Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Chrysler Pacifica

Vehicle was in park with the engine running and the car rolled down the driveway struck a stop sign and injured the passenger.

Problem #1: abs light comes on. When brake is pushed down, grinding noise starts, and brake does not slow car down properly. Occurs daily, multiple times. Came within inches of crashing into people, property, multiple times. Mechanic says it's wheel speed sensor & expensive to fix. We do not have the money. Problem #2: gas pedal sticks. When changing car from park to drive, gas pedal will not go down. You have to press on gas hard, thus sending the car rapidly forward or backwards, just to get it to go. Happens daily, every time I change it from park to drive. Problem #3: power steering locks up while making a turn. While making a left hand turn at an intersection, power steering locked up and could not turn the car, when I hit brakes to stop, they did not work properly either, almost sending my children & myself over an embankment. This has happened 4 times in last 3 months. Car has been looked at 3 times, with a diagnostic ran on it each time. Response is that car is unsafe to drive, park it and never get behind the wheel again, is what I have heard from all 3 mechanics. Would love to park it & save my family from harm, but it's necessary to have a car where I live, and we have no extra money to buy a new car, so there's no options. Cost to repair is already at over $800.

The transmission goes into neutral when cold or braking. This keeps re-occurring.

Vehicle has complete maintenance records since purchased from dealer. Vehicle goes into neutral when braking and making u turn. Chrysler dealership admitted to being a common problem yet defective transmission has not been recalled. Therefore, my wife and I refuse to pay to have vehicle repaired for a manufactures defect. The company should be held accountable and responsible for correcting such issue to prevent the possibility of death to a us citizen.

The 2005 Chrysler Pacifica was burning oil at 1 quart per 1000 miles. The dealership took the engine apart and replaced the valve seals. This helped and slowed the oil consumption,, but did not fix it. Now the car was still burning 1 quart 1000 miles, which Chrysler claimed was perfectly normal , according to their policy. The manager at the dealership stated that this was not a problem that Pacifica's had and seemsed to be unique to this car ,and a few others. Chryslerwas still refusing to fix the problem. If allowed the oil to burn at 1quart. Per 1000 miles, then at 3000 miles oil change the vehicle will be 3 quarts low, leaving only 2. 5 quarts. Of oil inthe car. This was 2 quarts. Below the minimum level for safe driving according to the Chrysler Pacifica owner's manual.