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2018 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid engine problems

The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid has 64 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

64

Engine complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid engine complaints by model year64 complaints2017: 19 complaints2018: 64 complaints2019: 13 complaints2020: 22 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 53 complaints2023: 18 complaints2024: 17 complaints
Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TWO WEEKS INTO OWNERSHIP AND WITH ONLY 750 MILES DRIVEN, THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO LUNCH. I WAS HEADING EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 18 IN WASHINGTON STATE, TOWARD I-90. *BF *BF *DSY UPDATED 10/31/18*JB

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 11, 2018 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 64 complaints about the 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid engine — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.