Below you may see the POWER TRAIN components and the number of complaints they received.
We purchased the vehicle in sept 2017. about a month after we purchase the brand new van, we started having issue with the transmission slamming in to...
Car rolled backward down drive way while car was in park. my wife was almost run over as she was standing outside the driver door while the door was...
On wednesday i had heard a noise from under my hood, i figured i would bring it up when i brought my car in next week for an oil change. on friday i w...
The drivers side automatic sliding door will pop back open once it closes. at approximately 30-40 mph the transmission will slip and it is sounds like a popping noise.
Like other complaints. this has been an ongoing issue with our vehicle: driving at low speed (10mph or less) transmission does a hard shift as if it was trying to engage 2nd or 3rd shift. car does a huge bump when the shift is engaged.
The automatic transmission seems to skip a gear or two causing the vehicle to violently jerk the occupants forward. at times, it will not accelerate past a certain point and then lurch forward. this seems to happen when accelerating in various settings.
Many other drivers complaining about same issue: 1. driving at low speed (10mph or less) transmission does a hard shift as if it was trying to engage 2nd or 3rd shift. car does a huge bump when the shift is engaged. 2. at high speed (65mph ~) is possible to hear a rattling noise coming from left side panel / drivers side. this is very concerning for us. already have dealer check the vehicle but they always say they could not reproduce the issue. this is happening since the very first recall for this car. before the first recall, no issue.
When passing a farm tractor car went in to the passing gear and then there was no accelartion would not shift into any gear could not shut car off after awhile side doors wouldn't open after about 2 hours car finally started and went back to normal
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 son out. the passenger's side worked like it should. both these things have happened to my wife (the primary driver) several times and reported to the dealership. they have been unable to replicate the problem or fix it.
When making a slow turn (15 mph) the transmission first lurched then banged into next gear. the front wheels slipped and lost traction sending the car out of the pavement. i was able to regain control. then when merging into the highway the transmission failed to reach higher gears leaving us running at just 30 mph and almost being rear ended several times just then the engine light came on. it is the 3rd time this transmission issue has happened. chrysler replaced the transmission body valve the first time, the second time the whole transmission was replaced both times it took about 30 days to perform the repair.
We have taken our 2017 chrysler pacifica to the dealer twice for a continuous issue of hard shifting mostly in 1st & 2nd gears. we have been jolting and have had the vehicle completely shut off on us.i was going about 12 mph. on monday, jan. 13, 2020 my 3.5 yo daughter and i were on a slight hill and the car seized up and lost all function. i slide (i was on a dirt road with some snow) into a ditch and looked out the window to see a large amount of red fluid on the ground. when i exited the vehicle i noticed the distinct smell of transmission fluid. my daughter and i were stuck for hours dealing with this situation. i feel very unsafe in this van. i am concerned if they try to "fix" the problem i will be in the same situation again.
Transmission intermittently jerks violently when accelerating from around 10-20 mph. this happens most often when we slow down to make a turn and are not coming to a full stop. so when we begin to accelerate after the turn, the van loses all forward momentum and feels like it's in neutral for about 2 seconds and then suddenly lunges forward throwing our heads back into the headrest pretty hard. we've been extremely close to being rear ended twice the past month. this transmission issue has happened roughly 25 times since we bought the van in oct. 2019.
Has a hard shift when switching gear. feels like you have been rear ended. i took it to the dealer to get fixed, they told me it was a software update only...this hasn't fixed the issue. now it shifts hard and is slipping constantly anytime the vehicle reaches above 30mph. the hard shifts cause whiplash to children and adults in the vehicle.