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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073238 | Incident Date: Jul, 27 2006 |
| Consumer's City: VICTORVILLE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: PACIFICA | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2C8GF78415R | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 27 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1) vehicle driven two months after purchased used from dealer with about 12,500 miles on it ; tank filled to capacity normally, no stalling incidents. (2) vehicle began hesitating while downhill on a driveway, tank near empty. filled tank, but only took 9.6 gallons. when driven to the top of the red empty range, car began to hesitate, or even stall at a stop light. progressively from that point, less and less fuel can be pumped into the tank, and dealer determined that one half of the tank is full, the other at the filler neck is part full. dealer believes a "valve" inside the tank is the problem -- part on order. meanwhile, i can not fill the tank with more that 4.5 gallons, and it reads 2/3 full at that point. car continues to stall on downhill driveway when gauge reads at the top of the red empty range. when tank cap is removed, there is a rush of air either in or out of the tank. *jb |
