2012 Chrysler 300

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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 BILL COVERED ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. 2012 CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP ARE KNOWN TO HAVE FAULTY ALTERNATORS BUT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE "BAD BATCH" SO PLEASE EXPAND THIS RECALL.

• 12/27/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN EIGHT SECOND DELAYED RESPONSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INSPECTED THE BRAKE PEDAL WIRING IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

• 12/26/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THIS VEHICLE HAS VERY POOR LIGHTING OUTPUT FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. THE PROJECTOR LAMPS ARE TERRIBLE. THERE ARE NO HIGH BEAMS. THERE IS SOME TYPE OF SHUTTER THAT MOVES TO REDIRECT THE LIGHT. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE WORSE THAN THE LOW BEAMS. WORSE HEADLIGHTS I HAVE EVER HAD ON A CAR I OWNED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT PERIOD THEN ADD SOME RAIN AND A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND IT REALLY GETS EVEN WORSE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THESE LIGHTS ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. I AVOID DRIVING THIS CAR AT NIGHT AT ALL COSTS. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I AM STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE I GUESS. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR AT NIGHT BEFORE I PURCHASED IT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A CHANCE IN HELL THAT I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT

• 12/22/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS OPENED, THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO FIRE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS 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 30,000.

• 12/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,999. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/10/2015 *JS

• 12/20/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016 FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

• 12/19/2016· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RIM. THE RIM WAS WELDED AT THE DEALER. THE ISSUE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THREE CRACKS WERE VISIBLE, AND THAT THE RIM WAS WELDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/18/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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.

• 12/18/2019· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DURING A STOPLIGHT IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND DIED. MY GEAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR BUT IT WASNT ABLE TO START IT JUS KEPT MAKING A CLICKING SOUND LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START BUT COULDNT AND LAST FOR 30 SECS. I WASNT ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. SO IN WAS STALLED OK THE ROAD. AFTER TRYING TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I JUST GOT MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEM REPLACING MY WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT TWICE 1 YEAR APART. NOW IT'S BACK AT THE SHOP AND I HAVE TO PAY 140 TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT AFTER SPENDING 1200. I CHECKED MY WARRANTY AND SERVICE CONTRACT AND THEY ALL EXPIRED.

• 12/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/16/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. NO DIAGNOSIS WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,390.

• 12/15/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED SYSTEMS STARTING TO SHUT DOWN---WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BATTERY LOW, CHECK ENGINE, ETC. THEN "BRAKES" RED LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND CAR FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE ON. CAR SYSTEMS LOST ALL POWER AND CAR STALLED, AND I COULD NOT EVEN RUN THE "BLINKER" WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY LIGHTS AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO SWING CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD JUST IN TIME BEFORE IT BASICALLY "LOCKED UP" DEAD AND IMMOVABLE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED 2 MILES TO HOME. I HAD PREVIOUSLY CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS 4 DIFFERENT TIMES TO SCHEDULE THE 17V-435 ALTERNATOR RECALL SERVICE OVER A SEVERAL MONTH PERIOD STARTING MARCH 2018. WAS TOLD TWICE I HAD BEEN MOVED UP THE WAITING LIST FOR PARTS AND THEY WOULD CALL TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT. AS OF DATE OF ALTERNATOR FAILURE DECEMBER 13, 2018 I WAS NEVER RE-CONTACTED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING CAR IN FOR RECALL SERVICE. CAR NOW SITTING DEAD AND IMMOBILE AT MY HOME.

• 12/15/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE "BATTERY SAVE MODE" MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED. ALSO, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE BATTERY WAS LATER REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PEARL CHRYSLER IN PEOTONE, IL). AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

• 12/13/2018· POWER TRAIN

  I HAD A RECALL PERFORMED AT THE DEALER FOR THE SHIFTER RECALL IN FOR WHICH THEY PERFORMED A REPROGRAM THAT WOULD SUPPOSEDLY KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING IF THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PUT IN PARK. WELL HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER THE REPROGRAM WHENEVER THE DRIVERS DOOR IS OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND IN GEAR IT JUMPS INTO PARK WHICH IS BAD FOR THE DRIVELINE. I GUESS THAT'S HOW IT WAS RECONFIGURED. I WAS USE TO THE OLD WAY BECAUSE WHEN I PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY I ALWAYS OPEN THE DOOR TO SEE HOW CLOSE I AM TO THE EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAY. (I HAVE TO DO THIS TO LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR MY WIFE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE GARAGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR) HAVING OVER 45 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AS A TECHNICIAN AND TECHNICAL TRAINER I CAN SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE DUMBEST THINGS I HAVE SEEN. WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE WAS TO REPROGRAM IT SO THAT IF YOU OPENED THE DOOR WITH YOUR SEATBELT OFF THEN THE CAR SHOULD GO INTO PARK BECAUSE YOU COULD STEP OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS IN GEAR. YOUR NOT GETTING OUT OF THE CAR WITH YOUR SEATBELT ON SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO JUMP INTO PARK THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU PLACE THE SHIFTER IN PARK AND PUSH THE START BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE CAR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T GO TO OFF IT GOES TO ACCESSORY AND YOU EITHER HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR THEN TURN IT OFF OR PUSH THE START BUTTON WITH YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO TURN THE IGNITION ON THEN BACK OFF. IT NEVER DID THIS BEFORE THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL. I WISH I NEVER TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL. IN FACT I PROBABLY WONT TAKE MY CAR IN FOR ANY MORE RECALLS ILL TAKE MY CHANCES JUST THE WAY IT IS.

• 12/13/2016· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,198.

• 12/12/2014· ENGINE

  LFIRST I MUST SAY, I HAVE BEGUN TO HATE EVER BUYING A CHRYSLER. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 3 RECALLS IN THE SHORT LIVED OF ME PURCHASING THIS CAR. NOW, I RECEIVE THIS "SAFETY RECALL NOTICE" ON THE ALTERNATOR JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT NO PROBLEM, I WILL BE OFF WORK, I WILL GO BY THE DEALER AND HAVE THIS CHECK/FIXED, BUT AS I CONTINUING READING THE NOTICE THAT SAID YOU WILL NOTIFY ME WHEN THESE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM PLANNING TO TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS, NOW I CAN'T, I DON'T TRUST THIS CAR. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE AT THIS POINT TRAVELING AMONGST A CONVEY OF OTHER CARS AND MY CAR COULD JUST STOP DOES NOT MAKE FOR A HAPPY CHRISTMAS, THIS HAS RUINED MY CHRISTMAS PLANS AND MY QUESTION TO CHRYSLER SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO? THE CAR IS SLUGGISH AS IT IS AND NOW THIS. NOT WHAT I HOPE TO GET FROM THIS CAR I ALWAYS WANTED AND NOW I HAVE GROWN TO SEE IT AS ONE OF MY WORST NIGHTMARES'. WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO HERE? BASICALLY, I GET THAT I COULD EXPERIENCE A RAPID FAILURE; THUS, PUTTING MY LIFE, THE PEOPLE IN MY CAR, AND EVERY OTHER CITIZEN LIFE IN DANGER. THIS IS OK, THE ONLY SAFETY HER IS THAT I DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL IT'S FIXED AND YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITHOUT PARTS, AND SINCE CHRYSLER DO NOT KNOW WHEN THESE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IT IS EXTREMELY TO RISKY FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED AND IF I DRIVE THIS CAR, THAT INVOLVES EVERYONE!!! *TR

• 12/12/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.

• 12/11/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I RECENTLY RAN INTO SOME MECHANICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE CONCERNED ME. I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE OCTOBER 9TH 2019 ON THE HIGHWAY WITH AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 70MPH 'SPEED LIMIT' AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE STILL IN MOTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY INDICATION THAT I WAS HAVING ANY ISSUES MECHANICALLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER 15-20 MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A FEW PHONE CALLS TO A TOWING COMPANY I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I CONTACTED THE NEAREST DEALER TO ME 'ROCKY MOUNT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, LOCATED AT 1340 S WESLEYAN BLVD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27803 AT PHONE NUMBER 252-977-1340'. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY HAD THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR COMPLETED AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY PROBLEMS. THIS WAS EVEN AFTER STATING THE ISSUE WHICH I CAUSED ME TO BE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BELIEVING THE RECALL ACTUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME THEN WHY AM I NOW/STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS LISTED WITH THE RECALL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR.

• 12/08/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,500.

• 12/07/2016· STEERING

  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.

• 12/05/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS IS IN REGARDS TO CHRYSLER RECALL P60/NHTSA 14V-634 I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON THURS, DEC 4, 2014. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DON JACKSON DEALERSHIP IN UNION CITY, GA WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND PRESENTED THE RECALL NOTICE. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND NO DATE AS TO WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER 800 - 853-1403 NUMBER AND PROVIDED RECALL NOTICE INFO. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND NO DATE AS TO WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT I WORK 50 MILES FROM WHERE I LIVE AND THAT I AM DRIVING THRU 8 LANES OF TRAFFIC 5 DAYS A WEEK. IN ADDITION, I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT THIS CAR IS SCHEDULED FOR A LONG 428 MILE ONE WAY TRIP FOR XMAS. STILL NO DATE AS TO WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THIS CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WONDER ABOUT THIS SINCE THE NOTICE CLAIMS POSSIBLE FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY. SO WHAT ABOUT THE 8 LANES OF DRIVERS AND CARS AROUND ME. DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THE POSSIBLE IMPACT TO DRIVERS WHO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD NOT BE HARMED !!! I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD RECEIVE GREATER CONSIDERATION. IF THIS CAR IS DEEMED TO BE POSSIBLY "NOT SAFE," I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT CHRYSLER FIND ME ONE WHICH IS SAFE. AGAIN, SAFERCAR -- WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DRIVERS AROUND ME IF THE SYSTEMS IN THIS CHRYSLER 300 SHOULD FAIL AND I LOSE BRAKE CONTROL IN 8 LANES OF TRAFFIC? ANY IDEAS? THE FOLKS WHO BUILT IT APPEAR TO BE CLUELESS !!! *TR

• 12/04/2016· STEERING

  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.

• 12/03/2018· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 12/01/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE RADIO HAD NO SIGNAL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BY TRIPLE AAA TO THE DEALER (SKYLAND AUTO GROUP, 255 SMOKEY PARK HIGHWAY, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 (828) 667-5213). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE DEALER, BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 29, 2017. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

• 12/01/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

• 11/29/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300C. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SOFTWARE WOULD HAVE TO BE UPDATED UNDER A VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. AFTER THE UPDATE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING CHIME THAT WOULD WARN HIM WHEN A VEHICLE WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION AND HAD BEEN DISABLED AFTER THE UPDATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,938.

• 11/28/2019· STEERING

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

• 11/28/2018· AIR BAGS

  JUST BOUGHT A 2012 CHRYSLER 300 BASE MODEL ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO FROM A USED CAR DEALER. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITANT . IT STAYS ON FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE. ONCE IT STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. IT ALWAYS GOES OUT. CAR RIDES FINE. JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS A FREE FIX AT DEALER. IT WOULD COME ON MORE WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN I STOP THE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT SHORTLY AFTER.

• 11/28/2013· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  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 PLAN ON TAKING IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW MORNING.I JUST REALLY HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. *TR

• 11/27/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH CAPSULATED HEADLIGHTS, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS A HALO AND LIGHT PATTERN ABOVE THE LIMIT LINE THAT BLINDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC CREATING A HAZARD. DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SAYS MANY OF THE COMPARATIVE CARS HAVE THIS PATTERN. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TO PROPER ELEVATION. *TR

• 11/26/2022· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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.

• 11/25/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/22/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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.

• 11/21/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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

• 11/21/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 11/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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.

• 11/16/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  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

• 11/16/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKESFire

  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.

• 11/16/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE. PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND SMELLED BURNING OF PLASTIC. ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. HAD TO HAVE TOWED HOME. *TR

• 11/15/2018· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2012 S V6 AWD WILL NOT DRIVE IN RWD MODE IT IS STUCK IN AWD ALL THE TIME. MECHANICS AND DEALERS CLEAR AND REBOOT COMPUTERS NO ERRORS BUT CAN'T FIX ISSUE? AND, CAN'T FIND ANSWERS? SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH CHRYSLER'S AUTOMATIC AWD ON/OFF?

• 11/14/2022· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Esc off light comes on and transmission does not shift has loss of power gets extremely bad gas mileage. Whole engine shakes and bucks as if misfiring., cruise control nor sport mode engage.

• 11/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 11/14/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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 BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I CONTACTED CAITLIN TO REPORT THAT THE ISSUE STILL EXIST IN WHICH SHE NEVER CALLED ME BACK. I CALLED HER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CHRYSLER IN CHERRY HILL AND THE ONE IN LUMBERTON, ALL STATED NO ISSUES FOUND, EVEN AFTER BRINGING IT IN WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON IT. I ALSO BROUGHT IT IN TO THE CHRYSLER IN LUMBERTON SINCE THE CAR HAD LOST POWER/ENGINE KNOCKING AND THEY STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL I BROUGHT IT BACK TO CHERRY HILL CHRYSLER AND THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS ENGINE PROBLEMS. CORPORATE CHRYSLER AND ALL THESE DEALERS HAVE CONTINUED CLAIMING THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY AIRBAG ISSUES OR WHEN THEY CLAIM THEY FIND SOMETHING, IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. BOTTOM LINE, ALL THESE DEALERS AND CORPORATE CHRYSLER HAVE CONTINUED PUTTING MY LIFE, MY FAMILIES LIFE AND OTHERS IN DANGER. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES. THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A LUXURY LEMON AND CORPORATE CHRYSLER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY CANNOT FIX IT.

• 11/14/2015· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  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.

• 11/13/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,743.

• 11/13/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PROPER LIGHTING COVERAGE WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THERE WAS NO LIGHTING COVERAGE TO SEE FORWARD OR WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHT ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 12/30/13*CN

• 11/12/2012· STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN SWITCHING FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL MY FOOT HITS THE PLASTIC SURFACE ON THE UPPER PART OF THE FOOT WELL. THIS CAN DELAY THE TIME IT TAKES TO HIT THE BRAKES. I REMOVED THE CHRYSLER ISSUE FLOOR MAT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH PEOPLE WITH SHOE SIZE OVER 11. *TR

• 11/08/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECENTLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND COURTESY DODGE (440 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.*DT*JB

• 11/08/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPR, CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ALL INSIDE LIGHTS, INCLUDING INDICATOR LIGHTS. WITHIN ONE MINUTES LATER, POWER DROPPED AND CAR WAS BARELY DRIVING. WITHIN THE TWO BLOCKS I HAD TO DRIVE TO GET HOME, POWER CONTINUED TO DROP. NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR; UNABLE TO TURN OFF .IGNITION OR PUT CAR IN PARK IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SMOKE PROFUSELY. LOOKED LIKE ALL FLUIDS LEAKED AND CAR BECAME HOT. THEN ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON FLASHING VIOLENTLY. CAR SMOKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE IT BECAME QUIET. GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE, SO IT REMAINED IN DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME. I KEPT MY FOOT ON BRAKE DUE TO UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT THE CAR WOULD DO. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD BUT CONTINUED TO SMOKE MORE THAN 30 MORE MINUTES. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL ANYTHING. COULD NOT EVEN OPERATE TRUNK. I AM TOTALLY AFRAID OF THIS CAR. TOWED TO DEALER. ALTERNATOR COST >$1100. MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 68000. P60 RECALL WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO MY CAR DUE TO AMP VALUE.