Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2012 record →
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES, COULD NOT SHIFT, WIPERS BLADES WENT ON AND COULD NOT TURN ENGINE OFF. HAD A ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE, THE ANTI SKID CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THEN UN-ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX, ALSO A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL BURNING PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED FRANK FLETCHER CHRYSLER DEALER, LOCATED IN SHERWOOD AR, WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,906.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CENTRAL AVENUE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED AT 1839 CENTRAL PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY 10710; (914) 961-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIG BAG WIRE NEEDED TO BE CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,441. UPDATED 11/07/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR BEGAN TO SMOKESO MUCH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURE. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER (ORLANDO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 4101 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808, (407) 299-1120) WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AS I WAS DRIVING MY RADIO CUT OFF AN TGE MESSAGE WAS BATTERY SAVER MODE SO I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AN SMELL A SOMETHING BURNING PLUS MY WIPERS STARTED TO MOVE ON ITS ON I TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK BUT IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO DO SO BUT WHEN I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL I LEFT MY HOOD AN THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING SO WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH IT WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES SO I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT CAN THIS PROBLEM BE FIX!
CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD, OPENED IT UP SMELL WAS COMNG FROM THE ALTENATOR, SMELT LIKE BURNT PLASTIC. MY ELETRICAL WENT OUT NO WAY OF STARTING CAR UP AND HAD TO OPEN MANUALLY WITH CAR KEY TO GET IN.
ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE NO WARNING REPALACE ALTERNATOR NEW BATTERY BATTERY LIGHT WANT GO OUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE RADIO ON, THE RADIO TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY SAVER MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE POWER, BUT HESITATED WHILE DRIVING HOME. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). ALL STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (11503 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, BRIDGETON, MO 63044 (314) 291-2050) CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
AS LEAVING MY HOME AND GOING NO MORE THAN 15 MPH BECAUSE I WAS STILL IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I NOTICED THAT "BATTERY SAVER MODE" CAME ON THE DASH. WITHIN SECONDS, I NOTICED THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND AS I WAS RETURNING HOME (WHICH WOULD HAVE TAKEN ABOUT 60 SECONDS), THE CAR COMPLETED STOPPED. I STARTED TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL, SO I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK BUT IT WOULD NOT GO. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF, BUT NO SUCCESS. AS I WAS SMELLING THE BURNING SMELL, I DECIDED TO JUST OPEN THE CAR DOOR TO GET OUT AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ALTERNATOR AND WOULD CHECK FOR RECALL. THEY CHECKED MY VIN AND ADVISED I WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, BUT OTHER 2012 CHRYSLER 300S HAD BEEN INCLUDED. AS I RESEARCHED ONLINE, MANY CONSUMERS WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND BEING TOLD THEY WERE NOT IN RECALL. I READ THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM AS THE RECALL WAS NOTED AND I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. IN ADDITION, I WAS AFRAID THE CAR WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE BY THE SMELL THAT WAS COMING IN THE CAR. HOPEFULLY, THIS PROBLEM CAN BE ADDRESSED.
DRIVING AT NIGHT. NOTICED CAR WAS" WHINING" AND EMITTING BURNT PLASTIC ODOR. LIGHTS DIMMED. INFORMATION (EVIC) SCREEN REPORTED "BATTERY SAVER MODE". CHECKED CAR UPON ARRIVING HOME. BURNT ODOR FROM LOCATION OF ALTERNATOR.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN APPOINTMENT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME AND ASKED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR LONGER THAN 2 DAYS WITH NO OPTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE. THE DEALER (DALLAS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP,11550 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75238, (214) 327-9361) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER (J1 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR INCORPORATED, 591 S MAIN ST, LOMBARD, IL 60148, (630) 932-4427) AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS 180 AMPS, IT WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL CONCERNING THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. IN ADDITION, A NEW RECALL WAS ISSUED: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,172. UPDATED 08/31/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK RELEASE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. *TR
LIMITED EDITION 75TH ANNIVERSARY MOPAR. CONTINUALLY BLOWS THE 25 AMP FUSE FOR THE ACC, ANTI-SWAY, & AND SYSTEMS. ALTERNATOR HAS CAUGHT FIRE ON ON ONE OCCASSION. CHRYSLER EITHER DOESN'T CARE OR DOES NOT POSSESS THE EXPERTISE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. BATTERY & ALTERNATOR REPLACED AFTER FIRE. 4091 MILES LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME BLOWN FUSE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER "INDEPENDANT" INVESTIGATOR FROM EAA (MIKE SOBIECKI) FILED REPORT TO CHRYSLER A FEW WEEKS AGO. NO CALL FROM CHRYSLER TO ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE (THERE IS A CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER ON THIS). I NEED HELP. I WORK OUT OF STATE AND I-VE ALREADY BROKE DOWN DURING INTERSTATE TRAVEL ON I-10.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN CHRYSLER DEALER IN BRONX, NEW YORK WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
CAR HAD NO ISSUES. WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE EVERYTHING IN CAR WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING UP AND DOWN AND COULDN'T STEER CAR. THE SMELL WAS LIKE SOMETHING WAS ON FIRE. THOUGHT IT WAS BATTERY (EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ISSUES BEFORE) BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THE BURNING AND SMOKE WAS WORSE. COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT HOME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W THIS VEHICLE YET THIS VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. BATTERY WAS DRAINED BY ALTERNATOR HAD NO WARNING. I DRIVE TO WORK AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THAT ANYTHING WAS MALFUNCTIONING IN THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE WORK I COULDN'T I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY THE NEXT DAY AND ALTERNATOR DRAINED THAT ONE TOO SO HAD TO GO GET THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY AT THE DEALER (STEPHEN WADE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT 1724 HILTON DR, ST GEORGE, UTAH 84770) WHERE IT WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN EXISTING RECALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP TAIL TURN LAMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL LIGHT TO MELT. THE TAIL LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 08/23/17*LJ UPDATED 11/06/2017*JS *TR
WHILE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER 300 SHUT DOWN NO ELECTRICAL POWER UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK NO WARNING SIGNS AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. UNABLE TO USE HAZARD ALIGHTS AS WELL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING ALERTS WERE PRESENT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER MOMENTUM CHRYSLER OF FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF *JS
MY CARS RADIO WENT OUT FIRST THEN AC BLOWING WARM AIR THEN ALL GAUGES GOING CRAZY AND HAD A BURNING SMELL OF PLASTIC. WAS ON A CITY STREET CAME UP TO STOP SIGN AND CAR JUST DIED. THIS COULD OF BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON HIGHWAY. I AM TOLD IT IS MY ALTERNATOR AND THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH OTHER RECALLS OF ALTERNATORS. I SEE THEY DO HAVE RECALLS ON 2012 CHRYSLER 300 FOR ALTERNATOR, BUT MY VIN # ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
HAD ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED TODAY 06/30/2017 DUE TO SHORTAGE. NOTED NUMEROUS INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR CHRYSLER 300. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL THAT INCLUDES 'CERTAIN' 2011 THRU 2014 CHRYSLER 300'S ("P60 / NHTSA 14V-634...FCA HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2011 THROUGH 2014 MODEL YEAR DODGE DURANGO, CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHALLENGER, DODGE CHARGER AND 2012 THROUGH 2014 MODEL YEAR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR.") I CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THE NHTSA VIN RECALL LOOK-UP TOOL AND MY CAR HAS NO OPEN RECALLS. HOWEVER, I DO NOT FIND IT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM IF OTHER CHRYSLER 300'S ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM ENOUGH TO GENERATE A RECALL. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR COMPANY FOR $962 AND SOME CHANGE. AS THE SAFETY RECALL WARNS AND DENOTES THE POSSIBILITY OF ... "THE DRIVER WILL HAVE LIMITED OR NO DETECTION OF THE ALTERNATOR FAILING, WHICH CAN RESULT IN VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING" ... THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AT AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON 06/29/17. I THINK MY VIN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE. ABOUT A MILE AWAY I STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AND OFF, RADIO AND AC COMING ON AND OFF AND THEN CAR DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART. AFTER 5 OR 10 MINUTES GET IT RESTARTED AND WILL BARELY MOVE. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN AUTO PARTS STORE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. WHEN I PULL IN THE PARKING LOT, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, WILL NOT SHUT OFF, WIND SHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND WON'T GO OFF, GAUGES ALL GOING CRAZY AND HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE SO MY CAR WON'T RUN THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE STORE WHILE I GO INTO STORE TO GET HELP. THE GUY HOOKS UP TO DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND IT GIVES A READ ERROR. (HOOKS UP TO ANOTHER CAR AND NO ERROR). FINALLY GET CAR TO SHUT OFF AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. HE TESTS BATTERY AND COMES BACK LOW. NEW $200 BATTERY AND STARTS UP FINE, EVERYTHING WORKING AGAIN. PULL OUT OF PARKING LOT AND START SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING, SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENTS, WEIRD SOUND. PULL OVER AND SAME THINGS HAPPEN - GAUGES GOING CRAZY, WIPERS ON, WON'T SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, WON'T TURN OFF. GET OUT OF CAR AND TAKE KEY OUT WITH ME AND WIPERS COME ON. HAVE TO TAKE OUT FUSE TO GET THEM TO GO OFF. LIGHTS COME ON. HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO GET THEM OFF - ALL OF THIS WHEN THE KEY IS NOT EVEN IN THE CAR! $60 TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO SHOP AND $600 TO HAVE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. WHY IS THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR NOT PART OF THE P60 RECALL WHEN IT IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS
BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT 78500 MILES WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. DROVE TO WORK AND HAD NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE ANYTHING WAS FAILING IN THE CAR WHEN I WENT TO GO HOME AT 3AM. I COULDN'T GET INTO THE CAR BECAUSE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HAD TO LAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR PLUS LABOR WHEN I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 3 MONTHS AGO.
MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 3.6L V6 WENT IN BATTERY SAVE MODE AS I WAS DRIVING THEN SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT START SO I BOOST IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. I DROVE A CIRCLE AROUND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE. THE 180AMP ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND BURNING UP. I CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. NOW THE CAR CRANKS AND STAY RUNNING BUT WILL NOT DRIVE. NO DASH LIGHTS ARE WORKING AND I CAN NOT PUT IT INTO GEAR. IF I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT COMPLETELY THEN THE A/C AND DASH LIGHTS N RADIO WORK BUT THE CAR STILL WILL NOT GO INTO MY DESIRED GEAR. I HAVE LOST A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND NOWHERE ONLINE IS THERE ANSWERS FOR THIS PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN, THE CARS WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AND ALARMS STARTED BEEPING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE FCW OFF MESSAGE, I SMELLED SMOKE AND HEARD A WHIRING SOUND. AFTER PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. 20 MINUTES LATER I STARTED UP THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING, AGAIN WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. WHEN COMING BACK HOME (4 MILE ROUND TRIP), I HEARD A WHIRING SOUND AGAIN, SMELLED SMOKE AND LIGHTS AND ALARMS AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. AT THIS POINT, I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE AREA OF THE ALTERNATOR. AFTER THE SMOKE STOPPED I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT AND ROLL UP WINDOWS BUT COULD NOT, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR FOR MY CAR. HOWEVER, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR, MY CAR HAS THE 180 AMP. THIS ALTERNATOR FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT A BUSY INTERSECTION. SINCE THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I AM NOW OUT $1000. I HAVE READ SIMILAR STORIES OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, PLEASE HELP.
VEHICLE NOT RECALLED ON P60 RECALL DUE TO 180 AMP ALTERNATOR BUT ALL SYMPTOMS ARE SAME. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON THEN RADIO SHUT OFF ,SERVICE TRANS FLASHED, ABS CAME ON,BATTERY SAVE MODE CAME ON,NO POWER, WIPERS CAME ON ,WHILE SLOWING TRANS WENT INTO PARK. OPENING HOOD I HAD A STRONG BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL AREA OF ALTERNATOR, IT WAS HOT TO TOUCH I CHECKED VOLTAGE AT BATTERY 1.42 INSTEAD OF 12+ SEAMS THIS PROBLEM GOES PAST THE 160AMP ALTS.THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET VEHICLE WENT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM START TO TOTAL STOP IN MIDDLE OF STREET BLOCKING TRAFFIC, COULD NOT RELEASE PARKING BRAKE TO MOVE TO SIDE OF STREET. HAD REPAIRS MADE AT SHOP WHERE IT WAS TOWED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALT AND BATTERY AND AN INFORMATION TAG ON ALT WAS BURNED ALSO. THE SHOP CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL WHICH IT WASN'T.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED AND ROLLED INTO A FLOWER POT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS STILL IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. SINCE THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OUT OF CONCERN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I HAVE A 2012 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WITH A 3.6L V6 AND 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 88000. SHOW VERY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS FOR RECALL NUMBER 14V634000 (LOW POWER MODE, BATTERY LIGHT, COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE) WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT SINCE THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. I HAD TO REPLACE OUT OF POCKET WITH TOTAL REPAIR COST AT 1200.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE LOST IGNITION STATUS, AND THE SHIFTER WAS THE ROOT CAUSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY COMPLIANT - ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD A BURNING ODOR AND A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES I NOTICED THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT POINT, I DROVE ANOTHER APPROXIMATE 2 MILES BEFORE PARKING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT. AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR AN HOUR LATER MY CAR STARTED BUT THE RADIO DID NOT COME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT AFTER APPROXIMATE 0.2 MILES IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 3.6L CHRYSLER 300 HAD A RECALL ON. MY CAR IS A 5.7L HEMI 300S. IT HAS BEEN A DEATH TRAP FROM ONE DAY AND AT THIS POINT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE ALTERNATOR ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVE MODE ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO A SHOULDER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000.
IT WAS A RECALL WORKED ON MY CAR FOR AUTOMATIC SHIFTER,THEN MY CAR BEEN HAVING A KIND OF PROBLEM.ON THE 4/23/17 DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY GOT IN MY CAR TO STARTED,MY CAR START SMOKING AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF..WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE RELATING TO MY PROBLEM,THEN WAS A RECALL FOR 300 2012 ON ELECTRICAL..I THINK THE DEALER OR CHRYSLER NOT REPORTING THE PROBLEM. MORE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS APPEARED DIM AND DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE BLACK LINES THAT LOOKED LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN OBJECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE LED LIGHTS AND WERE WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. UPDATED 06/29/17*LJ *CN
WHILE DRIVING A RED LOW BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY...CAR STARTS TO SHUT DOWN AND I FIND A SAGE LOCATION....AS I PULL TO A SAGE LOCATION CAR LOSSES CONTROL...THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK...THIS GOES ON FOR 5 MIN AS THE CAR IS TURNING WIND SHEILD WIPERS ON AND RADIO FLICKERS ON BY IT SELF...SO I REPLACE BATTERY AND PROCEED TO DRIVE HOME...I GET ABOUT 20 MIN DOWN THE ROAD AND IT PROCEEDS TO HAPPEN AGIN...NOT ONLY DOES THE HEADKIGHTS CUT IFF AT NIGHT...BUT MPH READ 0 AND I WAS GOING OVER 50 MPH
THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. CRASH CAUSED BUY FAULTY ALTENATOR AND LEAD POSITIVE POWER WIRE
EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER REPLACING ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY- ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFFECTS EVERYTHING- UNSAFE TO DRIVE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) 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 FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I WAS WAITING IN THE DRIVE THRU BANK LINE AND THE CAR CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ALTERNATOR. HOWEVER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 160 AMP CHRYSLER 300 (RECAL P60) BUT I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT MY CAR IS 180 AMP BUT I'VE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 160 AMP. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.
THE CAR WOULD NOR GO INTO ANY GEAR,(D, R,N) IT KEPT POPPING INTO PARK AND AFTER IT SET FOR AN HOUR, IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME.
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES WHILE SITTING STILL OR DRIVING
RIGHT SIDE OF THE POWERTRAIN IS HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE NOT FUNCTION AS SHOULD BE CREATING THE CAR TO MISFIRE. THE LEFT POWERTRAIN WAS REPLACED CYLINDER HEAD BUT THE ENGINE & POWERTRAIN AS A WHOLE IS DEFECTIVE & IS CAUSING DRIVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR BUCKS (JOLTS FOWARD) AT IDOL & ON THE HIGHWAY IT PUTTS FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION SLIP. IT'S NOT A CONSTANT STEADY SPEED. MAKING IT DIFFICULT & SCARY TO DRIVE A LONG DISTANCE.
ON MARCH 12, 2017 I WAS DRIVING CHRYSLER 2012 300 VEHICLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY,THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO BATTERY POWER SAVE MODE, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BREAKS LOCKED ON ME, THE CAR DID NOT LET ME STOP AND I WAS ON A BUSY STREET ROUTE 30 IN MERRILLVILLE, IN WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH FOR 15 FEET AND MADE AN ABRUPT STOP, AFTER WARDS I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON VEHICLE AND WAS LEFT STRANDED ON BUSY STREET, LUCKILY THEIR WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME OR IT COULD OF BEEN WORSE, AFTER DOING RESEARCH I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THIS COULD OF BEEN DUE TO FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND MENTIONED RECALL P61 AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS FOR A 160 AMP AND MINE WAS 180 AMP, THE CAUSE OF THIS SITUATION WAS CLEARLY DUE TO A RECALL ON A RECALL OF A DIFFERENT CHRYSLER MODEL AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CUSTOMER OF CHRYSLER AND MY REASONING BEHIND BUYING CHRYSLER IS BECAUSE OF THEIR WONDERFUL SAFETY FEATURES, AND FEELING SECURE WHILE DRIVING MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN,IT IS UNFAIR AND AFTER THIS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE . THEIR NEEDS TO BE IMMEDIATE ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID INJURY OR POSSIBLE DEATH.
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET MY CHRYSLER 300 STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED.THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED PLUS THE BATTERY WAS DAMAGED.VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED .THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE,THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER#14V634000{ELECTRICAL SYSTEM}THE FAILURE MILEAGE 77,000.SOME RECALL SITES SAY THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLES WERE FROM 2011 -2014 BUT,THE MANUFACTURER SAY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE LIST.
WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY, ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK, DISCOVERED THE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT WORK. THE INTERNAL MECHANISMS OF THE SEAT BELT LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE BELT TO BE LATCHED. PERSONALLY DISASSEMBLED THE LATCH AND DISCOVERED THE SPRING HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE METAL LOCK THAT CATCHES THE HOLE ON THE MALE END OF THE BELT. BECAUSE OF THIS, SOME OF THE COMPONENTS HAD SHIFTED AROUND INSIDE COMPLETELY DISABLING THE CATCHING MECHANISM FROM MOVING. HADN'T NOTICED ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO THE LATCH BECOMING INOPERABLE. THE LATCH THAT BROKE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. FOUND A USED LATCH FROM A JUNK YARD AND REPLACED IT. I CURRENTLY AM STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE OLD SEAT BELT LATCH.
TAKATA RECALL RECALL IS TAKING WAY TO LONG TO FIX
S27 RECALL ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER SAFETY RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ON 08/30/2016. ON 12/31/2016 OUR CAR WAS PUT IN THE "PARK" POSITION YET 4 HOURS AFTER IT WAS SITTING IN OUR DRIVE-WAY, TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN, HIT A WOOD PILE ON OUR PROPERTY, CAUSING MORE THAN $1223 IN DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PRIOR TO MOVING ON ITS OWN. NO PERSONAL INJURIES SUSTAINED SINCE NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS STILL IN "PARK" WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND AGAINST THE WOOD PILE. WE HAVE PHOTOS TO PROVE THIS AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE THAT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX FOR US!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
THE BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CHRYSLER 300 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. SHE HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CAR CONTINUED SMOKING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS!! THE DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEED TO REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CHRYSLER 160 ALTERNATOR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS A 180 ALTERNATOR AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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