Chrysler Recalls Pacifica and Voyager for Unexpected Pothole Control Disabling

Documents published by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that Beijing West Industries Group of Michigan is the supplier of the electronic stability control unit. FCA US LLC began looking into the suspected fix on February 8. Thankfully, the Auburn Hills-based automaker was unable to find any customer support records, field reports or warranty claims that could potentially be linked to the disabled stability control. Unintended electronics after controlling the cruise.

The number of recalls includes 22,956 units of the Pacifica and 3,820 models of the more terrestrial Voyager. Production dates range from April 2023 to March 2024 and September 2023 to March 2024, respectively. The question is, why does activating the cruise control disable the traction control system?

According to the American automaker, the Pacifica and Voyager’s traction control system was set to use the accelerator pedal position instead of the calculated throttle position as the activation input. When cruise control is on, the accelerator pedal is not depressed, causing unwanted wheel spin in low thrust situations.

As you may have guessed, an update to the traction control system’s control unit is the solution to the aforementioned concern. Dealers will be notified by May 17, the day owner notifications should arrive in the mail. Owners can take matters into their own hands by running the 17-character VIN into the automaker’s recall portal.