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2012 CHRYSLER 300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1260991 · 2016-02-15

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
300
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE TRAVELING 70 MILES PER/HOUR MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 DASH WARNING LIGHT LIT UP FOLLOWED BY DASH GOING WHITE. WE THEN LOST ALL POWER IN VEHICLE. NO POWER STEERING NO LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE OR OUTSIDE. WE WERE TRAVELING AT NIGHT SO PULLED OFF WITH SOME GREAT EFFORT. I AM GLAD I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE. YOU COULD SMELL THE ELECTRICAL FIRE IN VEHICLE. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PAID ALMOST 700 DOLLARS FOR NEW ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL (P60) WHICH LIST MY VEHICLE BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP AS PART OF THE RECALL. MY BROTHER HAS A DODGE AND HAD SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY. HIS VEHICLE WAS LISTED AS PART OF N60 RECALL AND WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10826137
Machine
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