTTEN A CATALYTIC CONVERTER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAY I NEED ANOTHER ONE I THOUGHT THEY LAST LONGER THAN THAT, INSTEAD THEY SAY ITS WEAR AND TEAR I DO NOT THINK SO I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE EMISSION. *TR

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ODI 10641264 · 171,515 mi

I HAVE JUST PERFORMED ROUTINE (10/03/20014) MAINTENANCE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE MECHANIC CALLED TO INFORM ME OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE CROSS MEMBER (CRADLE) THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. HIS VISUAL INSPECTION, AS WELL AS MINE, SHOWED MORE THEN 75% OF THE PASSENGER SIDE CRADLE RUSTED AWAY. AN OPEN CASE # 25736224 HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SUPPORT. MY PACIFICA WAS PRODUCED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY DATES ESTABLISHED BY CHRYSLER FOR EXTENDE…

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ODI 10154435 · 17,500 mi

2005 PACIFICA TOURING WAS LEASED IN JULY 2005. SINCE THEN, THE UPGRADED INFINITY SOUND SYSTEM HAS REQUIRED REPAIR TWICE AND REGULARLY MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SIGNALING A FAILURE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MARCH 2006. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 30, 2006 TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM AND ON MY WAY TO WORK, I NEEDED TO TURN LEFT, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR, WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF CO…

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ODI 10169559

WE HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THAT KEEPS CUTTING OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING I DID. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO A 2 LANE ROAD COME HOME LATE. THE CAR JUST TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. NO WARNING AT ALL. THANKFULLY THE CAR SWERVED AND MISSED ME AND MY KIDS. I THEN TOOK IT TOALLEN SAMUEL'S ALLIANCE. I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND ALSO TOLD THEM MY LEFT LIGHT KEEPS HAVING A SHORT IN IT. AND AT TIMES CUTS OFF. THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND ADVISED THAT THE LIGHT HAD A DEFECT TO IT AND …

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ODI 10175837 · 25,280 mi

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POPPING AND CLICKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT. CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN POPPING SOUND HAPPENS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAD TO LIVE WITH IT AS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THEY CAN NOT FIX. SO NEED TO NOW WHAT TO DO. ALSO ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A CRAWL IN TRAFFIC, BUT AT AN INCLINE ONTO A BRIDGE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN PUT IT ON THE GAS PETAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DIED. LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD ARE LIT BUT C…

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ODI 10478162 · 76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 05/10/13 *BF UPDATED 05/31/2013 *JS

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ODI 10535462 · 129,820 mi

I WAS TOLD WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED OUT & THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD NEED TO GET THIS FIXED OR THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COULD FALL OUT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED IN A GARAGE. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR OF THIS CALIBER SHOULD HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT ISN'T EVEN SOMETHING THAT OUR SERVICE GUY HAS SEEN ON VERY OLD CARS. WAS QUOTED @ $4200 FOR NEW ONE & AROUND $1200 FOR USED. MY REPAIR SHOP ORDERED 6 OF THEM BEFORE THEY COULD FIND ONE THAT WASN'T ALSO RUSTED OUT. OF COURSE THEY GOT MOR…

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ODI 10538655 · 107,300 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 107000 MILES RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. GARAGE KEPT AND SERVICED ONLY AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, SERVICE DEPT NEVER TOLD ME THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION THEY REFUSED TO WORK OUT ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON REPAIR BILLS.*JB

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ODI 10125229 · 3,804 mi

POPPING/CLICKING UPON TURNING, STOPPING, TAKING OFF- HAD CAR JUST 2 DAYS AND HAD TO BRING BACK TO DEALER- READ ALL OF THE SERVICE BULLETINS, AND SAFETY RECALLS, DEFECTS AND COMPLAINTS - FOUND IT TO BE THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT - PTU - SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2005 PACIFICIA'S. DEALER HAD 3 DAYS. INTERNAL SIDE MOLDING ON PSG 2ND DOOR DEFECTIVE / PULLING AWAY FROM FRAME / EXTERIOR BACK BLACK PANELS FADED ALREADY/ WET CARPET ON DRIVERSIDE FLOOR - SMELLS/MILDEW CAR IS NEW!

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ODI 10425065

TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (BOURNIVAL CHRYSLER JEEP, YORK, ME) FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. WAS TOLD CAR COULD NOT BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN SPOTS.(CAR HAD BEEN INSPECTED AT THE SAME FACILITY A YEAR AGO AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND) THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. CAR HAS 91,500 MILES. I HAVE READ OF CHRYSLER OFFERING A 10-YEAR, 100,000 WARRANTY ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NEITHER THE SERVICE MANAGER NOR NHTSA COULD CONFIRM. THERE ARE DOZENS OF INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM, BOTH IN THE UNITED…

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ODI 10520127

SUBFRAME CORROSION - RUST. *TR

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ODI 10503889 · 124,929 mi

JUST HAD A STATE INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE DONE ON MY 2005 PACIFICA. THE TECHNICIAN PUT MY CAR ON A LIFT AND POINTED OUT MULTIPLE AREAS WHERE THE ENGINE CRADLE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. AS IT TURNS OUT, WHILE INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSB AND OTHER WEB SITES, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA. AND IS APPARENTLY OF LITTLE CONCERN TO CHRYSLER. THEY HAVE OFFERED SOME PEOPLE HELP AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN TOLD "TOO BAD", BASED ON SOME ARBITRARY MANUFACTURE DATE RANGE. T…

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ODI 10508955 · 132,426 mi

I OWN A 3005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN REGULARLY TO THE DEALER FOR OIL CHANGES REPAIRS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. TODAY MY HUSBAND NOTICED SOME RUSTING OF THE FRAME THAT THE ENGINE SITS IN SO I WENT TO DEALER AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT AND THEY AGREED AND WERE SURPRISED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AND IT SHOULDN'T. I WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE FIXED IS VERY UNSAFE AND THE COST IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SIMPLY SAID SORRY NOT A RECALLED VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY TOLD ME TO FIX IT AND SAVE THE RECEIPT IN CASE…

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ODI 10510745 · 123,236 mi

ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND MADE THE CAR UNSAFE TO OPERATE FOR MY TEENAGE SON. A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY SHOULD HAVE A MUCH LONGER LIFETIME. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND DECLINED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. *TR

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ODI 10561799 · 111,000 mi

FOUND OUT IN DECEMBER 2013 GETTING TIRES, THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD SERIOUS RUST AND TO WATCH IT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JANUARY 2014, AND CAR NEEDED TRANSMISSION WORK. MECHANIC TOOK FRAME OFF AND IT RAINED RUST PARTICLES FROM THE HORRIBLY CORRODED ENGINE CRADLE FRAME. CALLED CHRYSLER, WANTING TO SPEAK WITH SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HRS. NEVER HAPPENED. CALLED AGAIN A WEEK LATER, AND THAT OPERATOR FOUND OUT MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS NEVER DELIVERED TO A SUPERVISOR. AND NOW I"M WAITING AGAIN FOR 24 HRS F…

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ODI 10630434 · 105,909 mi

THE SUB FRAME UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS LITTLE OR NO STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY RENDERED THE CAR INOPERATIVE AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE CAR HAS BARELY 100,000 MILES. *TR

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ODI 10542331 · 142,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" WHICH HOLDS UP ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH ABOUT 80% OF VISIBLE CORROSION (I REALLY WISH I COULD ACTUAL ATTACH PICTURES OF CORROSION PROVIDED TO ME BY MY MECHANIC). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REP…

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ODI 10749630 · 125,000 mi

I 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 …

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ODI 10760296 · 118,000 mi

ON ROUTINE CHECK BY MY MECHANIC, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE HAD RUSTED SO BADLY THAT HE CAN STICK HIS FIST THROUGH ONE SECTION. CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATE AND OPENED UP A CASE WITH THEM. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A "DIAGNOSTIC". CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND TOLD THEM THE PACIFICA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD CALL TO GET THE RESULTS. THEY REFUSED TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHY SEND ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEN?? JUST TO GET MY $125 D…

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ODI 10743563 · 80,000 mi

ENTIRE SUBFRAME, ENGINE CRADLE, RIDDLED WITH CORROSION AND RUST. SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PACIFICA WAS BUILT/ ASSEMBLED IN DELAWER THEREFORE MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL . I FOUND SEVERAL CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE, MY MECHANIC PLACED THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT AND GOT THE SHOCK OF HIS DAY. THE WHOLE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. I COULD PUT MY HAND THROUGH IT, IT WAS SO CORRODED. HE TOLD ME, BASICALLY, THAT I SHOULD GET THE CAR FIXED OR GET RID OF IT I HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS…

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ODI 10778212

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

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ODI 10790582 · 108,000 mi

I WENT TO GET THE 2005 CHRYSTLER PACIFICA INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE BOTTOM WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT, AND FURTHER THAT THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE BOTTOM RUSTING OUT HORRIBLY. I CALLED CHRYSTLER WITH THE VIN # AND WAS TOLD THIS 1 WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF THE RECALL. I OWE 4,400$ ON THE CAR AND NOW AM TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED 5,000$. I FINANCED IT FOR 6,455$ AT THE START. I'M DISABLED AND GREATLY IN NEED OF HEL…

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ODI 10199702

I PURCHASED A 2005 PACIFICA TOURING WITH AWD IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THREE TIMES MY CAR HAS HAD DIFFICULTIES WHEN THERE WAS A DUSTING OF SNOW BLOWING OVER THE ROAD. THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS ON JAN. 24 2007, THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND FINALLY I WENT INTO A SPIN. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 2 LANE ROAD HEADING SOUTH. MY CAR SPUN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE, THROUGH THE DITCH, AND FINALLY ENDED UP IN THE TREES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DITCH. I SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES-NECK SPRAIN, BUT I TOOK OUT A HIGH…

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ODI 10439608 · 102,000 mi

A 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…

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ODI 10542331 · 142,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH A "CLICKING NOISE" COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. UPON INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE "ENGINE CRADLE" WHICH HOLDS UP ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH WITH ABOUT 80% OF VISIBLE CORROSION (I REALLY WISH I COULD ACTUAL ATTACH PICTURES OF CORROSION PROVIDED TO ME BY MY MECHANIC). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS "ENGINE CRADLE" CORROSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CHRYSLER AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED TO REP…

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ODI 10790582 · 108,000 mi

I WENT TO GET THE 2005 CHRYSTLER PACIFICA INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE BOTTOM WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT, AND FURTHER THAT THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE BOTTOM RUSTING OUT HORRIBLY. I CALLED CHRYSTLER WITH THE VIN # AND WAS TOLD THIS 1 WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF THE RECALL. I OWE 4,400$ ON THE CAR AND NOW AM TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED 5,000$. I FINANCED IT FOR 6,455$ AT THE START. I'M DISABLED AND GREATLY IN NEED OF HEL…

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ODI 10749630 · 125,000 mi

I 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 …

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ODI 10870130 · 84,298 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA I PURCHASED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER WITH ONLY 63000 MILES. CAR WHILE DRIVING, CAR JUST ACCELERATES TO HIGH SPEED ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON. HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID DEATH OR INJURY. TODAY WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON & WE ENDED UP STRANDED DUE TO WEIRD ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHERE WE CAN'T EVEN GET CAR OUT OF PARK. PASSENGER HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES, NOW DRIVE FOG LAMP OUT. THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THIS CAR. IT'S TRULY HORRIFYING HOW POORLY ENGINEERED…

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ODI 10477945 · 93,814 mi

ACCESSED THE INTERSTATE. CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE. COULD NOT CHANGE SPEED SO HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND WAIT ON TOW. HAD JUST DONE ROUTINE CHECK/FLUSH FLUID. THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE TROUBLE DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *TR

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ODI 10483924 · 120,798 mi

WHILE TURNING INTO THE BANK PARKING LOT AT 10MPH THE CAR JUST STALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE OR STEER OUT THE WAY. WHEN GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY I AM UNABLE TO FILL THE TANK WITH GAS AS IT BEGINS TO SPILL BACK OUT. GAS GAUGE READS 1/2 FULL WHEN IT IS REALLY EMPTY? MILES TO EMPTY SENSOR INCORRECT THEREFORE I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I NEED GAS. DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR HEADLAMP SEEMS DIMMER THAN THE OTHER LAMP. AFTER REPAIRING THE ENTIRE FRONT END(SUSPENSION) STILL SOUNDS LIKE THE FRONT END IS GOING TO FALL APART WHEN DRIVING ON OHIO ROADS. FELT IT WAS NEC…

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ODI 10509101 · 97,269 mi

THE 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…

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ODI 10509101 · 97,269 mi

THE 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…

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ODI 10555489 · 112,000 mi

TRANSMOUNT AND SUBFRAME REPLACEMENT NEEDED. *TR

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ODI 10566126 · 128,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENSIVE ENGINE CRADLE RUST. THIS VEHICLE'S BODY AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS IMMACULATE EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE CRADLE "K FRAME". I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE UNWILLING FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS 20K MILES OVER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO OTHER RUST ISSUES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE! I AM WITHIN 8 MONTHS OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLED VEHICLES FROM CHRYSLER FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT …

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ODI 10561799 · 111,000 mi

FOUND OUT IN DECEMBER 2013 GETTING TIRES, THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD SERIOUS RUST AND TO WATCH IT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JANUARY 2014, AND CAR NEEDED TRANSMISSION WORK. MECHANIC TOOK FRAME OFF AND IT RAINED RUST PARTICLES FROM THE HORRIBLY CORRODED ENGINE CRADLE FRAME. CALLED CHRYSLER, WANTING TO SPEAK WITH SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HRS. NEVER HAPPENED. CALLED AGAIN A WEEK LATER, AND THAT OPERATOR FOUND OUT MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS NEVER DELIVERED TO A SUPERVISOR. AND NOW I"M WAITING AGAIN FOR 24 HRS F…

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ODI 10567682

NHTSA PLEASE NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED THIS PROBLEM. OVER 50 JUST SINCE THIS JANUARY. SUBFRAME CORROSION TO THE POINT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T EVEN THINK IT SHOULD BE DRIVEN HOME. ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT WHEELS COULD ALL FALL AT ANY MOMENT. WHY HASN'T ANYONE DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? I SEE OVER 50 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM SINCE ONLY THIS JANUARY. LUCKILY WE NOTICED IT, HATE TO THINK OF ALL THE OTHER PACIFICA DRIVERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE NO IDEA THE DANGER THEY ARE IN. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? ONE DEATH? TWO DEATHS? HOW…

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ODI 10598733 · 110,000 mi

I TOOK MY NEWLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TO MY MECHANIC TO GET THE BRAKES SERVICED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS IN DANGER OF FALLING OUT! MY MECHANIC WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED (HE IS A FRIEND AND AN HONEST MECHANIC WHO RUNS A VERY REPUTABLE REPAIR AND BODY SHOP IN OTTAWA, KS). I CALLED CHRYSLER BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO SEE IF THEIR WERE ANY RECALLS ON IT, AND WAS TOLD THEIR WAS NOT. THE CAR IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION, NO DAMAGE AND VERY LITTLE WEAR INSIDE AND OUT. IT WAS CLE…

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ODI 10441464 · 116,000 mi

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…

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ODI 10513438 · 105,000 mi

I HAD GOTTEN A CATALYTIC CONVERTER APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAY I NEED ANOTHER ONE I THOUGHT THEY LAST LONGER THAN THAT, INSTEAD THEY SAY ITS WEAR AND TEAR I DO NOT THINK SO I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE EMISSION. *TR

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ODI 10641264 · 171,515 mi

I HAVE JUST PERFORMED ROUTINE (10/03/20014) MAINTENANCE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE MECHANIC CALLED TO INFORM ME OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION PROBLEM WITH THE CROSS MEMBER (CRADLE) THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. HIS VISUAL INSPECTION, AS WELL AS MINE, SHOWED MORE THEN 75% OF THE PASSENGER SIDE CRADLE RUSTED AWAY. AN OPEN CASE # 25736224 HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SUPPORT. MY PACIFICA WAS PRODUCED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE ASSEMBLY DATES ESTABLISHED BY CHRYSLER FOR EXTENDE…

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ODI 10561799 · 111,000 mi

FOUND OUT IN DECEMBER 2013 GETTING TIRES, THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD SERIOUS RUST AND TO WATCH IT. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JANUARY 2014, AND CAR NEEDED TRANSMISSION WORK. MECHANIC TOOK FRAME OFF AND IT RAINED RUST PARTICLES FROM THE HORRIBLY CORRODED ENGINE CRADLE FRAME. CALLED CHRYSLER, WANTING TO SPEAK WITH SUPERVISOR. I WAS TOLD THAT A SUPERVISOR WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HRS. NEVER HAPPENED. CALLED AGAIN A WEEK LATER, AND THAT OPERATOR FOUND OUT MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE WAS NEVER DELIVERED TO A SUPERVISOR. AND NOW I"M WAITING AGAIN FOR 24 HRS F…

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ODI 10630434 · 105,909 mi

THE SUB FRAME UNDER THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT HAS LITTLE OR NO STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY RENDERED THE CAR INOPERATIVE AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE CAR HAS BARELY 100,000 MILES. *TR

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ODI 10790582 · 108,000 mi

I WENT TO GET THE 2005 CHRYSTLER PACIFICA INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE BOTTOM WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD FALL OUT, AND FURTHER THAT THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE BOTTOM RUSTING OUT HORRIBLY. I CALLED CHRYSTLER WITH THE VIN # AND WAS TOLD THIS 1 WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF THE RECALL. I OWE 4,400$ ON THE CAR AND NOW AM TOLD THE REPAIRS WOULD EXCEED 5,000$. I FINANCED IT FOR 6,455$ AT THE START. I'M DISABLED AND GREATLY IN NEED OF HEL…

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ODI 10292266 · 85,000 mi

05 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

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ODI 10479447 · 85,000 mi

TL* 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.

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ODI 10562804 · 124,000 mi

WHEN I START MY CAR FROM A PARKED POSITION, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT STALLS OUT . IT THROWS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL . I ALSO ENDED UP IN A DITCH . I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT MY JOB. UNABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME FROM WORK. MY MECHANIC WILL COME AND TOW MY CAR TO HIS SHOP. *TR

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Electrical System
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ODI 10472717 · 60,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TURNS OF. I HAD MY NIECE IN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. I COULD'VE CRASHED AND CAUSED A MAJOR FATAL ACCIDENT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I HAD WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. AND STILL DOES. NOW IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. I'VE DOESN'T OVER 8000 DOLLARS FIXING THIS CAR OUT OF MY POCKET. THE CAR IS ALMOST PAID OFF. I NEED HELP. I FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER HAS STOLEN MONEY…

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ODI 10502816 · 96,771 mi

A WEEK AGO I SMELLED AN AWFUL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIRS NEEDED. THE CAR NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT. WHILE THEY WERE FIXING THIS PROBLEM I TOLD THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONTEND. THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING AWAY. THE GARAGE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PACIFICAS BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE EXTENDED WARRAN…

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ODI 10514096 · 130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

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ODI 10882114 · 174,000 mi

I 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.

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ODI 11074237

TL* 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…

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ODI 10566015

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

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ODI 10622295 · 120,000 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER MADE FOR 2004-2005 PACIFICAS DEALING WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE. THEY ERODED AND RUSTED THROUGH. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSAND OF CARS WERE RECALLED. THEY THAN REVOKED IT FOR A 2 MONTH RECALL SPAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DEADLY AND FATAL AND HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE WARRANTY THAT WAS ORGANICALLY WROTE AND SENT OUT. THEY REFUSE TO FIX OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM EXIST AND IS DEADLY FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE PACIFICA AS THEIR " FAMILY TRANSPORTATION". IN THE PAST MONTH MY 2005 …

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ODI 10855300 · 129,000 mi

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR I CAN HEAR MY ENGINE HITTING THE WALLS OF MY CAR. IT IS LOOSE AND ALSO THE BREAKS ABS LIGHT IS ON THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE. IF IT IS NOT ON THAN THE BREAKS SLIDE.

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ODI 10154435 · 17,500 mi

2005 PACIFICA TOURING WAS LEASED IN JULY 2005. SINCE THEN, THE UPGRADED INFINITY SOUND SYSTEM HAS REQUIRED REPAIR TWICE AND REGULARLY MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SIGNALING A FAILURE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MARCH 2006. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 30, 2006 TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM AND ON MY WAY TO WORK, I NEEDED TO TURN LEFT, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR, WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF CO…

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ODI 10169559

WE HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THAT KEEPS CUTTING OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING I DID. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO A 2 LANE ROAD COME HOME LATE. THE CAR JUST TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. NO WARNING AT ALL. THANKFULLY THE CAR SWERVED AND MISSED ME AND MY KIDS. I THEN TOOK IT TOALLEN SAMUEL'S ALLIANCE. I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND ALSO TOLD THEM MY LEFT LIGHT KEEPS HAVING A SHORT IN IT. AND AT TIMES CUTS OFF. THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND ADVISED THAT THE LIGHT HAD A DEFECT TO IT AND …

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ODI 10175837 · 25,280 mi

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POPPING AND CLICKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT. CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN POPPING SOUND HAPPENS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAD TO LIVE WITH IT AS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THEY CAN NOT FIX. SO NEED TO NOW WHAT TO DO. ALSO ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A CRAWL IN TRAFFIC, BUT AT AN INCLINE ONTO A BRIDGE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN PUT IT ON THE GAS PETAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DIED. LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD ARE LIT BUT C…

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ODI 10749630 · 125,000 mi

I 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 …

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ODI 10870130 · 84,298 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA I PURCHASED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER WITH ONLY 63000 MILES. CAR WHILE DRIVING, CAR JUST ACCELERATES TO HIGH SPEED ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON. HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID DEATH OR INJURY. TODAY WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON & WE ENDED UP STRANDED DUE TO WEIRD ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHERE WE CAN'T EVEN GET CAR OUT OF PARK. PASSENGER HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES, NOW DRIVE FOG LAMP OUT. THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THIS CAR. IT'S TRULY HORRIFYING HOW POORLY ENGINEERED…

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ODI 10292266 · 85,000 mi

05 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

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ODI 10479447 · 85,000 mi

TL* 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.

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ODI 10562804 · 124,000 mi

WHEN I START MY CAR FROM A PARKED POSITION, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT STALLS OUT . IT THROWS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL . I ALSO ENDED UP IN A DITCH . I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT MY JOB. UNABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME FROM WORK. MY MECHANIC WILL COME AND TOW MY CAR TO HIS SHOP. *TR

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Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

225 mentions · 18.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 41,000 mi (197 usable records).

ODI 10122526 · 3,000 mi

BELOW, PLEASE FIND AN EXCERPT OF A COPY OF A LETTER SEND TO THE DEALER AND THE CEO: "5/31/2005 - TO: GENERAL MANAGER, LAKE WYLIE CHRYSLER, 800 GOLD HILL RD., FORT MILL, SC 29715 - RE: CHRYSLER PACIFICA ?LIMITED? 2005 WITH CURRENTLY ~ 6500 MILES - VIN # [XXX] DEAR MADAM OR SIR: I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR WHICH I HAD VISITED YOU SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF LAKE WYLIE CHRYSLER AND FIND MYSELF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE AND ONCE WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT…

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ODI 10124077 · 5,300 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEED. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THAT TIME MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK, I WAS ABLE RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY PARK.

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ODI 10125177 · 7,720 mi

DRIVING ALONG RURAL ROAD AT 35 TO 40 MPH, 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED GOING AROUND A BEND. CAR WAS MANEUVERED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. CHRYSLER DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED. 2004 PACIFICAS WERE RECALLED WITH SAME PROBLEM. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WTIH NHTSA WITH 2005 PACIFICAS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CORP. CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL EVEN THOUGH 2 COMPLAINTS HAVE FILED WITH NHTSA AND BOTH COMPLAINTANTS STATED THAT THE…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

56 mentions · 4.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,000 mi (47 usable records).

ODI 10124824 · 5,646 mi

VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN TO CHRYSLER DEALER SEVERAL TIMES DURING MAY FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (EMITION CONTROLL ISSUES) ON THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT I HAD JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO IT LEAKING OIL. THE OIL LEAK WAS DUE TO THE TECHNICIAN ACCIDENTALLY TIGHTENING THE VALVE COVER DOWN ON A WIRE DURING ITS LAST TIME IN FOR REPAIRS. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT TEN MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO GET A DRINK. WHEN I EXITED THE GAS STATION MAYBE THREE MINUTES LATER I SAW MY CAR HAD FLAMES COMING …

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ODI 10137324

DT: CONTACT STATES HE OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED . THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SEE IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, BUT IT WAS NOT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE.*AK

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ODI 10140285 · 2,272 mi

ON 19 OCTOBER 2005, I HAD JUST COMPLETED A LEFT HAND TURN AND CAME TO A SOMEWHAT ABRUPT STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I HIT THE GAS BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I NOTICED THAT I LOST MY POWER STEERING FOR THE STEERING WHEEL FELT HEAVY. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ON BUT I DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CD PLAYER WAS STILL PLAYING NOR DID IT PAUSE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER THE CAR WAS OFF OR NOT, I TURNED THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE …

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

42 mentions · 3.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 53,475 mi (33 usable records).

ODI 10124077 · 5,300 mi

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT AT LOW SPEED. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AT THAT TIME MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER VEHICLE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK, I WAS ABLE RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY PARK.

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ODI 10132482

ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING, EITHER INTO PARKING SPOTS OR PARKING LOTS, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ENGINE DIED, BUT NOT SURE BECAUSE ALL THREE TIMES WE IMMEDIATELY PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BOTH TIMES WE WERE TOLD THAT NO CODES WERE STORED IN THE COMPUTER. BOTH TIMES WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DU…

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ODI 10136225 · 1,600 mi

I AM HAVING OCCASIONAL STALLING PROBLEMS WHEN MANEUVERING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA '05 AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE CAR SIMPLY STALLS, CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON ONE OCCASION. WITH 2,500 MILES ON THE CAR, IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A NEW SET OF FUEL PUMPS (RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER ENGINEERING), BUT AFTER READING MANY FORUMS ON SITES LIKE WWW.EZBOARD.COM AND WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, …

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

28 mentions · 2.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 52,511 mi (26 usable records).

ODI 10143397 · 55,000 mi

CAR STALLED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALL THREE TIMES OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES FAILED. WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL. *NM

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ODI 10154456 · 34,550 mi

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROLLER. HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA ON 11/12/05. IT WAS RECEIVED BY CHRYSLER ON 11/15/05. CHRYLSER DID NOT RESPOND TO MY LE…

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ODI 10161424 · 23,475 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. DURING THIS INCIDENT THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND TO STEERING INPUT. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY DRIVING INTO A CURB. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

24 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 115,500 mi (18 usable records).

ODI 10174047

ACCELERATOR STICKS IN IDLE POSITION. THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS ONCE ENGINE REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURE. OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATOR STICKS REQUIRING VERY HEAVY FOOT PRESSURE TO BREAK LOOSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. *JB

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ODI 10240061

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, WHICH WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING. WHILE ACCELERATING THE PEDAL STICKS AND JERKS YOU FORWARD UNTIL YOU HAVE SMOOTH ACCELERATION WHILE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERS ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE BUT HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER BROWSING THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF THIS ISN'T L…

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ODI 10256138 · 35,000 mi

MY 2005 PACIFICA HAS A GAS PEDAL THAT STICKS. SOMETIMES YOU MUST PUSH IT SUPER HARD CAUSING A JERKING OF THE CAR. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER 3 OR 4 MIN. I WILL FEEL A HARD BRAKE PEDAL [LIKE THEIR NOT WORKING] BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. *TR

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

9 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 61,525 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10151272

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FEB 2005 AND IT WAS USED WITH 25,000 MI I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR 10 MONTHS WHEN I WENT TO CRANK IT ONE MORNING AND IT WOULD NOT START UNLESS I GAVE IT GAS OR PUMPED IT BEFORE I TRIED TO CRANK IT. IF I LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT OR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IT WOULD NOT CRANK UNLESS I PUMPED THE GAS TOOK TO DEALER SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS B/C I HAD NO WARRANTY B/C I HAD HIT MY 36,000 MI SO A FRIEND AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIPS RAN A DIAGNOSTIC FOR ME AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME MY MAP SENSOR STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT REPAI…

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ODI 10161941 · 26,050 mi

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WITH ONLY 16 OUT OF 23 GALLONS IN TANK USED. REFILLED SEVERAL TIMES, SAME RESULT. TODAY WHILE PARKED DOWNHILL, GAUGE READ COMPLETELY EMPTY (STILL HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 GALLONS) WOULD NOT START AS IF OUT OF GAS. ONCE ON AN UPSLOPE GAUGE WENT TO 3/8. COULD NOT START ON DOWN SLOPE. *JB

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ODI 10162872 · 21,000 mi

DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE, 2006 I NOTICED A FEW THINGS THAT SEEMED TO ALL BEGIN AT THE SAME TIME. MY PACIFICA WOULD NOT START RIGHT AWAY WHEN I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO START IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING OVER NIGHT, IT WOULD HESITATE WHEN I TOOK OFF FROM A STOP IF I HAD BEEN ON A DOWNHILL INCLINE AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AS SOON AS THE TANK WAS DOWN TO FIVE-EIGHTHS FULL. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AS SOON AS I FILLED THE TANK, BUT THE NEXT WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN THE TANK GOT DOWN TO FIVE-EIGHTHS. I CALLED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APP…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

5 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 30,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10193674

THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WAS BURNING OIL AT 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND REPLACED THE VALVE SEALS. THIS HELPED AND SLOWED THE OIL CONSUMPTION,, BUT DID NOT FIX IT. NOW THE CAR WAS STILL BURNING 1 QUART 1000 MILES, WHICH CHRYSLER CLAIMED WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL , ACCORDING TO THEIR POLICY. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM THAT PACIFICA'S HAD AND SEEMSED TO BE UNIQUE TO THIS CAR ,AND A FEW OTHERS. CHRYSLERWAS STILL REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF ALLOWED THE OIL TO BURN…

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ODI 10217018 · 30,000 mi

I BROUGHT MY 2005 PACIFICA IN FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT (ANCIRA). THEY CLEARED THE MEMORY AND GAVE IT BACK, IT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK ON WHEN I PICKED IT UP SO I LEFT IT. THEY DID SOME THINGS TO THE ENGINE TO FIX IT. THE ENGINE BEGAN BURNING OIL AFTER ANCIRA DEALERSHIP SERVICED IT FOR ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT TO BOERNE CHRYSLER SUPERSTORE BECAUSE I DID NOT APPRECIATE HOW I WAS TREATED AT THE ANCIRA DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT THE BOERNE CHRYSLER SUPERSTORE BUT NOW LEAKS OIL. I W…

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ODI 10217919 · 29,989 mi

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN MICHIGAN IN 2006 AND IMPORTED INTO CANADA. THE VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY. I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE OIL LEVEL TO VIRTUALLY NOT APPEAR ON THE DIPSTICK. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO THE FAILURE OF MY MOTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD A CYLINDER MISFIRE AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED DUE TO THIS. *TR

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

2 mentions · 0.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 129,982 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10177277 · 59,964 mi

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! …

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ODI 10839063 · 200,000 mi

TL* 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…

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b