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2011 CHRYSLER 300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1077076 · 2014-06-18

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
53,800
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY RADIO SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE BATTERY SAVER MODE CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I CALLED THE DEALER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT ISSUE AND BRING IT NEXT DAY TO BE CHECKED. WHILE I ATTEMPTING TO TURN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND LOCKED UP IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAD NO STEERING AND EVERY LIGHT TURNED ON IN THE DASHBOARD. I WAS THEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON AN 8 LANE HIGHWAY. A SEPARATE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THIS BECAUSE I COULDN'T EVEN GET THE FLASHERS TO WORK. LUCKILY THE DEALER WAS RIGHT UP THE STREET AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPLACE IT. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN ON A NEWER CAR AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHERS EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10604376
Machine
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