2005 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING FWD THAT WAS PURCHASED ON JUNE 28,2008. 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

I BROUGHT MY 2005 PACIFICA IN FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT (ANCIRA). THEY CLEARED THE MEMORY AND GAVE IT BACK, IT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK ON WHEN I PICKED IT UP SO I LEFT IT. THEY DID SOME THINGS TO THE ENGINE TO FIX IT. THE ENGINE BEGAN BURNING OIL AFTER ANCIRA DEALERSHIP SERVICED IT FOR ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. I BROUGHT IT TO BOERNE CHRYSLER SUPERSTORE BECAUSE I DID NOT APPRECIATE HOW I WAS TREATED AT THE ANCIRA DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT THE BOERNE CHRYSLER SUPERSTORE BUT NOW LEAKS OIL. I WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE IT HAS DONE NOTHING BUT CAUSE US PROBLEMS. I AM SURPRISED I WAS NOT STRANDED FOR IT BURNING OIL. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THE THOUGHT OF IT POSSIBLY LEAVING US STRANDED IS FRUSTRATING. WE PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE WITH THE EXPECTATION OF NOT HAVING THESE SERIOUS ENGINE ISSUES. THE LEAST CHRYSLER COULD DO IS REIMBURSE US THE $100 COPAY BECAUSE IT IS UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY NOW EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE PROBLEMS WERE OCCURRING UNDER THE BEGINNING FULL COVERAGE WARRANTY. WE HAVE PURCHASED TWO DODGE TRUCKS AND THIS VEHICLE AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD TO BE SERVICED BEFORE 40,000 MILES. WE HAVE LOST FAITH IN CHRYSLER/DODGE AND WILL NO LONGER CONSIDER PURCHASING ONE. *TR

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING FRAME. THE GLASS WAS VERTICAL IN THE AIR STREAM UNTIL THE CAR WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE GLASS WAS FULLY REMOVED AND TAKEN TO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP TO REATTACH TO THE MOUNTING FRAME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 105, VEHICLE RAN OVER SOME ROAD DEBRIS (PIECE OF METAL) THAT SUBSEQUENTLY PUNCTURED FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK WAS TEMPORARILY PATCHED TO STOP LEAK. FUEL TANK IS MADE OF HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC AND IS UNSHIELDED IN THE FORWARD AREA OF THE TANK, EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY THE ROAD DEBRIS. *TR

HAD BRAKES SERVICED 11/2/07. ABS LIGHT CAME ON THE VERY SAME DAY. TECH SAID IT WAS JUST A SENSOR FAILURE, BUT CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON DEC. 22, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WENT OFF. ON DEC. 23, LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF. ON DEC. 24, LIGHT CAME ON AND I EXPERIENCED A GRINDING WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. SENT IT TO DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. PICKED IT UP ON DEC. 26. PICKED IT UP AND HAD TO PUT IT BACK IN DEC. 27 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SENT TO LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHO SAYS I NEED A NEW ABS MODULE. I'VE DONE RESEARCH THAT TELLS ME THAT PURCHASING A NEW ABS MODULE WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. *CN

HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS ALTERNATE ERRATICALLY FROM BRIGHT TO DIM AT LOWER ENGINE SPEEDS. SOMETIMES ALMOST OFF THEN VERY BRIGHT. HAVE HAD IT SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER AND ONLY REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AFTER I WAS INFORMED WAS NORMAL OPERATION ON THE FIRST TWO VISITS. VERY ANNOYING AT STOP LIGHTS AT NIGHT. SOME TIMES THINK WILL GO OUT ALL TOGETHER. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND MIRRORS ARE TOO SMALL AND OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SHE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE HAS STRUCK THREE VEHICLES AND BELIEVES THAT THE LACK OF VISIBILITY IS THE CAUSE. THE SPEED, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,599 UPDATED 03-05-08 *BF. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE TRANSMISSION TOOK TWO SECONDS TO OPERATE, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A TRANSMISSION LINE LEAK. THE DEALER CUT AND REPLACED THE LINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,322.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, GASOLINE WAS ADDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE FAILED SIX TIMES AND WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH FUEL PUMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA NOTICED LOUD ENGINE TAPPING AFTER A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AFTER PURCHASE. CHECKED OIL AND IT WAS ABOUT 2.5 QUARTS LOW. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED, ALL WAS FINE.. DROVE ANOTHER 2000 MILES,CHECKED OIL AND 2 QUARTS LOW AGAIN. HAD A DEALERSHIP LOOK INTO IT AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO LEAKS. WAS TOLD 2 QUARTS IN 2000 MILES IS NOT NORMAL. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $2000 TO TEAR INTO THE ENGINE AND FIND THE PROBLEM. I GUESS I SHOULD TOP OFF THE OIL AND TRADE IT IN. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ME CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND NOTICED A SMELL OF FUMES AND WHEN I STOPPED FOR A LIGHT AND PROCEEDED THE CAR MADE A RUMBLING NOISE AS IF I WAS GOING OVER GRATING WHICH I WASN'T. THEN I NOTICED S,OKE COMIN OUT OF THE HOOD. I AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS OVERHEATING BUT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS NOT ON HOT. I WENT TO A GAS STATION AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE OIL SPILLED AND THAT WAS IT. IT HAD STOPPED. I WENT TO MY DESTINATION, TURNED CAR OFF AND CAME BACK 5 MINUTED LATER AND CAR STARTED UP FINE. PROCEEDED BACK ON HIGHWAY AND AGAIN SMELLED FUMES. SUDDENLY CAR JUST CEASES ON HIGHWAY. THANK GOD I HAD MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND I WAS IN THE RIGTH LANE GOING VERY SLOW. I PULLED OVER AT WHICH TIME SMOKE WAS BILLOWING OUT OF THE HOOD AND FIRE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. I CALLED 911 AND CAR BURST INTO FLAMES! AUGUST OF 2007 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO DEALER BECAUSE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THEY FIXED IT. THANK GOD I WASN'T IN THE LEFT LANE OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND MY DAUGHTER AND I MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN OUT IN TIME.

FRONT LOWER BUMPER ON 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FELL OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE. HEARD LOUD THUD WHILE DRIVING, RUNNING OVER SOMETHING ROUGH. ROAD AHEAD WAS CLEAR, IN REAR VIEW MIRROR SAW DARK STRIP BEING RUN OVER BY NUMEROUS CARS. WONDERED HOW I MISSED SEEING SOMETHING SO BIG. THIRTY MILES LATER WE STOPPED. LOOKED AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR, AND REALIZED IT WAS OUR LOWER BUMPER. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT KILLED, NOR WAS ANYONE BEHIND US. CHRYSLER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, LOOKED AT CAR. SAID, SORRY, WE CAN DO NOTHING, THE PART IS MISSING. SEARCHED INTERNET, FOUND 5 OTHER CASES OF FRONT LOWER BUMPERS FALLING OFF PACIFICA'S WHILE DRIVING. CAR ONLY HAS 26,934 MILES ON IT. NOW CHRYSLER WANTS $ 811.- TO FIX THE PROBLEM? AS I SAID, THANK GOD NOBODY WAS KILLED. NOTHING DONE TO FIX OR REPLACE PART. AFRAID TO PUT IT BACK ON THE VEHICLE UNLESS IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES. *JB

VEHICLE FUEL INDICATORS VERY ERRATIC, SHOWS FULL TANK THEN QUICKLY DROPS TO EMPTY SHOWING NO MILES TO EMPTY AND CAR STALLS OUT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FUEL PUMPS AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. KEEP GAS TANK ABOVE 1/2 TO AVOID STALLING. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. REFERRING THEM TO SAFETY RECALL F44 ? FUEL PUMP MODULE AND/OR REPROGRAM PCM (DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS VIN ALLEGEDLY). WAITING ON RESPONSE. *TR

CLUNCKING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND TURNING. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A TSB TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER UNIT IN THE AWD VEHICLES. A LARGE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 15-75 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR ABS SENSOR, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE EIGHT TIMES AND REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS AND THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL THE ABS SENSORS, HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES SCREECHED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

DRIVING CAR THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, FIRST OCCURRENCE DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT ABS SENSORS UNDER THE WARRANTY. JUST 400 MILES ABOVE THE 36000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS THE REAR ABS SENSORS AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THEM MYSELF (OUT OF WARRANTY). THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON THIS PART RECOMMENDING DEALERS TO REPLACE ALL 4 SENSORS FOR CUSTOMERS. THIS PART IS OF POOR QUALITY AND THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS IT. LIVES ARE PUT AT RISKS AT CUSTOMERS EXPENSE. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED. *JB

JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON (AT 38000 MILES), WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR FAULTY POWER SEAT CONTROL. THE SEAT STARTED TO ADJUST ON ITS OWN, THE MESSAGE STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MEMORY SELECTION. HOWEVER, WE HAD NOT PROGRAMMED SEATING POSITIONS. IN FACT, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE KEYPAD! THE ABS SENSOR CAME ON SUDDENLY. I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OF AROUND 30 MPH. I HEARD A ROLLING NOISE AND FELT THE ROLLING OR SCRUBBING UNDERFOOT. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT I BEGAN TO HEAR THE SOUND WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. THE SERVICEMEN COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WHEN WE PRESENTED IT LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. THEN, ANOTHER AROSE. THEN, ANOTHER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IS FAR LESS THAN WHAT'S OWED (DEPRECIATION), AND I FEEL "CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE." WILL SOMEONE MAKE GOOD ON THIS?

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED 6 TIMES WHILE TURNING LEFT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEARSHIP 5 TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAYS CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT CAN FIND THAT THE COMPUTER DID REBOOT. MEANING THAT THE CAR DID STALL, HE SAID. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6. I HAVE A GREAT FEAR FOR THE SAFTY OF MY FAMILY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. I FEEL STUCK. PLEASE CAN SOME ONE HELP. *TR

TODAY I TOOK MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA INTO THE SHOP FOR NEW TIRES, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE TIE RODS LOOKED BAD AND TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, I DID. I THEN FOUND OUT FROM MY LOCAL DEALER THAT UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS ALL THEY SEE IS CHRYSLER PACIFICAS...MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 45K MILES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION IS WORTHLESS AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE BAD GEAR BOXES, A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT, AND CAN COUNT ON HAVING FRONT AXEL PROBLEMS AS WELL. THE DEALER ALSO HAD A 2004 BROUGHT IN TODAY AND THAT CAR AND MINE WERE RAISED UP AND THE REPAIR MEN SHOWED ME AND EVERYONE ELSE AROUND THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ON BOTH CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AXLE FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE DECELERATED AND SPARKS WERE PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PAD FELL OFF. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPAIRED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ

FAULTY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR ON 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON. CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS! I AM THE SECOND OWNER, BUT THE FIRST SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT 18,000. THIS SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD, AND I AM SURPRISED CHRYSLER IS NOT RECALLING THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. I DID A QUICK SEARCH FOR "ABS SENSOR TRACTION CONTROL CHRYSLER PACIFICA" AND FOUND QUITE A FEW EXCERPTS FROM WEBSITES. I HAVE THEM IN AN EXCEL FILE--I WOULD LIKE TO SEND THEM TO YOU. LET ME KNOW AN E-MAIL ADDRESS. *JB UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON JUNE 24, 2005: 10 STALLING EPISODES TO DATE. 1ST & 2ND STALLING EVENTS OCCURRED WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF PURCHASE; BOTH INVOLVING SLOW-SPEED LEFT-HAND TURNS. CAR COMPLETELY STALLED - NO ABILITY TO STEER. ONCE IN PARK, PAC ABLE TO START. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER WHERE, AFTER 1 DAY'S WORTH OF INVESTIGATION, TECHNICIANS SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM & SINCE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES APPEARED, THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. I GOOGLED "CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLS" & FOUND 100S OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR BOTH 2004 & 2005 MODELS. I PRINTED EXAMPLES & HEADED TO DEALER. AFTER CONFRONTING TECHNICIANS WITH THE COMPLAINTS THEY ADMITTED THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OTHER PACS FOR THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM. IN FACT, TECHNICIANS HAD REPLACED IAC MOTOR ON OTHER PACS THEY HAD SERVICED FOR STALLING PROBLEM - SAME REMEDY SUGGESTED IN GOOGLED COMPLAINTS BUT NOT OFFERED TO ME. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IAC MOTOR FOR FREE. DUE TO GENERAL CONCERN ABOUT APPARENT DANGEROUS NATURE OF ALL PACS & OUTRAGE OVER DECEPTIVE SERVICE AT DEALER, I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER CORP. GOT A FEEBLE CORPORATE RESPONSE ABOUT "MY DISSATISFACTION WITH MY SERVICE NEEDS." CHRYSLER NEVER EVEN MENTIONED STALLING PROBLEM. IAC FIX SEEMED TO WORK UNTIL 1.5 MONTHS AGO WHEN PAC STALLED AGAIN. I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO RESPOND TO THE RECALL INVOLVING THE PCM REPROGRAMMING & HEADED BACK TO DEALER. 3 WEEKS AFTER PCM FIX, CAR IS STALLING EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN, WHETHER TURNING OR NOT. PAC IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. TECHNICIANS

I PURCHASED A 2005 PACIFICA TOURING WITH AWD IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THREE TIMES MY CAR HAS HAD DIFFICULTIES WHEN THERE WAS A DUSTING OF SNOW BLOWING OVER THE ROAD. THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS ON JAN. 24 2007, THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND FINALLY I WENT INTO A SPIN. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 2 LANE ROAD HEADING SOUTH. MY CAR SPUN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE, THROUGH THE DITCH, AND FINALLY ENDED UP IN THE TREES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DITCH. I SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES-NECK SPRAIN, BUT I TOOK OUT A HIGHWAY SIGN AND A TREE. DAMAGES TO MY CAR TOTALED OVER $11,000, I GOT IT BACK FROM THE BODY SHOP 1 MONTH AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE 2ND TIME I WAS BY MYSELF, THE 3RD TIME I HAD MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, BOTH TIMES I WASN'T DRIVING FAST, THE SECOND TIME IT KEPT SWAYING EVEN AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO 30 MPH. THIS HAS CAUSED ME A LOT OF CONCERN SO MY HUSBAND STARTED HAVING TO DRIVE ME TO WORK DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. NOW WE ARE PLANNING TO SELL THE PACIFICA BECAUSE OF THE POOR GAS MILEAGE. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SELLING THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT REASSURANCE THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. RECENTLY THE FRONT END HAS STARTED TO MAKE NOISE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE ALSO. IT MAKES A LOW THUDDING SOUND THAT MAKES MY EARS FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO POP. MY HUSBAND TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, BUT IT STILL KEPT MAKING THE NOISE. IT FIRST STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND I'VE HEARD IT THREE TIMES, WE'VE ALSO HAD PROB

AFTER DRIVING FOR COUPLE OF HOURS ON FREEWAYS AND BRIDGES, TURNED INTO RESIDENTIAL STREET AND HEARD LOUD CRUNCHING NOISES. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. ON GROUND AROUND AND UNDER CAR WERE GREASY BALL BEARINGS AND PIECES OF METAL. HAD CAR TOWED TO PLACE OF PURCHASE AND FOUND OUT THE LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE. CAR ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND NOTHING CAUSED THIS EXCEPT FAILURE OF CAR PART. WHEN I FOUND OUT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE LORD HAD NOT SPARED ME AND HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE MOVING SLOWLY, NEARLY HAD HEART FAILURE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE CHRYSLER PLACE WOULDN'T REALLY TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN TWO CRASHES. IN THE FIRST CRASH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE MORE IT WAS REPAIRED, THE MORE FAILURES WERE FOUND. IN THE SECOND CRASH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED UPHILL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND SPUN OUT. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER REPEATEDLY AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, NEARLY KILLING THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AFTER THE CRASHES, SHE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL PUMP MODULE OR PROGRAM PCM. THE SPEED, RECALL NUMBER, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

LOSS OF OIL AND CANNOT REPAIR. MOTOR WAS REBUILT AND CONTINUES TO LOSE OIL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE MAY 20,2007. MY VEHICLE IS STILL THERE AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AT SUNSET, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THEN FAILED A WEEK LATER. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL NUMBER 05V066000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,300.

MY PROBLEMS BEGAN ON 10/03/05 @ 2,826 MILES. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAVE BEEN A LITANY OF PROBLEMS THROUGH EIGHTEEN MONTHS. WHEEL SENSORS -6 WERE REPLACED. FRONT END NOISE LIKE A RUBBING SOUND. RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. ACCELERATOR STICKING. RETURNED TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES EACH TIME THEY LUBRICATED THE LINKAGE BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AT THIS POINT NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE CONCERNING THE ACCELERATOR. NEXT, PROBLEM A DEFECTIVE AXLE, REPLACED. POWER MODULE REPLACED. DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE POWER MODULE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS REPAIRED. PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FELL APART IN THE REAR BRAKES AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER. FRONT END VIBRATION AGAIN BROUGHT TO DEALERS ATTENTION. ANOTHER WHEEL SENSOR REPLACED. ON 5/24/07 BROUGHT MY PACIFICA BACK TO THE DEALER CONCERNING THE FRONT END NOISE. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP ON 5/30/07. ON 6/04/07 RETURNED TO THE DEALER NOISE IN FRONT END STILL THERE. ALSO, THE ACCELERATOR STILL STICKS. CONCERNING THE FRONT END NOISE, THEY SAID THAT A POWER STEERING LINE WAS LEAKING AND THEY REPAIRED IT. THE ACCELERATOR BUTTERFLY WAS FINALLY REPLACED AFTER OVER A YEAR OF COMPLAINTS. ON 6/08/07 I RETURNED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE SAME NOISE IN THE FRONT END EVERY TIME YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. AT THIS POINT THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 6/14/07 THE VIBRATION RUBBING NOISE WAS

VERY LOUD POPPING/CLUNK SOUND FROM FRONT HALF OF VEHICLE. CAR IN REVERSE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, WHEELS TURNED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND THEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, CAR MAKES A LOUD POP WHEN MAKING FIRST TURN. BROUGHT TO DEALER, REPLACED AXLES, STILL POPPING. RETURNED TO REPAIR, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. BROUGHT IN AGAIN AND REPLACED AXLES AGAIN SAYING THEY WERE SURE IT WAS A BAD BATCH PREVIOUSLY. STILL POPPING LOUD. CAR HAS TO BE COLD, CAN'T DUPLICATE FOR DEALER. I FEAR SOMETHING IS BREAKING AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPAIRED THE WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,300.

HEADLAMP FAILURE, CAUSING REPLACEMENT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASE IN 7/05. SLUGGISH DRIVING/ACCELERATION, ACCELERATOR STICKING. *AK

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE AIR JAM DROPPED OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND I RAN OVER IT. AT THIS TIME I WAS GOING THE POSTED SPEED AND THERE WAS NO WEATHER CONDITIONS (HEAVY SNOW OR RAIN) WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AIR JAM TO DROP. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO HARM DONE TO EITHER MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS OR THE OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY. A COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HAD FOUND THE PART ON THE HIGHWAY AND REMOVED IT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT WAS TECHNICALLY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, THEN THE PART WAS DISPOSED. MY CONCERN IS OF THE AIR JAM/GUARD COMING OFF WITHOUT THE VEHICLE HAVING BEEN HIT OR AFFECTED BY ANY OTHER TRAUMA. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE VEHICLE WARANTY BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE THE PART WHICH WAS DISPOSED OF, WHICH - THEY CLAIM - MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS A DEFECT, OR NOT. THE DEALER ALSO MADE NO ATTEMPT TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT, ASSUMING I WAS AT FAULT. I EVENTUALLY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO A BODY SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED A GREAT DEAL OF THE OF PARTS TO THE VEHICLE. THESE ARE AS FOLLOWS; ONE FRONT BUMPER COVER, ONE RET. BUMPER COVER, ONE LICENSE BRACKET, ONE FOG LAMP HARNESS, TWO FOG LAMPS, TWO FOG LAMP CLIPS, TWO INNER FENDERS. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS WERE EVENTUALLY LOCATED, SOME PARTS WERE OBSOLETE WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENTS.

THE 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WAS BURNING OIL AT 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND REPLACED THE VALVE SEALS. THIS HELPED AND SLOWED THE OIL CONSUMPTION,, BUT DID NOT FIX IT. NOW THE CAR WAS STILL BURNING 1 QUART 1000 MILES, WHICH CHRYSLER CLAIMED WAS PERFECTLY NORMAL , ACCORDING TO THEIR POLICY. THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM THAT PACIFICA'S HAD AND SEEMSED TO BE UNIQUE TO THIS CAR ,AND A FEW OTHERS. CHRYSLERWAS STILL REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF ALLOWED THE OIL TO BURN AT 1QUART. PER 1000 MILES, THEN AT 3000 MILES OIL CHANGE THE VEHICLE WILL BE 3 QUARTS LOW, LEAVING ONLY 2.5 QUARTS. OF OIL INTHE CAR. THIS WAS 2 QUARTS. BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL FOR SAFE DRIVING ACCORDING TO THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA OWNER'S MANUAL. *AK

(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.

THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP ONE DAY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I EXPERIENCED A VERY ROUGH IDLE. IT DID NOT STALL HOWEVER, BUT CONTINUED TO IDLE AND RUN VERY ROUGHLY. UPON EXAMINATION, THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE TSB #09-010-06 HAD DESCRIBED THE ISSUE AND IT'S RECOMMENDED FIX WAS APPLIED. THAT BEING TO REPLACE THE VALVE SPRING RETAINER LOCKS, COMBUSTION CLEAN, AND REPLACE AND TEST THE MAP SENSOR. THIS TSB FIX HAD THE ADVERSE EFFECT OF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SURGE RATHER ABRUPTLY WHEN STARTING COLD, AND APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT'S MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND HAVING THE WHEEL TURNED AT THE SAME TIME. IT SEEMS THAT HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED PRESENTS AN ADDITIONAL LOAD ON THE ENGINE THAT THE COMPUTER SENSES AS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINE SPEED. THIS SURGING ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PULLING FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE WHEELS SHARPLY TURNED AS WELL. THREE SUBSEQUENT VISITS TO THE DEALER YIELDED DIFFERENT ANSWERS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO FIX IT. ON ONE VISIT, THE SERVICE DIRECTOR, CALLED TO TELL ME THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER ENGINEERS IN MICHIGAN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO TRY A COUPLE OF THINGS. NAMELY TO CHECK THE FUEL PRESSURE, ADAPTIVE MEMORY, AND MAP SENSOR. AFTER A TEST DRIVE HE CONCEDED THAT THE PROBLEM REMAINED, BUT NOT TO THE DEGREE THAT I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT. HE OFFERED NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE FIXES, BUT SAID THAT HE WOULD REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE CHRYSLER ENGINEERIN

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

29294 MILES - 04/26/07 - ABS SENSOR REPLACED AGAIN AT RUSS DARROW DEALER IN MILWAUKEE, WI. SAME PROB FROM 01/13/07 DID NOT GET REPLACED IN JAN. PROBLEM OCCURRED THIS TIME ONLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. ONCE TEMPS ABOVE 32, OCCURRED EVERY DAY. ABS BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKING BECOMES UNSURE. CAN'T TELL IF CAR WILL STOP. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS NOT COMMON. I DISAGREE. GOOGLED "ABS SENSOR REPLACEMENT ON CHRYSLER PACIFICA" AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET FORUMS AND BLOGS. 01/27/07 ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. ABS BRAKES BEGIN ENGAGING AGAIN WITHOUT REASON. CONTACTED CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPT AND TALKED TO BOB IN SERVICE. EXPLAINED THIS IS THE 6 OR 7TH TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR BRAKES, EITHER THE ABS OR THE ACTUAL BRAKES. WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER COMPANY TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. BOUGHT USED WITH 13K MILES FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER IN APRIL 2006 AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 7 TIMES. OTHER TIMES WERE NOT THE BRAKES RELATED. 26000+ MILES 01/13/07 - ABS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. INTERMITTENT. DOES NOT STAY ON. ABS BRAKES ENGAGING WHEN LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. 25593 MILES - 12/30/06 - ABS BRAKES ENGAGING WITHOUT ICE/RAIN/WATER OR OTHER REASON TO ENGAGE. ABS SENSOR REPLACED BY DEALER SERVICE DEPT. 21715 MILES - 08/06/06 - PULSATING PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES - ABS SENSOR REPLACED BY DEALER SERVICE DEPT. 06/06 - REPLACED RADIO. 17000 MILES - 05/06 - RESURFACED ROTORS - SQUEAKING. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON THE VEHICLE INDICATING CYLINDER THREE MISFIRED. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE SHOP THE FIRST TIME AND HAD THE COIL REPLACED. THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE SAME WARNING. THIS TIME THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, THE INJECTIONS CLEANED OUT, THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED OUT. I JUST GOT IT BACK YESTERDAY AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I WILL HAVE THE SAME THING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED HIGHER THAN THE STANDARDS CALL FOR IN THE MANUAL. LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER IS GOOD FOR ABOUT 40,000 MILES, THEN BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME MONEY. I PLAN TO TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR A TOYOTA, THOUGH I HAD SUPPORTED AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES IN THE PAST, WITH A PRODUCT LIKE THIS, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO. THE TOTAL COST THUS FAR HAS BEEN $600.00. IT APPEARS THAT CHRSYLER KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE BULLETINS, YET THEY WILL NOT RECALL THE CAR ,AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE CONSUMERS. PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE AND REPAIR IT AT THE SAME TIME WITH SO FEW MILES. THE PACIFICA IS A GREAT RIDING CAR ,AND I OTHERWISE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE ACCELERATING TO 5 MPH FROM THE IDLE POSITION, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME SLOWLY AND BROUGHT TO A DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES, BUT NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,525 ,AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,435. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT STARTED TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT HEARD THE COMPUTER MAKE A LOUD NOISE, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB AND THE BEARINGS SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL, AND RUNNING THE VEHICLE INTO A SMALL DITCH. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNTIL THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 18,000. *AK

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

2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA: BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT 3 TIMES. THIS SEEMED UNUSUALLY HIGH IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD.*AK

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

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

WE HAVE VISITED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS SUCH AS PEP BOYS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES FOR LEAKS. EACH PLACE WE VISITED WOULD TELL US THAT THE TIRES WERE FINE, THEY WOULD THEN FILL THEM UP AND WE WOULD GO ANOTHER DAY OR TWO AND THEN WOULD HAVE TO FILL THE TIRES UP AGAIN. FINALLY A TIRE STORE MANAGER AT WAL-MART FOUND THE PROBLEM: THE TIRES: MICHELIN PILOT HXMXM4 P235-55R19 ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE 19'' RIMS THAT THEY ARE MOUNTED ON. HE SHOWED US THAT THEY DO NOT COMPLETELY FILL THE RIM, AND THIS CAUSES THE TIRES TO LOOSE PRESSURE IF THE ROAD IS UNEVEN OR IF THERE ARE BUMPS IN THE ROAD. HE SHOWED US THE DIFFERENCE WITH TIRES ON OTHER CARS. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE SAME MODEL TIRES FROM FIRESTONE DO FILL UP THE RIM COMPLETELY AND SO NO AIR LEAKS WHEN YOU ENCOUNTER BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR UNEVEN ROADS. HE EXPLAINS THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNLESS THE TIRES ARE CHANGED. FURTHERMORE HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR SAFETY AS WE TRAVEL. I NEED THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE TIRES ON THE MARKET AND THE CAR HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT. I EXPECT THE TIRES THAT COME WITH THE CAR TO LAST THE DURATION OF THEIR LIFE WITHOUT PROVIDING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. I TRUST MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR AND AM DISTRAUGHT BY KNOWING THAT THE TIRES POSE THIS TYPE OF SAFETY THREAT. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE. AS A CHRYSLER /MICHELIN CUSTOM