2014 Chrysler 300 Owner Complaints

ON A SLOW STOP, WHEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 1ST GEAR, IT SHIFTS HARD INTO 1ST GEAR AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET. VERY STARTLING WHEN IT HAPPENS AND POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER ONCE AND THEY STATED CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS. THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS FOR ALL CHRYSLER MODELS THAT USE THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION (ZF?) THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER BUT THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

9/13/2014

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING FROM THE GEAR BOX WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHIFT IT BACK TO PARK ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, THE BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. DJR

1/7/2015

REMOTE START RANDOMLY FAILS TO ENGAGE (ON AVERAGE OF ONCE A MONTH) THE HORN BEEPS ONLY ONCE WHEN REMOTE SYSTEM IS ENGAGED AND CAR FAILS TO START. DASHBOARD DISPLAY BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S GAUGES STATES THE REMOTE START IS DISABLED. THE CAR MUST BE MANUALLY STARTED TO RESET THE REMOTE START SYSTEM. ACTUAL MODEL NOT LISTED ON YOUR DROP DOWN SELECTION : CHRYSLER 300S 2012 AWD. *TR

7/10/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

12/5/2014

2014 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WASN'T SUFFICIENT LIGHT, WHEN TURNING CORNERS. *JB

11/10/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE HEAD LAMPS AND BREAK LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18.

11/20/2014

9/17/2013ENROUTE TO WORKPLACE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY-TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND BEGIN TO PULL TO SHOULDER OF EXIT RAMP ON HIGHWAY I TRY THE GAS PEDAL TWICE MORE-CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ONCE AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (AMBER) TURNS ON. 8:45I CALL DEALERSHIP AND AM TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING IT IN BUT THEY ARE 3 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST TO TRY GET TO IT 9:00CALLED AND SPOKE TO SALES MANAGER WHO SENT SOMEONE TO P/U VEHICLE. 3:30CAR RETURNED WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I WAS TOLD THAT A "FUSE" WAS LOOSE AND MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED. 9/24/2013 5:30ENROUTE TO HOME. VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION ON NW MILITARY HWY. MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON AND I PRESS GAS TO ACCELERATION. PRESS BRAKES VEHICLE REGAINS ACCELERATION. MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ON. DRIVE DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP. SPEAK WITH GENERAL MANAGER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STILL HAS TICKET OPEN FROM THE 17TH INCIDENT. SERVICE EMPLOYEE READS NOTES ON TICKET. TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL RATIO. FALSE CODE. LEO-GENERAL MANAGER HAS ENTERPRISE RENTAL PROVIDE RENTAL CAR. RENTAL CAR MUST BE CHRYSLER PRODUCT. DODGE CHARGER GIVEN AS RENTAL CAR REMAINS AT DEALERSHIP WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT MADE OUR FIRST PAYMENT TO FINANCE COMPANY! *JS

9/25/2013

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR OIL WAS NOT FLOWING TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,295. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

1/28/2015

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

3/3/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE LEVER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700.

5/4/2015

A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES I'VE BEEN DRIVING ALONG TYPICALLY AS THE AUTOMATIC CAR SHIFTS FOO A HIGHER SPEED THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING AND IS STUCK AT 3000 RPMS. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE EVEN WHEN I TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL IT DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THE ACCELERATION.

5/23/2015

I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND I GOT INJURED BECAUSE THE FRONT AIR BAG WAS OPEN BY WRONG WAY AND, BURNED MY LEFT HAND.

7/23/2015

THIS WAS A RENTAL CAR. WHEN STARTING TO BRAKE, MY SHOE CAUGHT ON THE FOOT WELL WHICH INTERFERED WITH MY BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE WAS AN EXTRA SNOW MAT INSTALLED BY THE RENTAL COMPANY, WHICH I REMOVED. AFTER THAT IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. THE FOOT WELL IS DEFINITELY NOT DESIGNED TO ALLOW PROPER TRANSFER OF A FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE ESPECIALLY FOR BIGGER SIZED FEET. THE PEDALS ON THE MODEL I WAS DRIVING ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE. I HAVE SEEN ONE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET, THAT USER REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TT

4/16/2014

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 60-65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING, BRAKES OR CONTROL OF CAR. I PULLED OFF ROAD (LUCKY), RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT HIGH RPM AND VEHICLE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. TOWED VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. IN THE MAIL I RECEIVE A P60 RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WERE LL THESE SYMPTOMS, INDICATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. GREAT!!! NOT!!!! NO ALTERNATORS TO BE FOUND. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND TOWED BACK INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SEE NO ISSUES. THEY INSIST I DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD PUT THEIR FAMILY IN THE CAR AND THEY SAID "NO". SO OF COURSE I SAY BUT YOU WAN TME TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THAT CAR? AFTER TWO MONTHS OF BACK AND FORTH, I GET A NEW ALTERNATOR PUT IN. I TEST DRIVE WITH MANAGER, ALL SEEMS WELL UNTIL A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE HIT HIGH RPM 6000-7000 WITH NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATOR AND CAR DIDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH. YES ALL OF THIS WITH NO RENTAL FROM CHRYSLER, NO HELP FROM THEM AS WELL. SO I CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A CAR I CAN TDRIVE. LEMON LAW UNIT CONTACTED AND FILED. *TR

4/14/2015

VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE SET AT 70MPH. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE WAS GOING SLOWER MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO. I PROCEEDED TO LEFT LANE TO PASS THE OTHER VEHICLE (TRUCK) AS I BEGAN PASSING MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF OVER 85MPH WITHOUT MY TOUCHING EITHER THE GAS PEDAL OR THE RES BUTTON OF THE CRUISE FEATURE. I THEN HAD TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE AND BRAKE THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS TERRIFYING. THIS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE DURING MY TRIP. I HAD THE VEHICLE INTO CHRYSLER BEFORE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER TURNED THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE AND HEATED STEERING WHEEL FEATURE ON WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE BUTTONS. THE CAR WAS REPROGRAMMED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING IF THE REPROGRAMMING AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE. *TR

2/3/2015

I WAS COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT,GOT IN THE MEDIAN TRY TO GET OVER INTO THE NEXT LANE,CAR PULLED OFF START TO JERK AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES AND THE GAS..SEEM LIKE THE CAR WANTED TO GO BUT DIDNT WANNA GO..CAUSING ME RO ALL MOST GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND..I PULLED OVER TURN OFF MY CAR.RESTARTS THE CAR AS I BEING TO PULL OF THE CAR GAIN FAST SPEED THEN BACK TO NORMAL..I ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO WEEK ONLY DRIVE IT TWO DAYS BEFORE I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES.ITS A BRAND NEW CAR GOT IT WITH 22 MILES ON IT.WHEN I PURCHASE THE CAR I FOUND A LETTER THAT SAID..CAR IS UNDER RECALL DO NOT SELL.I ASK 2 MANAGERS AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THE CAR WAS NEVER ON RECALL..WHAT DO I DO NOW?ALSO WHEN I PURCHASE THE CAR I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL.I ASK THE SALES MEN WHAT IT WAS I WAS TOLD THAT THE SMELL OF A NEW CAR..WAS TOLD IT WAS SOME SPRAY THAT THE FACTORY SPRAYED ON NOW IT BURNING OFF IS THAT TRUE. *TR

4/9/2015

THE TIE ROD COMPLETELY GAVE AWAY ON THIS CAR WHILE I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. *TR

12/21/2013

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 60-65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, NO STEERING, BRAKES OR CONTROL OF CAR. I PULLED OFF ROAD (LUCKY), RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT HIGH RPM AND VEHICLE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. TOWED VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. IN THE MAIL I RECEIVE A P60 RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WERE LL THESE SYMPTOMS, INDICATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. GREAT!!! NOT!!!! NO ALTERNATORS TO BE FOUND. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND TOWED BACK INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SEE NO ISSUES. THEY INSIST I DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD PUT THEIR FAMILY IN THE CAR AND THEY SAID "NO". SO OF COURSE I SAY BUT YOU WAN TME TO PUT MY FAMILY IN THAT CAR? AFTER TWO MONTHS OF BACK AND FORTH, I GET A NEW ALTERNATOR PUT IN. I TEST DRIVE WITH MANAGER, ALL SEEMS WELL UNTIL A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE HIT HIGH RPM 6000-7000 WITH NO CONTROL OVER ACCELERATOR AND CAR DIDN'T GO OVER 25 MPH. YES ALL OF THIS WITH NO RENTAL FROM CHRYSLER, NO HELP FROM THEM AS WELL. SO I CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A CAR I CAN TDRIVE. LEMON LAW UNIT CONTACTED AND FILED. *TR

4/14/2015

BRAND NEW 2014 CHRYSLER 300 S PURCHASED 12/5/2014 . 595 MILES ON ODO TODAY, 1/17/2015. DRIVING HOME TODAY I NOTICED A SPLIT SECOND SURGE, LIKE THE BRAKES GRABBED, LIKE THE CAR LURCHED. SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. PULLED OVER AND SHUT/STARTED THE ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE STILL THERE. STARTED OUT FROM THE CURB, AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO APPROX. 3000 BUT THE CAR BARELY MOVED, THE TRANSMISSION LAGGED RELATIVE TO ENGINE SPEED. [I.E.NOT ENGAGING OR SLIPPING]. GRADUALLY IT PICKED UP SPEED. STOPPED AGAIN SAME THING. TRIED TO SHIFT TO SPORT MODE WITH OUT SUCCESS....NO SPORT MODE, SO PADDLE SHIFTERS ALSO FAILED . I COULD SHIFT TO P,R,N,D. NOT SPORT MODE. A SHORT WHILE AFTER I WAS HOME, I STARTED THE CAR, CHECK ENGINE STILL LIT. WHILE STILL PARKED NOW I COULD SHIFT TO SPORT MODE. DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE IN DRIVE, BUT ECO NOT SHOWING IN INFOMAT DISPLAY. SPORT MODE/PADDLE SHIFTERS NOW WERE WORKING BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO 8TH GEAR. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, AND HOURS BEFORE IT TOOK PLACE.....I PAIRED MY CELL PHONE AND IT AUTOMATICALLY LOADED ALL MY CONTACTS. I USED BOTH CONTACTS AND VOICE RECOGNITION TO MAKE CALLS NO PROBLEMS. SO IT WAS WORKING GREAT EARLIER IN THE DAY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TOOK PLACE [EXPLAINED ABOVE] I TRIED TO MAKE A CALL, AND THE SCREEN SHOWED "NO PHONE CONNECTED".. EVERYTHING INCLUDING CONTACTS EVAPORATED LIKE I NEVER PAIRED THE CELL. I WOULD THINK BOTH PROBLEMS ARE CONNECTED. *TR

1/18/2015

A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES I'VE BEEN DRIVING ALONG TYPICALLY AS THE AUTOMATIC CAR SHIFTS FOO A HIGHER SPEED THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING AND IS STUCK AT 3000 RPMS. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE EVEN WHEN I TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL IT DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THE ACCELERATION.

5/23/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK WHEN APPLIED. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY SHUTTING IT OFF. THE WARNING LAMPS ALSO ILLUMINATED FOR THE ABS AND STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE VERSUS DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, BUT THE WARNING LAMPS CONTINUED TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING BEYOND A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR THE PART TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

5/8/2015

A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES I'VE BEEN DRIVING ALONG TYPICALLY AS THE AUTOMATIC CAR SHIFTS FOO A HIGHER SPEED THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING AND IS STUCK AT 3000 RPMS. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE EVEN WHEN I TOUCH THE GAS PEDAL IT DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THE ACCELERATION.

5/23/2015

THE TIE ROD COMPLETELY GAVE AWAY ON THIS CAR WHILE I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. *TR

12/21/2013

LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD/RAILROAD TRACKS. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. I PUT TODAYS DATE AS THE INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS DAILY

3/26/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

9/8/2015

NEED MORE INFORMATION PLS.

4/28/2016

THE CAR WAS PUT INTO PARK AND ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, INTO A RAVINE AND HIT A TREE.

3/22/2016

VEHICLE PURCHASED IN SEPT 2014, WITHIN A MONTH AND ONLY DRIVING IT 550 MILES I WAS PARKING VEHICLE, AT THE TIME DIDNT REALIZE HOW IT HAPPENED BUT VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE AND WENT INTO A POLE IN PARKING LOT. REPAIR TO BACK BUMPER AT DEALER WAS $791.59. I PAID AND JUST WENT ON. THEN I GET A RECALL NOTICE SAYING THIS COULD HAPPEN, DRIVER ERROR. NOW I GET A RECALL SAYING IT IS SOMETHING THEY ARE GOING TO REPAIR IN VEHICLE. I CONTACTED FIAT CHYSLER TO DISCUSS BEING REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I WAS AT A DR APPOINTMENT AT THE HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WHEN THIS OCCURED, VEHICLE WENT INTO A CEMENT POLE. I DO HAVE COPIES OF REPAIRS, JUST CAN DOWNLOAD THEM.

7/18/2016

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

3/3/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V668000 (SEAT BELT, AIR BAGS) 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 RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF *CN

2/13/2017

TL*THE CONTACT RENTED A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ADJUSTING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, IT DETACHED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,819.

3/10/2015

45000 MILES THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER ALL OF DASH GOES TOTAL OUT NO SPEED NO TACHOMETER, NO GAS, ALL TEMP GAUGES AND TRACTION CONTROL GO OUT. THE RADIO AND THE REST OF THE CONSOLE GO BLACK AS WELL. CAR WILL NOT TURN ON ALSO YOU CAN NOT USE ALARM SYSTEM TO ENTER VEHICLE. DOME LIGHT DOES COME ON. TRIED TO JUMP START DOESNT EFFECT CAR AS ITS NOT THE BATTERY ITS SOME OTHER COMPUTER ISSUE. AS TOW TRUCK HAULED CAR THE CAR CAME BACK TO LIFE FROM THE JOLT OF ROAD BUMPS. DEALERSHIP STATES CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. VIEWED SEVERAL CARS WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. I HAVE VIDEO OF SO FAR 2 OCCURRENCES . THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE PARKED SO ITS RANDOM.

4/13/2017

THE SUNROOF OF THE CAR EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. NOTHING HIT THE CAR. THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AND THEN GLASS STARTED TO FALL INSIDE THE CAR. HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND AM WAITING FOR CALL BACK. *TR

10/13/2014

WHEN DRIVING OR NOT DRIVING SUN ROOF WILL NOT GO CLOSE I HAVE TO PUSH BUTTON A FEW TIMES OR WAIT A FEW MINUTES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN STARTING CAR OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN BRAKING POPPING SOUND COMES FROM LEFT SIDE OF CAR AND A LITTLE SLIDING, PAINT PEELING OFF BACK BUMPER. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS NOW. CAR AT REPAIR SHOP NOW FOR BRAKES. *TR

12/27/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHO STATED THAT THE GASOLINE BEING USED WAS OF BAD QUALITY. THE CONTACT HAD ONLY PURCHASED MID GRADE GASOLINE TO REFUEL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

5/6/2014

ON 01-17-2015 LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CAR SURGED/HESITATED AND SEEMED TO LOSE POWER. I ALSO NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE ICON ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE EXPRESSWAY SHOULDER AND SHUT THE ENGINE THEN RESTARTED IT, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE ICON STILL WAS ILLUMINATED, AND THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT. IT WAS LOCKED. NO P, R, N, D, OR S. I TRIED TO MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL VIA THE VEHICLE'S BLUETOOTH BUT ALL MY DATA BASE WAS GONE. IT WAS WORKING EARLIER IN THE DAY. I SHUT THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE CAR TO MAKE A CELL PHONE CALL. WHEN I RE-ENTERED THE CAR I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE SHIFTER TO THE DRIVE POSITION, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE ICON WAS STILL ILLUMINATED, AS WELL AS OTHER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ICONS WERE MISSING AND SOME WERE PRESENT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL ABOUT 3000 RPM. WHEN IT FINALLY DID MOVE, IT MOVED VERY SLOWLY, RELATIVE TO THE ENGINE SPEED. FINALLY IT SHIFTED TO A HIGHER GEAR AND SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY AND DROVE AROUND THE RESIDENTIAL AREA TO RE-ASSURE MYSELF THAT THE CAR WOULD GET ME HOME SAFELY. IT WAS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE DEALER WAS CLOSED. I RE-ENTERED THE EXPRESSWAY TO RERUN TO MY HOME. I NEVER KNEW WHAT GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN. PADDLE SHIFTERS WERE INOPERATIVE. WHILE DRIVING HOME I THE NAVIGATION MAP WAS INTERMITTENTLY GLITCHING, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ICONS SOME MISSING MANY FLASHING. ALSO NO CELL PHONE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, BUT THE WORK ORDER STATED 181905A1 TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, SOFTWARE FLASHED. I ASSUMED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BUT BECAUSE IT TOOK PLACE ONLY ONE MONTH OLD CAR, I BECAME APPREHENSIVE. THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC/TIPM FAILURES THAT OCCURRED WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AT THIS TIME I HAD NO IDEA WHAT A TIPM WAS ! SLIGHTLY MORE THAN ONE MONTH LATER MY VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN THAT WAS A TIPM FAILURE.

5/13/2015

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY WIFE MADE A LANE CHANGE ON THE FREEWAY AND AS SHE CROSS THE LANE DIVIDE. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FAILED. THE TIRE PRESSURE DEFLATED RAPIDLY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND DISCOVERED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DO TO A SLIT IN THE SIDEWALL. THE RIM WAS DAMAGED AND THE TIRE COULD NOT BE SAVED. *TR

10/23/2014

2014 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THREE SEPERATE OCCASIONS. *JS

4/9/2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHO STATED THAT THE GASOLINE BEING USED WAS OF BAD QUALITY. THE CONTACT HAD ONLY PURCHASED MID GRADE GASOLINE TO REFUEL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

5/6/2014

2014 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND ALSO WHEN IT WAS IDLING AT A STOP. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB UPDATED 11/13/14*JB

9/11/2014

WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, IT POPS INTO REVERSE. THEN I HIT THE ENGINE OFF BUTTON, BUT SINCE IT IS IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE STAYS ON. THEN I OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT, THINKING THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE CAR IS IN PARK ,AND IT STARTS ROLLING BACKWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW. *TR

1/14/2015

VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE SET AT 70MPH. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE WAS GOING SLOWER MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AUTOMATICALLY AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO. I PROCEEDED TO LEFT LANE TO PASS THE OTHER VEHICLE (TRUCK) AS I BEGAN PASSING MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF OVER 85MPH WITHOUT MY TOUCHING EITHER THE GAS PEDAL OR THE RES BUTTON OF THE CRUISE FEATURE. I THEN HAD TO CANCEL THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE AND BRAKE THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS TERRIFYING. THIS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE DURING MY TRIP. I HAD THE VEHICLE INTO CHRYSLER BEFORE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER TURNED THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE AND HEATED STEERING WHEEL FEATURE ON WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE BUTTONS. THE CAR WAS REPROGRAMMED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND I AM WONDERING IF THE REPROGRAMMING AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE. *TR

2/3/2015

MOPAR TRAILER HITCH ON MY 300 WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO SLIDE THE HITCH BALL INTO THE RECEIVER. IT HAS A WELDED BEAD INSIDE THE SQUARE TUBING. HAVE CONTACTED THE SELLING DEALER ,AND GETTING NO WHERE. WILL NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS. ALSO THE HITCH IS INSTALLED SO LOW, THAT YOU HIT THE GROUND WHEN YOU PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY OR CROSS A INTERSECTION. *TR

3/23/2015

MOPAR TRAILER HITCH ON MY 300 WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO SLIDE THE HITCH BALL INTO THE RECEIVER. IT HAS A WELDED BEAD INSIDE THE SQUARE TUBING. HAVE CONTACTED THE SELLING DEALER ,AND GETTING NO WHERE. WILL NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS. ALSO THE HITCH IS INSTALLED SO LOW, THAT YOU HIT THE GROUND WHEN YOU PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY OR CROSS A INTERSECTION. *TR

3/23/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK WHEN APPLIED. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY SHUTTING IT OFF. THE WARNING LAMPS ALSO ILLUMINATED FOR THE ABS AND STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE VERSUS DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, BUT THE WARNING LAMPS CONTINUED TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS WAITING BEYOND A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR THE PART TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

5/8/2015

WHEN DRIVING OR NOT DRIVING SUN ROOF WILL NOT GO CLOSE I HAVE TO PUSH BUTTON A FEW TIMES OR WAIT A FEW MINUTES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN STARTING CAR OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN BRAKING POPPING SOUND COMES FROM LEFT SIDE OF CAR AND A LITTLE SLIDING, PAINT PEELING OFF BACK BUMPER. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS NOW. CAR AT REPAIR SHOP NOW FOR BRAKES. *TR

12/27/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TRUNK USING THE KEY REMOTE, THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AIRPORT CHRYSLER (5751 EAGLE VAIL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32822) AND THE LATCH WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TT UPDATED 8/21/18*JB

11/7/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE BACK OF THE SEAT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394, 760-733-8484), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. *TT*JB

12/14/2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LENS IN THE BACK UP CAMERA APPEARED TO HAVE MOISTURE IN IT AND COULD NOT FOCUS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EIDE CHRYSLER (1112 MISSOURI AVE, BISMARCK, ND 58504, (701) 223-1170) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. CASE NUMBER: 59749768 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,428.

8/28/2019