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2012 Chrysler 300 engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 62 complaints for the 2012 Chrysler 300, 10% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
62 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
62,000 miles 52 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 8
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2012 Chrysler 300 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 62,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 62,000 miles
Based on 52 complaints that include mileage. 40% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 52 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 8 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The contact owns a 2012 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the temperature gauge had independently increased levels. The contact managed to pull over to the shoulder of the road and was able to restart the vehicle as a temporary repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, white smoke had leaked through the air vent into the interior cabin before independently shifting the gear into neutral. In addition, a fire had started from under the hood of the vehicle.

Reported at 123,000 miles, July 2025 FireInjury

While driving about 30mpr, car suddenly loss all inside lights, including indicator lights. Within one minutes later, power dropped and car was barely driving. Within the two blocks I had to drive to get home, power continued to drop. No way to control the car; unable to turn off .ignition or put car in park it suddenly began to smoke profusely. Looked like all fluids leaked and car became hot. Then all dash lights came on flashing violently. Car smoked for about 20 minutes or more before it became quiet.

Reported at 68,000 miles, November 2016

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