NHTSA Complaint #10154435 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

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