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2021 Chrysler Pacifica Engine Problems

Complaints
141about this part
Share
37%of 377 total for the year
Median mileage
14,800miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 141 complaints about the engine of the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica, 37% of the 377 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,800 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When the car was stopped at a stop sign getting ready to make a right turn, the engine turned off. Though the car was on drive, I was unable to accelerate or move the car. I had to shift to park, restart the car and was then able to drive. This happened eleven days later again, in even scarier circumstances. The engine turned off when I was slowing down in preparation to merge into a highway. The car turned off and stopped and I could not accelerate or drive, holding up the cars behind me. …”

NHTSA complaint #11413131, filed 2021-04, 950 miles

“After 2 weeks and less than 150 miles, the engine misfired during a short drive to the grocery store. The dealer states that a bearing in a lifter seized.”

NHTSA complaint #11416164, filed 2021-05, 135 miles

“When attempting to start the van it will periodically not engage. The gear selector will blink when you select a gear, but it will not respond to throttle. The vehicle will roll however. This becomes a greater problem as you need to remove your foot from the brake to cycle the van back to off. All of these issues are compounded by fact it is a phev and there is no engine noise to help you notice it has not started. Chrysler has said they are aware of the issue, but they have given no information other than a fix is supposed to come sometime in q2 of 2021.”

NHTSA complaint #11414581, filed 2021-04, 400 miles

“when slowing to make a turn the vehicle turned off and engaged the parking brake on its own. I had to disengage the parking brake before starting the vehicle again. I did not have a problem after that but I worry about it happening again. There was no warning to indicate anything was wrong beforehand and no indication of an issue after restarting the car.”

NHTSA complaint #11510539, filed 2023-03

“The 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid will lose all power while driving. I have had it back to the Dealer for this Problem. I got a Recall for this in April. I took it in to the Dealer to do. They told me that Chrysler does not have a fix for this yet. Within 400 miles after that it done it again while my wife was driving and caused a crash.”

NHTSA complaint #11531168, filed 2023-07

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026327%
2025517%
2024919%
20234730%
20226831%
202114137%
20205331%
20198427%
201837843%
201752534%
20082121%
20077623%
200614620%
200522418%
200414116%

Other parts of the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica

Electrical system
153 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
120 complaints
Fuel system
80 complaints
Other or unknown
56 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
28 complaints
Vehicle speed control
23 complaints
Steering
17 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
16 complaints
Seats
13 complaints
Brakes
11 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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