NHTSA Complaint #11040556 — 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WITH A RUSTED, ROTTED, AND BROKEN SUB-FRAME & ENGINE CRADLE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHE HAD IT GIVEN OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS & THE ENGINE FELL OUT OF THE CAR OR HIT THE GROUND. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE - JUST THE ONES THAT I'VE FOUND, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO INVESTIGATION THAT I CAN FIND. THERE ARE NO RECALLS EXCEPT THE ONE RECALL ISSUED FOR CHRYSLER PACIFICAS IN SNOW-BELT STATES THAT WERE BUILT DURING A 6-WEEK PERIOD IN 2004, THIS ONLY COVERS THE 2004-05 MODELS. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM IN ALL 2004-2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS, NOT JUST THE ONES BUILT IN THAT SMALL WINDOW OF TIME FROM FEBRUARY-MARCH 2004. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2005. THERE IS NO RECOURSE FOR OWNERS, EXCEPT TO PAY $4,000-$5,000 OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR IT, IF IT'S REPAIRABLE. MINE IS NOT. I LOST ANY VALUE THAT WAS IN MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA, WHICH ASIDE FROM THIS MAJOR STRUCTURAL ISSUE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I WASN'T ABLE TO TRADE IT IN ON A NEW VEHICLE, I WAS SIMPLY OUT A CAR I TOOK CARE OF AND PAID GOOD MONEY FOR. I EVEN WASHED AND WAXED THE CAR OFTEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS TO PREVENT RUST, AS I DO WITH ALL MY CARS LIVING IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A RUST ISSUE, IF IT WAS THEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ALL OTHER MAKES AND MODEL OF CARS, TOO. THERE ARE 80 YEAR OLD CARS WITH BETTER SUB-FRAMES THAN MY 12 YEAR OLD CAR. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. AND I'M NOT ALONE. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS FILED IN OHIO BUT IT WAS DISMISSED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I'M SURE A LOT OF THEM ARE ON YOUR OWN WEBSITE. SO PLEASE HELP US OUT WITH THIS!!!! WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HIRE LAWYERS THAT ARE WILLING TO TAKE ON CHRYSLER!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE CARS STILL ON THE ROAD TODAY! PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!!!