Chrysler 300 Complaints (2012)

426 consumer complaints on file.

#10892679August 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY LIT UP AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND AFTER RAISING THE HOOD, I SAW THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH SEQUENTIALLY DESTROYED THE BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892049August 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* 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 A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892137August 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892302August 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR STALLED WITH NO WARNING, UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN GEAR, ALL ELECTRICAL SYTEMS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, HAD TO COAST TO ACCESS ROAD AN HAVE CAR TOWED FOR SERVICE..NEXT SEATBELT ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT..CANT BE USED..AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888590July 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) 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. PART DISTRIBUTION CONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888776July 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE INTERIOR VENTS AND HOOD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888323July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS WERE 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887756July 22, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887390July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885157July 15, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INFORMATION ICON AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A STRANGE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED, THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER, AND THERE WAS A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884315July 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT AND HER SON PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883924July 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ UPDATED 09/07/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883315July 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, IT STOPPED IN REVERSE. WE HAD TO THEN PUSH THE SHIFTER INTO PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883357July 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876833June 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AT AUSTIN TEXAS AIRPORT STOPPED LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, TO PICK UP PASSENGERS PUT CAR IN PARK GOT OUT COULDN'T OPEN TRUNK GEAR SHIFT HAD JUMPED TO NEUTRAL. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I OWNED THE CAR CALLED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THIS ITEM WAS NOT ON RECALL AND NOT TO BRING IT IN UNTIL IT WAS RECALLED MEANWHILE ME OR MY WIFE COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT SOME TIMES IT JUMPS INTO REVERSE WITH OUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY AND HAS ROLLED BACK ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875666June 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. UPDATED 10/19/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875527June 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/22/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875296June 20, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874756June 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTER WAS JAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,499. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/04/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873521June 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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