2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED; HOWEVER, IT ONLY MOVED APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN PARK ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THAT A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION WAS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME.I HAD SEEN THIS LIGHT. GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT FEW HOURS LATER AND LIGHT WENT AWAY. BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON A BUSY STREET. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE AROUND AND HEAD HOME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT!!! I MADE IT HOME BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF IT WAS STUCK IDLING. THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND BEGAN EMPTYING COOLANT EVERYWHERE . THE CAR OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF. I DRIVE 25 MILES TO WORK EVERYDAY AND TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL VIA FREEWAY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREE WAY MYSELF AND MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. I READ THE FAULT CODES AND I GOT A BAD ALTERNATOR CODE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND NUMEROUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A 90 PLUS DEGREE DAY WITH MY AIR ON AND RADIO AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RADIO SHUTS OFF THE AIR SHUTS OFF AND THE HEAT COMES ON MAX ALL BY ITS SELF.THE WINSHEILD WIPERS COME ON . I TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF BUT I COULDNT. TRY TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT IT WOULDNT WORK . LOST MY POWER STEERING. TRY TO TURN BUT I COULDNT WENT TO NEXT DRIVE WAY WHERE IT WAS WIDE ENOUGH AND TURNED THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START WHILE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR WHERE I TRIED TO STOP IT BUT IT WOULD NOT SO I PUSH THE EMERENCY BRAKE AND HELD THE BRAKE WHILE I DID THAT ALSO TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO IN THE MESSAGE AREA IT READ SERVICE SHIFTER. FINALLY THE CAR WAS DYING DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST SHUT DOWN. I FEAR DRIVING THAT CAR I AM TRAUMATIZED BY THIS AND FEAR MY LIFE IN THAT CAR BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF IT AND COULD NOT SHUT IT OFF BECAUSE THE PUSH TO START WAS ONLY LIKE A DUMBBIE BUTTON .IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,100.

SINCE 2013 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR. FIRST IN 2013 IT WAS VERY SPORADIC. THE BLUETOOTH AND RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2 TO 4 MONTHS SO I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD CONNECT. THIS YEAR IN JANUARY 2016 THE FAN WAS NOT BLOWING AND THERE WAS NOT HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. I TURN THE CAR OF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE FAN BEGAN TO BLOW IMMEDIATELY. LAST WEEK MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO COMPLETE MY LEFT TURN AND GOT REALLY TIGHT. YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE BEGAN TO FEEL VERY TIGHT AS IF THEY WERE BOTH GETTING STIFF AND THE SUSPENSION STARTED GETTING VERY TIGHT THEN AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY BACKUP CAMERA STARTED FLICKERING LIKE POLTERGEIST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IT I NEEDED A BATTERY OR A NEW ALTERNATOR AND THEY SAID NOPE. MY BATTERY, MY ALTERNATOR AND STARTED ARE ALL GOOD. I HAVE BEEN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT HAS JUST GONE BAD OVER TIME. I TRIED TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT IN 2013, BUT ANYTIME SOMEONE HELD ONTO THE VEHICLE NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST SPOKE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY SAID I MAY NEED A NEW PCM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.

THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED ON MY VEHICLE. CAR SLID DOWN HILL AND BRAKE WERE APPLIED BUT CAR NEVER STOPPED. CAR ALWAYS SLIDES A LITTLE EXTRA WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO VARIOUS PLACES OVER THE YEAR CHRYSLER DEALER AND GEICO COLLISION AND THEY ALL SAID IT IS PROBABLY ME BEING TRAUMATIZED FROM THE ACCIDENT AND THE CAR IS FINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,096. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ UPDATED 11/02/16.*JB