NHTSA Complaint #10745633 — 2011 CHRYSLER 300
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10745633 |
| Vehicle | 2011 CHRYSLER 300 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 38,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
SO, I WAS PARKED WAITING ON HUBBY TO GET OUT OF THE STORE, WITH THE CAR ON, SINCE HE WAS JUST GOING TO PICK SOMETHING UP FAST, IT STARTED TO SMELL, LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING, LIKE REALLY BAD, EVEN MY SON, WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SMELL. HUBBY COMES BACK, AND I TELL HIM, AND HE SAID IT SMELLED LIKE BURNT PLASTIC, SO WE EXIT THE PARKING, AND ON MY WAY HOME, I FELT THE CAR WEIRD,I PROCEEDED, TO A DRIVE THRU, WHERE THE SMELL CAME BACK AGAIN, WE HEARD A WEIRD NOISE, BUT DIDN'T THINK ANY OF IT, AS I WAS EXCITING THE DRIVE THRU, THE LIGHT OF THE BATTERY CAME ON, THEN ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR POPPED UP, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL, I PARKED, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND POPPED THE HOOD OPEN, THERE WAS SMOKE AND SMELLED LIKE IT WAS BURNING, WE WITH OUR KIDS GOT OFF THE CAR, AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES, I CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME, I HAD TO TOW IT AND TAKE IT IN.HUBBY, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, AND THE CAR STARTED GETTING FEELING FORCED, HE TURNED IT OFF AGAIN, AND IT FELT HEAVY. WE WAITED 20 MINUTES, AND SINCE WE WERE JUST A BLOCK AWAY FROM HOME, HUBBY DROVE IT BACK HOME, AND SINCE THEN HAVEN'T MOVED IT..
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