2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

I WAS WAITING IN THE DRIVE THRU BANK LINE AND THE CAR CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 160 AMP CHRYSLER 300 (RECAL P60) BUT I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT MY CAR IS 180 AMP BUT I'VE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 160 AMP. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

THE CAR WOULD NOR GO INTO ANY GEAR,(D, R,N) IT KEPT POPPING INTO PARK AND AFTER IT SET FOR AN HOUR, IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME.

RIGHT SIDE OF THE POWERTRAIN IS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE NOT FUNCTION AS SHOULD BE CREATING THE CAR TO MISFIRE. THE LEFT POWERTRAIN WAS REPLACED CYLINDER HEAD BUT THE ENGINE & POWERTRAIN AS A WHOLE IS DEFECTIVE & IS CAUSING DRIVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR BUCKS (JOLTS FOWARD) AT IDOL & ON THE HIGHWAY IT PUTTS FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION SLIP. IT'S NOT A CONSTANT STEADY SPEED. MAKING IT DIFFICULT & SCARY TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE.

ON MARCH 12, 2017 I WAS DRIVING CHRYSLER 2012 300 VEHICLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY,THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO BATTERY POWER SAVE MODE, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BREAKS LOCKED ON ME, THE CAR DID NOT LET ME STOP AND I WAS ON A BUSY STREET ROUTE 30 IN MERRILLVILLE, IN WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH FOR 15 FEET AND MADE AN ABRUPT STOP, AFTER WARDS I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON VEHICLE AND WAS LEFT STRANDED ON BUSY STREET, LUCKILY THEIR WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME OR IT COULD OF BEEN WORSE, AFTER DOING RESEARCH I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THIS COULD OF BEEN DUE TO FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND MENTIONED RECALL P61 AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS FOR A 160 AMP AND MINE WAS 180 AMP, THE CAUSE OF THIS SITUATION WAS CLEARLY DUE TO A RECALL ON A RECALL OF A DIFFERENT CHRYSLER MODEL AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CUSTOMER OF CHRYSLER AND MY REASONING BEHIND BUYING CHRYSLER IS BECAUSE OF THEIR WONDERFUL SAFETY FEATURES, AND FEELING SECURE WHILE DRIVING MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN,IT IS UNFAIR AND AFTER THIS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE . THEIR NEEDS TO BE IMMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID INJURY OR POSSIBLE DEATH.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET MY CHRYSLER 300 STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED.THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED PLUS THE BATTERY WAS DAMAGED.VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED .THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE,THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER#14V634000{ELECTRICAL SYSTEM}THE FAILURE MILEAGE 77,000.SOME RECALL SITES SAY THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLES WERE FROM 2011 -2014 BUT,THE MANUFACTURER SAY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE LIST.

WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, DISCOVERED THE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT WORK. THE INTERNAL MECHANISMS OF THE SEAT BELT LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BELT TO BE LATCHED. PERSONALLY DISASSEMBLED THE LATCH AND DISCOVERED THE SPRING HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE METAL LOCK THAT CATCHES THE HOLE ON THE MALE END OF THE BELT. BECAUSE OF THIS, SOME OF THE COMPONENTS HAD SHIFTED AROUND INSIDE COMPLETELY DISABLING THE CATCHING MECHANISM FROM MOVING. HADN'T NOTICED ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO THE LATCH BECOMING INOPERABLE. THE LATCH THAT BROKE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. FOUND A USED LATCH FROM A JUNK YARD AND REPLACED IT. I CURRENTLY AM STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE OLD SEAT BELT LATCH.

S27 RECALL ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER SAFETY RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ON 08/30/2016. ON 12/31/2016 OUR CAR WAS PUT IN THE "PARK" POSITION YET 4 HOURS AFTER IT WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVE-WAY, TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN, HIT A WOOD PILE ON OUR PROPERTY, CAUSING MORE THAN $1223 IN DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PRIOR TO MOVING ON ITS OWN. NO PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED SINCE NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS STILL IN "PARK" WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND AGAINST THE WOOD PILE. WE HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVE THIS AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX FOR US!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.