NHTSA Complaint #10146890 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

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