2006 Chrysler Pacifica engine and engine cooling problems

“TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016 THE ENGINE CRADLE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE ENGINE LOWERED AND THE CRADLE ITSELF WAS DRAGGING ALONG THE STREET. MY WIFE WAS LEAVING OUR TOWN OF OWOSSO, MICHIGAN TO GO TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS IN LANSING, MICHIGAN ABOUT 35 MILES AWAY. THE PACIFICA HAD 119,101 MILES ON IT AND WAS OTHERWISE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WE HAD PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ABOUT 15 MILES AWAY ABOUT SEVEN YEARS PRIOR WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP WAS SOLD IN FEBRUARY 2016. WITHOUT REPAIR THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SCRAP METAL, REPAIR WAS AN ABSOLUTE TO SALVAGE ANY VALUE, THE REPAIR COST $3214.07. *TR”

“JUST TOOK MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR ANNUAL NYS INSPECTION AS WAS TOLD IT FAILED DUE TO SEVERE ROTTING OF THE MAIN ENGINE CRADLE AND IT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS CAME AS A TOTAL SHOCK AS THE CAR HAS SHOWN NO OTHER RUSTING OF ANY BODY PARTS AND HAS BEEN A MECHANICALLY SOUND VEHICLE UNTIL THIS POINT. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND THE OTHER UNDER CARRIAGE COMPONENTS ARE IN ACCEPTABLE SHAPE, ONLY THE CRADLE IS RUSTED THROUGH. I DROVE IT TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY CHRYSLER AND THAT I SHOULD CALL CHRYSLER AND REPORT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS $4400.00! I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY FROM DEALERSHIP AND AFTER SOME REVIEW I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE FOR ME!! I NOW HAVE A JUNK VEHICLE WITH NO RESALE POSSIBILITY AND I CANT AFFORD A $4400 REPAIR NOR CAN I ALLOW MY WIFE OR MYSELF TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE REPAIR BEING DONE AS IT IS UNSAFE. PLEASE HELP ME GET CHRYSLER TO STEP UP AND FIX THE CRADLE AS I HAVE SEEN MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SIMILAR COMMENTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND PEOPLE ARE BEING PUT AT GREAT RISK! CHRYSLER HAS REPAIRED THIS ISSUE AT THEIR COST FOR…”

“I WAS PERFORMING A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT. I DON'T MEAN SURFACE RUST, THERE ARE ACTUAL HOLES IN THE ENGINE CRADLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY CAN TELL ME IS THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FIND IT TOTALLY RIDICULOUS FOR CHRYSLER NOT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS IS MY NO MEANS NORMAL, I OWN A 1965 THUNDERBIRD WITH NOT A BIT OF ROT ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. WHAT THE HELL IS CHRYSLER AND/OR THE NHTSA WAITING FOR TO RECALLED AND REPAIR THESE FAULTY VEHICLES , SOMEONE TO DIE FIRST ? YOUR AGENCY WILL HAVE SOMEONE'S BLOOD ON YOU HANDS ALSO IF SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT.I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT CHRYSLER IS PAYING YOU GUYS OFF OR SOMETHING. ALL THIS BRINGS TO MIND THE FIASCO OF THE CHRYSLER 2.7L ENGINE THAT FAILED IN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THAT ENGINE. NO RECALL WAS EVER FORCED UPON CHRYSLER FOR THAT DEBACLE AND I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THE SAME THING WILL APPLY HERE ALSO. PEOPLE SPEND GOOD MONEY FOR THESE FLAWED VEHICLES THEN WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS THE NHTSA AND CHRYSLER BOTH BASICALLY SAY…”

“THE SUB FRAME AND ENGINE CRADLE ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY! THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, GARAGE KEPT AND DEALER SERVICED. THE ENGINE SUB FRAME AND CRADLE IS RUSTED AND GONE FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS IS SO UNSAFE! CAR SUB FRAMES NEVER RUST AWAY. CHRYSLER IS PLACING PEOPLES LIVES IN JEOPARDY! PROFIT OVER LIVES. PLEASE TAKE SOME ACTION ON THIS SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. *TR”

“MY CAR SEATS MOVE WHILE I AM DRIVING AUTOMATICALLY. WITH MY SEAT BELT ON SOMETIMES I CANT TOUCH THE PEDALS. ALSO, MY CAR IS STALLING AND IT EATS OIL NONSTOP. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND NOTHING IS SHOWN AS WRONG. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND IT WAS DONE SO WHY IS THIS STILL HAPPENING. SEAT ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE TO DRIVE AND HOLD THE BUTTON FORWARD ON THE DOOR TO STOP IT FROM MOVING. *TR”

“WE BOUGHT OUR 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH 110,000 MILES I THINK. THE INSPECTION STICKER WAS NEW AND NOW A YEAR LATER OUR ENTIRE ENGINE CRADLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND WONT TAKE A STICKER WHATSOEVER. THERE'S NO WAY THIS KIND OF RUST IS NORMAL AND WHEN I WENT ONLINE I SAW THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THESE CARS AND A NEW CRADLE IS 2,500 WITHOUT INSTALLATION THIS IS CHRYSLERS FAULT WE ALWAYS WASHED THE CAR DURING WINTER MONTHS AT THE CARWASH. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAD THE ROOM GREAT SAFETY FEATURES AND NOW I FIND OUT ITS A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND WE GOTTA EAT THIS COST. IM GOING TO OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER BECAUSE THIS ISN'T RIGHT AND CHRYSLER ONLY HELPED WITH COST ON SO MANY CARS AND THE SAME ENGINE CRADLE FITS 04,05 AND 06 PACIFICAS SO ALL THESE CARS SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MATERIAL THEY USED. ANY HELP ON HOW OR WHO TO CONTACT I KNOW WERE NOT ALONE I THIS COMPLAINT. *TR”