2017 Chrysler Pacifica engine problems
556 of the 1,601 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 108 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recalls, 1 NHTSA investigation. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database7 of the 556 reports a crash · 6 a fire · 1 injury. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 76 · 2018: 82 · 2019: 60 · 2020: 24 · 2021: 20 · 2022: 62 · 2023: 97 · 2024: 79 · 2025: 33 · 2026: 23
Half of the 267 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 7,000 and 45,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,601 complaints in all about the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, 23 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chrysler Pacifica engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
I have been trying to take care of this urgent safety recall since February 2023. The local dealership (4520 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40207) keeps telling me that they don't have a "loaner" care to provide to me while my vehicle is being repaired.
While driving to work in the morning on 19-feb-2019, the MIL check engine lamp illuminated as well as the "red turtle" limp mode indicator and a dashboard message stating "vehicle speed may be limited." this happened while driving on local surface streets about one mile from my place of work.
While driving 45 MPH on 4-lane divided surface street, a warning chime sounded, all the dash lights illuminated, and the engine died. Once stopped, was unable to restart the engine. All the lights remained on, as did the radio, etc. was able to 'start' the system in order to put it in neutral and get pushed to side of road.
Vehicle lost motive power while attempting to excelerate from a stop on a city street. Vehicle was restarted but loud clunking noise and violent shaking came from engine compartment. Vehicle was towed and has been at the local dealer since with little communication about a prognosis or permanent fix
My wife was driving her car dropping our daughters off at softball practice and her shut off while she was driving. She had to quickly pull over and shift back into park to restart the car
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecalls filed under this heading
- 18V740000 CriticalOct 19, 2018 · 10,260 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicles (PHEV). After the vehicle has been operating in PHEV propulsion mode, the gas-fueled engine may not restart properly resulting in unburned fuel entering the exhaust catalyst.
- 18V049000 HighJan 11, 2018 · 153,859 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Chrysler Pacifica vehicles equipped with a 3.6l engine. The engine control software may become out of sync with the crankshaft position sensor, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
NHTSA investigation
- DP17003 Stall/Loss of Motive Poweropened Dec 1, 2017 · closed Mar 1, 2018
- By letter dated November 30, 2017, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requesting it open an investigation into allegations of engine stalling in the model year (MY) 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, a new vehicle platform. In support of its petition, CAS cited 57 NHTSA complaints alleging an engine stall in the subject Pacifica vehicles, in additio…
108 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- 113280 Service bulletinJul 6, 2026
- HOSE AND TUBE - EGR COOLANT
The 1 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0303 P0305 P0732 P06DD P0302 P0306 P000B P000D
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
Source: the same files- transmission and drivetrain problems 483 complaints
- electrical problems 423 complaints
- steering problems 283 complaints
- brake problems 90 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 556 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (35% of everything owners filed about it), and 108 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recalls, 1 NHTSA investigation are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica?
Yes — 2 campaigns are filed under this heading: 18V740000, 18V049000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,000 miles; half of them between 7,000 and 45,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.