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2018 Chrysler Pacifica electronic stability control (esc) problems

37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2018 Chrysler Pacifica4% of all complaints for this model year.

37
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
4%
share of all complaints
14,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Driving on major highway at 70 mph, car suddenly lost power with no warning other than a message on dash 'parking brake may temporarily be unavailable', car did not shut off but gas pedal unresponsive. Pulled over, turned off car, restarted, put in drive, car did not move. New message: service…

    filed Oct 25, 2020

  • On four occasions, I started the van and it immediately became locked in park mode with a notice about electronic stability control issues. You can't turn off the vehicle or take it out of park. Chrysler is buying back the vehicle because they can't fix it.

    filed Oct 17, 2020

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.