NHTSA Complaint #11047684 — 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11047684 |
| Vehicle | 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 7,300 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
WITH ONLY 7300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, AS OF THIS WRITING 11-21-17, MY PACIFICA HAS FAILED TO START ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. WITH EACH EVENT, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE MAIN AND RADIO DASH LIT UP AND FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO, THE WIPER BLADES CAME ON AND STAYED ON, NOT BEING ABLE TO SHUT OFF WITH THE DESIGNATED SWITCH. AS WELL, NUMEROUS "WARNING WINDOWS" POPPED UP ON THE CENTER DASH INFO SCREEN...SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY, PARK BRAKE UNAVAILABLE, BLIND SPOT ALERT UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED, SERVICE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM, PARK SENSE UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM, WARNING BELLS CONSTANTLY CHIMING, ENTIRE DASH GOES COMPLETELY DARK AND RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. THE LAST ATTEMPT TO START, 11-20-17, AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES IN AN HOURS TIME, THE ENGINE DID START ONLY TO SHUT DOWN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW AND IS STILL THERE AS OF THIS WRITING. ON THE FIRST EVENT WHEN TOWED IN, I WAS TOLD THAT A SERVICE WRITER ALSO COULD NOT ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT WHEN THE SERVICE TECH TRIED, IT DID START. I WAS TOLD TO COME PICK UP MY VEHICLE THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES FOUND AND MY VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I REALLY DREAD THE DAY WHEN MY PACIFICA DIES WHILE DRIVING, AS THAT APPARANTLY HAS HAPPENED TO MANY DOZENS OF OTHER 2017 PACIFICAS ALREADY, PLACING THE OCCUPANTS IN EXTREME DANGER. I JUST READ AN ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES WITH REGARDS TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I NEAR THE POINT OF DEMANDING THAT CHRYSLER BUY BACK MY VEHICLE. I DO HAVE MULTIPLE VIDEOS TAKEN ON MY CELL PHONE BUT DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO UPLOAD THEM JUST YET.
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