Frame Rust problems of the 2006 Chrysler Pacifica - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that the wheels began to rock while the vehicle was in motion. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the entire front subframe was rusted through. The dealer and the manufacturer had not been contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 169,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle made loud rattling noises and began to shake/shimey. An independent mechanic stated that the motor cradle and the subframe was severely rusted and corroded. The contact stated that the independent mechanic was able to place a hand through one of the in the subframe. In addition, the rear passenger's tires protruded outward on an angle, when the brake pedal was applied, due to significant subframe damage. The contact described the rear passenger's side tire as rolling back on itself. Mcdonald Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram bip rapids - 14061 northland drive, big rapids, michigan 49307 (231) 796-2651 - was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 246,000. Ad.

On 10/11/18 I took my vehicle to a mechanic for a state inspection and was informed by the mechanic that sub frame was rusted to the point that its unsafe to drive and will not pass inspection. I was advised that there would a be a recall on this and I contacted a Chrysler dealer and I called Chrysler and was told that there was not. Doing research I found that this is a problem with that has been reported hundreds of times. The estimated cost to repair this would be between $2000-$4000 and Chrysler is aware of this very unsafe problem with this car. I was advised that I cannot drive this car anymore due to this issue. I am the sole provider and transportation for three young children and cannot afford to be without this vehicle. I have spoken to a local Chrysler dealer and also spoke to Chrysler customer service about this. The told me that the potential danger would be my engine falling out while driving.

The cradle and frame is completely rusted out. My motor can drop out any second. It is a hazard to be on the road. I cannot drive it. The car is at a shop.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that there was rust on the subframe of her father's vehicle. The contact also stated that an unknown part fell from the bottom of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to fred martin Chrysler (3195 barber rd, barberton, OH 44203, (330) 753-4444) where the rust on the subframe was confirmed. The dealer made repairs, but the rust was still crusted on the subframe. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

There have been numerous reports regarding the Chrysler Pacifica having under body frame damage. My mechanic inspected the undercarriage of my vehicle when performing an oil change recently and noticed that both sides of the frame are severely rusted and have holes in them. He advised that it will not be safe for driving in a short period of time. He advised that this is a major safety issue and should be under recall! please advise.

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.

A-frame on car has rusted out which at any time could snap cause the transmission and engine to drop which will cause the right passenger wheel axle and bearing to break and snap off which is a hazard. Also emergency parking break has rusted out of nowhere and fell into the drum of back wheel and rubs causing a hazard and loud noise. , Chrysler could not explain why either one of these things happened when neither are being used and the car was purchased certified new used from dealer 5yers ago. All of this was discovered while driving and I heard a snap and a rattling sound while driving and decided to take it to a shop and they found the bigger problem.

My vehicle has failed new hampshire state safety inspection because of sub frame rust. I am told that this could result in a failure that could cause the vehicle to suddenly loose handling ability or loss of the engine motor-mounts ability to hold the engine in the vehicle. This has been estimated to be a very costly repair. My concern is that premature failure has cost me harm to either drive the car because I like it or even to trade it because of this unexpected failure.

" takata recall "its all rusted front subframe to much dangerous to hi way and to all motorist and the people if this subframe will collapse if drive.

Tremendous amount of rust on frame and multiple open holes allowing you to see through the frame were discovered when a local service center replaced the front struts . Shocked that previous visit to a Chrysler dealer to replace an alternator made no mention of the condition of the frame.

My subframe is totally rusted out. Is very dangerous. Ten year old car, 100,000 miles. Is very big risk driving it with my kids in ithe car. Thank you.

I have a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica with 70,000 miles. Was inspecting the exhaust system around the muffler and happened to notice some excessive rust on the sub frame and upon further looking I went to the front of the vehicle and noticed the motor cradle and where the motor cradle connects with the passenger side of the sub frame there were enormous amount of decay and corrosion on the motor cradle and splitting in the sub frame. I believe that there was a serious over look and neglect in not treating the sub frame with some sort of anti corrosive at time of assembly at the factory by Chrysler. The car was manufactured on September 2005.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact noticed that the subframe was rusted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,000.

The engine frame is rusting out. The rest of the frame is completely fine, but now I need to have the engine cradle completely replaced.

The engine mounts have broken, and been replaced, and broke again. The floorboard, has rusted through on the drivers side, and the frame is rusting out. The suspension is breaking and has now blow out 2 tires. The electrical panel /dash, doesn't work and causes other problems. I don't live by salt water and have been informed that this is not a new problem with this make/model. Gas fumes come up through the floorboard, and I have been dealing with this since I took it off of the dealership. I am a single mom of 3,and am not finding help from anyone. Can you please help me?.

After having my oil change mechanic show me the frame on my Pacifica 4 large holes in engine mount frame from rust.

Yesterday had new tires put on the car and the mechanic said, I need you to come see this. I looked and saw my frame rusting through. There was a report on tv on this 2 years ago. Seeing hundreds of complaints on line about this exact same problem! what will it take for a recall? when is this government organization going to care? isn't that what this is set up for? this isn't just a hand full of complaints.

After encountering multiple problems involving front suspension, motor mounts, power steering components and uneven tire wear the dealer informed us the sub frame assembly was rusted through and needed to be replaced. This assembly has steering and suspension mounted to it, as well as serves as the cradle for the engine. After contacting the manufacturer they stated this vehicle was not included in the recall or extended warranty offered by Chrysler and they would provide no further assistance.

While traveling I had some alignment issues with my car, I brought it to a Chrysler dealership service area to make certain the car was safe to drive home to connecticut. While I was told it will be fine to make it home, my subframe will need to be replaced due to rust. As I researched this, I see that this has been an issue with the Pacifica 2004-2006 models. Below are the statements from service: 1. Sub-frame badly rusted reported 12/31/2015 by Chrysler service easton, MD 2. Front sub-frame nearly broken 01/02/2016 by town fair tire, hamden, CT.

On 12/4/15 we took our 2006 Chrysler Pacifica for an oil change. When we picked up the vehicle the mechanic at the dealership explained to us that the subframe that holds the engine of the vehicle in place is rusted and will not pass annual PA inspection without being replaced. We were quoted an amount of $2,009. 28 for just the parts to replace the rusted subframe. This did not include any labor. The vehicle only has 73,000 miles on it and has been garage kept since the day it was bought brand new in 2006. After some extensive research, this seems to be a common problem in 2004-2008 Chrysler Pacifica vehicles. I contacted Chrysler concerning this issue due to the safety concern this poses for myself and my family as well as the fact that this should not be happening to a vehicle that is less than 10 years old and garage kept. The contact at chrysle acknowledged that this is a problem, but that our vehicle was not covered under a warranty that Chrysler issued for 2004-2005 Pacificas. I find it completely irresposible of Chrysler to deny fixing this issue when they are well aware that they did not provide enough coating of this part while manufacturing this vehicle. I have a picture of the damage but have been unable to attach it to this form. If we attempt to fix the issue with the vehicle, we will be putting more money into the vehicle than what it is worth and if we try to trade in the vehicle, we will not be given the value of the vehicle due to the required costly repair to pass inspection. Please do something about this as Chrysler needs to be held responsible for their failure to manufacture a safe vehicle.

Original owner of a 2006 Pacifica (85000 miles). . . On October 16, 2015, I drove the vehicle to the Chrysler dealer where it was purchased and has been regularly maintained for a routine scheduled oil change and multi-point inspection (no check engine light message triggered the visit. ) in the process of returning me the keys and directing me to the cashier, the service advisor mentioned that a part known as a "front cross member" would need to be replaced due to rust/corrosion spotted on the inspection with estimated cost of repair at $1862 for the part and $644 for the labor (estimated time to complete the repair at 5. 6 hours). The service advisor made mention that failure to do the repair could result in the engine falling out. Upon returning home, I googled "pacifica frame rust" and discovered this problem is widespread. I learned there is a class-action lawsuit in ohio involving this issue with motions and rulings relatively fresh with a judge named "donald c. Nugent" hearing the case with the first name of plaintiff named being "holland et al" and the defendant in the suit being named "fca" as in fiat Chrysler. From information I have gathered online, I have discovered that engine-cradle rot is a serious problem for the Chrysler Pacifica. Chrysler admits they didn't apply enough coating to the engine's sub-frame during assembly, but thus far has only offered to cover under warranty only a very small portion of the vehicles (approx 7000 in a November 9, 2010 technical service bulletin). Later, on March 16, 2012, fiatchrysler issued a new technical service bulletin superceding the previous TSB stating the engine cradle defect and extended warranty applied only to 2004-05 Pacificas in canada and salt belt states manufactured in a six week window in 2004. This means approx 300000 Pacificas are dangerous and in need of repair mine included.

Front sub frame rust through. Was told frame could crack or break causing loss of control of car. Needs $3,100. 00 repair at Chrysler dealer to make safe. .

Took to mechanic to replace links in wheels. Mechanic informed me of the rusted through subframe. I don't wanna be driving down the road then all the sudden my engine falls out. Only transportation I have.

Upon regular maintenance, the auto mechanic discovered my 2006 Pacifica engine cradle frame is totally rusted out. He advised me the cost of repair is so high that it is not worth to repair. He further required me to acknowledge that my car is not safe to drive. This is very unusual to have a subframe rusted though the whole metal frame since the car was always kept in maryland, we hardly have any snow in the last 10 years. From the search on the internet, it turns out that this subframe problem affected was common in many Pacifica on the road. We felt fortunate that the engine has not dropped on the ground and lead to a fatal crash. Why there is not recall on these Pacificas .

My 2006 Pacifica cradle, carrage, rockers, or whatever the correct name. . . Underneath is rotted out. I got new tires for the vehicle and when I went to sears auto center to have them installed is when the news was broken to me about the issue. They told me that the compartment holding the engine is rusting out bad and could result in the motor falling out. It was so bad that they didn't align the tires because they didn't want to be held responsible. I drove the vehicle back to the dealer I purchased the vehicle and explained the issue. Their response was this is a buy here pay here and the vehicle was as is no warranty so their not responsible. Wow. . . . Was my response. . . . So I followed up by calling the dealer about the issue. . . But they don't have a recall on the vehicle frame issue for 2006 but only for certain vehicles in 2005. . . . Now if that ain't just blow my mind. . . Only thing I could do was file a complaint and hope enough people do too for it to be a chance for recall. . . Now I don't think that's fair that I done purchased this vehicle as a family vehical with a rusted frame and there's nothing that's being done to fix this issue. This is a $3000 fix out of pocket which is not fair.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that the service engine warning light flickered and the vehicle overheated. The vehicle was repaired by replacing the hose. The contact also noticed that the engine cradle/subframe was rusted with holes and could fracture. The vehicle was taken to over three independent mechanics who diagnosed that the engine cradle/subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 210,000.

The car was brought to dealership for a repair on a fuel injector and throttle body. While diagnosing the problem it was discovered that the sub frame is rusted and needs to be replaced/repaired. The cost of this repair would be $2495. We were told that this has been a common problem with this model.

Severely rusted sub frame under the engine. Advised by repair facility that the vehicle was not safe to drive due to the rust damage to the sub frame. This was a hidden defect that I would not have had knowledge of if I had not purchased a safety inspection. Because of this issue the vehicle failed a MD safety inspection. Advised that required repairs will be over $2500.

Discovered excessive rust on the subframe and underbody members after trying to diagnose a problem with the steering. Specifically, a "clicking" noise had appeared unexpectedly during turning and the steering wheel had undue resistance while turning. After checking for tire problems and other issues, a mechanic diagnosed the problem as a subframe failure due to excessive rust. He mentioned that if the rust progressed too far, the engine could literally fall out of the vehicle while I was driving. This issue demands a recall.

The contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. While undergoing routine maintenance, the independent mechanic discovered that the entire subframe was rusted and needed replacing. Also, the technician diagnosed that the tie rod was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000. The VIN was not available.

When getting oil change mechanic pointed out front frame (engine cradle) rust. Frame rusted through. Not safe to drive.

I have a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica touring edition with less than 115,000 miles on it. The car runs flawlessly except for the sub frame rust corrosion that has eaten away the engine and car support underneath my car. I have read continuously that this is a common problem with this type of vehicle. My car is unsafe to drive and I fear I will get into an accident while driving it. I will be taking this car to Chrysler in paramus, NJ to find out what can be done on my behalf. Are there any recalls out there, or manufacturer warranties covering such major repairs. I am not in a position to purchase to new car right now. Please help.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact did not receive a recall notification. The contact stated that while the vehicle was taken for routine oil change at the dealer, it was diagnosed by the mechanic that there was rust at the sub frame and recommended replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 96,000. Bp.

A mechanic, while changing the oil on my 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, informed me that the subframe is rusted badly and is a major safety concern. I called Chrysler and was told that Chrysler did extend the warranty on the engine carriage and acknowledged that the subframe was inadequate in terms of handling road salt. But then they revised the extension of warranty to include only cars manufactured after Feb 23, 2004 and before March 31, 2004. While such a limitation? my vehicle, according the Chrysler customer service person on the phone, was build on Aug 25, 2004 and therefore falls outside of the covered time period. The bottom line is that my car has a rust problem with the subframe and this is a major safety issue. I did some research on the internet and it is clear that this is an issue with Pacificas made in 2004 and 2005. Chrysler should cover the cost to replace the subframe on my vehicle.