2012 CHRYSLER 300 Unknown Or Other Problems
23 NHTSA complaints on file
Unknown Or Other Issues in the 2012 CHRYSLER 300
23 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 CHRYSLER 300. Of these, 3 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
3
Crashes
2
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Unknown Or Other Complaints
this car was crashed June 10 2023, owner went to hospital and car was towed and took to an auto pound .After 24 hours they told us a private company tolled it or stole it .we reported it stolen and payed a report and that's how I got the info of an independent mechanic trying to fix it. im trying to find my car and the report told me you guys have it.
Car accelerated on its own and refused to stop when brakes were applied. This occurrence jeopardized my safety and the safety of others on the road. Once I realized that no one was behind me I had to slam the car into neutral for it to stop moving abruptly so I wouldn't run into the the car in front of me, but the engine kept revving up high. I then turned it off. Which left me in a dangerous position and blocking traffic.
Car will shut off in mid drive with no notice. I took it to the dealership multiple times and spent over $3,000 in repairs they still haven’t fixed the problem. I’m scared I will get into a accident or worse because this problem Continuously happens it has happened on the highway it happens on the street. I don’t know what else to do the dealership does not know what the problem is.
THE AC HAS BEEN REPAIR ALREADY FOR THROWING HOT AIR ON ONE SIDE AND COLD ON THE OTHER THIS WAS DONE THROUGH THE DEALER NOW THE AC IS STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN AS WELL AS WHISTLING EVERY THING FROM REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALER THROUGH WARRANTY
MY CAR STARTED SMOKING WITH BLACK SMOKE. THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING. WE OPENED UP THE HOOD AND THE WATER PUMP LOOKED LIKE IT EXPLODED BECAUSE THE ANTIFREEZE WAS EVERYWHERE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TWICE 1 YEAR APART FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I'M WONDERING IF THE USE OF AFTERMARKET IS BREAKING MY CAR APART. NOW I'M HAVING A ENGINE ISSUE.
BACK UP CAMERA IMAGE IS REVERSED. WHEN BACKING UP WHAT IS ON MY RIGHT SHOWS UP AS BEING ON MY LEFT .
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS SEPARATING.
"TAKATA RECALL" CAR HAS AIRBAG LIGHTS ON AFTER THEY SUPPOSED TO HAD FIXED IT. ALSO THE GEAR SHIFTER LIGHT IS ON, AND HAVING ISSUES WITH SHIFTING GEARS.
THE TRUNK OPENS BY ITSELF . THIS HAPPEN 0 TO 40 TIMES A DAY . IT HAPPENS WITH THE ENGINE OFF OR RUNNING . IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN IN GEAR . CAUSE UNKNOWN
STONERIDGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM PLEASANTON, CA SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2019, SOON AS LEFT THE DEALER THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE REAR CAMERA DO NOT WORK, THE UCONNECT DO NOT WORK-MALFUNCTIONS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED AND KEPT FOR TWO TO THREE WEEKS. RETURNED TO ME WITH THE UCONNECT MALFUNCTIONING, ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON, REAR CAMERA NOT WORKING.
I GOT A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I BEEN CALLING THE DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN LIBERAL KS BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE BUT THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE TELLS ME THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL DURING ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NOW MAKES A NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF.DID NOT GET A RECALL THAT THE AIRBAGS WAS BAD AT THE TIME BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET.IN CASE THERE IS MORE INFO NEEDED THE NAME OF MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS PEAK PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION P.O BOX 1080 FREEPORT , IL 61032-1080.
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.
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 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.
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...
AT WORK WENT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE SPACE DROVE OVER A PIECE OF GLASS SO I PUT MY CAR IN PARK IT ROLLED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT BRICK WALL.
MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK, IT STOPPED IN REVERSE. WE HAD TO THEN PUSH THE SHIFTER INTO PARK.
TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE: CAR IN MOTION 60 MPH FREEWAY, LOW BATTERY WARNING FLASHED, EXTERNAL MIRROR VEHICLE PROXIMITY FLASHED AND STOPPED WORKING, AUDIO SHUT OFF, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER CYCLED 0 TO MAX READING, PULLED CAR OFF HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. APPLIED E-BRAKE.EXITED CAR. ENGINE RPMS MAX TO LOW FOR 10 MINUTES, TOP OF ENGINE COOLANT TANK BLEW UP INTO CLOSED HOOD. TOTAL REPAIR ESTIMATE EXCEEDS $ 8,000.00 ENGINE REPLACEMENT RECCOMENDED, DOES NOT ADDRESS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESED YET.
THERE IS A KNOCKING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD RELATED TO THE AC. I HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND NOW THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2012 AS WELL AS MY FRIEND, SHE HAS A 2006 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. EVERY TIME THE AC IS TURNED OFF THERE IS A KNOCKING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS.
AS I WAS BACKING UP THE CAR, THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS UNAVAILABLE ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. THEN IT STARTED FLASHING AND DINGING. I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED AND BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO NOTHING I HAD DONE. THE COST WOULD BE $2090. THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED IN DODGE CARAVANS AND CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY VANS. IS THIS DUE TO POOR QUALITY PARTS, AND ARE THERE ENOUGH OCCURRENCES THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL? ALTHOUGH THESE SENSORS ARE NOT ESSENTIAL, THEY COME AT GREAT EXPENSE TO HELP MAKE YOUR DRIVING EXPERIENCE MUCH SAFER.
ON 2/23/2014 MY LEASED 2012 CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A STORE PARKING, OUT OF NO WHERE- WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM CAR'S VENTS AND CENTER CONSOLE. I TURNED MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF, AND APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MINUTES LATER ENTIRE CAB BEGIN TO FILL WITH THICK WHITE SMOKE...THEN FLAMES APPEARED FROM CONSOLE...SCARY..ISN'T THE WORD!!. MY CHILDREN AND I QUICKLY REMOVED OURSELVES FROM THE CAR. A PASSERBY IN SHOPPING PARKING LOT NOTICED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND RAN BACK INTO STORE TO RETRIEVE A SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER.. LUCKILY, HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRE, PRIOR TO THE FIRE BRIGADE ARRIVING ON THE SCENE.THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE WERE BURNED CONSIDERABLY, AS WELL AS CONTENTS SPRAYED FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE CAR.. NOT TO MENTION THE STENCH OF THE HORRIFIC ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL IS STILL EMBEDDED IN THE INTERIOR..THANK GOD WE ARE ALL ALIVE!!!.I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER...
AFTER RIDING THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO EXIT THE CAR WASH. YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE ON THIS CAR TO SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. AS I ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS , THE CAR WENT INTO PARK ON IT'S OWN AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK FOR OVER TEN MINUTES, NO MATTER WHAT WE DID. THIS RESULTED IN A SHUTDOWN OF THE ENTIRE CAR WASH, AND OUR CAR WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND US. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER AT ALL LEVELS. THEY TELL ME THE CAR IS WORKING AS DESIGNED, PERIOD! THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR BEFORE WHERE YOU HAD TO BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE SO FAR. THIS CAR HAS...
Other 2012 CHRYSLER 300 Problem Areas
Electrical System
187 complaints
Air Bags
81 complaints
Power Train
76 complaints
Engine
58 complaints
Service Brakes
28 complaints
Steering
28 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
24 complaints
Electrical Systemalternatorgeneratorregulator
22 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
15 complaints
Exterior Lighting
12 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
10 complaints
Seat Belts
5 complaints
Visibilitywiper
5 complaints
Structurebody
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
3 complaints
Structure
3 complaints
Electrical System12v24v48v Battery
2 complaints
Exterior Lightingheadlights
2 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical Systemsoftware
1 complaint
Electrical Systemstarter Assemblyrelay
1 complaint
Electrical Systemwiring
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
1 complaint
Interior Lighting
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkagestrunk Lidlock
1 complaint
Seat Beltspretensioner
1 complaint
Service Brakes Air
1 complaint
Service Brakes Airantilockcontrol Unitmodule
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipwheel Speed Sensortone Ring
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscrotor
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Traction Control System
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Wheels
1 complaint
Wheelslugsnutsboltsstuds
1 complaint