2017 Chrysler Pacifica brake problems
90 of the 1,601 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica name the brakes (NHTSA’s “Service Brakes” heading — the hydraulic brakes, ABS and brake assist). Filed under the same heading: 1 recall. 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 brakes
Source: NHTSA complaint database13 of the 90 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 6 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2016: 1 · 2017: 10 · 2018: 22 · 2019: 17 · 2020: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2023: 10 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 4
Half of the 52 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the brake problem between 8,000 and 50,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
1,601 complaints in all about the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, 4 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 “Service Brakes” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Chrysler Pacifica brake problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the brakes. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The brakes on my vehicle randomly go out. Sometimes the brakes go out long enough the entire car starts screaming at you to break because you get too close to the vehicle in front of you. It's unpredictable. The car has always been in motion when this happens
When backing up in a new poorly lighted parking deck, the safety braking system and back up camera with associated warning beeps did not engage. The resulting crash damaged the bumper, rear liftgate, rear window, and me
While driving 60mph on I-55 on dec 26, 2017 with my sick newborn baby in the van my 4 month old 2017 Pacifica stalled on me in the center lane of the highway. I was not able to press the brakes nor steer the car.
Vehicle shuts off while driving and cannot be restarted until it comes to a complete stop. Vehicle has stopped running while slowing down for a light, it has stopped after getting off expressway and while driving through a parking lot. In the last two months it has stalled at least 10 times
Pacifica stalling recall I AM writing this email to inform you of an issue we have had with our brand new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica touring. Leaving our in-laws the other day, which mind you is directly across the street, we got to the end of the driveway to stop and look both ways ;) and the auto shut off engaged.
What is on file about the brakes
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 17V342000 HighMay 25, 2017 · 371 vehicles
- Vantage Mobility International, LLC (Vantage Mobility) is recalling certain 2017 Chrysler Pacifica lowered floor vans modified by Vantage Mobility for wheelchair accessibility. The affected vans have rear brake lines that might have been crossed during the modification. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Trouble codes named on this system
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- engine problems 556 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 483 complaints
- electrical problems 423 complaints
- steering problems 283 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre brake problems common on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 90 owner complaints naming the brakes on this model year (6% of everything owners filed about it), and 1 recall is 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 brakes on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 17V342000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do brake problems show up on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 16,000 miles; half of them between 8,000 and 50,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Service Brakes" heading cover?
The hydraulic brakes, ABS and brake assist. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.