2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

HAS STARTED VISITING A FRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL COMMA PARK THE CAR IN A PARKING GARAGE AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY NOT MOVING AND WHEN I RETURN AND DISENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE I NOTICED MY ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE WHICH I DISCOVERED TODAY MAY 19TH 2016 IS THAT WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND STARTING IT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AS I PROGRESSED DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED SOMETHING A LITTLE OFF AND IT NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE THE RPM SEEM TO BE A LITTLE JUMPY AND I CHECK THE OIL PRESSURE WHICH WAS REALLY HIGH I TURNED AROUND IMMEDIATELY AND PARKED THE CAR BACK AT MY HOUSE. THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD JUMP MAYBE 30 TO 40 PSI BUT ONLY REACHING 20 MILES AN HOUR. I AM UNAWARE OF WHAT IS CAUSING THESE ISSUES AND ONLY DISCOVERED IT AS I WAS MAKING A TURN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I AM ALSO UNSURE OF THE DATE THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON BUT I CAN SAY IT WAS BEFORE THE EVENTS ON MAY 19TH 2016. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FEBRUARY 14TH OF LAST YEAR.

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE: CAR IN MOTION 60 MPH FREEWAY, LOW BATTERY WARNING FLASHED, EXTERNAL MIRROR VEHICLE PROXIMITY FLASHED AND STOPPED WORKING, AUDIO SHUT OFF, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER CYCLED 0 TO MAX READING, PULLED CAR OFF HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. APPLIED E-BRAKE.EXITED CAR. ENGINE RPMS MAX TO LOW FOR 10 MINUTES, TOP OF ENGINE COOLANT TANK BLEW UP INTO CLOSED HOOD. TOTAL REPAIR ESTIMATE EXCEEDS $ 8,000.00 ENGINE REPLACEMENT RECCOMENDED, DOES NOT ADDRESS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESED YET.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND CHIMES RANDOMLY. IT MAY COME ON AS SOON AS CAR IS STARTED AND NOT CHIME AGAIN, OR CHIME AND LIGHT UP HALF DOZEN TIMES IN FIVE MILES. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER'S MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TWO OR THREE TIMES. IT MIGHT GO AWAY BUT COME BACK AFTERWARDS. MOTOR VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN JUST CRANKING UP AND LIGHT/CHIME OCCURS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. THERE IS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTER TO THESE OCCURANCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ UPDATED 06/30/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE GEARS COULD NOT BE SHIFTED WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND "SHUT THE CAR OFF TO CHANGE GEAR" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

AFTER BEING PARKED IN SHADE FOR OVER AN HOUR ON WARM (70) DAY, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHILE AT STOP, SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC AND UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK; WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THEN VEHICLE DIED, INCLUDING FLASHERS. NO POWER TO ANYTHING, INCLUDING DOORS. WAS STOPPED AT HEAD OF LEFT TURN LANE DURING LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC; OUT OF CAR DUE TO BUILDING HEAT AND INCREASED BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AND TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND THE VEHICLE FOR OVER AN HOUR UNTIL TOWED BY AAA. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER (LITHIA DODGE IN SANTA ROSA, CA) AS WIRE SHORTED IN ALTERNATOR, BUT THEY SAY NOT COVERED BY RECALL #14V634000. QUOTED REPAIR IS $1452.00 FOR NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, PLUS APPROX. $500 IN CAR RENTAL COSTS. MILEAGE ABOUT 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER SEIZED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE BRAKING ISSUES DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ROTORS. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON OCCASIONS THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SELECT THE INCORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,466.

WHILE ON HIGHWAY, MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND VEHICLE WENT INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE. AS I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND THE CAR BARELY MADE IT THERE. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. ONE OF THE ATTENDANTS CHECKED MY BATTERY AND SAID THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED, I HAD THEM RECHARGE IT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED SINCE THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE. I PICKED UP THE BATTERY THIS MORNING AND TURNED THE CAR ON, AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO FLICKER SO I JUST TURNED OF THE CAR. I READ IN TO THE VEHICLES RECALLS AND I NOTICED THAT RECALL #P6O IS EXACTLY WHAT MY CAR WAS DOING LAST NIGHT. I CALLED CHRYSLER TODAY AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT DUE TO MY CAR NOT BEING AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL BUT IT OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO MAKE MY CAR PART OF THIS RECALL? IF SO WHAT STEPS CAN I TAKE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND OR MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED, IF NOT FOR MY QUICK THINKING THE CAR COULD OF STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT WHILE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT THAT THE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY.