2012 Chrysler 300: multiple warning lights

Filed Jan 30, 2018 · Electrical · 62,000 miles · HI

Re: experience recall t36: I was taking an exit off ramp from the highway when I could smell a burning smell. The ABS, battery and check engine light started blinking. My speedometer was moving up and down, my screen started blinking, windshield wipers went on on its own and my car just locked up and all lights completely went off. Steering and brakes was not operable. As I came down the hilled ramp I pulled over (steering wheel) was hard to steer, hoping and praying that I didn't hit the light pole that was approx. 10 ft away. Thank god the car came to a complete stop about 5 ft away from the light pole. I was not able to put the car in the park position. I called roadside assistance and the tow truck guy couldn't get the car into neutral in order to tow it! He had to open up something by the shifter to force it to go into neutral. Got to the dealership and they quoted me a $160 diagnostic fee. Found that the problem was the alternator which also killed my battery. My car went to the dealership at about 10:30am. The shuttle service brought me to work. By 3pm I didnt get any phone call regarding the status on my car, I called them to check. They said it was the t36 recall -the alternator is faulty that they will try to get the new alternator covered without me having to pay anything out of pocket. The car wouldn't be able to be repaired until the next day. Well today is the next day, they will replace the alternator free of charge but it'll still be a defective one because I will still have to come back to the dealer "when they get the right alternator" and replace it again! This means I will still be driving my "unsafe" car that could get me in an accident or burn until the new part comes out!!this is totally ridiculous! I called the dealer monthly prior to this happening to no avail. I feel like they should provide me a rental car until the "right part" comes in!

Filed Sep 5, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 90,000 miles · NC

The car started turning air and radio off by itself and all the lights came on than the windshield wipers came on . The backup camera stopped and the phone features. The car stopped after that wouldn't go in park until I held down the start button than it parked and would not start after that. The car smelled like something was burning.

Filed Nov 16, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · CA

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

Filed Nov 8, 2016 · Driver assistance, Engine · 68,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Sep 9, 2016 · Electrical · 112,000 miles · NC · fire

While driving on a city street all the lights started coming on. Started to smell something burning. Smoke started to come from the front of vehicle. Then vehicle just died in the middle of a four lane road. Luckily a police officer was coming from the opposite direction and saw what was going on and turned around to assist. Car was towed to aaa service center who diagnosed problem as failed alternator which also burnt wire harness in the sidewall. They also informed my wife that there was a recall on the alternator. Called chrysler customer service representative who stated that vehicle's VIN was not included in the recall. Having vehicle to dealer where it will be left approximate mileage 112,000 and I was ready to get another one won't happen unless they do the right thing recall# 14v634000

Filed Jul 26, 2016 · Electrical · 82,000 miles · KS · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 300. While pulling out of the driveway, smoke emitted from the interior vents and hood. The contact noticed a small fire under the hood and all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

Filed Feb 26, 2016 · Airbags, Electrical · 55,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 chrysler 300. While driving at approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, a few months later, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was included the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed Nov 7, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 36,500 miles · MI

I was going 30mph when I noticed my radio turned off, few seconds later center console went off, afterwards all the warning lights appeared on my instrument panel. The lights were going on and off the wind shield wipers turned on. 10 seconds later I lost brake control and the vehicle was stuck on the drive gear, power steering was off as well. I ran through a red light I managed to use the emergency break to stop, once I was stopped the car was still stuck on drive, the engine was shaking and making noise it took 30 mins for the engine to turn off. The vehicle interior and exterior lights were going crazy. The car got towed now the dealer is charging me 1,020 to replace the alternator and battery. That's how chrysler thanks me for almost crashing.

Filed Oct 31, 2014 · Electrical · 47,500 miles · TX

I was driving along the street going about my normal day and while I was driving my radio shut off then all my lights on the dashboard start coming on the ABS light,sudden movement light. All lights in car start blinking off and on. Message popped up on computer screen that it was in power saving mode. Windshield wipers came on.steering locked.car screen went blank and car shut off. This is very dangerous. I was on a busy street and the only thing that saved me was that a policeman happened to be behind me.I took it to the dealership and it is getting checked out. They said that it is possible that my alternator went out. This could cause some one to lose their life.