2012 Chrysler 300: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Nov 28, 2019 · Steering · 120,000 miles · IL

When turning steering wheel motor is heard spinning, squeak/rubbing noise when I turn left or right when the car is stopped or moving

Filed Sep 16, 2019 · Engine · 82,500 miles · MO

While driving at highway speed (70mph), the oil pressure suddenly dropped from a normal 55+psi to about 15psi and the engine started to vibrate bad and run eradically. Slowing down and stopping, it felt like it was going to stall making it much, much harder to steer the vehicle and slow down due to the lack of vacuum created by the engine to assist with the power brakes and RPM's needed to provide power steering assist. Oil pressure dropped to about 5psi at idle. No knocking sound from the lower end of the engine, just valvetrain tapping/ticking. This vehicle needs towed. This is a low mileage vehicle-well under 100k miles and documented care. There are many, many hemi equipped vehicles on the road and at dealerships that have these related timing chains breaking / timing chain tensioners breaking and failing, camshaft and lifters grinding themselves away but, very few are reported as either tsb's or recalls. This is potentially a very deadly and dangerous issue and should not be taken lightly!!! Extremely dangerous!!!

Filed Jul 25, 2019 · Engine · 160,000 miles · MT

5.7 hemi defective lifter. The 2012 5.7 hemis used defective lifters, hundreds of complaints about the lifters failing can be found on dodge forums across the internet. What happens, is the roller on the lifter that rolls along the camshaft is prone to locking up, it then grinds into the camshaft. This can lead to misfires and cause metal flakes to circulate through the engine via oil. If left unchecked, it may also lead to a total engine failure. I have seen complaints of this on all chrysler products that have a 5.7l, durango, charger, challenger, ram, and jeep and from my research, I see the bulk of these failures happening between 80000 and 120000 miles, lifters should not be failing that soon. In my case, at approximately 160000 miles, mainly highway miles, my check engine light illuminated, I scanned the vehicle, it was throwing a cylinder 5 misfire code, so I started small. First I replaced the spark plugs, I then tried swapping ignition coils to see if the code would follow the ignition coil, it did not. I then tested my fuel system, the pump, the fuel rails, and the injectors, all were working normally. For one last effort, I checked my air flow system, the mass airflow sensor, the barometric pressure sensor, the manifold absolute pressure sensor, and of course the air filter. All were working normally. I then took the vehicle into a dodge dealer, they tore the engine down and found that the lifters were failing, after $2,000 to repair the lifters, the code still persists. I removed my valve cover and watched the lifters as a friend tried to crank the engine, the cylinder 5 lifter is not traveling as much as the others, this tells me that the camshaft has been dug into by the faulty lifter that was replaced and is why the new lifter is not traveling as much as it should. It will cost another two grand to replace the camshaft. Please investigate.

Filed Mar 12, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 34,000 miles · NC

On several occasions over the past few weeks, as the car heats up, the ABS fuse seems to lose contact. When this happens, ABS/esp (stability control), forward collision warning, and adaptive cruise disable. It has happened both while stationary and moving. If using adaptive cruise control, acceleration and speed maintenance will stop, and could result in an accident (though it has not yet). A similar chrysler case has been opened and linked to the police variant of a car on the same platform with same engine. Police cars use dodge chargers with hemi v8, which is the same platform as the chrysler 300 with a hemi v8, with mostly cosmetic issues. The fuse is not blown, and upon the car cooling down, the system is restored, however, on journeys in which the engine heat rises, the system goes offline. It seems as though this may be a common issue in this platform, however, the tsb only went to the police car variant of essentially the same car. When the issue happens while the car is moving, if the driver has the brakes applied, a bang/grind/scrape sound (such as what is heard when the ABS actually engages) can be heard.

Filed Jul 29, 2013 · Steering · 37,580 miles · SC

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 problem has been going on for some years. There has to be a problem here as this noise is not typical for a steering mechanism which is a safety critical item. I am amazed that there has been no action taken to correct this issue. Are you waiting for a fatality?

Filed Jul 22, 2013 · Steering · 200 miles · CO

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 issue continues to occur!

Filed Jun 11, 2013 · Engine · 16,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the check engine warning indicator remained illuminated with a slight reduction in the engine power. The vehicle was taken to authorized dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. An unknown repair was performed and the warning indicator no longer illuminated. On a separate occasion the air conditioner, radio and rear view backup camera display monitor failed to function. In addition, a squeaking noise was heard from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for a second time where the battery cable was disengaged and then reconnected. After the repair was performed a ticking noise was heard from the engine. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 16,000.