NHTSA Complaint #10639194 — 2008 CHRYSLER 300
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10639194 |
| Vehicle | 2008 CHRYSLER 300 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 30,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT A NEW CHRYSLER 300 IN 2008. THE 300 IS HAVING VERY MAJOR ISSUES IN JULY 10, 2010 / SEPTEMBER 09 , 2011 / SEPTEMBER 04 2012 / AUGUST 12 , 2013/ , JUNE 2014 / SEPTEMBER 2014 THE 300 HAD TO BE TOWED MANY TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT START; THIS CAR WAS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHAT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY ; WHEN WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THE CAR MIGHT RESTART, WE HAD SOME VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONCERNS AT THIS TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING REPETITIVELY ANYWHERE (FREEWAY, REGULAR STREET, WHEN DRIVING SLOW, FAST), WE WERE TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION MODULE AND 6 TIMES WE CAME TO CHRYSLER IT WAS SOMETHING RELATED TO A FAULTY IGNITION WE KEPT DRIVING THE 300 NOT FEELING SAFE , THE CAR STALLS ANYTIME ,ANYWHERE , THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE . MY WIFE WHO MAINLY DROVE THE CAR DECIDED TO LET ME DRIVE THE 300 BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT FEELING SAFE DRIVING WITH THE KIDS SCARED TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ENGINE NEVER STOPPED SHUTTING DOWN ANYWHERE SHE DRIVES ( FREEWAY, STREET) THE IGNITION ISSUE IS CONSISTENT 1 YEAR APART ,JULY 2010,SEPTEMBER 2011,SEPTEMBER 2012 , AUGUST 2013 JUNE 014 ,SEPTEMBER 2014 , I AM CERTAIN IF NOTHING SERIOUSLY IS DONE I WILL CONTACT YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS FAULTY IGNITION ISSUE MUST BE FIX PERMANENTLY AT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP COST; MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR; ; THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS NOW BUT THEY IGNORE US. I HAVE ENOUGH THAT IS WHY I CONTACT YOU TO SEE IF ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I WILL ASK FIRST FOR A REFUND ASSOCIATED TO ALL IGNITION ISSUES AND A TOTAL FIX OF THE PROBLEM I SENT A CERTIFIED COMPLAINT LETTER TO CHRYSLER IN JUNE 2014 BUT STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR
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