What is your towing experience with Chrysler Pacifica

[sprintstream]

We just bought a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica. The towing capacity is rated at 3600 lbs. My wife wants to get a popup and all of them she wants are about 2500lbs or more empty. I don't want to tow up to capacity and she doesn't see the problem.

Anybody out there towing with a Pacifica? What's your experience and how much do you tow? Have you had any vehicle problems? I'm especially concerned about the transmission because I can't choose the gear with Chrysler's spin-the-dial gear shift.

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

sprintstream wrote:
We just bought a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica. The towing capacity is rated at 3600 lbs. My wife wants to get a popup and all of them she wants are about 2500lbs or more empty. I don't want to tow up to capacity and she doesn't see the problem.

Anybody out there towing with a Pacifica? What's your experience and how much do you tow? Have you had any vehicle problems? I'm especially concerned about the transmission because I can't choose the gear with Chrysler's spin-the-dial gear shift.

Pacifica Limited owner - no towing. But I agree with your concerns - a popup is much wider than the vehicle, acting like a parachute; not to mention by the time it's loaded up for camping, scarily-close to top tow weight. Even unloaded and not towing, my tranny can act like the Wheel of Fortune in its attempts to find the right gear. I suppose for short trips it would be fine, but I sure wouldn't want to tow in any mountains....

Of course, camping in a popup is fun - even more fun when you can bring bikes/kayaks/fishing gear, etc. I think you need a nice full-sized pickup truck - then there would be no worries 😉

On edit: or better yet, tow with what we use: a full-sized Transit with the Ecoboost motor - woohoo!!! It won't fit in your garage, but it WILL haul just about any heavy thing you can think of....LOL!