2021 Chrysler Pacifica forward collision avoidance problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Nothing exciting happened. It was a really bad rain/storm and I was driving as normal and I guess the front crash detection glitched out. I tried all the simple fixes tried to get it code tested and nothing pops up. So my front breaking doesn’t work meaning I can’t even use cruise control either…”
filed Aug 28, 2026
“When adaptive cruise control is enabled and I’m at cruising speed, new vehicles entering the lane in front of my vehicle are not being acknowledged leading to my vehicle getting too close and collision becoming likely. This leads to me having to takeover control frequently to prevent accidents…”
filed Sep 5, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Pacifica years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pacifica | 5 | 18% |
| 2024 Pacifica | 4 | 10% |
| 2023 Pacifica | 4 | 3% |
| 2022 Pacifica | 14 | 7% |
| 2020 Pacifica | 5 | 3% |
| 2019 Pacifica | 10 | 3% |
| 2018 Pacifica | 15 | 2% |
| 2017 Pacifica | 16 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica
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.