2013 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ UPDATED 6/10/2015 *JS

CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ALTERNATOR DIODES, SAYING CAR MAY STOP OR NOT START. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE COMPANY CAN TELL ME WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE CAR. I BELIEVE IT TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT MAY/WILL STOP WITHOUT NOTICE. I NEED BETTER INFORMATION FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS MODEL ARE THE WORST I HAVE EVER SEEN. FORWARD VISION IS SEVERELY LIMITED AND SIDE VISION IS PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTENT. THE ONLY INCIDENT I HAVE HAD SO FAR IS IMPACT WITH A RACCOON THAT DAMAGED THE FRONT FASCIA BUT THE RACCOON COULD JUST AS EASILY HAVE BEEN A PERSON OR LARGER ANIMAL. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 540.

THE CHRYSLER 300C WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. TRIED TO START IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) LIGHT FLASHED. ALL SYMPTOMS POINTED TO A LOW BATTERY. JUMP STARTED 300 FROM OUR OTHER CAR AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED FROM THE GENERATOR. DEALER KEPT IT FOR 5 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THERE WERE OTHER ANOMALIES ON THE ROAD. CAR WOULD EITHER NOT ACCELERATE OR ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS BECAME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE INTERSTATE. COUPLE WEEKS PASSED AND START PROBLEM REPEATED, BUT THIS TIME THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. ONE SYMPTOM I NOTICED WAS THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS WHILE ACTIVATING THE PUSH BUTTON START WAS LOCKED AND WOULDN'T MOVE. REPEATED THE ABOVE DRILL WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THIS TIME, DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR 11 DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. ALL ALONG I'M PAYING LEASE AND AUTO INSURANCE FEES FOR A CAR THAT'S SITTING AT THE DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY UPDATED SOME OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLERS PER SOME TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS, BUT THAT THEY WEREN'T RELATED TO MY "NO START/DEAD BATTERY" ISSUES. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY KNEW OF NO COMPLAINTS, RECALLS, ETC. RELATED TO THE ABOVE. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS RECENTLY. HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN STARTING THE 300 MORE OFTEN AND LETTING IT RUN. I RECENTLY GOT A 2014 DODGE JOURNEY WHICH ENDED UP WITH A DEAD BATTERY AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 5 DAYS. I FILED A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ON THE JOURNEY. HAVE SINCE BOUGHT A TRICKLE CHARGER. CAN'T BELIEVE THESE ARE COINCIDENCES. THERE IS NO QUESTION CHRYSLER HAS A BASIC DESIGN PROBLEM. ALL THE ELECTRONICS ARE DRAINING THE BATTERY EVEN WHEN EVERYTHING IS SHUT "OFF". HOPE THEY'RE NOT COVERING IT UP LIKE FORD WITH THEIR IGNITION SWITCH. MY NEXT LETTER WILL BE TO [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF DEAD BATTERY / LOSS OF POWER. CHECKED THAT NO ACCESSORIES HAD BEEN LEFT TURNED ON. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH EACH OCCURRENCE BECAUSE EVEN WITH CHARGING / JUMP STARTING BATTERY, BATTERY LOSES CHARGE AFTER A FEW DAYS. FOUND RECALL INFO ON NHTSA WEB SITE, PROVIDED THIS TO DEALER, DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL, EVEN STATED THAT THE PRINT OUT WE PROVIDED FROM NHTSA WAS FAKE, CLAIMS THEY CANT FIND ANY ISSUE WITH VEHICLE AND INFORMS US THAT IT IS OWNER ERROR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS NONSENSE BEFORE IT WILL BE ADDRESSED. DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY USELESS OR ISSUE CAUSES VEHICLE ACCIDENT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/09/15*LJ UPDATED 02/03/15*JB UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN