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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid power train problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid19% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Power Train complaints
19%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The car's lithium batteries caught fire to the point of smoldering. This happened at the end of the charge cycle. The car was parked in our garage and if the fire department did not come to help, the fire could have intensified and burned down our whole house. We are very thankful we caught it so…

    filed Dec 2, 2023

  • The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the battery level was low and the warning message stating to plug in the vehicle to charge and to decelerate was illuminated. The vehicle stalled and lost motive power; however, the contact was able to pull over…

    filed Nov 30, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.