ON LONG TRIPS (GENERALLY GREATER THAN1 HOUR) THE ACC/FCW (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL/FRONT COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM) SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTANTLY (WITH OR WITHOUT THE CRUISE ACTUALLY BEING ACTIVE) AND THE DASH DISPLAYS "ACC/FCW UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED". ONCE HAVING FAILED, THE SYSTEM CANNOT BE RESET WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE, BUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING WILL RESET IT. LOSING THESE SYSTEM PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE FCW IS NOT ONLY A WARNING SYSTEM BUT CAN ACTUALLY STOP THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY SETTING. LOSING THE ACC (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL) ACTUALLY MEANS LOSING ALL CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT CAN EASILY LEAD TO EXCEEDING SPEED LIMITS AND/OR CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE SPEEDOMETER SETTING RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FAILURE THROWS NO CODES THAT CODE READERS AT AUTOZONE OR CHRYSLER CAN SEE AND CHRYSLER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO FIX WITHOUT A CODE. INABILITY TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THIS IMPORTANT ENHANCED SAFETY SYSTEM IS A SAFETY FAILURE AT CHRYSLER. NOTE THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS--DAY/NIGHT/SUN/RAIN/CLOUD/SNOW/DIRTY/CLEAN/FAST/SLOW.
2017 Chrysler Pacifica complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2017 record →
I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE SHOP ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2, BECAUSE I HAD EXPERIENCED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS A STALL. ONCE WHEN I WAS TURNING OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION, SO THANKFULLY AT A SLOW SPEED, HOWEVER, THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD THAT I WAS TURNING ONTO. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS PULLING INTO THE GAS STATION, DECELLERATING AT ABOUT 30MPH. I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS RECALL, I JUST KNEW THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT FIXED, AS I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN MY CAR EVERY DAY. ONCE I ARRIVED TO THE DEALER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WERE 2 RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX EITHER OF THEM UNTIL APRIL. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR, AND AM TERRIFIED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. THAT THEY WILL FIX IT IN 2ND QUARTER OF 2018. THIS IS NOT OK. 2 SAFTEY RECALLS AND CHRYSLER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I KNOW THERE MUST BE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT ARE THINKING THIS WAY AS WELL, AND THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. I WILL NOT WAIT AROUND FOR MY CAR TO CRASH WHILE I'M DRIVING DUE TO A STALL AND A RECALL THAT IS NOT BEING FIXED FOR 3-4 MONTHS.I AM NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL WITH CHRYSLER AND WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
MY 2017 PACIFICA SHUTT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, I WAS IN BUMPER TRAFFIC AND HAD STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE VAN SHUTT OFF. THE BRAKE BECAME VERY STIFF, TURNED CAR OFF TO RESTART AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, TRIED A SECOND TIME TO TURN ON AND IT WORKED. THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER DROPPING MY BOYS AT SCHOOL I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND I WAS GETTING READY TO COME TO A STOP WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR JERKED .
THE LEFT SLIDER PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. IF THE DOOR IS OPENED AND THEN SHUT, IT WILL RE-OPEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP IT CLOSED ONCE IT HAS BEEN OPENED. THIS OBVIOUSLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V049000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (ALFA ROMEO OF HUNTSVILLE, 6523 UNIVERSITY DR NW STE A, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
BRAND NEW... OWNED LESS THAN A MONTH... 750 MILES...WE LIVE AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL WITH A SHARP CURVE AT THE BOTTOM. I REVERSED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET AND SHIFTED THE VAN INTO DRIVE. I FELT THE CAR GO INTO GEAR AND I STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL, AS IT'S A STEEP INCLINE YOU PICK UP SPEED QUICKLY. AS THE VAN GAINED SPEED DOWN THE HILL SOMETHING FELT "WRONG" AND I SUDDENLY REALIZED I WASN'T IN FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE SHARP CURVE QUICKLY APPROACHING I STOMPED THE BRAKE AND BROUGHT THE VAN TO A STOP. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND TRIED UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON. I PUT THE VAN BACK IN DRIVE, FELT IT GO INTO GEAR BUT WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENED. PUT IN IT REVERSE, FELT IT GO INTO GEAR AND IT STARTED TO GO BACKWARDS A LITTLE HERKY JERKY BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT BEFORE IT I COULD DRIVE IT BACK UP TO MY HOUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE DAY AFTER THE DEALER RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER FELL UNDER THE RECALL, MY PCM NEEDED NEW SOFTWARE AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL CHRYSLER PROVIDED THE FIX WHICH WASN'T EXPECTED UNTIL APRIL AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN SELL THE ONES ON THE LOT. CALL CHRYSLER! I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER ALMOST EVERYDAY FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND ALL I GET IS A "SORRY BUT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING, WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE REGIONAL SUPERVISOR". I LIVE I
VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE DEALER HAS NO FIX FOR IT. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND PREFER IF CHRYSLER BUYS IT BACK. ATTACHED ARE SOME PICTURES I TOOK OF THE MESSAGE IT DISPLAYED WHEN STALLED
I PURCHASED MY 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING L ON 7/22/2017, EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT UNTIL MID AUGUST. MY UCONNECT RADIO KEPT FREEZING, THE ENGINE TICKED (STOPPED ITSELF WITHIN A FEW WEEKS), THE TAILGATE GOT STUCK HALF WAY A FEW TIMES TRYING TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. IT'S JUST STOP MIDWAY AND I'LL HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH IT SHUT CLOSE. WITHIN LATER MONTHS (BEGINNING AROUND OCTOBER) MY BEGAN TO JERK BACK EVERY SO OFTEN (ABOUT TWICE A WEEK) WHILE DRIVING. IT'S HAPPENED AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I'VE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION OR 'FIX' FOR THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. RECENT MONTH (DECEMBER/JANUARY) THE JERKING IS GETTING WORSE. IT'S BEGINNING TO JERK ALMOST EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES MORE THAN THREE TIMES A DAY! I'VE BEEN CONTINUING TO PAY MY LEASE FOR A CAR I'M TERRIFIED OF DRIVING. I'VE READ SO MANY HORROR STORIES OF PEOPLE PACIFICA'S STALLING WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. I REFUSE TO HAVE MY FAMILY RIDE IN WHAT SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR LAST WEEK FOR THE ENGINE STALLING AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION TO THE FIX. THE DAY AFTER I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING HOME THAT NIGHT IT JERKED BACK WHILE GOING DOWN A CITY MAIN STREET. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT GAVE ME THIS MESSAGE ON THE DASH (IMAGE ATTACHED)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. *BF *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED EVERY TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. THE DEALER (WALNUT CREEK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 2404 N MAIN ST, WALNUT CREEK, CA) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT SEARCHED THE VIN AND LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V049000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT HAPPENS ON GEARS FIRST TO 2ND THEN AGAIN ON 2ND TO THIRD WITH HARD SHIFTING. IT HAS FELT AS IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IT HAPPENS VERY CONSISTENTLY.
BACK IN NOVEMBER 2017, MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR'S DASHBOARD LIGHT ALL TURNED ON AND STARTED BLINKING. THE CAR LOST POWER FORCING ME TO QUICKLY PULL OVER AND AVOIDED ANOTHER CAR FROM COLLIDING. THE SERVICE LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TURNED OF THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT PULL ANY CODES OF THE INCIDENT. I SAW THE RECALL ANNOUNCED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIX FOR THIS RECALL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 2ND QUARTER OF 2018. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS ON BOARD. WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR ITS SAFETY RATING, NOW WE ARE DRIVING A DEATH TRAP.
I WAS DRIVING IN MY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I HAD SLOWED DOWN AT A CORNER TO LET A CHILD ON A BIKE PASS ME BY. WHEN THE CHILD PASSED ME, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR MOVED AND THEN STOPPED - EVERYTHING SHUT OFF, THE LIGHTS, THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT- PEOPLE BEHIND ME WERE HONKING LIKE CRAZY AND I IT TOOK ME A FEW SECONDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND PUSHED THE START/STOP BUTTON AND CAR STARTED AGAIN. THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD (THE A WITH AN ARROW AND EXCLAMATION POINT), I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE UCONNECT STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG. *JS *JS
THE REAR SLIDING DOORS DO NOT CLOSE AND LATCH PROPERLY. THEY WILL ALMOST FULLY CLOSE AND THEN POP BACK OPEN LIKE SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY. IT STARTED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE ONLY. NOW, BOTH SIDES DO IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE MOTORS, LATCHES, FUEL DOOR SENSORS, UPDATED SOFTWARE, EVERY COMPONENT OF THE DOOR THEY CAN AND CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT FREQUENT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE CHRYSLER MECHANIC TURNED THE PINCH SENSOR DOWN SO LOW THAT IT NOW POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE DOOR DOES NOT SENSE IF AN OBJECT IS IN IT, UNTIL IT HAS FULLY CLOSED AND THEN POPS BACK OPEN. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY (I.E. THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN BY THEMSELVES WHEN DRIVING). IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW I OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOORS (I.E. WITH THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR BUTTON, THE INTERIOR DOOR BUTTON, THE EXTERIOR DOOR BUTTON, THE REMOTE OR PULL THE PHYSICAL EXTERIOR HANDLE). AFTER 8 MONTHS OF TRYING TO FIX IT, CHRYSLER IS REPLACING MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER I FIRST BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS VAN WITH TWO KIDS WHEN THE VAN STALLED WHILE TURNING. AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HESITATION THEN LURCHING WHEN INITIATING ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. LOUD CRANKING/SCRAPING NOISE WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40MPH. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP FOR "BURNT FLUID" TWICE, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. VEHICLE'S TACHOMETER AT TIMES SHOWS RPMS GOING UP TO 6000 WHEN DECELERATING.
WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT MY AUTO STOP/START SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED AS USUAL. HOWEVER, THIS TIME WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE ENGINE DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY START. INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. A WARNING CHIME ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEM. ALSO, A MESSAGE INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THE PUT IT INTO PARK AND RESTART IT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON THE CAR MOVED.
CHRYSLER PACIFICA, 2017 DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN'S ON IT'S OWN,...IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR AND IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS OUT OF THE CAR....CAME OUT OF A STEAK HOUSE FROM EATING THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS OPEN...ALSO,.IT WON'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED...IT GOES ALMOST SHUT THEN..OPENS BACK UP..IT ALSO WILL SHUT ON IT'S OWN WHILE YOU ARE GETTING ITEMS OUT AND IT WILL NOT OPEN AS IT SHOULD WHEN IT DETECTS SOMETHING IN THE WAY, IT CONTINUES TO CLOSE AND YOU CAN'T PUSH IT BACK OPEN...YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OR THE WAY....IF A CHILD WAS IN THE DOORWAY IT WOULD DEFINITELY GET HURT...THE RADIO STOPS WORKING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD LISTENING TO IT RADIO/USB EITHER ONE...YOU HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF AND START THE CAR BACK UP TO GET THE RADIO TO START WORKING AGAIN...THE TIMES THE DOORS HAVE COME OPEN BY THEIR SELF THE VAN HAS BEEN STOPPED..I HAD JUST PARKED AND .WAS WALKING AWAY FROM THE VAN AND HEARD THE DOOR COMING OPEN....WENT BACK TO SHUT IT....HIT THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY CLOSED...ALL OF THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM....IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME...
I HAVE A CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2017 FOR 7 MONTHS. MY DISPLAY SAYS SERVICE SHIFTER. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A RECALL FOR IT BUT FCA HAS RECALLED 1.1 MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAD COMPLAIN VARIOUS TIMES OF A CLOCKING SOUND WHEN YOU CHANGE GEARS AND WAS GIVEN THE EXCUSE "THEY ALL DO THAT". THE PERSON WORKING AT THE DEALER IS NOW GONE. HELP IS NEEDED.
2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA RECALL MY CAR STALLS UPON SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. IT ALSO FLUTTERS, LIKE IT IS TRYING NOT TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE IS ALSO AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON MY CAR AND VIN # BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE REMEDY YET. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE REMEDY YET, THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED TO ME FOR CLEAR UNSAFE REASONS AND A LENDER CAR SHOULD BE GIVEN UNTIL THE RECALL CAN BE FIXED. CORPORATE CHRYSLER HAS ALSO YET TO ANNOUNCE WHEN THE NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE, CAUSING MY DEALERSHIP TOWN AND COUNTRY IN LEVITTOWN TO NOT HAVE ANY ANSWERS FOR ME. I SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN BACK A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE, THAT CAN STALL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT SHOULD BE KEPT UNTIL FIXED AND ANSWERS SHOULD BE GIVEN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18VTBD000 (ENGINE). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED STEVENS CREEK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM AT (408) 248-180 (LOCATED AT 4100 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95129), NORMANDIN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT AT (408) 266-9500 (LOCATED AT 900 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTOMALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136), AND SOUTH COUNTY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM AT (408)-842-8244 (LOCATED AT 455 AUTOMALL DR, GILROY, CA 95020). ALL THREE DEALERS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE MOPAR ROOF RACK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROOF RACK WAS CARRYING A 51LB BOX SPRING WHEN THE FRONT CROSS PIECE DETACHED. THIS CAUSED THE ROOF RACK AND BOX SPRING TO CRASH INTO 2 PICK UP TRUCKS. THE TRUCKS HAD DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD AND BODY. *JS
FOR THE PAST YEAR THE CAR JERKS FORWARD AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ESPECIALLY AFTER GOING FROM A STOP. SOMETIMES IT IS SO BAD, YOU VIOLENTLY JERK FORWARD. HAVE BROUGHTEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS. ONCE THEY DID A SOFTWARD UPDATE, THAT DID NOT HELP. SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL
VEHICLE STALLED ON FREEWAY, GRADUAL LOST OF POWER AND CAME TO A STOP. TRIED TO INCH VEHICLE TO THE SIDE SHOULDER TO AVOID TRAFFIC. CALLED ASSIST AND WAS ABLE TO RE-START VAN AFTER A FEW TIMES TRYING THE PUSH START BUTTON. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER BUT THEY GAVE NO EXPLANATION. BOUGHT VEHICLE LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT OCCURRED.
CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CUT OUT AND ENGINE STALLED WHILST MAKING A TURN ON TO A BUSY 4 LANE STREET. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ISSUES FOUND. I'VE REDENTLY DISCOVERED THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND AND YEAR.
STOPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE AUTO SHUT OFF LIKE NORMAL AT A LIGHT, BUT WHEN GREEN LIGHT CAME AND GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, AN ALERT POPPED UP ON DASH SAYING PARKING WAS ENGAGED. PUT INTO PARK AND TRIED TO RELEASE PARKING BRAKE PARKING BRAKE ACTUALLY ENGAGED. COULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTERWARDS, FOOT BRAKE WAS HELD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE PARKING BRAKE. TRIED TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND ON WITH NO RESULT 1ST TIME. WHILE ENGINE ON, TRIED TO RESET PARKING BRAKE AGAIN, HOLDING FOOT BRAKE, NO JOY. DRIVE SELECTOR WOULD NOT SWITCH TO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO MOVE VEHICLE OFF ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN, THEN WAS ABLE TO RESET PARKING BRAKE TO OFF AND FINALLY PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE.
A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I STARTED THE IT & BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING A MESSAGE CAME UP STATING AUTO START/STOP NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. ANOTHER MESSAGE POPPED UP. WHEN TRYING TO SEE WHAT IT SAID, ALL DISPLAYS STARTED SHUTTING DOWN. HEAT WAS GOING UP & DOWN. TRIED TO TURN IT OFF BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET & GOT OFF AT AN EXIT RAMP & POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. I MADE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY & AS SOON AS I SHIFTED TO PARK IT DIED. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR & IT WOULDN'T START. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY GAVE ME THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE # TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. THE WOMAN NOTED MY INFORMATION SO THAT THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT THE CAR WAS THERE FOR. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS BUSY. I WAS ON HOLD ABOUT 15 MIN. WHILE ON HOLD, A MESSAGE CAME ON TO FILL OUT A FORM ONLINE & THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. 10 PM STILL NO RESPONSE. CAR WAS STILL NOT STARTING. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY NEVER RECIEVED MY ONLINE REQUEST. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED THEY SET UP TO TOW MY CAR THE NEXT MORNING. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM CHRYSLER STATING MY VEHICLE'S CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY INDICATED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM & TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED & THE CAR STARTED NO PROBLEM OR WARNING LIGHTS. THEY TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CALLED & RUDLY ASKED WHY I HAD MY CAR TOWED. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEND. THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET TO IT T
WHEN TRYING TO FILL MY GAS TANK THE PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO FILL MY TANK OR TO KNOW WHEN IT IS TRULY FULL. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VENTING AND THAT I NEED TO TURN THE FUEL NOZZEL 90 DEGREES WHEN PUMPING FUEL. THIS WORKS SOMETIMES BUT I DONXT FIND IT ACCEPTABLE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE PROBLEMS FILLING MY GAS TANK.
SEAT BELT LOCKED IN OPEN SO YOU CANNOT LOCK IN SEAT BELT. (MALE PART OF SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY IN FEMALE BUCKLE). 1ST TIME IT DID NOT STAY CONNECTED, KEEPT TRYING AND THEN I GOT IT TO CONNECT. THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO USE IT IT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED PERFORMED THE T54 232T54182 SAFETY RECALL ON 12/26/17. NOW IT IS THE MIDDLE ROW OUTSIDE SEAT BUCKLE THAT IS NOT WORKING! THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN NOT WORKING.
VEHICLE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN TRAFFIC. TOTAL LOOKS OF POWER STEERING ALSO OCCURRED. OUR FAMILY WITH SMALL CHILDREN ALSO WERE IN THE CAR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF IT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A BUSIER ROAD. ONCE STOPPED THE DASH ALERTED US TO SHIFT TO PARK TO RESTART VEHICLE. WE DID BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. NO ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER AT ALL. PUT FLASHERS ON AND PARTS OF DASH, UCONNECT SCREEN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ALSO. CAR HAS 10,000 MILES ONLY AND HAS BEEN RELATIVELY TROUBLE FREE TO THIS POINT. I SEE MANY LIKE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND IN ONLINE FORUMS. TO DATE IT SEEMS READING FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS AFFECTED, EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES AND TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, CHRYSLER HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A ROOT CAUSE OR BEEN ABLE TO PERMANENTLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND WE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN WITHOUT A DEFINITE RESOLUTION.
TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK MY PACIFICA HAS STALLED AT A LIGHT. I WAITED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE IS ON RUN BUT DASH SAYS SHIFT TO PARK AFTER I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. I SHIFT TO PARK THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT WILL THEN GO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE THROTTLE AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY WITH THE SAME INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF, AND ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO A MESSAGE THAT READ "KEY FOB NOT DETECTED". THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A HANDICAP ADAPTIVE VEHICLE, SO SHE WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE RAMP DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE IT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOBILITY WORKS, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT MADE THE ADAPTATION TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT VISITED REEDMAN TOLL AUTO WORLD (1700 EAST LINCOLN HIGHWAY #101, LANGHORNE, PA 19047, (877) 702-7807) AND WAS INFORMED THAT MOBILITY WORKS WOULD NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE SINCE THEY PERFORMED THE ADAPTIVE WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.
INTERMITTENT UCONNECT FUNCTIONALITY. SCREEN WOULD GO DARK, NAVIGATION NON RESPONSIVE, RANDOM ACCESSORY CONTROLS NON RESPONSIVE, THE CHRYSLER HELP BUTTON & 911 BUTTON WAS NON RESPONSIVE. INCREASED RPM AT IDEAL, PARKED OR AT BREAK. BREAK FADE & RANDOM LURCHING AT TRAFFIC STOPS. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE & ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OBSERVED FAILED. A PHONE CALL TO CHRYSLER ON PERSONNEL PHONE RESULTED IN CHRYSLER SENDING A FLATBED WRECKER FOR TRANSPORT TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN LEBANON, OHIO. FORTUNATELY IT ALL HAPPENED 2 DAYS BEFORE A TRIP OVER THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS, INSTEAD OF WHILE ACTUALLY CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS. AFTER REPAIRS AT LEBANON, OHIO CHRYSLER. A VAGUE DESCRIPTION FROM SERVICE CENTER THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE & THEY REPLACED BATTERY. ALL EVENTS LISTED ABOVE DURING THE 2 WEEKS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL DRIVING IN TOWN & ON HIGHWAY.
POWER SLINDING DOORS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. DASHBOARD SHOWS "POWER DOOR UNAVAILABLE. OPERATE MANUALLY". AFTER TAKING IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS WITH A VIDEO SHOWING THE ISSUE, THEY JUST KEEP SAYING THERE ARE NO CODES SO NOTHING CAN BE DONE.
WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON I-55 ON DEC 26, 2017 WITH MY SICK NEWBORN BABY IN THE VAN MY 4 MONTH OLD 2017 PACIFICA STALLED ON ME IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKES NOR STEER THE CAR. I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER BY JERKING AT THE WHEEL I BARELY MADE IT ON TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VAN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND LOST ALL POWER. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ONLY TO SIT ON HOLD FOR OVER 20 MINS. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND THEY SENT A PRIVATE TOW TRUCK OUT TO ME. OVERALL I SAT FOR 1.5 HOURS BEFORE HELP ARRIVED. I WAS EXTREMELY COLD AND AFRAID FOR OUR SAFETY AS SEMI TRUCKS AND CARS SWERVED AROUND ME. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE REPORTING THAT THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT IN ADDITION TO ISSUES OF SEVERAL ELECTRICAL CODES THAT CAME UP. AGAIN, THIS IS A BRAND NEW VAN THAT I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 4 MONTHS. I CALLED FCA ON 12/26/2017 AND 12/28/2017 TO FOLLOW UP AND I AM STILL WAITING ON A CALL BACK.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET THANKFULLY AT A LOWER SPEED ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GAVE OUT. IT THEN CAME BACK RANDOMLY WHILE TURNING. IT DID THAT MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN 2 1/2 MONTHS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. I DO HAVE A LOANER. I HAD A CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE CASE BUT THEY HAVE CUT OFF ALL CONTACT WITH ME.
VEHICLE PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2016 FOR $44,000 FROM SAFFORD OF FREDERICKSBURG. ON OCTOBER 14, 2017, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE, THREE CHILDREN AND MOTHER-IN-LAW AND EXPERIENCED A LOUD MALFUNCTION THAT RENDERED THE CAR INOPERABLE. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO SAFFORD OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA FOR REPAIRS. THE RIGHT FRONT AXEL HAD RUPTURED (TOTAL MILES ON THE CAR WERE 8,311 AT THAT TIME). THE SERVICE AGENT (JIM BOGAN) NOTED THAT THIS HAD BEEN FLAGGED ON OTHER OCCASIONS AS IDENTIFIED ISSUES AT OTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REQUIRING THE NEXT "GENERATION" OF AXEL ASSEMBLY PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, WE RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS A LOUD GIRDING NOISE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT AXEL. IN EARLY DECEMBER, 2017 WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ONCE AGAIN TO SAFFORD OF FREDERICKSBURG WHERE THEY AGAIN HAD TO REPAIR THE RIGHT FROM AXEL. INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER THE PAST YEAR WHILE THESE ISSUES WERE OCCURRING, WE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE ELECTRONIC ISSUES WITH THE SLIDING DOORS AND REAR LIFT HATCH AS WELL. THE UCONNECT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WILL ALSO MALFUNCTION FROM TIME TO TIME. SEVERAL SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN INITIATED, ADDRESSING WINDOW AND TRANSMISSION CONCERNS ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. YET, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, WHERE IDLE AND TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONING OFTEN APPEARS COMPROMISED (ROUGH IDLE, ROUGH SHIFTING, SUDDEN RPM INCREASES AND ACCELERATI
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT, IT HAS STOPPED AFTER GETTING OFF EXPRESSWAY AND WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS IT HAS STALLED AT LEAST 10 TIMES.
PACIFICA STALLING RECALL I AM WRITING THIS EMAIL TO INFORM YOU OF AN ISSUE WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR BRAND NEW 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING. LEAVING OUR IN-LAWS THE OTHER DAY, WHICH MIND YOU IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, WE GOT TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY TO STOP AND LOOK BOTH WAYS ;) AND THE AUTO SHUT OFF ENGAGED. WHEN WE RELEASED THE BREAK THE CAR NEVER TURNED BACK ON AND BUT STALLED AND ROLLED INTO THE STREET, PARK BREAK ENGAGED AND LEFT US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WE TRIED PUSHING THE BUTTON TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND NOTHING... THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT NOT RUNNING AND WOULDN'T START. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RECONNECTING WE WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR BUT NONE OF THE GEARS WORKED... NO GEAR WOULD ENGAGE WHEN TURNING THE KNOB, THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE WOULD NOT DIS-ENGAGE. WE DISCONNECTED HE BATTERY ONE MORE TIME... MEANWHILE STILL SITTING T-BONED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND RECONNECTED AT WHICH TIME WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART AND TURN THE KNOB TO LOW (NO OTHER GEAR WOULD WORK AND THE PARK BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED, BUT IT MOVED ENOUGH TO GET US OUT OF THE ROAD AND INTO OUR OWN DRIVEWAY. WE SHUT IT OFF AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOWED IT TO THEIR GARAGE.THEY SAID THEY FLASHED THE AUTO SHUT OFF FEATURE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT AS IT SEEMS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS VEHICLE STALLING WITH NO RECALL. I AM CONCERN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND MAYBE NEXT TIME I WON'
AIR CONDITIONING BLOWS COLD THEN HOT AND STAYS HOT UNTIL IT IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON MULTIPLE TIMES IN 10-20 MILE RANGE. STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. TURNED OFF WHEN BACKING UP IN MY DRIVEWAY. PARKING BREAK LIGHT KEEPS POPPING ON WHEN TURNING KNOB FOR CHANGING GEARS.
I HAVE TWO OCCASIONS WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED. 1. I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD, I COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART. THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A SIDE STREET, AND STARTED TO GO FROM A STOP TO A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE START TO GO AND SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. NO ENGINE LIGHTS, NOTHING TO TELL ME WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS. I AM TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE.
ZF 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR SLOW AND ROUGH WHEN OPENING.
WE WERE DRIVING (IN MOTION) CAR ACROSS TAPENZEE BRIDGE (HIGHWAY) AND IT STOPPED, (COMPLETELY, NO COASTING ETC) OUT OF NO WHERE, NO WARNING. CAR EVENTUALLY RESTARTED AFTER IT WAS PUT IN PARK AND IGNITION WAS ACTIVATED AGAIN. SINCE INCIDENT, CAR HAS STALLED TWICE WITH NO WARNING BUT HAS NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY LIKE IT DID ON BRIDGE.
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, THE GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY SLIPPED FROM PARK (STATIONARY POSITION) TO REVERSE AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION. MOST RECENTLY ON CHRISTMAS DAY THIS OCCURRED WITH MY DAUGHTER AND 4 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR RESULTING IN REAR COLLISION AND DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHILCLE. INSURANCE CLAIM IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.
TRANSMISSION WILL LOCKOUT NORMAL OPERATION AND BLINK "N" ON BOTH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND GEAR SHIFT KNOB. WHEN FAILED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE IN EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE AND IT APPEARS TO HOLD IN PARK. VEHICLE THEN NEEDS TO BE SHUTOFF AND RESTARTED, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES, BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAN MOVE AGAIN. MY WIFE REPORTED A VERY ROUGH GEAR ENGAGEMENT THAT FELT LIKE SHE WAS REAR ENDED BUT IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A VIOLENT GEAR CHANGE. I TOOK CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE, PULLED INTO THE STREET, STOPPED, CHANGED TO DRIVE AND EXPERIENCED THE LOCKOUT WITH A SCREEN SAYING "SERVICE TRANS, PRESS BRAKE WHEN STOPPED, KEY OFF ENGINE TO ENGAGE PARK". AT THIS POINT I WAS STUCK WITH MY VEHICLE BLOCKING THE ENTIRE STREET AND I COULD NOT USE DRIVE, REVERSE OR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT. IF FELT LIKE IT WAS IN PARK. I TRIED TO SHUTDOWN AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET IT MOVING BUT IT TOOK ABOUT 4 ATTEMPTS BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO DRIVE AND OUT OF THE WAY. WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY REBUILT TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING STRANDED. THEY PULLED 5 TROUBLE CODES AND TRY AGAIN. I HAVE PICTURE OF THE DASH AND I HAVE A BRIEF VIDEO OF THE FAILURE IN MY DRIVEWAY.
WE PURCHASED A PACIFICA ON 12/21/2017. NOT EVEN AN HOUR AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOSING ALL POWER, AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER AND DRIVING ABILITY AT A STOP LIGHT. WE WERE NOT HIT, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT STALLS RANDOMLY.
VAN STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. DEALER COULD FIND NO CODES AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENED AT HWY SPEEDS.
ON 12/13/17, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE CAR STALLED WHILE IDLE AT AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, BUT THE CAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF GREAT AND THE BREAKS LOCKED UP. THE CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY FROZEN. WE CALLED AAA AND THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM.
MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR RANDOMLY OPENS AFTER BEING CLOSED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ERROR CODES. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS OPENED BUT QUITE FREQUENTLY. IN ADDITION, IN JANUARY 2017, MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS HEAD AND REQUIRED QUITE A BIT OF FORCE TO REOPEN.
AS MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES THERE IS HESITATION AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY "CODES' RELATED TO THIS. IN ADDITION, ON DECEMBER 11, 2017, THE CAR HESITATED AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD WITH SUCH FORCE THAT MY HEAD HIT THE HEADREST AND I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND.
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