NHTSA Complaint #10398160 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT IN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT SWITCHED GEARS TO DRIVE AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED IT LUNGED FORWARD AND THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/23/11 UPDATED 11/18/11