2008 Chrysler Pacifica

TOOK CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE MANAGER SHOWED ME THAT THE SUBFRAME/ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 76,500 MILES AND IS REGULARLY SERVICED, WASHED AND MAINTAINED. NOW IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE A MAX CARE CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT'S NOT A COVERED COMPONENT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ALL MODEL YEAR PACIFICA'S, YET THEY ONLY WARRANTY A VERY SMALL NUMBER BUILT IN 2004-2005.

WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE MY MUFFLER ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, THE SHOP COULD NOT LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS WITH THE SAME RESULT. AT THE LAST SHOP I WAS SHOWN AN ISSUE WITH THE SUB-FRAME RUSTING OUT. SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SUB-FRAME AND INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPAIR. NOW, I AM GOING TO BE OUT OF $4000.00 TO REPAIR THE SUB-FRAME AND $1,200.00 TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE RUSTING OF THE SUB-FRAME IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE ON 2004 - 2008 PACIFICA'S IN SALT BELT AREAS. MY DEEP CONCERN IS THAT IT IS NOT WIDELY KNOWN AND MY ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT DURING OPERATION.

WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE MY MUFFLER ON MY 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, THE SHOP COULD NOT LOCATE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS WITH THE SAME RESULT. AT THE LAST SHOP I WAS SHOWN AN ISSUE WITH THE SUB-FRAME RUSTING OUT. SO, I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SUB-FRAME AND INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPAIR. NOW, I AM GOING TO BE OUT OF $4000.00 TO REPAIR THE SUB-FRAME AND $1,200.00 TO REPLACE THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE RUSTING OF THE SUB-FRAME IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE ON 2004 - 2008 PACIFICA'S IN SALT BELT AREAS. MY DEEP CONCERN IS THAT IT IS NOT WIDELY KNOWN AND MY ENGINE COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT DURING OPERATION.

TWICE NOW, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL UP TO OVER 95 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND ACCELERATE WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR TO GET IT TO STOP ACCELERATING. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, AND I HAD TO STEER ONTO THE SHOULDER WITH NO POWER STEERING. THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED, I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND HAD TO BE PRESSED ON A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD RELEASE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO GET THIS FIXED SOON. I DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS AND THOUGHT I SHOULD LOG A COMPLAINT HERE IN CASE IT HELPS SAVES OTHER'S LIVES AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A COMPUTER MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST SHUT DOWN. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, SAME AS ON OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES, HOWEVER CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE, BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THEM WITH RECALLS. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO IGNORE THEM, HOPING THE VEHICLE OWNER'S WILL SIMPLY WALK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE TRIED TO GET ME TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN , NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

CAR KEPT STALLING AND THEN WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS AND ALARMS WENT OFF AND ON WITHOUT ANY REASON. HAD IT FLATBEDDED TO THE SHOP - GOOD THING WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DRIVE IT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE IGNITION UNIT BROKE. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SITUATION IF IT HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY...THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED, WITH A USED IGNITION SO WE ARE VERY WORRIED. ODD LIGHTS KICK ON, THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE JUMPS FOR REASON. IT MAY BE THE AWD IS FAILING TOO. MILEAGE WAS AROUND 80,000 AT THE TIME AND USE OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN NORMAL WITH NO TOWING OR OTHER HEAVY USE. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR TO A TIRE SHOP TO REPLACE A FLAT TIRE I HAD ON THE CAR. UPON FIXING THE FLAT TIRE, THE SHOP NOTICE THAT THE K-FRAME OF MY CAR WAS ROTTING AWAY. THEY RECOMMENDED I GET IT FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY SAW IT AS BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHRSYLER DEALERSHIP IN NORWOOD, WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE CAR. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR, THEY TOO SAID THAT THE CAR WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT I DID NEED TO GET IT FIXED. AT FIRST, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE RECALL THAT THEY HAD ON ROTTEN K-FRAMES DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. THE CHRSYLER DEALERSHIP AND ITS HEADQUARTERS WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR AT FIRST. AFTER CALLING AROUND AND BEING VERY PERSISTENT WITH TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR I CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THE CLOSEST I GOT TO SOMEONE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF MY CAR WAS THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED BUT WHILE THEY WERE FIXING THE CAR AND TAKING OUT THE ENGINE, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY PARTS THAT HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS AND ON TOP OF THAT, I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENT A CAR WHILE MY CAR WOULD BE BEING FIXED. RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING AROUND. I HAVE AN 81 YEAR-OLD SISTER THAT I TAKE CARE OF AS WELL WHO IS LEGALLY BLIND. THE SAD PART ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING IS THAT IF I NEVER GOT THAT FLAT TIRE, MY FAMILY AND I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED BY NOW AND I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND JUST DON'T KNOW. PLEASE HELP US! *TR

ENGINE CRADLE IS EXTREMELY RUSTED FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF THE CAR. WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION LAST WEEK. PASSENGER SIDE AND MID SECTION OF ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED ENOUGH THAT YOU COULD PUT YOUR FINGERS THRU IT. READIN ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY RUST ON THE VEHICLE. *TR