What 1,475 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Awd

Vehicle lost power, steering, and breaks on the george washington bridge in NYC causing it to roll into the back of another vehicle.

NHTSA ODI 11721632

When I was taking curved exit, 10 mph over, the wheel got stuck and over corrected itself.

NHTSA ODI 11691789

On December 28, 2024 my family and I were in a crash with our Pacifica van. In a gradual left turn at approximately 40 mph, the van slowly drifted to the right. I slowly corrected to the left with no affect. After slightly more left correct, the van cut hard left and crashed head into a concrete wall on the opposite side of the roadway. The steering correction inputs should not have resulted in such a hard left turn. The drift to the right should not have occurred and I was not able to correct for some reason. The vehicle was inspected by insurance and totaled. No other inspections were completed to my knowledge. There were no issues or warnings of a potential problem. We did suspect the lane keep assist system could have caused an over correction but have no way to confirm that.

NHTSA ODI 11686189

When I’m steering to the right of the highway, my van is hard to steer back onto the roadway.

NHTSA ODI 11686096

Front right stabilizer broke while driving down street and caused loss of control of vehicle. Vehicle spun to right and crashed into parked vehicle.

NHTSA ODI 11648284

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA ON 9/9/2019 AROUND AN S TURN WHEN SUDDENLY THE VAN LOST ITS POWER STEERING. HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. HE COULDN'T BREAK AND THE VAN HIT A CURB WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BLOW OUT BOTH DRIVER SIDE TIRES AND RIP THE DRIVERS FRONT STRUT APART. IN JUNE OF 2019 AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE OF RECALL V53, I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THAT RECALL AND ANY OTHER RECALLS IT MAY HAVE. I WAITED APPROXIMATELY AND 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING FIXED. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL WERE COMPLETED AND WAS HANDED THE KEYS. RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT THE RECALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T FIX RECALL NUMBER V53. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT TO INSPECT THE VAN. IN RETURN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FCA SAYING THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUES. I FORMALLY BELIEVE A MALFUNCTION HAPPENED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE IT HAD SHOWED SIGNS OF AN EXISTING PROBLEM WHICH WE MADE COMPLAINTS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND. WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP/YIELD AND ACCELERATE THE VAN WOULD BUCK AND OR JERK AS IF IT WERE TO LOOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE VAN WHETHER IT'S RELATED TO RECALL V53 OR AN UN-IDENTIFIED PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11257618

MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY PACIFICA. SHE EXPERIENCED THE CAR JUMP AND SHE DESCRIBED IT AS BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE FORCED ITSELF TO TURN HARD LEFT AND CAUSE HER TO HIT A BOX TRUCK. SHE THEN BOUNCED OFF THAT CAR AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE SAID THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING TO GOOD EITHER. THIS CAR ONLY HAD 11,186 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPORTED A SIMILAR ISSUE OF MY VEHICLE JUMPING LIKE IT WAS PUSHED FROM BEHIND OR A JOLT OF POWER LIKE THE TRANS WAS SLIPPING, ONLY MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN IN AND LOOKED AT MORE THAN ONCE BY MY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THERE WERE NO CODES, AND THEREFORE THEY COULDN'T FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW THE PROBLEM CAUSED A CAR ACCIDENT AND LUCKILY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH IT EXPERIENCED IMPACT ON BOTH SIDES AT 30-35 MPH. THE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED PRETTY GOOD, SO I AM IN SHOCK THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. NOW THE DASH INDICATES THE AIR BAGS NEED SERVICE? AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN AND 3 OFFICERS FELT THE CAR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. UPON LOOKING INTO MY SERVICE RECORDS I NOTICED SOMETHING ODD. MY "CHRYSLER APP" SHOWS NHSTA RECALL # 18V-049 AS BEING COMPLETED ACCORDING TO THE VIN. BUT MY LAST VISIT TO MY DEALER IN FEB OF 2018 INDICATED THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HOW CAN IT SHOW COMPLETED THEN? I REALIZED THAT THE ISSUES SHE EXPERIENCED, AND MY SELF, ARE SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS IN THIS RECALL. THERE MAY BE ANOTHER SIMILAR...SERIOUS ISSUE, THAT HAS TO BE LOOKED INTO. SOME TYPE OF MALFUNCTION CAUSED THIS CAR TO JUMP AND DRIVE RIGHT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU PUT THIS SAME SITUATION ON AN EXPRESSWAY GOING 55 MPH+, ESPECIALLY IF THE AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY *TT

NHTSA ODI 11102489