It was a week for mildly odd recalls as 2023 Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyons were brought back for over-tightened front wheel hub bolts, 2022 Jeep Cherokees, came back for broken turn signals, and 2024 Chrysler Pacificas, including Voyagers, had an early recall for unintentional deactivation of traction control. 2024 Hyundai Santa Fes could have obstructed rear view camera images, as well; and 2023 Kia Fortes were prone to lower control arm failure, which is somewhat more serious.
Digging deeper into the Cherokee recall, one finds 12,221 vehicles affected because the device that shuts off the signals may fail. In short, you can start the turn signal, but then have to shut it manually. This, of course, only applies to drivers who use turn signals, which is why we may never find out if BMW has a similar problem.
The Pacifica/Voyager recall is over a throttle calibration error which removes traction control when the cruise control is active; it affects around 30,000 minivans in the US and most likely the rest of the world.
There was a 6:1 Pacifica-to-Voyager ratio in the recall period, but the vehicles were made at different times; the Pacifica recall affects those built from April 28, 2023 through March 20, 2024 while the Voyager recall affects those built from September 14, 2023 through March 20, 2024. There were other minivans made during this time without the error.
In essence, the problem is that the accelerator pedal position sensor is not used in these minivans when the cruise control is active; the traction control requires input from that sensor. The fix is a software update that tells the traction control to use the calculated, rather than the actual, throttle position when cruise control is on.
There have been no reported crashes from this problem, and no warranty claims.
