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2019 Chrysler 3 Series problems

Owners filed 61 complaints about the 2019 Chrysler 3 Series with NHTSA between Mar 2019 and Oct 2026. The most-cited component is electrical system (22).

Complaints
61
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
5
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
3
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Electrical system22
  2. Air bags22
  3. Exterior lighting5
  4. Visibility/wiper5
  5. Steering4
  6. Power train3
  7. Fuel/propulsion system3
  8. Engine2
  9. Vehicle speed control2
  10. Structure2
  11. Service brakes2
  12. Service brakes, hydraulic1
  13. Seat belts1
  14. Forward collision avoidance1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 28, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
View as table
Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20193
20204
20218
20225
20236
202415
202518
20262

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Electrical system

22 reports1 crash1 related recall
“On my way to work all the lights on my dashboard lights on and immediately goes off and my passenger side front window lets down. After work I went to the ABC store to get a bottle of liquor and turned my car off on [XXX] and turned my car off came out the store and had yo reach through my driver side window to open my car because my key not touching the door handle would work. I let the back seat down and pulled the emergency trunk lock and took my ratchet to check my battery since no lights was on in my car and the upon touching the battery the panic horn sounded and all my lights came on yet upon cracking my car the air conditioner blew hot air and the temperature controlled didn’t work and read on low yet blowing hot air and my stereo system is not functioning properly. Upon arriving home and turning the car off I later went outside to crank it again and had to follow the same steps as I had the first time at the ABC store and received the same result. My engine light came on a couple weeks ago and upon scanning my car read replace gas cap and evaporator system which I have done and the problem still exist with my engine light being on yet until today my…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 8, 2026Electrical systemODI 11770005

Air bags

22 reports2 crashes1 related recall
“There is a recall on my car. I’ve scheduled an appointment, but they will not provide me with a loaner. I have two jobs and I need a car and I can’t afford to pay for a a rental that’s why I work two jobs so I’d like to know what I’m supposed to do. My tags are due at the end of this month, which I’ve already paid for it, but I cannot receive them because of this recall so I need action.. i’ve tried to schedule appointment twice and they tell me that I need to call Chrysler which that’s who I’m calling and try to make arrangements for a loaner. This isn’t my mistake. It isn’t my problem. This is their problem. They need to provide me with a vehicle you’re not gonna take my car for three days when I have two jobs and no vehicle”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 17, 2025Air bagsODI 11694066

Exterior lighting

5 reports1 crash
“Within the first year I had the vehicle each of the head lights failed. Still under warranty the Dealer determined that the fuses were bad and charged me $90 each time to replace the fuses. I now have an issue with the passenger side head light. Initially it was an interment off-on condition. Now it is continuously off. I have not had this one fixed yet. but I suspect that the fuse block is defective and is not securing the fuse (ie a loose connection), which would be evident.by signs of arcing between the fuse tang and the fuse block contacts. Minor arcing between the two contacts would diminish current flow between the contacts until the light would no longrer come on.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 17, 2024Electrical system, Exterior lightingODI 11566119

Visibility/wiper

5 reports
“NO BACKUP CAMERA DEAD RADIO SCREEN SECOND OCCURENCE CAR DEALER NOTIFIED”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 9, 2022Electrical system, Unknown or other, Visibility/wiperODI 11496711

Steering

4 reports1 crash
“about 2 years old, I was with my family driving on the freeway when I felt the car veering to the right going off the road. I tried to correct the steering by pulling it to the left. I was not able to correct this steering as it seemed that the steering wheel was lock. I tried stopping the car from going off the road but the brake pedal was very hard to push. It seemed like the car had lose all power. The car went down the hill off the freeway and hit a huge road sign. I was doing 55 to 60 miles per hour and very mush alert. The car finally came to a stop in the middle of the frontage road. We started to push the car and it was hard to push so I attempted to start the car and to my surprise, it started. So I drove it to a safe place and called the police to make a report and the towing service. The damage on the front end of the was over $3,000. This was the first incident. The second incident happen July 2, 2026.My wife and I were traveling on a road with two lanes. It was about 4:30 PM and traffic medium. Suddenly I felt the steering wheel pulling hard to the left going to the left lane. I immediately turned the steering wheel to the right. I felt the…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 11, 2026Steering, Electrical system, EngineODI 11749743

Power train

3 reports
“Vehicle experiences sudden Auto-Park engagement, hard shifting, and loss of gear engagement. Code P0700 present. Issue began after A/C compressor failure. Safety risk includes sudden deceleration and loss of control.””
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 17, 2025Power train, Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11705503
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 28, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.