NHTSA Complaint #10662298 — 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

AS I SAT AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN, THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED UP TO 20 MPH AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD STATED ON SINCE THAN. I HAD THE CODE SCANNED AND IT CAME BACK AS CODES P0700 AND P0740. I SEARCHED FOR THE MEANING OF THOSE CODES AND THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID IT WAS THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL CHRYSLER PACIFICA'S. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY VIN SPECIFIC VEHICLE. I OF COURSE ASKED HOW IT WAS NOT RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN EVERYTHING I HAVE READ SAYS IT WAS FOR ALL 2005-2006 PACIFICA'S. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENING WITH OTHER PACIFICA OWNERS AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TCM ON MY VEHICLE RECALLED AND REPLACED JUST AS THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WERE. IF I HAD BEEN AND CLOSER TO ANY OF THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME THE SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED THEN I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED SEVERAL PEOPLE BY NOW AND NONE OF THE ACCIDENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPEN EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING IN TOWN. IT NEVER LUNES FORWARD AS FAR AS I AM AWARE, ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT DOES CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR