← NHTSA complaints

2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA — POWER TRAIN

crash · 2178065 · 2026-02-18

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
PACIFICA
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
159,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica. The contact stated that while in reverse(R) and reversing into a parking spot, it was difficult to accelerate over a patch of ice. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle accelerated quickly and failed to stop while depressing the brake pedal and the vehicle drove through a fence and crashed into a brick building and stopped. The contact stated that prior to the failure, the U-Connect phone feature disconnected independently. The failure had never occurred before. The contact stated that the U-Connect failure might have been linked to the unintended acceleration failure. No injuries were sustained. A Police report was not filed. The fence and a side of the brick building were damaged during the crash. The vehicle was initially towed to the residence before being towed to a Collision Center, where the vehicle was deemed a total loss by the Insurance Provider. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11718786
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown