NHTSA Complaint #10925096 — 2012 CHRYSLER 300

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPR, CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ALL INSIDE LIGHTS, INCLUDING INDICATOR LIGHTS. WITHIN ONE MINUTES LATER, POWER DROPPED AND CAR WAS BARELY DRIVING. WITHIN THE TWO BLOCKS I HAD TO DRIVE TO GET HOME, POWER CONTINUED TO DROP. NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR; UNABLE TO TURN OFF .IGNITION OR PUT CAR IN PARK IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SMOKE PROFUSELY. LOOKED LIKE ALL FLUIDS LEAKED AND CAR BECAME HOT. THEN ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON FLASHING VIOLENTLY. CAR SMOKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE IT BECAME QUIET. GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE, SO IT REMAINED IN DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME. I KEPT MY FOOT ON BRAKE DUE TO UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT THE CAR WOULD DO. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD BUT CONTINUED TO SMOKE MORE THAN 30 MORE MINUTES. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL ANYTHING. COULD NOT EVEN OPERATE TRUNK. I AM TOTALLY AFRAID OF THIS CAR. TOWED TO DEALER. ALTERNATOR COST >$1100. MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 68000. P60 RECALL WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO MY CAR DUE TO AMP VALUE.