CHRYSLER Complaints
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CHRYSLER WINDSHEILD WIPER MODULE- KOKOMO, IN
HEADLIGHTS ON CARS IN THE USA HAVE GOTTEN BRIGHTER OVER THE PAST DECADE. ALTHOUGH GREAT VISIBILITY FOR THE OWNER OF THAT VEHICLE, ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS BLINDED. EVEN RUNNING THESE HIGH BRIGHTNESS LIGHTS DURING DAYLIGHT TIMES STILL SEEMS TO CAUSE SUCH A DISTRACTION FOR ME THAT I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER HOW MANY COLLISIONS ARE CAUSED BECAUSE DRIVERS ARE TRYING TO AVOID LOOKING AT THESE LIGHTS. PLEASE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE RAMIFICATIONS OF BLINDING THE PUBLIC. DAY OR NIGHT I FEEL LIKE MY RETINAS ARE BEING BURNED OUT. I DON'T SEE WHY LIGHTS NEED TO BE RUN DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THIS IS SUCH AN ISSUE FOR ME THAT I WOULD CONSIDER JOINING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST MANUFACTURERS. PLEASE PUSH THIS ISSUE BACK TO THE MANUFACTURERS OR EVEN PUSH LEGISLATION TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. ONE OF THE MOST OFFENSIVE VEHICLES IS THE JEEP.
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CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN- SMELTERVILLE, ID
ROUGH IDLE SINCE 79K MILES. AT TIME HAD WARRANTY WORK DONE ON THE ENGINE COOLER LEAK FAILURE. OIL IN THE SPARK PLUG HOLE ON ENGINE BANK 2 CYLINDER 2. CONSTANT MISFIRE CYLINDER 2. CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, NO CHANGE. CHANGED COILS WITH NO CHANGE. BEEN DRIVING ON IT FOR ROUGHLY 70K MILES. COULD NEVER FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL DOING A SEARCH REVEALS THAT THE HEADS HAVE SOME TYPE OF FAILURE THAT WAS ONLY EXTENDED TO CERTAIN MODELS (WRANGLER), HOWEVER OTHER SOURCES STATE THAT CHRYSLER RECOGNIZES THIS FAILURE IN OTHER MODELS. TRIED TO GET THEM PAY FOR THE NEW HEAD. FAILED. I AM AT 149,900 MILES. I AM SUPPOSED TO LEAVE FOR A 1600 MILE TRIP IN 2 DAYS. THE TRIP HAS BEEN PAID FOR FOR NEARLY 6 MONTHS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE HEAD MYSELF. CHRYSLER SAYS THAT IT WON'T CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS IF I JUST DRIVE IT BUT EVENTUALLY IT COULD CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS. FCA SAYS TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR. DEALERSHIP SAYS FCA HAS TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS. I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND. I GUESS MY TRIP WILL FAIL, MY CAR WILL FAIL. THANKS CHRYSLER, I WILL BE SURE TO TELL EVERYONE I COME IN CONTACT WITH ABOUT THE FAILURE AND HOW I WAS TREATED. I STILL OWE 11K ON THE THIS 2014 PIECE OF GARBAGE. DON'T BUY A CHRYSLER, EVEN IF THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM THEY WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY INSTEAD OF FIX THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL.
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CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN- JACKSON, MI
WAS DRIVING MY DODGE CALIBER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEARING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY SUBFRAME BEING SNAPPED I'VE LOOKED ONLINE DID SOME DIGGING AND SEEN THAT THERE WAS A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART OF THE DODGE CALIBER DUE TO PREMATURELY RUSTING BUT WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY
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CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN- MILWAUKEE , WI
I HAR A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 FINANCED, FROM CHUCK VAN HORN DODGE INC. AND I WASNT TOLD BY THE SALESMAN THE THIS VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOWED FROM A FRONT END ACCIDENT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE, AND THAT IS WAS SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN THAT ARE OUT OF STATE COLLEGE STUDENT TO DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT NOTHING BUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE THEY LIED ABOUT THE REPAIRS. MY CHILDREN TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BE CAUSE IT WAS SWERVING TO THE RIGHT WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. THIS IS WHEN TA DIFFERENT REPAIR FROM OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAD BEEN TOWED BY THAT PERSON INSURANCE. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE NEXT INCIDENT WAS WHEN THE SWERVING GOTTEN WORSE. THE CHILDREN TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. AND THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THE PARTS HADNT BEEN CONNECTED BACK DOING VAN HORN INITIAL REPAIRS. THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, OR SIXTH TIME (IT HAS BEEN SO MANY TIMES) WAS WHEN I GOT A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS . THIS IS WHEN THEY FOUR OUT THAT ALL THE WIRING HAD BEEN CONNECTED. AND THE TOLD ME NOT TO ALL MY CHILDREN TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. SO THEY HAVENT DRIVEN IT OVER A MONTH, BUT I STILL OWE $13,000 ON THIS VEHICLE. I JUST WANT ALL MY MONEY BACK FOR THE REPAIRS I HAVE MADE OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE OF THE MALICE FROM THIS COMPANY THEIR SALESMAN, THE FINANCE, AND THE DANGER MY TWO CHILDREN AND MY WAS PLACED IN.
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CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN- MILWAUKEE , WI
I HAR A 2012 CHRYSLER 200 FINANCED, FROM CHUCK VAN HORN DODGE INC. AND I WASNT TOLD BY THE SALESMAN THE THIS VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOWED FROM A FRONT END ACCIDENT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE, AND THAT IS WAS SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN THAT ARE OUT OF STATE COLLEGE STUDENT TO DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT NOTHING BUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE THEY LIED ABOUT THE REPAIRS. MY CHILDREN TOOK THE VEHICLE IN BE CAUSE IT WAS SWERVING TO THE RIGHT WHEN THEY DRIVE IT. THIS IS WHEN TA DIFFERENT REPAIR FROM OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAD BEEN TOWED BY THAT PERSON INSURANCE. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE NEXT INCIDENT WAS WHEN THE SWERVING GOTTEN WORSE. THE CHILDREN TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. AND THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THE PARTS HADNT BEEN CONNECTED BACK DOING VAN HORN INITIAL REPAIRS. THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, OR SIXTH TIME (IT HAS BEEN SO MANY TIMES) WAS WHEN I GOT A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS . THIS IS WHEN THEY FOUR OUT THAT ALL THE WIRING HAD BEEN CONNECTED. AND THE TOLD ME NOT TO ALL MY CHILDREN TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. SO THEY HAVENT DRIVEN IT OVER A MONTH, BUT I STILL OWE $13,000 ON THIS VEHICLE. I JUST WANT ALL MY MONEY BACK FOR THE REPAIRS I HAVE MADE OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE OF THE MALICE FROM THIS COMPANY THEIR SALESMAN, THE FINANCE, AND THE DANGER MY TWO CHILDREN AND MY WAS PLACED IN.
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CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN- BOULDER, CO
AFTER HAVING THE CHRYSLER JEEP MOPAR PERFORMANCE PART# 77072353AB_FS INSTALLED BY A JEEP DEALER, THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I HAVE DISCOVERED. WITH JEEP VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN LIFTED USING THE OEM MOPAR 'JEEP PERFORMANCE PARTS' 4" LIFT KIT PRODUCT, WHEREBY FOLLOWING 'JEEP DEALER PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION' AND IN CERTAIN DRIVING SCENARIOS, THE REAR PROPELLER SHAFT COMES INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH BOTH THE VEHICLE'S EVAP TANK ON DRIVER-SIDE AND FUEL TANK ON PASSENGER-SIDE UNDER CERTAIN RAISED FRONT INDEPENDENT RIGHT OR LEFT WHEEL ARTICULATION SCENARIOS AND I HAVE PERSONALLY INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES OEM PROPELLER SHAFT AND BOOT SLEEVE AND THE ADJACENT EVAP TANK AND FUEL TANK ITEMS FROM THE OEM PROPELLER SHAFT MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH BOTH THE EVAP AND FUEL TANKS UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS 4" LIFT KIT IS A MOPAR SOLD AND JEEP DEALER INSTALLED PRODUCT AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR REPLACING THE OEM REAR PROPELLER SHAFT WITH AN AFTER MARKET REAR DRIVE SHAFT THAT THEY RECOMMENDED AND INSTALLED THAT MITIGATES THE ISSUE OF ARTICULATION CONTACT OF THEIR OEM PROPELLER (WHICH IS LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE SHAFT REPLACEMENT THEY SUBSEQUENTLY INSTALLED). I HAVE DOCUMENTED PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF THE OEM DRIVE SHAFT HITTING THE ADJACENT ITEMS UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH I ALSO PROVIDED TO THE JEEP DEALER IN MY CITY OF RESIDENCE. HOWEVER, DEALER SAID THAT UNLESS THEY HAVE A SAFETY RECALL OR SOMETHING ELSE FROM CHRYSLER INDICATING THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT FOR ME... FOR SOME UNLUCKY PEOPLE, THE GAS TANK RUPTURING AND CATCHING FIRE WILL BE THE ONLY EVENT THAT MAKES THEM AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER, JEEP, MOPAR HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY REALIZED NOR ADDRESSED...
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CHRYSLER STEERING LINKAGE- ROUND ROCK, TX
VEHICLE IS A 2012 FIAT 500 SPORT WITH 102,000 MILES, SERVICED AT FIAT OF AUSTIN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TIRES FROM DISCOUNT TIRE. THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON A CONNECTER RAMP FROM N IH 35 TO W IH 14 (US 190). THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONCRETE RETAINING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT PANEL, DOOR AND REAR PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. FIAT/CHRSYLER HAS BEEN UNREPONSIVE WITH MY COMMUNICATION. THE PART FAILURE OCCURED ON JULY 11, 2017. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS LIFETIME WARRANTY THRU FIAT. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 2012 BALL JOINT IS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED BUT BEING RETROFITTED WITH A 2013 DESIGN. THIS A RAISES A FLAG.
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CHRYSLER STEERING LINKAGE- ANDERSON, IN
MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, RARELY DRIVEN PAST 3 YEARS, HAS HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES AS OF THIS WEEK. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR DEPARTMENT ENFORCED TO REPLACE SO MANY JEEP IGNITION SWITCH'S TO NOT THINK THEY DID NOT HAVE INFERIOR PRODUCTS ON THE LIBERTY'S AS WELL. THE KEYS SLIDE RIGHT OUT OF THE IGNITION RATHER THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE MOTION OR PARKED, ON OR OFF, DOESN'T MATTER AND THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB AS TO SAME ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REPORTED TO YOU TO MAKE OFFICIAL, HOWEVER, CHRYSLER'S LACK OF COOPERATIVENESS ALONE, I WOULD THINK ENOUGH TO BE DUE CAUSE TO UMBRELLA JEEPS OF ALL MODELS AND GET THEM ALL ENFORCED AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME.
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CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN- MIDDLETON, WI
CORROSION OF TPMS CAUSED TIRE TO QUICKLY DEFLATE. WHEN INSPECTED THE TPMS ON ALL TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE BADLY CORRODED.
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CHRYSLER POWER TRAIN- YORK, PA
TOOK MY CAR TO BE FIXED FOR A "CLUNKING" NOISE ONLY TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF IT WAS A SEVERELY ROTTED CROSSMEMBER. LOOKED AROUND TO HAVE IT FIXED AND FOUND OUT IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 2007 MODELS. MY STEERING IS TERRIBLE DUE TO THE FACT IT'S SO RUSTED THAT MY BOLTS WON'T CONNECT TO THE CROSSMEMBER CAUSING ME TO VEER UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THERE'S A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF MY FRAME. I WAS TOLD IT WILL CRACK AT ANY GIVEN TIME IF I HIT A POTHOLE CAUSING EVERYTHING IT'S HOLDING TO FALL THROUGH. I BASICALLY CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR I'LL CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR CANNOT BE PROPERLY CONNECTED BECAUSE OF THE RUST SO IT MAKES THE NOISE AND VEERS OFF INTO LEFT TRAFFIC WHENEVER IT IS DRIVEN. I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THO IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM IT'S NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM STILL WITHIN MYB10 UR WARRANTY THAT THEY EXTENDED BECAUSE OF THIS KNOW CROSSMEMEBR ROT PROBLEM ON THE 2007 JEEP COMPASS.
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