2005 Chrysler Pacifica Engine Problems

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 completely fails it’s going to be catastrophic incident. I understand it a 20 yo car but no rust anywhere on the body or the undercarriage but the engine cradle is almost completely rusted out to the point that the car is not safe to drive something is definitely wrong and reading others reporting the same issue I don’t know there car’s condition but like I said mine is rust free even the undercarriage but the engine cradle is totally rusted out something is wrong here Chrysler had to know something about this it should be recalled or at the very least make the engine cradle available for purchase and fix the rusting issue with it!! I have literally replaced the entire suspension front and back new shocks and struts tires brakes trying to fix the rattle to find out it’s the cradle bushings and cradle are the issue and it’s no longer offered and used ones are all damaged by rust it’s pretty bad the car is going to have to be junked unless I put another used damaged engine cradle on it ! What to do ?

NHTSA ID

11742230

Incident

May 15, 2026

My engine in my car just shut down in the middle of driving. I was told it was a recall and was fixed yrs ago but it has happened 3 times since. Twice after getting gas and one time driving in the school parking lot. Lost all control of power steering and time of engine trouble. Car started back up and engine light came on and went back of and back on. Also smelt burning wires but couldn’t find anything

NHTSA ID

11466095

Incident

May 2, 2022

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost motive power in the middle of the road. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure reoccurred consistently. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V284000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 195,000.

NHTSA ID

11464560

Incident

May 15, 2021

Mileage

195,000 mi

Like other Pacificas 2004-10 my front subframe is rusting away. The repair cost will be $1500.00 if I am lucky. Please help!

NHTSA ID

11433546

Incident

Sep 1, 2021

I HAVE HAD TWO PACIFICAS 2004 AND 2005 BOTH DID THE EXACT SAME THING. STARTED WITH AN ODOR OF EXHAUST OR FUMES OF SOME SORT IN THE SAME WEEK. IT LOST POWER, OVERHEATED, HAD TO PULLED HOME. WOULD START IF COLD FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN LESS THAN THE SAME WEEK. WENT TO HAVE SOMEONE WORK ON IT AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WHERE I HAD TRIED TO START IT TO MANY TIMES/ MY FAULT. HOWEVER AS SOON AS IT GOT CONNECTION THE KEY WASNT EVEN IN THE SWITCH AND THE MOTOR WAS ROLLING OVER. THAT ONE SAT AT THAT TIME. FOUND 05 WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AND FIGURED ONE FOR PARTS IF BREAK DOWN. NOTHING AT ALL WRONG STARTING OUT. ONLY DROVE THE 05 APPRX 3MONTHS AND STARTED THE EXACT SAME THING FROM ODOR TO OVERHEATING AND I DO NOT KNOW ALOT ABOUT VEHICLES BUT SEEMS TO HAVE JUMPED TIME. HOWEVER I AM A SINGLE WOMAN AND DO NOT CARRY A LICENSE MECHANIC AND IM NOW STRANDED WITH NO VEHICLE TO GET AROUND WHILE I HAVE TWO PACIFICAS SEEM SAME ISSUES JUST DROVE ONE A LITTLE LONGER. I MAY BE ROUGH ON THING BUT EXACT PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE A MALFUNCTION ON UR PART........VIN TO OTHER ONE2C8GF68414R644267...AND I DO NOT HAVE INVOICES BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO GET THEM FIXED. I HAVE MY TITLES AND SALE PRICES AND ONLY FEW MONTHS OF OWNING. SO I JUST EXPECT TO AT LEAST SEE IF ITS CHRYSLERS PROBLEM

NHTSA ID

11429798

Incident

Aug 1, 2021

HEAD LIGHTS CUT OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY ENGINE IDLES RUFF

NHTSA ID

11360344

Incident

Jul 25, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

ENGINE CRADLE SUB FRAME RUSTED THROUGH ON ONE SIDE CAUSING THE CAR TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11324443

Incident

Mar 12, 2020

Mileage

181,000 mi

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING HAS RUSTED ENGINE CRADLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED FOR THE RECALL BUT IT CLEARLY IS AFFECTED BY WHAT EVER THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO COMPLETE ON CAR TO ENSURE IT WOULD REMAIN SAFE. I HAVE A BIG WHOLE AND MOTOR COULD FALL OUT. I NEED HELP ON TRYING TO GET EXPENSIVE ITEM PAID FOR. THE SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE ALL ISSUES JUST NOT A GOOD CAR AT ALL.

NHTSA ID

11289895

Incident

Dec 1, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

NHTSA ID

11270980

Incident

Oct 15, 2019

Mileage

157,000 mi

CRADLE UNDER CAR THAT HOLDS MOTOR IN IS ALL RUSTED OUT WE WERE TOLD NOT TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE IT IS RUSTED OUT SO BAD THE MOTOR COULD FALL OUT AS I LOOK UP ON INTERNET I SEE OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM WHY DID THIS NOT CALL FOR A RECALL ON THESE CARS

NHTSA ID

11266847

Incident

Oct 5, 2019

Mileage

154,000 mi

THE MOTOR MINT BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE. NO EXPLANATION. THIS IS THE SECOND CHRYSLER THAT THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO. AND CAN'T FIND THE SCREWS TO FIX IT.

NHTSA ID

11266722

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

169 mi

THE 2005 CHRYSTLER PACIFICA WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH IN THE WINTER ON A PAVED ROAD WHEN IT JUST DIED NO WARNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR FURTHER TESTING.THE CAR TRIES STARTING BUT NEVER TURNS OVER ACT LIKE NO FUEL. I THEN HOOKED IT UP TO MY FOXWELL NT630 ELITE OBD2 SCANNER IT DETECTED CODES P0340, P2066, P0700, & P0461 CODE P0340 CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT BANK 1 OR SINGLE SENSOR (PART REPLACED). CODE P2066 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR B (PERFORMANCE). CODE P0700 TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. CODE P0461 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A (RANGE/PERFORMANCE) NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 MANUFACTURER DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION COMPONENTS POWER TRAIN POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED 127,928 SUMMARY: 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. 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. TWO SEPARATE DEFECT CONDITIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005-2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA VEHICLES (NHTSA RECALL NO. 06V-432). MY 2005 VEHICLES BUILT IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER OF 2004 ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN THE SECONDARY FUEL PUMP MODULES, WHICH MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER PRESS FITTING ON THE INLET THAT CAN BECOME DISLODGED AND SHUT-OFF FUEL FLOW. ALL MY 2005-2006 VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JULY 8, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 11, 2005 ARE BEING RECALLED TO CORRECT A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE STALLING. FOR BOTH CONDITIONS, ENGINE STALL INCIDENTS TEND TO OCCUR DURING LEFT TURNS. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ06002

NHTSA ID

11252363

Incident

Jan 8, 2019

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. HALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM VIRGINIA BEACH (LOCATED AT 3152 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452, (877) 475-0721) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAD NOT YET BEEN PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

NHTSA ID

11191407

Incident

Mar 23, 2019

Mileage

144,000 mi

I DROVE OUT FROM CAR WASH I WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH THEN I TURNED RIGHT ON TO THE FREEWAY SOON AS I REACHED 50MPH MY VEHICLE MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND SHUT OFF AS IM ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON WHATSOEVER ALTHOUGH I GOT A "GAS CAP" MESSAGE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREE WAY(NO ACCIDENT, THANKFULLY) THE BREAKS WERE HARD TO PUSH DOWN I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LET IT ROLL THROUGH TRAFFIC I GOT TO A SAFE PLACE I PUT IT IN PARK WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO TRY STARTING IT, IT WOULD NOT START. SMOKE CAME OUT FROM BACK PASSENGER REAR TIRE. LET MY CAR SIT OVER NIGHT TRIED TO START IT THE NEXT MORNING, AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED IT INTO SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM I HAD LEFT MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK OTHER MECHANICS DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. LATER THEY TOLD ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. I ONLY GOT TO DRIVE IT 2X BEFORE IT STALLED. I REALLY LIKE IT AND WISH I CAN GET IT FIXED I DO BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER TRAIN, FUEL PROPULSION, AND ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11184481

Incident

Aug 11, 2018

Mileage

150,000 mi

I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF MY 2005 PACIFICA, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED BY THE SAME CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON FEB. 19, 2019 AND WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE CROSSMEMBER IS RUSTED OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT ASAP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER MENTIONED THIS PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY HAVE CHANGED OIL EVERY 3-4 MONTHS FOR 14 YEARS. AFTER RECEIVING THE NEWS, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND CHRYSLER (AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP) HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING. REPAIR COST IS ESTIMATED AT $3,000. I HAVE GARAGE KEPT THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT AND IT LOOKS IS IN GREAT CONDITION, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT, UNTIL YOU LOOK UNDER THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11182187

Incident

Feb 19, 2019

Mileage

155,000 mi

I JUST CAME OUT FROM CAR WASH I TURNED RIGHT ON TO THE FREEWAY SOON AS I REACHED 50MPH MY VEHICLE MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND SHUT OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED I HAD TO PULL OFF FREE WAY(NO ACCIDENT, THANKFULLY) GO TO A SAFE PLACE PUT IT IN PARK TRY STARTING IT IT WOULDN'T START. SMOKE CAME OUT FROM BACK PASSENGER REAR TIRE. LET MY CAR SIT OVER NIGHT TRIED TO START IT NEXT MORNING, WOULDN'T START. TOWED IT INTO SHOP THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT LATER THEY TOLD ME I NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. I ONLY GOT TO DRIVE IT 2X BEFORE IT STALLED. I REALLY LIKE IT AND WISH I CAN GET IT FIXED

NHTSA ID

11155146

Incident

Aug 11, 2018

Mileage

150,194 mi

WE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERE RUSTING ALONG THE ENGINE CRADLE. THE MECHANIC SAID ITS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE ENGINE MAY DROP OUT OF IT. MY WIFE PURCHASED THIS CAR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN. AT THE TIME IT HAD 41,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY IT HAS 60,000 MILES

NHTSA ID

11133003

Incident

Oct 2, 2018

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO THE CORROSION. A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11127900

Incident

Aug 6, 2018

Mileage

80,000 mi

TRANSMISSION ALL THE SUDDEN ACTED LIKE IT WASN'T AHIFTING JUST DRIVING NORMALLY ON REGULAR PAVED ROAD, RPMS HIGH AND DIES AND HAS A KNOCK UNDER THE HOOD. TRIED LOOKING UP WHAT IS WRONG AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM THAT HAVE DONE SAME THING. WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED BUT SEEMS NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT

NHTSA ID

11076056

Incident

Mar 14, 2017

Mileage

164,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED GRAVA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SRT AT (781) 391-8950 (29 MYSTIC AVE, MEDFORD, MA 02155) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT NO RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. *TT *AS

NHTSA ID

11075431

Incident

Jan 15, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

DANGEROUS...MY 05 PACIFICA ENGINE MOUNT AND SUBFRAME ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE ENGINE IS ON THE VERGE OF DROPPING OUT POTENTIALLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. I FOUND THIS OUT DURING AN OIL CHANGE. NOW AS I DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT OR THE CREDIT TO GET A NEWER VEHICLE. MY ONLY CHOICE IS TO DRIVE IT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS, THEN MAYBE CHRYSLER WILL DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND SEND OUT A RECALL. PLEASE HELP ALL OF US COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I LOVED THIS VEHICLE, NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL.

NHTSA ID

11066717

Incident

Jan 12, 2018

Mileage

151,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE MOUNTS BREAK AWAY FROM THE ENGINE, CAUSING A ROUGH VIBRATION ON THE FLOOR PAN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING ON 10/31/05, 11/04/05, 10/26/06 TO PRESENT, I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THE BREAKING OF THE MOUNTS AFFECTS THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE BREAKING OF THE AXLE AND TIE RODS FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE ENGINE JERKING WITH THE MOUNTS BREAK. I'VE BOUGHT ENGINE MOUNTS WITH LIFETIME WARRANTIES BEING I HAVE TO REPLACE THESE MOUNTS SO OFTEN.

NHTSA ID

11058169

Incident

Oct 31, 2005

Mileage

21,676 mi

DURING ROUTINE WHEEL ALIGNMENT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE ENGINE CRADLE RUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA ID

11056071

Incident

Dec 21, 2017

MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A CLUNK NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND STOPPED SHIFTING OUT OF SECOND GEAR. I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE ENGINE CRADLE HAS CORROSION AND HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT THE VEHICLE WHICH MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING LIFTED ON THE HOIST. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY ARE AFRAID TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE HOIST BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET INJURED WHILE UNDERNEATH IT.

NHTSA ID

11053741

Incident

Dec 2, 2017

ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED OUT ENGINE CAN DROPOUT OF CAR WHILE DRIVING CAR. DISCOVERED WHEN GETING NEW TIRES. NOT DRIVE CAR UNTIL I FINE OUT HOW BAD IT IS

NHTSA ID

11046286

Incident

Nov 14, 2017

Mileage

148,000 mi