2012 Chrysler 300 Complaint Log

WHEN TURNING THERE IS A LOUD SCRUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ABS INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I AM SENDING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300'S AND THE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED. MY VEHICLE HAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE USED TO SPORADICALLY AFFECT MY VEHICLE IN VARIOUS WAY, HOWEVER LATELY THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE. THE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE ACTIVITY ARE AS FOLLOWS: SOMETIMES MY BLUETOOTH WILL NOT CONNECT SO I WOULD TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BLUETOOTH WOULD IMMEDIATELY CONNECT. SOMETIMES THE POWER SEATS WILL NOT HEAT. I WOULD PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD START HEATING UP. SOMETIMES THE BACK-UP CAMERA FLICKERS AND HAS A SEVERELY DISTORTED IMAGE. SOMETIME THE IMAGE OF THE CAMERA IS PERFECTLY CRYSTAL CLEAR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND I DO NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PUMP. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN OUT OF NO WHERE THE STEERING GETS REALLY TIGHT AND I ALMOST HAVE TO FORCE THE CAR TO TURN. WHEN I PARK THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE THEN THE STEERING IS FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE BATTERY ALTERNATOR AND STARTER ARE ALL PERFECT. THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2013. THE ATTACHED IMAGES SHOW THE BACKUP CAMERA FLICKERING AND DISTORTED IMAGES. EXACTLY 2 MINUTES LATER I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE IMAGES WERE PERFECT. I ALSO HAVE VIDEOS TO SHARE IF NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE AUTO START BUTTON. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FOG LIGHT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO KEPT THE VEHICLE AND LATER STATED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT DUE TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. IN THE INTERIM, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,656. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED; HOWEVER, IT ONLY MOVED APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. LUCKILY A POLICE OFFICER WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TURNED AROUND TO ASSIST. CAR WAS TOWED TO AAA SERVICE CENTER WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILED ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO BURNT WIRE HARNESS IN THE SIDEWALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED MY WIFE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO STATED THAT VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HAVING VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT WILL BE LEFT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 112,000 AND I WAS READY TO GET ANOTHER ONE WON'T HAPPEN UNLESS THEY DO THE RIGHT THING RECALL# 14V634000

AT WORK WENT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE SPACE DROVE OVER A PIECE OF GLASS SO I PUT MY CAR IN PARK IT ROLLED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT BRICK WALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND GRAY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME.I HAD SEEN THIS LIGHT. GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT FEW HOURS LATER AND LIGHT WENT AWAY. BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON A BUSY STREET. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE AROUND AND HEAD HOME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT!!! I MADE IT HOME BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF IT WAS STUCK IDLING. THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND BEGAN EMPTYING COOLANT EVERYWHERE . THE CAR OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF. I DRIVE 25 MILES TO WORK EVERYDAY AND TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL VIA FREEWAY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREE WAY MYSELF AND MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. I READ THE FAULT CODES AND I GOT A BAD ALTERNATOR CODE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND NUMEROUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,096. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ UPDATED 11/02/16.*JB

SINCE 2013 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR. FIRST IN 2013 IT WAS VERY SPORADIC. THE BLUETOOTH AND RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2 TO 4 MONTHS SO I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD CONNECT. THIS YEAR IN JANUARY 2016 THE FAN WAS NOT BLOWING AND THERE WAS NOT HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. I TURN THE CAR OF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE FAN BEGAN TO BLOW IMMEDIATELY. LAST WEEK MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO COMPLETE MY LEFT TURN AND GOT REALLY TIGHT. YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE BEGAN TO FEEL VERY TIGHT AS IF THEY WERE BOTH GETTING STIFF AND THE SUSPENSION STARTED GETTING VERY TIGHT THEN AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY BACKUP CAMERA STARTED FLICKERING LIKE POLTERGEIST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IT I NEEDED A BATTERY OR A NEW ALTERNATOR AND THEY SAID NOPE. MY BATTERY, MY ALTERNATOR AND STARTED ARE ALL GOOD. I HAVE BEEN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT HAS JUST GONE BAD OVER TIME. I TRIED TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT IN 2013, BUT ANYTIME SOMEONE HELD ONTO THE VEHICLE NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST SPOKE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY SAID I MAY NEED A NEW PCM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT 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. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR A RECALL REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY WERE NEEDED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE WARRANTY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,789.

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). THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND WAITED MORE THAN AN HOUR FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V352000 (AIR BAGS). 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A 90 PLUS DEGREE DAY WITH MY AIR ON AND RADIO AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RADIO SHUTS OFF THE AIR SHUTS OFF AND THE HEAT COMES ON MAX ALL BY ITS SELF.THE WINSHEILD WIPERS COME ON . I TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF BUT I COULDNT. TRY TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT IT WOULDNT WORK . LOST MY POWER STEERING. TRY TO TURN BUT I COULDNT WENT TO NEXT DRIVE WAY WHERE IT WAS WIDE ENOUGH AND TURNED THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START WHILE ALL THIS WAS GOING ON. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR WHERE I TRIED TO STOP IT BUT IT WOULD NOT SO I PUSH THE EMERENCY BRAKE AND HELD THE BRAKE WHILE I DID THAT ALSO TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO IN THE MESSAGE AREA IT READ SERVICE SHIFTER. FINALLY THE CAR WAS DYING DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST SHUT DOWN. I FEAR DRIVING THAT CAR I AM TRAUMATIZED BY THIS AND FEAR MY LIFE IN THAT CAR BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF IT AND COULD NOT SHUT IT OFF BECAUSE THE PUSH TO START WAS ONLY LIKE A DUMBBIE BUTTON .IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY INTO PARK POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED FORWARD DOWN AN INCLINE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, IT WENT INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ITS REAR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TRANSMISSION SERVICE WARNING & ENGINE SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON WITH TRANSMISSION GOING OUT OF GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT SPEED. RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ONCOMING AND SURROUNDING MOTORISTS. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. REQUIRES A SHUT DOWN AND RESTART/REBOOT WITH DIMINISHED TRANSMISSION ABILITY. YELLOW SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE IN THE CONSTANT ON, LIGHTED. CHRYSLER SERVICE CODES DETECT NO CODED ISSUES. HAPPENING ON A GREATER FREQUENCY NOW, STARTED BEFORE 30,000 MILES, VEHICLE NOW HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT. HAPPENS IN MOTION, AFTER BEING PARKED, JUST BEFORE PARKING. FREQUENCY IS SUCH THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER DEALER(S) STATE THAT DO DO NOT HAVE A FIX RESOLVED YET FOR THE 2012 MODELS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BATTERY SAVER MODE APPEARED. THE RADIO SHUT DOWN, NO CONTROL OF THE WINDOWS, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. KEPT DRIVING DUE TO BEING CLOSE TO HOME. AS I WAS PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. IT WOULDN'T LET ME PUT IT IN PARK AND I COULDN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN THE DOORS TO GET MY 5 YEAR OLD OUT OF IT. HE HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF A WINDOW. ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR 180 AMP AND THE BATTERY. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUES BUT ONLY FOR CARS WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE OF NO HELP EITHER. CLEARLY THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED, I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS!!!! AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUPER DANGEROUS BEING THAT MY SON AND I WERE LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ALTERNATOR IS JUST SMOKING AWAY!!!! THANKFULLY HIS BACK WINDOW WAS DOWN AND HE CRAWLED OUT!! WE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS WERE TO HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. SUCH BULL CRAP COMING FROM A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY! FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY, HAS A LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU!!!!!! MAKES ME SICK THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS FROM SO MANY PEOPLE DESCRIBING BASICALLY THE SAME PROBLEMS AND YOU SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING!!!!!

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, CHRYSLER 300, YEAR MODEL 2012, SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHILE IN MOTION, IN TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE HAND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE ALTERNATOR WAS SAID TO BE THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS A 180 AMP.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,012. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN PARK ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THAT A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION WAS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, RAISED UP THE HOOD, AND NOTICED SMOKE RAPIDLY EXITING THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,042.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

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.

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.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE TO PLACE IT IN PARK, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FIELD. THE GEAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A COLLISION REPAIR CENTER FOR INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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.

TAKATA RECALL - IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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.

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

MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, IT STOPPED IN REVERSE. WE HAD TO THEN PUSH THE SHIFTER INTO PARK.