NHTSA Complaint #10693593 — 2006 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

FIRST BEGAN 11/2013 WHEN HEADED OUT AFTER PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER, SLOWED TO ENTER LEFT TURN LANE (ON MAJOR BUSY INTERSECTION AT NIGHT!) AND ENTIRE CAR SIMPLY DIED - FRIED THE BATTERY (IT WAS ONLY A YR OLD & THE SECOND TIME I HAD REPLACED IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT TWO YRS PRIOR FROM ORIGINAL OWNER) NEARLY WAS HIT BY SEVERAL CARS BEFORE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED (SO DEAD COULDN'T EVEN BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL!) AFTER MULTIPLE OPINIONS BY SEVERAL MECHANICS HAD TO FACE THE FACT THAT ISSUE W/RODS CAUSED METAL PIECES TO INFILTRATE OIL (ALL OIL CHANGES ON TIME, PREVIOUS BEFORE INCIDENT 6 WEEK PRIOR) CAUSING ALL ENGINE BEARS TO GO. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO WORK OUT A FAIRLY DECENT DEAL TO THE TUNE OF $1200, ONLY TO BE FACED W/MULTIPLE ADDITIONAL NEEDED REPAIRS THEREAFTER AND OVER A YEAR LATER, I'M STILL TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHY ENGINE TOTALLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IF MY A/C IS ON - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED IT & STILL WON'T STAY OFF DESPITE MULTIPLE RE-SETS & COMPUTER CHECKS, AS IS ABS LIGHT (AGAIN, CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES & SINCE NO ISSUE I HAVE LEFT IT AS IS) NOW BATTERY LIGHT ALSO COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. ALL CODES COME BACK FINE, AND HOSES & SEALS ALL FINE.... AS OF TWO DAYS AGO, SEEMS I'M NOW LOOKING AT ENGINE CRADLE ISSUE AS WELL! NEARLY $3000 IN (JUST COUNTING THESE LATEST ISSUES!) AFTER REPLACING BATTERY FOR A THIRD TIME & TIRE REPLACEMENT (ALL 4) TWICE WITHIN A YEAR, IN ADDITION TO BREAKS & ROTORS FOR 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS ...SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM W/THESE VEHICLES AND YET MY VIN # ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL...SHAME ON YOU CHRYSLER....I AM A SINGLE MOTHER, WHO HAS HAD ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP & CANNOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO THROW $ INTO THIS ISSUE, AND AM AFRAID EVERY TIME MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR THAT THE STALLING ISSUES WILL CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT! *TR