2017 Chrysler Pacifica complaints

STRUTS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPAIRED TWICE ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT. STRUTS ARE MAKING NOISE WHEN MOVING AT SPEEDS OF 0-35 FOR A THIRD TIME WHICH TYPICALLY INDICATES THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN.

I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AND DISPLAYED A MESSAGE TO SHIFT TO START. MY GEAR SHIFT LOCKED AND I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO DRIVE.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS DURING THE SHIFTING OF GEARS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAFFORD CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT OF SPRINGFIELD, 7611 LOISDALE RD, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150, FOR A ROUTINE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE AND KNOCKED OVER THE POLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL BEHIND THE POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT REMAINED BUT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HIS WIFE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,196.

VEHICLES ELECTRONICS DON'T TURN OFF WHEN CAR IS OFF AND DOOR OPENS, I HAVE HAD TO TURN OFF ACCESSORY BATTERY 3 TIMES SINCE 2018 AND THIS KILLED THE REGULAR BATTERY AS WELL.

STALLS FOR A SECOND DURING ACCELERATING VERY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

ELECTRIC PANEL FRIED. DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN ON HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON JERKED ME TO THE RIGHT VERY HARD AND THE IN LANE LIGHT POP ON THAT'S TURNED OFF IN MY VAN. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JERKED ME EXTREMLY TO THE LEFT. GOOD THING TRAFFIC WASN'T GOING TO FAST I WOULD OF BEEN DEAD. WHEN EVER YOU WOULD ACCELERATE IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN. I WAS TRYING TO GET IN THE SLOW LANE TO PULL OVER. FIGURE THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF AND REBOOT COMPUTER. THAT DIDN'T HELP AS IT PROCEEDED TO DO IT. SO GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. CAR ONLY HAS LITTLE OVER 28,000 MILE S IN IT.

THE CRUISE CONTROL DOWNSHIFTS THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DESCENDING HILLS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE DESIRED SPEED. BUT PRIOR TO DOWNSHIFTING THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE 5-10MPH DEPENDING UPON THE INITIAL SPEED AND THE GRADE OF THE HILL. WHILE NOT AN ISSUE ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A 70 MPH HWY WITH A 50 MPH CURVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRACTION IS REDUCED, OFTEN THE CASE ON HWY 37 BETWEEN LIBBY & EUREKA MT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE SINCE IT IS 'NORMAL' FOR THIS CAR, IE, IT DOES THE SAME THING ON EVERY HILL WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. THEY SAID IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR ' NOTHING TO BE DONE. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS 9/24/2020 AT WHICH TIME THEY GAVE ME A COPY OF A STAR CASE REPORT (ATTACHED). THIS REPORT RECOMMENDS CRUISE NOT BE USED IN HILLY AREAS. WHILE THEY NOTE THAT SPEED MAY INCREASE, NOT THAT IT WILL INCREASE, THEY DON'T MENTION THE INCREASE IS NOT JUST DUE TO GRAVITY BUT ACTUAL ACCELERATION. NOR HAVE I SEEN ANY MENTION OF THIS ISSUE IN THE USERS' MANUAL. 2017 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION FOR THE PACIFICA, BUT YOU WILL NOTE THE STAR IS DATED 2012 SO OTHER MODELS MUST ALSO BE SIMILARLY AFFECTED. WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2020 RAM 1500 AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS PERFECTLY IN IT, SO I KNOW CHRYSLER KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A SAFE & EFFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL UNIT.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK AND THIRD TIME OVERALL WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT (THE AUTO START/STOP IS TURNED OFF) MY VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT SAID TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. II LOSE ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKES ARE STIFF AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING, IT IS COMPLETELY OFF. L HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE EACH TIME IT HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN STOPPED, AS I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR THE SECOND TIME AND THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED GREEN BUT I COULD NOT GO.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IT'S HARD TO GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD, THERE IS A RECALL V053 TO ADDRESS A POWER STEERING ISSUE, BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT RECALL IS NOT CAUSING MY PROBLEM AND TO FIX THE ISSUE WILL COST $3400.00. HOW DO I KNOW IF THE RECALL IS THE PROBLEM OR TRONCALLI'S DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULTS?

I BELIEVE THAT MY SITUATION IS IDENTICAL TO AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY RECALLED, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TODAY THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HAD TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, LIGHT WENT GREEN I MOVED FORWARD AT 10ISH MPH TO TAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, AS I WAS TURNING MY MINIVAN LOST ALL POWER. THE CAR LITERALLY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TRIED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BREAK. THE CAR SYSTEM INDICATED TO ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. I DID SO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON THE CAR STUTTERED A BIT BUT THEN SUCCESSFULLY TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING. I EXPRESSED EXTREME CONCEWRN THAT THIS ISSUE WAS THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT WAS IN THE NEWS ABOUT MANY 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. THEY DID NOT EVEN SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE RECALL WHICH SEEMED SHOCKING GIVEN THE ISSUE. AND WHEN I PRESSED THEY SAID SINCE THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND IT WAS NOT A CAR IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL THAT THERE WAS NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO. I ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO THE MANAGER AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR NOW, I HAD MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. IF THEY REFUCE TO FIX IT BASED ON MY DISCUSSION WITH THEM I AM NOT SURE WHAT MY NEXT STEPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE.

8/31/20-DRIVING ON OUR VACATION FROM FL TO PA ON I-95, I HAD TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE IN FLORENCE SC WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE; CAR WOBBLED AT SLOW SPEED. THE MECHANIC AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID A BELT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE (MILEAGE 21,153). 9/8/20-ON MY WAY HOME FROM PA, THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED (AGAIN, BELT SEPARATION) PER THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN WILLIAMSBURG (MILEAGE 22,369). 9/13/20-ON THE WAY FROM VA TO DAYTONA BEACH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT (MILEAGE 23,153). THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN DAYTONA BCH DID NOT CARRY THE NEXEN TIRE, SO I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE STORE AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND. ACCORDING TO INFO I FOUND ON THE INTERNET, CHRYSLER USED NEXEN N'PRIZRH7A TIRES ON THE 2017 PACIFICA. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES FOR TIRES; HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE A GRAVE DANGER IF YOU DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. A BLOWOUT COULD BE DISASTROUS. OTHER DRIVERS OF THE 2017 PACIFICA SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

THE VAN LOST CONTROL ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO BREAK WHATSOEVER, UNTIL I GOT INTO A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT THERE CERTAINLY WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BREAKS. THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH MY DRIVING, NOR WAS THERE ANY ISSUE WITH THE WEATHER. I AM A SEASONED DRIVER OF OVER 20+ YEARS, AND THE WEATHER THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS COMPLETELY SUNNY AND IT WAS BRIGHT DAYLIGHT OUTSIDE. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE VAST NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING BREAKS AND VEHICLE SAFETY FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR.*DT*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A 50MPH 4 LANE ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN 3 & 5, I DECELERATED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND WITHIN 3 SECONDS THE CAR SPUTTERED TO A HALT WITH ALL POWER CUTTING OFF. IN A PANIC, I TRIED TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE IGNITION. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO GET MY KIDS OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AND BRING THEM TO SAFETY. I MANUALLY OPENED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND AFTER DOING SO, THE POWER CAME BACK ON TO THE CAR. I QUICKLY GOT BACK IN AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE HAVE SINCE SEARCHED THE VIN FOR RECALLS TO FIND THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL INVOLVED IN 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND OF COURSE THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG NOR "REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM", OR GIVE US ANY REASSURANCE THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

THE TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY HESITATES AND SHIFTS ABRUPTLY AROUND 17 MPH. OFTEN NOTICED IN PARKING LOTS. TOYOTA DID SEVERAL REPAIRS TO NO AVAIL. TRADED IT IN BECAUSE THE COULDN'T FIX IT.

I CONTINULY HAVE TO HAVE MY BATTRIES REPLACED AT LEAST 6 MONTHS TO A YR. ALSO MY CAR KEEPS STALLING AND IT KICK A LOT MORE NOW THEN IT HAS BEEN SINCE I GOT THE CAR. MY ISSUES OCCURE WHEN I'M DRIVING AND ITS WORST WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE ORGINAL DEALERSHIP FOR ALL SERVICES THEY HAVE ALL THE RECORDS OF ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCE SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PRE OWNED WITH ONLY 9 THOUSOUNDS MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN GREEN BROOK NJ.

TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY; WILL OFTEN TIMES STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN A LAG OFF THE START. ALSO EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, YET EACH TIME THEY "AREN'T ABLE TO REPLICATE" THE ISSUE; DEALERSHIP ADVISED CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO FIX, SO THEY SIMPLY GIVE BACK A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THIS ISN'T SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND IS UNACCEPTABLE; APART FROM THE POWER TRAIN, THERE ARE FURTHER A/C, ELECTRICAL, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP ISSUES, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, LEAVING US STUCK WITH AN UNRELIABLE & UNSAFE VEHICLE.

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH / HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONDITION, FROM A STANDING START, PRIMARILY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THIS CONDITION IS CONSISTENT WITH CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER S2021000005. I HAVE NOTICED THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE HARD SHIFTING THAT THE ENGINE RPM GOES UP TO APPROXIMATELY 3,000 RPM AND THEN SHIFTS HARD INTO 3RD GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE HARD SHIFT CONDITION SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE ACCELERATION OCCURS WHILE TURNING RIGHT. I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (NORTHTOWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM) WHO (1) REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND (2) PERFORMED A QUICK LEARN ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH CHRYSLER'S SERVICE RECOMMENDATION UNDER THE ABOVE MENTIONED CASE NUMBER FOR THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER INDICATES THAT THIS SERVICE MAY NOT FULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND ANOTHER QUICK LEARN MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE. MY CONCERN IS TWO-FOLD. FIRST, WHAT DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO MY VEHICLE'S POWER TRAIN AS A RESULT OF THIS HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND EXTREME RPM CONDITION PRIOR TO ENCOUNTERING THE HARD SHIFT CONDITION. SECOND, CHRYSLER INDICATES THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ARE DEVELOPING A RESOLUTION - WHEN MIGHT THAT FULL RESOLUTION BE AVAILABLE?

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WONT GO OFF MECHANIC SAYS ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND TO LET MANUFACTURE KNOW, VAN HAD BEEN MAKING WEIRD SOUND WHEN BRAKE APPLIED, DEALER SAID IT WAS BRAKE DUST AND ALL WAS OKAY, BUT SOUND STILL PERSISTED AND NOW A YEAR LATER ITS MUCH WORSE THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN TRYING TO STOP, I HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES MULTIPLE TIME SLOWLY AND EVEN THEN SOMETIMES STILL NOT ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP , TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS STATED THAT ITS A MANUFACTURER ERROR THAT THEY CANT EVEN FIX , HAVE TO GO TO WORK ONLY CAR I HAVE BUT I AM MORE AT RISK , WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWER THEN SPEED LIMIT , AVOID GOING DOWNHILLS AND SOME TIME HAVE TO RUN RED LIGHTS BECAUSE I CANT STOP . IT IS SO SCARY AND I FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE, STILL HAVING TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THE VAN AND AT THIS TIME TRYING TO TRADE IT IN BUT WITH THE BRAKE PROBLEM ITS PUTTING ME AT A LOSS

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL STICK LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. IF YOU TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL THEN STICK AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GIVE A JERK TO THE LEFT TO GET IT BACK TO CENTER. IT FEELS LIKE THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VAN FOR THE POWER STEERING ON SOME MODELS BUT WHEN I CHECKED THE VIN ON MINE IT SAID IT WASN'T INCLUDED. I'M CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

ACCELERATING FROM STOP. VEHICLE WILL STALL/LOOSE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN ENGINE POWER/TRANSMISSION. MULTIPLE EVENTS FROM BOTH STRAIGHT/TURNING SITUATIONS. FOLLOWING LOSE OF ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION SLAMS BACK INTO ACCELERATING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. STEERING IS AFFECTED DURING EVENT(S).

CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 45 MPH. CAR JERKS AND PUSHES FORWARD WHEN TURNING AND COMING FROM A STOP.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 6 MONTHS AGO WITH 18K MILES ON IT. IT IS A 2017, BUT THE 3 YEAR OR 36K MILES WARRANTY RAN OUT IN 2019 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MADE IN 2016 EVEN THOUGH THE MODEL WAS 2017. I HAVE 27K MILES ON IT AND ALREADY HAVE TO PAY AN ALMOST $700 REPAIR ON THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR. I WAS TOLD MY VAN COULD SHUT DOWN IF I DIDN'T FIX IT. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, TOLD THEM PARENTS WARNED ME TO GO WITH A TOYOTA AND THE VAN WAS TECHNICALLY NOT EVEN 3 YEARS OLD AND UNDER 36K MILES AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. REALLY WANTED TO BUY US MADE, BUT PRETTY TURNED OFF BY CHRYLSER TO HAVE TO PAY A REPAIR THIS HIGH IN WITH VERY LITTLE MILEAGE. I NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VAN TOOK A WHILE TO GET GOING WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS.

USED CAR FOR A HOUR OR TWO WENT HOME FOR 2 HOURS AND WENT OUT TO USE THE CAR AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. RECENTLY HAD INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC ISSUES THE THE DRIVERS ELECTRIC SEAT NOT WORKING AND THEN WORKING AGAIN.

THE PACIFICA HAS A STALLING PROBLEM WHEN TAKING OFF. THEN IT JERKS INTO GEAR REALLY BAD . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING. DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT NOW IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.

HARD SHIFTS WITH ROUTINE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR EVEN DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION.

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO SELF PARKING MODE AND CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SELF PARKING SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO DURING THE INCIDENT, THE PRE-COLLISION BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING INTO THE SECOND VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL COLLISION CENTER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S ENGINEER WHO INDICATED PRE-COLLISION BRAKING SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE PRE-COLLISION BRAKING SYSTEM MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE LOCAL DEALER ORANGE COAST CHRYSLER (2929 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92626) WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. *LN*JB

WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VAN SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AND WILL NOT CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. IF I DO NOT LET OFF THE GAS WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VAN WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL CONDITIONS AND ON ALL ROAD TYPES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S FINE. I CAN NOT REPLICATE THIS ON DEMAND.

I'M IN A PARKING LOT GETTING READY TO LEAVE. TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND I RECEIVED A SERVICE SHIFTER PROMPT. IT WILL NOT START. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 45 MINUTES.

THE STEERING IS STICKING. I HAVE NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL GET STUCK WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. WE HAVE A 2017 PACIFICA.

THE STEERING "STICKS" WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE TO THE RIGHT. I'VE HAD THE TIRES ALIGNED, IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

BUBBLING OF PAINT ON THE FRONT EDGE OF HOOD - ENTIRE WIDTH OF HOOD. APPEARS LIKE IT IS RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE PAINT.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A BUSY ROAD IT STARTED TO STUTTER AND SHUT DOWN. I LOST STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION AS WELL AS GAS PEDAL FUNCTION. THE CONTROL PANEL INSTRUCTED ME TO PLACE MY CAR IN PARK TO BE ABLE TO RESTART IT.

MULTIPLE TIMES OUR 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS REVVED UP, THEN STALLED. THE SCREEN TELLS THE DRIVER TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I DID, THEN WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT COMPLETELY STALLS, OTHER TIMES THE RPM INCREASES THEN THE CAR DECELERATES AND I CANNOT DRIVE OVER 20 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AT AN INTERSECTION AS WELL AS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB HOWARD CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 13252 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

PASSENGER LEFT DOOR HAS SEVERE GRINDING SOUND, ALSO FAILS TO CLOSE SOMETIMES. RIGHT HAND PASSENGER DOOR HINGE WAS REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER 2019

WHILE DRIVING ROUGH SHIFTING FROM THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT IS NOTED THAT IT HAS A TENDENCY TO BANG OR SHIFT RATHER ROUGH INTO 2ND GEAR ON UPSHIFTS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM 10K-PRESENT MILES. DEALER STATES IS FINE, THIS CAN BE RATHER DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FORCE AND JERK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO STALL THE TRAFFIC BEHIND WOULD HIT US. THIS SILL HAPPEN WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN A DEALERSHIP TELLS YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE WHEN IT ISNT.

PERIODICALLY WHEN PRESSING ON GAS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO AND YOU NEED TO TAKE FOOT OFF GAS AND PRESS FIRMLY. OUR CAR WAS ONE OF THE PACIFICA'S THAT STALLED IN THE PAST FOR NO KNOWN REASON AND IT WAS FIXED. THIS NEW PROBLEM IS CONCERNING AS WE HAVE BEEN IN INTERSECTIONS WHEN IT OCCURRED WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD.

THE POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING MAKING TURNING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY SPOUSE. THEN, WHILE I AM USING ALL MY MIGHT TO TURN IT AROUND A CORNER, IT RESUMES AND CAUSES ME TO JERK THE WHEEL. THESE ISSUES HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IN PARKING LOTS, AND SIDE ROADS, THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPS AND STARTS WITHOUT CAUSE. I ALMOST HIT A GUARD RAIL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLEANED THE WIRES BUT IT'S STILL HAPPENING. NOW, THEY WANT ME TO PAY $3,500 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT I DIDN'T CAUSE.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL JERK. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. WILL HAPPEN WHETHER THE CAR IS DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY OR ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS A LIFETIME TRANSMISSION AND FLUID DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST 6-8 MONTHS NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V348000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GANLEY CHRYSLER OF AURORA (161 W GARFIELD RD, AURORA, OH 44202) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAIN BATTERY AND THE STOP/START BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERIES WERE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,900.

THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING JUST DRIVING AROUND 50MPH AND EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF AND STEERING LOCKS UP YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE.THEN THE SCREEN POPS UP TELLING YOU TO PLACE IN PARK WHILE YOUR STILL TRAVELING 50MPH. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND 3 TIMES. IT HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME IN MAY 2019 AROUND 48,000 MILES AND NOW 2 TIME ON JULY 8 2020 AT 74,000 MILES. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES AND THERE HAS BEEN OVER 50 COMPLAINTS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PROJECT FAMILIES FOR GETTING INJURY'S. LUCKILY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SMALLER ROADS AND NOT A HIGHWAY YET! THIS CAN BE DEADLY!

THE VAN WAS PARKED AND THE BACK GLASS SHATTERED BY ITSELF. I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE VAN AND BOOM, GLASS SHATTERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, AND SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE LACKED FORWARD MOTIVE POWER WITH AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM VIRGINIA BEACH (3152 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452; (877) 475-0721) WHO STATED THAT A TRANSMISSION HARD CODE WAS RETRIEVED BY THE DTC SCANNER. THE DEALER REPLACED AN UNKNOWN PART IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE HUB FLANGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

VEHICLE STOPPED STARTING - THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE BEING DISPLAYED. 1. VEHICLE NOT IN PARK, SERVICE TRANS STOPE SAFELY SHUT OFF ENGINE TO ENGAGE PARK, SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, PARK SENSE UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE SHIFTER PROBLEM. UNABLE TO OPERATE TAIL GATE, UNABLE TO OPERATE SLIDING DOORS THE VEHICLE WAS IN STATIONARY MODEL WHILE MOTION I AM HAVING ISSUES WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STALLS AND THEN PICKSUP CAR WAS IN IDLE STATE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPS RESPONSING

WHILE DRIVING ROUGH SHIFTING FROM THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT IS NOTED THAT IT HAS A TENDENCY TO BANG OR SHIFT RATHER ROUGH INTO 2ND GEAR ON UPSHIFTS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM 10K-PRESENT MILES. DEALER STATES IS FINE, THIS CAN BE RATHER DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FORCE AND JERK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO STALL THE TRAFFIC BEHIND WOULD HIT US.

TURNING ON YOUR AIR CONDITIONER TO MAXIMUM OFTEN MAY CAUSE BACTERIA GROWTH DUE TO THE EXCESS WATER THAT IS DRIPPING IN YOUR UNIT'S TRUE THAT IN HIGH HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENTS THAT MOLD CAN BUILD ON EVAPORATOR COILS AND CAUSE AN ODOR, ESPECIALLY IF THE VAN SITS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BETWEEN DRIVES. I MAKE IT A PRACTICE OF TURNING OFF THE A/C THE LAST FEW BLOCKS ON THE WAY HOME TO BLOW SOME WARM AIR THROUGH THERE TO DRY IT OUT A LITTLE IN THE SUMMER. NONETHELESS, IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF ONE OF THE SMELLS YOU DETECTED WAS "VINEGAR." I WONDER IF MAYBE A SMALL ANIMAL/RODENT FOUND THEIR WAY INTO YOUR SYSTEM AND GOT STUCK AND HAS SINCE EXPIRED? IF THE SMELL IS ONLY THERE WHEN YOU FIRST TURN IT ON AND THEN DISSIPATES, THEN THAT SEEMS A LOT LIKE A COMMON MOLD GROWTH SCENARIO. IF IT PERSISTS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT YOU HAVE A BIGGER ISSUE. *TR

THE VAN KICKS INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD THUG. HAPPENS A LOT WHEN DRIVING SLOWER ON CITY STREETS. DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURN OFF FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS OCCURS WHEN I AM DRIVING FAST OR SLOW. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL CASES OF SHIFTING HARD OR CLUNKING WHEN GOING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER, MOST NOTICEABLE FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY OR EVEN EVERY MONTH, BUT I'M GUESSING AT LEAST 4 TIMES A YEAR. ISSUE USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER STARTING TO MOVE FROM A DEAD STOP, SUCH AS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ETC. THE DATE OF THIS HAPPENING IS APPROXIMATE AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3-4 YEARS.