Open up pandora's box
American SlangDefinition
To take an action that unintentionally unleashes numerous unforeseen problems and complications.
Examples
"When the city repealed the parking restrictions without a replacement plan, it opened up Pandora's box of congestion and neighborhood disputes."
"Clicking that suspicious email link opened up Pandora's box, flooding his computer with malware and locking him out of his files."
"If we change the grading policy mid-semester, we’ll open up Pandora’s box of complaints, appeals, and schedule chaos."