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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

The Chrysler products my wife and I have owned (at least 7 different ones over the past 15 years) have been as reliable or more so than the Japanese and German cars we've owned (at least 25 Audi, Honda, BMW, Porsche, Subaru). I've never noticed build-quality differences or problems, maybe I don't look close enough. Driveability with the base normally aspirated Chrysler 300HP V6 and 8-speed trans is almost always superior to Japanese/German cars that use small displacement buzzy low-torque turbo engines as their standard drivetrain. Or worse yet, normally aspirated 4-cylinder engine like the absolute POS 2022 Toyota Camry I recently rented for a week or the POS Honda CRV we owned.

That said, I'd do some research on the Pacifica's that have the unique 9-speed transmission. All other Chrysler vehicles use the bulletproof V6/8-speed trans combo as the base drivetrain. These are good for 300,000+ miles. A friend had a Pacifica (maybe a 2019?) and the trans failed - as in stopped dead in its tracks - just beyond warranty last year. Turned out this is somewhat common and a known design issue. He put a salvage trans in it and sold it! He liked it otherwise. If you can find a Pacifica with the V6/8-speed or maybe they've solved the 9-speed issue, I wouldn't hesitate.

Pacificas only come with the Pentastar and 9 speed transmission and the 9 speed is the ZF unit built under license.