NHTSA Complaint #10160094 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

TYPICAL DRIVING PATTERN/HABITS, YET WHEN RUNNING THE 2005 PACIFICA AWD MODEL TOURING EDITION ON THE FREEWAY, WITHIN 2 MILES AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WOULD "SHUDDER", THEN THE ENGINE WOULD PARTIALLY INCREASE RPM'S BY 200+ AND DECREASE BY 200+ RPM, THEN ACT AS IF THE FUEL WAS CUT OFF. I SELECTED THE 3 AND 4 GEARS WITH THE SHIFTER TO SEE IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO GEARS AS TO THE AMPLIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM. THE "SHUDDERING" WAS THE SAME INTENSITY. I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND DRIVING BACK TO MY HOME, THE ENGINE STALLED/STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION DOING THE SAME 200+/ 200- RPM BUSINESS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE SITUATION. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH CHRYSLER(AFTER 1.5 WEEKS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE!!!!), THE SERVICE MANAGER DETERMINED WITH CHRYSLER THAT AN INJECTOR REPLACEMENT AND AN INJECTOR CLEANING WAS DUE FOR THIS ENGINE. THE WAGON HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE INJECTORS LAST WELL UP INTO THE 100,000 MILE OR 1700 HOURS OF ENGINE TIME, NOT 266 HOURS. AT THIS TIME THE UNIT IS STILL IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF TWO WEEKS TIME. *JB