2017 Chrysler Pacifica Body & structure Problems

Description of Incident: On February 15, 2026, my 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid experienced three distinct and severe safety system failures involving the electrical system, power seats, and the power sliding door. Power Sliding Door Sensor Failure: While my minor son was entering the vehicle, the power sliding door closed on his leg. The pinch sensor failed to detect the obstruction and did not reverse. This resulted in physical bruising and marks on the limb (photographic evidence maintained). Unintended Passenger Seat Motion: While the vehicle was stationary, the front passenger power seat moved forward to its maximum limit without user input. I was seated in the chair at the time and was pinned against the dashboard before I could intervene. Electrical Shock: My minor daughter received a perceptible electric shock upon touching the exterior door-handle button to open the sliding door. Components Involved: Electrical System Seats (Power) Sliding Door (Power) Injuries: Yes (Soft tissue bruising/marks to minor’s leg). Risk to Safety: Had the driver's seat moved forward without input while the vehicle was in motion, this absolutely could result in loss of control of the vehicle and an accident. Had the sliding side door continued to close on my son's leg, it could have caused severe injury. Had the electrical shock been worse, it could have resulted in burn or injury. The vehicle is available for inspection. It has not yet been inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance. The issues have not repeated at this point, although the vehicle was not used the last 12 days. I do not have confidence in its electrical components. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other indications of any problem with the vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11720695

Incident

Feb 15, 2026

2017 Chrysler Pacifica Minivan Right passenger door fell off and out at the back when my wife was opening the door manually in NJ 20 degree temp - - almost injuring my wife. The back end corner of the door fell to the ground when both the top support and middle support came completely out of their tracks. The door is still attached front bottom. The door is very heavy and could have cause severe injury if rear corner landed on a foot or a child. It also shattered the glass corner and track behind the door throwing shards of broken sharp pieces over the floor as shown in pics.

NHTSA ID

11712003

Incident

Jan 20, 2026

Sliding doors open when you open either front door.

NHTSA ID

11653752

Incident

Apr 9, 2025

The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that upon attempting to open the rear passenger’s side sliding door, the door fell off the track. The door ajar warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted, and the vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 177,000.

NHTSA ID

11637505

Incident

Jan 21, 2025

Mileage

177,000 mi

Numerous issues: 1. Multiple misfire codes, check engine 2. Loss of Coolant, no indication of leaks 3. Faulty thermostat. Loss of A/C and heat 4. Bottom of both sliding door panels corroded, with paint loss 5. Uconnect system malfunctioned, not working at all **Repairs have costs thousands already. And based on the other complaints, probably much, much more. Something is obviously wrong here, but Chrysler is NOT doing much about it unfortunately.

NHTSA ID

11622634

Incident

Oct 22, 2024

The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while children were exiting the passenger’s side of the vehicle, the passenger’s side sliding door came off track. The sliding door collapsed and was hanging. There were no warning lights illuminated. There were no reported injuries. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11602876

Incident

Jun 29, 2024

Mileage

130,000 mi

Passenger sliding door fell off

NHTSA ID

11597821

Incident

Jun 30, 2024

The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not immediately accelerate, and the transmission experienced hard shifting. The check engine warning light remained illuminated. The contact stated that later while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine misfired. The vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the transmission was faulty and engine coolant was present inside cylinders number 1,3 and 5. The vehicle was not yet repaired. Additionally, the driver’s and passenger’s side sliding doors malfunctioned and erroneously opened after being closed. The doors were reprogrammed, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that after a cold start the brake pedal extended to the floor. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 40,000.

NHTSA ID

11581400

Incident

May 5, 2021

Mileage

40,000 mi

Driver side sliding door fell off onto my wife causing window to break and was hanging by just a cable on bottom track.

NHTSA ID

11570638

Incident

Jan 30, 2024

The auto opening passenger side door was only opening half way and stopping. Aware that there might be a component that prevented proper function we stopped the door by using electric eye and opened the door manually. This worked fine. We were traveling when this issue started. When we returned home I was unloading the van. It opened half way and started to close. I stood in the door to get it to stop closing. When it stopped I took the handle so I could close the Door this action triggered the motor. The door finished opening and fell off. I caught it. I was by myself and had no children with me. I had groceries near by that I used to prop the door. I was then able to assess the situation. There are two small rollers that run under the back window. They are hooked to a hing that folds and unfolds when door opens and closes. When the door malfunctioned the door fell out of the back window track and fell toward me. I am a strong adult and was able to catch the door. It twisted off the bottom too. After trying to get the door back on the body of the car I gave up and called an auto body shop. They were unable to come out at that time the temp was -8 degrees. I looked at the working door on the drivers side. I was able to get the rollers back in the track enough to get the car into the shed. I packed the door with towels and rugs to keep it on the car. The next day the auto body shop staff came out. It took two men to get the rollers back into the track. If they would not have been able to get it on the track I would have had to have it Towed into the dealership. 20 miles away. I am glad I was at home. I am glad I did not have children in the car. I am glad I was able to catch the door. The next morning body shop staff closed the double latched door and push it into the latches without triggering the motor that opened and shut the door. I drove it to the shop, they ran diagnostics. The top and middle roller hinges were broken.

NHTSA ID

11567397

Incident

Jan 17, 2024

The contact owns a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle started to sway from left to right, and a message displayed reading "Stability Control System Fault". No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the rear passenger’s side cradle was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11556433

Incident

Nov 1, 2023

Mileage

130,000 mi

This week was the SECOND time our van lost both low beam headlights at the same time while driving at night. Both times the dealership wanted over $500 to replace them. Our drive train will catch while driving. We took our van in for this problem and were told by the dealership that "its just the way the transmission is made" When we bought the vehicle it was two years old and had rust spots on the hood. We had it repaired. Now, two years later the same rust bubbles are starting to appear on the hood.

NHTSA ID

11536549

Incident

Aug 2, 2023

Was at my house and opened my door like normal. Door fell off the rear hinge and stayed connected on the front, but with the door now open. The van won't drive because the parking brake will just keep turning on.

NHTSA ID

11510927

Incident

Mar 9, 2023

When driving my car will suddenly stall like it’s trying to change gears and jerks back pretty bad when it speeds back up. I e taken it to the dealership a few times and they said it’s normal. It seems to be getting more and more often. I also have bubbled paint on the hood of my car.

NHTSA ID

11509145

Incident

Feb 1, 2018

Today I could not get my fuel door to open. This is frequent and I’ve had it replaced once already. Today I in frustration accidentally popped off the door to the fuel tank and had to go to a dealership to even get it open and get fuel. Then I get home and I try to open the sliding door and it fell off. It was still connected on the track on the bottom. I looked it up and this seems to be a frequent complaint not just mine.

NHTSA ID

11491634

Incident

Oct 31, 2022

The driver’s side passenger door was opened but then failed to close. That is when the sliding door completely broke away from its track & shattered the back window. The door almost injured me & could have seriously injured my younger daughter who was in the vehicle when this failure occurred. Upon looking at the damage afterwards there is significant rust to the components. No warning indicators where on & it will be brought to Monday 7/11/22 to a Chrysler dealership.

NHTSA ID

11473203

Incident

Jul 9, 2022

After running my van through the car wash we found water leaking into the left rear interior through the roof. We took the vehicle to the dealer and they showed us the left rear seam under the roof trim was not completely sealed and had a hole in it. The seam sealer from the factory is painted in color and we had to pay to have our roof resealed due to factory defect. This could be safety related in nature due to exhaust gases from the tail pipe flowing back into the unsealed vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11462480

Incident

Apr 24, 2022

I have twin boys, I let them out of their car seats after returning from daycare. I took bags in my house and returned to find my door off the upper track and hanging from the lower attachment causing much stress to the bracket and and scratching my exterior paint. From the door opening and closing so many time off the track. This occurred after my son said he hit that button on the door a few times. This door could of easily fallen off or hurt one of my sons. Very scary! Also I found numerous other Pacifica forums that say the side windows have broken on there vehicles after this same type of event has happened. I am very concerned, this is my daily driver for all 3 of my sons who are all under 4yrs old. This heavy door could of caused serious damage to one of my sons. Please help me resolve this problem. Also now I have scratches on my paint from the door going back a forth which is visible from the outside.

NHTSA ID

11430232

Incident

Aug 23, 2021

The rear passenger door opens on its own. Several times I have returned to my car and found the rear door opened. After researching it, this is a know problem by Chrysler and they never recalled the vehicle. Thanks god i did not have my car or any valuables stolen. The link to the forum where hundreds of folks have mentioned this is at https://www.chryslerforum.com/forum/chrysler-voyager-town-country-21/passenger-power-door-opens-while-parked-22516/

NHTSA ID

11429973

Incident

Aug 21, 2021

This car was bought used in 2020. It had less than 15000 miles on it at that time and was still under original warrantee. I took it to a Chrysler dealership for some minor repairs which they resolved. I informed them that there was a rapid acceleration issue which they couldn't resolve. For the last year it has continued. It only happens at low speeds an is definitely not a pedal issue I recently happened while pulling into a handicap spot and I hit a pole. It was fortunate that it wasn't a crosswalk or some on could have been seriously injured.

NHTSA ID

11427760

Incident

Aug 3, 2021

MY VAN HAS 54,000 MILES IT'S NOT VERY OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING (UP SHIFTING, DOWN SHIFTING, AND HIGHWAY DRIVING) I KEEP TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY KEEP RUNNING UPDATES ON IT AND IT'S STILL SKIPPING. THE VAN HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE (KEEPS FEELING LIKE IT'S GOING TO TURN OFF WHILE IT'S IN PARK) SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT AND THE DEAL SHIP THINKS IT'S OKAY. WELL IT'S NOT. THE FRONT HOOD HAS BUBBLES IN THE PAINT AND IT'S STILL A NEW VEHICLE HOW AM I TO THINK I WILL BE OWNING THIS VAN FOR ATLEAST 10 MORE YEARS AND IT'S BECOMING RUSTED ALREADY.

NHTSA ID

11404758

Incident

Feb 26, 2021

Mileage

53,000 mi

MY 2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA LIMITED PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR FELL OFF TODAY. VAN WAS STATIONARY. MY KIDS OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE AUTOMATIC OPEN BUTTON ON OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE DOOR OPENED AND THEN THE KIDS GOT IN THE VAN AND PUSHED THE INTERIOR CLOSE BUTTON AND THE DOOR GOT JAMMED. THEN MY WIFE TRIED TO MOVE IT AND COULDN'T GET IT TO OPEN ALL THE WAY OR CLOSE. SHE THEN REALIZED A PART WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND AND HAD FALLEN OFF. THIS IS WHEN I GOT CALLED TO LOOK AT THE VAN. LUCKILY, THE DOOR DIDN'T FALL TO THE GROUND AND INSTEAD FELL OFF ITS TRACK ON THE BOTTOM HINGE THAT POWERS THE DOOR BACK AND FORTH. THE PART THAT FELL OFF IS THE BRACKET TO HOLD THE DOOR UP AND KEEP IT ATTACHED CLOSE TO THE TRACK THAT SITS RIGHT ON THE REAR BOTTOM OF THE SLIDING DOOR OPENING ON THE BODY OF THE VAN. VERY ODD PIECE TO FALL OFF BECAUSE TWO BOLTS HOLD IT ON AND CAN ONLY BE REMOVED BY TAKING THE DOOR TRIM PIECE ALL THE WAY OFF. IT IS IN A HARD TO REACH PLACE THAT A USER ERROR CANNOT LIKELY CAUSE.

NHTSA ID

11399369

Incident

Mar 5, 2021

Mileage

32,300 mi

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATES IT LIKE IT GOES TO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE'S BEEN REVS AND THEN SHIFTS BACK INTO GEAR CAN CAUSE A REALLY HARD JARRED IN THE CAR ALL HAPPENS IN ABOUT A SECOND IT HAS DONE IT ROUGHLY 20 OR SO TIMES IN THE 4 MONTHS WE'VE OWNED IT AND THE AND WHEN BREAKING AND ACCELERATING YOU CAN HEAR A CLICKING IN THE FRONT OF DRIVER TIRE AREA AND THE BACK SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WHAT THE ELECTRIC MOTORS SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY SHUT THE DOORS

NHTSA ID

11384315

Incident

Aug 2, 2020

Mileage

55,255 mi

THE VAN LOST CONTROL ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO BREAK WHATSOEVER, UNTIL I GOT INTO A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT THERE CERTAINLY WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BREAKS. THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH MY DRIVING, NOR WAS THERE ANY ISSUE WITH THE WEATHER. I AM A SEASONED DRIVER OF OVER 20+ YEARS, AND THE WEATHER THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS COMPLETELY SUNNY AND IT WAS BRIGHT DAYLIGHT OUTSIDE. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE VAST NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING BREAKS AND VEHICLE SAFETY FOR THIS TYPE OF CAR.*DT*JB

NHTSA ID

11359988

Incident

Aug 10, 2020

Mileage

43,000 mi

BUBBLING OF PAINT ON THE FRONT EDGE OF HOOD - ENTIRE WIDTH OF HOOD. APPEARS LIKE IT IS RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE PAINT.

NHTSA ID

11343076

Incident

Mar 17, 2020

Mileage

50,455 mi