Recent content by bumonbox

Yeah I really hadn't thought much about it until this. I also noticed that while some Hybrids don't use a traditional alternator, the Pacifica does. Maybe because it was designed as a gas vehicle first, and a hybrid 2nd?

Well. Looks like it was a bad 12v battery. I would say it's weird but I've seen how much the internal computers hate low voltage. Add in electric shifting and ebrake, and I guess it explains away everything. Apparently was their first time seeing this on a Hybrid.

So my sister just bought a brand spanken new Pacifica Hybrid. They drove it home - a few hours later they went to pull it out of the driveway.... And the magic began. While backing up the e-brake suddenly engaged. They released it. It reengaged. The light on the shift knob was blinking and...