Another Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid launched without replacing a single car module. Like most cars, this one came to me, because another service failed. They reported a damaged inverter module or an on-board charger. Meanwhile, the problem was elsewhere. This time it took me a few days to discover the cause. It was necessary to carefully inspect the entire drive train and the high-voltage system.
But the result could not be different and the proof can be seen below.
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Repair after unprofessional towing. It is not the first time that the owner of an electric vehicle fails. The basic knowledge and rules for dealing with electric or hybrid cars are not yet as well known as the fact that gasoline cannot be poured into diesel.
The basic source of knowledge on how to use an electric car should be the user manual. I am convinced that most car users would be surprised by the new discoveries if they even looked at the user’s manual of their car. Although I personally admit that the user’s instructions are written as if they were for morons. Therefore, the most important facts melt away somewhere between nonsense.
One of the basic rules is that you cannot tow an inoperative electric car. The motor In electric cars, is in most cases connected directly or at a fixed ratio to the driving wheels. Due to the fact that in electric vehicles, the engine is also a power generator with production not less than the car drive itself. That’s why when driving neutral, it generates huge amounts of electricity. Electricity which needs to be done somewhere. In a functional car, the basic receiver of this surplus is the high voltage battery.
[sociallocker]
When the car has an accident or breakdown, the high-voltage battery is usually disconnected for safety reasons. To reactivate the HV batteries, You have to go to a service specialized in EV‘s. After the inspection of HV installations and computer diagnostics,we are able to perform post colision unlocking.
In this case, the car, after a delicate collision, was towed to a repair shop. Congratulations for the mechanic who was equally familiar with the subject and tow Hybrid car with automatic transmissions!! Thanks to that, after repairing the plastic bumper. He has to send the car to me cos all the lights on the Christmas tree lit and blinking.
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Repair after towing takes a dozen of working hours to rescue every cart module one by one. Unfortunately did not finish without the module that has to be replaced.
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid unlocked: diagnostics & finally after accident unlocked. Although this is a quite often imported car from the USA. I had contact with this plugin for the first time in my life.
As you probably already know the Plugin is the only Hybrids that I accept. However, all this Hybrids with micro NiMH battery are just rubbish for me. Toyota should finished NiMH batteries chapter, same time Nokia did! !
Despite the initial problems, thank god its typical Fiat Chrysler Automobile. I don’t need DTC’s code – error messages to know what has happened. That’s why, without any future problems, the whole operation succeeds in about 1 hour. Finally i have unlocked Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid after the accident.
My Opinion about Chrysler Pacifica Plugin Hybrid is very good. I fell in love with this car on my first ride. the biggest advantage of this hybrid is PlugIn. In other words, the high voltage batteries is charging while driving from an internal combustion engine and from a household socket.
I was impressed after test drive with this car in my Electric Vehicles Service. A very pleasant acceleration. Probably as in the entire series of Chrysler minivans, a soft suspension that swallows every hole.