NHTSA Complaint #11363646 — 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11363646 |
| Vehicle | 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 52,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MO |
Consumer Description
MY VAN ON MULTIPLE OCCASSION HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF CITY INTERSECTIONS. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL HAVE AN ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN. ALL DIFFERENT WARNING MESSAGES WILL APPEAR ON DASH, WARNING DINGS WILL GO OFF, MY WIPERS WILL GO ON WITHOUT ME TURNING THEM ON, WHEN I PUSH THE GAS IT WILL NOT DRIVE. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS OR IF THE GAS WAS PRESSED IT WOULD ACCELERATE MORE THAN THE PEDAL WAS BEING PRESSED. ALL MY BUTTONS ON MY DASH INCLUDING A/C, AUTO START, BACK UP CAMERA/SENSORS WILL NOT RESPOND. ITS AS THOUGH MY CAR JUST DIES. THIS OCCURRENCE HAS NO COMMON SCENARIO THAT BRINGS ON THE MALFUNCTION. I 'VE HAD TIMES WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED WEEKS APART AND THIS LAST OCCURRENCE IT WAS A YEAR IN BETWEEN OCCURRENCES. I WAS TOLD ON A CHRYSLER FORUM TO CHECK MY PCM. MY BATTERIES HAVE BEEN TESTED AND PASSED. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE MY AUX BATTERY INSTALLED AS I DO NOT WANT/LIKE MY AUTOSTART FEATURE. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ALL 5 TIMES WITH MY AUX BATTERY INSTALLED. MY DEALERSHIP SAID "TOO MANY ELECTRICAL PARTS TO CHECK" AND "WE CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM/GET ERROR CODE TO DIAGNOSE SO TAKE THE VAN BACK TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND CALL US WHILE ITS HAPPENING AND DRIVE IT IN". FIRST ITS UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE TRIED GETTING THIS FIXED AND THEY CAN'T EVEN/WONT FIX IT OR BUY IT BACK. NO LEMON LAW AS I AM SECOND OWNER, NOT PURCHASED NEW AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING AT 34000 MILES RIGHT BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CHRYSLER WON'T FIX IT/DON'T KNOW HOW. NO REMEDY AFTER 2 YEARS AND 6/7 SHOP VISITS. I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH FCA TWICE AND THEY THREATENED ME TO PICK UP VEHICLE OR THEY WOULD CHARGE ME FOR THE RENTAL I HAD. OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. LOOK AT CHRYSLER PACIFICA AND VOYAGER VAN ON FACEBOOK.
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