2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR LEVER INTO PARK. THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

AROUND 3 WEEKS AGO. MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AT FIRST. I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING ESC LIGHT. SO I CALLED THE RECALL PHONE NUMBER AND THEY CHECKED WITH THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER AND SET ME UP A APPOINTMENT FOR ONE WEEK LATER AT 9AM. THE DAY I WENT TO THE GLENDALE LOCATION WHEN I ARRIVED I WENT UP AND SPOKE WITH THE PERSON WHO WAS HANDLING MY SITUATION. I THOUGHT BEING THAT I HAD THE 9AM APPOINTMENT AND I WAITED ONE WEEK I WOULD BE THE FIRST PRIORITY. INSTEAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WENT AHEAD OF ME AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR TILL 1PM. AT THE END OF EVERYTHING I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I FELT AS IF THEY WAS NOT REALLY TRYING TO HELP ME AND TRIED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON WHY THE LIGHT WAS ON. SO I WENT HOME AND CALLED THE RECALL NUMBER BACK AND EXPLAINED TO THEM I WASN'T COMFORTABLE WITH THE SITUATION. SO THEY CALLED THE DOWNTOWN LA LOCATION AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AND THEY CANT ORDER THE PART. THE REPRESENTATIVE THEN CALLED THE INGLEWOOD LOCATION AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO THE SUPERVISOR AND SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THAT CALL WAS MADE ON WED JULY 15TH AND AS OF TODAY JULY 20TH I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS LIGHT COMING ON CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I CANT GET ANY HELP WITH FIXING THIS SITUATION.

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WHEN ON THEN THE RADIO WENT OFF, THEN WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK, DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK THEN LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT NOT RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY BUT THEN I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS THEN STARTING TO OVERHEAT AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND PULL OUT SOME FUSES TO FINALLY SHUT THE CAR DOWN BEFORE IT POTENTIALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. I FELL THIS IS AN INHERIT SAFETY DANGE WITH THIS CAR. I SENT DO DEALER TO BE TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS VERY SCARY THAT THE CAR COULD DO THIS IF THE ALTERNATOR GOES. I SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL CAR BUT NOT FOR THE ONE I HAVE BUT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PREVIOS RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHORTLY AFTER, THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK BATTERY AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY, BATTERY LIGHT SAVER COMES ON CAR, INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES HAY WIRE JUST STARTS LIGHTING UP GAUGES GOING CRAZY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP CAR CUTS OFF, LUCKY I WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD MANAGE TO STOP CAR BYE HITTING A EMBANKMENT, WHEN I PULLED OVER BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD. COULD SMELL SOMETHING ELECTRIC BURNING. CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START HAD TOED TO THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AS I WAS BACKING UP THE CAR, THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS UNAVAILABLE ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. THEN IT STARTED FLASHING AND DINGING. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED AND BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO NOTHING I HAD DONE. THE COST WOULD BE $2090. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED IN DODGE CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. IS THIS DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS, AND ARE THERE ENOUGH OCCURRENCES THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL? ALTHOUGH THESE SENSORS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL, THEY COME AT GREAT EXPENSE TO HELP MAKE YOUR DRIVING EXPERIENCE MUCH SAFER.