2013 CHRYSLER 300

402 complaints filed with NHTSA.

402
Complaints
36
Crashes
23
Fires
32
Injuries
0
Deaths

NHTSA Safety Rating

5/5
Overall
5/5
Front Crash
5/5
Side Crash
4/5
Rollover

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM127
POWER TRAIN58
ENGINE36
AIR BAGS32
UNKNOWN OR OTHER21
EXTERIOR LIGHTING17
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)17
SERVICE BRAKES15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL13
STEERING13
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8
SUSPENSION6
STRUCTURE:BODY5
WHEELS5
SEAT BELTS5

Recalls (6)

16V24000025/04/2016

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles manufactured February 15, 2011, to November 27, 2014, and 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured July 16, 2012, to December 22, 2015. The affected vehicles, equipped with an eight-sp

19V01800015/01/2019

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2010 Dodge Ram 3500, Ram 4500/5500, 2010-2011 Dodge Dakota, 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger, 2010-2015 Dodge Challenger, Chrysler 300, and 2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause t

17V43500010/07/2017

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles have electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS) and are equipped with a 5.7L or a 3.6L engine and a 160, 180 o

18V02100009/01/2018

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger vehicles, and 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas,

14V63400008/10/2014

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Durango; and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured April 22, 2010, to January 2, 2014, and equipped with a 3.6L engine and a 160 amp alternator. In the affected vehicle

13V61000006/12/2013

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chrysler 300 AWD, Dodge Charger AWD, and Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 vehicles equipped with ZF all wheel drive ("AWD") 8HP45 transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the transmission output shaft may fracture.

Recent Complaints

20210618UNKNOWN OR OTHER

On the gear shift lever of my vehicle, there are jagged, hard plastic pieces between the leather and the shift lever that continuously cuts my fingers while shifting gears. The cuts are similar to papercuts. One time, a piece of the hard plastic broke off and got stuck in my hand, which required tweezers to remove. Very painful.

20200616STEERING

IN MARCH 2019 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE A CHROMED SECTION ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PEELING BACK AND HAD CAUSED ME TO CUT MY THUMB ON IT. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND THEY ALSO CALLED ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS COSMETIC IN NATURE. I TRIED WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE WARRANTY (ZURICH) PERSONNEL AND THEY SEEMED AT FIRST AS THOUGH THEY WOULD TRY TO ASSIST AND THEN DECIDED NOT TO. I DID NOT PURSUE IT ANY FURTHER SINCE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WA

Mileage: 40,500

20190619CrashFireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

AFTER FIRST RECALL WITH ALTERNATE ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS STARTED TO FAIL SUSPENSION WAS GOING BAD

Mileage: 84,000

20190619CrashFireENGINE

AFTER FIRST RECALL WITH ALTERNATE ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS STARTED TO FAIL SUSPENSION WAS GOING BAD

Mileage: 84,000

20190619CrashFireFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

AFTER FIRST RECALL WITH ALTERNATE ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS STARTED TO FAIL SUSPENSION WAS GOING BAD

Mileage: 84,000

20190506CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, NECK, LEGS, KNEES, CHEST, AND BACK. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK, AND FACIAL LACERATIONS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT

Mileage: 79,000

20180725CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS PUSHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER

Mileage: 45,000

20180610FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND AFTER FEW MINUTES THE CAR SHOWS BATTERY MODE ON THE SCREEN. RIGHT AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE SMELLS WITH A STRONG BURN FUME FROM THE ENGINE. THEN THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND WENT DEAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER AT ALL. THANKS GOD I WAS PARKED WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED. NO ONE WAS ABLE TO JUMP THE CAR WITH ANOTHER BATTERY TO GET IT STARTED.

Mileage: 55,000

20180412FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 17V-435. FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THIS SERVICE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT SHIPPED YET. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTED PHONE CALLS TO THE RECALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE HANDLING THE RECALL FOR ME AND FAILED TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN DELAYING THE RECALL PARTS SO THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTIES RUN OUT. ON 4/11/2018 AT 1 PM CHRYSLER ALTERNATOR STA

Mileage: 168,000

20180412FireENGINE

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 17V-435. FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THIS SERVICE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT SHIPPED YET. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTED PHONE CALLS TO THE RECALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE HANDLING THE RECALL FOR ME AND FAILED TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN DELAYING THE RECALL PARTS SO THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTIES RUN OUT. ON 4/11/2018 AT 1 PM CHRYSLER ALTERNATOR STA

Mileage: 168,000

20180412FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 17V-435. FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THIS SERVICE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT SHIPPED YET. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTED PHONE CALLS TO THE RECALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE HANDLING THE RECALL FOR ME AND FAILED TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN DELAYING THE RECALL PARTS SO THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTIES RUN OUT. ON 4/11/2018 AT 1 PM CHRYSLER ALTERNATOR STA

Mileage: 168,000

20180328CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HERITAGE CHRYSLER (9428 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD). THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERM

Mileage: 4,500

20180328CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HERITAGE CHRYSLER (9428 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD). THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERM

Mileage: 4,500

20170929FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM SOUTH SAVANNAH, 8701 ABERCORN STREET, SAVANNAH, GA 31406) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS T

Mileage: 75,000

20170928FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. WHILE THE DRIVER DROVE THE LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL AND THE ENGINE OPERATED AS NORMAL. HOWEVER, A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED AGAIN FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TOP TO THE ALTERNATOR WAS BURNE

Mileage: 115,000

20170928FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE CHARGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. WHILE THE DRIVER DROVE THE LOW BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ENGINE OIL AND THE ENGINE OPERATED AS NORMAL. HOWEVER, A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED AGAIN FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TOP TO THE ALTERNATOR WAS BURNE

Mileage: 115,000

20170927FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW SPARKS AND FLAMES EMITTING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH NORMANDIN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (900 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN J

Mileage: 80,000

20170907FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, THE BATTERY POWER DECREASED, AND THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL INTO THE OTHER GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PLAZA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 2077 HWY 44 W, INVERNESS, FL 34453, (352) 341-7398) WHERE THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE BATTERY WERE RE

20170907FirePOWER TRAIN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED, THE BATTERY POWER DECREASED, AND THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM NEUTRAL INTO THE OTHER GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PLAZA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 2077 HWY 44 W, INVERNESS, FL 34453, (352) 341-7398) WHERE THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE BATTERY WERE RE

20170821FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, A NOISE EMITTED, AND THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO BATTERY SAVING MODE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE EMITTED AT THE ALTERNATOR AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS A MOBILE DIAGNOSTICIAN AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS

Mileage: 54,000