NHTSA Complaint #10335156 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

PROBLEM #1: ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN BRAKE IS PUSHED DOWN, GRINDING NOISE STARTS, AND BRAKE DOES NOT SLOW CAR DOWN PROPERLY. OCCURS DAILY, MULTIPLE TIMES. CAME WITHIN INCHES OF CRASHING INTO PEOPLE, PROPERTY, MULTIPLE TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS IT'S WHEEL SPEED SENSOR & EXPENSIVE TO FIX. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY. PROBLEM #2: GAS PEDAL STICKS. WHEN CHANGING CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, GAS PEDAL WILL NOT GO DOWN. YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON GAS HARD, THUS SENDING THE CAR RAPIDLY FORWARD OR BACKWARDS, JUST TO GET IT TO GO. HAPPENS DAILY, EVERY TIME I CHANGE IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. PROBLEM #3: POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE MAKING A TURN. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT TURN THE CAR, WHEN I HIT BRAKES TO STOP, THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER, ALMOST SENDING MY CHILDREN & MYSELF OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 3 TIMES, WITH A DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT EACH TIME. RESPONSE IS THAT CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, PARK IT AND NEVER GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN, IS WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM ALL 3 MECHANICS. WOULD LOVE TO PARK IT & SAVE MY FAMILY FROM HARM, BUT IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE A CAR WHERE I LIVE, AND WE HAVE NO EXTRA MONEY TO BUY A NEW CAR, SO THERE'S NO OPTIONS. COST TO REPAIR IS ALREADY AT OVER $800. *TR