NHTSA Complaint #10488072 — 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

VEHICLE WAS TOOK OFF OF THE DRIVEWAY AND FEW SECONDS LATER OIL FROM ENGINE CAME TO BE SPILLED OFF FROM BOTTOM OF ENGINE, VEHICLE WAS TOOK TO MECHANIC AND IT WAS REVISED, PROBLEM LOOKS TO BE THAT OIL WAS COMING OFF THE MOTOR FROM OIL FILTER GASKET; THOUGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH FILTER GASKET, OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW ONE AND NEW OIL WAS PLACED AT ENGINE, WHEN MOTOR WAS STARTED UP IT WAS NOTICED THAT OIL PRESSURE WAS CONTAINED INTO THE OIL FILTER AND IT CAUSES THE NEW FILTER TO BLEW OUT; MECHANIC WAS CONFUSED AT THE MOMENT; NEED TO MENTION THAT I HAVE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THIS SPECIALIZED MECHANIC SHOP SINCE 2 YEARS AGO AND WE HAVE NEVER NOTICED SOMETHING SIMILAR. AFTER SPENDING FEW HOURS REVIEWING THE VEHICLE MOTOR IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SPRING THAT GOES INTO THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WAS BROKE. NOT REALLY KNOW HOW THIS SPRING CRACK, ALL OIL SERVICES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE MOTOR EVERY 3000 MILES AND VEHICLE HAD ALL SERVICES PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THIS DEFECTIVE SPRING CAUSES THAT VEHICLE DRAINS ALL ENGINE OIL FROM FILTER, LUCKILY IT HAPPENED CLOSE HOME AND TO MECHANIC SHOP AND NOT AT HIGHWAY, OTHER WAY I COULD BE ENDED WITH A TOTAL WRECK ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHT WHEN ON, IT CAME ON UNTIL ALL OIL WAS TOTALLY DRAINED FROM ENGINE. HOPE THIS CAN BE ADDRESSED TO CHRYSLER, I DO NOT WANT IT HAPPEN TO ANOTHER PERSON AND IT CAUSES A MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *TR