NHTSA Complaint #10713400 — 2011 CHRYSLER 300

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number 10713400
Vehicle 2011 CHRYSLER 300
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 70,489 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 1
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MS

Consumer Description

I WAS TRAVELING HWY 61 HEADED BACK TO YAZOO CITY, MS FROM GREENVILLE, MS MADE IT ABOUT 60 MILES FROM HOME IN AN RURAL AREA AND THE CAR JUST DIED-THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT TO FLASHING THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE STALLED THEN THE STEERING GOT SO TIGHT THEN IT JUST STOPPED AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I PAID FOR THE EXPENSIVE TOW, SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY PRIOR TO THIS BREAKDOWN BECAUSE THE CAR WAS HESITATE CRANKING-THEN AFTER THIS BREAKDOWN, I DISCOVERED THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD-I BOUGHT A NEW ALTERNATOR-CHRYSLER HAS REIMBURSE ME FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND LABOR, BATTERY, AND TOWING. BUT I WASNT REIMBURSED FOR THE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION WHILE MY CAR WAS DOWN AFTER REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR- IT WENT OUT AGAIN ON OCTOBER 30 AND MY CAR WAS DOWN ALL OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER AND PART OF JANUARY UNTIL ROUNDTREE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE DID A TEMPORARY FIX BY INSTALLING ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE THE RECALL PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO CHRYSLER AT THAT TIME AND CHRYSLER CORPORATION ADVISED ME THAT I COULD GET A TEMPORARY FIX. DURING THIS 2 MONTH PLUS, I'M WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND I WORK 50 MILES ONE WAY FROM HOME. . I DISAGREE TO THE FULLEST THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE TO PAY FOR CHRYSLER DEFAULTED PARTS OF WHICH THAT IS OUT OF MY CONTROL AND NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY- NOT TO MENTION THE MEDICAL BILL THAT I MADE DUE TO FACT OF ME BEING STRANDED IN THE DELTA AREA WHICH IS KNOWN FOR THE WEST NILE VIRUS ON A RURAL ROAD AND BEING BITE NUMEROUS TIMES BY MOSQUITOS. SO I'M REQUESTING THAT CHRYSLER PAY FOR THE FOR INVOICES OF MILEAGE FROM USAGE OF AN ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE OF WHICH YOU ALREADY HAVE A FILE AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF CHRYSLER CAN COVER MY MEDICAL BILL AS WELL BECAUSE THIS IS SIMPLY NOT RIGHT FOR ME THE CUSTOMER TO ENDURE THESE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ALONG WITH THIS FRUSTRATION, PAIN, AND SUFFERING. *TR

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