2012 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

FAULTY ALTERNATOR, ALTERNATOR FAILS AND CARS ENGINE POWERS OFF WHILE DRIVING, FIRST "BATTERY SAVER MODE" INDICATER COMES ON ON MESSAGE BOARD THEN GOES OFF AND DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, IT COMES BACK ON FEW DAYS LATER AND GOES OFF. DEALER WILL NOT KNOW PROBLEM. AFTER MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED CAR IS RUNNING ON BATTERY POWER ONLY AND EVENTUALLY KILLS BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. "BATTERY SAVER MODE" MESSAGE GOES OFF WHEN CAR IS POWERED OFF WHEN FIRST APPEARS. THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY. VERY DANGEROUS IF VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

THE UCONNECT RADIO SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTION TO WORK ANYMORE, NOR WILL THE VOICE COMMANDS WORK. WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE PHONE BUTTON ON THE TOUCH SCREEN, IT GOES TO THE PHONE SCREEN BUT IT IS STUCK IN A HANDSFREE SYSTEM LOADING SCREEN AND NEVER ACTUALLY LOADS. WHEN YOU GO TO SETTINGS YOU CAN'T ENTER THE PHONE PORTION OF THE SETTINGS AT ALL. NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT THE VOICE COMMAND BUTTON EITHER, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CONNECTION OF A PHONE, IT IS JUST A FUNCTION OF THE RADIO SYSTEM. *TR

OILY FILM IS FORMING ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT REDUCES DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DELAMINATION ON A SIDE OF WINDSHIELD - POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

ON AUGUST 14TH 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY CHRYSLER 300S THROUGH TOWN AT 31MPH WHEN MY TRACTION AND ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. MY "BATTERY SAVE MODE" INFO ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I THEN HEARD A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER INTO A GAS STATION AND OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS ON FIRE MELTING AND BURNING. WE IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE CAR IS COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN. NOTHING WORKS ON THE CAR NOW. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. I HAVE 42300 MILES ON THE CAR ONLY 6000 OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS CAR IS CATCHING FIRE. IF I WOULD NOT HAVE PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY I HATE TO THINK ABOUT HOW MY CHILDREN AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, RADIO WENT OFF, AND OTHER LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON AND CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE RUBBER. WIPERS CAME ON AND OTHER LIGHTS WERE UP ON DASH. CAR SHUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF STREET AND WOULDN'T START BACK UP. AFTER SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES IN THE STREET CAR COOLED OFF AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY SAID THERE WAS A RADIO SOFTWARE THAT NEEDED UPDATED. CONCERNED THAT THE RADIO SHUT THE ENTIRE CAR OFF AND THEY COULDN'T EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT WAS THE SOFTWARE. AFTER SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO THE CHRYSLER SERVICE CONTRACT DEPARTMENT THEY FINAL;Y GAVE ME SOFTWARE UPDATE BEING TSB-08-030-12-REV. NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESOLUTION PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER. WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE LOOKED BEFORE IT OCCUR TO SOMEONE ELSE OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" CHRYSLER 300S ON 02/14/14. FROM THE BEGINNING I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALER IN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DUE TO TOO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING AIR BAG LIGHT, SEAT BELT ALARM THAT WILL GO OFF WHEN NOTHING OR NOBODY WILL BE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAD TO TAKE A VIDEO WITH MY PHONE WHILE DRIVING FOR THEM TO SEE THAT I WAS NOT LYING AND THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT. FINALLY THEY CHANGED SOMETHING THERE AND AT THE SAME TIME DISCONNECTED THE ALARM FOR THE SEAT BELT SO IT WOULDN'T GO OFF. WE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT. THE CAR ALSO HAS A REAR SHADE THAT HAS TO BE REPAIRED ALREADY ONCE DURING WARRANTY, AND A SECOND TIME WHEN I HAD TO PAY FOR ITS REPAIR. IT IS NOT WORKING AGAIN SINCE MORE THAN A MONTH AGO. THE HANDS FREE SYSTEM IS ALSO NOT WORKING, AND IT HAS NOT WORKED RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. I HAD COMPLAINED TO THEM THAT MY PHONE WAS NOT CONNECTING ALL THE TIME AND THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS THE SATELLITE, THE PHONE, ETC. NOW OF COURSE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $100 JUST FOR DIAGNOSTIC. I CALLED THEIR 800 NUMBER FOR THE CERTIFIED PREOWNED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT IS THE HANDS-FREE MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE I NEED WORKING. I COMMUTE MORE THAN 53 MILES EVERY DAY AND HAVE CONFERENCE CALLS WHILE ON THE ROAD. THE REAR VIEW CAMERA IS ALSO NOT WORKING RIGHT. IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND AGAIN, THIS WAS AN ISSUE WE MENTIONED TO THE DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY ALWAYS HAD AN EXCUSE WHY THAT WAS HAPPENING. THIS AGAIN IS ALSO A SAFETY FEATURE IMPORTANT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS TOO MANY PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A CAR THAT WAS CERTIFIED BY THE COMPANY TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONS AND THAT A YEAR AND 5 MONTHS LATER IS IN WORST SHAPE THAN MY 8 YEAR OLD MAGNUM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH RECALLS HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, STRONG PERSISTENT SMELL OF ACID WAS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND ONE OF THE BATTERY LINES WERE SERVERLY CORRODED AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.