2012 CHRYSLER 300 Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-853-1403 AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEXT LETTER WOULD BE SENT IN JANUARY OF 2018. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGAN TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM KATY (21777 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450, (281) 715-6920) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,001.

THE CAR STARTED TURNING AIR AND RADIO OFF BY ITSELF AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THAN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON . THE BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED AND THE PHONE FEATURES. THE CAR STOPPED AFTER THAT WOULDN'T GO IN PARK UNTIL I HELD DOWN THE START BUTTON THAN IT PARKED AND WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING.

GOT UP IN THE MORNING STARTED MY CHRYSLER 300 LET IT RUN FOR 3-5MINS BEFORE PULLING OFF TO GET COFFEE. NO ISSUES GOING AND RETURNING WHICH TOOK 10-15MINS TOPS. RETURNED HOME TO PICK UP AND DROP MY GIRLFRIEND OFF AT WORK APPROX. 20-25 MILES AWAY. MADE IT THERE WITH NO ISSUES. I PULL AWAY FROM HER JOB TURN A FEW CORNERS I SUDDENLY HEAR A FAINT WHINING THE STEADILY GREW LOUDER AND BEGAN TO SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT POPPED THE HOOD LOOKED AT THE ENGINE SAW NOTHING BUT STILL SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING. GOT BACK IN THE CAR TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND PULLED OFF. 5 MILES FROM MY GIRLFRIENDS JOB I'M BACK ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60-65 THE CAR IS STILL WHINING THE ELECTRONICS STARTED TO FLICKER EVERYTHING THE NEEDLES EVERYTHING JUST KEPT FLASHING OR FAILED UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE ABS AND FORWARD CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE THE WIPERS WERE RUNNING. CLICKING NOISES COULD BE HEARD AND THE TRUNK COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE BATTERY HAD TO REPLACED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE AND A BURNING ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS. ALSO THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STUTTER. AS THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT AND ENGAGE INTO PARK. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE WIPER BLADES INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED. THE PUSH TO START/STOP BUTTON FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY TURNED ITSELF OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BATTERY FAILED TO HOLD...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 ON 8-19-2017 MY RADIO CUT OFF. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. MY CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I WAS ABLE TO COAST WITHOUT ANY POWER OR BREAKS INTO A SAFE ARE. I,LET MY CAR REST FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. I STARTED MY CAR AND THE HEAT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT CUT OFF. MY CAR WAS RUNNING RUFF AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE JUST STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. MY CAR HAS A PUSH TO START BUTTON ON IT AND IT WOULD NOT CUT OFF WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE PUSH TO START BUTTON INTO THE OFF POSITION. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND I AM WAITING ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE COMPLETED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON RECALLS FOR MY MODEL CAR, AND SOME 2012 CHYSLER 300 HUNDREDS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, CHECK BATTERY SAVE MODE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (GOLLING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 2405 S TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI, 48302) WHO INFORMED HER THAT THEY COULD NOT PROCEED WITH REPAIRING HER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY HEARD FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT ROLLED OUT YET. THE MANUFACTURER FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WOULD START...

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES, COULD NOT SHIFT, WIPERS BLADES WENT ON AND COULD NOT TURN ENGINE OFF. HAD A ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE, THE ANTI SKID CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THEN UN-ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX, ALSO A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL BURNING PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED FRANK FLETCHER CHRYSLER DEALER, LOCATED IN SHERWOOD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CENTRAL AVENUE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED AT 1839 CENTRAL PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY 10710; (914) 961-5400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIG BAG WIRE NEEDED TO BE CONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,441. UPDATED 11/07/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALTERNATOR BEGAN TO SMOKESO MUCH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER (ORLANDO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM, 4101 W COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32808, (407) 299-1120) WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY RADIO CUT OFF AN TGE MESSAGE WAS BATTERY SAVER MODE SO I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AN SMELL A SOMETHING BURNING PLUS MY WIPERS STARTED TO MOVE ON ITS ON I TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK BUT IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO DO SO BUT WHEN I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL I LEFT MY HOOD AN THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING SO WHEN I DID MY RESEARCH IT WAS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES SO I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT CAN THIS PROBLEM BE FIX!

CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD, OPENED IT UP SMELL WAS COMNG FROM THE ALTENATOR, SMELT LIKE BURNT PLASTIC. MY ELETRICAL WENT OUT NO WAY OF STARTING CAR UP AND HAD TO OPEN MANUALLY WITH CAR KEY TO GET IN.

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE NO WARNING REPALACE ALTERNATOR NEW BATTERY BATTERY LIGHT WANT GO OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE RADIO ON, THE RADIO TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY SAVER MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT LOSE POWER, BUT HESITATED WHILE DRIVING HOME. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). ALL STAR DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (11503 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, BRIDGETON, MO 63044 (314) 291-2050) CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

DRIVING AT NIGHT. NOTICED CAR WAS" WHINING" AND EMITTING BURNT PLASTIC ODOR. LIGHTS DIMMED. INFORMATION (EVIC) SCREEN REPORTED "BATTERY SAVER MODE". CHECKED CAR UPON ARRIVING HOME. BURNT ODOR FROM LOCATION OF ALTERNATOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER (J1 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR INCORPORATED, 591 S MAIN ST, LOMBARD, IL 60148, (630) 932-4427) AND THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS 180 AMPS, IT WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL CONCERNING THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. IN ADDITION, A NEW RECALL WAS ISSUED: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,172. UPDATED 08/31/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK RELEASE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. *TR

LIMITED EDITION 75TH ANNIVERSARY MOPAR. CONTINUALLY BLOWS THE 25 AMP FUSE FOR THE ACC, ANTI-SWAY, & AND SYSTEMS. ALTERNATOR HAS CAUGHT FIRE ON ON ONE OCCASSION. CHRYSLER EITHER DOESN'T CARE OR DOES NOT POSSESS THE EXPERTISE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. BATTERY & ALTERNATOR REPLACED AFTER FIRE. 4091 MILES LATER I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME BLOWN FUSE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER "INDEPENDANT" INVESTIGATOR FROM EAA (MIKE SOBIECKI) FILED REPORT TO CHRYSLER A FEW WEEKS AGO. NO CALL FROM CHRYSLER TO ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE (THERE IS A CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER ON THIS). I NEED HELP. I WORK OUT OF STATE AND I-VE ALREADY BROKE DOWN DURING INTERSTATE TRAVEL ON I-10.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN CHRYSLER DEALER IN BRONX, NEW YORK WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR HAD NO ISSUES. WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE EVERYTHING IN CAR WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING UP AND DOWN AND COULDN'T STEER CAR. THE SMELL WAS LIKE SOMETHING WAS ON FIRE. THOUGHT IT WAS BATTERY (EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ISSUES BEFORE) BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THE BURNING AND SMOKE WAS WORSE. COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT HOME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W THIS VEHICLE YET THIS VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. BATTERY WAS DRAINED BY ALTERNATOR HAD NO WARNING. I DRIVE TO WORK AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THAT ANYTHING WAS MALFUNCTIONING IN THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE WORK I COULDN'T I WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO GET INTO THE CAR. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY THE NEXT DAY AND ALTERNATOR DRAINED THAT ONE TOO SO HAD TO GO GET THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY AT THE DEALER (STEPHEN WADE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT 1724 HILTON DR, ST GEORGE, UTAH 84770) WHERE IT WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN EXISTING RECALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP TAIL TURN LAMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL LIGHT TO MELT. THE TAIL LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000. UPDATED 08/23/17*LJ UPDATED 11/06/2017*JS *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CHRYSLER 300 SHUT DOWN NO ELECTRICAL POWER UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK NO WARNING SIGNS AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. UNABLE TO USE HAZARD ALIGHTS AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING ALERTS WERE PRESENT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER MOMENTUM CHRYSLER OF FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THE 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF *JS

MY CARS RADIO WENT OUT FIRST THEN AC BLOWING WARM AIR THEN ALL GAUGES GOING CRAZY AND HAD A BURNING SMELL OF PLASTIC. WAS ON A CITY STREET CAME UP TO STOP SIGN AND CAR JUST DIED. THIS COULD OF BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON HIGHWAY. I AM TOLD IT IS MY ALTERNATOR AND THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH OTHER RECALLS OF ALTERNATORS. I SEE THEY DO HAVE RECALLS ON 2012 CHRYSLER 300 FOR ALTERNATOR, BUT MY VIN # ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

HAD ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY REPLACED TODAY 06/30/2017 DUE TO SHORTAGE. NOTED NUMEROUS INTERNET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR CHRYSLER 300. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL THAT INCLUDES 'CERTAIN' 2011 THRU 2014 CHRYSLER 300'S ("P60 / NHTSA 14V-634...FCA HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS IN CERTAIN 2011 THROUGH 2014 MODEL YEAR DODGE DURANGO, CHRYSLER 300, DODGE CHALLENGER, DODGE CHARGER AND 2012 THROUGH 2014 MODEL YEAR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR.") I CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THE NHTSA VIN RECALL LOOK-UP TOOL AND MY CAR HAS NO OPEN RECALLS. HOWEVER, I DO NOT FIND IT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM IF OTHER CHRYSLER 300'S ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM ENOUGH TO GENERATE A RECALL. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACED AT A LOCAL REPAIR COMPANY FOR $962 AND SOME CHANGE. AS THE...

MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE. ABOUT A MILE AWAY I STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AND OFF, RADIO AND AC COMING ON AND OFF AND THEN CAR DIES AND WILL NOT RESTART. AFTER 5 OR 10 MINUTES GET IT RESTARTED AND WILL BARELY MOVE. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN AUTO PARTS STORE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. WHEN I PULL IN THE PARKING LOT, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE, WILL NOT SHUT OFF, WIND SHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND WON'T GO OFF, GAUGES ALL GOING CRAZY AND HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE SO MY CAR WON'T RUN THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE STORE WHILE I GO INTO STORE TO GET HELP. THE GUY HOOKS UP TO DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND IT GIVES A READ ERROR. (HOOKS UP TO ANOTHER CAR AND NO ERROR)....

BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT 78500 MILES WITH NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. DROVE TO WORK AND HAD NO LIGHTS TO INDICATE ANYTHING WAS FAILING IN THE CAR WHEN I WENT TO GO HOME AT 3AM. I COULDN'T GET INTO THE CAR BECAUSE BATTERY WAS DEAD. HAD TO LAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR PLUS LABOR WHEN I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE CAR 3 MONTHS AGO.

MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 3.6L V6 WENT IN BATTERY SAVE MODE AS I WAS DRIVING THEN SHUT OFF. IT WOULD NOT START SO I BOOST IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. I DROVE A CIRCLE AROUND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE CAR BEGIN TO SMOKE. THE 180AMP ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND BURNING UP. I CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. NOW THE CAR CRANKS AND STAY RUNNING BUT WILL NOT DRIVE. NO DASH LIGHTS ARE WORKING AND I CAN NOT PUT IT INTO GEAR. IF I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT COMPLETELY THEN THE A/C AND DASH LIGHTS N RADIO WORK BUT THE CAR STILL WILL NOT GO INTO MY DESIRED GEAR. I HAVE LOST A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND NOWHERE ONLINE IS THERE ANSWERS FOR THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN, THE CARS WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP AND ALARMS STARTED BEEPING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE FCW OFF MESSAGE, I SMELLED SMOKE AND HEARD A WHIRING SOUND. AFTER PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I POPPED OPEN THE HOOD AND FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. 20 MINUTES LATER I STARTED UP THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING, AGAIN WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. WHEN COMING BACK HOME (4 MILE ROUND TRIP), I HEARD A WHIRING SOUND AGAIN, SMELLED SMOKE AND LIGHTS AND ALARMS AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. AT THIS POINT, I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE AREA OF THE ALTERNATOR. AFTER THE SMOKE STOPPED I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR TO MOVE IT AND ROLL UP WINDOWS BUT COULD NOT, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. AFTER RESEARCHING THE...

VEHICLE NOT RECALLED ON P60 RECALL DUE TO 180 AMP ALTERNATOR BUT ALL SYMPTOMS ARE SAME. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON THEN RADIO SHUT OFF ,SERVICE TRANS FLASHED, ABS CAME ON,BATTERY SAVE MODE CAME ON,NO POWER, WIPERS CAME ON ,WHILE SLOWING TRANS WENT INTO PARK. OPENING HOOD I HAD A STRONG BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL AREA OF ALTERNATOR, IT WAS HOT TO TOUCH I CHECKED VOLTAGE AT BATTERY 1.42 INSTEAD OF 12+ SEAMS THIS PROBLEM GOES PAST THE 160AMP ALTS.THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET VEHICLE WENT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM START TO TOTAL STOP IN MIDDLE OF STREET BLOCKING TRAFFIC, COULD NOT RELEASE PARKING BRAKE TO MOVE TO SIDE OF STREET. HAD REPAIRS MADE AT SHOP WHERE IT WAS TOWED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ALT AND BATTERY AND AN INFORMATION TAG ON ALT WAS BURNED ALSO. THE SHOP CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WAS PART OF THE RECALL WHICH IT...

I HAVE A 2012 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WITH A 3.6L V6 AND 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 88000. SHOW VERY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS FOR RECALL NUMBER 14V634000 (LOW POWER MODE, BATTERY LIGHT, COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE) WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT SINCE THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. I HAD TO REPLACE OUT OF POCKET WITH TOTAL REPAIR COST AT 1200.

ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY COMPLIANT - ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD A BURNING ODOR AND A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES I NOTICED THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THAT POINT, I DROVE ANOTHER APPROXIMATE 2 MILES BEFORE PARKING MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT. AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR AN HOUR LATER MY CAR STARTED BUT THE RADIO DID NOT COME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT AFTER APPROXIMATE 0.2 MILES IT SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 3.6L CHRYSLER 300 HAD A RECALL ON. MY CAR IS A 5.7L HEMI 300S. IT HAS BEEN A DEATH TRAP FROM ONE DAY AND AT THIS POINT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE ALTERNATOR ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVE MODE ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO A SHOULDER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000.

IT WAS A RECALL WORKED ON MY CAR FOR AUTOMATIC SHIFTER,THEN MY CAR BEEN HAVING A KIND OF PROBLEM.ON THE 4/23/17 DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY GOT IN MY CAR TO STARTED,MY CAR START SMOKING AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF..WENT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE RELATING TO MY PROBLEM,THEN WAS A RECALL FOR 300 2012 ON ELECTRICAL..I THINK THE DEALER OR CHRYSLER NOT REPORTING THE PROBLEM. MORE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING A RED LOW BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY...CAR STARTS TO SHUT DOWN AND I FIND A SAGE LOCATION....AS I PULL TO A SAGE LOCATION CAR LOSSES CONTROL...THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK...THIS GOES ON FOR 5 MIN AS THE CAR IS TURNING WIND SHEILD WIPERS ON AND RADIO FLICKERS ON BY IT SELF...SO I REPLACE BATTERY AND PROCEED TO DRIVE HOME...I GET ABOUT 20 MIN DOWN THE ROAD AND IT PROCEEDS TO HAPPEN AGIN...NOT ONLY DOES THE HEADKIGHTS CUT IFF AT NIGHT...BUT MPH READ 0 AND I WAS GOING OVER 50 MPH

THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. CRASH CAUSED BUY FAULTY ALTENATOR AND LEAD POSITIVE POWER WIRE

EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFTER REPLACING ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY- ELECTRICAL FAILURE AFFECTS EVERYTHING- UNSAFE TO DRIVE

THE CAR WOULD NOR GO INTO ANY GEAR,(D, R,N) IT KEPT POPPING INTO PARK AND AFTER IT SET FOR AN HOUR, IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME.

ON MARCH 12, 2017 I WAS DRIVING CHRYSLER 2012 300 VEHICLE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY,THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO BATTERY POWER SAVE MODE, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BREAKS LOCKED ON ME, THE CAR DID NOT LET ME STOP AND I WAS ON A BUSY STREET ROUTE 30 IN MERRILLVILLE, IN WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH FOR 15 FEET AND MADE AN ABRUPT STOP, AFTER WARDS I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ON VEHICLE AND WAS LEFT STRANDED ON BUSY STREET, LUCKILY THEIR WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME OR IT COULD OF BEEN WORSE, AFTER DOING RESEARCH I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ASKED IF THIS COULD OF BEEN DUE TO FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND MENTIONED RECALL P61 AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS FOR A 160 AMP AND MINE WAS 180 AMP, THE CAUSE...

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET MY CHRYSLER 300 STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED.THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED PLUS THE BATTERY WAS DAMAGED.VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED .THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE,THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER#14V634000{ELECTRICAL SYSTEM}THE FAILURE MILEAGE 77,000.SOME RECALL SITES SAY THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLES WERE FROM 2011 -2014 BUT,THE MANUFACTURER SAY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE LIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR...

THE BATTERY SAVER MODE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CHRYSLER 300 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THEN THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING. SHE HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE CAR CONTINUED SMOKING FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS!! THE DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEED TO REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CHRYSLER 160 ALTERNATOR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS A 180 ALTERNATOR AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BATTERY SAFE MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,642.

ON 12/22/16, I USED MY CAR FOR WORK AND LATER CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH NO PROBLEM. AT 9:00 PM, MY HUSBAND, GRANDDAUGHTER AND I WERE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 60-65 MPH WHEN THE BATTERY SAVE MODE LIGHT CAME ON. I SMELLED SMOKE SO MY HUSBAND MERGED OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT, STILL TRAVELING ABOUT 50-55 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN, FIRST THE RADIO, THEN INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS UP, AND CAR SLAMMED INTO PARK WHILE MOVING. FELT LIKE WE WERE REAR ENDED. VERY SCARY. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO COAST DOWNHILL OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, BARELY MAKING IT OFF, WITH THE BACKEND OF THE CAR IN JEOPARDY OF BEING HIT. THE THREE OF US WERE STRANDED THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL 1:30 AM, IN A NOT SO LIT AREA, UNTIL AAA ARRIVED. NONE OF US KNEW...

FIRST SIGN WAS IT KEPT SAYING LOW POWER MODE ACTIVATED. I TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. A MONTH LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL TURNED OFF (STEERING, ABS, BATTERY, ETC.) AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING HEAVILY. MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VERY VERY SCARY TO LOSE ALL CONTROL OF YOUR CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I PULLED OVER AND GOT CAR TOWED AWAY ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS MESSED UP CAUSING THE BATTERY AND SERPENTINE BELT TO GO OUT AS WELL. I ASKED IF MY 300 WAS COVERED PART OF THE FAULTY ALTERNATORS BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN DOESN'T COVER THE RECALL SO HERE I AM HOPING TO CAUSE AWARENESS SO I CAN GET MY $1500...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.