2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Vehicle Speed Control Problems

THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT MAINTAINING A FIXED SPEED ON DOWNHILLS AND THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HIGHLY ACCELERATE TO A DEFICIT SPEED OF AROUND 20 MPH MORE THAN THE FIXED SPEED SELECTED. THIS COULD LEAD TO DEADLY ACCIDENTS AND NEED TO BE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY A TAG OF SAFETY ALERT. THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM ABOUT IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T LIKE TO LISTEN AND/OR TO ESCALATE THE ISSUE TO MANUFACTURER. NHTSA IS MY LAST RESORT TO REPORT THIS.

WHILE PULLING UP TO GARAGE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT THE BRICK WALL BETWEEN MY TWO GARAGES CAUSING $2500 WORTH OF DAMAGE.

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

ISSUE 1: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MANY TIMES UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATES EVEN IF IT IS VERY CLEAR THE FRONT VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN CALMLY OR EVEN STOPPING; UNTIL IT IS TOO CLOSE THE CAR ITSELF ACTIVATES EMERGENCY AUTO BRAKING BUT FOR A SECOND ACCELERATION BEING STILL ON BEFORE IT DEACTIVATES (USUALLY ACC DOES THIS CALMLY AND SAFELY). IN SOME CASES I HAD TO DO EMERGENCY BRAKING SINCE IT MISSES THE DETECTION OF CAR INFRONT OF YOU; IT WILL BE ALSO VERY HARD TO DO AT A TIME IF CAR JUST STARTS TO DO VERY HIGH ACCELERATION. SECOND ISSUE IS THAT A STATIONARY VEHICLE IS DETECTED OR NOT DETECTED WITH 50/50 SUCCESS. THIRD ISSUE IS AUTOBRAKING , AS SEEN IN ISSUE 1, EVEN IN NORMAL DRIVING THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WILL BRAKE; I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS TO HAVE EMERGENCY BRAKE MYSELF. FOURTH ISSUE: WHEN CAR STOPS AT A CERTAIN ANGLE DOWNHILL WHEELS...

2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION RESULTING IN MORE THAN $4,000 IN REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. *JS

THREE SEPARATE BUT RELATED INCIDENTS: (1) WHEN DRIVING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AT UNDER 30 MPH THE VAN SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO GO FORWARD. PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR RESULTED IN NOTHING. SINCE THE VAN WAS GOING UPHILL, IT BEGAN TO DECELERATE AT A SLOW PACE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE VAN REGAINED THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD NORMALLY. (2) THE VAN WAS STOPPED WAITING TO TURN LEFT. UPON PRESSING THE GAS FORWARD AND MOVING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE VAN LOST IT'S ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN. IN ADDITION, A "THUD" COULD BE FELT THAT FELT LIKE THE VAN HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. HOWEVER, NOTHING HIT THE VAN. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION EXPOSED TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN 3 TO 5 SECONDS, THE VAN REGAINED NORMAL ABILITY. (3) WHEN DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN TRAFFIC AT AROUND 20MPH, THE VAN LOST THE...

WE HAVE HAD THIS VAN FOR A YEAR AND IT'S ONLY GOT 6800 MILES ON IT. DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTED WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT IT WILL ACCELERATE FROM THE SET POINT WITHOUT BEING RESET AND IT DOES IT AS IF I HAD SET IT MUCH HIGHER. IT SHIFTS DOWN AND ACCELERATES MODERATELY HARD. I NOTE THE CURRENT RECALL THAT THE CC CANNOT BE CANCELED AND I CAN CANCEL THIS UNWARRANTED ACCELERATION WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I WILL ALSO TAKE THE VAN IN FOR THE CURRENT RECALL, JUST IN CASE. THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM JUST CAME UP IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW.

THE VAN ACCELERATED ON ME CAUSE A CRASH IN MY GARAGE. I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN TOOK OFF BY ITSELF AND CRASHED INTO THE THE BENCH THAT SUPPORTS THE HOT WATER HEATER FOR THE HOUSE.

AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE TURN LANE I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO DRIVE AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I LOOKED AND THE SCREEN SAID TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN THE SCREEN SAID THAT I NEEDED TO STOP/START RESTART THE CAR. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TURNING IT BACK ON. THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START BUT EVERYTHING ELSE POWERED BACK ON. I DID THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND EVERY TIME I TRIED STARTING THE CAR THERE WAS JUST CLICKING AND IT WOULD NOT START. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN, OPENED THE CAR DOOR SO THAT EVERYTHING WOULD POWER OFF. I THEN CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT STARTED BACK UP.

WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT AND PRESSING PEDAL TO GO. MY 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA FAILED. LIGHTS STARTED. FLASHING IN DUST CYCLING THROUGH CHECK ABS, CHECK TIRE PRESSURE, ETC... CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS WITH BREAKS AND STEERING NOT WORKING. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT ROLLING INTO THE VECHICAL BEHIND US. THE NICE INDIVIDUAL THE WE CRASHED INTO WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE FAILURE ON HIS DASH CAM. WE HAVE BROUGHT IN THE VAN ON OTHER OCCASIONS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT FOR TRANSMISSION WANTING TO LAUNCH FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM IDLE. THEY STILL CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT AND TOLD USE NO RECORD IN SERVICE REPORTS WITH OTHER HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER A 10 SECOND SEARCH WE FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THESE. CAN BE FOUND ON CONSUMERS REPORTS. WITH. OUT A GUARANTEE THE BREAKS AND STEERING WILL NOT GO OUT...

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

THE OPTION TO STOP ENGINE AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN DOES NOT WORK AT LEAST 1/2 OF THE TIME. THE ENGINE REVS UP AND WANTS TO PUSH US INTO TRAFFIC.

ON THURSDAY FEB. 15, 2018 IN HARLINGEN, TX I ENTERED THE EXPRESSWAY THEN PLANNED TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF AS THIS BYPASSES A TWISTY FRONTAGE ROAD. WHEN WE (MY WIFE AND ANOTHER COUPLE) GOT TO THE TOP OF THE RAMP AND ON THE EXIT LANE, WE COULD SEE THAT DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND ALL THREE LANES WERE FILLED WITH STOPPED TRAFFIC. AS WE APPROACHED THE EXIT, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE AT A RAPID RATE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR, BUT COULDN'T. IT CONTINUED TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. WE WENT FROM 20 MPH TO VERY FAST IN A MATTER OF FEET. WE HAD NOWHERE TO GO. WE HIT A TAN CAR ON THE LEFT BACK SIDE WHICH IN TURN FLIPPED OUR CAR. IT ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES THEN CAME TO A STOP ON ITS...

ON LONG TRIPS (GENERALLY GREATER THAN1 HOUR) THE ACC/FCW (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL/FRONT COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM) SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTANTLY (WITH OR WITHOUT THE CRUISE ACTUALLY BEING ACTIVE) AND THE DASH DISPLAYS "ACC/FCW UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED". ONCE HAVING FAILED, THE SYSTEM CANNOT BE RESET WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE, BUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING WILL RESET IT. LOSING THESE SYSTEM PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE FCW IS NOT ONLY A WARNING SYSTEM BUT CAN ACTUALLY STOP THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY SETTING. LOSING THE ACC (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL) ACTUALLY MEANS LOSING ALL CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT CAN EASILY LEAD TO EXCEEDING SPEED LIMITS AND/OR CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE SPEEDOMETER SETTING RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE FAILURE THROWS NO CODES THAT CODE READERS AT AUTOZONE OR CHRYSLER CAN SEE AND CHRYSLER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NO FIX WITHOUT A CODE. INABILITY...

BRAND NEW... OWNED LESS THAN A MONTH... 750 MILES...WE LIVE AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL WITH A SHARP CURVE AT THE BOTTOM. I REVERSED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET AND SHIFTED THE VAN INTO DRIVE. I FELT THE CAR GO INTO GEAR AND I STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILL, AS IT'S A STEEP INCLINE YOU PICK UP SPEED QUICKLY. AS THE VAN GAINED SPEED DOWN THE HILL SOMETHING FELT "WRONG" AND I SUDDENLY REALIZED I WASN'T IN FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE SHARP CURVE QUICKLY APPROACHING I STOMPED THE BRAKE AND BROUGHT THE VAN TO A STOP. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND TRIED UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON. I PUT THE VAN BACK IN DRIVE, FELT IT GO INTO GEAR BUT WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENED. PUT IN IT REVERSE, FELT IT GO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE THROTTLE AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY WITH THE SAME INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, TURN THE ENGINE OFF, AND ATTEMPT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO A MESSAGE THAT READ "KEY FOB NOT DETECTED". THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A HANDICAP ADAPTIVE VEHICLE, SO SHE WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE RAMP DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONTACT RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE IT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOBILITY WORKS, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT MADE THE ADAPTATION TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE...

VEHICLE PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2016 FOR $44,000 FROM SAFFORD OF FREDERICKSBURG. ON OCTOBER 14, 2017, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE, THREE CHILDREN AND MOTHER-IN-LAW AND EXPERIENCED A LOUD MALFUNCTION THAT RENDERED THE CAR INOPERABLE. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO SAFFORD OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA FOR REPAIRS. THE RIGHT FRONT AXEL HAD RUPTURED (TOTAL MILES ON THE CAR WERE 8,311 AT THAT TIME). THE SERVICE AGENT (JIM BOGAN) NOTED THAT THIS HAD BEEN FLAGGED ON OTHER OCCASIONS AS IDENTIFIED ISSUES AT OTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REQUIRING THE NEXT "GENERATION" OF AXEL ASSEMBLY PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, WE RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS A LOUD GIRDING NOISE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT AXEL. IN EARLY DECEMBER, 2017 WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ONCE AGAIN TO SAFFORD OF FREDERICKSBURG WHERE THEY AGAIN HAD TO...

WE WERE DRIVING (IN MOTION) CAR ACROSS TAPENZEE BRIDGE (HIGHWAY) AND IT STOPPED, (COMPLETELY, NO COASTING ETC) OUT OF NO WHERE, NO WARNING. CAR EVENTUALLY RESTARTED AFTER IT WAS PUT IN PARK AND IGNITION WAS ACTIVATED AGAIN. SINCE INCIDENT, CAR HAS STALLED TWICE WITH NO WARNING BUT HAS NOT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY LIKE IT DID ON BRIDGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE "SHIFT TO PARK" ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER COMPLETELY, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BY SHIFTING TO PARK. IN ADDITION, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND LURCHED FORWARD WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HEGGS CHRYSLER IN MASA, ARIZONA REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AREA APPROACHING MY COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT AT A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. SEARCHING FOR STREET PARKING, I WAS ABOUT TO SLOW DOWN RELEASING MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STALLS. I SAFELY STEER TO THE RIGHT AND MAKE A STOP IN ATTEMPT TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY IN A BUSY STREET. THE SCREEN ON MY CAR INSTRUCTS ME TO PUT MY GEAR BACK TO PARK IN ORDER TO CONTINUE, I SHIFT IT TO PARK AS IT SAYS ON THE SCREEN AND THE SCREEN INSTRUCTION REMAINS THE SAME. THE START BUTTON LIGHT IS INDICATING THAT MY CAR IS STILL ON SO I SHIFT MY GEAR TO DRIVE AND STEPPED ON MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ENGINE REVS, BUT IT DOES NOT MOVE. I PUT MY GEAR BACK TO PARK AND PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN SHIFT TWO GEARS AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TO 2,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRYDEN MOTORS INC (548 BRAD ST, BELOIT, WI 53511) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NORMAL AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300. *BF UPDATED 8/24/18*JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. DRIVING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO DOWNSHIFT. AS IF FLOORING THE GAS TO MAKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFT. I MUST TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND TAKE CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF BUT NOT AS OFTEN. COME DRIVE IT WITH ME AND IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. OTHERWISE I LOVE THIS CAR BUT THESE SITUATIONS ARE SCARY. THIS IS HIGHWAY DRIVING ON I 70 OR 285.

DATE OF INCIDENT 11/29/2017: WE HAVE A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFIC WITH 17,000 MILES. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP DID A SCAN AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES. *BF UPDATED 8/16/18*JB

THIS HAPPENED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION WE WERE STOPPING ON A RED LIGHT AND WHEN WE WANTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN ON A GREEN LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO TURN OFF BUT DID NOT. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OK BUT SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTED STALLING FOR FEW SECONDS AND DECELERATED SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE GAINING SPEED AGAIN. IT TOOK MORE THAN 5 SECONDS TO GAIN SPEED AND ACCELERATE AGAIN.

ON 4 OCCASIONS I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I PUSH ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WON'T GO. IT JUST STOPS OR STALLS. THE POWER IS ON BUT CAR WON'T GO. I SEEM TO LOSE SOME POWER STEERING. TWICE THIS WAS WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING TOWARD ME ON A BUSY STREET. I WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD . FINALLY THE VAN BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN AND SHOT ME FORWARD ABRUPTLY. TODAY 11/27/17 I BROUGHT IT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE TELLING ME A SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL FIX IT BUT I'M SKEPTICAL AND AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.

ON 11-15-17 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2017 PACIFICA, WHEN SHE WAS PARKING (PULLING IN) IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A POLE. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP DO A SCAN CODE AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW IN CASE THERE ARE OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE BEING DRIVEN 15 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THIS VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE NO ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, ACCELERATE, OR BRAKE UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED UNDER A RANGE OF DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES - WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON ONLINE FORUMS (E.G., PACIFICAFORUMS.COM), AND SOME OF THESE OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. EACH TIME WE HAVE BROUGHT IT TO A CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER, MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED THAT ALL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DO NOT REVEAL ANY ISSUES AND EFFORTS AT DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE SIMILARLY COME BACK NEGATIVE. ALL OTHERS WHO CLAIM TO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PACIFICA HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR NEGATIVE TEST RESULTS, WITH NO REMEDIATION PROPOSED. THIS...

A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE , WHEELS SPINNING AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING PROBLEM ON MY NEW 2017 CHYRSLER PACIFICA MODEL, OCCURS MORE SHARPLY AND FREQUENTLY ON WET ROADS. WHILE SHIFTING TO DRIVE MODE AND PICKING UP FROM IDLE POSITION AT SIGNALS & TURNS THE VEHICLE SHAKES, WHEELS DON'T GRAB THE ROADS, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, VEHICLE SHUDDERS, LOSES MOMENTUM AND HALTS MOMENTARILY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND THIS IS WORST ON INCLINED ROADS. I BARELY ESCAPED AN ACCIDENT TODAY WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO TAKE A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEELS KEPT SPINNING, TRANSMISSION KEPT SHUDDERING AND CAR WASN'T MOVING ANYWHERE. I COMPLAINED A FEW TIMES WITH CHRYSLER DEALER, THEY SAID INSPECTION DOES NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODE. THE ISSUE IS SO APPARENT AND CAN BE REPLICATED EASILY BY JUST DRIVING IT ONCE. IT'S A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS...

CAR'S GO FROM 60 MPH AT THE CREST OF A HILL TO 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTRL SET AT 60 MPH

LAST NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING APPROX 40MPH, OUR BRAND NEW 2017 PACIFICA LTD SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY, WITH NO WARNING, JUST STOPPED. THE DOT ABOVE THE 'D' (FOR DRIVE) STARTED FLASHING, AND A MESSAGE FLASHED: 'SHIFT TO P TO START.' WE CAME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN WAS ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON. I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, SO I NEVER TOUCHED THE STARTER BUTTON. THE KEY FOB WAS IN MY PURSE, WHICH WAS NOT MOVED. THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT ON A HIGHWAY, SO NOBODY RAN INTO US. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING, AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE ERROR. WE'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, AND WE'VE DRIVEN IT 1500 MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY.....UPDATED 11/03/17 *BF UPDATED 11/09/2017*JS

THE VEHICLE HAS 950 MILES ON IT, A ROTATORY GEAR SHIFT KNOW, AND AN ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE. AT HOME I PARK THE VEHICLE ON A LEVEL SURFACE. I DO NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN I LEAVE THE VEHICLE. ON QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN I ENTER THE VEHICLE AND TURN ON THE ENGINE, THE PARKING-BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT SET IT. FOR MOST OCCURRENCES, I CAN PRESS THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON, AND THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THE BRAKE WILL DISENGAGE. HOWEVER, ON SOME OCCASIONS, PRESSING THE BRAKE BUTTON GIVES NO RESPONSE. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE BRAKE THEN DISENGAGES. A FEW TIMES I HAVE HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE ON AND OFF MORE THAN ONE TIME TO GET THE BRAKE DISENGAGED. A MORE SERIES PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE IS THAT ON...

VEHICLE CUTOFF WHILE DRIVING AND THEN HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK TO BE RESTARTED SINCE IT IS A PUSH TO START. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE JOLTED HARSHLY AND MADE A DINGING SOUND. ..UPDATED 07/20/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK SEVERAL TIMES WHEN APPLIED, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE SWIPED A METAL POLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS IMPACTED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 738.

ACC & FCW. MINE DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER HAD MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS. THEY HAD TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER ENGINEER & WAS TOLD TO REPLACE & RE-CALIBRATE. SO AFTER BEING REPLACED IT SOMEWHAT WORKS. AFTER THE NEW PARTS, MY CAR WILL STILL BRAKE HARD WHEN A CAR IN THE ADJACENT LANE IS EXITING (AS IF THE CAR WAS BRAKING IN FRONT OF ME). BUT, IF A CAR CHANGES LANES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME OR SLAMS ON BRAKES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME MY CAR DOESN'T REACT? CHRYSLER HAS DEFINITELY FALLEN SHORT ON THIS FUNCTION. I'VE OWNED VEHICLES WHERE THIS FUNCTION WORKED NEARLY FLAWLESS. CHRYSLER SAYS ITS AS GOOD AS ITS GOING TO GET. ANOTHER MISREPRESENTATION ON THIS FEATURE! I'M DISAPPOINTED. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THE PACIFICA TO BE THE QUIETEST VEHICLE IN ITS CLASS. AFTER DRIVING IT ABOUT 8 MONTHS NOW, I HATE IT. IT'S AS NOISY AS A...

SPEEDOMETER NOT REPORTING CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. WHILE BARELY TOUCHING ACCELERATOR VEHICLE REPORTED ME DRIVING 67 MPH. I WAS DRIVING ACCORDING TO SPEEDOMETER 47 MPH, I WAS PULLED OVER BY AN OFFICER WHO STATED I WAS CLOCKED AT 67 MPH.

I HAVE A 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA EQUIPPED WITH A FCW (FRONTAL COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM). I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN OTHER CARS WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT HAVE OPERATED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE FCW IN THE PACIFICA HAS THREE SETTINGS THAT CAN BE SELECTED BY THE DRIVER FOR SENSITIVITY. NEAR, MEDIUM AND FAR. I HAVE TRIED ALL SETTINGS WITHOUT ANY DIFFERENCE. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT AUDIBLY WARN THE DRIVER OF A POSSIBLE IMPENDING COLLISION AT ANY SPEED OR DISTANCE UNDER ALMOST ALL DAILY DRIVING SCENARIOS. THIS INCLUDES HEAVY TRAFFIC, CITY AND HIGHWAY, AND SITUATIONS WITH FREQUENT ABRUPT STOPS. I HAVE DRIVEN 4,135 MILES IN TWO WEEKS IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH LOTS OF EMERGENCY BREAKING WITH NO WARNING FROM THE FCW ON THE PACIFICA. THE SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED ONCE WITH AN APPROXIMATE DISTANCE OF 5-7 FEET, UPON APPROACHING A CHRYSLER 200 AT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE DEALER TECHNICIAN STATES NO CODES ARE...