Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt at all Seating Position; Front Air Bags at Outboard Seating Position
Plant Company Name: Brampton Assembly
Seat Belts All: Manual
Steering Location: Left Hand Drive (LHD)
TPMS: Direct
Trim: 300S
Turbo: No
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
SEATS
MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMERS MALFUNCTIONED AND ENDED UP TURNING ON BY ITSELF AND OVERHEATING AND IN TURN, BURNING THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I INITIALLY PARKED THE CAR WHERE I USUALLY DO AND WAS PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BY MY HOME. I WOKE UP ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 31, 2011, WALKED UP TO MY CAR (WHICH HAD BLACK WINDOWS FROM THE SMOKE FROM THE FLAMES) AND OPENED MY CAR DOOR TO FIND MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BURNED TO ASHES. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE SITUATION WITH MY CAR IS BEING FIXED AND CHRYSLER IS TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. I PULLED UP SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER CHRYSLER CARS WITH SEAT WARMERS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT OVERHEATING AND BURNING THEIR DRIVERS SEAT TO ASHES. *TR
2014
ENGINE
9/17/2013ENROUTE TO WORKPLACE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY-TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND BEGIN TO PULL TO SHOULDER OF EXIT RAMP ON HIGHWAY I TRY THE GAS PEDAL TWICE MORE-CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE ONCE AGAIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (AMBER) TURNS ON. 8:45I CALL DEALERSHIP AND AM TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING IT IN BUT THEY ARE 3 DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND THEY WILL DO THEIR BEST TO TRY GET TO IT 9:00CALLED AND SPOKE TO SALES MANAGER WHO SENT SOMEONE TO P/U VEHICLE. 3:30CAR RETURNED WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I WAS TOLD THAT A "FUSE" WAS LOOSE AND MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED. 9/24/2013 5:30ENROUTE TO HOME. VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION ON NW MILITARY HWY. MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON AND I PRESS GAS TO ACCELERATION. PRESS BRAKES VEHICLE REGAINS ACCELERATION. MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ON. DRIVE DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP. SPEAK WITH GENERAL MANAGER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STILL HAS TICKET OPEN FROM THE 17TH INCIDENT. SERVICE EMPLOYEE READS NOTES ON TICKET. TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL RATIO. FALSE CODE. LEO-GENERAL MANAGER HAS ENTERPRISE RENTAL PROVIDE RENTAL CAR. RENTAL CAR MUST BE CHRYSLER PRODUCT. DODGE CHARGER GIVEN AS RENTAL CAR REMAINS AT DEALERSHIP WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT MADE OUR FIRST PAYMENT TO FINANCE COMPANY! *JS