2017 Chrysler Pacifica · symptom sheet
Transmission slips
- 29owner reports
- 36,524median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Oct 14, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
29 of the 213 reports of transmission shudder on the 2017 Pacifica describe transmission slipping.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (213 reports) · also: jerking or hard shifts
Tick what matches of 29 reports
Transmission slipping on other Pacifica years
No other Pacifica model year has enough reports of transmission slipping for a sheet of its own. See every Pacifica year.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for slipping: the engine revs up but the car doesn't pick up speed to match, as if the transmission lost its grip for a moment. The wider sheet also covers jerks and vibration. Here, every report uses the word slip.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Vantage Mobility International, LLC (VMI) is recalling certain 2017 Chrysler Pacifica lowered floor vehicles modified by VMI. The rear pinion bracket on both sides of the vehicle may crack, causing the axle not to be centered and the wheel to wobble.
All 11 recalls on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Pacifica
Transmission fault leading to loss of motive power. Closed mar 27, 2024, led to recall 23V-010.
None of these investigations covers the 2017 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 19,000 and 45,000 miles, from the 26 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“At low speeds when shifting into 2nd gear the car slips, rpm's raise and then it suddenly and aggressively jerks into 2nd gear. If the start and stop feature is enabled and you are in a situation where the feature is engaging and disengaging like traffic then after a few of the jerks into 2nd gear it seems the PCM will get discombobulated and display a P0732 error.”
Filed Oct 9, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 29 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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- Check engine light or misfire 187 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 142 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 132 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 115 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 106 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 93 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 86 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 85 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 54 reports
- Sliding door won't open, close or latch 44 reports
- "Shift to Park" or "Service Shifter" warning comes on 34 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 30 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 27 reports
- Auto start-stop will not restart the engine 27 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 25 reports