2013 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

MOVING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET. HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT MY CAR WAS SPUN AROUND. SIDE CURTAIN FRONT & REAR AIR BAGS AND FRONT SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPX 30-40 MPH AND CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE SMOKE, STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCHED HUMMING SOUND, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AND THE SMOKE GOT WORSE, SCARED IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FIRE UNDER MY HOOD. I CHECKED ALL OF THE RECALLS AND MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THEM ALTHOUGH I SAW MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS HERE ON THE SITE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY HAVING CHILDREN IN THE CAR. MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND WAS THERE JUST LAST WEEK FOR ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I WILL CONTINUE TO CHECK THE SITE SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE CONTAT ME WITH ANY INFO AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPX 30-40 MPH AND CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE BURNED PLASTIC AND SMOKE, STARTED MAKING A HIGH PITCHED HUMMING SOUND, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AS MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON, NO ELECTRIC WORKED, BATTERY IS DESTROYED, CAR VIN IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM FINDING THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHERS WITH MY SAME CAR. ALSO, MY CAR WAS JUST WORKED ON THERE AT THE DEALER LAST WEEK FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCOVERED AT THAT TIME, DEALER IS NOT BEING VERY HELPFUL, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN THE CAR WITH MY KIDS AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING! - I HAVE VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING FROM LAST NIGHT THAT WILL NOT UPLOAD HERE, PLEASE CONTACT ME! VERY DANGEROUS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED AND THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,500.

THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND SPARKED A SMALL FIRE. CAUSED IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE STRANDING ME 120 MILES FROM HOME. VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AS IT HAS THE HEMI. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE COVERED.

ROTATED TIRES, LUG NUT HAD TO BE CHISELED OFF ,AS METAL CAP OVER LUG NUT EXPANDED ,SO NORMAL LUG WRENCH WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO REPLACE LUG NUTS. WAS DONE AT DEALER , IF I HAD A FLAT ON THE ROAD CAR WOULD HAVE TO BEEN TOWED IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,054. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/26/2017*CT UPDATED 7/11/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES PRIOR TO BEING REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALERS REPAIR, THE VEHICLE DRASTICALLY REDUCED SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE GEAR THAT WAS SELECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT MORE THAN ONE TECHNICIAN MAY NEED TO DO FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,500. UPDATED 01/06/2017*CT THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/08/17.*JB

WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MPH AND CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE SMOKE AND THE ADVANCED BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE. CAR WAS DRIVEN HALF A MILE BACK HOME AND PARKED. CAR WOULD THEN NOT TURN ON. NO ELECTRICAL WOULD WORK. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAILED ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DESTROYED. CAR VIN IS NOT LISTED UNDER CURRENT ALTERNATOR RECALL. *TR