2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Electrical System Problems

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE IN OPERATION ON CITY STREETS BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. TWO OF THE OCCASIONS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE CROSSING A STREET WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TWO OF THE OCCASIONS OCCURRED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE VEHICLE THEN INSTRUCTS THE DRIVER TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE ALL POWER/ELECTRICAL IS LOST LEAVING THE VEHICLE STRANDED.

THE UCONNECT SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT IN MY CAR ( SCREEN GOES BLACK) OVER A DOZEN TIMES IN 2 YEARS. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE FEATURES SUCH AS BACKUP CAM, TEMP CONTOLS, NAVIGATION, RADIO ETC. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES AND NO PERMANENT FIX HAS BEEN FOUND. LAST WEEK I RE-SET THE FUSE IN ORDER TO GET IT TO WORK.

OUR 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS BEEN JERKING INTO GEAR AND WON'T ACCELERATE AND THEN AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, IT DOES. THE JERKING FEELS AS IF SOMEONE JUST HIT YOU FROM BEHIND AND YOU STALL BEFORE BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION FLAT ROAD, INCLINE, OR DOWN HILL. WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. NOW, WE HAVE AN UNKNOWN MESSAGE THAT SAYS "SERVICE SHIFTER". THIS CAME AFTER THE VAN WAS SITTING AND WE GOT IN TO START THE VEHICLE. IT WOULDN'T START. HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW. THE POWER WINDOWS, DOORS, HATCH WON'T WORK BUT THE RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WORK FINE.

I PURCHASED A USED 2017 CHYRLSER PACIFICA AND COULD NOT GET MY UCONNECT TO WORK. I FOUND OUT THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER MAINTAINS THE UCONNECT ACCESS ACCOUNT UNTIL THEY CANCEL IT. THEY CAN UNLOCK, START AND IF WANTED STEAL MY CAR USING THEIR CELL PHONE. UCONNECT DOES NOT CANCEL THE ACCOUNT WHEN THE CAR IS SOLD SO THE PREVIOUS OWNER MAINTAINS THE ACCOUNT UNTIL THEY CANCEL IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER CAN EFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE NEW OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE.

INITIALLY, WHILE DRIVING, A BRIEF WARNING MESSAGE WOULD FLASH ON THE DRIVER'S INFO CLUSTER THAT THE "POWER STEERING WAS UNAVAILABLE" AND THEN THE WARNING WOULD GO AWAY VERY QUICKLY. HOWEVER, THE WARNING BEGAN COMING ON MORE FREQUENTLY, ALWAYS WHILE DRIVING, AND IT WOULD STAY ON, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING SINCE IN THE LARGE VAN IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT BOTH HIGHWAY AND SIDE-STREET SPEEDS. WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD BE TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED, THE MALFUNCTION WOULD RESOLVE, HOWEVER, IT BEGAN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A SHORT DRIVE. IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE POWER STEERING COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY GONE OUT AT ANY TIME, SUCH AS A HIGHWAY CORNER, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP WHILE THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND A REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM...

THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO THIS VEHICLE HARD SHIFTING. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED THREE TIMES AND IT IS HARD SHIFTING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AND SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT COMPLETELY. IT OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY AFTER STOPPING. IT IS WORSE WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE LOWER GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST BEGINS TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER IT ALSO OCCURS WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT MONITORS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT OFTEN SHOWS TO BE IN THE NEGATIVE DEGREES. THIS CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN FIXED BY MY DEALERSHIP BUT IT HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR.

ENGINE, LIGHTS, AND ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE STOPPED WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN.WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART IT RIGHT AWAY. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF OF A BUSY ROAD ONTO A SIDE STREET AND GOT ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN WHEN EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RESTART IT.THIS WAS SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS FORTUNATELY THE VAN ROLLED SUFFICIENTLY TO GET OFF THE MAIN RD. WE TRIED TO PUSH IT FURTHER BUT WITH OUT ELECTRIC WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE WHICH TURNS ON WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS. WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO START IT WITH THE HELP OF A PORTABLE JUMP STARTER THAT WE ALWAYS CARRY IN THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE...

VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES STARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE THE START BUTTON WAS PUSHED. ONCE IT DID START AND PUT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AND THEN TURN BACK ON WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE WHENEVER SPEED WAS REDUCED. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING, AND COULD NOT BE TURNED BACK ON. THE INSIDE DASH LIGHTS WOULD ALSO TURN OFF MAKING FOR A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. THE AIR CONTROL ALSO DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WOULD BE VERY HOT AT 68 DEGREES, AND WOULD NOT BLOW A STEADY FLOW OF AIR. IT WILL SPEED UP THEN SLOW DOWN. *BF... *TR

VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON MY 7 TIMES ALREADY 2 ON HIGHWAY AND 5 ON STREETS. 2 ON HIGHWAY WAS DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH WHEN DASH WENT OFF ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF NO POWER STEERING OR HAZARD LIGHT FUNCTION. HAD TO PULL OVER TO MEDIAN AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE OTHERS WERE VARIANT FROM COMING TO A STOP ALL THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF THE GAUGE NEEDLES WENT CRAZY. AND THE OTHERS WERE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE WORSE IS TRYING TO MUSCLE ONTO A PARKING LOT OR MEDIAN WITH NO POWER STEERING OR LIGHTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SARASOTA SUNSHINE CHRYSLER(7745 S. TAMIAMI TRAIL, SARASOTA, FL) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

POWER STEERING FAILING COMPLETELY. STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS FIRST ADVISED THAT A 'LOW BATTERY' CAUSED A POWER SPIKE IN THE POWER STEERING UNIT AND THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY. THEN IT HAPPENED MORE FREQUENT AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT ITSELF WHICH TOOK A WEEK TO REPLACE. THEN TWO DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE ENTERING A 90 DEGREE CURVE AT 35 MPH. AFTERWARDS I COULD SIT IDLING, WATCHING THE VOLTAGE WANDER BETWEEN 11 VOLTS AND 15 VOLTS, AND HAVE POWER STEERING, BUT AS SOON AS I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS OR FOGLIGHTS OR PUT IT IN GEAR, THE VOLTAGE WOULD STABILIZE AT 14.6-14.8 VOLTS AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD TURN OFF. IT'S BEEN A WEEK AND THEY JUST CONTACTED CHRYSLER. I'M AT 15 DAYS IN THE SHOP BETWEEN FAILED SECONDARY BATTERY, AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING AND NO END IN SITE....

HARD SHIFTING - GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THE VAN FEELS LIKE IT WANTS STALL OUT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A HARD JERK(FEELS LIKE YOU WERE HIT FROM BEHIND) THEN A LOUD KNOCK AND IT DROPS INTO GEAR AND TAKES OFF. MOST OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. SOMETIME HAPPENS WHEN JUST TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VAN INTO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 8 TIMES IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE MECHANIC AND CHRYSLER CARE FIRST TELLS ME IT IS THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION CONTROL TRYING TO ADAPT TO MY DRIVING HABIT SO ITS THE WAY I DRIVE, THEN THEY TELL ME THAT IS THE WAY THE VAN WAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE SINCE WE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SAME VAN BUT A BRAND NEW MODEL THAT WAS ON THE LOT....

IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, ROLLING FORWARD AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE OR THE ACCELERATOR. SUDDENLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED OVER 1 SECOND UP TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE ACCELERATION WAS SO RAPID AND SUDDEN THAT I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAK. THE CAR THEN DID IT SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER A FEW DAYS PERIOD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAY THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER HAS GENERATED MULTIPLE ERRORS, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO INTERPRET THE ERRORS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR A WEEK, WITH NO SUCCESS IN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM OR THE FIX.

IN SEPT. 2018 I TOOK MY PACIFICA IN FOR CRUISE CONTROL RECALL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. RECALL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPAIR COMPLETED. NEXT DAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS BEEN ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. IT SEEMS TO STAY ON ABOUT 4 DAYS AND THEN OFF FOR A DAY OR TWO. CRUISE CONTROL (IN MOTION) GOES OUT SPORADICALLY. POWER WINDOW- DRIVERS WINDOW- AUTO UP DOES NOT WORK. WINDOW(PARKED AND MOVING) GOES UP HALF WAY, STOPS AND GOES BACK DOWN. TRANSMISSION-NOT CONSISTENT ISSUE BUT LURCHING @ 10-15MPH ALSO AT 30MPH

THE MAIN PROBLEM IS, MY CAR DOES NOT START, THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND IF I JUMPSTART THEIR CAR IT DIES AS SOON AS I SHUT THE IGNITION, I SPOKE WITH A FEW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I CALLED CHRYSLER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THAT'S ON THE WARRANTY AND THEY SAVE THAT NO CHRYSLER DEALERS WILL ACCEPT MY CAR BEFORE TWO WEEKS, THE FIRST TIME IT BROKE DOWN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET, I DROPPED OFF MY WIFE AND HELPED HER UNLOAD ONLOAD AND THEN THE CAR DID DOES NOT START SOME OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME THEIR CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ALSO MY TRANSMISSION JUMPS GEARS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT?S A NEW CAR WITH A WARRANTY BUT NO ONE TO TALK TO ..*BF. *TR

WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE VAN IN AUGUST 2017 DRIVING AT AROUND 55MPH ON HIGHWAY. MESSAGE CENTER TOLD HER TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE STARTING. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE IN MOTION AND SHE COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD. WOULD NOT START, TOWED TO DEALER DEALER DROVE FOR 10 DAYS BEFORE FAULTED ON THEM. CHRYSLER REPAIRED A "FAULTY EGR." AUGUST 2018, MESSAGE TOLD HER THAT AUTO ON/OFF NEEDED SERVICE. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AT 30MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACE A BATTERY FOR AUTO OFF/ON. SEPTEMBER 2018, WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE VAN PUT UP MESSAGE TELLING HER TO PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE STARTING. ALL POWER LOST AND VEHICLE DIED. VAN HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 29 DAYS. CURRENTLY HAS DATA RECORDER INSTALLED, AND WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER ENHANCED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM *DT UPDATED 11/29/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE "SHIFT TO PARK CHECK ENGINE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND THE CLOCK NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM CHESAPEAKE (3353 WESTERN BRANCH BLVD, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23321, (855) 544-8545) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNT, BUT IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000....

CAR WAS IN MOTION, IN TRAFFIC, USING CRUISE CONTROL ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ACCELERATE AND PASS THE SLOWER CAR AHEAD. WHEN ACCELERATING TO OVERRIDE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR DECELERATED AND FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE BEING ENGAGED. FORTUNATELY ONCOMING TRAFFIC DID NOT APPROACH BEFORE THE CAR WAS ABLE TO LIMP BACK THE LANE. MULLANE MOTORS SERVICED THE VEHICLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR AGAIN DECELERATED WHEN APPLYING GAS TO PROCEED, A WARNING FLASH APPEARED THAT SAID ELECTRONIC THROTTLE NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. ALL THIS HAPPENED A FEW MOTHS AFTER WE HAD OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TWO DAYS AFTER SERVICING TO FIX THE DECELERATION HAPPENING AS GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND A STOP SIGN IN AUTO START/STOP MODE. WHEN BRAKE WAS RELEASED THE RADIO FLASHED, THE PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND THE AUTO START STOP FLASHED AND WENT INTO ERROR. PANEL SAYS AUTO START STOP NOT ACTIVE NEEDS SERVICING THE AUTO START STOP LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED YELLOW WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN I TRIED ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE, IT HAS JUST SHUT OFF, WHEN I TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON, AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. LUCKILY SOMEONE HELPED ME PUSH IT OUT THE WAY, AND AFTER WAITING 10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED BACK UP NORMALLY.

DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR WAS REPAIRED ONCE DUE TO NOT LOCKING AND OPENING WHEN PARKED OR WHEN DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED AUXILIARY BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMED. AGAIN I HAVE AN ISSUE, MY MAIN BATTERY DIED FOR NO REASON. CHRYSLER ROADSIDE JUMPED MY VEHICLE AND KNOW THE DOOR HAS THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SLIDING DOOR. NOW THE DOOR WONT WORK PROPERLY AND THE REAR LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT PULLING THE DOOR IN TO LOCK IT, I HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO HELP IT ENGAGE THE MECHANICAL LOCK

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.

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AS IF THE "KEY" HAD BEEN TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE MOVING, ON THE HIGHWAY ACCOMPANIED BY THE MESSAGE "SHIFT TO PARK" MY WIFE SHIFTED TO PARK THEN RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REPEAT THIS MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AN EXIT RAMP AND PARK IN A SAFE AREA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE SPAN OF ABOUT 8 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN TO 2 DEALERS, BOTH TIMES WE WHERE TOLD THAT NO CODES WHERE STORED INTERNALLY THEREFOR THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO REPAIR. OUR VAN HAS BEEN MODIFIED FOR A WHEELCHAIR FOR OUR DISABLED TEENAGER BECAUSE OF THIS WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP DRIVING IT IN THIS CONDITION. NOT TO MENTION HOW UNDEPENDABLE IT FEELS.

VAN LOSES ABILITY TO GO FORWARD WHILE DRIVING. DASH LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND ENGINE BEGINS TO COUGH AND STUTTER LEAVING ME STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. DASH CODES INCLUDE "SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ENGINE LIGHT, "PARKING BRAKE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE," AND OTHER DASH ICONS. IT WILL MOVE FORWARD AT IDLE SPEED ONLY-NO ACCELERATOR. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS 3 TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT IN A FOURTH. THIS ISSUE HAS NEARLY CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS-ONE OF THEM WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC THE VAN STOPS GOING FORWARD AND DECELERATES QUICKLY CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND IT TO HAVE TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING IT. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN FROM A STOP ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY. THIS INSTANCE REQUIRED OTHER DRIVERS TO SWERVE INTO ANOTHER LANE AND ONTO THE SHOULDER/CURB TO AVOID HITTING ME OR VEHICLES IN OTHER LANES....

ON TUESDAY 7/31/18, AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN ONTO A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, A WARNING THAT LANE ASSIST WAS UNAVAILABLE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE BLIND SPOT SENSORS ON BOTH SIDE MIRRORS TURNED ON WITH A WARNING MESSAGE THAT THE BLIND SPOT ASSISTANCE WAS UNAVAILABLE. AFTER ABOUT AN 1/8TH OF A MILE, I SLOWED TO A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO FEEL TIGHT AS IF THEY WERE LOCKING. THE SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD WENT BLANK AND THE GAUGE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT REGISTERING. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SLOW LEFT TURN AND THEN AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY, BUT AS I CAME TO A STOP THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND NOTHING WAS WORKING AS IF THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF. I HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TWICE FOR THE DASHBOARD TO COME BACK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V542000 (SEAT BELTS), 18V049000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 18V395000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT), AND 18V332000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (BAYSIDE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE, 21219 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, BAYSIDE, NEW YORK, 11361) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT UPDATED 10/19/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V395000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT). THE DEALER (LAWLEY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 2750 US-180, SILVER CITY, NM 88061, (888) 706-9179) WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER AND HAD BEEN UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THE PART WAS AVAILABLE AND TO BE REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A 5 LANE HIGHWAY GOING APPROX 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. ON THE CONSOLE IT TOLD ME TO THEN PUT THE CAR IN P TO START THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR HOWEVER IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. IT HAS PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN 10-20 TIMES AND CARS IS NOW IN THE SHOP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING.

MY ENTIRE CAR VIBRATES LIKE SHAKING AND AUTO SHUTOFF SIGN THAT WE USE WHILE RED LIGHT COMES UPS / ENGINE LIGHT COMES UPS. I HAVE TO PARK MY CAR ON THE SIDE TURN OFF FOR 2 MINUTES AND TURN ON BACK TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. I BELIEVE IF I DON'T DO THAT I MIGHT HIT WITH THE OTHER CAR AS CAR VIBRATES AND NOT CONTROLLABLE. IT HAPPENED ALMOST 10 TIMES & DEALER JUST IGNORES AS I AM MAKING THIS UP.

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WHILE IT WAS MOVING. IT ASKED TO BE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTE.

I PURCHASED A 2017 PACIFICA FROM A DEALER. I HAVE HAD THE VAN NOT START TWICE FOR ME AT HOME IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOW ONCE AT WORK. I HAD JUST SHUT THE VAN OFF AND WENT TO RESTART IT AND IT STALLED TWICE. THE THIRD TIME ALL THE GAUGES AND WENT CRAZY IT WOULDN'T START. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS, IT HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 6 WEEKS , 2 WEEKS EACH OCCURANCE. I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS A BATTERY DRAIN AND IT CANNOT BE RECREATED. I AM NOT CONFIDENT IN DRIVING MY NEW VEHICLE ANY DISTANCE IN FEAR THAT I WILL BE STRANDED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT START. SUPER UNHAPPY.

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC INJECTION FOR MORE THAN 3 TIMES, AND A PIECE THAT WAS SOLVED WAS REPLACED. A SHORT TIME LATER, ON MY ALTERNATOR, IT HAD TO BE CHANGED. NOW I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER, WHICH FREEZES AND STOPS TO FREEZE SUDDENLY. PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR SOME PART THAT DOES NOT START AND DOES NOT START THE COMPRESSOR.

DRIVING, PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF, WOULD NOT SHIFT OR RESTART

OUR 2017 PACIFICA WAS REPAIRED IN THE FALL OF 2017 UNDER RECALL #T23 (EGR VALVE FUNCTION DEFECT). NOW, OUR VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE STALLING PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE MORE RECENT U01 RECALL. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO APPLY THE U01 FIX TO OUR CAR, STATING THAT THE EARLIER RECALL FIX SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLS AT LOW SPEED AND AT IDLE, AND HAS SLAMMED TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP IF THE ISSUE OCCURS WHEN MOVING. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND PROMPTS TO PUT CAR INTO PARK TO RESTART WHILE DRIVING

THE LANE KEEP ASSISTANT (LANESENSE) SYSTEM WENT OFFLINE AND STATED IT NEEDED SERVICE. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE LOWER FRONT CAMERA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE DEALER WAS ASKED IF THE PROBLEM IS COMMON, THEY COULD NOT ANSWER. THIS IS THE SAME PART ON EVERY FIAT CHRYSLER OF AMERICA VEHICLE WITH THIS FEATURE. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER AND DIRECT THE VEHICLE IN THE APPROPRIATE DIRECTION. IF THIS ITEM IS FUNCTIONING INCORRECTLY, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS FEATURE FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT NEAR HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH) IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VIOLENT JERKING WHEN TURNING CORNERS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS ADVISED AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1020 BELMONT ST, BROCKTON, MA), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V049000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

BOUGHT NEW, CURRENTLY HAS APPROX. 1200 MILES ON IT. VAN HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE SHOWING ERROR MESSAGES INCLUDING "STOP/START UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE STOP/START SYSTEM", THE LETTER A! WITH AN ARROW AROUND IT. WHEN VAN STALLS THE GEAR KNOB FLASHES IN "D" OR DRIVE MODE. TAKEN TO SERVICE FOR FIRST INCIDENT WEEK OF 4/16, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ECM. PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 4/18 AND STALLED AGAIN ON 4/22 AND 4/23 WHILE SHOWING THE EXACT SAME ERROR MESSAGES. TOWED TO DEALER ON 4/24 AND THEY KEPT IT UNTIL 4/30 WITH NO FIX AS THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ERRORS OR STALLING. PICKED UP THE VAN ON 4/30 AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND EXHIBITED THE SAME ERROR CODES WHILE NOT EVEN A QUARTER MILE FROM LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. I PULLED OVER, PUT THE VAN IN PARK, STARTED THE VAN AGAIN AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND...

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR HAS LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2016. 1) WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 50MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL INTERNAL POWER - RADIO, LIGHTS, GAUGES, ETC. BRAKING AND STEERING WERE UNAFFECTED. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE. AFTER 5 MINUTES, RESTARTED NORMALLY. IN RESPONSE TO THIS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT, OCCURRING SUMMER 2017. 2) WHEN DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, APPROX 10MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. PASSENGERS WERE DISTURBED AND CONCERNED, BUT NOT INJURED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. 3) WHEN IDLING (STOPPED) IN A DRIVE-THRU LINE, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. NO CONTROLS IN THE VEHICLE WORKED, NOR DID THE KEYFOB. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. DRIVER OPENED AND RE-CLOSED THE VEHICLE DOOR, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH A QUICK SUCCESSION OF...

THE CAR FAILED TO START. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE DOWN AT ALL TO START THE CAR. I TRIED 3 TIMES THEN LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. IT FINALLY STARTED. THE POWER DOORS WOULDN'T WORK AND THE BATTERY METER WAS GOING CRAZY FROM ZERO TO MIDWAY. POWER WAS NOT CONSISTENT. IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES FOR MY SCREEN AND REVERSE CAM TO COME ON. THERE WAS A LOUD POP LIKE A POWER SURGE AND THE SCREEN CAME ON AFTER THAT ALONG WITH THE RADIO. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN FURTHER ON MY ROUTE HOME WHILE TURNING CAR COMPLETELY DIED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AS WELL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO START IT AGAIN FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT FINALLY STARTED AND THE BATTERY WAS RUNNING WONKY...

AS OF TODAY, MY NEW VAN HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 13 OF THE 15 DAYS I HAVE OWNED IT. NOT EVEN 12 HOURS AFTER BRINGING MY NEW VAN HOME, I NOTICED SOME LAGGING/SLIGHT JERK AFTER BRAKING GOING AROUND 20 MPH. THE NEXT DAY, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD (THANK GOODNESS) AFTER TURNING RIGHT AFTER A STOP SIGN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A DING AND BLINKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED INTO MY FRIENDS DRIVEWAY TO PUT IN PARK AND THE VAN BEGAN TO SHAKE. THIS WENT ON A FEW MIN AND BECAUSE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, I LEFT THE DRIVEWAY AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY FOR 10 MIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TWO MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. AFTER FOUR DAYS IN SERVICE, THEY FINALLY CONCLUDED IT WAS THE O2 SENSORS AND REPLACED ALL OF THOSE. AFTER IT WAS FIXED, MY HUSBAND...

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2017 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. GRINDING NOISE STARTED TO OCCUR AROUND 1000 MILES. IT WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AROUND SURFACE STREET DRIVING SPEEDS. SOUND APPEARED TO COME FROM DRIVER SIDE. HARDER GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED AROUND 7000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY, WITH IT OCCURRING BOTH IN CRUISE CONTROL AND OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. LURCHING FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS ALSO OCCURRED AROUND THE 1000 MILE MARK. WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL". BUT HOW CAN IT BE NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW. WAS TOLD THE SOFTER GRINDING NOISE AND LOUDER GRINDING NOISE WERE BOTH NORMAL AND RESULT OF POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, I WASN'T EVER STEERING WHEN THE SOUNDS OCCURRED. LASTLY, THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CAR STALLED TWICE AROUND 13,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES AT THE STOP-LIGHT (THANK GOD) AND ACCELERATING. FIRST TIME THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SHUT OFF. PLACED THE CAR INTO PARK AND PUSHED THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO O'DANIEL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5611 ILLINOIS RD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46804), BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO INFORM NHTSA AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS PROCESSED AND SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK TO FOLLOW-UP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

RIGHT SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ON OWN. IT STALLS OUT AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN OCTOBER 2017 AND CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT.

ON A CITY STREET VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN; SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WARNING LIGHT; 'ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE' MANUAL RECOMMENDED TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON. AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM REMAINED--I.E., WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED DOWNHILL TO HOME BUT COULD NOT GET UP THE DRIVEWAY INCLINE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED AN HOUR. GOT IT UP THE INCLINE. CALLED DEALER SERVICE. RECOMMENDED HAVING IT TOWED. TOWED TO DEALER. SERVICE TESTED AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. SUGGESTED THAT I HAD STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. DON'T THINK I DID. OR WAS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM (STALLING) THAT HAS CAUSED THE CANADIAN AGENCY TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE?

THE 2017 PACIFICA CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A BREAK IN THE PIGTAIL WIRE FROM THE AIR COMPRESSOR. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME WE HAD A FIRE AND IT HAD BURNT THE AIR COMPRESSOR, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE AND SPLASH GUARD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW UNTIL THE GARAGE LOOKED AT WHY THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS I'M AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BEING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR OTHER VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE PRODUCED AND GOT NO HELP FROM THEM OR CONCERN OF OUR SAFETY. I RAISED THAT I WILL CONCERN OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED I WOULD NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS AGAIN DUE TO IT CATCHING FIRE AND THE LACK OF CHRYSLER CONCERN INTO LOOKING AT THE MATTER.

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE CHANGED TO PARK BEFORE IT COULD BE STARTED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WOULD HAPPEN ON A FULL TANK OF GAS AND CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL WAS RAN DOWN.

LEASED A NEW PACIFICA A FEW MONTHS AGO. AROUND THE END OF FEBRUARY THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PARKED. THEN WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IN MARCH THE VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM SCREEN SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON, THIS INCLUDED SENSORS, BACK UP CAMERAS , NAV , CLIMATE, RADIO ETC.

TWICE THE BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD IN THE GARAGE. ABOUT THREE WEEKS APART. COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THIS. NOTHING LEFT ON. LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. I JUST DROVE FROM WI TO FL SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED. ONE IN WI N THREE WEEKS LATER IN FL. THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. CHARGED TWO DAYS AGO N SO FAR SO GOOD BUT IT IS A PROBLEM.