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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 95,191 miles
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The car stalls while in motion on an incline, making a left or right turns up an incline, and making U-turns on flat surface. The engine would just die, then I would have to put it in park and it would restart. This happened in city streets in speeds under 25mph. This has happened over a dozen times, 3 times this month. Mechanic cannot fix the problem.
- Seattle, WA, USA
The cradle break and rust and tbe power train. No work properry
- Kissimmee, FL, USA
Wgen I put the gas pedal no runing like aspec and tge crudle is rust
- Kissimmee, FL, USA
Took vehicle in for exhaust repair. When hoisted up the mechanic informed me of engine cradle rot. He said the drip hose is dripping onto the engine cradle. Called Chrysler custome assistance, they sent me to roseville Chrysler in roseville, mi for inspection, under case #32879012. Service advisor bryan collins told me the same thing engine cradle rot due to drip hose dripping on engine cradle. Chrysler customer assistance said no recall on vehilcle and it is out of warrenty. My responsibility for repair. I explained that it was an enginering design error and the drip hose should have been long enough to route it past the engine cradle.
- St Clair Shores, MI, USA
Motor mounts are broke
- Combined Locks, WI, USA
The engine cradle is rusting out due to Chrysler inability to want to fix the problem. Might have to send the car to the junkyard
- Combined Locks, WI, USA
Took car in for routine oil change. Tech came back and said that the engine is about ready to fall through due to the frame and engine cradle rusting through.
- Monticello, IL, USA
The cross member that supports the drive train is rusted at the joints where it meets the frame of the vehicle. This affects both steering and shifting, as the motor will actually shift on initial pull off; and because the steering is anchored on the same member, looseness in the steering wheel can also be felt. I noticed the rusting about a year ago when I went to do my first oil change as the car owner. On 9/12/2017 I was riding home and heard a metallic clank, as if something had fallen off of the vehicle. Upon arriving at home, I looked under the vehicle. You can see that the cross member is rusting and twisting under the load of the engine. I am leary about driving the vehicle, but it is my only mode of transportation.
- Detroit, MI, USA
Frame rotted out under engine, garage said engine could fall out. This happened several years ago just took it in for an alignment and they told me the car wasn't safe to drive.
- Jonesville, MI, USA
Sub frame rusted
- Evanston, IL, USA
I just purchased my vehicle a month ago and I already have engine cradle corrosion I was told the vehicle is not safe to drive and was told it can snap at any minute which can cause fatalities or serious injuries. I was also told my vehicle has no resale value because of this issue. I was driving on city expressway and streets and noticed it sounded funny driving took it in to get looked at and the mechanic explained the issue was serious
- Ford Heights, IL, USA
2006 Pacifica with 105,000 miles. Took in for service and mechanic found badly corroded engine cradle. I can peel the rust away and put my fingers in the holes and gaps in the center support tie in. In addition to stress cracks in the LH side of the engine support. Dealer told me no warranty coverage, no recall. Cant afford repair and car is unsafe to drive. Frame rusted out after only 11 years old!! what happened to "made in America" stood for quality and being a good thing.
- Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA
Car began to make loud, abrupt knocking noise from right side, passenger front of vehicle. We took it to three separate repair shops for evaluation and at all three repairs shops were told that our engine cradle was so badly rotted and rusted that the car was not drivable. It was a huge safety concern as the engine and transmission can both drop out of the vehicle at any moment without warning. This has been a known issue to Chrysler and they are not assisting current owners with repair.
- Monroeville, PA, USA
Engine mount/cradle has rusted through. The car doesn't have 100,000 miles yet. This issue probably started years ago and no mechanic notified me before the warranty ran out. I understand that Chrysler isn't covering 2006 models even though they know this is an issue. I was told continuing to drive the car was dangerous, but this is a very costly fix - more than the car is worth - considering Chrysler will not take responsibility for not coating the engine cradle to prevent this from happening. It is affecting steering and handling of car as well.
- Lynnfield, MA, USA
The engine cradle is rusted out making this car extremely unsafe to drive. This car has been maintained throughout its life and is in excellent shape otherwise. However, the cost to replace the cradle has been quoted at $2500.
- New Ulm, MN, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that there was premature rust and corrosion, which deteriorated the quality of the engine cradle. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the engine cradle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure to determine if they could provide a solution and determine if the same oem part was in production or if a new manufacturer designed the engine cradle. The failure mileage was not available.
- Winterset, IA, USA
Engine craddle rust & crack
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
I was on freeway doing 60_70 miles per hour when I noticed my car felt like it was not accelerating and gas pedal felt stiff like when car is off. I had my whole family in car and I could of wrecked if I didn't notice in time to put car in neutral and restarted it some how before we got rear ended. I got off freeway somehow and turned car on and off again a few times and it seemed like it was a one time thing. A few miles later it did same thing and I was stalled out in middle of on coming traffic. Cars braked and swerved out of my way to avoid rear ending us. My children were scared cause of this happening out of the blue. I now have no desire to even drive my car with any of my family in it incase this happens again. I contacted Chrysler but they claimed my VIN wasn't part of the F44 recalls but I know it is same issues...I will be taking car to Chrysler first thing in morning to leave them car to find out why my family almost got in accident due to this issue. So in total it stalled out on me 6 times twice on freeway the rest on city streets just to get home....this is a serious issue that could of killed everyone in my vehicle if I didn't react fast enough to avoid that from happening..
- Reseda, CA, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. While the vehicle was stationary, the engine cradle rotted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
- East Lyme, CT, USA
- Fleetwood, PA, USA