2013 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

HAD ENTERED A SIDE-STREET OFF BEDFORD ST IN LEXINGTON MA (MA 4/225) AT ABOUT 10 A.M. AND WAS STOPPED, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND IN DRIVE, BY A LINE OF TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME. WHILE IDLING, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND AND A JOLT FELT IN THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY HAD "AWD SERVICE" AND THEN ANOTHER WORD WHICH I DON'T RECALL. WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, I FOUND THE HANDLE SHIFTER ALREADY SHOWED "P" AND SO DID THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE THE SETTING WITH THE HANDLE SHIFTER, PULLING TOWARD "D" DID NOTHING (STILL SHOWED "P") AND PUSHING FORWARD PRODUCED A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY BEING IN THE SELECTED POSITION. TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT (WHICH PROCEEDED NORMALLY) AND RETRYING TO CHANGE THE SHIFT POSITION RESULTED IN THE SAME BEHAVIOR (I.E., NO CHANGE TRYING TO MOVE TO "D" AND THE MESSAGE IN THE DISPLAY ABOUT ALREADY BEING IN THE SELECTED POSITION). HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TAKEN ON THE BED OF A TOW TRUCK TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. (AS THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO BE IN PARK, THAT ENTAILED DRAGGING THE CAR ONTO THE BED OF THE TOW TRUCK AND THEN "BOUNCING" IT OFF THE BED AT THE DEALER. LAST ADVICE I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE DEALER (WAS TODAY) IS THAT THEY ARE AWAITING ADVICE BACK FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOTE: EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY THAT I WAS STOPPED ON A SIDE STREET IN THE RIGHT-MOST OF THE TWO LANES WHEN THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED. HARD TO IMAGINE JUST HOW HORRIFIC IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF IT HAD OCCURRED WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY--WHICH I HAD BEEN DOING JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I HAD TURNED OFF TO TRAVEL ON BEDFORD ST.....UPDATED 11/03/17 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED . THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I JUST WANT YOU ALL KNOW THAT MY 2013 CHRYSLER 300 "ALTERNATOR" WAS BURNED IN THE SIDE STREET. WHY IS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED MY THE ALTERNATOR RECALL THIS VERY DANGEROUS THAT CAN CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT TO MY FAMILY. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PART RECALL.

I WASN'T DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED GOING CRAZY. HEAT TURNED ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON, BLINKERS GOING OFF, RADIO TURNED OFF. POWER STEERING, GAS AND BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS AND LUCKY I DID NOT GET HIT BECAUSE OF THE SPOT I WAS IN. I GOT THE CAR TOWED AND SENT TO A MECHANIC. IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR THAT WENT BAD AND IT BURNED THE BATTERY SO HAD TO GET THAT REPLACES AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. I HAVE HEARD THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER FATHER WAS DRIVING, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE LOCATION WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S FATHER THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S FATHER COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THREE OTHER PARKED VEHICLE'S. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SUSTAINED INJURY TO HER LEGS AND THE CHEST. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN *TR

SAME PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH KNOWN RECALL P60 - NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000; CHRYSLER 300 WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVILY POPULATED CITY 3 LANE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED (35-40 MPH) SINCE MY DIGITAL DISPLAY SCREEN AND SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY WITH THE ONLY WARING BEING "BATTERY SAVER MODE" THAT OCCURRED LESS THAN 5 MINS PRIOR TO MY CAR SHUTTING OFF. IT APPEARS THE MY ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING ENGINE STALL, THUS INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH, SINCE NO WARNING IS ISSUED. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE COP THAT PULLED UP BEHIND ME, I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THAT STREET IN WHICH THE POLICE OFFICER WOULD HAVE BLAMED ME FOR. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH A "ALTERNATOR" REPAIR. THIS REPAIR DOESN'T APPLY TO THE CURRENT RECALL FROM 10/8/2014 BECAUSE I HAVE A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR WITH A 3.6L ENGINE, BUT NOT A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR WITH A 3.6L ENGINE.

WAS 4 HOURS FROM HOME. WAS DRIVING ON SIDE ROAD BUT HAD JUST LEFT A HIGHWAY, WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD HIT SOMETHING EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS CLEARLY NOTHING IN THE ROAD. LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON. I NO LONGER HAD ANY CONTROL OF THE CAR. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. COULDN'T SWITCH GEARS TO PARK. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. THEN CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND FILLED WITH SMOKE SMELL. I EXPECTED IT TO CATCH FIRE ANY SECOND. AFTER 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO APPROACH CAR AND GET TO TURN OFF (AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS). TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 160 VOLT ALTERNATOR AS THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENED OFTEN, HOWEVER MINE WAS A 180 VOLT ALTERNATOR SO WAS NOT COVERED. SAME ISSUE AS THE 160 BUT NOT COVERED. NOR WAS I AWARE THAT I HAD AN UNSAFE ALTERNATOR IN THE CAR I WAS DRIVING (WITH MY CHILD).

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, CAR WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. INITIALLY I WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY WAS BAD/WEAK. CHANGED IT OUT, AND AFTER 2 MONTHS I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER'S SUPPLIER FOR THESE ALTERNATORS. I HAVE SEEN THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (SUPERIOR CHRYSLER 1318 OGDEN AVENUE SUPERIOR, WI 54880) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2013 CHRYSLER 300 C WITH THE 5.7 HEMI. I WAS PULLING OUT MY CAR OF THE GARAGE TO PARK IT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, WHEN I WAS PULLING IT OUT IT BEGAN TO MAKE HUMMING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD AND THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ABS,BATTERY SAVER ECT.I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING, I RAN IN THE GARAGE AND GOT A BUCKET OF WATER AND POURED IT ON THE SMOKING ALTERNATOR. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT AND DAMAGED THE BATTERY. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THESE ALTERNATORS IN THERE CARS, 300,CHALLENGER,CHARGERS,JEEPS..ECT.