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What 15 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Chrysler 300c

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (15)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (7)Engine (4)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Steering (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)Wheels (1)

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Jul 8, 2019Steering

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH DOWN HILL ON A CITY STREET, WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO FLASH A POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BRAKE/STEER THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE ALLOWED ME TO GET TO A PLACE OF SAFETY WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING AND BRAKING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SHUT OFF STILL FLASHING THE WARNING MESSAGE. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED I COULD NO LONGER START THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 11230116

Working with the data? Download all 15 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Chrysler 300c verdict →