2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Engine Problems

CAME TO FULL STOP AT A LIGHT ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME AND ONE CARE BEHIND. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING FOR THE LIGHT, THE ENGINE STOPPED, THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED THE LIGHT UNDER "D" AND THE GAUGE CLUSTER FLASHED MULTIPLE LIGHTS. I CAN ONLY REMEMBER SEEING FWC OR FCW FLASHING BUT THERE WERE OTHER LIGHTS. AUTO START/STOP WAS NOT DISABLED SO I WAS INITIALLY NOT SURPRISED BY THE ENGINE STOPPING AT A LIGHT. TO RESTART, I HAD TO PLACE TRANSMISSION BACK IN "P", HOLD THE BRAKE AND PUSH THE IGNITION. I THEN, DESPITE HAVING OUR SEAT BELTS ON, HAD TO DISENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE BY PUSHING THE BUTTON. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN "D". ONCE WE RETURNED HOME, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT OPERATE. WE HAD TO OPEN IT MANUALLY TO GET MY...

THE VAN STALLS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. LOSING ALL CONTROL AD HAVING TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY LOST POWER. WHEN I AM ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE IS JERKING AROUND 10-20 MPH, ALMOST LIKE A VIOLENT JOLT. (AT TIMES SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE IS REAR ENDING US) THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING AS IT SHOULD BE. THIS MAKES ME EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MY KIDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO THE SLIDING DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE ON THEIR OWN. MY 6YO WAS NEARLY CAUGHT IN ONE AS IT CLOSED. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE CAR STALLED IN A PARKING LOT AS WELL.

VEHICLE WAS AT RED LIGHT WHEN STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING THEN SMOKE FROM THE HOOD AND VENTS INSIDE THE VAN. THEN WHEN THE HOOD IS POPPED TITHE FLAMES GOT WORSE. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT AROUND THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR.

2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD UPON PURCHASE. THE DEALER REPLACED IT. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. IT HAD POWER, BUT THE KEY FOB COULD NOT BE DETECTED. THE SLIDING DOORS REOPENED AFTER BEING CLOSED. THE VEHICLE APPLIES THE BRAKES WHEN REVERSING OR GOING FORWARD AS IF TO STOP A CRASH. THE VEHICLE JOLTS/LUNGES AND ROLLS A LITTLE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE ENGINE RATTLES FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE STALLED/IDLED AND SHUT DOWN WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND IN TRAFFIC. THE DASH DISPLAYED ENGINE STOP START SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER INTO A PARKING LOT. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM SAWGRASS (5901 MADISON AVE, TAMARAC, FL 33321, (954) 515-5800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ENGINE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V348000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,127.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (5060 AUTH WAY, CAMP SPRINGS, MD 20746, (301) 423-5111) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE DEALER WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,100.

POWER WILL BE LOSS INCLUDING RADIO FREQUENTLY. WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS IN TRAFFIC THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND JERK.

PURCHASED 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED IN MARCH 2019. WITHIN 2 WEEKS, TWO ELECTRICAL RECALLS AND FAILURE OF SAFETY LOCKS AND AUTISTIC 3YR LOCKED IN CAR. TURNED CAR ON WITH AC TO COOL, TOOK DAUGHTER OUT AND PUT IN CARSEAT, CLOSED DOOR AND DRIVER DOOR LOCKED. HAD SPARE IN HOUSE. SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP AND TOLD ALL FINE. THREE WEEKS LATER, SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE, AND DAUGHTER LOCKED IN CAR AGAIN FOR OVER 30 MINUTES. GRANDMOTHER HAD TO BRING SPARE KEY TO PUBLIX. SERVICE ONCE AGAIN SAID ALL WAS FINE. SAFETY LOCKS, WE WERE TOLD, WOULD NOT LOCK IF KEY WAS IN CAR WHICH IT WAS. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THERE HAS BEEN TIMES ENGINE SHUT DOWN. *AS *TR

MULTIPLE ENGINE STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO TURN OR STOP, AT LEAST 9 TIMES. THE ENGINE DIES, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO BE ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING, WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND JUST WHILE SLOWING DOWN. ONE INSTANCE OF THE BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKING UP AS I TRIED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND RAN THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. I HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES. WHEN I DID COME TO A STOP, I TRIED TO BACK UP TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE THE ROAD AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ALSO LOCKED UP. THE VAN HAS A BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES AND 49 DAYS SO FAR AND CURRENTLY HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SINCE JUNE 11. TOOK VAN IN 6/5/2019 TO COMPLY WITH RECALL V53...

COMING HOME FROM CHURCH, A NEIGHBOR WAS OUT WASHING HIS CAR, AS HE MOVED TOWARD THE ROAD I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE SPED UP TO A HIGHER SPEED. AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR, I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE MY RIGHT SHOE WAS ON BOTH PEDALS. THIS HAD HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE. MY SON WENT OUT AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND FOUND IT AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL. HE TOPPED IT OFF TO THE MAXIMUM LEVEL. MY SON BELIEVES THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT REPORTING IT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR OTHERS. SINCE I HAD TAKEN IT INTO CHRYSLER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY HAD PREFORMED A 32 POINT SAFETY INSPECTION, I DID NOT SEE HOW THE COULD HAVE MISSED THE LOW BRAKE FLUID, OR HAVE NOT TOPPED IT OFF. IT SEEMS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS UP HIGHER THAN THE GAS...

WHEN STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, MY CAR USED THE STOP/START FUNCTION. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR STALLED AND WOULDN'T LET ME TURN IT BACK ON OR TURN THE DIAL TO MOVE IT TO NEUTRAL. IT STAYED LIKE THAT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO START IT, BUT NOW I HAVE A LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD INDICATING THAT THE STOP/START ISN'T AVAILABLE. I WAS TRAVELING 500 MILES FROM HOME ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY.

THE START/STOP FUEL ECONOMY SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES TO GET THIS REPAIRED. ONCE TO HAVE THEM IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THEN ORDER REPLACEMENT BATTERY. TWICE A NEW BATTERY HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND THE SYSTEM STILL DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NEVER WORKED AFTER THE INITIAL TEST DRIVE. THE DASH BOARD GIVES VARIOUS REASONS WHY IT CAN'T WORK BUT NONE OF THESE CONDITIONS OR SITUATIONS BUT NONE SEEM RELATED TO ACTUAL, CURRENT OPERATION OF THE CAR: ENGINE IS NOT WARMED UP OR THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED TO SHARPLY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 60 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IN AUGUST 2018.

THE VEHICLE HAS 9700 MILES ON THE OD. AS IT WAS SLOWING FOR A STOP AS IT WAS STILL IN MOTION THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF FORCING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED INTO PARK AND TURNED BACK ON TO CONTINUE.

ELECTRICAL AND SENSOR ISSUES. WHEN MY 2018 PACIFICA IS STARTED IN THE MORNING I RECEIVE A FCW (FRONT CRASH WARNING) AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE AND STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT NEAR MY HOUSE. I HAVE THE GAS SAVER ON AND MY VAN WILL USUALLY SHUT OFF. WHEN I STOP AT THE LIGHT, THE CONSOLE WILL FLASH FCW WHEN NO OBJECTS ARE IN FRONT OR NEAR ME AS WELL AS TWO OTHER CENSORS FLASHING. THE VAN COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND THEN FLASHES "START STOP REQUIRED". I THEN HAVE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, RESTART IT, THEN SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE ALL WHILE IN AT AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 12 TIMES AND CREATES A RISK OF BEING REAR-ENDED. SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VAN IN AUGUST 2018, WE HAVE HAD: THE UCONNECT CENTER REPLACED ON SEPTEMBER 7 2018, THE RADIO IMPROPERLY ACTIVATED OR TURNED...

ON MAY 25, 2019, AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH WITH TWO LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE CAR, MY CHRYSLER PACIFICA SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE DIED. TWO ERROR MESSAGES CAME UP: ONE A PICTURE OF A BATTERY AND ONE A PICTURE OF A TURTLE. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS. I HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK IN RAIN AND IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ENGAGE EVEN AFTER BEING JUMP STARTED.

I RETURNED HOME AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AND SHUT THE GARAGE DOOR. MY PURSE WITH MY KEYS WAS STILL IN THE CAR. I CAME DOWNSTAIRS 45 MINUTES LATER AND HEARD THE CAR RUNNING IN THE GARAGE. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS RUNNING WITH THE GARAGE DOOR SHUT, BUT IT TERRIFIED ME. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT WAS STARTED. I DID NOT USE REMOTE START, SINCE THE KEYS WERE IN THE CAR.

ON 05-11-2019 MY 2018 (PURCHASED NOV. 2018) CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING L PLUS VAN WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY (7,000 MILES). VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE BEGAN GIVING ERRATIC DASH DISPLAYS, FOR EXAMPLE IT ADVISED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK. IT ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEED SERVICE. DESPITE NOT EVER TURNING ON, THE VEHICLE AS CLEARLY HAVING A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MELTDOWN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED. THEN NONE OF THE BUTTONS ON THE FOB, NOR IN THE CAR WERE RESPONDING. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE ENTIRE CAR DIED. NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TODAY. WAITING TO HEAR ON DIAGNOSIS.

WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A SIGNAL, ENGINE GOES INTO AUTO START/STOP, CHIMES WITH ERROR, AND MUST DO A MANUAL RESTART BY PLACING INTO PARK. HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO START ENGINE AND TURN OFF AUTO START/STOP.

ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE AUTO STOP/START DISENGAGED. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM SAID TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART IT. I'VE CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE BEFORE.

WE BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY, 2019. THE CAR IS A 2018, AND HAD 22,000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE CAR FIRST STALLED IN LATE MARCH, 2019. IT STALLED WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, AND CARS HAD TO BE DIRECTED AROUND THE CAR. MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED WITH SOMETHING REGARDING THE STABILITY CONTROL. SINCE THAT FIRST TIME, THE CAR HAS STALLED AT A LIGHT 2 MORE TIMES. WE ARE BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. WHEN WE CALLED TO LET THE DEALER KNOW THE ISSUE, THEY SAID THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE WITH SO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED.

VEHICLE AUTO SHUTDOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART AT STOP LIGHT. LIFTING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE DISABLE THE FUEL SAVING AUTO SHUTDOWN AND VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. FORWARD COLLISION WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND AUDIBLE ALARMS ACTIVE. MUST DO A COMPLETE RESTART OF THE VEHICLE ENGAGING BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH BUTTON START.

AUTOMATIC RESTART FEATURE STALLS THE CAR AFTER THE FEATURE TURNS OFF ENGINE AND DRIVER TRIES TO DRIVE AGAIN. IF CAR HAS NOT BEEN RUNNING FOR A LONG TIME, THEN AT FIRST STOP (STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT) THE AUTOMATIC RESTART FEATURE WILL TURN OFF THE ENGINE AS EXPECTED BUT WHEN DRIVER TRIES TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE ENGINE STALLS. DRIVER FORCED TO PUT CAR INTO PARK AND USE START/STOP BUTTON TO COMPLETELY RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS THE CAR STALLS COMPLETELY AND PUTS DRIVER AT RISK OF GETTING REAR-ENDED SINCE CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO PERMANENTLY DISABLE THIS AUTOMATIC RESTART FEATURE, SO DRIVER MUST REMEMBER TO DO IT MANUALLY BY PUSHING A DASH BUTTON WITH A ON IT.....ELSE THE CAR WILL STALL AT FIRST STOP.

VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES REQUIRING SHIFT TO PARK AND MANUAL RESTART. VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE IN LEFT TURN LANE OF MAJOR CITY ROAD WITH 4 OCCUPANTS. VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LOW SPEED IN PARKING LOT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STATING TO MOVE FROM A STOP WITH 4 OCCUPANTS. *TR

CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY

TWICE NOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR HAS TURNED ITSELF OFF. I LOOK AT THE DASH AND IT GIVES AND ERROR ABOUT BEING IN PARK SENSE MODE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY I MUST HAVE HAD A VOLTAGE SPIKE BUT THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE ERROR SO THEY CANNOT FIX IT. ITS PRETTY SCARY LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BARRELING UP BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAPPENED.

DURING DRIVING THE VAN WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT CONSISTENTLY 1-3 TIMES PER WEEK. MOST OFTEN THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE AT A STOP. THIS HAPPENS WITH BOTH THE AUTO START/STOP FEATURE ON AND OFF. WHEN RELEASING THE BREAK TO RESUMING DRIVING, THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH DISPLAY. "SERVICE STABILITRAC, ABS, ETC. IT THEN DISPLAYS THE IGNITION ICON THAT SAYS DEPRESS BRAKE AND START VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE MUST BE PLACED IN PARK, THEN RESTARTED. THIS SAME EVENT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. NO POWER STEERING, BRAKE BOOSTER OR NOTHING. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THESE ISSUES IN THE 2018-19 VEHICLES AND WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THEM FOR 3 MONTHS, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO RESOLUTION PROPOSAL AND FEEL IT OK TO KEEP THIS TYPE OF LIABILITY ON THE ROAD......NOT ACCEPTABLE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED. FORCING US TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED PULLING INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND ONCE OCCURRED ON TRAIN TRACKS. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE OUR BRAND NEW MINI VAN.

VAN WILL STALL DURING LOW SPEED OR IDLE. STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL WILL FLASH AND VAN WILL NEED TO BE RESTARTED. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN INTERSECTIONS AND ONCE IN STOP AND GO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.

MY 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA CAR STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND IT SHUT ITSELF OFF. IT QUICKLY FLASHED A MESSAGE ABOUT STABILITY CONTROL AND THEN SHOWED STOP, START, RESTART REQUIRED. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. WHEN I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE IT WAS VERY HARD AND WOULDN'T MOVE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED SHUTTING IT OFF AND RESTARTING IT, BUT COULDN'T. I HAD A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME, INCLUDING A SCHOOL BUS AND PUT MY HAZARDS ON. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY TRIES IT TOOK, BUT I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT TO START AND DRIVE HOME. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT I AM VERY NERVOUS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY RISK.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA STALLING AT VARYING SPEEDS, INCLUDING WHILE IDLING, MAKING TURNS AND TRAVELING UNDER 40 MILES PER HOUR ON MUNICIPAL ROADS. WHEN IT DOES STALL OUT, THE DASH DISPLAYS 'ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. REQUIRES RESTART.' I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE SAID CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT.

VEHICLE WAS BRIEFLY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT WITH ELECTRONIC START-STOP ENGAGED. WHEN FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP MOMENTARILY THEN SPUTTERED TO A STOP. THE ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON AND SHIFT KNOB WERE UNRESPONSIVE (COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS). NEUTRAL OVERRIDE CORD WAS PULLED, BUT INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE STILL SEEMED TO BE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF TRAFFIC INTO A SAFE LOCATION AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. HEATING AND POWER WINDOWS TURNED OFF AS WELL, AND POSSIBLY THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE INEFFECTIVE (UNSURE BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND CHECK).

WE HAVE A 2018 PACIFICA THAT WE BOUGHT NEW A YEAR AGO. OUR VAN CURRENTLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE RECEIVED A WARNING ABOUT A BATTERY FAULT WHILE SHE WAS TAKING OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL. THE VAN THEN SHUT OFF IN MORNING RUSH HOUR WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND ABILITY TO SAFELY STEER AND BRAKE WITH THE ELECTRIC ASSIST. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY GET THE VAN TO A STOP ON A SIDE STREET. THE VAN IS AT THE DEALER NOW AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY APPEARS TO BE TOTALLY FLAT, BUT IF IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE BATTERY REPLACEMENT, WE WOULD HAVE HAD OUR VAN BACK BY NOW.

PROBLEM OCCURS AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THEN WE HAVE TO QUICKLY SWITCH INTO PARK, RESTART, THEN SWITCH INTO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER SAID TO TURN OF FRONT COLLISION WARNING COLLISION UNTIL THEY HAVE A SOLUTION. SINCE THAT TEMP FIX, THE CAR FAIL 2 MORE TIMES ON 3/6/19. ONCE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IT DIED BEFORE THE TURN WAS COMPLETED, AND ONCE MORE COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TURNING ONTO A MAIN ROAD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A CRASH. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. THE CAR IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD AND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

THE ENGINE START/STOP FEATURE OF THIS VAN IS FAULTY AND CHRYSLER KNOWS IT. BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE THEY CANNOT PLACE A RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO MY PERSONAL VAN. OUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 13,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 5 TIMES. 3 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE STALLED OUT IN INTERSECTIONS 4 TIMES. ONE TIME WE (WIFE AND CHILDREN) WERE ALMOST STRUCK BY A TRUCK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. AGAIN CHRYSLER IS AWARE AND ONLY OFFERED AN EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT.

VEHICLE RANDOMLY LOSES POWER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SOMETIMES SHIFTS TO PARK WHILE MOVING.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STOPPED , THE CAR STALLS. MESSAGES FLASH SAYING "FCW UNAVAILABLE" AND "ACC UNAVAILABLE" "LANESENSE UNAVAILABLE" SERVICE REQUIRED. THE CAR HAS TO BE RESTARTED. I HAVE HAD IT AT DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX. IT'S DANGEROUS AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED AT STOP SIGNS OR STOP LIGHTS SINCE IT'S STALLED. I HAPPENS USUALLY RIGHT AFTER STOPPING. THERE IS NO PATTERN BUT HAPPENS ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME I AM DRIVING.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT WHILE WAITING FOR STOP LIGHTS AND JUST IN A STOPPED POSITION. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT HAD TO BE PLACED IN PARK. IT DOES START IMMEDIATELY HOWEVER IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN LEAVING US TO WONDER IF THIS WILL OCCUR DURING ACTUAL DRIVING.

ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS. WE'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AND IT HAS RANDOMLY STALLED MORE THAN 10 TIMES REGARDLESS OF THE SCENARIO (DRIVING, STOPPED AT A LIGHT, PARKED). THE LATEST INCIDENT BEING TODAY, 3/4/19. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BASED ON IT HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE.

PACIFICA WAS COMING TO A STOP AFTER A MILITARY CHECKPOINT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE SHOWED A SERVICE ELECTRONIC SUSPENSION AND NEEDED TO BE PLACED IN PARK TO RESTART. IT DID RESTART IMMEDIATELY.

VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CHRYSLER STATES THIS 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA E-HYBRID NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. WE PUT ~4K MILES ON THE VAN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR AFTER THE NHTSA RECALL 18V-332 HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM.

WHEN DRIVING THE VAN TURNED OFF COMPLETELY & SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE VAN THEN THE VAN WAS STALLING AND DID NOT RUN NORMAL IT WAS PULLING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AGAIN. IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WAS SCARED HAD MY 3 KIDS WITH ME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE VAN FELT THAT IT WAS GOING TO DIE. WEEK BEFORE IT DIDN'T WANT TO GET SPEEDING WHILE TRYING TO ENTER THE FREE WAY. IT SLOWED DOWN THEN CAUGHT SPEED. *TR

THE VAN WAS IN MOTION WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND IT JUST STOPPED ON TRAFFIC VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE WHEN ON THE FREEWAY AND VAN DIEDS AND CARS BEHIND ME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE VAN I WAS DRIVING A DIFFERENT DAY ON FREEWAY AND THE VAN SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIED BUT DIDN'T. BUT YESTERDAY IT DIED AND I HAD TO PUT IT ON PARK THEN TRIED TO TURN BACK ON.

ENGINE TURNED OFF/STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN DRIVE GOING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP. CHIMES STARTED BONGING AND 'D' ON DASHBOARD STARTED BLINKING. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO A STOP. MSG APPEARED TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO RESTART. CAR RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS SIMILAR TO 2018 RECALL U87 FOR ENGINE STALLING, BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED IN RECALL. ALSO, NOTE THE 2017 RECALL U01 FOR ENGINE STALLING. SOME CONSUMERS NOTED IN THEIR COMPLAINTS THAT THE "FIX" DID NOT WORK. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING!! OBVIOUSLY TWO CONSECUTIVE YEAR RECALLS FOR ENGINE STALLING DOES NOT INSPIRE CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. SEE CURRENT REPORTED COMPLAINTS (FOR SAME PROBLEM) ONLINE: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2018/CHRYSLER/PACIFICA/ENGINE/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/CHRYSLER/PACIFICA/2018/ENGINE-SHUT-OFF-WITHOUT-WARNING-PROBLEMS.PHP....*BF.. *TR

TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FLASHES A WARNING SIGN "STABILITY CONTROL?" AND THEN SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. THEN A DISPLAY SAYS "SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART VEHICLE". THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS HAPPENS AT A HIGHER SPEED YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2017 MODELS BUT OBVIOUSLY 2018 MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

SITTING AT STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO CHANGE WHEN ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED OR WHAT TO DO, AFRAID I WOULD GET REAR-ENDED. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I HAD NO POWER. I PUT VAN IN PARK, PUSHED THE IGNITION START BUTTON, VAN STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED IN TRAFFIC. DIDN'T KNOW IF PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE FEATURE WHERE ENGINE TURNS OFF WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, THEN TURNS BACK ON WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS. I PUSHED THE BUTTON SO ENGINE WOULDN'T TURN OFF UNTIL I GOT HOME SAFELY. NEAR ZERO OUTSIDE TEMPS AND I THOUGHT VEHICLE HAD DIED. LUCKILY, DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND DIDN'T JUMP THE GUN WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN OR I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHER PACIFICA DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS...

2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA PURCHASED NEW. WHEN THE STOP/START FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING AT STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS, AND PACIFICA HAS TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. (THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND OCCURS GOING STRAIGHT ON THE ROADWAY AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT.) CHIMES SOUND AND DASHBOARD DISPLAY FLASHES A MESSAGE ABOUT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLS OUT, AND THEN SHOWS A MESSAGE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 11K MILES AND HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES TO DATE. SEVERAL VISITS TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP INCLUDE: FIRST VISIT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. SECOND VISIT WAS TO REPLACE BOTH BATTERIES AS BOTH REPORTEDLY FAILED THEIR TESTS, AND THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. OPENED A CHRYSLER CARE CASE AFTER 7TH ENGINE STALLING INCIDENT. THIRD VISIT WAS TO ADD A DATA RECORDER. CAPTURED DATA ON...

ENGINE STALLED DURING THE STOP/START FUNCTION WHILE IDLING AT STOPLIGHTS, AND VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED. DASHBOARD SHOWS A QUICK MESSAGE ABOUT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLS OUT, AND THEN SHOWS A MESSAGE TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 5,300 MILES. THIS OCCURRED ON THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP *LOANER VEHICLE* (A 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA) WHILE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT SAME PROBLEM ON OWNER'S 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. RETURNED LOANER VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A DIFFERENT CAR.

THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE AUTO START STOP SHUT THE ENGINE OFF LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO. HOWEVER, WHEN THIS HAPPENED A BUNCH OF WARNINGS CAME ACROSS MY DASH, SAYING CERTAIN SAFETY FEATURES WERE DISABLED AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTART MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HAVING IT BACK FOR THREE DAYS, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AN 'UPDATE' FOR IT. HOWEVER WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK TO SIGN.

THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY STOPS WHEN GOING 10 MPH OR BELOW. A MESSAGE COMES UP TO STOP/START RESTART REQUIRED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC OR IDLING AT A LIGHT. IT IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE MESSAGE SO THEY DID NOTHING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I READ THIS WAS AN ISSUE IN JAN 2017 AND 2018 WITH 2017. APPARENTLY THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ENGINE CONTROL SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT BECAUSE CHRYSLER DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO ANYONE DRIVING. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW ON MY CAR. IT USED TO BE ONLY ONCE TODAY WAS THREE TIMES IN TWENTY MINUTES. ..*BF.. *TR *DT CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ENGINE STALLS. *JB