2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
138 NHTSA complaints on file
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I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN MICHIGAN IN 2006 AND IMPORTED INTO CANADA. THE VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL RAPIDLY. I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE OIL LEVEL TO VIRTUALLY NOT APPEAR ON THE DIPSTICK. THE CHECK OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO THE FAILURE OF MY MOTOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO HAD A CYLINDER MISFIRE AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED DUE TO THIS. *TR
2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED 6 TIMES WHILE TURNING LEFT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEARSHIP 5 TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAYS CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT CAN FIND THAT THE COMPUTER DID REBOOT. MEANING THAT THE CAR DID STALL, HE SAID. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6. I HAVE A GREAT FEAR FOR THE SAFTY OF MY FAMILY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. I FEEL STUCK. PLEASE CAN SOME ONE HELP. *TR
WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON JUNE 24, 2005: 10 STALLING EPISODES TO DATE. 1ST & 2ND STALLING EVENTS OCCURRED WITHIN 6 WEEKS OF PURCHASE; BOTH INVOLVING SLOW-SPEED LEFT-HAND TURNS. CAR COMPLETELY STALLED - NO ABILITY TO STEER. ONCE IN PARK, PAC ABLE TO START. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER WHERE, AFTER 1 DAY'S WORTH OF INVESTIGATION, TECHNICIANS SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM & SINCE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES APPEARED, THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. I GOOGLED "CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLS" & FOUND 100S OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR BOTH 2004 & 2005 MODELS. I PRINTED EXAMPLES & HEADED TO DEALER. AFTER CONFRONTING TECHNICIANS WITH THE COMPLAINTS THEY ADMITTED THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OTHER PACS FOR THE SAME STALLING PROBLEM. IN FACT, TECHNICIANS HAD REPLACED IAC MOTOR ON OTHER PACS THEY HAD SERVICED FOR STALLING PROBLEM - SAME REMEDY SUGGESTED IN GOOGLED COMPLAINTS BUT NOT OFFERED TO ME. DEALERSHIP REPLACED IAC...
LOSS OF OIL AND CANNOT REPAIR. MOTOR WAS REBUILT AND CONTINUES TO LOSE OIL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE MAY 20,2007. MY VEHICLE IS STILL THERE AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. *JB
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON THE VEHICLE INDICATING CYLINDER THREE MISFIRED. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE SHOP THE FIRST TIME AND HAD THE COIL REPLACED. THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE SAME WARNING. THIS TIME THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED, THE INJECTIONS CLEANED OUT, THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED OUT. I JUST GOT IT BACK YESTERDAY AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I WILL HAVE THE SAME THING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED HIGHER THAN THE STANDARDS CALL FOR IN THE MANUAL. LOOKS LIKE CHRYSLER IS GOOD FOR ABOUT 40,000 MILES, THEN BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME MONEY. I PLAN TO TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR A TOYOTA, THOUGH I HAD SUPPORTED AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES IN THE PAST, WITH A PRODUCT LIKE THIS, YOU CAN'T...
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, AND STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL, AND RUNNING THE VEHICLE INTO A SMALL DITCH. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNTIL THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 18,000. *AK
11/18/06 - CAR STALLED IN PARKING LOT IN OCEAN CITY, MD. WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT 8 HRS. LATER. 11/19/06 - CAR STALLED ON CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE (US 50) NEAR END HEADING WESTWARD. WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO SHOULDER. CAR TOWED TO DEALER TATE CHRYSLER JEEP, INC., GLEN BURNIE, MD. 11/22/06 - RECEIVED IN MAIL DAIMLER CHRYSLER'S SAFETY RECALL F44 --FUEL PUMP AND OR REPROGRAM PCM STATING THAT A PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO STALL AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK THE RECALL NOTICE TO THE DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HE SAID HALF OF THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. FINAL COST --$4976 PARTS AND LABOR. WORK WAS COMPLETED ON 01/05/07. ON 01/11/07, AFTER ABOUT 300 MILES OF DRIVING, ENGINE STALLED ON BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY (MD295). I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO COAST OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. CAR WAS TOWED BACK...
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POPPING AND CLICKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT. CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN POPPING SOUND HAPPENS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAD TO LIVE WITH IT AS IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THEY CAN NOT FIX. SO NEED TO NOW WHAT TO DO. ALSO ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS AT A CRAWL IN TRAFFIC, BUT AT AN INCLINE ONTO A BRIDGE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THEN PUT IT ON THE GAS PETAL TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DIED. LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD ARE LIT BUT CAR IS SHUT OFF. CAR RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. SECOND TIME, I WAS PARKING IN A SPOT THAT WAS AGAIN AT AN INCLINE. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PETAL...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED HOWEVER IT WOULD RESTART. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION #EA06013 WHICH PERTAINED TO ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.
WE HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THAT KEEPS CUTTING OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING I DID. THE SECOND TIME WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO A 2 LANE ROAD COME HOME LATE. THE CAR JUST TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. NO WARNING AT ALL. THANKFULLY THE CAR SWERVED AND MISSED ME AND MY KIDS. I THEN TOOK IT TOALLEN SAMUEL'S ALLIANCE. I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND ALSO TOLD THEM MY LEFT LIGHT KEEPS HAVING A SHORT IN IT. AND AT TIMES CUTS OFF. THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND ADVISED THAT THE LIGHT HAD A DEFECT TO IT AND THAT FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE IT WAS DUE TO MY THROTTLE NEEDING TO BE CLEANED. THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY $300 TO GET THAT CLEANED. I THEN WAS CALLED BACK SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING LEFT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO DELAY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 STARTED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF PROBABLY RELATED PROBLEMS, ONE OF WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS. THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN TURNING LEFT. IF A CAR IS COMING UP BEHIND ME, I COULD GET REAR ENDED. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT MY FUEL GAUGE WILL SHOW A HALF TANK ONE MINUTE AND ALMOST EMPTY THE NEXT. WHEN I HAVE FILLED UP, IT WOULD ONLY TAKE 15 GALLONS, MEANING THAT THERE ARE STILL 8 GALLONS LEFT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT IN ONE WEEK WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND HOPE THAT THEY CAN FIX THIS, AS IT IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *JB
2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED FOR THE 4TH TIME SINCE LEASE PURCHASE (AUGUST 2006). I DROVE ~25 MILES TO WORK AND THE CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO MY WORK PARKING LOT. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS THE OIL LIGHT. AFTER A MINUTE OF SITTING, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED NO FAULT REGISTERED ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER, AND TRIED TO RECREATE THE STALL BUT WERE UNABLE TO. NO REPAIR WAS MADE. ON 20 AUG 2006 THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED: CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO WORK PARKING LOT. SAME DEALERSHIP HAD LOOKED AT CAR AND MADE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS: REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL AND REPROGRAMMED PCM. ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS (DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK, BUT WILL REQUEST RECEIPT COPY) THE CAR HAD STALLED AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PICKING UP CHILD FROM DAYCARE, WHEN MAKING AN ATTEMPT TO...
REALLY WAS HAPPY WITH MY PACIFICA BUT NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! MANAGED TO GET THROUGH THE WHOLE LEFT TURN AND THE CAR STALLS. BUT NOW DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD THE WHOLE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR FOR NOT APPARENT REASON. IT WAS ON THE SIDE MY DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED INTO HER CAR SEAT AND NEEDLESS TO SAY SCARED HER TO DEATH AS RAIN WAS SOAKING HER! *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLER CONTROL MOTOR BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK WHEN THE GAS GAUGE READS A HALF TANK, THE NEEDLE WOULD DROP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT, FUEL LEVEL MODULE. *JB
I WAS MAKING A LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED STALLED. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THE '05 PACIFICA. *JB
I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND ON 4 DIFFERENT DATES IT HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS WHEN I HAVE WENT THROUGH A ROUND-ABOUT TWICE AND ONCE WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE 4TH TIME IS WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT. *JB
SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT THE MOTOR SHUTS OFF. *JB
LOW SPEED ENGINE STALLING ON 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THREE TIMES IN 14 MONTHS. OCCURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT IN EACH CASE. NO HELP FROM DEALER, NO RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SIX TIMES WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND AT 3-5 MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND EACH TIME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: RQ06002 CONCERNING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM.
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN FEB 2006 AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 17500 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I WENT ON A TRIP WITH THE FAMILY TO FLORIDA AND THIS IS WHEN IT FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED I DIDN'T REALLY THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR HAD CUT OFF. THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP AND THEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD CUT OFF AND I RESTARTED AND DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS CUT OFF THREE TIMES WITH MY WIFE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON MAY 23, 2006 AND I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN IT HAPPENED WITH HER. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS SCARY BECAUSE IT WAS WHEN WE WERE MAKING A...
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUNE, 2005. AS I AM DRIVING, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ,THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN THE LANE OF DRIVING. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES IN THESE 11 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND A COMPUTER CODE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB
2005 PACIFICA TOURING WAS LEASED IN JULY 2005. SINCE THEN, THE UPGRADED INFINITY SOUND SYSTEM HAS REQUIRED REPAIR TWICE AND REGULARLY MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SIGNALING A FAILURE IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MARCH 2006. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR MARCH 30, 2006 TO REPAIR THE ABS SYSTEM AND ON MY WAY TO WORK, I NEEDED TO TURN LEFT, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. A FEW WEEKS PRIOR, WE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I HAD LEASED THE PACIFICA FOR 36 MONTHS, AND LAST WEEK WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND MY CAR SPED UP WHILE BRAKING, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DEMANDED THAT THEY GET ME OUT OF THAT VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO TERMINATE MY LEASE AND...
VEHICLE HAS STALLED/LOST ALL POWER TWICE WHEN MAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN - ONCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE OTHER IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. 6,574 AND 8,639 MILES. SERVICE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE OR CONFIRM THE PROBLEM.
VEHICLE STALLS DURING TURNS. USUALLY THIS OCCURS WHEN TURNING RAPIDLY. HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND STILL OCCURS 1 YEAR LATER. OTHERWISE VEHICLE RUNS AND SMOOTH. WHEN A STALL DOES OCCUR, IS HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE AND VERY QUIETLY. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. DURING THE LAST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. THE ONLY OPERABLE PART OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE STALLING WAS THE HEATER AND RADIO. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO PARK THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB
CONSUMER 2005 PACIFICA TOURING ENGINE POWER FAILED. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB
CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLS ALL THE TIME. *JB
2005 PACIFICA 3569 MILES HAS STALLED 5 TIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT EVERY TIME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONCE IT STALLS TWICE IN THE SAME DAY, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING.*JB
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALL WITH NO WARNING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INSTALLED THE AUTOPILOT. WHEN THEY CHECKED THE AUTOPILOT, THEY STATE IT WAS NOT WORKING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THE PART WAS ORDERED, BUT ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE PART WAS BEING REDESIGNED ,AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED HE IGNORE IT. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS PART OF THE FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. THE GAS GAUGE STILL IS INOPERABLE ,AND HE HAS TO CONSTANTLY PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED TWICE. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS THE DEALER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *AK
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED ON MY VEHICLE, LEAVING ME STUCK WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHING. THIS OCCURRED AT NIGHT AND THE SHUT DOWN CAUSED ALL LIGHTS TO GO OFF, STEERING AND BRAKING WERE REDUCED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART ONLY AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNING THE KEY TO OFF. THIS FAILURE PUT ME IN A SERIOUSLY UNSAFE POSITION. I HAVE READ REPORTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS, THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP AND I MADE NO MANEUVER OUT OF THE ORDINARY. *JB
MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACFICA STALLED IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY FRIENDS HOUSE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR IS BRAND NEW (GOT IT IN MAY) AND THERE IS ONLY ~5000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THE CAR STALLED AT LOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOTS) WHILE TURNING, AND MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT, THEN EVENTUALLY NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING (STALLED). SAW A RECALL ON 04 PACIFICAS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM, BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AT AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BROUGHT IT IN A SECOND TIME AND THEY MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE THROTTLE. *JB
THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS WHILE TURNING OR GOING AROUND A BEND IN THE ROAD. FUEL LEVELS AT THE TIME IT STALLS ARE VARIED. WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY STALL AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALER SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MULTIPLE PACIFICAS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE CHRYSLER HAD NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAD NO FIX. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF PRICE. *JB
DT: THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SOMETIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER DROVE AROUND A CURVE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 TIMES. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AROUND 4-1-05. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *JB THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY FOUND NO FAULT CODES STORED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *NM
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DECELERATING AND BRAKING. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED PROPERLY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WHERE NO CODES SHOWN. THEREFORE, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE HAD THREE CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. SHE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH BEFORE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. *AK *JB
VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE THREE EVENTS RESULTED IN THREE CLOSE CALLS OF NEARLY HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AT THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER ON 7/7/05 AT 2530 MILES FOR PROBLEM. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE; AT 3100 MILES AND AGAIN AT 5800 MILES. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING TO SEE IF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB GETS ISSUED BY DCX REGARDING THIS PROBLEM SO THE VEHICLE CAN BE REPAIRED. *JB
DT CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY QUIT RUNNING. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAD TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO PARK IT WILL RESTART. *JB
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