2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INFORMATION ICON AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A STRANGE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED, THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER, AND THERE WAS A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT AND HER SON PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ UPDATED 09/07/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, IT STOPPED IN REVERSE. WE HAD TO THEN PUSH THE SHIFTER INTO PARK.

AT AUSTIN TEXAS AIRPORT STOPPED LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, TO PICK UP PASSENGERS PUT CAR IN PARK GOT OUT COULDN'T OPEN TRUNK GEAR SHIFT HAD JUMPED TO NEUTRAL. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I OWNED THE CAR CALLED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THIS ITEM WAS NOT ON RECALL AND NOT TO BRING IT IN UNTIL IT WAS RECALLED MEANWHILE ME OR MY WIFE COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT SOME TIMES IT JUMPS INTO REVERSE WITH OUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY AND HAS ROLLED BACK ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. UPDATED 10/19/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/22/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTER WAS JAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,499. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/04/16*LJ