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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 6
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 37,022 miles
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Battery light came on the dash board took into the dealer shop and upon arrival it smelled like burn. The advisor was a witness. The outcome is a bad alternator again. They don't know what is the cause. It was just replaced 3 weeks ago.
- Mission, TX, USA
Battery sign came on the dash board and a bad loud noise could be heard from the outside of the car. Took to dealership and upon their inspection I was told it was a bad alternator and a bad battery they didn't know what could of caused it.
- Mission, TX, USA
Alternator caught on fire while engine was stopped\car parked while driving on interstate, the battery indicator came on, indicating a problem with the charging system. I continued on to my destination about 3 miles. When I turned the car off, there was an obvious smell of something being "hot" and I raised the hood to see if I could see it. The alternator was obviously very hot, and slightly smoking. Assuming it was ok now that I had turned it off, I went inside the building to call the dealer. Luckily, I changed my mind about trying to drive the car any further and decided to have the car towed and went outside to wait for the tow truck. When I got back to the car, the alternator had actually caught on fire and was blazing, dropping some melted materials onto a underbody air dam and appeared to be spreading. I was able to extinguish the fire before any more damage occurred. It appears that the alternator is severely damaged and there is some wiring damage as well as some damage to the surrounding wiring harness. There is no doubt that this fire would have spread to the entire vehicle in just a few minutes, as it appeared to be self-propagating and on its own would not have gone out.
- Chattanooga, TN, USA
Back up camera at night turns blue, blurry and red. They say there is nothing wrong with it.
- Mission, TX, USA
The contact own a 2011 Chrysler 300. The contact received the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 13V118000(air bags). The recall was scheduled to began on April 22, 2013. The remedy part continued to remain unavailable. The contact was notified and stated they were unable to provide an expected date for the parts. There are no failures at this time. The consumer received a recall notice regarding an alternator issue in November 2014, and she hasn't heard anything since. Also, she experienced a problem with the key fob. The battery was replaced three times. However, she continued to experienced problems. Updated 03/04/15.
- Bluefield, WV, USA
Has had a recall saying it can cause fire if not replace; took in for repair. Tire gauge is always wrong short fuse on all lighters and components check engine went on and know they are telling me they need to replace a malfunctioning cylinder head on a 3.6-liter pentastar V6 engine..
- Mission, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2011 Chrysler 300C. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start without a jump-start. The failure was constant. The dealer reset the vehicle twice, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and instructed the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer for repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 988 and the current mileage was 1400.
- Youngstown, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2011 Chrysler 300. The contact engaged the push button ignition device however, the vehicle failed to start. The battery was recharged and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice for the malfunction. The vehicle had been at the dealer since December 9, 2011 where they were unable to provide a remedy for the defect. The dealer then transported the vehicle to the manufacturer where further investigation was being performed. The approximate failure mileage was 1,200.
- Bel Aire , MD, USA
Forward collision warning system light comes on as system off and causes immediate deceleration when no front end collision was imminate resulting in vehicle almost being hit from behind. This has happened 3 times.
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
At less that six-hundred miles on new vehicle had a failure of the electrical/electronic systems controlling fuel to engine. Engine management computer (ECU) faulty, causing excessive amounts of fuel to be dumped into engine cylinders.
- Winfield, AL, USA
The contact owns a 2011 Chrysler 300C. The contact stated that the key fob failed, and would not unlock the vehicle. The contact was able to enter the vehicle after using the key manually, but the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where it was in the process of having the failure diagnosed. The failure mileage was 850.
- Livingston, TX, USA
- Mission, TX, USA