2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP ONE DAY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I EXPERIENCED A VERY ROUGH IDLE. IT DID NOT STALL HOWEVER, BUT CONTINUED TO IDLE AND RUN VERY ROUGHLY. UPON EXAMINATION, THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE TSB #09-010-06 HAD DESCRIBED THE ISSUE AND IT'S RECOMMENDED FIX WAS APPLIED. THAT BEING TO REPLACE THE VALVE SPRING RETAINER LOCKS, COMBUSTION CLEAN, AND REPLACE AND TEST THE MAP SENSOR. THIS TSB FIX HAD THE ADVERSE EFFECT OF CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SURGE RATHER ABRUPTLY WHEN STARTING COLD, AND APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. IT'S MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND HAVING THE WHEEL TURNED AT THE SAME TIME. IT SEEMS THAT HAVING THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED PRESENTS AN ADDITIONAL LOAD ON THE ENGINE THAT THE COMPUTER SENSES AS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINE SPEED. THIS SURGING ALSO HAPPENS WHEN PULLING FORWARD INTO A PARKING...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING ON TO THE RAMP TO ENTER TO THE HIGHWAY AT 5 MPH DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO BRAKE POWER NOR POWER STEERING. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFIED NO WARNING SIGNALS. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT WAS USING GASOLINE THAT CONTAINED MORE THAN 10% ETHANOL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY OTHER CAUSES FOR THE PROBLEM.

CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLED AT A LOW SPEED WHILE MAKING A TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. TOOK VEHICLE TOOK DEALERSHIP THE SAME DAY AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. *NM

WE PURCHASED A USED CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON 1/24/06 IN SAVANNAH, GA W/APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES ON IT. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER, IT STALLED WHILE MAKING A U-TURN. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PERHAPS A FLUKE BECAUSE NO MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON TO HELP DETERMINE THE ISSUE. IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OR REV ITSELF BUT IT WENT A FEW MONTHS WITH SOME ABS WHEEL SENSOR ISSUES BUT NO STALLING. SINCE JULY 25TH 2006 IT HAS STALLED OR ATTEMPTED TO STALL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ON THURSDAY 8/10/06. IT STALLED 2 TIMES AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL MANY MORE. THE FUEL GAUGE THEN DROPPED FROM @ 1/2 A TANK TO "E" AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SAID THAT THE TANK ONLY HAD 32 MILES TO EMPTY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN ASAP. I FUELED UP AND IT ONLY TOOK...

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALWAYS WHEN TURNING A TIGHT CORNER. ENGINE STARTS NORMALLY ONCE STOPPED. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA AWD 3.5 LITER AND IT WILL STALL WHILE IN TRAFFIC IF I TURN LEFT AT A SLOW SPEED. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AND MY WIFE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH GUESSING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE 1 DAY SOMEONE WILL BE STALLED IN FRONT OF A BIG TRUCK AND THAT WON'T BE GOOD.*AK

ON THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2005 MODEL, WHEN THE GAS IS BELOW HALF A TANK, WHEN STOPPING OR MAKING TURNS THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I WAS WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING ANOTHER CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS THIS CAN LEAD TO IS LARGE, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALLER PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEN THE CAR STALLS. PLEASE GET CHRYSLER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY NEW EXPENSIVE CAR UNTIL THIS IS TAKEN CARE OF. *JB

THREE TIMES DURING THE LAST 4 MONTHS THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I AM ALWAYS DRIVING SLOW, WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON I-5, AT CORONA, CA, ON 23 JULY 05, AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA, QUIT. ALL POWER SUDDENLY CEASED EFFECTING THE STEERING AND BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. ELEVEN DAYS LATER, A FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *NM

I HAVE OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FOR SEVEN MONTHS. OVER THAT PERIOD, I HAVE DOCUMENTED A TOTAL 6 STALLING EVENTS. THE COMMON TRIGGER SEEMS TO BE DECELERATION WHILE TURNING OR SLIGHTLY TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE SPEEDS DURING THE STALLING EVENTS HAVE TWICE OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND FOUR TIMES WHILE DECELERATING FROM SPEEDS OF 30 - 45 TO NEAR 0. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE AT 45 - 50 MPH AND CHANGING LANES TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFFECTING THE STEERABILITY AND THE CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD STRIKING A HARD OBJECT THAT CAUSED THE FRONT TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT RIM AND BENDING THE REAR RIM. A POLICE OFFICER WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE OF THIS INCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONSULTED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALER WAS UNEVENTFUL AFTER A "THOROUGH" CHECKOVER, ENDING WITH A STATEMENAT THAT THERE...