2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Electrical System Problems

My engine in my car just shut down in the middle of driving. I was told it was a recall and was fixed yrs ago but it has happened 3 times since. Twice after getting gas and one time driving in the school parking lot. Lost all control of power steering and time of engine trouble. Car started back up and engine light came on and went back of and back on. Also smelt burning wires but couldn’t find anything

the drivers seat adjusted ITSELF all the way in the reclining position and will not move back. It is a safety hazard ..difficult to drive....we have not had it looked at yet...we just purchased the car a few weeks ago from a car dealer.

MY VEHICLES SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A FEW MONTHS. I GOT THE VEHICLE SERVICED TWICE AND EACH TIME THE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. A NIGHT OR TWO AGO I WAS TRYING TO BACK MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T BACK I WAS ON A LEVELED SURFACE IN MY AUNT'S FRONT YARD. INSTEAD WHEN I WOULD PUT IT IN REVERSE IT WOULD CUT OFF EACH TIME. SO THANKFULLY I HAD ENOUGH ROOM IN FRONT OF ME TO PULL FORWARD. I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM BUT AS OF THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING ON LEVEL CONCRETE TURNING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I THANK GOD THAT THERE WASN'T A CARECOMING UP BEHIND ME. SO NOW I'M DEALING WITH A CAR THAT CAN'T BACK OR DRIVE WITHOUT CUTTING OFF.

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WITHIN LESS THAN 30 DAYS OF THE CONTACT OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLOWLY SHIFTED IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO BERGSTROM USED CAR SUPER CENTER OF APPLETON (2925 N VICTORY LN, APPLETON, WI 54913, (920) 749-3232) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXTENSIVE RUST, HOLES, AND CORROSION THAT COULD AFFECT THE MOTOR, RENDERING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER REVVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN CODE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

Mileage: 113,000

BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILURE, LOST HEADLIGHTS , WIPERS, COULD NOT CLOSE WINDOWS, AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. IF DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN MODULE FAILS YOU LOSE ALL HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.

Mileage: 86,540

THE CAR UNDER IT IS KNOCKING AND HITTING AGAINST THE CAR ITSELF WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BREAKS SLIP UNLESS THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND THE POWER STEERING COMPARTMENT IS CONSTANTLY EMPTY WHICH CAUSES THE STEERING TO WHINE UNTIL YOU FILL IT BACK UP.

Mileage: 109,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2011 ALL I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEMS. FIRST I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THEN NOW MY SUB FRAME IS NO GOOD IT IS ROTTED OUT RUST ALL OVER THE SUB FRAME AND I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS IN MY CAR ALL THE TIME AND TO TOP IT OFF I'M STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR TO THE BANK WHAT DO I DO NOT. I NEED SOMEONES HELP THIS IS TO MUCH MONEY FOR ONE PERSON TO PAY WHEN THIS WAS NOT MY DOING IT WAS THE CAR MAKERS DOING.

Mileage: 174,000

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA I PURCHASED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER WITH ONLY 63000 MILES. CAR WHILE DRIVING, CAR JUST ACCELERATES TO HIGH SPEED ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON. HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID DEATH OR INJURY. TODAY WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON & WE ENDED UP STRANDED DUE TO WEIRD ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHERE WE CAN'T EVEN GET CAR OUT OF PARK. PASSENGER HEADLAMP HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES, NOW DRIVE FOG LAMP OUT. THERE APPEARS TO BE MANY MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THIS CAR. IT'S TRULY HORRIFYING HOW POORLY ENGINEERED AND DANGEROUS THESE CARS ARE & I'M FORCED TO DRIVE THIS WAGON WITH MY FAMILY AS WE CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. WOULD LIKE TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR DANGEROUS CARS. HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE BEFORE ALL THESE PACIFICA'S ARE RECALLED AND REPURCHASED BY CHRYSLER FOR BOOK VALUE?

Mileage: 84,298

GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES TO EMPTY WITH LIGHT AND CHIME ANNOUNCING NO GAS, BUT THERE IS A THREE QUARTER TANK FULL OF GAS. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND STEERING LOCKS WITHOUT POWER. USED CAR PURCHASED YESTERDAY AND WE WERE STRANDED UNTIL WE FILLED THE TANK WITH THREE GALLONS THE CAR WAS IN MOTION THE FIRST TIME IT STALLED. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE THIRD TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THAN BACK ON IT RESUMED . WE WERE HEADING IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTIONS.

Mileage: 167,750

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR I CAN HEAR MY ENGINE HITTING THE WALLS OF MY CAR. IT IS LOOSE AND ALSO THE BREAKS ABS LIGHT IS ON THROUGHOUT MY DRIVE. IF IT IS NOT ON THAN THE BREAKS SLIDE.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING HIGH AND MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS RACED ABNORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT MAY BE THE COMPUTER, A SENSOR(S), OR THE PCM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 135,000

MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE STREET AND HIGHWAYS, WHEN TURNING AND WHILE STOPPED FOR LIGHT CHANGES. HAD TO HAVE BATTERY "JUMPED" OR CHARGED SEVERAL TIMES. BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF DISCHARGED FROM ALTERNATOR. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. BATTERY CONTINUED TO DRAINED. VEHICLE RAN FOR ONE DAY AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY, VEHICLE RAN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MECHANICS, BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER HAVING THOSE PARTS REPLACED. FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THAT SPECIALIZED IN CHRYSLERS AND WAS SHOCK WHEN HE STATED IT WAS THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) WHICH I BELIEVED AND RESEARCHED WAS PART A RECALL FOR 2005 PACIFICAS IN 2006. TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FIXED WHICH IS NOT THE PROBLEM OF THIS VEHICLE. THE PCM IS THE PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OWNING THIS. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL 2010; SO I HONESTLY BELIEVED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT REPAIR BUT CLAIMED TO HAD BEEN. WHEN REFERENCING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION (WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE PERSONALLY), THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM WAS REPLACED FOR 2004 MODELS NOT 2005 MODELS. PCM PROBLEMS WERE THAT OF THE 2005 MODELS WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 7 TIMES NOW. I AM STILL PAYING INSURANCE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1000 FOR REPAIR, THAT IS A LITTLE LESS THAT HALF OF WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHILE SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,940.

Mileage: 162,940

THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ON MOVING MY SEATS FAILED YEARS AGO. I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL LIGHTS/ GLITCHES IN THE DASH SHOWING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG. THIS PAST WEEKEND, I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE ALTERNATOR AND WAS INFORMED THE CRADLE/FRAME SUSPENSION ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS FRAMING SHOULD NOT RUST THROUGH IF IT WAS COATED PROPERLY AND IF IT CONTINUES TO RUST THROUGH, THE ENGINE BLOCK WILL DROP OUT. I WAS QUOTED OVER $2,000 TO PURCHASE A USED PART AND TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS.

Mileage: 131,000

I OWN A 2005 PACIFICA LIMITED, I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2009 FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR FOR SERVICING (OIL CHANGE, REPAIRS, ECT). NOT ONCE WAS I INFORMED (DURING THE PURCHASE OR ANY TIME DURING SERVICING THE PACIFICA) ABOUT THE ROTTING SUBFRAME. I HAVE ALL OF MY RECORDS SHOWING THE INSPECTION UNDERNEATH WITH NO MENTION OF THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY WIFE AND SHE DRIVES OUR TWO KIDS IN THIS CAR (NOT ANYMORE). AFTER REVIEWING OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I AM VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED WITH THIS WHOLE SITUATION. I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND THE WHOLE TIME IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE ROTTING/RUSTED SUBFRAME (THAT WAS NEVER MENTIONED). I HAVE PUT SOOOO MUCH MONEY INTO THE REPAIRS OF THIS CAR AND I FEEL LIKE MOST COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THE SUBFRAME.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THE SPEED AS 70 MPH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

PURCHASED THE CAR AUG, 2014. PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO HAD SAME ISSUES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES, UNABLE TO PINPOINT CAUSE/REMEDY SITUATION. SEAT CONTROLS DO NOT WORK, REMOTE KEYFOBS DO NOT WORK, INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEAD LAMPS, NO ELECTRICAL FUNCTION PRESENT UNLESS KEY IS IN IGNITION, IN THE "ON" POSITION. WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AND THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT THEM OFF IS TO PUSH ON AND THEN OFF THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THIS WILL CAUSE ALL ELECTRICAL TO GO OUT, INCLUDING THE HEAD LAMPS AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT TURN THEM OFF BY USING THE HAZARD LIGHTS, IT WILL KILL THE BATTERY. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES IN FOR THE SEATS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WORK FOR A BIT AND THEN BLOW OUT AGAIN. THE MECHANICS HAVE GONE AS FAR AS TO REPLACE THE WIRING ASSEMBLY AND STILL NO REMEDY. I DON'T KNOW HOW THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE RADIO REMAINED ACTIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,600.

Mileage: 193,600

WHILE DRIVING HOME, LATE EVENING, I REACHED TO TURN ON WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WHEN I DID THAT, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, RADIO AND A/C WENT DEAD, TAILLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ONLY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STILL WORKING WERE DASHLIGHTS, DOORLOCKS, TURN SIGNALS, AND SECURITY SYSTEM. ENGINE AND POWER STEERING STILL WORKED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I MANAGED TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED TO ASSESS THINGS, BUT FOUND I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK BECAUSE OF INTERLOCK. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE FAILURE - REPLACED THE BOX, BUT IT STILL HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. SO FAR, 12 DAYS IN THE SHOP, WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. I THINK SUCH A GENERAL SYSTEM FAILURE DOES PRESENT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 170,100

THERE WAS A RECALL FROM CHRYSLER MADE FOR 2004-2005 PACIFICAS DEALING WITH THE ENGINE CRADLE. THEY ERODED AND RUSTED THROUGH. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSAND OF CARS WERE RECALLED. THEY THAN REVOKED IT FOR A 2 MONTH RECALL SPAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DEADLY AND FATAL AND HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE WARRANTY THAT WAS ORGANICALLY WROTE AND SENT OUT. THEY REFUSE TO FIX OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROBLEM EXIST AND IS DEADLY FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THE PACIFICA AS THEIR " FAMILY TRANSPORTATION". IN THE PAST MONTH MY 2005 PACIFICA HAS STALLED OUT, DIED, HAD ALL ROADERS, BREAKS AND CONTROL ARMS REPLACED. ALL NEW TIRES AND NOW I FIND OUT MY ENGINE CRADLE HAS RUSTED OUT TO WHERE'S ITS NOT DRIVABLE. NOW THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING, THE AIR WONT TURN ON IF BLINKERS ARE ALL, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL BODY HAS CRAPPED OUT AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY SET THE ORIGINAL RECALL FOR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH KIDS, WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE? DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS? MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS? *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN UPDATED 3/11/2014 *JS

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN UPDATED 3/11/2014 *JS

Mileage: 110,000

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE AND HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE, WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS. BOTH TIMES, HE WAS MAKING A HARD TURN, WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE WA ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTED IT, WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG, OTHER THAN THROTTLE BODY BUILD-UP, WHICH HE CLEANED. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THE BULB DID NOT SEEM TO FIT SECURELY IN THE HARNESS, WHICH CAUSED A SHORT AND EVENTUALLY THE BULB BLEW OUT. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE MORE PROMINENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BULB WAS LESS THAN AN IDEAL FIT, BUT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT GOING OUT. THE BULB WAS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ALONG RETURNING FROM THE MARKET AND I WAS APPROACHING A REDLIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ALL THE LIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER AND THE CAR STALLED. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS OR CLUSTER INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLACK. THE HEADLIGHTS STILL WORK, BUT NO BRAKE LIGHTS. BEFORE THAT MY DRIVER SEAT POWER WENT OUT AND MY HEADLIGHT BULBS KEEP BLOWING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IM A SINGLE MOM, FULL TIME WORKER, FULL TIME STUDENT ON A VERY TIGHT BUDGET, IM TOO SCARED TO CHECK IF MY ENGINE CRADLE IS RUSTED. I DON'T NEED ANYMORE BAD NEWS ABOUT THIS CAR. I CHANGED THE FUSE FOR THE CLUSTER PANEL AND IT WORKS FINE FOR AWHILE (*COUPLE OF HOURS) AND THEN ITS BACK TO BLACK WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. WHAT IS GOING ON? CHRYSLER NEEDS TO SETUP AND FIX OUR CARS BECAUSE THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS ACCEPTING OUR BAILOUT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

OUR REGULAR MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY CAR IS RUSTED AND ROTTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE . CAR WAS BROUGHT IN DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED ABOVE . I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES . I SPOKE WITH A CHRYSLER REP TODAY AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO BECAUSE ITS NOT WITH IN THE RECALL TIME FRAME . *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR FROM A PARKED POSITION, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND IT STALLS OUT . IT THROWS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL . I ALSO ENDED UP IN A DITCH . I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR AT MY JOB. UNABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME FROM WORK. MY MECHANIC WILL COME AND TOW MY CAR TO HIS SHOP. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE THE FRONT LOW BEAM LIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. RECENTLY I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BATTERY AND WAS TOLD BY PEPBOYS AUTO SHOP THAT SOMETHING IS DRAINING THE BATTERY AND ITS POSSIBILITY IS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING/HEADLAMPS. EVEN THOUGH I CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS THEY KEEP GOING OUT AND MY BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED. AFTER 2 BATTERIES IN 3 YEARS I HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. I WAS TOLD TO LOOK UP A RECALL LIST WHERE I FOUND EXTERIOR LIGHTING 05V066000 AND I CALLED. I ALSO HAVE HAD A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO EXIST AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WAY. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TWICE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS SMOG BECAUSE OF ANOTHER LEAK. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE COMPLAINTS OF SOME SIMILAR ISSUES FUEL PUMP/POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE 06V432000 AND I CALLED. PLEASE PUT THESE TO ISSUES ON THE RECALL LIST SO THAT AUTO OWNERS WILL BE SAFE ON THE ROAD AND CALIFORNIA'S AIR WILL NOT BE POLLUTED BY THE FUMES. *TR

Mileage: 73,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT AND COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

A WEEK AGO I SMELLED AN AWFUL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIRS NEEDED. THE CAR NEEDED AN ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT. WHILE THEY WERE FIXING THIS PROBLEM I TOLD THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONTEND. THEY FOUND THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS RUSTING AWAY. THE GARAGE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT CHRYSLER AS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PACIFICAS BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE EXTENDED WARRANTIES BEING OFFERED FOR THIS ISSUE. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE VEHICLE WAS TREATED AND BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. KEEP IN MIND I AM A STUDENT AND NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE AND CHRYSLER COULD CARE LESS!! THE FIGHT DOES NOT END HERE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHAT YOUR OUTCOME HAS BEEN. *TR

Mileage: 96,771

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR! I WILL START WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT DIDN'T ALMOST KILL MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND THE DEALER HAD NO RESOLUTION. THE CAR WOULD STALL WHILE TURNING. I REPLACED THE BATTERY FIVE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS. WHILE IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED BY ITSELF, WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTROLS AND STARTED SMOKING! THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM! LASTLY, WHILE DRIVING MY SONS TO SCHOOL, THE CAR WAS HANDLING POORLY AND BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND RAINING, INITIALLY I BELIEVED THAT IT WAS WET ROAD CONDITIONS. TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE SLOW LANE AND MY SPEED WAS APPROX. 30 MPH. UPON APPROACHING THE TOP OF A SMALL HILL, THE STEERING BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, AT THIS TIME I BELIEVED THAT THE CAR HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THAT WAS WHAT HAD CAUSED THE POOR HANDLING WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BUTTON FOR MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND BEGAN TO TRY TO EASE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND ATTEMPT TO STOP THE CAR. IT WAS INSTANTLY APPARENT THAT THE CAR BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WERE NOT WORKING, WHICH LEFT ME STRUGGLING AT 30 MPH AND ACCELERATING BECAUSE OF THE I WAS NOW ON THE DOWNWARD SIDE OF THE HILL, TO TRY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR! I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM COMPLETELY VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND ULTIMATELY HIT A 5 INCH CONCRETE CURB THAT IS A TURN OUT FOR THE CORNER GAS STATION. UPON HITTING THE CURB THE CAR THEN SPRANG TO THE LEFT BACK INTO THE HIGHWAY LANE. MIRACULOUSLY, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING IN THAT LANE AT THAT MOMENT! ONCE, WE WERE OUT OF THE CAR, I LEARNED THAT THE CAR DID NOT HAVE A FLAT TIRE BUT A PART OF THE FRONT END HAD BROKEN AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE TO COLLAPSE INTO THE WHEEL WELL...UNBELIEVABLE! I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DEFECT OF THE CAR, IN ADDITION TO HE MULTITUDE OF OTHER DEFECTS OF THIS CAR!! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM PARK. EVENTUALLY THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS, HVAC UNIT, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING FWD THAT WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB 3 TIMES. I HAVE PLACED A CALL TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND ALSO CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR ON ANY RECALLS THAT THEY HAVE. I HOWEVER, DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAS NEEDED A HEADLIGHT REPLACED THOSE MANY TIMES IN ONE YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR TURNS OF. I HAD MY NIECE IN THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE. I COULD'VE CRASHED AND CAUSED A MAJOR FATAL ACCIDENT. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I HAD WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES. AND STILL DOES. NOW IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. I'VE DOESN'T OVER 8000 DOLLARS FIXING THIS CAR OUT OF MY POCKET. THE CAR IS ALMOST PAID OFF. I NEED HELP. I FEEL LIKE CHRYSLER HAS STOLEN MONEY FROM ME SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. NOT FAIR. NOT RIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. A SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER ODI ID 10362111. JUST AS IN OTHER COMPLAINTS, THERE WILL BE PERIODIC FLICKERING OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (LIGHTS, RADIO, AC). MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALARM COME ON. THE ELECTRICAL ARCHING CAN BE HEARD THROUGH THE SPEAKERS A SERIES OF POPS. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START RIGHT BACK UP ONCE IT HAS BEEN STOPPED. I ORIGINALLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO BUT DISMISSED IT AS A SYMPTOM OF SOME OTHER ISSUE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THAT I REALIZED IT WAS UNRELATED TO THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 168,217

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE MUST BE PUMPED PRIOR TO STOPPING. THE BRAKES WOULD SOMETIMES CATCH WHEN APPLIED AND LOCK UP. THE BRAKE PADS AND SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL UPON ACCELERATION AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT KICK COMING FROM THE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS LOOSE. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE UNDERNEATH THE ASHTRAY; THE PLASTIC SHOWED SIGNS OF MELTING AND THE LEATHER ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING PARCHED OR SMOKED. THE SHIFT GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES BE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. UPDATED 09/07/11

Mileage: 55,000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. . THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT CAN BE FOUND UNDER ODI ID NUMBER 10362111. THAT COMPLAINT DESCRIBED THE PERIODIC FLICKERING OF ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS ON (LIGHTS, RADIO, HVAC) AND THE INTERMITTENT ABS AND BRAKE ALARMS THAT MAY FOLLOW. . ON ONE OCCASION SINCE FILING THAT COMPLAINT, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TURNED OFF. WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK, THE FLICKERING OF THE LIGHTS STARTED RESULTING IN THE ALARMS ALREADY MENTIONED. THEN ALL EQUIPMENT TURNED OFF - HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS,CLOCK, RADIO, AND THE HEATING SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, PLACE IT IN PARK, AND IT RESTARTED. ALL OF THE SYSTEMS THEN WORKED SATISFACTORILY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 30-MINUTE TRIP. . ON OCCASION, WHEN THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT STARTS TO FLICKER, YOU CAN HEAR WHAT SOUNDS TO BE ELECTRICAL ARCHING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR WHERE THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE IS. TO THE PASSENGER IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TO THE DRIVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I BELIEVE THE ARCHING IS BEING PICKED UP BY THE RADIO AND AMPLIFIED BY THE RADIO THEN BROADCAST THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2005 PACIFICA STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR MAKING SLOW TURNS. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

INTERMITTENT BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS AND THE ALARM CHIME. THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OFF VERY QUICKLY, SOMETIMES TOO QUICK TO NOTICE. THE ALARMS ARE ALWAYS PRECEDED BY THE FLICKERING OF ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT MAY BE ON AT THE TIME. IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON, THEY WILL FLICKER AS IF GOING OFF. IF THE RADIO IS ON, THE SOUND WILL GO OFF UNTIL VOLTAGE IS RESTORED. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. NO CODES ARE DISPLAYED FOR THEIR COMPUTER. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE ACTUAL BRAKES SEEM TO BE UNAFFECTED. HOWEVER, WITH THE FLUCTUATION OF VOLTAGE AND THE DIMMING OF HEADLIGHTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR MAY TURN OFF. EVENT HAPPENS ANY TIME - DAY OR NIGHT. SOMETIMES THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN AND THIS DOES NOT OCCUR. APPEARS TO BE TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY BEGIN TO LOSE POWER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE POSITIVE WIRE WAS BECOMING ABNORMALLY HOT AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPEN WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2008 AND THE DEALER (SHEEHY FORD) WON'T EVEN TAKE IT BACK. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION. I HAD TO REPLACE THE OBD CONNECTOR AND IT STILL WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION. TOOK IT BACK TO THE INSPECTION STATION AND IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR, REPLACED THAT AND TOOK IT BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME AND IT FAILED AGAIN BECAUSE THE MACHINE READ: MONITORS NOT READY. I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THE POWER TRAIN AND THE ENGINE ARE FAULTY ON MY VEHICLE. SHEEHY KNEW THEY SOLD ME A LEMON, I'VE TRIED TO HAVE THEM RESOLVE THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOTHING. I WANT THEM TO EITHER FIX THE PROBLEM OR GIVE ME ANOTHER CAR. I REPORTED THEM TO THE BBB AS WELL AND THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO BBB ON MY COMPLAINT. THAT LOOKS SO SUSPECT IN MY EYES. *TR

I HAVE HAD SO MANY THINGS GO WRONG WITH MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005. SUV. ON FRIDAY APRIL 16 2010 THE CAR STALL COMING OFF THE EXIT RAMP OF ROUTE 80 IN PATERSON ,DURING RUSH HOUR. ON MONDAY APRIL IT WAS DEAD AND REQUIRED THE BATTERY TO BE CHARGE. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN CHARGE ON SUNDAY APRIL18. THE CAR HAD TO EVENTUALLY BE TOWED TUESDAY APRIL 20, 2010. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN CHRYSLER'S DEALERSHIP TWICE IN MARCH. MARCH 3RD FOR A OIL CHANGE THAT ENDED UP COSTING 392.80. MARCH 24 IT WAS TOWED IN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. YOU COULDN'T EVEN JUMP START IT. THEY REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. AGAIN THEY REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT SEAL .{ THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIX ON MARCH 3 2010 I PAID FOR IT. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE PRESENT THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS THE FOURTH DAY, THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. IT COULD BE THE ALTERNATOR THEY TELL ME.CHRYSLER NEVER OFFERED ME A LONER CAR BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY. HOW ABOUT I RENT A CAR? GOODLUCK GETTING YOUR MONEY BACK. MY CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS STARTING BACK TO JAN. 2009. I'M SURE YOU CAN GET THE CAR HISTORY. IT WAS PURCHASE AT CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH OF PARAMUS IN 2005 BRAND SPANKING NEW. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL WHILE TURNING. *NJ THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. *JB

05 CHRYS-PAC ON 11-15-09 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 87N TURNED ON AC TO CLEAR WINDOWS EVERYTHING IN THE CAR WENT DEAD, ENGINE, ELECT PWR EVERYTHING, NO PWR STEERING, NOPWR BRAKES, JUST MADE IT TO ROAD SIDE WITH OUT GETTING HIT. AFTER A SHORT TIME THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WE HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THAT HAS BEEN ACTING UP. THE HEADLAMPS AND INTERIOR LAMPS WILL FLICKER LIKE THERE IS A SHORT, AND THEN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND CHIME. THE RADIO WILL ALSO HAVE A POP NOISE AND TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER TWICE NOW WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND IN OUR DRIVEWAY. NOW THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WITH READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS THIS VEHICLE HAS ON THE SAME ITEMS, I WOULD THINK A MAJOR RECALL WOULD NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT, IF SOMEONE HASN'T ALL READY. *TR

Mileage: 35,542

FAILURE TO START, A MECHANICAL PART BROKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY OF THESE PARTS BRAKE THAT IT WOULD BE UNTIL JULY UNTIL THEY CAN GET THE PART. IF THIS IS A FACT I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM AND NOT MY PROBLEM. I AM WITH OUT A CAR FOR TWO MONTHS. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA BATTERY DIES SOMEHOW AND LEAVES ME STRANDED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE WEEKS. THERE IS SOMETHING DRAINING THE BATTERY THAT CAUSES IT NOT TO START. AND NO I AM NOT LEAVING A LIGHT ON OR DOOR OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 32,500

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL QUIT WITH NO WARNING, THEN WILL COME BACK ON ITS OWN ACCORD. DEALER CHECKED FOR PREVIOUS REPORTS OF PROBLEM AND FOUND NONE. MECHANIC SAID THE HARNESS COMES LOOSE AND MUST BE RESEATED. NO EASY TASK SINCE IT IS UNDER THE BREATHER TUBE AND DIFFICULT TO GET TO. ALSO, LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL WILL QUIT WORKING THEN COME BACK ON. WIRING HARNESS SEEMS TO BE INTACT SO OTHER OPTION WOULD BE BULBS (2). HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE BAD, WHY DOES THE SIGNAL RESTORE ITSELF? DEALER HAD NO ANSWER FOR THAT MYSTERY EITHER. PROBLEM STARTED MID-SUMMER 2008 AND HAS CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM HALF A TANK TO EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT FUEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE FUEL PUMP, HEADLIGHT BULB, AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V066000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HEADLIGHTS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 03/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY

Mileage: 68,000

(1) NONE (2) STALLING, CONSTANT, TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS/CONDITIONS. (3) INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND DEALER COULD NOT FIX, AS IT DOES NOT SEND AND ERROR CODE.

Mileage: 87,000

OUR 2005 PACIFICA TOURING AWD WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2005, WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 4000 MILES. WHEN DRIVING OUT OF TOWN THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF, THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STILL HAD THE CRUISE LIGHT ON , BUT THE SET LIGHT WENT OFF. WE COULD NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL WE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND 16000 MILES. BOTH TIMES THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. AROUND 17, 500 MILES THE RADIO WOULD NOT DELAY AND STAYED ON AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO OFF. *AK ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE MAP LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) WAS BAD AND IT WOULD BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. IN JANUARY OF 2007 MY WIFE (SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT) AND MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY DROVE THE PACIFICA TO KANSAS FOR A FAMILY WEDDING. ON THE RETURN TRIP WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TEXAS AROUND 10:00PM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER ALL FAILED. THE ONLY WORKING INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS. SHE CALLED ME AND I NOTIFIED THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME TO HAVE HER BRING IT IN "WHEN SHE GETS BACK". THANKFULLY A FAMILY MEMBER IN THE CAR HAD A GPS ENABLED CELL PHONE WITH A SPEEDOMETER AND THEY MADE IT BACK WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE BCM WAS FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM AND A NEW UNIT WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. IN MARCH OF 2007 THE MAP LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN THE BCM WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPLACED. WE NOTIFIED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAD THE DEALER TECHNICIAN CHECK THE WIRE SPLICING FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE BCM FAILURES AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ARE WORRIED THAT THIS MAY START HAPPENING AGAIN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WITNESSED SMOKE RISING FROM BENEATH THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE AS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE FIRE WAS EXTERNAL. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 47000. *AK

Mileage: 47,000

SINCE 2006, I'VE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF ABS LIGHT TURNING ON AND OFF. AT THE TIME THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKES ALSO LOCK UP AND MAKE NOISES WHEN PRESSED. EACH TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME ITS A SENSOR AND WHEN REPLACED, IT STOPS DOING IT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME A "SENSOR" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SAY THERE ARE MULTIPLE SENSORS, AND EACH TIME IT APPEARS TO BE A DIFFERENT ONE. *JB

Mileage: 10,000

CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN STARTING, AND THEN JUST WOULD NOT START. WHEN SERVICE DEPT. TRIED, THEY SAID IT WORKED JUST FINE. BUT WHEN I GOT IT, IT DID THE SAME. IT WOULD HESITATE, THEN SHOOK A LOT, THEN JUST WOULD NOT START. NEEDED NEW STARTER.*JB

BATTERY WOULD DIE AFTER HAVING DOOR OPEN FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FOR LOADING/UNLOADING ITEMS. I HAD TO GET JUMP-STARTED 4 TIMES IN A 1-WEEK PERIOD. WHEN TAKEN TO "AUTOZONE" TO PURCHASE NEW BATTERY, THEY TOLD ME BATTERY WAS STILL GOOD THAT IT JUST NEEDED TO BE CHARGED. BUT WHEN IT CONTINUED DOING IT, I GOT ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND THEY STATED IT WAS BAD. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SERVICE DEPT. CAN SEE ME FOR SERVICE. *JB

Mileage: 20,480

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE ITS PURCHASE DATE. 1/12/05- INITIALLY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ~10 MPH AFTER SLIGHT RIGHT CURVE. NO PROBLEM FOUND. 6/9/05- THE 2ND TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON A HILL , COMING TO A STOP TO TURN RIGHT. NO PROBLEM FOUND. 7/22/05- DURING LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, STRAIGHTENING WHEEL TO RIGHT STALLED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN, FUEL TANK BELIEVED TO HAVE PROBLEM, REPLACED FUEL PUMP. 2/27/06- STALLED AGAIN- NO PROBLEM FOUND 9/26/06- SENSOR FAILURE OCCURRED ON ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. 12/12/06- VEHICLE LOST ALL FRONT LIGHTS IN DASH AND WIPERS. -REPLACED BODY CONTROL COMPUTER. 1/16/07 VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON STATE ROUTE AT 45 MPH- NO PROBLEM FOUND. *NM

Mileage: 2,207

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POPPING AND CLICKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT. CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN POPPING SOUND HAPPENS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAD TO LIVE WITH IT AS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THEY CAN NOT FIX. SO NEED TO NOW WHAT TO DO. ALSO ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A CRAWL IN TRAFFIC, BUT AT AN INCLINE ONTO A BRIDGE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN PUT IT ON THE GAS PETAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DIED. LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD ARE LIT BUT CAR IS SHUT OFF. CAR RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. SECOND TIME, I WAS PARKING IN A SPOT THAT WAS AGAIN AT AN INCLINE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PETAL TO BEGIN DRIVING IN REVERSE, CAR DIED. BOTH TIMES I HAD APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. ALSO THE SHOP DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU A RENTAL OR LONER CAR WHILE THE REPAIRS ARE DONE. *JB

Mileage: 25,280

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN. IT SHUT OFF TODAY 11/26/06 WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING USE TO BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING AND I THOUGHT MAYBE MY LEG HIT THE KEY AS IT IS POSITIONED POORLY FOR TALL DRIVERS BUT ,THE IGNITION WOULD STILL BE IN THE ON POSITION SO. TONIGHT AGAIN IT HAPPENED AND MY WIFE IS 5'1 AND COMES NO WHERE'S NEAR THE KEY. IT TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. *NM

MY 05 PACIFICA WILL NOT START RANDOMLY, WILL JUST CLICK CLICK CLICK. A SMALL JUMP WILL GET IT GOING AGAIN. BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, ELECTRICAL ALL SUPPOSEDLY CHECK OUT. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. ONE IT HAPPENED JUST 10 MINUTES AFTER I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR. CHRYSLER DEALER CLAIMS IT HAPPENS TO MANY. IT STRANDED ME. *NM

Mileage: 35,500

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN 2 MONTHS THAT MY PACIFICA HAS JUST DIED @ LOW SPEED. THE CAR DOESN'T JUST STALL, BUT IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. EACH TIME THAT IT STALLED, ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS TURNED OFF, HOWEVER, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS ON WAS THE OIL LIGHT. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, NO FAULT CODES WERE RETURNED.*JB

Mileage: 12,112

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SYSTEM, CHECKED COMPUTER CODES, AND EVALUATED WIRING HARNESS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.*AK

Mileage: 22,550

WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. MY HUSBAND SLOWED THE CAR TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE CAR WAS GOING 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT STALLED COMPLETELY. WE LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND ALL ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND REACTED QUICKLY AND FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING AN ONCOMING CAR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE REPRODUCED. RETURNED HOME THE THE CAR AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I EVEN OFFERED TO TAKE THE SERVICE MANAGER WITH ME TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE REFUSED. NOTHING MORE WAS ADDRESSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

CAR BURST INTO FIRE, AFTER SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE LOSS OF TWO AUTOMOBILES AND HOME. ORIGIN OF FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC THAT HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED FOR A HEAD LIGHT WIRING RECALL. *NM

WE HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THAT KEEPS CUTTING OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING I DID. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO A 2 LANE ROAD COME HOME LATE. THE CAR JUST TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. NO WARNING AT ALL. THANKFULLY THE CAR SWERVED AND MISSED ME AND MY KIDS. I THEN TOOK IT TOALLEN SAMUEL'S ALLIANCE. I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND ALSO TOLD THEM MY LEFT LIGHT KEEPS HAVING A SHORT IN IT. AND AT TIMES CUTS OFF. THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND ADVISED THAT THE LIGHT HAD A DEFECT TO IT AND THAT FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE IT WAS DUE TO MY THROTTLE NEEDING TO BE CLEANED. THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $300 TO GET THAT CLEANED. I THEN WAS CALLED BACK SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE HAD BEEN CLEAN BUT IT THEY TEST DROVE IT AND IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING ELSE WAS GOING ON. THEY ASKED IF I WOULD LET THEM KEEP IT UNTIL THE MORNING SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THERE TECH LOOK AT IT AGAIN IN THE MORNING. I SAID OKAY ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT IT WAS GOING ON THE 4TH DAY WITH OUT HAVING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. I WAS CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND THAT WAS COVERED HOWEVER I NEED TO PAY MY DEDUCTIBLE. WE WENT AHEAD AND HAD THEM FIX THE PROBLEM . THIS WAS AT THE END OF JULY. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER AND MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN .BECAUSE AS I WAS DRIVING IT STALED ON ME AGAIN... TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND ON MY WAY THERE IT STALED AGAIN. ALL OF SUDDEN MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STARED MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATED AND OR TURN LEFT........ WHEN WE GOT TO THE DEALER THEY ADVISE AGAIN THAT NOW ANOTHER MOTOR MOUNT HAS BROKE... MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE A WEEK. AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LOANER CAR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY COMPANY IS SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT MY 2005 CHRYSLER ONLY HAS 39,926 ....AND THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THEY WILL HELP US OUT WITH PAYMENT PLANS THE REPAIR IS 1,100. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TURNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. TWICE THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND ATTEMPTED A REPAIR WITHOUT SUCCESS.

Mileage: 7,266

DT: THE CONTACT STATED TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVE OR A PRIVATE LOT THAT HAS AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS EACH TIME. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A CO-PILOT AND DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP WAS LOSING POWER. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FAILED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, THE LEFT REAL TAIL LIGHT AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

Mileage: 23,000

SINCE OF OCTOBER OF 2005 MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 TOURING HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT I REMEMBER IS WHEN I WAS MAKE A PERMISSIBLE U-TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THERE WAS NOT ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION. THE STALL ISSUES COMPLETE POWER FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE IS VERY LOUD AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLES. CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING INCORRECTLY. ACCORDING TO EPA ESTIMATES MILES ON A TANK IS 393 MILES, THE GAUGE READS 301-312. ALSO, THE VEHICLE AROUND NOVEMBER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT COLD STARTS. INITIALLY I ATTRIBUTED THAT TO COLD WEATHER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME PERSISTENT. THE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN JANUARY 2006 WITH MY WIFE AT THE WHEEL BUT I HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED IF IT WAS DUE TO VEHICULAR OR DRIVER ERROR. WHILE I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL AUTO MECHANIC OR ASE CERTIFIED, MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES INTAKE AND POSSIBLY A MISFIRE OF THE PISTONS. I HAVE SUBMITTED THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER FACILITY FOR

Mileage: 19,000

SINCE OF OCTOBER OF 2005 MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 TOURING HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONE PARTICULAR INCIDENT I REMEMBER IS WHEN I WAS MAKE A PERMISSIBLE U-TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORTUNATELY FOR ME THERE WAS NOT ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION. THE STALL ISSUES COMPLETE POWER FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE IS VERY LOUD AT LOW SPEEDS AND IDLES. CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING INCORRECTLY. ACCORDING TO EPA ESTIMATES MILES ON A TANK IS 393 MILES, THE GAUGE READS 301-312. ALSO, THE VEHICLE AROUND NOVEMBER STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT COLD STARTS. INITIALLY I ATTRIBUTED THAT TO COLD WEATHER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME PERSISTENT. THE WAS AN ACCIDENT IN JANUARY 2006 WITH MY WIFE AT THE WHEEL BUT I HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED IF IT WAS DUE TO VEHICULAR OR DRIVER ERROR. WHILE I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL AUTO MECHANIC OR ASE CERTIFIED, MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES INTAKE AND POSSIBLY A MISFIRE OF THE PISTONS. I HAVE SUBMITTED THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER FACILITY FOR

Mileage: 19,000

DURING THE SHORT TIME I HAVE OWNED MY PACIFICA IT HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY TO THE OCCURRENCES EITHER - ONCE WHILE MAKING A SLOW, SHARP LEFT TURN WHILE TURNING AROUND A CUL-DE-SAC, ANOTHER TIME WHILE MAKING A SLOW, SHARP RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT, ALSO WHILE SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING LOT...THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY FOR ITS SAFETY STANDARDS, BUT IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE TO BUY A "SAFER" CAR WHEN IT PUTS YOU IN A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION WITHOUT WARNING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I AM A REALTOR AND DRIVE CLIENTS AROUND ALL THE TIME - ENDANGERING THEM AS WELL AS MYSELF IS A HUGE LIABILITY I DON'T CARE TO TAKE, AS I'M SURE CHRYSLER DOES NOT EITHER. WHEN I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM & SAY IT DOES NOT GIVE AN ERROR CODE ON THEIR COMPUTER READOUT - THEREFORE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXABLE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPRODUCED WHILE IN THEIR HANDS & HOOKED UP TO A MACHINE - HIGHLY UNLIKELY. THEY SAY THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS, THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO START, SO THEREFORE THEY WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL IT IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER TO ME. *JB

THE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE MOTOR STARTED AN ELECTRICAL SPARK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ANY POTENTIAL FAILURE LEADING UP TO THE FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 13,000

VEHICLE SHUT OFF DURING LEFT TURN IN BUSY INTERSECTION AND NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED RIGHT AWAY AND APPOINTMENT MADE. RELUCTANT TO EVEN DRIVE TO DEALER BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

STALLS WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN. HAVE TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM NOR FIND A COMPUTER ERROR CODE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH PERSISTS. *JB

Mileage: 1,200

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS STALLED ON ME ON TWO OCCASIONS. I WAS MAKING A SHARP LEFT ON BOTH OCCASIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE STALLING AND COMMENTED THAT THEY HAVE NOT INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. YOU CAN TYPE PACIFICA AND STALLING AND FIND NUMEROUS PACIFICA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SINCE CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, I AM ASKING YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING HAS INTERMITTENT STALLING PROBLEMS. MY CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE NO BREAKS. THE CAR STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. *NM

Mileage: 21,000

2005 PACIFICA TOURING WAS LEASED IN JULY 2005. SINCE THEN, THE UPGRADED INFINITY SOUND SYSTEM HAS REQUIRED REPAIR TWICE AND REGULARLY MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SIGNALING A FAILURE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MARCH 2006. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 30, 2006 TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM AND ON MY WAY TO WORK, I NEEDED TO TURN LEFT, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR, WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD LEASED THE PACIFICA FOR 36 MONTHS, AND LAST WEEK WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND MY CAR SPED UP WHILE BRAKING, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DEMANDED THAT THEY GET ME OUT OF THAT VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO TERMINATE MY LEASE AND PURCHASE A JEEP VEHICLE (THE DEALERSHIP SELLS JEEP) BECAUSE AFTER I READ DOZENS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, REVIEWS FROM NHTSA AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES OF THIS VEHICLE, I COULDN'T, IN GOOD FAITH, PUT MYSELF OR MY CHILD IN THAT VEHICLE EVER AGAIN. NOT ONLY WOULD DRIVING THE PACIFICA PUT OUR LIVES AT RISK, BUT THAT OF OTHERS. I COULD NOT LIVE WITH MYSELF IF I KNOWINGLY OPERATED A HAZARDOUS VEHICLE AND HURT SOMEONE AS A RESULT. PUSH FOR A REPLACEMENT. YOU'LL GET ONE!*JB

Mileage: 17,500

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROLLER. HOWEVER, THIS HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO CHRYSLER AND THE NHTSA ON 11/12/05. IT WAS RECEIVED BY CHRYSLER ON 11/15/05. CHRYLSER DID NOT RESPOND TO MY LETTER. CHRYSLER HAS NEVER RESPONDED TO MY CONCERNS. THIS DEFECT HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING A COLLISION RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.*JB

Mileage: 34,550

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA- THE BIGGEST PROBLEM "ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING," LEAVING ME UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR! NO BREAKS, AND NO STEERING! THERE ARE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO, COMES ON AND OFF ALL BY IT'S SELF, AND DOOR LOCKS SOME TIMES WORK AND OTHER TIMES DO NOT. *NM

Mileage: 8,560

'05 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ENGINE STALLED WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE. RESTARTED NORMALLY, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR DIAGNOSTICS. *NM

Mileage: 25,500

WHILE DRIVING AT MEDIUM SPEEDS THE CAR STALLS LOSING ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE COMPONENTS. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS NO WARNING OF THE STALL, CAR DRIVES FINE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO ENGINE. THE CAR STALLS WHEN TURNING, A FEW TIMES TURNING LEFT WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION COMING INCHES AWAY FROM BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES WHILE THE WIFE AND 2 KIDS ARE IN THE CAR. OTHER INSTANCES ON EXIT RAMPS WHILE TURNING COMING INCHES AWAY FROM THE GUARDRAIL AND BEING HIT BY CARS FOLLOWING. TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, SAME RESPONSE, NO SERVICE CODES, CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD FROM 2 DEALERS, DON'T BRING THE CAR BACK WITH THIS PROBLEM, WE CAN'T FIX IT OR REPLICATE IT. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD! *JB

Mileage: 6,000

MY WIFE AND I LEASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN APRIL. THE CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR 3 SMALL CHILDREN. THE CAR STALLED AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY. I DROVE THE CAR 12/27/05 AND THE CAR STALLED ON ME GOING DOWN A VERY STEEP INCLINE. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY TOO. I ALMOST HIT A UTILITY POLL AS I LOST MY STEERING. I HAD TO REALLY PULL ON THE WHEEL AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER OF ORIGIN TWICE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY CONNECTED THE CARS COMPUTER TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE THAT INFORMS THE DEALER IF THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM, BUT BOTH TIMES THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS I EXPERIENCED A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY TO ME OR ANY OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR THAT I COULD HAVE COLLIDED WITH. I'M PLACING EVERYONE ON NOTICE OF THIS MAJOR PROBLEM IN HOPES THAT SOMEONE WILL DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT IT BEFORE A FAMILY MEMBER,PERHAPS YOURS, DOESN'T COME HOME ONE DAY BECAUSE A PACIFICA STALLED AND RAMMED THE CAR IN WHICH YOUR LOVED ONE WAS AN OCCUPANT. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THE CAR HAD 5000 MILES REGISTERED AND THE SECOND TIME IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000. *NM

Mileage: 10,000

MY 2005 CRHYSLER PACIFICA IS HAVING BIG SAFETY HAZARD PROBLEMS WHEN I COMPLETELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AT A CERTAIN SPEED THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THAT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SO FAR. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS A DEADLY SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

Mileage: 8,578

INTERMITTENTLY, ALL ELECTRICAL IN VEHICLE FAILS. UNABLE TO START, NO POWER, VEHICLE IS DEAD. THEN SUDDENLY, VEHICLE IS ABLE TO START AND RUN NORMALLY. I BELIEVE THAT IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH REMOTE START SYSTEM. *NM

Mileage: 20,000

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHEN MY ENGINE STOPPED, POWER STEERING STOPPED, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS MORE PERSISTENT. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN 2 AND UNDER AND TAKING THE CHANCE THAT WE WILL BE IN A COLLISION WHEN THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING FAIL IS NOT AN OPTION. *JB

Mileage: 23,447

WHEN TURNING CORNERS MY 2005 PACIFICA WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK AND ALL SYSTEMS TO FAIL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. THE 1ST TIME, THEY DIDN'T FIND A PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE 2ND TIME, THEY FOUND A PROBLEM IN THE FUEL PUMP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE 3RD TIME, THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOR COULD THEY REPLICATE THE STALL. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY WITH MY 2 KIDS. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR STALLED THIS LAST TIME. I WILL BE FILING FOR THE SC LEMON LAW. *JB

Mileage: 5,473

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLS AND ALSO PUTS ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING OR AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS AFTERNOON ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN (NOT THE SHIFT ITSELF BUT THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THEN JUMPED OR SHOULD I SAY BANGED BACK INTO THE CORRECT GEAR). THEN LATER IN THE EVENING I HAD A PROBLEM STARTING IT ON MY WAY TO MY DAUGHTERS SOCCER GAME. IT ALSO ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL THE WHOLE WAY THERE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE THE GAME 1 HOUR LATER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT ALSO FOR MY 7 YEAR OLD AND 6 MONTH OLD DRIVING WITH ME 90% OF THE TIME. *JB

Mileage: 22,500

DT: 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CALLER WAS THE FATHER OF THE DRIVER. CALLER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF A FLEET. THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING DURING A LEFT HAND TURN AND IT WENT INTO AN ELECTRONIC LOCK MODE. DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE STALLED ONCE. OTHER VEHICLES IN FLEET HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. QUIT AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE COMPANY DID NOT KNOW THAT THE FATHER OF THE DRIVER WAS FILING A COMPLAINT. WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE IT WOULD NOT LOCK. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DASH BOARD WAS LOCKED. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO RESET AND WORKED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THEY REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE AND THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. *AK *NM

THIS IS THE 3RD INCIDENT IN WHICH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR POWER HAS BEEN LOST TO MY 2005 PACIIFICA. IN ALL INSTANCES THE DASH WOULD GO OUT AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV AND THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THIS LAST TIME ON 09/07/05 THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS WELL. A LITTLE TOUGH TO SWALLOW WHEN IT IS YOUR WIFE AND 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR ALL THREE PROBLEMS AND NO RESOLUTION AS WELL AS NO REGISTRATION OF PROBLEMS IN THE COMPUTER. MY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND I PURSUING OHIO LEMON LAW OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR. *NM

I AM HAVING OCCASIONAL STALLING PROBLEMS WHEN MANEUVERING MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA '05 AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE CAR SIMPLY STALLS, CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITIES. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON ONE OCCASION. WITH 2,500 MILES ON THE CAR, IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE IDLE AIR CONTROL MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A NEW SET OF FUEL PUMPS (RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER ENGINEERING), BUT AFTER READING MANY FORUMS ON SITES LIKE WWW.EZBOARD.COM AND WWW.EDMUNDS.COM, I AM LESS THAN HOPEFUL OF CHRYSLER FINDING A SOLUTION AND WILL BE PURSING THE LEMON LAW IF THEY CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM THIS LAST TIME. I WILL NOT DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM AT ALL, DESPITE THE MANY COMPLAINTS I SEE ONLINE DAILY. *JB

Mileage: 1,600

DT: ON 8-6-05, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THERE WAS A FUSE IN THE INCORRECT SPOT. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE FUSE PROBLEM. ON 8-12-05 THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START BACK AND DROVE IT HOME. HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HE HAS NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. HE DOES NOT FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

Mileage: 545

I BOUGHT A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFIC ON JULY 18, AND DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY, WITH 17 MILES ON IT I DROVE IT TO WORK, A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 72 MILES. RETURNING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, I SLOWED FROM 65 MPH (USING CRUISE CONTROL) TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE TURNPIKE ENTRANCE. THE CAR OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR CUT OFF OR STALLED. I HAD DIFFICULTY CONTOLLLING IT TO A SAFE PLACE AS THE HIGHWAY I WAS EXITING FROM (HWY 82 FROM TAHLEQUAH TO 412) HAS NO SHOULDER. IIMMEDIATELY TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING, NO CLICKS, NOISE, ANYTHING. I WALKED ABOUT 1/5 OF A MILE TO A CONVENIENCE STORE TO CALL SOMEONE. AFTER 15 MINUTES I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED UP. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. THE NEXT DAY (TODAY) THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY "HAD FOUND A LOOSE WIRE NEAR THE STARTER" THAT MUST HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS SOUNDS COMPLETELY WRONG TO ME. WHY WOULD THE CAR STALL AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING? I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 220

? BATTERY LEAKING? I HAVE RED FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER MY FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR (LOOKING AT IT), UNDER WHERE THE BATTERY / BATTERY CASEING IS. IT WAS NOTICED, AS WE PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND FOUND THE RED SPOTS UNDER THE FRONT WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED. WE POPPED THE HOOD, THE SAME LOOKING RED FLUID IS ALL OVER THE BATTERY, AND LOOKS TO BE AROUUND THE CASING OF THE BATTERY AS WELL. NOT 100% SURE, BUT IS HAS RUINED OUR HOLIDAY, AS THE CAR NOW SITS UNTIL WE CAN GET THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, YET AGAIN (5TH TIME ) IN 5 WEEKS TO BE REPAIRED. I TOOK PHOTOS OF THIS TO KEEP AS A VISUAL DOCUMENT AS WELL, AS WE HAVE HAD OUR CAR IN THE SHOP EVERY WEEK, AT LEAST 1 - 3 DAYS SINCE WE GOT THE CAR ON 5/23/05.

Mileage: 5,208

JUNE 26, 2005, MY HUSBAND AND I PURHASED A NEW CHRYSLER 2005 PACIFICA TOURING WITH 31 MILES ON IT. JUNE 28, 2005 THE ENGINE STALLED AFTER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFICE AND THEN A QUICK RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY EMPLOYER. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH THE SALESMAN WHO ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND THAT IF IT STALLED AGAIN TO CALL HIM AND HE WOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOK AT IT. JUNE 30, 2005 THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN AFTER TURNING LEFT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFICE AND MAKING A QUICK RIGHT INTO MY EMPLOYER'S PARKING LOT. I AGAIN CALLED THE SALESMAN AND HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY, JULY 1, 2005. JULY 1, 2005 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ERROR LOG ENTRY, THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THEY HAD ME DRIVE THE CAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO OTHER THAN TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND AND I SELECTED THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS -- IT HAS A FIVE STAR CRASH WORTHINESS RATING, HOWEVER, NOW WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR AND OUR SMALL CHILDREN'S SAFETY. A NEW VEHICLE WITH AN UNPREDICTABLE STALLING PROBLEM GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH RESULTING IN INJURIES AND/OR DEATH OF ITS OCCUPANTS. THIS HAS US VERY WORRIED!

Mileage: 93

MY CAR STALLED WHEN I TURNED LEFT GOING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR, AS RESULTED THE CAR BEHIND ME ALSO TURNING LEFT HIT MY REAR BUMPER WITH LIGHT DAMAGE TO IT.NO INJURED,BUT IT COULD HAD BEEN WORST IF WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 1,300

DRIVING ALONG RURAL ROAD AT 35 TO 40 MPH, 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED GOING AROUND A BEND. CAR WAS MANEUVERED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. CHRYSLER DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED. 2004 PACIFICAS WERE RECALLED WITH SAME PROBLEM. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WTIH NHTSA WITH 2005 PACIFICAS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER CORP. CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL EVEN THOUGH 2 COMPLAINTS HAVE FILED WITH NHTSA AND BOTH COMPLAINTANTS STATED THAT THEY HAD BEEN TO THEIR CHRYSLER DEALER FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 7,720

VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN TO CHRYSLER DEALER SEVERAL TIMES DURING MAY FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (EMITION CONTROLL ISSUES) ON THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT I HAD JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO IT LEAKING OIL. THE OIL LEAK WAS DUE TO THE TECHNICIAN ACCIDENTALLY TIGHTENING THE VALVE COVER DOWN ON A WIRE DURING ITS LAST TIME IN FOR REPAIRS. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT TEN MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO GET A DRINK. WHEN I EXITED THE GAS STATION MAYBE THREE MINUTES LATER I SAW MY CAR HAD FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT USING THE GAS STATIONS PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT THERE HAD BEEN DAMAGE DONE AS SEVERAL PARTS UNDER THE HOOD HAD MELTED. NO ONE WAS INJURED THANKFULLY BUT IF I HAD NOT STOPPED FOR A DRINK I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. MILAGE WAS 5646 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING WHILE PARKED AT THE GAS STATION. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A BLOWER FAN MODULE SHORT CIRCIUTING.

Mileage: 5,646

BELOW, PLEASE FIND AN EXCERPT OF A COPY OF A LETTER SEND TO THE DEALER AND THE CEO: "5/31/2005 - TO: GENERAL MANAGER, LAKE WYLIE CHRYSLER, 800 GOLD HILL RD., FORT MILL, SC 29715 - RE: CHRYSLER PACIFICA ?LIMITED? 2005 WITH CURRENTLY ~ 6500 MILES - VIN # [XXX] DEAR MADAM OR SIR: I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR WHICH I HAD VISITED YOU SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF LAKE WYLIE CHRYSLER AND FIND MYSELF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE AND ONCE WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING WHILE I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE WAS NO PRECURSOR THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY, THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. ALL THREE TIMES, IT HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING SLOW (10 ? 20 MPH) IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. ALL THREE TIMES AT THE SAME SPOT, WHICH IS A SHARP LEFT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A SHARP RIGHT. THE ENGINE STALLED JUST AT THE MID POINT GOING INTO THE RIGHT CURVE. POWER LOSS FOR STEERING AND BRAKES IS LIFE ENDANGERING, IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. EVEN IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH OUR NEIGHBORS WALKING DOGS, THE LOSS OF THOSE SYSTEMS MAY TRIGGER A FATAL ACCIDENT! TWICE CHRYSLER CHECKED FOR ERROR CODES AND COULD FIND NONE. THE FIRST TIME THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT I SHOULD NEVER RUN THE TANK DOWN BELOW 1/4, SOMETHING I THINK IS NON-PERSUASIVE. ESPECIALLY AFTER THE THIRD TIME, THE TANK WAS FULL. I DO UNDERSTAND THE CHRYSLER DEALER?S PROBLEM, IN THAT THEY ONLY GO BY THE REPORTED (AND HERE SUPPOSEDLY MISSING) ERROR CODE. HOWEVER, I AM NOT DREAMING AND AS AN ENGINEER MYSELF AND HAVING STUDIES PHYSICS (IN GERMANY), I KNOW THAT YOU CAN ONLY REPORT WHAT YOU LOOK FOR. THIS PROBLEM MAY JUST EVADE THOSE SENSORS. IN ANY CASE, THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS ATTENTION! ..." ... SOMETHING I DO NOT GET FROM THE DEALER. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 3,000