10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
13,520 miles

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problem #188

Aug 202019

Pacifica

  • 23,000 miles
We took a 7 hr trip in our 2017 Pacifica on sat back home from vacation. The next day we drove to a local movie theater. We observed several warning lights appear for no reason. The next day the van would not start. Both batteries are dead. We used a battery charge to charge main battery but it would only charge to 11,6 and will not start the van. We tried jumper cables. Nothing will start the van. When roadside assistance came to tow the van to the shop the manual park release did not work and the rear tires were locked. Something is seriously draining the battery as soon as you take it off the battery charger. Something in the computer is sucking all the life from the battery. Very frustrating since I just took the van into the shop a couple of weeks ago to get the fourth recall issue fixed.

- Powhatan, VA, USA

problem #187

Aug 242019

Pacifica

  • 28,100 miles
The car simplywont start. Check engine light turned on, service ABS, service ESC, parking brake unavailable, power steering unavailable. The power doors dont work. Shifter is lockedand the auto park brake was locked. The car wont even shift to neutral so it can be towed.

- Yonkers, NY, USA

problem #186

Aug 152018

Pacifica

  • 10,000 miles
Engine stalling when idle or during take off but quickly restarts when putting it in park. At times it goes directly to park on its own after shutting down. Recently the vehicle lost power while driving around 50 mph. I coasted to the stop light put it in park and it restarted. Loosing power completely after stalling but after a few minutes of waiting it restarts. Shift service warning appears but resets before taking it to dealer. Often shift indicator lights don't work but will after the car restarts hours later. Windows go down on their own while driving.

- Knightdale, NC, USA

problem #185

Aug 042019

Pacifica

  • 55,000 miles
Van would not pick up speed in highway. Pulled off at next exit and while attempting to pull off to the side the engine stalled and shut off. The shut off was on a road. Had one failed start the. We were able to drive off.

- Yucca Valley, CA, USA

problem #184

Jul 302019

Pacifica

  • 11,985 miles
Stalled when I pressed accelerator and died adter waiting for a light. Turned off and I had to restart the car in an intersection with a bus behind me!

- El Macero, CA, USA

problem #183

Nov 012017

Pacifica

  • 5,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle abruptly jerked forward without warning. The contact also stated that the check engine indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to parkway Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (21560 hall road, clinton township, Michigan 48038, (586)-800-3578) to be diagnosed, but no failure was found. The dealer reprogrammed the quick learn and the clear shift adapter. The contact was unsure if the parts that were reprogrammed were for the transmission or the engine; however, the repair did not correct the failure. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 5,000.

- Eastpointe, MI, USA

problem #182

Jul 312019

Pacifica

  • 10,300 miles
My 2017 Pacifica touring plus van shut off three times. After the first shut off I took it to dealer for this issue, but they could not able to recreate the "shut off", they said they fixed something for not to shut off, but recently on 7/29/19 and 7/31/19 it was again asked to move shift to P and shut off, even I tried to restart the engine, it didn't after 3 to 4 times try it was started again. I was middle of the road with speed limit 40mph, lucky none of the vehicle was not close. I see many cases like this with 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, so I request Chrysler Pacifica to fix this issue asap by recalling the affected vehicles. It is always life threatening dangerous to the customer. Other than this issue (shut off) the vehicle is good.

- Beaverton, OR, USA

problem #181

Jul 112019

Pacifica

  • 53,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 18V049000(electrical system, engine and engine cooling), 18V395000(electrical system, equipment), and 18V332000 (electrical system, vehicle speed control). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs as the recall notice was received over a year ago. Ray brandt Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat (1660 westbank expy, harvey, la 70058, (504) 334-8908) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available. The dealer diagnosed that the battery failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted several times and was unable to confirm when the parts were to become available. While driving various speeds, the check engine and brake warning indicators illuminated. Also, the vehicle lost power once the contact released the brake pedal. The contact would have to turn the vehicle off and back on in order for the vehicle to resume normal operation. An independent mechanic performed a second diagnostic test, but found no failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Marrero, LA, USA

problem #180

Jul 292019

Pacifica

  • 45,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle suddenly shut off. After pulling off the freeway and stopping the vehicle, the contact was able to restart the engine and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Lee's summit Chrysler (1051 SE oldham pkwy, lees summit, mo) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

- Kingsville, MO, USA

problem #179

Jul 232019

Pacifica

  • 47,800 miles
Auto stop/start malfunction. After stop at light, engine shuts off but will not restart. Has occurred at least 10 times. After latest failure, parked engine self started in garage, caused co alarm to sound at 1 am.

- Mounds View, MN, USA

problem #178

Jul 202019

Pacifica 6-cyl

  • 6,850 miles
Engine stalls after idling for long period of time. Spent several hours driving at neighborhood speeds to house hunt. This would include idling with air conditioner going for several minutes before moving again. While beginning to move after being at idle for several minutes the car stalled and would not restart. Shut off car for a minute completely and tried to restart. It would idle but would not respond to pushing on the accelerator. After two more minutes with all power off, the car restarted. We drove a mile and the car stalled again. Was able to pull off safely and wait again for a couple of minutes. Restarted and got about a mile again before stalling. Waited three minutes and restarted and got two miles before stalling again. Pulled off waited again, this time was able to drive home. Thank goodness the traffic lights were with us. This car went into the dealer for the same reason last year for the computer reset/reprogram recall. It has happened twice since then. This situation would be almost impossible for any dealer to replicate as it takes several hours of driving and idling to occur. I will mention that I live in phoenix, AZ and the temperature was apx. 110 degrees on the day of this occurrence on Saturday July 20, 2019. The car has less than 7000 miles and was purchased in November of 2017. This does not occur under similar driving conditions when the temperature is below 90 degrees. For more explanation when the stall is being to occur, the accelerator no longer responds to the push on the pedal. You will have several seconds to pull off the road before the call engine stalls out completely and you lose brakes and steering.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #177

May 012018

Pacifica

  • 4,000 miles
We have had a few continuing problems since the original purchase of a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica braunability van. The car has had electrical issues and on 3 or 4 occasions has suddenly shut off or stopped working. One time may have been related to a car accident my husband was in. He collided with another car in 2018, immediately after the accident the car was not running, but he hadn't turned it off. It started back up again but this happened 2 or 3 times this year with different electrical features not working making the car inoperable at times. In addition, the air conditioning system has continuously been dysfunctional. We have had it to the dealership a few times for this problem. Most recently it was fixed a couple months ago and it is again not working.

- Livingston, NJ, USA

problem #176

Jul 112019

Pacifica

  • 90,853 miles
While driving my 2017 Chrysler Pacifica on 7/11/2017 the minivan completely shut off in the middle of the intersection, I have to put it in park and start the vehicle again, hard shifting is been a common issue on a daily basis.

- Hazleton, PA, USA

problem #175

Jul 012019

Pacifica

  • 15,000 miles
Pacifica turned itself off when turning left slowly on a hill. I had to start it again. No warning lights or other indicators.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #174

Jun 112019

Pacifica

  • 45,000 miles
The vehicle has made transmission noises from 11K miles on. They immediately replaced the first transmission, then second one behaved the same. There is a clunking noise when you touch the gas. I filed complaint, took it back in numerous times, they claim "it just does that" now the vehicle is difficult to accelerate in dangerous situations, pushing down the gas, the car does not shift appropriately.

- Hummelstown, PA, USA

problem #173

Jun 152019

Pacifica

  • 24,000 miles
Leasing 2017 pacific touring L. ever since it passed 8K miles, jerking movements after coming to a stop, like some body hit you from behind. Took it East hills Chrysler and Jeep dealer in long island, NY twice. The first time they updated the software they said. 2nd time they couldn't duplicate the problem. Ofcourse cuz this jerking movement happens. Sometimes. In June 2019 this is happening a lot everyday with the NY city traffic on the highway. May 2019, van stalled while stopped at red light. Screen said 'shift to park to drive....' had to do shift and press the start button twice to get the control back of the vehicle. This time wife and 2 children with me. Of course ppl started honking and yelling cuz it's nyc. Also most of the time while fueling, the fuel pump stops. Really scared to drive this van anymore.

- New Hyde Park, NY, USA

problem #172

Jun 112019

Pacifica

  • 16,669 miles
After stopping at a red light, attempted to turn left. After releasing brake and attempting to accelerate the engine stalled, cut off, and would not restart for several minutes.

- Dalzell, SC, USA

problem #171

May 212019

Pacifica

  • 110,000 miles
When driving and idling going anywhere from 14 to 18 mph. Then trying to accelerate, the car will pause and then a few seconds later accelerate hard with a large jerk almost causing whiplash. I have had it into the dealership for repair multiple times. They have had a new (used) transmission in and the problem persisted. Now we are being told we have to have a 3rd transmission and they want us to pay over $5100. We should not have to pay since the van has been in the shop multiple times for the problem.

- Clive, IA, USA

problem #170

Sep 012017

Pacifica 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. While the vehicle was stopped on an incline, the engine shut off. As the contact attempted to release the brake pedal, the vehicle rolled backwards without warning. The contact also stated that the vehicle shut off in the middle of traffic. The vehicle was taken to Chrysler Jeep Dodge city of mckinney (972-569-9650, located at 700 S central expy, mckinney, tx 75070) where no failures were found with the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000. The VIN was not provided. Consumer stated eliminating the standard spare tire to reduce weight in the vehicle has caused a safety issue as most tire problems cannot simply be fixed on the side of the road with a patch kit. Auto on/off system. Tire patch kit provided with vehicle instead of spare tire during emergencies/tire blow out/ flat, exceeding difficult to use especially for a family vehicle. Kit only works when damage to tire is in a specific place and accessible. 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #169

May 152019

Pacifica

  • 34,500 miles
Van stalling while moving at slow speed on 101 northbound freeway.

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

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