NHTSA Complaint #10637732 — 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

THE FIRST ISSUE OCCURRED IN MAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA UPHILL AT ABOUT 35 MPH. ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE HILL MY CAR STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND LOCKED UP. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND PULLED ON THE STEERING WHEEL (THE AUTOMATIC STEERING WAS OUT) WITH A LOT OF FORCE TO PUT MY BACK RIGHT TIRE ON THE CURB TO STOP SLIDING DOWN THE HILL. THEN I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR. I PULLED INTO THE NEXT AVAILABLE PARKING LOT TO RECOVER AND TRY TO EVALUATE MY CAR FOR WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE SECOND ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH, MY 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. THANKFULLY I WAS IN A LOW TRAFFIC AREA AND THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE FOLLOWING AT A SAFE DISTANCE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ISSUE. MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT THIS ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN MY CAR SHUTS OFF, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR