NHTSA Complaint #11297701 — 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE OUT OF CONTROL!!! VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AT LOW SPEED THEN LURCHES INTO GEAR THRUSTING FORWARD AT AN ALARMING RATE. THIS HAS PUT US IN DANGER SEVERAL TIMES. CHRYSLER FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE SAYING THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE EVENT. ON CHRISTMAS EVE THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT COMPLETELY GOING THROUGH A LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND WERE FLASHING. TOWED IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED 'REFLASHED' BASICALLY RECALIBRATED AND THAT EVERY PACIFICA WOULD NEED THIS UPDATE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THEY ALSO CHARGED US $150 TO DO THIS MANDATORY UPDATE. SOUNDS AS IF THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL. I'M NOT HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE VEHICLE IS BACK TO THE SAME ISSUES AND I KNOW IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WE HAVE ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL SPARK PLUGS AND ALL IGNITION COILS AS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST BREAKS DOWNS SUDDENLY CAUSE LIGHTS TO COME IN AND BE FLASHING WHILE SHAKING AND NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. IT SEEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT WE WILL NEVER TRULY KNOW AS WE ARE LIED TO SO OFTEN WHEN IT'S IN THE SHOP. CHRYSLER CARES IS NO HELP AT ALL!