2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA Complaints

Check engine light appeared 01/26 out of nowhere. Engine started to idle rough onbstartup but cleared after a few seconds, checked code with OBD2 and it hit P0305. Took to dealership for repairs 01/27. We live in the middle of nowhere and having this vehicle fail in the middle of the no-cell-service drive could have caused us to be stranded in the snow, especially with the winter we've had it could have been a catastrophy. Dealer originally flagged fuel injector as the reason. Picked up vehicle on 01/31, check engine light returned on 02/01 and we immediately contacted the dealership again. Returned vehicle again on 02/02 and it has remained in the shop even as of today 03/10. Reported back to us that there are cracks in the Engine block are causing coolant to leak into cylinder 5. Dealership confirmed they have seen multiple 2017 and 2018 Pacificas have this same issue. Even went as far to say that those with a perfect maintence done on the vehicle were subject to this same issue. 3rd party inspectors have also checked the vehicle for extended warranty purposes. Many reports of the Pentastar 3.6L V-6 seem to show a commonality with what the dealership reported about the 2017 - 2018 Pacificas engine problems. Chrysler has not responded to outreach for assistance and as the cost to repair sent to warranty company is thousands of dollars over what the current value of the vehicle is worth. Chrysler seems to be dodging responsibilty for this blatent issue.

The contact owns a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V010000 (Electrical System, Hybrid Propulsion System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while she was driving at approximately 35 MPH, she was involved in an accident after another vehicle t-boned her vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact stated that she did not require medical attention; however, she sustained a mild concussion, a knee injury, and neck pain. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard by her insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,500.

First, it started with the stop/ start not working . We took it to the shop they said we needed a new alternator. Costed us 700$ . Well the problems did not stop . The check engine light did not go off after a few times of driving it (the mechanic (crystler mechanic) said it would after a few times of driving it. Well then it started rumbling when u turned it on . Called and they said bring it back in. Well we planned on doing so but then the van wouldn't start. We had to get it towed . Well they said the fuse had blown . So when they replaced that they noticed white smoke coming out and all the coolant gone . They said it is most likely the cracked engine block which is gonna cost over 12000$ to fix . We already owe money on the car . We cannot afford this! We have 4 kids and this is a safety issue !!! Now we are out of a vehicle and still owe on it !

I purchased the van with 153k on it and could here clunk on transmission engagement but purchased anyway thinking I could find parts a repair. Turned out no parts availble so I drove until it failed at 156k. When it failed the vehicle lost motive power and would roll away in park. I paid 9k for a new unit 9/30/21 and after 6 bmonths began to hear the same noise. I notified and dropped off vehical on 3 seperate occasions the last 12/30/22 and was told (normal operation) The transmission failed in exact same way on 2/2/23 with only 25k miles transmission and 182k on vehicle and currently problem is not resovled as the chrysler dealer I towed it to refused to repair under warrenty and Ihad to two to croton pouint auto park chrysler dealer where it currently is and problem is as of yet not resolved. Leading up to the failure the vehicle would roll in excess of 4 inches on inclines before park engaged (unless steep enough auto brake engaged) I have a feeling that this problem is widespread (chrysler has the transmission on restriction) and would like to know if other people are having this issue as it is quite dangerous seeing as the car could roll loose from park.

The car starts blowing out white smoke when started. Mechanic thinks it could be a blown gasket or Crack in engine block. The cable fuse blown as well. The vehicle did not start so it was towed to the mechanic.

While driving at a low speed in a neighborhood, received the message "Service Charging System" then within seconds car completely died. No engine power or electrical systems working, all lights and screens were black. Was able to pull over and park safely.

2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO PROBLEMS WITH ITS AUTOMATIC STOP/START FEATURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DEALER ONLY SUPPLIED A RENTAL ONE TIME.

The contact owns a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V077000 (Hybrid Propulsion System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Car was on cruise control. While approaching traffic, attempt was made to release cruise control by braking. Brake system was locked, vehicle started accelerating and revving. Brakes would not work, had to swerve to avoid collision. Managed to fidget with the gear knob. Finally managed to gain control of vehicle. I figured I gained control because I must have shifted the gear into Neutral somehow. I had my entire family of SIX in the car. Without having gained control, the vehicle would have accelerated until I crashed it. It accelerated past 80mph before I could gain control