10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,718 miles

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2018 Chrysler Pacifica Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #37

Oct 252020

Pacifica

  • 30,391 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driving on major highway at 70 mph, car suddenly lost power with no warning other than a message on dash 'parking brake may temporarily be unavailable', car did not shut off but gas pedal unresponsive. Pulled over, turned off car, restarted, put in drive, car did not move. New message: Service trans, press brake when stopped, key off engine to engage park. Previous two days, had trouble, took 4 try's to start car from key fob. Car has 30391 miles, I have owned it 2 months. Had to be towed to dealership.

- Jonesboro, AR, USA

problem #36

Aug 152020

Pacifica

  • 3,925 miles
On four occasions, I started the van and it immediately became locked in park mode with a notice about electronic stability control issues. You can't turn off the vehicle or take it out of park. Chrysler is buying back the vehicle because they can't fix it.

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #35

Oct 072020

Pacifica

  • 52,000 miles
My van on multiple occassion has stalled in the middle of city intersections. While driving my car will have an electrical meltdown. All different warning messages will appear on dash, warning dings will go off, my wipers will go on without me turning them on, when I push the gas it will not drive. On one occasion the car accelerated without pressing the gas or if the gas was pressed it would accelerate more than the pedal was being pressed. All my buttons on my dash including A/C, auto start, back up camera/sensors will not respond. Its as though my car just dies. This occurrence has no common scenario that brings on the malfunction. I 've had times when it malfunctioned weeks apart and this last occurrence it was a year in between occurrences. I was told on a Chrysler forum to check my PCM. My batteries have been tested and passed. I currently do not have my aux battery installed as I do not want/like my autostart feature. This accident occurred all 5 times with my aux battery installed. My dealership said "too many electrical parts to check" and "we cant duplicate the problem/get error code to diagnose so take the van back till it happens again and call us while its happening and drive it in". first its unsafe and unpredictable. I have tried getting this fixed and they can't even/wont fix it or buy it back. No lemon law as I am second owner, not purchased new and the problems started happening at 34000 miles right before warranty expired. This vehicle is unsafe and Chrysler won't fix it/don't know how. No remedy after 2 years and 6/7 shop visits. I have opened a case with fca twice and they threatened me to pick up vehicle or they would charge me for the rental I had. Others have experienced this. Look at Chrysler Pacifica and Voyager van on facebook.

- Nixa, MO, USA

problem #34

Feb 252020

Pacifica

  • 26,834 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Car will stall out while it's in drive, but braking. Yesterday it did it as I was turning left in the middle of an intersection. It stalled and turned off the engine flashing 'fcw/ lanesense unavailable restart required.' I then will have to shift to park and restart the car. This has happened several times and Chrysler has not fixed the issue.

- Woodridge, IL, USA

problem #33

Feb 042020

Pacifica

  • 50,000 miles
I returned home from driving a half an hour in my vehicle and when I pushed the start/stop button to turn the vehicle off it would not go completely off. The engine turned off but the sensors and radio would not turn off. Normally it shuts off when you open the door and it still would not work. So then I messed with things a bit and made sure all doors were shut. When doing so the back left door would not latch all of the way. It would go to shut and the open again before latching.

- Canton, IL, USA

problem #32

Jan 302020

Pacifica

  • 79,000 miles
My engine shuts off when it is idle. The start/stop battery was replaced 5 months ago.

- Charleston, SC, USA

problem #31

Jan 282020

Pacifica

  • 17,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Several times, while driving 20-30mph as well as when stopped at a red light or a stop sign, the car has lost power steering (steering wheel locks, brake seems to lock in place), unable to accelerate or decelerate, dashboard flashes some message along the lines of "stop/start required" or "shift to P then desired gear", but even when attempting to shut off the car and restart, sometimes this does not even work. At times it has taken 2-3 minutes to even get the car to shut off completely in order to try to turn it back on (as if the car is completely frozen). This has happened on side streets, as well as at a stop sign and a red light on a busy road, which left me blocking traffic for several minutes, unable to operate my vehicle. This has happened at least 5-6 times in the last year, most recently twice in the last week.

- Teaneck, NJ, USA

problem #30

Nov 012018

Pacifica

  • 200 miles
1. in motion on city streets vehicle has harsh shifting, jerks like its shifting into a different gear while driving under 40 mph. This started happening two weeks or so after purchasing this vehicle brand new and does this once to twice a week. 2.) in motion on streets and freeway the stereo goes black randomly and will not turn back on, radio also will randomly jump from multiple stations including am/fm, carplay, etc. While driving. 3). in motion driving on city streets the vehicle antilock brake system kicked in while pulling out of driveway and stopped vehicle dead in its tracks with 3 children in the vehicle. I made multiple attempts and was unable to release antilock brake system for one hour until it automatically shut off and then was able to drive back into driveway.

- East Troy, WI, USA

problem #29

Dec 082019

Pacifica 6-cyl

  • 6,406 miles
26 June 2018, I leased the 2018 Chrysler Pacifica with the S appearance package VIN: [xxx] from ourisman Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of alexandria, 5900 richmond hwy, alexandria, va 22303. First complaint: On Thursday, June 28th at 8:51am I reached out to [xxx] explaining to him the console was shorting out and at one point it had completely shut-off.. he instructed me to bring it back in and have it replaced so that Chrysler would have a record of the issue. -- this issue happened within days of purchase. Second complaint: On Monday, Oct 1, 2018 the same 2018 Chrysler Pacifica with the S appearance package stalled, then shut off while driving home from real estate class (6 months pregnant). Suddenly for no reason, without warning the vehicle lost all electricity (including power steering, engine, interior and exterior light.) right after flashing the following error: ?service electrical stability control, park brake unavailable, battery light, enter auto theft code, stop safely vehicle will shut off soon and other numerous errors. As the van slowed to a crawl, and passing vehicles drove by nervously trying to avoid hitting me, I edged off into a school parking lot. My vehicle was towed to ourisman Chrysler of bowie md, 2406 crain hwy, bowie md third complaint: On Sunday, Dec 8, 2019 the same 2018 Chrysler Pacifica with the S appearance package stalled then shut off on my husband, again, suddenly for no reason, without warning the vehicle lost all electricity (including power steering, engine, interior and exterior light.) right after flashing the following error: ?service electrical stability control, park brake unavailable, battery light, enter auto theft code, stop safely vehicle will shut off soon and other numerous errors. Fortunately, my husband was able to coast it into the garage as it shut off, never to start again. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Bowie, MD, USA

problem #28

Nov 212019

Pacifica 6-cyl

  • 20,000 miles
My car will stall out on me while driving. The screen will flash stability control error and requires me to put it in park before restarting the car.

- Avella, PA, USA

problem #27

Jul 172019

Pacifica

  • 28,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchased my vehicle 10/29/18 and its been a great vehicle til about July 2019. I have taken it to the dealership for them to fix a clicking noise in the front left side and everytime they change a bunch of parts but dont fix it. Now its a loud squeeking noise everytime I back out my driveway or pull off in drive. Ive taken 3 times and they cant figure out what it is. Ive have to rent a vehicle and the dealer also let me use a 2 door loaner knowing I have 4 kids. They keep saying bring it back Monday. Well thats only 1 problem. 3 times already when I put my car in reverse my backup camera comes on but dont go off when I put it in drive. So while im driving down the road my backup camera is on and is very distracting and dangerous. This past weekend my husband was driving while we were going somewhere, well we were in traffic on a very steep hill so he had to stop. When he went to step on the gas to go the car wouldnt go. It was like the car wasnt getting signal that the car was in drive. It was very scary. So many problems with this vehicle and the reason I purchase the 2018 Pacifica was because I heard it was a good car and dependable as I have 4 children that I have to get to and from school, doctors and sports. I really hope someone there at Chrysler can help me out.

- Spartanburg, SC, USA

problem #26

Sep 082019

Pacifica

  • 16,531 miles
Van will randomly not start after just being driven. Dash board lights up and engine clicks but will not turn over. Several messages come up for service. (see pictures attached.) has happened once before about 2 weeks ago and there's no explanation as to why it started back up after about an hour of problem solving. Battery was fine. Headlights, horn, inside lights and radio all worked fine. When clicking on parking brake button, the lights flash on the dash and can hear clicks but won't turn on the brake.

- Jacksonville, IL, USA

problem #25

Jul 192019

Pacifica

  • 16,956 miles
Power will be loss including radio frequently. When driving at low speeds such as in traffic the engine will stall and jerk.

- Suitland, MD, USA

problem #24

Apr 022019

Pacifica

  • 10,107 miles
While car parked, turned car on, car stuck in "run" position, unable to change gears, unable to turn car off.

- Spencerport, NY, USA

problem #23

Jul 252018

Pacifica

  • 5,025 miles
While car parked, turn car on, car stuck in "run" position, unable to change gears, unable to turn car off. (has occurred more than three dates/times).

- Spencerport, NY, USA

problem #22

Dec 172018

Pacifica

  • 7,147 miles
While car parked, turned on car, car stuck in "run" position, unable to change gears, unable to turn car off.

- Spencerport, NY, USA

problem #21

Nov 122018

Pacifica

  • 5,960 miles
While car parked, turned car on, car stuck in "run" position, unable to change gears, unable to turn car off.

- Spencerport, NY, USA

problem #20

Jul 182019

Pacifica

  • miles
Car stops and sometimes it doesn't turn

- Mcdonough, GA, USA

problem #19

Jul 022019

Pacifica

  • 85 miles
We have rented a Chrysler car for 1 day from budget rentals to take us from raleigh, nc to dulles airport, va. We drove the car to DC. We did setup the cruise control on 76 speed in 70 mph zone. The police stopped us on the I-95 in va and gave us a speeding ticket, according to him, we are driving in 86 mph. We did not realize the speed because not too many cars around, driving around 3am. We were so surprised about that ticket and how could this even happen. We thought that we were mistakenly reading the odometer readings. We received the ticket with reckless driving of 86/70 mph. We took deep breath and started driving again. We said ok let's setup the cruise control this time to 75 and watch it carefully. Within less than 20 seconds from setting up the cruise control, another police stopped us with speed of 85/70 mph, reckless driving. We had no idea what is going on. The two tickets were about 5 miles apart on the I-95, va. We decided this time not to use the cruise control and follow the cars flow around us. We did that for the rest of the trip, driving without the cruise control. All of the previous problems were nothing in comparison to the following. As we driving in va, around 7am where many cars on the I-95 to follow their pattern. We said let's just setup the cruise control for few seconds and compare it to the cars beside us. We setup the cruise on 75, we noticed a significant speed increase. I pushed the brakes, it did not stop this time. The car was driving in higher speed. While I was trying to act as fast as I could, I pushed the brakes and switched the stick from D to N. I tried to disable the cruise control this time, it did not work. We parked in a near gas station, took deep breath, turned off the car, went to the bathroom and got back on the road. Thankfully, the cruise control was disabled.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #18

Jul 072019

Pacifica

  • 30,000 miles
While stopped at a red light, the auto stop engaged. When taking the foot off the brake to disengage auto stop, the vehicle stalled out in the middle of the road. Multiple attempts were made to restart the vehicle. Hazard lights were enabled; however, the entire vehicle eventually shut down, including the hazard lights. This vehicle had been driving on the highway and city streets for the previous 20 minutes without any indication of the impending failure. Dealership service department initially believes fault lies with the battery, but how did the car get 20 minutes from home on a dead battery"?"

- Grand Prairie, TX, USA

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