2012 CHRYSLER 300 Electrical System Problems

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, MY ALTERNATOR SHUT DOWN CAUSING EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL TO STOP FUNCTIONING. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING AS WELL. THE CAR KEPT ROLLING UNTIL I HIT A CURB.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY SON, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO GO AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE END CAR FINALLY STARTED TO MOVE SLOWLY, THEN ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, NO POWER! I TRIED TO GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO HOME, AT THAT POINT I HAD NO POWER STEERING NO NOTHING AND ALL THE WHILE THE DASHBOARD KEPT FLICKERING AND IT SAID SERVICE TRANSMISSION, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WAS LIT UP. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SMH I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH AND MILES ON VEHICLE WAS 55,900

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT CHRYSLER, LITTLE FALLS NJ OF 2014, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. FROM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, TO THE AIRBAG ISSUES, TO LATER SPENDING OVER 1300 IN REPAIRING THE ALTERNATOR. WITHIN THE 1ST FEW DAYS OF THE PURCHASE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN WHICH I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOUND. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS TOO LATE TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE, PER FLO I HAD SIGNED THE CONTRACT AND CANNOT CANCEL THE DEAL. AFTER BECOMING VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE AND LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, I CONTACTED CORPORATE CHRYSLER, IN WHICH CAITLIN CONTACTED ME AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH RT1 CHRYSLER IN LAWRENCEVILLE NJ AROUND 7/2015, IN WHICH THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG HAD SPLICED WIRES. A FEW DAYS FROM TAKING THE VEHICLE HOME THE AIR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR ENTERING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 WHILE DRIVING POWER JUST DIED. IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION I SEE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE VIN SPECIFIC I HAVE LESS THAN 60KMILES ON THE CAR AND THE AVERAGE PRICE RANGE FROM 762.00 TO $1100. I CAR STALLED THEN LOSS POWER THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLICKER WAS NOT ABLE TO CUT CAR OFF OR PUT IT IN PARK. I HAD TO WAIT TILL IT DIED THEN THAT RUIN THE BATTERY. CAN NOT START THE CAR AT AL. TOOK IT TO AN DEALERSHIP AND IT THE ALTERNATOR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I AM SENDING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300'S AND THE SAFETY ISSUES ASSOCIATED. MY VEHICLE HAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE USED TO SPORADICALLY AFFECT MY VEHICLE IN VARIOUS WAY, HOWEVER LATELY THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE. THE FREQUENT AND AGGRESSIVE ACTIVITY ARE AS FOLLOWS: SOMETIMES MY BLUETOOTH WILL NOT CONNECT SO I WOULD TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BLUETOOTH WOULD IMMEDIATELY CONNECT. SOMETIMES THE POWER SEATS WILL NOT HEAT. I WOULD PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD START HEATING UP. SOMETIMES THE BACK-UP CAMERA FLICKERS AND HAS A SEVERELY DISTORTED IMAGE. SOMETIME THE IMAGE OF THE CAMERA IS PERFECTLY CRYSTAL CLEAR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND I DO NOT HAVE A POWER STEERING PUMP. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND MAKING A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND GRAY SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED; HOWEVER, IT ONLY MOVED APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE. THEN VEHICLE JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. LUCKILY A POLICE OFFICER WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SAW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND TURNED AROUND TO ASSIST. CAR WAS TOWED TO AAA SERVICE CENTER WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILED ALTERNATOR WHICH ALSO BURNT WIRE HARNESS IN THE SIDEWALL. THEY ALSO INFORMED MY WIFE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO STATED THAT VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HAVING VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE IT WILL BE LEFT APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 112,000 AND I WAS READY TO GET ANOTHER ONE WON'T HAPPEN UNLESS THEY DO THE RIGHT THING RECALL# 14V634000

WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME.I HAD SEEN THIS LIGHT. GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT FEW HOURS LATER AND LIGHT WENT AWAY. BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON A BUSY STREET. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE AROUND AND HEAD HOME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT!!! I MADE IT HOME BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF IT WAS STUCK IDLING. THE CAR STARTED TO OVER HEAT AND BEGAN EMPTYING COOLANT EVERYWHERE . THE CAR OVERHEATED AND SHUT OFF. I DRIVE 25 MILES TO WORK EVERYDAY AND TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL VIA FREEWAY. IF THIS...

SINCE 2013 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR. FIRST IN 2013 IT WAS VERY SPORADIC. THE BLUETOOTH AND RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2 TO 4 MONTHS SO I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD CONNECT. THIS YEAR IN JANUARY 2016 THE FAN WAS NOT BLOWING AND THERE WAS NOT HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. I TURN THE CAR OF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE FAN BEGAN TO BLOW IMMEDIATELY. LAST WEEK MY STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO COMPLETE MY LEFT TURN AND GOT REALLY TIGHT. YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING MY ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE BEGAN TO FEEL VERY TIGHT AS IF THEY WERE BOTH GETTING STIFF AND THE SUSPENSION STARTED GETTING VERY TIGHT THEN AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE MY BACKUP CAMERA STARTED FLICKERING LIKE POLTERGEIST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHECK...

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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V118000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,096. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ UPDATED 11/02/16.*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BATTERY SAVER MODE APPEARED. THE RADIO SHUT DOWN, NO CONTROL OF THE WINDOWS, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. KEPT DRIVING DUE TO BEING CLOSE TO HOME. AS I WAS PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SMELLED A BURNING SMELL. IT WOULDN'T LET ME PUT IT IN PARK AND I COULDN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN THE DOORS TO GET MY 5 YEAR OLD OUT OF IT. HE HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF A WINDOW. ISSUE TURNED OUT TO BE THE ALTERNATOR 180 AMP AND THE BATTERY. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUES BUT ONLY FOR CARS WITH 160 AMP ALTERNATORS. I COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE OF NO HELP EITHER. CLEARLY THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED, I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS!!!! AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUPER...

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, CHRYSLER 300, YEAR MODEL 2012, SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHILE IN MOTION, IN TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE HAND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE ALTERNATOR WAS SAID TO BE THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS A 180 AMP.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY LIT UP AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND AFTER RAISING THE HOOD, I SAW THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH SEQUENTIALLY DESTROYED THE BATTERY.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR STALLED WITH NO WARNING, UNABLE TO PUT CAR IN GEAR, ALL ELECTRICAL SYTEMS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, HAD TO COAST TO ACCESS ROAD AN HAVE CAR TOWED FOR SERVICE..NEXT SEATBELT ON PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT COME OUT..CANT BE USED..AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INFORMATION ICON AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A STRANGE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED, THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER, AND THERE WAS A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. UPDATED 10/19/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V197000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND RESUMED DRIVING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,999.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE A/C FLUCTUATED. THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED WITH A RAPID INCREASE AND DECREASE OF THE SPEEDOMETER STICK. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,999.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ODOR OF BURNT WIRE WAS NOTICED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED THAT THE WIRES LEADING TO THE ALTERNATOR WERE BURNING. A POLICE OR FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND CHIMES RANDOMLY. IT MAY COME ON AS SOON AS CAR IS STARTED AND NOT CHIME AGAIN, OR CHIME AND LIGHT UP HALF DOZEN TIMES IN FIVE MILES. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER'S MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TWO OR THREE TIMES. IT MIGHT GO AWAY BUT COME BACK AFTERWARDS. MOTOR VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN JUST CRANKING UP AND LIGHT/CHIME OCCURS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. THERE IS NO DISCERNIBLE PATTER TO THESE OCCURANCES.

AFTER BEING PARKED IN SHADE FOR OVER AN HOUR ON WARM (70) DAY, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHILE AT STOP, SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC AND UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK; WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THEN VEHICLE DIED, INCLUDING FLASHERS. NO POWER TO ANYTHING, INCLUDING DOORS. WAS STOPPED AT HEAD OF LEFT TURN LANE DURING LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC; OUT OF CAR DUE TO BUILDING HEAT AND INCREASED BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AND TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AROUND THE VEHICLE FOR OVER AN HOUR UNTIL TOWED BY AAA. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER (LITHIA DODGE IN SANTA ROSA, CA) AS WIRE SHORTED IN ALTERNATOR, BUT THEY SAY NOT COVERED BY RECALL #14V634000. QUOTED REPAIR IS $1452.00 FOR NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, PLUS APPROX. $500 IN CAR RENTAL COSTS. MILEAGE ABOUT 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER SEIZED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

WHILE ON HIGHWAY, MY RADIO TURNED OFF AND VEHICLE WENT INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE. AS I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER. I WENT TO AUTOZONE AND THE CAR BARELY MADE IT THERE. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. ONE OF THE ATTENDANTS CHECKED MY BATTERY AND SAID THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED, I HAD THEM RECHARGE IT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED SINCE THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE. I PICKED UP THE BATTERY THIS MORNING AND TURNED THE CAR ON, AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED TO FLICKER SO I JUST TURNED OF THE CAR. I READ IN TO THE VEHICLES RECALLS AND I NOTICED THAT RECALL #P6O IS EXACTLY WHAT MY CAR WAS DOING LAST NIGHT. I CALLED CHRYSLER TODAY AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT DUE TO MY CAR NOT BEING AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL...

(P60/NHTSA 14V-634) I OWN A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE RADIO STATED CUTTING ON AND OFF, THE BATTERY ICON FLASHED ON AND OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. AAA CAME AND TRIED TO JUMP -START THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE BATTER AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. IN 2015, A LETTER WAS SENT TO CERTAIN CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 3.6L ENGINE AND A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER AND GET THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED, FREE OF CHARGE. THOSE OF US WITH A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR DID NOT QUALIFY. THOSE OF US WITH THE 180 AMP...

I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY IN MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 WHEN I RECEIVED THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NOTICE. I PURCHASED THE PARTS MYSELF AND HAD THE DEALER INSTALL THEM AT MY EXPENSE. I WAS REIMBURSED BY CHRYSLER. PLEASE NOTE HERE THAT THIS IS A BASE MODEL. THAT ALTERNATOR RECENTLY FAILED AS WELL AFTER JUST OVER A YEAR. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF FOR A FEW DAYS. IT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON THIS TIME. HAD IT TESTED AND WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR WAS AGAIN FAILING. THIS ALTERNATOR COST 485.00, LUCKILY WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY. PERHAPS IT IS NOT JUST THE TYPE OF ALTERNATORS CHRYSLER USED, BUT A MORE COMPLEX PROBLEM TO BE INVESTIGATED HERE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, AS THE CAR HEATS UP, THE ABS FUSE SEEMS TO LOSE CONTACT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ABS/ESP (STABILITY CONTROL), FORWARD COLLISION WARNING, AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE DISABLE. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE STATIONARY AND MOVING. IF USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, ACCELERATION AND SPEED MAINTENANCE WILL STOP, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (THOUGH IT HAS NOT YET). A SIMILAR CHRYSLER CASE HAS BEEN OPENED AND LINKED TO THE POLICE VARIANT OF A CAR ON THE SAME PLATFORM WITH SAME ENGINE. POLICE CARS USE DODGE CHARGERS WITH HEMI V8, WHICH IS THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE CHRYSLER 300 WITH A HEMI V8, WITH MOSTLY COSMETIC ISSUES. THE FUSE IS NOT BLOWN, AND UPON THE CAR COOLING DOWN, THE SYSTEM IS RESTORED, HOWEVER, ON JOURNEYS IN WHICH THE ENGINE HEAT RISES, THE SYSTEM GOES OFFLINE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS MAY BE A COMMON ISSUE IN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED TO ACT STRANGE. THE VEHICLE STABILITY WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND I BEGAN TO QUICKLY LOSE POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED AND THE POWERTRAIN BEGAN TO MAKE UNUSUAL NOISES. OTHER WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN POPPING RANDOMLY AND THE WIPERS STARTED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING HAD BURNED UP UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CHRYSLER ROADSIDE SERVICE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPARTMENT LATER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED UP. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY BATTERY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO REPAIR BOTH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO INDICATED THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR...

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TRAVELING 70 MILES PER/HOUR MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 DASH WARNING LIGHT LIT UP FOLLOWED BY DASH GOING WHITE. WE THEN LOST ALL POWER IN VEHICLE. NO POWER STEERING NO LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE OR OUTSIDE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT NIGHT SO PULLED OFF WITH SOME GREAT EFFORT. I AM GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. YOU COULD SMELL THE ELECTRICAL FIRE IN VEHICLE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PAID ALMOST 700 DOLLARS FOR NEW ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL (P60) WHICH LIST MY VEHICLE BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP AS PART OF THE RECALL. MY BROTHER HAS A DODGE AND HAD SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY. HIS VEHICLE WAS LISTED AS PART OF N60 RECALL AND WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BATTERY SAVER MODE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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.

I PRESS THE START BUTTON MY CAR AND IT CAME UP SERVICE TRANSMISSION, PLEASE PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED ON THEIR OWN (WHEN THEY WERE IN THE OFF POSITION), MY HEATER CONTINUOUSLY BLEW HOT AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. I HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH THE BACKSEAT OF MY VEHICLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK AND DISCONNECT IT FROM THE BATTERY TO CUT THE VEHICLE OFF. IT ALSO BLIND SPOT DETER FAILED. A FEW MONTHS AGO THIS HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO IN PARK, WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY AS WELL AS MY ALTERNATOR BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT IN RECALL STATUS. MY CAR IDLED AND ATTEMPTED TO GO BY ITSELF AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO STALL. MANAGED TO GET IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT DIED OUT. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY GOT A NEW ONE TO MOVE FROM THE PARKING LOT. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE PARKING LOT ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY. IT STARTED TO GIVE OUT AND STALL AGAIN SO I PULLED OVER. POPPED THE HOOD OPEN AND THE ALTANATOR WAS SMOKING SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF. EVEN AFTER I TURNED IT OFF IT STILL SMOKED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS CRACKLINGS LIKE A FIRE LUCKILY IT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. MY QUESTION IS IF THERE'S RECALLS ON 2011-2014 CHRYSLER 300 ALTANATORS WHY IS THERE NOT ONE ON MY CAR?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD OVERLOADED AND BURNED OUT THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR LEVER INTO PARK. THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WHEN ON THEN THE RADIO WENT OFF, THEN WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK, DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK THEN LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT NOT RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY BUT THEN I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS THEN STARTING TO OVERHEAT AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE HOOD AND PULL OUT SOME FUSES TO FINALLY SHUT THE CAR DOWN BEFORE IT POTENTIALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. I FELL THIS IS AN INHERIT SAFETY DANGE WITH THIS CAR. I SENT DO DEALER TO BE TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR WHICH IS VERY SCARY THAT THE CAR COULD DO THIS IF THE ALTERNATOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK BATTERY AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON PARKWAY, BATTERY LIGHT SAVER COMES ON CAR, INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES HAY WIRE JUST STARTS LIGHTING UP GAUGES GOING CRAZY. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP CAR CUTS OFF, LUCKY I WAS THE ONLY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD MANAGE TO STOP CAR BYE HITTING A EMBANKMENT, WHEN I PULLED OVER BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE HOOD. COULD SMELL SOMETHING ELECTRIC BURNING. CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START HAD TOED TO THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN 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 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL, LOSING POWER AT AROUND 20MPH. THE FIRST INDICATION OF SOMETHING BEING WRONG WAS THE FAILING OF RADIO, A/C AND DIMMED LIGHTS. THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK, SHAKE, EVENTUALLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS PREVENTING SHIFTING FROM DRIVE GEAR TO PARK GEAR. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, IT ALLOWED SHIFTING TO PARK AND TURNED OFF. INITIALLY THOUGHT THE BATTERY FAILED, SO REPLACED IT. LATER DISCOVERED THE ALTERNATOR WAS COOKED. THEN DETERMINED THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR.