2012 CHRYSLER 300 Steering Problems

The Steering Wheel Lock up on me while Driving on the interstate without any warning. I could have been kill. I panic.

THERE'S A SCRUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. THERE'S POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

I GOT IN ONE DAY AND MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND I HAD TO GO WORK AND ON MY WAY TO WORK IT CAME ON AND BACK OFF MAKING ME LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL MOTOR IS HEARD SPINNING, SQUEAK/RUBBING NOISE WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED OR MOVING

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS BLINKING AND DISPLAY GOING IN AND OUT BEFORE THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THREE CHILDREN ALL UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE.AFTER HAVING IT TOWED AND INSPECTED A REFURBISHED ALTERNATOR WAS PUT IN DUE TO A RECALL (NEW ONES WERE ON BACK ORDER). LAST WEEK MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALI. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEND ASSISTANCE TO NO AVAIL. I REPLACED THE POWER STEERING FUSE THE NEXT DAY AND AFTER DROPPING MY SON OFF TO SCHOOL, IT WENT OUT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I HAD PURCHASED EXTRA FUSES IN THE EVENT IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK BEFORE, WHERE THEY TOLD ME...

WHEN TURNING THERE IS A LOUD SCRUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN

MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED HAS HAD TWO RECALLS (T36 & V01) AT FIRST, THE POWER STEERING WAS AFFECTED AND THEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY DIED. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR BEFORE IT DIED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THE T36 RECALL AND FINALLY, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RENEW MY REGISTRATION. I HAVE CONTACTED SERVICE THREE TIMES AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK.

MY HORN ON MY CHRYSLER 300 S IT DON'T BLOW IT ONLY BLOWS IF I MAKE A TURN THEN GOES OUT

VERY HARD STEERING WHEN TURNING IN TIGHT RADIUS WHEN I'M DRIVING IN CITY STREETS

POWER STEERING FAILS WITH MODERATE ACCELERATION AND DOES NOT WORK UNTIL SPEED COMES BACK DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE "POWER STEERING MODE ENABLED" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HERB CHAMBERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF DANVERS AT 978-774-8840 (LOCATED AT 107 ANDOVER ST, DANVERS, MA 01923) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE AND LEAVE IT AT THE SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE TECHNICIAN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL FIVE TO TEN DAYS AND A LOANER VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,533. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,012. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE POWER STEERING WENT ON THE MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300S WITH A 5.7L V8. THE STEERING STARTED GETTING STIFFER AND STIFFER UNTIL YOU NEEDED TWO HAVE BOTH HANDS FIRMLY ON THE WHEEL TO MAKE IT TURN. THE STEERING WENT FROM NORMAL TO TOTALLY MANUAL AND VERY DIFFICULT IN ABOUT 5 MIN. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY, HOWEVER STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

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.

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 ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL HESITATED TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE OR PUMP POSSIBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V475000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,060.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 10,000-12,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ...

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.

AROUND 3 WEEKS AGO. MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS AT FIRST. I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS INFORMATION ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING ESC LIGHT. SO I CALLED THE RECALL PHONE NUMBER AND THEY CHECKED WITH THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER AND SET ME UP A APPOINTMENT FOR ONE WEEK LATER AT 9AM. THE DAY I WENT TO THE GLENDALE LOCATION WHEN I ARRIVED I WENT UP AND SPOKE WITH THE PERSON WHO WAS HANDLING MY SITUATION. I THOUGHT BEING THAT I HAD THE 9AM APPOINTMENT AND I WAITED ONE WEEK I WOULD BE THE FIRST PRIORITY. INSTEAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WENT AHEAD OF ME AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR TILL 1PM. AT THE END OF EVERYTHING I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I FELT AS IF THEY WAS NOT REALLY...

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.

WE LEFT OUR HOME TO RUN AN ERRAND AWAY FROM HOME. WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME WHEN IN MY CAR WE HEARD A BELL OR LIKE A RING.. ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR CAR STALLED IN THE STREET WHILE WE WERE DRIVING IT CAR TURNED OFF AND MY HUSBAND COULD NOT GET IT IN GEAR OR STOPPED. THE RADIO TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS WENT OFF & HEATER CAME ON I STARTED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN MY HUSBAND TRIED TO START THE CAR IT STARTED THEN STOPPED AND THEN HE WASN'T ABLE TO STOP IT MY DAUGHTER AND I STARTED FLIPPING OUT BOTH CRYING WE WERE SCARED IN TRAFFIC AND OUR CAR JUST STOPPED AND WE COULD NOT EVEN GET IT OUT OF NEUTRAL. WE CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND A WRECKER CAME IN THE MEAN TIME WE ARE BROKEN DOWN IN A VERY BAD OF TOWN STRANDED....

I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE AND WAS APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE FROM HOME WHEN MY SON AND I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. THEN THE RADIO TURNED OFF. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SAID "BATTERY SAVING MODE". I HAD JUST PUT A NEW BATTERY ON LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AGO. THEN I HEARD A WHIRRING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP A HILL. THE RED OUTLINE OF A BATTERY APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK HOME AND PARKED IT -- THEN HAD TO HAVE A NEW ALTERNATOR INSTALLED THE NEXT DAY. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS DEFINITE EVIDENCE OF THE ALTERNATOR BURNING UP. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE WITH THE NEW ALTERNATOR -- MY HEAT WOULD NOT BLOW OUT THE FRONT VENTS. TURNS OUT THE ACTUATOR HAD GONE OUT. I AM STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THIS WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

I CAME TO A STOP AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. I ACCELERATED TO TURN AT ABOUT 5MPH INSTEAD OF THE CAR TURNING THE STEERING LOCKED UP FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. THEN DROVE NORMAL UNTIL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS A FEW MINUTES AWAY & TURNED THE CAR OFF. I GOT OFF THE CAR & WENT INTO THE STORE. WENT I FINISHED SHOPPING I RETURNED TO THE CAR & TRIED TO START IT UP. IT WOULD NOT START & STEERING WHEEL & BRAKES WERE LOCKED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT, STABILITY CONTROL & BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BLINK & SAY SERVICE ENGINE. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THIS I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR ON. IT TURNED ON BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BARLEY TURNABLE I TRIED TO MOVE IT A FEW INCHES. FOR THE WRECKER SERVICE PERSONAL ONCE I MOVED IT THE CARS STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL & WORKING. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER CORRECTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE MISALIGNED AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO ADJUST THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN

PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2012 300 CHRYSLER LIMITED FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE. TOOK DELIVERY AND AS SOON AS I GOT IN GARAGE I HEARD THIS GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AS I PARKED THE CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND PROVIDE A REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THEY HEARD NOTHING OTHER THAN NORMAL SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR. I DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE AND HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AS I MADE A TURN AND THOUGHT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO CONFIRM THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS THAT WAS PROVIDED. THE SERVICE ATTENDANT CALLED THE TECHNICIAN AND HE RESTATED THE SAME THING, THAT THIS IS TYPICAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I CAME HOME WENT TO A CHRYSLER FORUM AND SAW THAT THIS...

STEERING WHEEL MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS NO MATTER THE SPEED. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW 11/26/12 AND I STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASE THE 2012 CHRYSLER 300S AWD. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN THE DENVER AREA AND THEY ALL SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE ON THEIR COMPUTER EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN HEAR THE NOISE WHEN DRIVING IT. I ALSO RECORDED A VIDEO BC ON ONE OCCASION THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR THAT HAS A STEERING SQUEAK WHILE I'M DRIVING. I EVEN CONTACTED HEADQUARTERS AND ALL THEY DID WAS ASK ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND CALLED TO DO A FOLLOW-UP AND I TOLD THEM THE ISSUE WASN'T FIXED AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK. ITS BEEN 8 MONTHS THAT THIS...