2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Power Train Problems

This is my 3rd problem to be reported to NHTSA on this 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The "L" gear should typically slow down the vehicle when engaged, especially going downhill, so that you can use the transmission to slow the car down and use less braking. On a recent trip on I-5 the Grapevine, i used the L gear to attempt to slow down the vehicle on a steep and long descent. Instead of slowing the vehicle down immediately upon switching to L, the vehicle actually sped up 10 to 15 mph initially before it starts to slow down the car, creating a very dangerous situation especially when vehicles in front of me were slowing down too on the descent. I took it to the dealer, and they actually replaced the TCM because of another dangerous problem (see Complaint 11405469, March 2021) with the vehicle. I have tried the "L" gear...

VEHICLE WILL NOT GIVE POWER ON TAKE OFF AND WILL NOT GIVE POWER AT 45-55 MPH. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY ISSUES WHERE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED. TOOK TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND THEY BOTH SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC BEHAVED. A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THEY COULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS THE VEHICLE ITSELF.

LST YEAR OUR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE "CLUNKING" SOUNDS AND FELT LIKE WE WERE GETTING "REAR-ENDED". LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS A NEEDED SOFTWARE UPDATE ON A COMPUTER. DID THE REPAIR AND WORKED WELL FOR A YEAR. NOW, IT IS STARTING TO DO THAT AGAIN BUT NOT FREQUENTLY. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS.

WHEN IN MOTION, USUALLY FROM FIRST GEAR SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL JOLT OR BANG, AT WHICH POINT I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS PEDDLE TO ALLOW IT TO LET'S SAY, CATCH UP, ON THE SHIFT. IT CLUNKS FAIRLY HARD, NOT SURE WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WHEN WE GO OVER THE TOP OF A HILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND START GO DOWN THE HILL AND THE VEHICLE WILL PICK UP SPEED AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE RPM WILL SPIKE UP TO 3000-4000 RPM. AS I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN, I DO SHUT THE CRUISE OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT WILL SETTLE BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. WE HAVE HAD IT TO OUR CHRYSLER DEALER FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE CLUNKING AND THEY JUST SHRUGGED IT OFF AND DO NOTHING AT...

OCCASIONALLY, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, OR LOW SPEED, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO INCREASE RPMS WHILE THE CAR TEMPERARILY SLOWS, AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND EMITS A LOUD MECHANICAL CLANK. THE WHOLE SENSATION IS SIMILAR TO MY CAR BEING "REAR-ENDED" BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.

FROM A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 18 MPH (GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH LIGHT) THEN LOST ALL POWER (WITH ACCELERATOR STILL DEPRESSED) WHILE IN MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AT THAT SAME TIME A NOTIFICATION DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS STATING "ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) OFF". AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS NOTIFICATION DISAPPEARED AND POWER RETURNED TO VEHICLE. THIS EXACT ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME DAY.

I WAS DRIVING IN STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC BETWEEN 0-25 MPH FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, WHEN THE CAR STOP RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, AND COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I SAW THAT THE "ENGINE FAULT", "PARKING BRAKE FAULT" LIGHTS HAD COME ON, AND THE DASH DISPLAYED "TRACTION CONTROL DISABLE". THERE WERE OTHER MESSAGES THAT CAME UP. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN "PARK", BUT THE SHIFTER DIDN'T RESPOND. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT BACK UP. ALL THE FAULT LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, AND THE SHIFTER WAS BLINKING BETWEEN "P" AND "L" FOR NO REASON. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART A SECOND TIME, WITH THE SAME RESULT. I SHUT...

MY VAN HAS 54,000 MILES IT'S NOT VERY OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING (UP SHIFTING, DOWN SHIFTING, AND HIGHWAY DRIVING) I KEEP TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY KEEP RUNNING UPDATES ON IT AND IT'S STILL SKIPPING. THE VAN HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE (KEEPS FEELING LIKE IT'S GOING TO TURN OFF WHILE IT'S IN PARK) SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT AND THE DEAL SHIP THINKS IT'S OKAY. WELL IT'S NOT. THE FRONT HOOD HAS BUBBLES IN THE PAINT AND IT'S STILL A NEW VEHICLE HOW AM I TO THINK I WILL BE OWNING THIS VAN FOR ATLEAST 10 MORE YEARS AND IT'S BECOMING RUSTED ALREADY.

ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS NOT THERE WITH EVERY ACCELERATION, THE VAN SEEMS TO BE TUGGING, THEN JUMPING/PUSHING FORWARD, AND THEN RESUMING ACCELERATION. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER BEING STOPPED AND ACCELERATING TO GO AT AROUND 20MPHS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN WHEN TURNING AND MERGING ON TO TRAFFIC AROUND TOWN WHICH HAS CAUSED ONCOMING CARS TO HAVE TO DECELERATE DUE TO MY ACCELERATION DELAY. I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, YET I'M DRIVING AROUND TOWN WORRIED THAT I WILL GET IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE RANDOM FAILURE TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. WHAT'S EVEN MORE CONCERNING IS THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ONLINE, YET DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE (ONE EXAMPLE: HTTPS://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/PACIFICA/2017/DRIVETRAIN/POWER_TRAIN.SHTML). NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DRASTICALLY ALMOST COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (2158 BALTIMORE PIKE, OXFORD, PA, 19363) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED OCCASIONALLY. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 277,550.

USUALLY WHILE DRIVING SLOW (EX. SLOW ROLL RIGHT HAND TURN, DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC) LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND UPON USING ACCELERATOR TO START SLOW ACCELERATION THE CAR KICKS UPON ACCELERATION. FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HITS YOU FROM BEHIND. ALSO APPEARS AS THOUGH TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO FIND A GEAR AND FINALLY ENGAGES WITH A KICK. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS REASON MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION, STATING THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. HAVE ALSO OPENED THREE CASES WITH CHRYSLER CARE WHICH WERE CLOSED FOR THE SAME REASON. THE TRANSMISSION KICK OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES AND CAN'T BE REPLICATED ON-DEMAND.

STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK ON TURNS EVEN SLIGHT ONES HAVE TO PULL IT IN CORRECT DIRECTION. LIGHTS ON DASH GO OFF AS I DRIVE AT NIGHT IS TERRIBLE. SIDE SLIDING DOORS, BACK DOOR HAVE OPENED BY SELF AS I APPROACHED VEHICLE. RADIO VOLUME USED TO GO UP AND DOWN, SAME FOR THE PARKING BRAKE AS I PARKED, IT ALSO WHILE DRIVING MAKES LOUD BUNK NOISE AND AS IT SHOLTS LIKE WHIP LASH TO MY NECK AND SPINE. THE TIRES LOOSE AIR RIGHT AWAY. MOST IMPORTANT IS STEERING AND SHOLT. I DRIVE FOR A LIVING AND THESE ARE SO DANGEROUS. DEALER IN HOMESTEAD ACKNOWLEDGED ISSUES, BUT STILL SAME WAS TOLD WAS FIXED, YET I WAS TO BE CHARGED TO JYST HAVE IT CHECKED $120, WORST SERVICE EVER AT ALL 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE WAIT TIME FOR OUL CHANGE IS OVER 2 HRS ONE TIME. AM TOTALLY DISSATISFIED WITH...

30,390WHILE CRUISING ON INTERSTATE, (2/6/21, 3:17 PM, DRIZZLING, 55 DEGREES F, AT 70 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL) INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLACK, ENGINE SHUTS OFF, POWER STEERING GOES OFF, RT PASSENGER WINDOW DESCENDS ALL THE WAY, WIPERS GO OFF, CRUISE GOES OFF, GEAR INDICATOR SWITCHES (ON IT'S OWN FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, TO PARK. COASTING TO SIDE LEFT OF SIDE OF THE (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) SHOULDER (RT SHOULDER IS BLOCKED BY JERSEY BARRIERS) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMES BACK ON. I SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL, TO DRIVE, WITH NO EFFECT ON DRIVABILITY. I STOPPED OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS BATTERY AND FCW WARNING LIGHTS ON. THERE IS A DISTINCT SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I CHECK UNDER THE HOOD TO LOOK FOR OBVIOUS FIRE SOURCES. NONE ARE APPARENT. I CHECKED THE BATTERY CONNECTION. THIS APPEARS AS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE, NOT TIGHT ' BUT NOT LOOSE EITHER....

POWER TRAIN UNAVAILABLE. ENGINE WON'T START. THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

TWO ISSUES. FIRST, WHEN ACCELERATING, SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS AND THEN REENGAGES AND CAUSES A SUDDEN JERK MOTION FORWARD. HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES A MONTH. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS STARTED OVER 3 YEARS AGO. SECOND, THE ENGINE WILL STALL/SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES ON CITY STREETS. IT OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND ALSO OCCURS WHEN MAKING A U-TURN. IT TAKES QUICKLY SHIFTING BACK TO PARK, THEN PRESSING BRAKE AND START BUTTON TO START BACK UP. THIS HAS STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN THE LAST 3-6 MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL SOUND CAME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALARM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORMANDIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT DEALER (900 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING PRIMARILY AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING AND THEN APPLY ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY HARD SHIFTS. A NUMBER OF TIMES IN INTERSECTIONS IT IS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS BETWEEN GEARS AND THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AT A SPEED WITH THE AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION BEING APPLIED. THE TRANSMISSION THEN WILL BANG OR JERK INTO GEAR WITH QUITE A BIT OF FORCE. THESE EVENTS SEEM TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY DURING LOWER SPEED DRIVING WHILE SLOWING BEFORE A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN THE LIGHT CHANGES AND YOU APPLY ACCELERATION OR WHEN ROLLING AND THEN APPLYING ACCELERATION. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS ADVISE THEY CAN NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2016.

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATES IT LIKE IT GOES TO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE'S BEEN REVS AND THEN SHIFTS BACK INTO GEAR CAN CAUSE A REALLY HARD JARRED IN THE CAR ALL HAPPENS IN ABOUT A SECOND IT HAS DONE IT ROUGHLY 20 OR SO TIMES IN THE 4 MONTHS WE'VE OWNED IT AND THE AND WHEN BREAKING AND ACCELERATING YOU CAN HEAR A CLICKING IN THE FRONT OF DRIVER TIRE AREA AND THE BACK SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WHAT THE ELECTRIC MOTORS SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT THE DOORS

SOMETIMES USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND LOWER GEARS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO THE UPPER GEAR WITH A BANG, LIKE SOMEONE HIT WITH A HAMMER AND WITH A STRONG JERK. ALMOST LIKE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ARE DEFECTIVE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IF I ACCELERATE FAST. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW AND DUE TO DEALERSHIP BEING TOO BUSY WITH APPOINTMENT SCHEDULES CLOSE TO 2 MONTHS NO CHANCE TO MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT.

PURCHASED THE VEHCILE IN 2018 ELECTRIC BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING NO ACCIDENT IN 2019. ~ MILEAGE 55,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED. AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR PUMP OUT AT 70K MILES. DECEMBER 2020. DRIVING, AND I HEARD THE AIR MAKE A NOISE AND REALIZED IT WAS WARM AIR. AXLE SHAFT OUT AT 68K MILES OCTOBER 2020. CAUSING STRUTS TO GO BAD AND LEAK. PARTS ON BACKORDER. CAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS ROUGH CHANGING GEARS. TOLD I NEED FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED. MY COST WAS OVER $400. I HAD IT DONE AT ANOTHER SERVICE PROVIDER, NO CHANGE. ADVISED BY DEALER THEY NEEDED TO CLEAN FUEL INJECTIONS REPLACED 3 BATTERIES IN 3 YEARS. TWICE THE VEHICLE DIED WILE DRIVING CAUSING THE POWER STEERING A BRAKES TO TIGHTEN UP. MOPAR BATTERY BOUGHT AND INSTALED FROM DEALERSHIP. VENGINESMELL LIKE ANIT-FREEZE - DEALERSHIP SADVISED IT PAST TEST AND NO ISSUES

THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN LURCHES AND CLUNKS INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING AT LOWER SPEEDS (BETWEEN 2-4TH GEARS). IT HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING WITH SPECIFIC PEDAL PRESSURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ALMOST A YEAR AGO, AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.

TWO ISSUES. VEHICLE RANDOMLY HARD SHIFTS. SLIDING PASSENGER DOORS WILL RE OPEN AFTER CLOSING

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS DURING THE SHIFTING OF GEARS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A 50MPH 4 LANE ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN 3 & 5, I DECELERATED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND WITHIN 3 SECONDS THE CAR SPUTTERED TO A HALT WITH ALL POWER CUTTING OFF. IN A PANIC, I TRIED TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE IGNITION. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO GET MY KIDS OUT OF THE BACK SEAT AND BRING THEM TO SAFETY. I MANUALLY OPENED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND AFTER DOING SO, THE POWER CAME BACK ON TO THE CAR. I QUICKLY GOT BACK IN AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE HAVE SINCE SEARCHED THE VIN FOR RECALLS TO FIND THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL INVOLVED IN 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICAS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND OF...

THE TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY HESITATES AND SHIFTS ABRUPTLY AROUND 17 MPH. OFTEN NOTICED IN PARKING LOTS. TOYOTA DID SEVERAL REPAIRS TO NO AVAIL. TRADED IT IN BECAUSE THE COULDN'T FIX IT.

I CONTINULY HAVE TO HAVE MY BATTRIES REPLACED AT LEAST 6 MONTHS TO A YR. ALSO MY CAR KEEPS STALLING AND IT KICK A LOT MORE NOW THEN IT HAS BEEN SINCE I GOT THE CAR. MY ISSUES OCCURE WHEN I'M DRIVING AND ITS WORST WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE ORGINAL DEALERSHIP FOR ALL SERVICES THEY HAVE ALL THE RECORDS OF ALL THE ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCE SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PRE OWNED WITH ONLY 9 THOUSOUNDS MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS IN GREEN BROOK NJ.

TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY; WILL OFTEN TIMES STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN A LAG OFF THE START. ALSO EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, YET EACH TIME THEY "AREN'T ABLE TO REPLICATE" THE ISSUE; DEALERSHIP ADVISED CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO FIX, SO THEY SIMPLY GIVE BACK A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THIS ISN'T SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND IS UNACCEPTABLE; APART FROM THE POWER TRAIN, THERE ARE FURTHER A/C, ELECTRICAL, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP ISSUES, ALL OF WHICH ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, LEAVING US STUCK WITH AN UNRELIABLE & UNSAFE VEHICLE.

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH / HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONDITION, FROM A STANDING START, PRIMARILY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THIS CONDITION IS CONSISTENT WITH CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER S2021000005. I HAVE NOTICED THAT JUST PRIOR TO THE HARD SHIFTING THAT THE ENGINE RPM GOES UP TO APPROXIMATELY 3,000 RPM AND THEN SHIFTS HARD INTO 3RD GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE HARD SHIFT CONDITION SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE ACCELERATION OCCURS WHILE TURNING RIGHT. I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (NORTHTOWN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM) WHO (1) REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND (2) PERFORMED A QUICK LEARN ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH CHRYSLER'S SERVICE RECOMMENDATION UNDER THE ABOVE MENTIONED CASE NUMBER FOR THIS CONDITION. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER INDICATES THAT THIS SERVICE MAY NOT FULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND ANOTHER QUICK LEARN MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE. MY CONCERN IS TWO-FOLD. FIRST,...

ACCELERATING FROM STOP. VEHICLE WILL STALL/LOOSE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN ENGINE POWER/TRANSMISSION. MULTIPLE EVENTS FROM BOTH STRAIGHT/TURNING SITUATIONS. FOLLOWING LOSE OF ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION SLAMS BACK INTO ACCELERATING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. STEERING IS AFFECTED DURING EVENT(S).

CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 45 MPH. CAR JERKS AND PUSHES FORWARD WHEN TURNING AND COMING FROM A STOP.

THE PACIFICA HAS A STALLING PROBLEM WHEN TAKING OFF. THEN IT JERKS INTO GEAR REALLY BAD . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING. DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. IT NOW IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.

HARD SHIFTS WITH ROUTINE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO GEAR EVEN DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION.

WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VAN SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR AND WILL NOT CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. IF I DO NOT LET OFF THE GAS WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VAN WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL CONDITIONS AND ON ALL ROAD TYPES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S FINE. I CAN NOT REPLICATE THIS ON DEMAND.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A BUSY ROAD IT STARTED TO STUTTER AND SHUT DOWN. I LOST STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION AS WELL AS GAS PEDAL FUNCTION. THE CONTROL PANEL INSTRUCTED ME TO PLACE MY CAR IN PARK TO BE ABLE TO RESTART IT.

MULTIPLE TIMES OUR 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HAS REVVED UP, THEN STALLED. THE SCREEN TELLS THE DRIVER TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I DID, THEN WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT COMPLETELY STALLS, OTHER TIMES THE RPM INCREASES THEN THE CAR DECELERATES AND I CANNOT DRIVE OVER 20 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AT AN INTERSECTION AS WELL AS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB HOWARD CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 13252 BROADWAY EXT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WHILE DRIVING ROUGH SHIFTING FROM THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT IS NOTED THAT IT HAS A TENDENCY TO BANG OR SHIFT RATHER ROUGH INTO 2ND GEAR ON UPSHIFTS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM 10K-PRESENT MILES. DEALER STATES IS FINE, THIS CAN BE RATHER DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FORCE AND JERK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO STALL THE TRAFFIC BEHIND WOULD HIT US. THIS SILL HAPPEN WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN A DEALERSHIP TELLS YOU EVERYTHING IS FINE WHEN IT ISNT.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL JERK. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. WILL HAPPEN WHETHER THE CAR IS DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY OR ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS A LIFETIME TRANSMISSION AND FLUID DOES NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST 6-8 MONTHS NOW.

THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING OR ANYTHING JUST DRIVING AROUND 50MPH AND EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF AND STEERING LOCKS UP YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE.THEN THE SCREEN POPS UP TELLING YOU TO PLACE IN PARK WHILE YOUR STILL TRAVELING 50MPH. THIS HAS NOW HAPPEND 3 TIMES. IT HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME IN MAY 2019 AROUND 48,000 MILES AND NOW 2 TIME ON JULY 8 2020 AT 74,000 MILES. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES AND THERE HAS BEEN OVER 50 COMPLAINTS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PROJECT FAMILIES FOR GETTING INJURY'S. LUCKILY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SMALLER ROADS AND NOT A HIGHWAY YET! THIS CAN BE DEADLY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, AND SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, THE VEHICLE LACKED FORWARD MOTIVE POWER WITH AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM VIRGINIA BEACH (3152 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452; (877) 475-0721) WHO STATED THAT A TRANSMISSION HARD CODE WAS RETRIEVED BY THE DTC SCANNER. THE DEALER REPLACED AN UNKNOWN PART IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE HUB FLANGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

VEHICLE STOPPED STARTING - THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE BEING DISPLAYED. 1. VEHICLE NOT IN PARK, SERVICE TRANS STOPE SAFELY SHUT OFF ENGINE TO ENGAGE PARK, SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, PARK SENSE UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE SHIFTER PROBLEM. UNABLE TO OPERATE TAIL GATE, UNABLE TO OPERATE SLIDING DOORS THE VEHICLE WAS IN STATIONARY MODEL WHILE MOTION I AM HAVING ISSUES WHEN SPEEDING UP FROM 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STALLS AND THEN PICKSUP CAR WAS IN IDLE STATE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPS RESPONSING

WHILE DRIVING ROUGH SHIFTING FROM THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT IS NOTED THAT IT HAS A TENDENCY TO BANG OR SHIFT RATHER ROUGH INTO 2ND GEAR ON UPSHIFTS UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM 10K-PRESENT MILES. DEALER STATES IS FINE, THIS CAN BE RATHER DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FORCE AND JERK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE TO STALL THE TRAFFIC BEHIND WOULD HIT US.

THE VAN KICKS INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD THUG. HAPPENS A LOT WHEN DRIVING SLOWER ON CITY STREETS. DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURN OFF FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THIS OCCURS WHEN I AM DRIVING FAST OR SLOW. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL CASES OF SHIFTING HARD OR CLUNKING WHEN GOING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER, MOST NOTICEABLE FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY OR EVEN EVERY MONTH, BUT I'M GUESSING AT LEAST 4 TIMES A YEAR. ISSUE USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER STARTING TO MOVE FROM A DEAD STOP, SUCH AS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ETC. THE DATE OF THIS HAPPENING IS APPROXIMATE AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3-4 YEARS.

WHEN GOING AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL AS FREEWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL LURCH AND ROUGHLY SHIFT. IT SEEMS TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING INTO GEARS WHILE DRIVING.

THE ENGINE, BRAKES, STEERING ALL SEIZED UP ON TAKEOFF. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY ROAD. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. ON OTHER TRIPS, THE GEARS SEEM TO CHANGE ROUGHLY WHEN ACCELERATING AT TIMES AND NOT OTHERS. *TR

HARD TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT/ENGINE STALL UPON ACCELERATION AND/OR UTURNS. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT IS SO ROUGH THAT ONE TRIES TO AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS WHEN DRIVING, THUS INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. IRRESPECTIVE OF THE RISK, IT SEEMS THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER TRAIN IS FAULTY AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS STALLING AND OR PULSATING. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING 10/1/2016 THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 5 - 6 TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE CUT OUT BUT DID NOT DIE. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION YET THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE AND FIX THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AS WELL AS A RECALL THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 61379 MILES AND IS NOW BEING REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND WE ARE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL WE ARE LUCKY THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE KNOWN TRANSMISSION FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. ON 05/15/2020 THE VEHICLE HAD A P0732 ERROR CODE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION CUT OUT 2 TIMES. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE PURCHASED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. CHRYSLER DEALER NOW WANTS TO PUT IN...