2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Electrical System Problems
258 NHTSA complaints on file
All Electrical System Complaints — Page 6
VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TT
(1) POWER STEERING WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY ON THE FREEWAY AND SAID IT WAS UNAVAILABLE AND SERVICE WAS REQUIRED (2)VEHICLE WAS HESITATING WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS (3) HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER CHANGED THE LEVEL OF AIR FLOW ON IT'S OWN (4) WINDOW ROLLED DOWN ON ITS OWN. AFTER I HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS, THEY DIDN'T DO ANY WORK TO IT AND HAD ME COME PICK IT UP. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 2 MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING KEPT GOING OUT ON ME AGAIN. THEN I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR TURNED OFF AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RE-START IT. WHEN I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AGAIN ON ITS OWN. HOW COULD THEY GIVE THIS CAR BACK TO ME KNOWING THEY DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. I HAVE CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE. I...
POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING IN SERVICE FOR SECOND TIME WITH ONLY 800 MILES ON IT PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW ROLLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING BY ITS SELF PASSENGER AUTO SIDE DOOR WOULD OPEN ONE DAY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A PARKING LOT WITH NO NOTICE OR REASON. *TT *TR
WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE, THE MINIVAN STALLED AND DIED ON A HIGHWAY (I-80). LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY MORNING (6 AM) AND THERE WASN'T ANYONE BEHIND ME OR NEXT TO ME. SO WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, BUT NOT ASSURANCE FROM CHRYSLER. DID I GET A LEMON? ARE THERE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS MINIVAN? *TT *JS *TR
BOUGHT VEHICLE ON MARCH 5, 2018, ON THE 2 HR DRIVE HOME THE CARS MAIN FRONT CENTER CONSOLE STARTS REBOOTING AND RESETTING OVER AND OVER, THE CAR THEN YANKS US HARD TO THE RIGHT AND AS I FIGHT THE DRIVER ASSIST MODE TO ACTUALLY STAY ON THE ROAD, MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF WAS PLENTY SCARED. WE GOT THE DRIVER ASSIST DISABLED, THE HEAT WAS UNABLE TO BE TURNED DOWN, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO HOT WE HAD TO PUT ON GLOVES, THE SEAT HEAT COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN, WE WERE WITH WINDOWS OPEN IN THE SNOW, WE HAD NO CHOICE. WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR, SAME FUNCTIONAL ISSUE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOLLOWING MORNING, INFORMING THEM THEY SAID GET IN IN RIGHT AWAY, WE TOOK TO LOCAL CHRYSLER ON MAY 6TH AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE US EITHER. HAPPENS AGAIN IMMEDIATELY THE DAY AFTER BEING THERE, AGAIN WE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TELEGRAPH CHRYSLER (12000 TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 33243784. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. *TT *TR
2018 TOURING L PLUS TOWED. WAS DRIVING ALONG AND STARTED LOSING ALL POWER, SYSTEMS STARTED TO SHUT DOWN, VAN WAS LIMITED IN SPEED AND FUNCTION. BY THE END ALL WARNING SYSTEMS HAD FAILED, POWER STEERING WAS GONE, ABS WAS GONE, AFTER THE BATTERY HIT 8.9 VOLTS WE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRANSMISSION, THE "D" ON THE DISPLAY STARTED FLASHING AND THE VAN SHUT OFF 15 SECONDS LATER. ONCE THE VAN WAS OFF I WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT IN PARK OR APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER.
WE WERE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AND STOPPED ON A RED LIGHT IN AN INTERSECTION ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN IT WAS 'GO' OUR PACIFICA 2018 (400 MILES ON IT) DID NOT RUN. LIGHT IS ON 'RUN', DIAL SHIFT ON DRIVE AND I DID NOT TURN OFF THE CAR. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN BUT IT JUST WOULD NOT RUN. OTHER DRIVERS BEHIND ME STARTED HONKING AND I SIGNALED THEM TO GO AROUND ME. SO TURNED TO PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THEN TURNED BACK ON. STILL IT WOULD NOT RUN. FOR THE THIRD TIME I TURNED THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF, OPENED THE DOOR. THEN CLOSED THE DOOR AND REDID THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THIS TIME IT WORKED. TOOK US ABOUT 15 DISTRESSING SECONDS. I'M NOW SCARED DRIVING THIS THING WITH MY FAMILY WITH ME. I DONT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN ESPECIALLY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. JUST THE THOUGHT...
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