Submitted: 7 years ago. The dashboard didn't have any lights lit and the battery strength was fine other than the erratic fluctuations. When I got there the car seemed to be ok, other then the engine light being on. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Can you tell me what this means? The deal found metal shavings in the engine leading to the engine being replaced. I was able to pull the parking brake and remove my foot from pressing the brakes. for other owners who may be suffering from similar failures but are not aware that their issues are TIPM related. I park, shut off and when I start again, message is gone. All of this relates to the mandatory recall article in May 2019 but the dealership says otherwise. 5thGenRams is the goto site for all the latest 5th Generation Ram 1500. More and more Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep owners have no idea if their car is in drive, reverse, or park. I really like this car but am now very apprehensive to drive it on the expressway. The first year we had it, it was in the shop 8 times because the car would shift into neutral while I was driving. actually may have shut off as I got another series of messages including one telling me to place car in P and restart the car. Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the. The second time I called the dealership I was told the same thing, to call back in two weeks. 4xe Wrangler - driving for about 30 min in the pm when the red turtle symbol with the battery came on - 4xe had 20% battery and 3/4 tank of gas and could not switch from hybrid to esave. On the dash, the check engine light, the wrench with a lightning bolt was on. Was just wondering if anyone knew how to switch acc mode to off to save the hassle rather than just not using it. After disconnecting the battery and reconnecting we were able to start the car but none of the gears worked no gear would engage when turning the knob, the emergency park brake would not dis-engage. Called dealership where I purchased vehicle and Chrysler customer service about what happened. There are so many Chrysler vehicles with TIPM failures, Chrysler will not initiate a recall because they do not have reliable TIPM's for the millions of vehicles that will be on the recall list. I had to restart the car as it shut off after hitting the house, I put the car in reverse and backed it up. The only troubleshooting that I've found works is put it into neutral and back into drive. Now dealership is saying they can look at it within two to four weeks. Since we were only a few miles from the dealership we drove it down there. This problem had happened consistently while I was driving luckily no crashes. Electric panel fried. As soon as I plugged it in, the dash indicator registered a "P" when I turned the key. I came to a red light eventually and pulled to the side. I will be filing a lawsuit, if this very life threatening issue is not resolved. I do not wish this car on anyone, that's why I won't sell it because next time it's gonna cause an accident and hurt someone. I have owned the car for less than a year, and am terrified to put my children in this vehicle. I was driving normally along a busy road at 40mph. Then, while driving, the entire dash lit up with various warnings, including the hybrid warning, and it just shut down. We tried pushing the button to turn the car back on and nothing the car was still on but not running and wouldn't start. How e-Xciting. The car randomly slips into neutral while driving. Transmission failure at extremely low mileage, many recalls, problems stalling while driving the list goes on. Driving all of a sudden on highway my power steering light came on jerked me to the right very hard and the in lane light pop on that's turned off in my van. Chrysler isn't going to do the right thing on their own. After a week of having no idea what was wrong with it they finally replaced the transmission module and said it was fixed. So this is a serious safety issue and Chrysler should initiate a recall ! She drove the car the rest of the day with no further problems that day. All of these issues have been reported to CAS and NHSTA. To see what credentials have been verified by a third-party service, please click on the "Verified" symbol in some Experts . I drove it home and the very next morning it did the same thing, wouldn't start and warning messages popping up just like before. Then it failed on an expressway. near crash on interstate I95 south at Ives dairy road. We shut it off and called the dealership who towed it to their garage.they said they flashed the auto shut off feature and have not been able to replicate the problem. It wouldn't spin the tires either. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Since the very1st. Suddenly, the car stalled and I could not accelerate. When taking off, my engine 'shifts hard', or stalls. Such as power failures while driving., loss of navigation route, wipers turn on, telltale Icons flashing, gauges go crazy. Update from Sep 1, 2015: The fix was to replace the transmission wire harness. But mine has never been replaced. Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the. Sometimes it happens when the transmission is cold, sometimes when its hot/overheating. I would have to turn the vehicle off, and on again several times before it would start. The first time they replaced the throttle body. Ask your Chrysler dealer. It has happened multiple times and has caused 1 incident thus far. Time before it would not reset for 2 hours. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Have an appointment at dealership in 1 week as they are booked solid. I am Sooooo eager to hear about the DIY results on this one Hey JefferinoI'll let you know. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I then decided to try to restart the car. It seemed to work normally until I went another mile or so and it happened again. The dealership keeps saying nothing is wrong. The vehicle has been at the dealership since 8/24. We use cookies to analyze & improve your experience, & to personalize content and ads. They weren't even going to give me a rental until I became a huge pain in the butt right inside their showroom. So I hung up the phone and drove the car home, from there I immediately called the dealer to report the issue. So thanks again for all your help! The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. My car is in the shop for the 4th time. They have yet to give me a response. Please advise me as to where and what I should do next. and our I had to call roadside assistance to have it towed to the dealership.They would not provide me with a loaner or rental car. When the e-shifter is fully pushed forward to engage the Park position/detent, instead it is actually in Reverse. The alternator was bad. This put my safety at risk because the vehicle hesitated even when attempting to pull over and shift the vehicle into park. Scared to think what else will go wrong and that I'm halfway through my warranty. but the shifter would get stuck at Neutral when I wanted to park, so I . They obtained a new transmission from ZF that obviously didn't undergo enough testing and rework. The vehicle's engine will randomly shut off and not turn back on. The dealership did give me a loaner at this point. the car would not go into any gear - it was like it was stuck in park. I had to quickly try to get to the right lane, without any engine. We were next to a parking lot and coasted in. You probably need a new transmission shift module (don't know part number).. Thanks. It stopped until a few months ago then did it again. Thinking back I thought I was crazy.until I received notice that there was a class action suit involving my 2014 Chrysler 300 Monostable Gearshift Chrysler FIX IT NOW !! Now they called me stating that the radio has some type of noise coming from it and it has to do something with a software update and that they have to replace the subwoofer because it blown. Please help. We haven't had the van a year yet and it had done this within 6 months of ownership. While driving the Jeep it gets a error code that says service electric throttle body. The Jeep has been charging the whole night before so it had a full charge. What do you expect, it's a Government Agency. All they do is call the shop to find out the status and call me to update me. The "d" light on the gear shifter was blinking, and then the battery on the car went from 55% charge down to 47% charge. Chrysler rep stated earlier when I spoke to her that she wasn't aware of any issues such as this even though I told her that I read about problems when I looked it up on internet. The engine light, the awd light and Parking brake light were all on. Dealer refused. It has happened twice since then. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Currently: 2005 c230 Kompressor (1.8) Sedan Former: 2001 Ml320 & 2003 c230 Kompressor. Finally what was the faulty part causing this issue? Neither on had any ideas or suggestions except to take to dealership. It may not display this or other websites correctly. My question is has anyone else had this problem? Their explanation was they weren't able to duplicate the problem. In a separate incident also on the expressway I experienced a violent wobble and rattle of the entire car including the steering- I have a video of this as my daughter happened to catch it. Now the part is estimated to show up 7/23 not holding my breath. I'm contacting a lawyer and hopefully I will get a new car soon. This last time I had my two children in the car with me, my 2 year old daughter and my 1 year old son. It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it would bea buddy of mine helped me out (he's no mechanic either but he has more experience with this than I do)I didn't replace the entire shift module, just the housing unit which covers the mechanism that contains the PRND indicator and electronics. Vehicle locked up, no steering, no braking or control while traveling at 40mph nearly causing an accident. I now have zero confidence in this car. Attempted to put it in drive. The CVT didn't help. It had to be towed while still running. Front vehicle photos 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. This is the 3rd time this happened and this one was AFTER I already brought it to the dealer to "fix". Engine was running and I put the car in park (or so I thought) to retrieve my mail from my mail box .I stepped out of the car suddenly the car was rolling back! If the part was not able to come out and it failed , how would they fix it ? I think thats because some owners have had their TIPM's replaced and the issues continue to take place. I am far from the only one that is having this issue. The dealer explained that even though the car has been recalled all that means is that they keep trying to fix it again and again and arbitration takes 2-3 years. The check engine light came on took it into Chrysler for repairs and three days later it started again with the automatic start stop icon showing up. She was driving down the road this time. "CarComplaints.com" , "Autobeef", "What's Wrong With YOUR Car?" The car has been shutting down since its inception. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. If it still won't go into Park it may need looked at. And as a side note, this is a brand new car (2021 year) with 105 miles. Still waiting to talk to Chrysler rep again. I attempted to restart and it didnt start or get out of park. Dealership has had the vehicle since Jan 06th and today is Jan 21 and the new subwoofer won't be until Jan 27th. Not feeling like dealer is being honest and has best interest of my safety. I arrived and started the car. I am so thoroughly fed up with Chrysler 's service incompetence. Cookie Notice They then said they would replace it but it had to be something else since it was a brand new throttle body. Had auxiliary battery replaced approximately 5 months ago because the ess was not functionally properly. I was driving on the 407 ETR toll hi-way with speeds of 120km (74mi) when all of a sudden, it sounded a chime and the transmission slips in to neutral and the car started slowing down while on a busy fast hi-way. For more information on how we collect and use this information, please review our Privacy Policy. So think about it, to do a TIPM redesign, then a recall for the millions of TIPM vehicles involved, would create financial HAVOC for FCA/Chrysler. They are not much help. Slowly leaving my neighborhood, I couldn't accelerate over 32 mph. Had to use flashlights to make sure cars would not run into the back of the Jeep couple of minutes later our hazards lights also cut out. I know there must be others out there that are thinking this way as well, and that we can come together to get this taken care of. I took it to the dealership and they said they didn't find any problems with it. On April 28 I brought my 2014 300 S to a Chrysler service dept for this very same e-shifter Reverse safety issue. What a stupid response, he already took it to a dealer, read the comments, 2014 Summit 5.7 4wd 20" tires swapped to 18", added all skid plates. 4 times I have started my 2021 Jeep 4xe and the engine light came on and wouldnt shift out of park. Since this car is still under warranty, I wonder if they can trace the issue properly as when I bought the car for service due to that recall. At first I thought I was hitting the shifters accidentally. It then jumped back up to 14.4V and held that consistently. She pulled off the side of the road. To re-engage drive, you have to stop the car, shift into park, restart it and shift back to drive. On 13/4/2022 I experienced the same issue on the sand and the highway with extra problems and decided to visit the te as I can't take this anymore, te team requested to keep the car to check the issues. It is still there and they still do not know what is wrong with it. After another 30 minutes or so I finally get it to start and drive it to the dealership. If you need a new shifter and such, I still have the one in my ML55 that I am parting out. Https://youtu. I bought this car brand new to avoid these kind of issues, so I am very disappointed. Recently it has done this at a stop light and then also at a slow down 2 days in a row. Luckily we had started to slow down and did not have to turn or this would have resulted in an accident with my kids in the vehicle. For a little more than 1 month I had what I thought was a beautiful vehicle in every respect. I should feel safe in the car that I buy and I don't think I should have to settle for a car that I don't want because the brand new car I bought from them is a piece of crap. I was driving fine and this went away for quite a while but returned this morning. Cars will stop in the middle of the road when this happens. Same issue as above. Following that the vehicle completely shutdown at around 40 mph locking up the steering, loss of power steering, engine turned off and would not restart. When van stalls the gear knob flashes in "D" or drive mode. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The car would not drive and the Shift Knob was just going between park and drive, but neither would work. We were unable to pick up unit 08-08 at 9am. I will see how they would handle this when I bring it over on July 6. It lost power and said place in park. Anything that engages/ disengages has ability to wear and fail . and it is still in service for the 3rd time. Yesterday morning my battery voltage while driving was fluctuating to low erratically. Car said service transmission and shift into park to start. The part magically appeared at the dealer FedEx overnight the day after I escalated my case through Jeep customer care. I just traded in a car and put down money on this car less than a year ago. I have been in over 4 near collisions, avoided by the careful driving of others around me. It has been to dealerships over 10 times for the same issue. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasion; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. After 3 tentatives, when I turned it back on, the engine light was on. (P1D8C). I am now too afraid to drive this car with my child or for long distances, because this issue was completely spontaneous and unpredictable. It's gone to the dealership over 4 times. All warning lights were displayed. I had my ten year old son with me when the Jeep suddenly shut down in the middle of the street without warning. Hope it worked - I just had our ML320, 2002, towed to an indie shop where they found water on that shifter module, cost was a total of about $700 to $750 for that part of the work (new shifter module, labor). Update from Apr 4, 2016: I just returned from NHSTA's website..it is a joke. Thank god it turned he ck on and made it home. Dashboard said to place it in p and then select a gear - we placed it in p but was then unable to change gear (4xe was still in run mode). 2016 Ram 1500 Laramie 5.7 L Hemi Crew Cab The latest issues is the transmission shift lever remains in Reverse when shifting to Park. Leaving our in-laws the other day, which mind you is directly across the street, we got to the end of the driveway to stop and look both ways ;) and the auto shut off engaged. are trademarks of Autobeef LLC, All rights reserved. NO FORUM HOMEPAGES. It's not us. I have contacted Jeep cares and have been elevated to their customer retention group to continue to try to solve this issue. I am paying nearly $40,000 for a car I don't feel safe driving and can't rely on. Heard a loud clunk and the car would not accelerate. Staffed M-F 7:30am-5:30pm EST by the Stellantis Social Engagement Team. It has been plagued by problems from the start. It only has 15,980 miles! The result? Car will go into neutral or will not engage Park or drive The dealership called and said Chrysler suggested replacing the "transmission control module" and that they had replaced that. The dealership employee told me they can't even open up the transmission without permission from Chrysler. " An engineer, from Michigan, was quick to explain how to work around the auto park feature on the 2017 Ram 1500. My hearing is forthcoming and it will be interesting to see the results. Basically when I sit at idle with the car running and in park for 10 - 15 minutes, I will get a message saying that I am not in park, the P on the dash and the rotory shifter blinks and to says to service the transmission. I managed to get my family safe out of the car and, with the help of friends, I took the car to a safer place. Mechanics came up and apologized and said they were just following Chrysler's Tech Support's recommendation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. I asked for a new trans since it seems that has fixed a few of these. They told her that they put 80 miles (on my leased vehicle) test driving it with no reported problems. its unsafe!!!. The manager told me to leave the car and I'd be given a temporary car while they look at it. I hope that this issue can be resolved by Chrysler soon. Called the dealer they do not recognize the recall. After picking up the Jeep I could not get it into electric mode, called the dealership who requested it back to pull codes. The 2015 model year is the first year of the Chrysler 200's 2nd generation. I coasted until it completely stopped in the middle of a busy road. Very dangerous as there is little to no shoulder on this stretch of highway. In the future, I'll post any DIY pics (hopefully I won't have to!!). They replaced the oil temp sensor and everything was fine. The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Wrangler. That they will fix it in 2nd quarter of 2018. I bought my 2015 Chrysler 200 S brand new in October of 2014. it happened again. Tow company called us and reported that they brought the wrong truck and that it would be another hour. Although the 2014 Chrysler 300 S is a beautiful vehicle, these continuing issues has turned my life upside down. "What's an ML55, you ask? . "CarComplaints.com" , "Autobeef", "What's Wrong With YOUR Car?"