2022 Chrysler PACIFICA PLUG-IN HYBRID

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2022 Chrysler PACIFICA PLUG-IN HYBRID has 218 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 2.7x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is transmission problems (25% of all complaints), specifically: driving on a major highway with little to no shoulder, we were accelerating up a slight incline going 65 miles per hour on a route loaded with semi trucks. as we accelerated the engine cut off taking away the ability to accelerate. we had to pull to the shoulder and the vehicle kept cycling all of i.

4 crash reports

218

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

2.7x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

TRANSMISSION

55 complaints

25%

• Driving on a major highway with little to no shoulder, we were accelerating up a slight incline going 65 miles per hour on a route loaded with semi trucks. As we accelerated the engine cut off taking away the ability to accelerate. We had to pull to the shoulder and the vehicle kept cycling all of i
• Wife was driving on the highway at highway speeds (using gas propulsion, not electric) and car shut off without warning, lost all propulsion, alerting me to "Shift to park" to start the car. No prior warnings of anything being wrong with the car. Had to pull over on the highway to stop. Took several
• While driving approximately 35mph and without any warning, the vehicle suddenly slammed on the brakes and came to a stop in the middle of the road. If another vehicle had been following behind there could have been a collision. The forward collision alert might have gone off; afterwards most of the

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“Driving on a major highway with little to no shoulder, we were accelerating up a slight incline going 65 miles per hour on a route loaded with semi trucks. As we accelerated the engine cut off taking away the ability to accelerate. We had to pull to the shoulder and the vehicle kept cycling all of i”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

53 complaints

24%

• Driving on a major highway with little to no shoulder, we were accelerating up a slight incline going 65 miles per hour on a route loaded with semi trucks. As we accelerated the engine cut off taking away the ability to accelerate. We had to pull to the shoulder and the vehicle kept cycling all of i
• 2022 Hybrid pacifica limited Breakdown on freeway, accelarator became unresponsive and car stopped. Hi all, I have a pacifica hybrid 2022 limited with 8000 miles on it. Less then 7 months old.I ran into a very dangerous situation last Monday. I was driving on a freeway and car Brokedown on free
• While driving on the freeway, check engine light came on, all acceleration power was lost, car directed me to “put car in park, press brake, and push start button.” This led to extremely dangerous situation of having to navigate traffic and reach the shoulder with no ability to accelerate. Vehicle w

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

40 complaints

18%

• While driving on the freeway, check engine light came on, all acceleration power was lost, car directed me to “put car in park, press brake, and push start button.” This led to extremely dangerous situation of having to navigate traffic and reach the shoulder with no ability to accelerate. Vehicle w
• I brought my Hybrid Pacifica in Fed,2022. Last month it just lost power while I was driving and after that engine light up. Need to wait couple minutes to restart the engine and this issue has been reproduced every day. I brought the car to the dealership and they confirm the issue, they did upda
• Twice now driving on the freeway in my brand new 2022 Plug-in Pacifica with 10K miles— all of a sudden there is a rumble (feels like a down shift) and the vehicle won’t accelerate. The dash message started flashing “Put in P to Start.” However, the car is still on and in “run.” I pulled over, put

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“While driving on the freeway, check engine light came on, all acceleration power was lost, car directed me to “put car in park, press brake, and push start button.” This led to extremely dangerous situation of having to navigate traffic and reach the shoulder with no ability to accelerate. Vehicle w”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

22 complaints

10%

• Uconnect system not working correctly. Cannot turn off climate control, Cannot get fire tvs to work reliably, no dvd player like we ordered, Uconnect and fire tvs cut out,Cannot change radio stations on steering wheel or volume, onily works when it wants to. Problem is when your driving on freeway
• While driving on the freeway using adaptive cruise control, the display indicated that the adaptive cruise control was canceled. I did not cancel the adaptive cruise control. The vehicle decelerated and appeared to turn off completely. The gas peddle did not respond, I was unable to accelerate. The
• On 11/19/22, while driving to a family member's for Thanksgiving week, we stopped to get gas and turned the vehicle off. When attempting to start, we received a "Service Charging System" error on the dash and the vehicle would not start. Fortunately after waiting several minutes we were able to ge

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“Uconnect system not working correctly. Cannot turn off climate control, Cannot get fire tvs to work reliably, no dvd player like we ordered, Uconnect and fire tvs cut out,Cannot change radio stations on steering wheel or volume, onily works when it wants to. Problem is when your driving on freeway ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

FUEL SYSTEM

21 complaints

10%

• Twice now driving on the freeway in my brand new 2022 Plug-in Pacifica with 10K miles— all of a sudden there is a rumble (feels like a down shift) and the vehicle won’t accelerate. The dash message started flashing “Put in P to Start.” However, the car is still on and in “run.” I pulled over, put
• Have a 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle which we picked up 10/8. This incident occured 11/3, Issue occurred with car under 1000 miles driven. So less than 1 month of ownership. Driving on 4 lane highway during stop and go traffic. Driving approximately 15-20 MPH. Car suddenly loses all forward
• We were driving our Chrysler Pacifica hybrid on the highway and it stalled and said put into park and completely turned off. When we pulled over to the side of the road, the car would not start and had to be towed to the dealership. It was very unsafe and not the first time that our car has turned o

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“Twice now driving on the freeway in my brand new 2022 Plug-in Pacifica with 10K miles— all of a sudden there is a rumble (feels like a down shift) and the vehicle won’t accelerate. The dash message started flashing “Put in P to Start.” However, the car is still on and in “run.” I pulled over, put”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

FUEL SYSTEM(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 218 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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TRANSMISSION: Driving on a major highway with little to no shoulder, we were accelerating up a slight incline going 65 miles per hour on a route loaded with semi trucks. As we accelerated the engine cut off taking away the ability to accelerate. We had to pull to the shoulder and the vehicle kept cycling all of i
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: Driving on a major highway with little to no shoulder, we were accelerating up a slight incline going 65 miles per hour on a route loaded with semi trucks. As we accelerated the engine cut off taking away the ability to accelerate. We had to pull to the shoulder and the vehicle kept cycling all of i
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: While driving on the freeway, check engine light came on, all acceleration power was lost, car directed me to “put car in park, press brake, and push start button.” This led to extremely dangerous situation of having to navigate traffic and reach the shoulder with no ability to accelerate. Vehicle w
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: Uconnect system not working correctly. Cannot turn off climate control, Cannot get fire tvs to work reliably, no dvd player like we ordered, Uconnect and fire tvs cut out,Cannot change radio stations on steering wheel or volume, onily works when it wants to. Problem is when your driving on freeway
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)