Chrysler 300 battery drain problems

Filed Oct 30, 2026 · Fuel system · GA

This vehicle has just been a nightmare. I would never buy another Chrysler or tell anyone to buy this POS. I should have listened to my wife when she said they are POS cars and have electrical issues and manufacture doesnt recall them because they know they made of POS car with this issue. My 300c has been having electrical issues, battery drainage, flickering problems, stalling issues, and some much more. I have paid thousands in replacement in battery cost thinking it was battery. My blended door actuator has been replaced 3 times still makes noise. It over heats and my antifreeze has to be replaced every couple of days. Almost got in accident on road with my daughter in car because car stalled on highway. It would have been a bad accident going over 70 on highway with my baby girl in back seat if I got hit with her in car. Im glad guy quickly merged to other lane to avoid hitting me. Was able to steer car to side of road. I was able to get car jumped with wife's truck to use my car several times because it would never start on its own. Its just continuous. Found out its the TIPM and looked it up. Wow so many issues from this brand its ridiculous that company doesnt do anything about it. They dont want to pay out the cost to fix their issue and the federal safety agency doesnt do anything about it either. If I had that accident I would be definitely suing these both companies for knowing about it and doing absolutely nothing. This car has been such a hassle ive put so much money into it for all the things going wrong but everything happening was my TIPM needs replacement. Never by a Chrysler. My car doesnt start anymore sitting in driveway. Just junk taking up space cant move it. Got it towed twice to my house it died out.

Filed Oct 10, 2025 · Acceleration, Brakes · MI

The blinkers ...window wipers ...brights. horn.. battery draining. Horn. Staling. Someone said it's the TIPM.WHICH WAS RECALLED yeARS BACK. I JUST GOT THIS CAR NOT EVEN 2 YEARS AGO.and it's unsafe . I can't see and scared the airbags are gonna diploy

Filed Jan 12, 2024 · Transmission · MS

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY. There is a backorder(700) from the factory on this product and the wait is at least 3 months! This problem has been confirmed by the dealership as well as the backorder. The vehicle will not go in gear even with the engine running. The message displays as vehicle is already in desired gear even when it is not, and you cannot put it unto any gear even neutral, as it gets stuck in park!. The code is PO658, and the CHECK ENGINE light is illuminated and can happen without warning while vehicle is parked, stopped or idling so far as I experienced. The ignition will not turn off and the battery must be disconnected in order not to drain the battery. If this were to happen in traffic or or an intersection we all could have been KILLED. It has happened 4 times to us, Two times it started working on its own and Two times requiring a tow which cost me $600. Once at the dealer they charge a $140 non-refundable diagnosis fee and then can't fix the problem because they don't have the parts and can't get them. I think allowing Vehicles to have electronic shifting transmissions instead of manual shifters is a HUGE safety risk! The car only has 70K Highway miles on it and even if it was under warranty we can't get the darn parts. The dealer has to install it because it has to be programmed. The transmission is manufactured by ZF in Germany and they make others for several other car manufacturers. Chrysler uses this transmission across their entire fleet so this failure defect could show up in any of their product line

Filed Feb 24, 2023 · TX

The battery is in the trunk. If it is dead, the trunk open button in the car won't work and there is no place to use a key in the trunk to open it. You have to go into the front door, crawl through the inside of the car, open the back seat, crawl through the opening and pull the trunk release handle INSIDE the trunk. Then you can either charge or replace the battery. I am 78 and can not physically do this. It is a real safety issue if I am stranded away from a garage or in a bad area and I am not able to get the car started with a dead battery. I have been without the use of my car for a week while I try to get someone to replace the battery.02172023

Filed Apr 11, 2019 · Electrical · UT

The totally integrated power module (tipm) has failed on my vehicle. At first it started as a dead battery which was replaced, then a parasitic draw which could not be diagnosed right away, then caused my started not to have power. The car would turn itself on while it was turned off and make the lights bug out and horn sound. Then it would stop and start again multiple times draining the battery. I was driving between states and I stopped for gas when my car no longer started and was stranded there for hours before it would start again. Its stationary when the car would turn itself on and off.

Filed Mar 12, 2018 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 chrysler 300. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the battery died and the check engine and traction indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to milton ruben chrysler dodge jeep ram (3508 washington rd, augusta, ga 30907, (706) 863-6633) where a diagnostic test was performed and the technician replaced the battery. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electrical system needed to be checked. The failure was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Oct 11, 2017 · Electrical · VA

Alternator fails causing engine stalling while driving for vehicles equipped with a 5.7l or 3.6l engine and a 160, 180 or 220 amp alternator, the alternator of the vehicle may fail, resulting in the engine stalling while driving. A failed alternator would also lead to a dead battery, preventing the vehicle from having electrical power to start. The alternator in affected vehicles also could possibly short circuit, causing an engine fire. The car turned off while in the drive position. I was leaving the company parking deck. I received two battery jumps the car turned on and once the jumping cables was removed and the gear switched to the position of drive the car turned off. I also purchased a new battery this year as it happened before earlier this year

Filed Aug 6, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 51,037 miles · CA

After shifter recall for park function installed: 4 days after install,while backing up from a parking space, car slammed into park violently, could not pull forward or backward without car slamming into park. Dealer could find no problem. 10 weeks later while slowing down at a four way stop intersection, car jerked. When I started into the intersection, screen on dash said transmission service needed,do not put car in n or p, or turn off car, continue to your...traction light and engine light came on. My car would not shift or move. People were swerving and hitting their brakes to avoid a collision with me. Trying to give car gas, and it going into park, finally got to curb. Called dealer, told to turn off car. It went to acc mode and shut off. Tow truck driver could not get car started, he used manual override to load car. Dealer did not diagnose car for 7 days, then said it was dead battery, could not find any problems. Picked up car, drove 37 miles, slowed down to merge onto a county highway, car jerked, and same message came up, same lights came on. Managed to pull off road. Turned off car. It stayed in run mode would not restart. Called dealer, had car towed. When car got to dealer, it started up ,they drove it three blocks, said no problem, no code shown. Dealer says it is not the recall fix, I refused to pickup car, afraid to drive it. Told dealer take a 40 mile drive then around town. No word yet

Filed Nov 5, 2016 · Electrical · 32,000 miles · OH

I was driving about 50mph and things started shutting down like the radio and the instrument panel said the car was going into power saving mode. I had about 5 miles to my destination and my car stalled right before I got there but I kept up my speed and was able to coast in. I tried starting it just to see and got nothing. Tow truck came about an hour later and I was able to start it to back it up but when I turned it off, it would not start again. Even being a woman I knew this was not a case of dead battery as it happened while driving. My car was towed to my mechanic and sure enough, the alternator was bad on a 4 year old chrysler with approximately only 30,000 miles! Apparently there is a recall already on my same year/make/model however "supposedly" the hemi's weren't affected.

Filed Dec 1, 2015 · Electrical · 58,000 miles · GA

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.