Chrysler 300 Complaints (2007)

512 consumer complaints on file.

#11202888April 22, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF "PARK". AFTER DOING RESEARCH, AND LEARNING IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PARK RELEASE BUTTON, WE WERE ABLE TO MANUALLY GET THE CAR INTO "DRIVE". THIS WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE WE WERE PARKED AT THE ER OF A HOSPITAL. SINCE WE COULDN'T PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT TO A MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY, WE WOULD PUT IT IN "NEUTRAL" AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE PROBLEM IS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STARTED FAILING, WHICH SEEMS ODD SINCE IT WAS ONLY USED A FEW TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190161March 20, 2019
ENGINE
ENGINE DROPPED A VALVE SEAT ON THE INTAKE VALVE OF THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER CAUSING IT TO BREAK UP INSIDE THE ENGINE CAUSING SCRATCHES INSIDE THE CYLINDER AND NEEDING ENGINE RESURFACING NEW CYLINDER HEAD NEW PISTON NEW RINGS NEW GASKETS IN TOTAL OVER 3000 DOLLARS INTO THE REBUILD AND MANY MAN HOURS TO COMPLETE AFTER READING 300 FORUMS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM ON THEM THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED ON START UP AFTER A SHORT FIVE MINUTE DRIVE I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR TWO MINUTES RAN TO SEE A FRIEND OF MINE KNOCKED NO ONE WAS HOME SO I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TURNED IT OVER IT CRANKED AND TRIED TO START THEN I HERD THIS NOISE THAT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT DOWN AND HAD IT TOWED AND DIDN'T TRY STARTING IT AGAIN TILL AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED IT COST OVER 3 GRAND AND WAS A FULL ENGINE TEAR DOWN SOME OF THE COST WAS FOR PARTS THAT SINCE THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED WAS THE IDEAL TIME TO REPLACE LIKE THE MAIN BEARINGS AND OIL PUMP BUT MOST THE COST WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEFECT THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN IF THIS WOULD HAVE DROPPED ON FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THAT WOULD HAVE THREE THAT PISTON THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR THE PISTON JUST ON START UP WAS DESTROYED CAUSING THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP RESTRICTING THE PISTONS MOVEMENT TO RESTRICT IT FROM A FULL REVOLUTION HAD THERE BEEN MORE MOMENTUM OF THE CRANKSHAFT IT WOULD HAVE SNAPPED A ROD MOST LIKELY AND RUPTURED THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLES COOLING SYSTEM AND MANY OTHERS HAVE AS WELL THIS OVERHEATING PROBLEM DUE TO THE COOLING SYSTEM MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VALVE SEAT TO OVERHEAT AND IN RETURN DROP THE VALVE SEAT BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IN THAT FIVE TO TEN MINUTE DRIVE THIS CAUSED IT TO DROP HOWEVER PREVIOUS DRIVING AND OVER HEATING ISSUES MAY HAVE SET IT UP FOR FUTURE FAILURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186551March 13, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OVER THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRAVO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (1100 W MAIN ST, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801, (626) 283-5212) WHERE NEW COOLANT WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184605March 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH FAULTY, HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE AND NOW NEED ANOTHER ANOTHER IGNITION SWITCH DEALERSHIP HAS CLAIMED THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS HAD 4 DIFFERENT PARTS NUMBERS SO THAT MEANS IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183404March 1, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 40 MPH AND STALLED. THE EXHAUST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176128February 11, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SWITCH WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF IT STILL BE ON IT ,I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE SWITCH TURNED ALL THE WAY OVER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164028December 29, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, TURNED BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES,GAS CAP LIGHT CAME ON, WENT TO AUTOZONE TO RUN SCANNER AND GOT CODE P0440, CHECKED ALL EVAP COMPONENTS AND LINES AND NOTICED SOMETHING LOOSE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK, ROLLOVER VALVE POPPED OFF AND THERE WAS FUEL ALL AROUND IT... I'M LUCKY THERE WERE NO SPARKS FROM ANYTHING,HAD A FULL TANK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162817December 20, 2018
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY A FOREIGN OBJECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GLASS PARTICLES WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAKE ELSINORE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 31400 AUTO CENTER DR, LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530, (951) 225-4749) AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150011November 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL REVERSE IT JUST WON'T MOVE AT ALL AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM NOTHING ELSE IS WRONG WITH MY CAR IT JUST WON'T GO INTO GEAR I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO BRING IT HOME AND HOW HE GOT IT ON THE TRUCK HE SPRAYED WD-40 AND PULL IT ON THAT'S THAT WAY IT WAS EASY TO SLIDE UP ON A FLATBED. SO I'M WONDERING COULD IT BE THE SAFETY NEUTRAL SWITCH ON A 300
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149932November 7, 2018
SEAT BELTS, WHEELS
WHILE THE CAR IS STILL. SEAT BELT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THE AIR PRESSURE SYMBOL STAYS ON. WE HAVE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143468October 28, 2018
AIR BAGS
I HAVE CONTACTED THE RAM COUNTRY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, MINERAL WELLS 4011 US HIGHWAY 180 E. MINERAL WELLS, TX 76067-8376 940-654-3120 SEVERAL TIMES OVER ABOUT TWO YEARS, AND THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED A BAG TO REPLACE THE ONE IN MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133590October 5, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION MODULE NOT FUNCTIONING IMPLAUSIBLE VEHICLE SPEED. PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. AB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132962October 2, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CAR ROLLS BACKWARD ON HILLS WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128781September 11, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED YEMM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AT (309) 271-0106 (LOCATED AT 2195 N HENDERSON ST, GALESBURG, IL 61401) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122193August 24, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE I WAS AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A U TURN MY CAR WAS RUNING JUST FINE , I PROCEDED TO MAKE MY U TURN HALF WAY THROUGH MY CARS ENGINE COMPLETE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING OR KNOWLEDGE THAT IT DID DUE TO EVERYTHING ELSE WORKING JUST FINE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT THAT POINT MY STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND I HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF TRAFFIC. DID NOT FEEL SAFE THAT MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR THANKFULLY IT DID NOT RESULT TO ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURIES BUT IT COULD HAVE. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL AT THE MOMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120195August 15, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU LINE AT A LOCAL FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT I HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN STEAM CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. PULLED OVER AND PARKED. CALLED MY MECHANIC TO COME CHECK IT OUT. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE FAN MOTOR BROKE/BUSTED AND THE BEARINGS WENT THROUGH THE RADIATOR. FAN SHOURDS WE'RE ALL BROKE OFF. I HAVE LESS THEN 100,000 MILES ON MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096772May 18, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL *THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AND FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND HIP INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. *TT *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11096390May 16, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,020.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11090450April 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APRIL 23 MY BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN BLOW MY WHOLE CAR UP FIRE MARSHAL TOLD ME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084270April 10, 2018
ENGINE
THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHEN AM DRIVING. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHT GO ON AND NO POWER. THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN I STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK AND OTHER GEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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