2014 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V24000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

AVOIDED A DEER AND HAD FRONT END COLLISION IN A GATED GOLF COMMUNITY. ESTIMATED TRAVEL SPEED 25MPH. USAA INSURANCE CARRIER TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!

ON ONE OCCASION MY VEHICLE'S SCREEN TURNED WHITE AND RESTARTED WITHOUT WARNING. ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE TRYING TO USE THE HEAT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT COLD AIR AFTER TURNING THE HEAT TO HIGH. THE PROBLEM DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON A SHOT TIME LATER. THE SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WITH THE A/C NOT WORKING UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED A SHORT TIME LATER.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT IDLING IN PARK WHILE I WAS AT AN ATM MACHINE AND JUMPED OUT OF PARK AFTER I HAD JUST GOT TO THE ATM AND HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS PARKED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT OF MY CAR AND HAVE IT PAINTED AT A HIGH COST TO ME.I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PHOTOS. I BOUGHT THE PARTS FROM EBAY AND HAD THE BUMPER AND COVER PAINTED AT A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER.

ON FEBRUARY 7, 2016, MY HUSBAND PARKED HIS 2014 CHRYSLER 300 IN A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. I WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WITH OUR 11 YEAR-OLD CHILD BEHIND ME AND 9 YEAR-OLD CHILD SEATED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. ALL 3 OF US WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. MY HUSBAND WALKED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND DOWN THE BLOCK. I WAS TEXTING SOMEONE ON MY CELLPHONE WHEN MY 11 YEAR-OLD EXCLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS MOVING. WITHOUT LOOKING UP FROM MY PHONE, I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE ILLUSION OF A CAR PULLING INTO OR OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT BESIDE US. SHE SCREAMED, "NO THE CAR IS DEFINITELY MOVING!" THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING BACKYWARDS. I MADE EVERY EFFORT TO MOVE THE GEARSHIFT, GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT THE BRAKES BUT DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE LARGE CONSOLE I COULD NOT SWING MY LEG OVER TO REACH THE BRAKE. THE CAR MOVED IN REVERSE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND STRUCK AN UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LOT. THANKFULLY, THE CAR DID NOT STRIKE ANY PEDESTRIANS OR OCCUPIED VEHICLES, AS THIS WAS A BUSY PARKING LOT. OUR CHRYSLER ENDURED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WHILE THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS MINOR. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE EXTREMELY UPSET. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY INJURED BUT WE WERE ALL QUITE SHAKEN BY THE OUT OF CONTROL CAR. THE IMPACT WAS SUCH THAT IT MAKE A LOUD "THUD" SOUND WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE AND JOLTED US A BIT. WE WERE COMPLETELY SHOCKED THAT THE CAR SEEMINGLY ON IT'S OWN WENT FROM "PARK" INTO "REVERSE". MY HUSBAND HAD TIME TO WALK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND DOWN THE BLOCK BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LONG OUT OF HIS SIGHT BEFORE IT STARTED TO MOVE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE. WE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO OUR INSURANCE CARRIER THE NEXT DAY.

VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 17,000 MILES DUE, APPARENTLY, TO ETHANOL CONTENT IN GASOLINE. CHRYSLER MARKETED THIS MODEL DURING THE 2014 YEAR AS A FLEX-FUEL VEHICLE (FFV). EVIDENTLY THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE (AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS) ARE NOT ACTUALLY INTENDED TO BE FLEX-FUEL DESPITE CHRYSLER'S PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THAT THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT BE OPERATED ON A MIXTURE OF GAS-ETHANOL. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE IF THE FUEL PUMP WERE TO FAIL DURING OPERATION ON THE ROAD.

I WAS AT A COMPLETE REST APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FT BEHIND A SEMI TRACKER TRAILER TRUCK WHEN A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 55 MPH REAR ENDING MY STOPPED VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS SO GREAT IT FORCED AND PUSHED THE FRONT-END OF MY VEHICLE DIRECTLY INTO THE REAREND OF THE STATIONARY SEMI TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN MYSELF, THE DRIVER, AND THE PASSENGER (BOTH OF US SEAT BELTED) TO SUSTAIN CONCUSSIONS, SEVERE CERVICAL STRAINS, UPPER AND LOWER BACK INJURIES, HIP CONTUSIONS AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. AS THIS SERIOUS AND VERY VIOLENT THREE VEHICLE OCCURRED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UNDER THESE LIFE THREATENING CIRCUMSTANCES IF THE AIR BAGS HAD PROPERLY DEPLOYED OUR INJURIES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SO SEVERE.

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD/RAILROAD TRACKS. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. I PUT TODAYS DATE AS THE INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS DAILY

THE CAR WAS PUT INTO PARK AND ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, INTO A RAVINE AND HIT A TREE.

ON NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS IN. I PARK THE CAR AND THINK IT IS IN PARK ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS IN REVERSE.AS I AM STEPPING OUT OF THE CAR IT STARTS TO BACK UP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW BY CHRYSLER CORP.THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF SAFETY MECHANISM INSTALLED TO MAKE SURE THE ENGINE IS OFF UPON EXIT.