Car Will Not Accelerate problems of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica

Three problems related to car will not accelerate have been reported for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica based on all problems reported for the 2017 Pacifica.

1 Car Will Not Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 03/20/2018

Purchased vehicle in August 2017 and have been experiencing problems since then. Grinding noise started to occur around 1000 miles. It would occur intermittently around surface street driving speeds. Sound appeared to come from driver side. Harder grinding noise occurred around 7000 miles intermittently, with it occurring both in cruise control and out of cruise control. Lurching forward when shifting gears also occurred around the 1000 mile mark. Was told this was "normal". But how can it be normal when the vehicle is brand new. Was told the softer grinding noise and louder grinding noise were both normal and result of power steering. However, I wasn't ever steering when the sounds occurred. Lastly, the biggest complaint is that the car stalled twice around 13,000 miles. Both times at the stop-light (thank god) and accelerating. First time the entire electrical component shut off. Placed the car into park and pushed the "start" button again. The second time the car would not accelerated, instead lurched forward as if we were being rear-ended, made a loud clunk noise and just stopped. Both times no accidents occurred thank god. Regardless, the safety of my family should not at this much risk when we purposely bought a brand new vehicle with all safety features.

2 Car Will Not Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 02/10/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and decelerate before going into limp mode. While in limp mode, the vehicle would not accelerate past 25 mph. The vehicle was towed to midway Dodge (4747 south pulaski rd, chicago, IL 60632) where it was diagnosed that the valve body and transmission harness were faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v049000 (engine, electrical system). The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000.

3 Car Will Not Accelerate problem

Failure Date: 12/27/2016

We purchased a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. While attempting to accelerate from a red light, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the onboard computer displayed a transmission code. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The mechanic stated that there was no transmission code and that the failure was due to the contact fueling the vehicle while the engine was running. While the contact was turning left at an intersection at 10 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate again and stopped in the middle of the intersection. After 5-6 seconds, the vehicle jerked forward and accelerated as the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure occurred four times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issues. Passenger side rear door opening and closing repeatly. Steering stiff and steering cloud locking and jerking the car to the right . Fail to accelerate. Lurking forward,.




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