2014 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

WHEN ADJUSTING THE PEDALS WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, USING THE SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE PEDALS WENT DOWN TOWARD THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE'S RPM INCREASED. I DIDN'T NOTICE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT FIRST AND THEN THE ENGINES RPM INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SPEED JUMPED TO 75 MPH. I TRIED BAKING AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MPH. SINCE I WAS IN A 35 MPH ZONE AND WAS APPROACHING A CAR AHEAD OF ME I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED VERY HIGH. I CAN'T SAY HOW HIGH IT WENT AS I WAS BUSY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ENGINE RPM SHOT UP OVER 6000. KNOWING THAT THE ONLY THING I DID WAS ADJUST THE PEDALS I PUSHED THE SWITCH IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AND RAISED THE PEDALS. THE RPM WENT BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. I PUSHED THE SWITCH TO LOWER THE PEDALS AND THE ENGINE RPM PICKED UP AGAIN AS THE PEDALS WENT DOWN SO I RAISED THE PEDALS UP AGAIN UNTIL THE RPM RETURNED TO IDLE SPEED. THE CAR CONTINUES TO DO THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SINCE THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS COULD HAPPEN WHEN ADJUSTING THE PEDALS AND IT COULD UNDER RARE CIRCUMSTANCES BE TRIGGERED IF SOME OBJECT WAS IN BETWEEN THE SWITCH AND THE FLOOR WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED REARWARD. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED THE TRUNK TO SEE IF THE BATTERY WAS AFFECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ANCIRA CHRYSLER DODGE OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (10807 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 WEST, 78230) WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE BASE MODEL VEHICLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,434. *LN UPDATED 7/23/18*JB

MY 2014 CHRYSLER 300 HAS LOUD CLUNKING, THUDDING NOISE WHEN TRAVELLING OVER ROUGH ROADS OR GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP. THE NOISE SOUNDS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE ASSESSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SHOCKS, STRUTS, TIE RODS AND BRUSHELS TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN A ESTIMATION OF $3000.00 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MUFFLER EXHAUST PIPE HAD RUSTED AND COME APART THUS CALLING THE CAR TO SOUND AS LOUD AS AN 18 WHEELER. I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE DODGE CHARGER . THE REPAIR COST ON THIS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 800.00 - 1100.00 DOLLARS ALONE. PLEAS INVESTIGATE THESE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ACTIONS.DURING THE COURSE OF MY OWN INVESTIGATION I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS GO BACK AS FAR BACK AS THE 2005 MODEL CHRYSLER 300.

CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO STOP CAUSING THE CAR TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE WIPER BLADES CAME ON BY THEMSELVES, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATORS BEGAN BLINKING OFF AND ON, THE TRANSMISSION MONITOR BEGAN STATING THAT DO NOT TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BEGAN FLASHING: PROCEED TO DESTINATION , TURN CAR OFF TO TURN TO START CAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING ON .AFTER ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SHIFT INDICATOR TO SHIFT INTO GEAR SO THAT I COULD GET THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET.

A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD OR BACKING OUT IN MOTION CITY STREET HIGHWAY OR TURNING

I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL MONTHS AGO AND IT STILL ISN'T FIXED. IT STATES IN THE RECALL LETTER IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS TO COMPLETE. IT'S EVEN BEEN TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO BE FIXED. I'VE BEEN GIVEN LOANER CARS THAT DO NOT MEET THE STANDARDS OF MY CURRENT VEHICLE BY MODEL OR BY DEPENDABILITY. I WISH TO CLEAR UP THIS MATTER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE NOW. I HAVE A FAMILY AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES TO TEND TO. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY STRESSFUL, TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE AND I NEED ASSISTANCE IN CLEARING THIS MATTER UP ONCE AND FOR ALL PLEASE.

AFTER SHIFTER RECALL FOR PARK FUNCTION INSTALLED: 4 DAYS AFTER INSTALL,WHILE BACKING UP FROM A PARKING SPACE, CAR SLAMMED INTO PARK VIOLENTLY, COULD NOT PULL FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT CAR SLAMMING INTO PARK. DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. 10 WEEKS LATER WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A FOUR WAY STOP INTERSECTION, CAR JERKED. WHEN I STARTED INTO THE INTERSECTION, SCREEN ON DASH SAID TRANSMISSION SERVICE NEEDED,DO NOT PUT CAR IN N OR P, OR TURN OFF CAR, CONTINUE TO YOUR...TRACTION LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OR MOVE. PEOPLE WERE SWERVING AND HITTING THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ME. TRYING TO GIVE CAR GAS, AND IT GOING INTO PARK, FINALLY GOT TO CURB. CALLED DEALER, TOLD TO TURN OFF CAR. IT WENT TO ACC MODE AND SHUT OFF. TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT GET CAR STARTED, HE USED MANUAL OVERRIDE TO LOAD CAR. DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE CAR FOR 7 DAYS, THEN SAID IT WAS DEAD BATTERY, COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. PICKED UP CAR, DROVE 37 MILES, SLOWED DOWN TO MERGE ONTO A COUNTY HIGHWAY, CAR JERKED, AND SAME MESSAGE CAME UP, SAME LIGHTS CAME ON. MANAGED TO PULL OFF ROAD. TURNED OFF CAR. IT STAYED IN RUN MODE WOULD NOT RESTART. CALLED DEALER, HAD CAR TOWED. WHEN CAR GOT TO DEALER, IT STARTED UP ,THEY DROVE IT THREE BLOCKS, SAID NO PROBLEM, NO CODE SHOWN. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT THE RECALL FIX, I REFUSED TO PICKUP CAR, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. TOLD DEALER TAKE A 40 MILE DRIVE THEN AROUND TOWN. NO WORD YET

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE'S SHIFTER WAS SLIPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER MOVED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION ON ITS OWN WHILE AT A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE RANCHO CHRYSLER AND JEEP DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MOPAR MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I HAVE A 2014 300 ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60, AS I SPEED UP MY CAR KICKS TO FIRST GEAR. MY CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN ALMOST GOT HIT BY OTHER CARS IT DIDN'T WANT TO GET OFF OF FIRST GEAR. EVER SINCE THEN IT DOES IT EVERY OTHER DAY AND NOW MY GEAR SELECTOR GETS HARD WHEN I WANT TO CHANGE IT TO A GEAR. LIKE IT'S STUCK. AM KIND OF SCARED TO TAKE A HIGH WAY NOW, WHAT IF IT DOES IT AGAIN AND I DON'T GET SO LUCKY AND I GET RAM FROM THE BACK FOR THE CAR STALLING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKY TOP CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (LOCATED AT 3315 WINFIELD DUNN PKWY, KODAK, TN 37764, TEL: 865-932-4144), BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ONLY RECOURSE WOULD BE TO GO TO ARBITRATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. ..UPDATED 08/22/17 *BF *CN