Table 1 shows one common service brakes related problems of the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes problems |
The brakes on my vehicle randomly go out. Sometimes the brakes go out long enough the entire car starts screaming at you to break because you get too close to the vehicle in front of you. It's unpredictable. The car has always been in motion when this happens.
The car had been operating normally while driving for about 15 minutes when we realized we missed a turn and decided to turn around using a driveway. The car was never switched out of drive. After turning around we started accelerating to cross the two lane road and then all motive power cut out, we lost power steering and could not operate the gear shifter. The vehicle stalled, dangerously blocking both lanes of traffic with three children and two adults inside. We got everyone out of the vehicle and off of the road. A few minutes later after reentering the vehicle, it started normally.
Car was powered on, put in reverse and we began backing down a steep driveway. Part of the way down the motive power cut out, we lost power steering and power brakes and could not operate the gear shifter. We could not get the vehicle to restart on the hill but were able to roll down to the bottom. Once at the bottom we were able to restart the vehicle normally.