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2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

crash · 545925 · 2005-07-25

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Miles at failure
3,742
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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 WAS NO RECORD OF SIMILAR EVENTS AND THUS NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE SECOND VISIT, AFTER THE INCIDENT MENTIONED ABOVE, THE DEALER PUT NEAR 300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DUPLICATION AND, AGAIN, STATING THAT THERE IS NO SUCH HISTORY OF SIMILAR EVENTS. NOT TO MENTION, THE DEALER PUT THE 300 MILES ON THE DONUT TIRE (BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE TIRES AND RIMS). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED RIMS AND TIRES AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD OR WOULD DO. WHEN NOTING THAT MY CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHATTERRED AND MY CONCERN FOR MY LIFE WAS THE REAL ISSUE, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. AFTE

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10130014
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