NHTSA Complaint #10164654 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FWD 3.6L 24 V. VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE READS ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/3 OF A TANK FULL, THEN SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY. WITH IN A FEW MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO ALMOST STALLED OUT THREE OTHER TIMES AND HAS STALLED OUT 5 TIMES NOW. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE ONCE THE BCM WAS RESET AND THE SECOND TIME THE LEVELING UNITS AND SENDING UNITS IN THE GAS TANK WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS OCCURRENCE AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THEY WILL CONTACT ME AGAIN THIS COMING MONDAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS FIXED AND THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT OCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 WEEKS, AND IT HAS STALLED OUT 5 TIMES AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY MORE THEN FIVE TIMES NOW, THE MOST RECENT HAPPENING TODAY 8/6/06. *NM