2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

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 DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND WAITED MORE THAN AN HOUR FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BATTERY SAVER MODE APPEARED. THE RADIO SHUT DOWN, NO CONTROL OF THE WINDOWS, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. KEPT DRIVING DUE TO BEING CLOSE TO HOME. AS I WAS PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. IT WOULDN'T LET ME PUT IT IN PARK AND I COULDN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN THE DOORS TO GET MY 5 YEAR OLD OUT OF IT. HE HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF A WINDOW. ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR 180 AMP AND THE BATTERY. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUES BUT ONLY FOR CARS WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE OF NO HELP EITHER. CLEARLY THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED, I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS!!!! AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUPER DANGEROUS BEING THAT MY SON AND I WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ALTERNATOR IS JUST SMOKING AWAY!!!! THANKFULLY HIS BACK WINDOW WAS DOWN AND HE CRAWLED OUT!! WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS WERE TO HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. SUCH BULL CRAP COMING FROM A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY! FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY, HAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU!!!!!! MAKES ME SICK THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING BASICALLY THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YOU SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE TO PLACE IT IN PARK, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FIELD. THE GEAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A COLLISION REPAIR CENTER FOR INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE REFUELING, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND SHIFT THE LEVER BACK INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,448. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT WENT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ITS REAR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TRANSMISSION SERVICE WARNING & ENGINE SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON WITH TRANSMISSION GOING OUT OF GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT SPEED. RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ONCOMING AND SURROUNDING MOTORISTS. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. REQUIRES A SHUT DOWN AND RESTART/REBOOT WITH DIMINISHED TRANSMISSION ABILITY. YELLOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE IN THE CONSTANT ON, LIGHTED. CHRYSLER SERVICE CODES DETECT NO CODED ISSUES. HAPPENING ON A GREATER FREQUENCY NOW, STARTED BEFORE 30,000 MILES, VEHICLE NOW HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. HAPPENS IN MOTION, AFTER BEING PARKED, JUST BEFORE PARKING. FREQUENCY IS SUCH THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER DEALER(S) STATE THAT DO DO NOT HAVE A FIX RESOLVED YET FOR THE 2012 MODELS.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND STAYING ON FOR LONG LENGTHS OF TIME. RECALL NUMBER NO7 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS VERY THING BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPAIR OURS AS IT IS 2 MONTHS SHORT OF MANAUFACTOR DATE. THE RECALL BEGAN IN APRIL OF 2013 AND I CONTEND THE SAME PARTS THAT INITIATED THIS RECALL ARE THE SAME PARTS USED IN OUR VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME WHEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS COME IN THEY MAY EXTEND THE DATES OF MANUFACTOR FOR THE RECALL,