NHTSA Complaint #10891854 — 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

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.