There are 7 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2012 Chrysler 300in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The cruise control stopped working.
IN 2018, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2012 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WAS ACTING INTERMITTENT. I WOULD PRESS THE BUTTON IT WOULD WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT. I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY HEMET CA. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CC SWITCH. NOW, 2 YRS. LATTER IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN...I TRIED IT A FEW TIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY/IN-CITY AND IT DIDN'T WORK. LATER ON OUR WAY HOME, I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WORKED. I'M STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT COSTS ME $100 EVERY TIME I BRING THE CAR IN FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR; HOPEFULLY WHEN I BRING IT IN THIS TIME, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX, THEY WON'T CHARGE ME...R/JOHN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON'S RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (17225 TORRENCE AVE, LANSING, IL 60438) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TT
I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON AND THE MALFUNCTIONING INDICATOR LIGHT BOTH COME . THE VEHICLE LOSES SPEED AND WILL NOT GO IN PARK OR SHUT OFF . THE FUSES IN THE FUSE BOX BECOME EXTREMELY HOT . HAD DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REAR SPEED WHEEL SPEED SENSOR . PART WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 4/27/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ETC LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 04/30/15
I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE CAR JUST STALLED DROPPING SPEED TO ABOUT 15 MPH SO I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED TO GAIN SPEED WHEN I WAS GOING TO MERGE ONTO THE FIRST LANE AT ABOUT 50 MPH THE CAR STALLED AGAIN STOPPING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I ALMOST DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY TO AVOID THE CARS BEHIND ME. THATS THE SCARIEST BUT LIKE A MONTH AGO IT DID THE SAME THING AT A STOP LIGHT IT JUST WOULDN'T RESPOND WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE OFF SO I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND START IT AGAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN EIGHT SECOND DELAYED RESPONSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO INSPECTED THE BRAKE PEDAL WIRING IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026