2011 Chrysler 300 Driver assistance Problems

CAN C BUS: its a typical issue with the 2011 Chrysler 300. The main code for the CAN C Bus "U000200" after the scan tool, the issues found are ABS Can C Bus off performance: BCM (Body Controller Module) Can C Bus off performance, SCCM (Steering Column Control Module) Can C Bus off performance, Radio Frequency Can C Bus off performance. All affect the safety and driveabilty of the car. The car drives and in the midst of driving the car stalls in traffic, the car vibrates really bad, the car seems to lose power on acceleration. Please take a look into this, as this is a common issue with the Chrysler 300.

NHTSA ID

11430770

Incident

Jul 30, 2021

"TAKATA RECALL" MY BLIND SPOT SENSORS ON MY CHRYSLER 300C AWD SAY'S THAT THEY NEED TO BE SERVICED AND THE LIGHTS REMAINING ON THE MIRRORS ALONG BY THE OBNOXIOUS BEEPING SOUND AND THE SCREEN TELLING ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO SERVICE THESE SENORS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT WENT FROM ONE CAR WASH TO MALFUNCTIONING ON AND OFF TO NOW THIS HAPPENS AT THE START OF THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT STOP. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH OTHER OWNERS AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 72K MILES ON IT AND OWNED A TAD OVER A YEAR. ALL THE FORUMS I GO TO THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN ISSUES THAT I AM SEEING. IS THERE A WAY TO STOP THE CAR FROM BEEPING AND FLASHING ONCE THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, THIS IS DANGEROUS!

NHTSA ID

11242281

Incident

Jul 26, 2019

Mileage

72,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL CRUISE CONTROL DON'T WORK. HEATED SEATS DON'T WORK REAR BACK UP CAMERA DON'T WORKS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON, SOMETIMES DOOR ENTRY SENSES DON'T WORK, AND WHEN WIPERS IS ON DASH LIGHTS DIM

NHTSA ID

11234510

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

ESP ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON

NHTSA ID

11089031

Incident

Apr 19, 2018

Mileage

100,000 mi

WHEN I FILL UP MY CAR I SMELL GAS IF I ONLY PUT IT ON HALF A TANK I DO NOT SMELL GAS. ALSO THE STEERING IS MAKING A POPPING SOUND AND IF I TURN THE CAR LOSES CONTROL THIS IS A REAL ISSUE I'M HAVING WITH MY CHRYSLER 300

NHTSA ID

11054004

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

94,989 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY 2011 300 ABS LIGHT.BRAKE LIGHT , TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT A LOT MORE WITH THE HOTTER WEATHER

NHTSA ID

11030405

Incident

Sep 28, 2017

Mileage

65,000 mi

FCW OFF, ABS & TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED FIRST TIME ON 8/14/17 AND AGAIN 9/12/17.

NHTSA ID

11022959

Incident

Aug 14, 2017

Mileage

72,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SURGED FORWARD, RIGHT AND LEFT, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10957339

Incident

Feb 26, 2017

I WAS STARTING MY DAY AT 4:00AM I AUTO STARTED MY CAR LIKE I DO EVERY DAY AND LEAVE TO WORK. ON THIS DAY I WENT TO MY CAR AND IT WAS OFF I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD BUT I GOT IN MY CAR AND IT START AND I WAS ON MY WAY. I DRIVE 3 MILES TO WORK I WAS AT THE HILL TO TURN IN TO WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. AT THAT TIME I TURN TO GO UP THE HILL AND SOME OTHER LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH NOT EVEN 30 SECOND LATER THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD THE LIGHT ALL WENT OUT AND I WAS SITTING IN THE DARK I TRIED TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHT BUT ALL POWER WAS OUT THE CAR I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR OVER A HOUR AND A HALF FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK GOT THERE HE HAD TROUBLE TRYING TO GET THE CAR ON THE FLAT BED THE REAR TIRES OF THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN SO HE HAD TO READJUST THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT ON THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ID

10788477

Incident

Nov 3, 2015

Mileage

44,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THREE VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,218. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. UPDATED 01/05/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10722322

Incident

May 29, 2015

Mileage

74,218 mi

BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2012; WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE DEALER HAD JUST HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL FIXED (SWITCH REPLACED?) LATER THAT YEAR THE CC QUIT WORKING AGAIN; SO I GOT IT FIXED ( REPLACED) AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. THEN ABOUT FEBRUARY 2015 THE CC QUIT AGAIN. THEN WHEN I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALER I TOLD THEM IT DIDN'T WORK AND THEY TESTED IT AND AID IT WORKED. WELL NOW 4/20/15, THE CC QUIT AGAIN; AND HAS NOT WORKED ALL WEEK. VERY INCONVENIENT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT A SPEEDING TICKET. BASICALLY IT HAS WORKED ON AND OFF. I AM HOPING IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY AND TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER AGAIN. I HOPE TO HEAR BACK ABOUT THIS BUT BASICALLY THE SWITCH FOR THE CC HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE AND IS NOT RELIABLE. OTHERWISE I LOVE MY CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712692

Incident

Apr 20, 2015

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ABS AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE RADIO ALSO POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, FAILED TO RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD APPROVE THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED WITH A FAULTY ALTERNATOR UNTIL THE NEW PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,500.

NHTSA ID

10683790

Incident

Feb 13, 2015

Mileage

32,500 mi

ON THE AFTERNOON OF 11/5/2014 I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 45-50 MPH WHEN I NOTICED MY 2011 CHRYSLER 300 MAKING A WHINING SOUND. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I SMELLED WHAT SEEMED LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY ABS AND ESC LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. A MESSAGE STATING "BATTERY SAVING MODE" APPEARED ON THE HUD AND EVERYTHING BEGAN TO SHUTDOWN. I HAD ZERO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING AND BRAKING. WHAT'S SO BAD IS THAT I HAD MY 20 MONTH OLD AND MY 10 YEAR OLD KIDS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I WAS UNABLE TO JUMP START THE CAR AND ENDED UP HAVING TO GET IT TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653067

Incident

Nov 5, 2014

Mileage

45,213 mi

ON SATURDAY 11-1-14 I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH THERE WAS A SLIGHT HESITATION STARTING. NO WARNINGS WERE PRESENT EVEN WHEN I REVIEWED ALL THE POSSIBLE ONES VIA THE INFORMATION CENTER. I DROVE THE CAR TO 2 DESTINATIONS AND WITH EACH START I NOTICED THE SAME HESITATION WITH INCREASING TIME. AGAIN NO MESSAGES PROVIDED BY THE VEHICLE. ON THE 3RD DESTINATION THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL EVEN WITH ATTEMPTS TO JUMP START THE CAR. I THEN PURCHASED A BATTERY AND DROVE TO THE AUTO ZONE NEARBY AND THEIR TESTER REVEALED A DEAD BATTERY SO LOW THAT A JUMP WAS NOT POSSIBLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER WITH THE INFO ABOUT RECALL P60 DATED 10-8-14 THAT MY VEHICLE PERFECTLY MATCHED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THEN I HAD 4 EPISODES OF FULL PANEL ALARMS DISPLAYED AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER. AUTO HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10652712

Incident

Nov 1, 2014

Mileage

79,700 mi

WHILE COMING A STOP, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED A 'SYSTEM ERROR' LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. TRAFFIC WAS IMPEDED AND A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS WERE NARROWLY AVOIDED. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALER, I'M TOLD THAT THE LIKELY CULPRIT IS THE ALTERNATOR WHICH "ARE KNOWN TO GO OUT ON THESE CARS, RIGHT AROUND THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY," ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. WARRANTY ON THIS PART IS 36,000 MILES AND MY CAR WAS AT 36,650 MILES. AFTER YELLING AND SCREAMING, THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE COULD LOWER THE COST FROM $1,100 TO $900. WHEN PRESSED, HE SAID THE PRICE FOR THE ALTERNATOR ALONE WAS $600, EXCLUDING ANY LABOR. I AM FURIOUS THAT THIS IS A 'KNOWN PROBLEM' AND YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL AND FROM THE LIST OF OTHER COMPLAINANTS ON THIS SITE, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO REVIEW THIS PROBLEM AND ADDRESS IT. MY OPTIONS ARE LIMITED. I NEED MY CAR BACK. HOPEFULLY, WHEN I GET IT RETURNED TO ME, THE PROBLEM WILL BE GONE. BUYER BEWARE, APPARENTLY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND PERVASIVE PROBLEM. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608662

Incident

Jul 5, 2014

Mileage

36,650 mi

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH, WHEN A MESSAGE POP UP SAYING THE CAR WAS OPERATING ON RESERVE BATTERY POWER, ABS/ESC, LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CAR THEN LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO A SAFE LOCATION. I BOUGHT A $200. BATTERY, THE CAR IS STILL DEAD, CALL THE DEALER, BUT HAVE NOT TOOK IT DOWN YET. *TR

NHTSA ID

10551038

Incident

Nov 5, 2013

Mileage

39,956 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE POLICE APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS AWAITING REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A FIELD ENGINEER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY RESULTS TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,875.

NHTSA ID

10465112

Incident

Jun 18, 2012

Mileage

10,875 mi