NHTSA Complaint #10171574 — 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

ON OCT 20,2006 MY THIRD (EMISSION FAILURE) HAS HAPPENED TO MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2004 FWD MODEL (48,535 MILES). THIS MODEL HAD PROBLEMS IN THE PAST-MOST HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. THE FIRST WAS ENGINE STALLING, WHICH WAS REPAIRED WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE. THE NEXT WAS MY A/C CONTROL/HVAC UNIT WHICH WOULD NOT LIGHT, NOISE FROM BUSHINGS WAS REPLACED. FLICKERING OF DASH LIGHTS TIME TO TIME IS AN ISSUE-THE CURRENT MAJOR PROBLEM IS THAT IT WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS ON THREE OCCASIONS IT HAS FAILED NEXT VISIT WILL BE TO THE DEALER ON OCT 30,2006- NYS INSPECTOR/MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT THE PC IN ALBANY IN NYS MAY NOT READ ALL CODES ALL PLACES SHOW -OXYGEN SENSOR AND CAT SENSOR AS BEING DOWN AND NOT READY ON THE PRINT REPORT-THIRD MECHANIC THINKS IT IS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH SI SHOULD BE AND THAT IT MAY BE THE ECM OR BUS SECTION OF THE MODULE-THIS IS BASED ON A SCAN TEST AND A OBD2 SYSTEM. FAILURES = 3 NYS INSPECTION FAILS -4TH WILL BE AT THE DEALERSHIP-CONSEQUENCES HOPING TO GET IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *NM