2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT ROTORS, CALIBERS, AND UPPER BALL JOINT SUDDENLY FRACTURED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE DAMAGING THE FENDER, THE BUMPER AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,825.

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I AM SENDING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300'S AND THE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED. MY VEHICLE HAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE USED TO SPORADICALLY AFFECT MY VEHICLE IN VARIOUS WAY, HOWEVER LATELY THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE. THE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE ACTIVITY ARE AS FOLLOWS: SOMETIMES MY BLUETOOTH WILL NOT CONNECT SO I WOULD TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BLUETOOTH WOULD IMMEDIATELY CONNECT. SOMETIMES THE POWER SEATS WILL NOT HEAT. I WOULD PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD START HEATING UP. SOMETIMES THE BACK-UP CAMERA FLICKERS AND HAS A SEVERELY DISTORTED IMAGE. SOMETIME THE IMAGE OF THE CAMERA IS PERFECTLY CRYSTAL CLEAR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND I DO NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PUMP. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN OUT OF NO WHERE THE STEERING GETS REALLY TIGHT AND I ALMOST HAVE TO FORCE THE CAR TO TURN. WHEN I PARK THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THEN THE STEERING IS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE BATTERY ALTERNATOR AND STARTER ARE ALL PERFECT. THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013. THE ATTACHED IMAGES SHOW THE BACKUP CAMERA FLICKERING AND DISTORTED IMAGES. EXACTLY 2 MINUTES LATER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE IMAGES WERE PERFECT. I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS TO SHARE IF NEEDED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE AUTO START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FOG LIGHT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE AND LATER STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT DUE TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,656. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY INTO PARK POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED FORWARD DOWN AN INCLINE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTO THE OTHER GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE GEARS TO ENSURE THAT THE GEAR HAD BEEN CHANGED OVER. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES AND SCHEDULE THE TWO RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR A RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY WERE NEEDED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,789.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND GRAY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

AT WORK WENT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE SPACE DROVE OVER A PIECE OF GLASS SO I PUT MY CAR IN PARK IT ROLLED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT BRICK WALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. LUCKILY A POLICE OFFICER WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TURNED AROUND TO ASSIST. CAR WAS TOWED TO AAA SERVICE CENTER WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILED ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO BURNT WIRE HARNESS IN THE SIDEWALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED MY WIFE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO STATED THAT VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HAVING VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT WILL BE LEFT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 112,000 AND I WAS READY TO GET ANOTHER ONE WON'T HAPPEN UNLESS THEY DO THE RIGHT THING RECALL# 14V634000