NHTSA Complaint #11253653 — 2019 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSORS FOR BOTH PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOORS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REACHED INTO THE VEHICLE TO RETRIEVE HER PHONE WHILE THE SLIDING DOORS WERE CLOSING. THE DOOR SENSORS DID NOT RECOGNIZE HER HAND AND IT WAS CRUSHED BY THE SLIDING DOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY FORCE THE DOOR OPEN TO RESCUE HER HAND FROM THE VEHICLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT TESTED BOTH SLIDING DOORS AND FOUND THAT NEITHER OF THE DOOR SENSORS FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER AND HER CHILDREN'S SAFETY. THE CONTACT POSTED A COMPLAINT ON FACEBOOK REGARDING THE FAILURE. A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE ONLINE REACHED OUT TO HER AND ASKED FOR HER VIN, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED SINCE THAT INTERACTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. *DT*JB