Chrysler 300C Complaints

1,258 consumer complaints on file.

#10759628August 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10750320August 21, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR FROM WORK I MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE STREET THAT LEADS ME TO MY HOUSE THE VEHICLE STOPPED I TRIED TO MAKE IT START BACK UP NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED THE TOW PLACE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO CHRYSLER THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY SAYING THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750284August 21, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
DRIVERS REAR TIRE SUDDENLY LOST AIR PRESSURE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, WENT TO GAS STATION AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE AIR IN THE TIRE IT BLEW IN MY FACE, INNER SIDEWALL SEPARATED AT SEAM WITH 18 INCH GASH. THE TIRES WERE ON MY CAR LESS THE 5 MONTHS & HAD LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. LOOKING AT YOUR SITE I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS. THE TIRE IS NOT AVAILABLE NATION WIDE AND PER MICHELIN CUSTOMER SERVICE ON BACK ORDER WITH NO PRODUCTION DATE AVAILABLE. I HAVE 3 MORE OF THESE TIRES ON MY CAR AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10749543August 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
DROVE MY CAR TO WORK IN THE MORNING WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER WORK I STARTED THE CAR AND COULD NOT SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON ETC. BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED THE REPAIR SHOP. THEY CAME AND REMOVED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY TO GET IT TO THE SHOP AND SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE WAS BROKEN INSIDE AND THEY COULDN'T JUST REPLACE THE PIECE, IT HAD TO BE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY FOR THE COST OF $300.00. NO WARNINGS OR OTHER ISSUES. AFTER LOOKING THE PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET, SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR SEVERAL TIMES JUST SHUTTING DOWN OR ALMOST SHUTTING OFF (JERKS LIKE YOU ARE HIT AND SEEMS LIKE IT IS SHUTTING DOWN BUT THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL) WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN. USUALLY IT WILL START BACK UP QUICKLY BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED 2 TIMES BECAUSE OF IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 DIFFERENT TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM DIDN'T SHOW ANY PROBLEMS.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748412August 17, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAX LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT SEEKING URGENT HELP AGAINST CHRYSLER REGARDING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. *JB
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748671August 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V354000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747367August 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD RECALL # 15V313000. *JB
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746673August 6, 2015
ENGINE
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, WITHOUT WARNING, OF MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE. ON 7/17/15, I WENT INTO THE STORE WITH MY CHILD, RETURNED TO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE SYSTEM READ, "SYSTEM OK." SMOKE BLEW FROM THE TAILPIPE. FINALLY IT STARTED, BUT SHOOK VIOLENTLY. GRATEFUL I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY ALONE OR WHILE DRIVING. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT HAD THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS COST ME $560 (THREE TOWS TO REPAIR SHOP #1, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP #2 AND FINALLY HOME AND A CHARGE FROM EACH REPAIR SHOP TO LOOK AT AND ASSESS THE DAMAGES (NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE RENTAL CARS). END RESULT, "PISTON #4 DAMAGED, MISSING LARGE PIECE OF PISTON TOP, NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE, ESTIMATED COST $8093." THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. BASED ON NUMEROUS REPORTS OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE FOUND ONLINE WHILE RESEARCHING THE COST OF REPLACEMENT ENGINES AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/2006/ENGINE/COMPLETE_ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML, I NOW DON'T BELIEVE THAT AT ALL. CHRYSLER HAS PROVEN TO BE UNTRUSTWORTHY. THERE, THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300C HAS THE MOST OVERALL COMPLAINTS OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. SEE WORST MODEL YEAR GRAPHIC AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/, BASED ON NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300C ENGINE ITSELF IS SIMPLY THE PROBLEM AND CHANCES ARE A NEW ENGINE TOO WOULD LIKELY FAIL. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID, 'WE'D JUST JUNK YOUR CAR' (A FULLY-LOADED 2006 I PAID $44K FOR BRAND NEW). NOW, WITH 94000 MILES ON IT, IT IS JUNK? THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG AT CHRYSLER. IN 2013, SOMETHING CAUSED COMPLETE BATTERY DRAIN. DRIVER DOOR BEGAN FALLING APART. AFTER FILLING UP, MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING AND IDLE. MAINTENANCE GETS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745985August 3, 2015
ENGINE
WARNING DASH LIGHTS/SIGNALS (SERVICE ENGINE, OIL, ESP. SERVICE BREAK ASSIST SYSTEM , SPEEDOMETER FLUXUATED ETC) ENGINE STALLED. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED HAD THERE BEEN OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES SINCE THAT DATE. ON 7/22/15 TOOK VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP , NEWARD DE. FOR THEM TO CHECK AND FIX. ON 7/31/15 DEALERSHIP CALLED ME STATED PROBLEM WAS FIXED THEY HAD REPLACED PTS MODULE AND SHIFTER. I DIDN'T EVEN GET IT OFF THE LOT, STARTED VEHICLE UP AND ABOVE MENTIONED LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. THE MECHANIC (DROVE) AND I WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE. SERVICE ENGINE AND OTHER DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. MECHANIC TOOK CAR BACK TO SHOP STATED HE RESET SOME CODES AND VEHICLE WAS FIXED. I WAS CHARGED $868.00 FOR SAID REPAIR AND OIL CHANGE. I DROVE VEHICLE OFF LOT.... ABOUT TWO MINUTES INTO DRIVING SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED AND VEHILCE STALLED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER.. STILL THERE. THEY STATE THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM.. WHILE CHECKING THE WEB I FOUND THAT MANY,,, MANY OF THESE CAR OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME PROBLEM WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND YET NO RECALL.. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS. PLEASE TAKE SOME ACTION ON THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745817August 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NHTSA THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AT RIVERSIDE MOSS BROS. THEY PUT ME ON SOME LIST CLAIMING THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND THAT AS THE PARTS COME IN THEY WORK OFF THEIR LIST AND I WILL GET A CALL. I HAVE CALLED THEM BACK WEEKLY SINCE WITH NO HELP. THEY CLAIM THEY ONLY GET TWO PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR EACH WEEK. SO IF I'M LUCKY THEY MIGHT FIX IT IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS. I CALLED AN ONLINE PARTS VENDOR AND THEY SAID I COULD GET THE PARTS BY UPS IN A WEEK OR LESS. SO THE DEALER IS PLAYING GAMES WITH PEOPLE. I WENT ONLINE AND WROTE THE OWNER MR. MOSS WHO PUTS ON A SHOW OF HOW IMPORTANT HIS CUSTOMERS ARE BUT HE OR A MINION NEVER REPLIED BY PHONE, LETTER OR EMAIL. THESE GUYS DON'T GET IT. NEXT CAR WILL BE FROM ANOTHER DEALER. JUST NEED HELP GETTING THE RECALL FIXED.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745182July 31, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I GOT FUEL IN MY VEHICLE APPROX. 3/4 OF A TANK AFTER FUELING MY VEHICLE STALLED WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE PURGE SOLENOID, THE PCM, AND THE EGR VALVE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744084July 28, 2015
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING,WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE ON MANY OCCASSIONS BACK TO BACK. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON MANY OCCASSIONS. I WAS TOLD THE CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN A MANY OF THINGS,TILL THIS DAY IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, NOW IM HEARING IT VOULD BE YHE COMPUTER. I DONT KNOW BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS IM TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY ON EVERYTHING I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN N TIL THIS DAY IT'S STILL NOT FIXED . I. WAS PUT IN DANGER A MANY OF TIMES ME N MY 4 CHILDREN'S LIVES WERE IN DANGER JUST IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC IT SHUTS OFF,AT ANY INSTANT ANY GIVEN TIME I CAN GET HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE MANY TIMES IT SHUTS DOWN,THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY LOSES CONTROL ALONG WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER THE WHEEL IN A WAY WHERE I CAN MAKE A COMPLETE STOP,MAKING IT VERY POSSIBLE TO HIT ANYONE ONGOING IN OTHER LANES ,IT HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUD FOR ME N MY CHILDREN.I JUST WISH THIS VEHICLE CAN NE BROUGHT BACK SO THAT ME N Y FOUR CHILDREN WOULDNT BE FACING DANGER EVERYTIME WE ENTER THE VEHICLE,ITS JUST AN EVERYDAY THING ONGOING. I TRULY WANT SOMETHING SAFE, JUST HOPE I DONY HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET NO MORE THAN WHAT I ALREADY HAVE FOR THE SAME THING AND IT HASNT BEEN FIXED YET. I DONT WANT IT ANYMORE IWANT THIS VEHICLE OFF MY HANDS NOW,ITS NOT WHAT I WANT ANYMORE,ME N MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PLACED IN MUCH DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE. I AM SORRY,BUT I TRULY THOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WAS NICE,NOT ANYMORE!
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743919July 27, 2015
ENGINE
I HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS. I STOPED AT THE GAS STATION AND FIILED MY CAR UP. WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AS IM RIDING DOWN THE RODE MY CAR FELT AT IT WAS JERKING ARE AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND CRUNK IT BACK UP AND DROVE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN AGAIN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND CRUNK IT AGAIN. IT SHUT OFF AFTER A MINUTE. I THEN REPEATED THOSE STEPS AND JUST SET THERE FOR THIRTY MINUTES OR SO AND LET IT RUN AND IT DIDN'T CUT OFF AFTER THAT. EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK UP I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR RUNS FINE LONG AS I DONT FILL MY TANK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735520July 21, 2015
ENGINE, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735564July 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735591July 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING A BRIEF DELAY UPON TURNING THE FOB TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734091July 14, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER FULLY FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE EITHER AT IDLE, OR AT LOW SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT GAVE A CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WITH A FAULT CODE TO CHECK THE FUEL CAP. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE FUEL CAP WAS PROPERLY SEATED. NOW, WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, IT NO LONGER GIVES THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT INDICATION. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS LESS THAN COMPLETELY FULL. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM NHTSA INVESTIGATED IN 2006 CHRYSLER 300S RESULTING IN CHRYSLER EXTENDING THE FUEL TANK WARRANTY TO LIFETIME COVERAGE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AS WHEN THE CAR DIES, ALL POWER IS LOST TO THE CAR TO INCLUDE STEERING AND BRAKING. TYPICALLY THIS OCCURS AT A STOP LIGHT, BUT COULD HAPPEN IN A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733126July 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
2007 CHRYSLER 300C. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN GETTING AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL PARTS AND REPAIRS COMPLETED AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AGO. TO DATE, HE HAS NEVER BEEN SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED EIGHTS MONTHS AGO, HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST AND WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. RECALL # 15V313000 AND 14V354000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732807July 8, 2015
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AROUND MY HOME GOING ABOUT 25-27MPH. I CAME TO A STOP AND MY CAR LITERALLY WENT UP IN WHITE SMOKE, LEAKED LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL AND THAN THE CAR SHUT OFF, AT TIME I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HAVE BEEN TILL THIS DAY TAKING IT TO MANY REPAIR SHOPS TO HAVE WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS WRONG FIXED UNTIL I FINALLY TOOK IT TO ENGINE SPECIALIST AND SAID ENGINE BLEW. I HAVE NOT HAD CAR MORE THAN 3 YEARS AND CHRYSLER DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AND REFUSE TO HELP. IT IS NOT FAIR TO US WHO PAY SO MUCH MONEY ON A CAR THAT CHRYSLER THEM SELF TOLD ME WAS A BIG ISSUE IN THE 2005 CHRYSLER 300C 5.7 V8 HEMI HAVING ENGINE FAILURE AND DON'T EVEN RECOMMEND PEOPLE TO BUY THIS PATICULAR MODEL OF CAR.. PLEASE HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND THINK THESE ENGINES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO FIX THEM.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732447July 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
YES I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY RADIO BLEW UP AND THREW GLASS ALL OVER ME AND MY CAR /I FEEL LIKE I HAD BEEN SHOT AT WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC, THEN HAD GLASS FLYING AT ME. LUCKILY, I HAD MY SUN GLASSES ON AT THE TIME BECAUSE I HAD GLASS ALL OVER ME, THE FRONT SEAT, AND THE BACK SEAT JUST EVERY WERE IN MY CAR. NOW I HAVE AN EMPTY SPACE WERE THE RADIO GOES. SOMEONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IF THE STEREO ARE NOT BUILT BETTER THAN THAT THEN WHY ARE THEY BEING PUT IN CARS NOW MY CAR HAS A EMPTY UGLY HOLE BECAUSE OF THIS . PLEASE REPLY WITH AN ANSWER. MA 10/20/15 UPDATED 10/20/15*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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