2018 Chrysler 300 problems
Owners have filed 207 complaints about the 2018 Chrysler 300 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 32.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 8.2%. A further 25.1% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints207
Crashes8
Fires0
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 32.9% · 68
Unknown or other 25.1% · 52
Power train 8.2% · 17
Air bags 6.8% · 14
Exterior lighting 3.9% · 8
Structure 3.4% · 7
Back over prevention 2.9% · 6
Visibility/wiper 2.4% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 14 model years of the Chrysler 300 in this data, 2018 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 40 in the last three years against 119 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 21,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2018 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that the center console light would flash on and off while driving. The contact would restart the vehicle and the console would operate as designed however, the failure would return soon after restart. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000 Electrical system · reported at 20,000 miles
Chrysler needs to recall this issue. Many people are having this same screen issue. Chrysler, Please do something about this. This has been known to be a safety issue, as when it gets bad enough, the screen will black out. Delamination on screens has been known to cause the screen to black out, especially during backing, and buttons will randomly be pushed. Chrysler, recall this issue. Thank you. Electrical system
The audio system screen has become delaminated. This causes buttons to be selected at random by the unit. Climate control constantly changes. When in the phone mode, it will hang up current call and call other contacts listed on the attached phone. The radio switches stations and audio functions at random. Cannot use the GPS unit because it will change to previously used addresses. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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