NHTSA Complaint #11183057 — 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA PLUG-IN HYBRID

2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HYBRID 2ND DAY AFTER PURCHASE WITH LESS THAN 300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. VEHICLE STALLED LESS THAN 100 YARDS AFTER ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. LOST ALL ACCELERATION CAPABILITY, ETC WARNING ILLUMINATED, ESC WARNING ILLUMINATED. INSTRUCTED TO SHIFT TO 'P' TO START. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED AT 11 PM WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC AND I WAS FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE NOT WITH ME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHIFT TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 45 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHERE I LET THE VEHICLE REMAIN POWERED OFF. AFTER 20 MINUTES, THE VAN STARTED UP NORMALLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY AN EXTREMELY DISTURBING INCIDENT TO HAPPEN ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH ANY OF THE PREVIOUS VEHICLES I'VE OWNED OVER THE YEARS TO INCLUDE HYUNDAI, HONDA, SUZUKI, TOYOTA, AND DODGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2017 MODEL YEAR AND FCA STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE!