NHTSA Complaint #11121235 — 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY GRIFFIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (961 E U.S. HWY 74, HAMLET, NC 28345, 910-582-1200). HOWEVER, WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 58 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED PROPERLY ON AN INCLINE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.