Pacifica engines KAPUT!

Of course. And there is a possible engine issue with every engine that leaves the factory from any car maker.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Only way to know is to wait for Chrysler to sort it out. Or, you could listen to the ng rumors and make your decision from that "information."

Sure, you could disassemble the engine, remove the suspect bolts and have them tested for hardness, proper alloy, etc.

Not likely.

Matt

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Matthew S. Whiting
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Substitute any engine in any vehicle, and the answer is still "yes." Is there a possible problem with Pratt&Whitney PW4000 engines used on Boeing 747s? Yeah, its possible. Is there a possible issue with Briggs&Stratton engines on Murray lawnmowers? Yeah, its possible.

If there was, you'll get a TSB (or more likely a recall) as soon as its determined what lot of bolts were bad, and when that lot arrived. They should be able to identify every vehicle manufactured with the defective bolts. That's how TSBs work.

Check? for ROD BOLTS? You gotta be kidding! Without tearing the engine down and sending the bolts out for analysis, the only way is to use the manufacturers tracking information to see which vehicles the bad parts got into.

See above. You gotta be kidding, or have no understanding of what happens when a rod bolt fails. Parts leave the engine. Swiftly. Making their own exit holes in the process. This is why its a bit unlikely that any vehicle made with these allegedly bad bolts made it off the factory property, and certainly not likely to have made it through months of use.

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Steve

Engine makes loud banging noises for several seconds before it stops as numerous fractured internal parts are hurled thru the walls of the block and oil pan. Large quantity of oil and coolant found under and behind vehicle immediately afterward. Possible inferno under the hood as hot oil contacts hot exhaust manifold and copious quantities of fresh oxygen.

Not a pretty picture.

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Mike Behnke

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