Chrysler Pacifica

As a person who has owned a first year Chrysler product, I would strongly suggest you do not buy anything first year from Chrysler. If you look at brand reliability reports, Chrysler is pretty much at the bottom of the list.

http://www.consumerreports.org/car-reliability/car-brands-reliability-how-they-stack-up/

With that said, when searching for the above information, I came across another CR page that said the Volt was not recommended due to it's declining reliability. So there's that to consider.

http://www.consumerreports.org/car-reliability/car-reliability-survey-2016/

JRRF said:

I'm not a big CR fan, and obviously your results may vary. But I've owned several Chrysler products, including a first year Dodge, and never had any problems.

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My experience with Dodge was one of the factors that led me to the purchase of the Volt. I spent so much time performing maintenance on it that I got sick of doing it. They cheaped out on many parts - and they got sued for it as well. But I digress.

Does anyone know what kind of BMS is in the Pacifica? Whether it has adequate top/bottom buffers like the Volt? My biggest worry about this vehicle, being a first year model AND being their first electrified vehicle, is how well they protect the battery from premature failure.