NHTSA Complaint #10236788 — 2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

2004 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. I PURCHASED A PACIFICA ON 4/23/08, ON 4/25 I NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY BUT REALLY WASN'T AFFECTING MY DRIVING. ON 7/7/08 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STUTTERED WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT ONCE AGAIN AND THEN THREW ITSELF INTO A LOW GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT AFTER THAT. I DROPPED OFF THE CAR AT DODGE SERVICE ON 7/9 AND GOT THE CAR BACK 7/14. THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN 7/15 AND WAS DROPPED OFF THE SAME DAY, I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 7/22 AND BY 7/23 MIDDAY WAS BACK IN SERVICE AGAIN. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 7/29 AND 7/30 THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR WILL BE READY BY 8/4 TO PICK UP. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND SEVERAL HOURS OF WORK MISSED. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS I DRIVE WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE CAR AND ALSO IN SCHOOL PARKING LOTS, THE WAY IT JOLTS FORWARD WHEN IT DECIDE TO ACT UP COULD BE LETHAL IN A SCHOOL LOT WHERE KIDS ARE. UPON ORDERING A CARFAX REPORT WE FOUND THAT THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE SINCE 2005. *TR