WE PURCHASED A NEW 2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA HYBRID ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, WE LEFT TO GO ON A VACATION. LESS THAN 30 MINUTES INTO OUR TRIP (WITH 3 MILES REMAINING ELECTRIC RANGE) WE HEARD A CLUNK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS THE ELECTRIC RANGE WENT OUT WE LOST ALL PROPULSION, AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO STEER IT ONTO AN EXIT RAMP AS BLACK SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING FROM BENEATH THE HOOD. WE AND OUR TWO CHILDREN AND MY UNCLE ALL EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE HOOD WAS POPPED AND A HERO UNIT ARRIVED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS IN FLAMES. WE WERE ASKED TO GET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AS ANOTHER FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED. KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES ON BOARD, A FIRE, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT STARTED INEXPLICABLY, WAS TERRIFYING. WE HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE FROM OUR CHRYSLER DEALER, AT THIS TIME. ... *BF...*BF. UPDATED 10/29/18*JB UPDATED 10/31/18*JB