The contact owns a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the granddaughter seated in the rear driver's seat, the seat unexpectedly fully reclined and slid back and forth. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 18,062.
The worst 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid problems
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Problems by type
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- Engine18
- Transmission15
- Electrical14
- Fuel system6
- Acceleration5
- Brakes3
- Driver assistance3
- Airbags2
- Seats2
- Lights1
- Steering1
Specific symptoms reported on the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Defect investigations
Loss of motive power due to an internal wiring connector short.
On July 22, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened investigation PE22-008 regarding complaints alleging a loss of motive power condition potentially due to a transmission malfunction in Model Years 2019-2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). On January 17, 2023, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) issued safety recall (the federal safety agency Recall 23V‑010) involving 2017-2023 Model Years (MY) Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) produced between August 12, 2016, through January 9, 2023. The recall states that the loss of motive power condition in these vehicles is caused by an internal transmission wiring connector that may short circuit, resulting in an unexpected engine shutdown. An unexpected engine shutdown can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In discussions with FCA on Recall 23V‑010, ODI confirmed the recall was related to investigation PE22-008.  The remedy for 23V‑010 is to update the Power Inverter module (PIM) and/or Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) software to provide drivers a message stating âStop Safely - Vehicle Will Shut Off Soonâ followed by a chime and MIL, PRNDL blinking (on cluster and shifter knob), low SOC (State of Charge) warning and reduced power mode. The recall remedy does not replace the defective hardware that was described in Recall 23V‑010, and the wiring connector short still exists on these vehicles. To date, ODI has received 132 reports for the population of vehicles subject to recall 23V‑010. These reports allege a loss of motive power condition that reduces the vehicles speed, followed by dashboard warning lamps displaying messages associated with recall 23V‑010. The presence of these warning lamps and messages indicates the vehicle likely had the recall remedy applied. Follow up discussions with FCA confirm their remedy does not prevent a loss of motive power, but instead limits torque to the engine and after an unspecified number of miles or period of time, the engine will shut down. When this occurs, FCA relies on the owner to transport the vehicle to a dealership after they experience a loss of motive power condition, at which time the defective hardware is replaced.  Furthermore, the dashboard messages introduced in the recall remedy may cause the driver to pull over in an unsafe location. Pulling over in an unsafe location may expose the occupants to undue harm. The Office of Defects Investigation is opening this Recall Query (RQ) to assess the adequacy, frequency, and safety consequence of the remedy for recall 23V‑010. To review the ODI reports cited in the opening resume ODI report identification number document, go to
RQ24004
Technical service bulletins for the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid 204
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Emissions Recall 44D
- Warranty Newsletter – Volume 12, Issue 5
- ID-26-04
- F-26-01
- D-23-07
- Warranty Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 8_ID
- FCA Caribbean Warranty Bulletin ID-23-07 Rev. A (XE1) eFlite Si-eVT Transmission – Certain 2017
- Warranty Bulletin D-23-07 Rev. A (XE1) eFlite Si-eVT Transmission – Certain 2017
- Note: Document released 10/2/2026
- Flash: Integrated Dual Charge Module (IDCM) Updates Customers must experience a Malfunction Indicator Lamp...
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What 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The contact owns a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in-Hybrid. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V302000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In-Hybrid. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V302000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Vehicle lost power with no prior warning at highway speeds. Vehicle then displayed "Stop Safely Vehicle will shut off soon" message. In order to attempt a reset, driver must turn off, leave vehicle with FOB and secure vehicle. Then return to vehcile and start up in an attempt to reboot. Check engine light remained, but functioned nromally for a day. Vehicle did the same on another freeway at 70 mph, and continued with the same events above several times, some producing immediate repeat message, or other times getting a half mile down the road. Depending on availability of a shoulder or center divide, this is extremly dangerous to fail unexpectedly on the highway. In California there are freeways with over 6 lanes, try getting across 6 lanes of traffic with no power, in limp mode. Vehicle is now at dealer awaiting diagnosis and repair. I continued with the vehicle when the tow truck service via Chrysler corporate stated 60 -90 min response. My saftey was more of a concern if I had to wait that long.
This is the second time we received an alert that our 2023 Pacifica Hybrid minivan while driving sends an alert message to STOP SAFELY VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF SOON. A green Turtle and Red Hazard Triangle image accompanied the message. First time it occurred was Friday 3/7/2025 and again after servicing on 3/14/2025. Both times the vehicle was traveling at a lawful speed of 65 to 70. The first time it lost power and in order to get to side of road safely the gas pedal had to be pushed to floor to get a reaction and any power. The second time the power seemed to stay until we got to side of road. After turning vehicle off and then on- them message was off but the check engine light remained steadily on. Then upon restarting a second time after driving to dealer it turned off and stayed off. Dealer stated they could not get vehicle to demonstrate any issues and found a stored code that showed only P06DE and No Active Faults. Car appeared to drive fine until the second incident on 3/14 when it occurred again. We have video of codes
Vehicle had been operating less than 5 minutes. When I was on an on-ramp for a left entrance to a highway, several warning lights illuminated in addition to messaging on my dash. The car entered "turtle mode" which extremely limited the speed of the vehicle. I immediately pressed the button for my hazard lights to come on, but they did not operate correctly. They flashed so rarely that they did not warn vehicles behind me that I was having an incident. During this incident, the vehicle speedometer was inoperable, displaying "-- --" instead of a speed. I was lucky to be able to pull to the shoulder, but with the narrow shoulder and my child in the car I felt safer limping off the highway using primarily the shoulder. I was terrified and had some cars nearly hit me/honk as I was going approximately 10 miles per hour on a 55mph roadway. I have seen similar reports on online forums for chrysler pacifica minivans, so I am not the only one to encounter the issue. The vehicle has also at times refused to go into gear while in Park, which is a related problem but I don't deem it a safety issue. The problem is intermittent and the service center is able to see 'codes' when they examine the vehicle but as the issue is intermittent they have returned the car to me twice with no repairs performed since it didn't occur while they had it. The warning lights and turtle mode occurred simultaneously or within a few seconds. I have a video during the incident. I can see the fuel gauge needle rising and falling wildly, turtle mode, a picture of a wrench, check engine, parking brake, brake, collision avoidance, ABS, and others. Each time the vehicle has gone in for service they have seen and cleared codes but they did not come back immediately, so no repairs were attempted. It is in the shop again currently and I have escalated to the manufacturer to hopefully get greater assistance.
Hybrid system will not run on battery. Hybrid system shows 100% battery charge on dash. Hybrid mode screen shows Engine at 12KW, Battery use at 0KW, and climate at 7KW. S
Error message appeared on screen stating “Stop Safely Vehicle Will Shut Off Soon”, then I was no longer able to accelerate.
We were driving on the freeway, 65 MPH, 0% battery life. Warning came on the dashboard stating something like “ Pull over safely, engine will stop”. Engine had already stopped and we luckily avoided impending doom and pulled off to the side of the highway. Turned car off, waited a couple min, and started the car again. Car turned on with check engine light. Able to slowly get to the next exit. Next morning, took to dealer. After two days, they said it needed a NEW transmission?! Still waiting after 2 weeks. 2023 Chrysler Pacifica. 17,000 miles.
Hello. Writing to you about a serious safety concern on my 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. Overnight, I had it parked in my driveway, and this morning, I found it had rolled down the driveway. In addition, because it was plugged in charging overnight, the movement of my van rolling, caused it to pull on the cord and ultimately snapping my charging port. Fortunately,no one was walking at that time as you could understand the concern this would be if this had been the case and my van would’ve harmed someone. I checked my cameras, and it shows the van beginning to slowly roll on its own around 9:40pm until it reaches the end of my driveway. I believe the only reason it did not go any further is because our sidewalk is a bit raised where it meets the end of the driveway, which stopped it from sliding even further than it did. I would like to see if this is a known issue and if not make it aware as this is a serious concern to the public. Also what steps can I take to Chrysler to fix this issue, I don’t feel comfortable now with the car sitting idle in the driveway with kids playing. Also corrected steps to repair the damage to my car. I contacted the dealer and have an appointment scheduled for Friday 12/27/2024. Please see images of damage and start and finish of where the car was and lastly ended up. Please feel free to contact me about this.
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Questions about the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid
Is the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid reliable?
Owners have filed 40 complaints about the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid, fewer than a typical Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid?
Engine and cooling, with 18 complaints. Next is transmission (15).
How many recalls does the 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid have?
No recalls on record.
What year does the Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid have bad engine?
The Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid model years with the most engine complaints are 2018 (64 complaints), 2022 (53 complaints) and 2020 (22 complaints).
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