NHTSA Complaint #10898651 — 2012 CHRYSLER 300 SERVICE BRAKES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10898651
Vehicle	2012 CHRYSLER 300
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	August 12, 2016
Date Filed	August 25, 2016
Mileage	63,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

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

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