NHTSA Complaint #10599206 — 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

THE 2008 CHRYSLER PACIFICA SIMPLY STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING AIRBAGS, ARE DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHILE STOPPED, AND WHILE ACCELERATING. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW 0), HIGH TEMPERATURES (ABOVE 90) AND OTHER TEMPERATURES IN BETWEEN. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY IT HAPPENS, AS WHEN THE CAR IS PULLED OVER AND IGNITION TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, IT CAN TYPICALLY BE RESTARTED - THOUGH IT APPEARS THAT IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THAT TO WORK AS THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT JUST ISOLATED TO THE 2008 PACIFICA, BUT TRANSCENDS MODELS AND YEARS. IF ONE SEARCHES CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLING, ONE WILL FIND NUMEROUS OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS AND CAN QUITE EASILY DISCOVER THAT IT COVERS OTHER YEARS AND MODELS. IT IS EQUALLY AS UNSAFE AS THE GM RECALL. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER PERSONALLY AND INQUIRED OUT THE ISSUE ONLY TO BE DISMISSED. IN FACT, THEIR EXACT CLAIM TO ME IS THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM DESPITE ME POINTING OUT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I COULD DISCOVER IN SECONDS. I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER GROUP IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS SIMPLY HOPING THAT IT WILL GO AWAY DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF A RECALL. OTHERS HAVE PAID SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS TO DEALERS TO HAVE ITEMS CHANGED ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. IN ANY CASE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE (OR A FAMILY IN MY CASE) GETS INJURED OR DIES. PLEASE HELP ME TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR