NHTSA Complaint #10278375 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

WE OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING EDITION. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT (AND THE WARRANTY ENDED), WE NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY, SOMETIMES IT WOULD COME OFF AND ON. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, AND YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL BEGINS TO SHAKE A LITTLE, AND IT'S VERY HARD TO PUSH AND YOU HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP QUICKLY AT ALL, IT JUST SLOWS DOWN A TINY BIT. I'VE HAD MORE THAN 2 INSTANCES WHERE I PRESSED THE BRAKE RATHER FIRMLY AND IT DIDN'T SLOW DOWN ENOUGH AND I DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I HAD BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WITH ME AT THE TIME AS WELL!! WE TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER WHERE THEY TOLD US IT WOULD COST US ROUGHLY $80 AN HOUR FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY RIGHT NOW. THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THIS PROBLEM, IT IS A VERY LARGE PROBLEM WITH THE PACIFICAS. I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. PLEASE PUT A RECALL ON IT, SO THAT THOSE OF US WHO CAN'T AFFORD $80 AN HOUR CAN MAKE SURE OUR CHILDREN ARE SAFE ON THE ROADS. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL FOR FEAR THAT THE BRAKES WILL COMPLETELY GO OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH! *TR