Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 02/21/2011 | 17000 | ||
| I was traveling from pa to palm coast fl and when i was about ten blocks from my destination the car slowed until it was hardly moving and all of the trouble lights lit up on the dashboard. after about fifteen minutes of barely moving it sped up for awhile and then slowed down and the same sequence of events happened. i arrived at my destination and called the local chrysler dealer and was informed that it would be over a week before they could look at my car. i called my brothers mechanic and drove the car to his shop without any problem. the next day i picked up the car and was informed that the electronic control system which connects the accelerator pedal to the engine via sensors was plugged up with a gooey substance that extended to the engine. he attributed this to the ethanol alcohol which he claimed was a solvent which will dissolve plastic, rubber and certain types of fiber glass and even aluminum. he went on further to say that it probably was caused by a concentration of ethanol in the tanks at the gas stations witch by law has to have 10% but when the tanks are low could be as much as 50%. he remedied the condition by putting a cleaning fluid throughout the whole system and engine. my concern is what if this electronic control had instead of sticking and slowing the car down had stuck when i was doing 70 mph on i95. remember what happened to the toyota. it should be noted that a number of small engine manufacturers will not warranty problems caused by the concentration of ethanol. the records show that this has been a continuing problem damaging and even ruing small engines. | |||
| 05/16/2010 | 5710 | ||
| Van stalled out on curved road @ aproximately 45mph without warning narrowly avoiding a rear end collision by the trailing car. 2 weeks previous to this it stalled out 5 times making left turns and 1 time making right turn. van was taken to dealership when it just began stalling but they could find nothing wrong. van was taken back to dealership after the high speed stall and again they could find nothing wrong. | |||