general problems of the 2012 Chrysler 300

Five problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2012 Chrysler 300. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Chrysler 300 based on all problems reported for the 2012 300.

1 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2019

Driver side triangle blind spot detector stays on. When it stays on it's not doing what it's supposed to do.

2 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 07/19/2017

Car was stalling and had electrical issues. I paid to get it fixed but never knew there was a recall for my vehicles alternator. The vehicle battery dies fairly quickly from time to time still and every know and then I have to call aaa to jump my car and they say my battery is good. Chrysler's number for this recall is t36. I never received a noticed.

3 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 11/06/2016

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.

4 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 03/20/2016

Airbag warning light keeps coming on and staying on for long lengths of time. Recall number no7 was issued for this very thing but Chrysler refuses to repair ours as it is 2 months short of manaufactor date. The recall began in April of 2013 and I contend the same parts that initiated this recall are the same parts used in our vehicle. They told me when enough complaints come in they may extend the dates of manufactor for the recall,.

5 Exterior Lighting problem

Failure Date: 12/07/2012

The contact owns a 2013 Chrysler 300 (n/a). The contact stated that when the windshield wiper switch was activated, the instrument cluster lights around the dashboard would illuminate, impairing the contact's vision. The contact stated that the failure was most prominent when driving the vehicle at night. The contact stated that once the windshield wipers were disengaged, the instrument cluster lights would become dim. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who advised the contact that the vehicle was operating as designed and there was nothing they could do to reset the brightness of the lights. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that they would leave the issue with the brightness of the instrument cluster up to the dealer. The failure mileage was 1,800. The VIN was not available.


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