YET ANOTHER 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH A SUB FRAME CRADLE ASSEMBLY THAT IS COMPLETELY RUSTING OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEEMED VERY DANGEROUS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE THREE KIDS UNDER SEVEN, SO I AM GLAD I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM BEFORE A LIFE-CHANGING CATASTROPHE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER. GIVEN THAT CHRYSLER HAS PUT SUCH NARROW PARAMETERS ON THE RECALL, THIS CAR IS NOT WITHIN THEIR GUIDELINES OF THE RECALL. THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHRYSLER PURCHASE EVER. I HAD NUMEROUS RELIABILITY ISSUES WITH A JEEP CHEROKEE AND GRAND CHEROKEE TOO. MY WORD WILL SPREAD TO AVOID CHRYSLER ALTOGETHER, ANYTIME AND EVERY TIME CARTALK COMES UP IN CONVERSATION. *TR
2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED A 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH APPROXIMATELY 32K MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS "CERTIFIED" BY CHRYSLER. AT APPROXIMATELY 44K MILES THE ENGINE WOULD BANG WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD ENGINE MOUNTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND IT WOULD BE AROUND $700 TO FIX. I REVIEWED THE CHRYSLER OWNERїS MANUAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT MENTIONS MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDING INSPECTION FOR WEAR AND TEAR. THE STANDARD ITEMS ARE LISTED SUCH AS OIL, TIRES, FILTERS, BELTS, FLUID ETC. IF MOTOR MOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SHOULDN'T THEY BE LISTED SO AN OWNER CAN HAVE THEM INSPECTED? THE CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST ALSO DIDN'T INCLUDE AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS. CHRYSLER DOESN'T OFFER ANY INFORMATION ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS IN THEIR WARRANTY, CERTIFICATION INSPECTION OR OWNER'S MANUAL. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS WEBSITES WITH OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS. FAILING MOTOR MOUNTS APPEAR TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT CHRYSLER IS IGNORING. *TR