Chrysler 300 Complaints (2007)

512 consumer complaints on file.

#10358801October 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE 2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. CURRENTLY HAS 30,000 MILES. TONIGHT I WENT TO START IT AND THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK! I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHERS OF THIS CAR. WHAT IS THE DEAL? MAJOR INCONVENIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
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#10356683September 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN
WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME AFTER WORK AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD NO WARNINGS, DROVE THE CAR JUST FINE TO WORK THAT THIS MORNING, BUT WENT I WENT TO LEAVE WORK WAS WHEN IT HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND CAME AND TOOK MY CENTER CONSOLE APART AROUND THE SHIFTER AND HE FOUND THE LITTLE PINK PART INSIDE HAD BROKE. WHY WOULD THEY USE A PINK PLASTIC PART FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART???? BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME EVERYTHING IS CLOSED AND WE CAN'T GET A PRICE ON THE PART YET. *TR
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#10354348September 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
A FEW DAYS AGO MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 WAS STUCK IN PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOPPING CENTER LOT ON A HOT AZ DAY. THE TOW TRUCK SAID THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM HE GETS CALLS FOR MOST WITH CHRYSLERS. HE SAID THAT HE CARRIES A SPECIAL TOOL TO GET THEM OUT OF PARK. HE SAID IT IS A LITTLE PLASTIC PINK PIECE THAT BREAKS. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY NEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. WHEN RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET I TYPED IN GOOGLE CHRYSLER 300 AND THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED UP WAS "CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK" IN THE SEARCH ENGINE. THE CASHIER STATED IT HAPPENS FAR TO MUCH AND SHE WISHED CHRYSLER WOULD DO A RECALL. IT WAS THREE HUNDRED AND SOME ODD DOLLARS TO REPAIR SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY PUT IN A NEW GEAR SHIFTER WITH THE PINK PLASTIC PIECE. THEY CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE PINK PLASTIC PIECE. THEY TOLD ME THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12 MONTHS. IM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS AND I WILL PERSUADE EVERYONE I KNOW TO SAY AWAY FROM THE CHRYSLER 300 WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A NEW CAR! *TR
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#10352402August 27, 2010
WHEELS
ALL OF THE CHROME COVERED WHEEL LUGS ON MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 HAVE BEEN MUSHROOMED BY THE IMPACT WRENCH WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED; MY LUG WRENCH NO LONGER FITS ANY WHEEL LUGS. I CAN NOT CHANGE THE TIRES IF I GET A FLAT TIRE. ALL THE TIRE ROTATIONS ARE UNDER THE CHRYSLER SERVICE CONTRACT. *TR
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#10352003August 26, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 THE GEAR STUCK IN PARK FOR THE SECOND TIME. SPOKE WITH OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS THIS IS A EVER DAY PROBLEM . THESE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *TR
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#10351142August 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A CHRYSLER 300 2007. I WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE MY HOUSE. I TURNED MY CAR ON, PRESSED ON MY BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE AND IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. I LEFT THE CAR ON CHECK MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED AGAIN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAN ON AND THE GEAR STILL WOULD NOT ADJUST OUT OF PARK!!! *TR
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#10350381August 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SMALL PART THAT WAS POSSIBLY FRACTURED AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
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#10349500August 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHENEVER THE CAR (2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING) IS PUT INTO "PARK" WITHOUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR SELECTION WHEN RESTARTING THE CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT. WHILE I KNOW IT IS GOOD DRIVING PRACTICE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN PARKED, IT IS A MUST IN THIS VEHICLE OR THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED A REPAIR, BUT RELIGIOUSLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE ONLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE CAR SETTLES, THEN PUTTING IT INTO "PARK." *TR
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#10349285August 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 BASE MODEL HAS A DEFECT WHERE I GET STUCK IN PARK AND CANNOT GET OUT OF THIS POSITION ON MY SHIFT PANEL. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THAT ITS A SMALL CHEAP PLASTIC PART THAT BROKEN OFF AND DISENGAGED MY SHIFT CONTROLS. NOW I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AND WILL NEVER BUY ANY DODGE MAKE EVER BECAUSE OF THIS. I WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE KINDS OF MAKES SO I WOULD BE STUCK WITH A $200 PROBLEM THAT CAN JUST DECIDE TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE. I HOPE MY VOICE IS HEARD AND IF I AM NOT REGARED AFTER THIS COMPLAINT I WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED. REGARDS CUSTOMER *TR
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#10348942August 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO COME OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A PLASTIC LATCH PEN THAT BROKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52000.
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#10347618August 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE STUCK IN PARK, RESEARCHED VIA WEB FOUND COMMON PROBLEMS FOR CHRYSLER VEHICLES 2007 AND PRIOR. CALLED DEALERSHIP M MORNING WAS TOLD YES THAT IS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM 350.00 REPAIR. CALLED CHRYSLER TO TRY AND GET HELP AS THIS DEFECT IS NOT A OWNER CAUSED ISSUED ITS A DEFECTIVE PART. WAS TOLD 2 BUSINESS DAYS FOR CONTACT BACK. CALLED 2ND DAY TOLD MY # LISTED WAS INCORRECT "WHICH IT WAS NOT" THEY READ IT BACK TO ME. GAVE NEW # LEFT MULTIPLE VOICEMAILS ON CASE MGRS PHONE WITH BOTH #'S TO REACH. CALLED AGAIN TODAY WAS TOLD CASE CLOSED COULDN'T REACH ME BAD PHONE # LISTED. TOLD THEM THAT WAS INCORRECT THEY SAID SORRY HAD TO OPEN NEW CASE AND WAIT AGAIN FOR A NEW CASE MANAGER TO REVIEW. OBVIOUS RUN AROUND FOR A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH THERE VEHICLES. TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS VERY SURPRISED THEY HAVE NOT STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO RECALL. ALSO SURPRISED A CLASS ACTION HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST THEM AS OF YET.... HOPE YOU HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE THIS ONE SO MAYBE YOU CAN HELP GET SOMETHING DONE. *TR
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#10347555August 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. I WAS LEAVING WORK ON AUGUST 3RD, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE OUT OF PARK. IT WAS STUCK IN "PARK". I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHRYSLER CARS. MY CAR IS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. 52,000 MILES...WE HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE COVERED. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY SAID THE "GEAR SHIFT" WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE PROCEEDS TO TELL ME IT WILL COST $150 TO TOW IT; $150 DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BEFORE THEY CAN SAY WHETHER OR NOT THE WARRANTY COVERS IT...AND IF IT DOESN'T, THEN I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE PRICE TO FIX A .50 CENTS PLASTIC, WHICH IS $406.00!!! $706 TO FIX A "KNOWN PROBLEM" IN CHRYSLER CARS. THE "GEAR SHIFTS" IN THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPLACED. THERE ARE MANY BLOGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS "COMMON PROBLEM". CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON "GEAR SHIFTS" THAT GET STUCK IN "PARK" OR FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FREE!!!! *TR
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#10347016August 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN
FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 CAR GETS STUCK IN PARK, MOSTLY EVERYDAY! IM HAVING TO FIST HIT MY PARK KNOB AND JERK IT AROUND...AND IT COMES OUT. I HEAR IT POPULAR IN CHRYSLER MODELS. IT JUST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE'S SEBRING 2007, IT IS NOW STUCK AT HER WORK, BC WE CAN AFFORD TO TOW IT ANYWHERE. *TR
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#10341970July 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHILE WAITING AT A LONG RAILROAD CROSSING. TRIED TO SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE, BUT IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. GETTING CAR TOWED, CALLED CHRYSLER... THEY NEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS- NEED NEW PART INSIDE THE GEAR SHIFT BOX... NO RECALL ON THE GEAR SHIFTER BOX YET THO. *TR
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#10340481June 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, AND THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE "DRIVE" POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ
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#10332727May 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2007 300....I PURCHASED IT 2/13/2009...ON 5/23/2010 I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AN I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK..NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO GET TO WORK...ON TOP OF THAT I LOST MY JOB DUE TO HAVING NO WAY TO GET TO WORK....I BEEN CHECKING ON LINE...THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS HAPPENING WITH TONS OF 300'S... *TR
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#10332748May 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHRYSLER 300 WITH 43,684. PROBLEM FUEL CAP LEAKING. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP GALENA CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIR. CALL CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS(REF# 19582516) SAID NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO GALENA CHRYSLER IN FORT MYERS FL. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ONE YEAR AGO TO THE DAY, SAME DEALERSHIP, SAID NOTHING WRONG. I THINK FUEL AND VAPORS HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR OVER A YEAR WITH THIS CAR. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I KNOW IT MUST BE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE NO ONE FROM CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS CALLED ME BACK OR EMAIL. AFTER 4 DAYS IN THE SHOP I JUST HAD TO PAY FOR IT. NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR SAFETY PROBLEMS MUST BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOW ME PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE UNTIL WE ADDRESS THE PROBLEM? *TR
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#10328813May 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR SHIFTER LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE OUT OF "PARK", AFTER TRYING REALLY HARD TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE SHIFTER TO CHANGE TO "DRIVE, BUT WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD TO PUT EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE SHIFTER TO GET TO PARK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BECAUSE THE CAR COULD ROLL BY ITSELF SINCE IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PLACE THE SHIFTER IN PARK. *TR
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#10325649April 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WE HAD PURCHASED A CHRSYLER 300 IN JAN 20,2007 WE GOT THE CAR WITH ONLY 42 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE 2007 THE CAR HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP OF THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES. IN MAY OF 2007 WE TOOK THE CAR IN CAUSE THE A/C WAS NOT COOLING AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED A BRAND NEW A/C COMPRESSOR SO WE SAID OK BUT WHEN THEY FIXED IT WE HAD TO PAY 650 DOLLARS CAUSE OUR WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT SO WE SAID WHAT ABOUT THE FACTORY WARRANTY THEY SAID NO ALSO SO THAT ONE WAS TIME. SECOND ONE WAS IN 2008 SHIFTER CABLE BUSTED AND THE DEALER SHIP TOLD US THAT THE CABLE GOT HOT AND IT BUSTED OK WE DIDN'T PAY FOR THAT BUT WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW SHIFTER THEY INSTALLED CAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE SHIFTER WAS BROKEN I THINK THEY BROKE IT CAUSE IT WAS FIND WHEN WE HAD IT. THIRD ONE WAS IN 2009 THE CARS COMPUTER WENT OUT AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHY BUT THAT IT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE SO WE JUST PAID OUR DEDUCTIBLE SO I WAS OK WITH THAT. SO I REMEMBER TELLING MY WIFE LETS SEE WHAT GOES WRONG WITH THE CAR IN 2010. BUT THIS WAS THE WORST COMING HOME FROM DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE BRAKES LOCK IN PLACE BUT LUCKY I WAS ALONE AND NOT WITH MY FAMILY. SO I CALLED A WRECKER TO GIVE ME A BOOST BUT THEY COULDN'T START THE CAR SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP COMES TO FIND OUT WE HAVE A BLOWN MOTOR AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY NOT DOING OIL CHANGES HOW AN THAT BE IF WE BRING IT HERE TO GET THE OIL CHANGES SO HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BUT IM ALREADY 61000 MILES AND MY WARRANTY PEOPLE OLD REPUBLIC DON'T WANT TO FIX SO WE SAW THE MOTOR AND IT WAS CRACKED IN HALF SO OUR FAMILY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE METAL SHAVINGS WAS DUE TO THE OIL PUMP WENT BAD SO NOBODY WANTS TO FIX BUT IT WOULD COST ABOUT 8000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW MOTOR SO PEOPLE CAREFUL ON WHAT U BUY. *TR
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#10322230March 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER 300 BRAND NEW FROM DEALER IN AUGUST 2007. MY FIRST NEW CAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER ARE THE PROBLEM. FROM DAY ONE THERE IS INTERMITTANT ":CLUNKING" WHEN IT SHIFTS. PARK TO REVERSE. DRIVE TO PARK. BUT THE SCARY ONE IS WHEN I'M DRIVING, A FEW TIMES A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE THAN A FEW TIMES A DAY IT JUMPS, REALLY LURCHES. ENOUGH THAT AT 40 MPH, YOUR HEAD GETS A GOOD JOLT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WAS BETTER FOR A WHILE, NOW GETTING WORSE SO IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE, CITY AND HIGHWAY. BASICALLY, THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID BECAUSE IT'S INTERMITTANT. SO I HAD THEM KEEP IT AND DRIVE HOME THEMSELVES. BUT IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE TO THEM. WELL, I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT I WISH THEY WOULD AT LEAST GIVE ME SOMETHING BACK FOR PAYING FULL PRICE FOR A DEFECTED CAR. THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME ANOTHER CAR THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN.
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