2007 Chrysler Pacifica Engine cooling Problems

“On aug. 29, 2011, as I was accelerating to merge onto the freeway, the engine of my 2007 Chrysler Pacifica made a loud popping sound, the engine failed and white smoke immediately came billowing out of the engine and into the interior of the vehicle. I immediately pulled over and had to have the vehicle towed to a local mechanic. The mechanic who inspected the engine said it threw a rod and the engine was cracked in 3 places, rendering it irreparable. …”

“In oct/07 we bought a 07 Chrysler Pacifica & a maximum care diamlerchrysler service contract from darcars Chrysler of fairfax. In feb/09 darcars performed oil/filter change services. In apr/09 the Pacifica began smoking from the exhaust at start up, running low on oil, & making engine noise & sputtering during operation. In may/09 we told darcars the Pacifica was smoking from the exhaust at start up, running low on oil, & making engine noise & sputtering during operation. …”

“I purchased a brand new 2007 Chrysler Pacifica in april 2007. I've had problems with the engine mounts three times already (january 2008, august 2009 and september 2010). Most recently, I am experiencing problems with the transmission and oil pressure but the dealer does not seem to thing there is a problem. I'm tired of the run around that I'm getting. Last month, (around the first week in august 2010) I brought the car to dealer because it would not start. …”

“The car continues to stall at low speeds. We have taken to mechanic and they do not find any service alerts, and weren't able to duplicate on a test drive. It is starting to pick up in frequency to where it is doing it every other day now. I also called the service group at the chrsyler dealer I purchased it from, and they said they can only do what I had already done with the other mechanic shop. I went to the Chrysler forum to post and see if anyone else had experienced this, and see numerous postings of this issue over the years. …”

“I purchased my 2007 Pacifica in 2009 with about 30,000 miles from Chrysler, elk grove, california. Upon reaching about 57,000 miles, when accelerating, I would hear loud metal banging from the engine area. I would also feel a hard jolt when accelerating. After visiting Chrysler, elk grove service center, I was told that 3 of my Pacifica engine motor mounts failed and needed immediate replacement at about $1000.00 dollars. I asked if this problem would occur again and was told I should have no further problems with the engine mounts by Chrysler, elk grove. I paid for replacement. …”