NHTSA Complaint #10445497 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND DURING ACCELERATION THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PULSATION. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A RAPID DECREASE IN THE RPMS. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AT LEAST FIFTEEN OCCASIONS. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V432000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE; TCM, PCM); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE PCM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.