NHTSA Complaint #11062728 — 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

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.