NHTSA Complaint #11022722 — 2012 CHRYSLER 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (NORTHTOWN CHRYSLER/JEEP IN TONAWANDA, NEW YORK) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS UNTIL 08/16/2017, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER NORTHTOWN CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER THREE WEEKS PRIOR WHERE THE BATTERY AND FUEL PUMP WERE CHANGED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.