NHTSA Complaint #11023484 — 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA
Crash
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11023484 |
| Vehicle | 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 500 miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE , WHEELS SPINNING AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING PROBLEM ON MY NEW 2017 CHYRSLER PACIFICA MODEL, OCCURS MORE SHARPLY AND FREQUENTLY ON WET ROADS. WHILE SHIFTING TO DRIVE MODE AND PICKING UP FROM IDLE POSITION AT SIGNALS & TURNS THE VEHICLE SHAKES, WHEELS DON'T GRAB THE ROADS, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, VEHICLE SHUDDERS, LOSES MOMENTUM AND HALTS MOMENTARILY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND THIS IS WORST ON INCLINED ROADS. I BARELY ESCAPED AN ACCIDENT TODAY WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO TAKE A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEELS KEPT SPINNING, TRANSMISSION KEPT SHUDDERING AND CAR WASN'T MOVING ANYWHERE. I COMPLAINED A FEW TIMES WITH CHRYSLER DEALER, THEY SAID INSPECTION DOES NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODE. THE ISSUE IS SO APPARENT AND CAN BE REPLICATED EASILY BY JUST DRIVING IT ONCE. IT'S A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND DEATH..I INTEND TO PURSUE THIS SERIOUSLY WITH CHRYSLER AND HOPE THEY ARE ABLE TO FIX. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY SIMILAR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE POST IT HERE. ..UPDATED 10/25/17 *BF
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