NHTSA Complaint #10794477 — 2012 CHRYSLER 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CHECK BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN THE BATTERY POST WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.