2022 Chrysler Pacifica problems
Owners have filed 349 complaints about the 2022 Chrysler Pacifica with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 20.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 19.5%.
Complaints349
Crashes12
Fires4
Injuries22
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 20.3% · 71
Engine 19.5% · 68
Electrical system 16.3% · 57
Unknown or other 7.4% · 26
Fuel/propulsion system 7.2% · 25
Forward collision avoidance 5.2% · 18
Seats 4.6% · 16
Vehicle speed control 4.0% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire, 22 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Chrysler Pacifica in this data, 2022 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2017 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 241 in the last three years against 108 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 40,000 miles.
In owners' own words
while driving all warning lights came on on the dashboard. said pull over, car will stop. car would not move . after a while it would start again and warning cleared. had scan done . multiple communication failure codes for multiple modules. had codes cleared. waiting for next time. chat forums indicate this is common and usually leads to the can buss star connector defective where the multiple modules plug in. Power train
STOP SAFELY vehicle will shut off Soon sign came while I was driver in 3rd lane on [XXX] in Virginia it shut off before I could pull to safety. Vehicle behind me slightly hit me on back. I got checked for dealer its fault in transmission. But I don't feel safe driving again since it shuts off while doing 65 mph. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) Power train
The vehicle completely stopped and shut off while driving on the roadway. Luckily no one was behind me. The check engine light did come on right before but it wasnât on long enough for me to get somewhere to stop and check it out. There had not been any issues prior to this. The vehicle is still being serviced but they said it was the 12v battery and electric coolant heater that needs replacing so far. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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