NHTSA Complaint #10227137 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED, ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2005. I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 11/06 BECAUSE OF A SEAT BELT PROBLEM AND WHEN I WAS THERE THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. RECALL F-44. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP PRIOR TO THAT. THIS WEEK MY CAR STALLED TWICE. ONCE WHEN TURNING LEFT, ONCE WHEN TURNING RIGHT. CAR WAS ABLE TO START UP AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (CHRYSLER JEEP OF WHITE PLAINS AT 70 WESTCHESTER AVE., WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601 PHONE: 914-946-3544). THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED 2 NEW FUEL PUMPS AND IT WOULD COST $1210 AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE. I DID MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THE F-44 RECALL ONLINE WHICH STATES A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2 DAYS TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHICH HAS MY CAR) AND DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE HEADQUARTERS FIRST TOLD ME MY PUMP PROBLEM WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. BUT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP TALKED TO THEM THEY TOLD HQ THAT THEY HAD BEEN DIRECTED TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMPS ONLY ON CERTAIN 2005 PACIFICAS. ONLY ON ONES MANUFACTURED WITHIN A CERTAIN DATE. THEY SAID ON MY 2005 PACIFICA THEY ONLY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE PCM. I, AS A CONSUMER, SEE IT THAT ONE RECALL WAS MADE AND IT WAS MADE BECAUSE OF A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM WHICH WOULD CAUSE A CAR TO STALL. I AM HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY 2 RECALLS - ONE FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND ONE TO REPROGRAM. I DO NOT SEE IT THAT WAY - THERE WAS ONLY 1 RECALL AND IT WAS FOR THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. THEY ARE MAKING ME PAY $1210+ FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE !!!!! *TR