NHTSA Complaint #10380024 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

WE PURCHASED A USED 2005 PACIFICA IN 2009. IT HAS GONE THROUGH 3 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, 6 OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AGAIN. THE GAS PEDAL STICKS REQUIRING ONE TO STOMP ON IT TO GET IT TO GO DOWN SOMETIMES. BIG SAFETY CONCERN. IT HAS LOST IT'S POWER STEERING AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN TURNING SHORTLY AFTER BEING STARTED. WE OWE TWICE WHAT THIS CAR IS WORTH AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. IT GOES THROUGH OIL LIKE MAD TOO. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT'S NORMAL. A QUART EVERY OTHER WEEK IS NOT NORMAL. THE TAILPIPE IS BLACK. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO UNLESS THEY CONTINUE REPLACING THE 1000 DOLLAR PARTS. THERE HAS BEEN NO WORD FROM CHRYSLER SO FAR. I SPOKE TO A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WHO TEACHES CAR REPAIR AND HE SAID THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ENGINE PROBLEM. *TR