Chrysler 300 Complaints (2006)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10465629July 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFTER DETENT IN MY 300 BROKE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS INCIDENT WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR, AND I COULDN'T GET THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER CAR DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART HAD BROKE. THEIR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REBUILD SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THE PART NUMBER USED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS 68088259AB - LEVER KIT SHIFTERINT. I ASKED WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS PART TO BRAKE SO I CAN PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, AND THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE IT. I DIDN'T RECOVER THE OLD PART FROM THE CAR DEALER. I SPOKE WITH OTHERS CHRYSLER AND DODGE OWNERS, AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 300 OR CHARGER. THIS PIECE SHOULDN'T BRAKE WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO IT OR WEAR OUT. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH ANY OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS, AND THE FACT THAT IT IS OCCURRING TO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE MEANS THAT THIS MUST BE MANUFACTURER ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED, AND CHRYSLER/DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE OCCURRENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465196July 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464787July 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINED THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE SHAFT MOVED OUT OF POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT ADDRESSED THE DEFECT, WHICH WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463953July 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY GEAR STICK IS STUCK AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO GET OUT OF "PARK." *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463434June 28, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BOUGHT A 2006 CHRYSLER 300, WITHIN A WEEK, ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO BACK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AND SAID MACHINE SAID MULTIPLE MISFIRES DUE TO BAD GAS. CAR DROVE LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN WITHIN DAYS ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND IT HAD ACCELERATED A COUPLE OF TIMES BY ITSELF. I WAS IN A PARKED POSITION, PUT CAR IN DRIVE A BARELY TOUCHED GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATED ON ITS ON AND I HIT A POLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY TOWED THE CAR AND DID AN EVALUATION ON THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THEY WERE 2 CODES MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND SENSOR VOLTAGE HIGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462116June 18, 2012
ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS HEADING TO VISIT MY BROTHERS AND MY FATHER IN EAGLE LAKE TEXAS COMING OUT OF RICHMOND TX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THIS CLACKING SOUND IN MY ENGINE I PURCHASE THIS 2006 CHRYSLER BRAND NEW FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIP R&M OUT OF HOUSTON TEXAS OFF OF HIGHWAY 59. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2006 APRIL 2010 MY CAR WAS IN DEFECT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CHRYSLER 300 BUT NOONE HAS NOTIFIED ME. THANK YOU [XXX] CAN YOU PLEASE NOTIFY ME BY MAIL PLEASE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460247June 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE GEAR SHIFTER SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459613May 25, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GAS PEDAL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. GAS PEDAL SNAPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE IN USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457398May 3, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING NOTICEABLY ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS TYPICAL OF A LIFTER OR WORN ROCKER ARM. ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER THE CAR HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER ACCELERATION. THE CAR WAS CHECKED FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED THEY DID ADVISE THEY FOUND THE STRUT BUSHINGS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. AFTER HEARING THE ENGINE NOISES THE CAR WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE HAD THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. THE BUSHINGS FOR THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. BOTH OF THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO REALIGN THE FRONT END. THE ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AFTER REPLACING THE STRUT BUSHINGS. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL CHANGES & LUBES WERE DONE AT OR NEAR EVERY 3,500 MILES. THERE ARE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENTS/REPAIRS BEING DONE FOR THESE PARTICULAR PARTS FAILING AT A LOW MILEAGE.THESE PARTS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY AND CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE & RECALL THESE COMPONENTS. REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BECOME DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR CARS AND IT'S MANUFACTURER ARE BEING BURDENED WITH UNNECESSARY REPAIR COSTS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED ALL THE COSTS (OVER $2,000.00) . I STILL HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2008 WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DEPENDABILITY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF OWNING A CAR AND WE ALL PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO PURCHASE/LEASE THEM. PAYING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS EXPECTED BUT EXORBITANT REPAIR COSTS ARE UNACCEPTABLE WHEN A CAR IS PROPERLY CARED FOR AND NOT ABUSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456561April 26, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER BY ME THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 300'S BUT THINGS DO HAPPEN...WHEN I WENT ON LINE I DID FIND QUIET A FEW PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY, BY CHECKING AROUND AND SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40 THOUSAND MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456200April 23, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD SCREACHING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456257April 23, 2012
STRUCTURE, POWER TRAIN
THE PINK PLASTIC SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH BROKE. THE PLASTIC BREAKS FROM CONTINUAL FORESEEABLE USE. FAILURE CAUSES THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE SHIFTING MECHANISM OUT OF PARK AND THUS DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO YOUTUBE.COM [HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8UAMY_M7TTK], THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR ON 2006 AND 2007 MODELS. I AM NOT CERTAIN, BUT 2008 AND NEWER MODELS HAVE A PART THAT IS GREEN AND DOES NOT SEEM AS LIKELY TO BREAK. FURTHERMORE, MILEAGE OR AGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. MINE BROKE BEFORE 75,000 MILES AND SLIGHTLY AFTER 6 YEARS. DORMAN MAKES AN METAL ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT PART RANGING FROM $22 TO $40 DEPENDING ON THE RETAILER. ONLINE IS LESS EXPENSIVE. THE FACT THAT THERE IS A METAL, DURABLE REPLACEMENT PART IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM. MOREOVER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS FAILED TO RECALL ITS VEHICLES. FURTHERMORE, AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE # (REFERENCE #22152872), I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC CAR, THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER COVERING THE COST UNLESS I FIRST WENT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AT WHICH A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT THE PINK PLASTIC SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH WAS THE ISSUE. DIAGNOSTIC ALONE COSTS $150, BUT MAY BE APPLIED TO REPAIRS. I THEN CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN TUSTIN, CA AND A SERVICING MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAD YET TO SEE CHRYSLER COVER THE ESTIMATED $500 COST EVEN THOUGH THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $22 TO $40. THIS IS A PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE: CHRYSLER IS (1) A COMMERCIAL SUPPLIER OF A (2) DEFECTIVE DESIGNED PRODUCT UNDER THE CONSUMER EXPECTATION, RISK-UTILITY, AND THE FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE TESTS AND IS THE (3) ACTUAL AND (4) PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT WHICH CAUSES PROPERTY DAMAGES. THERE ARE NO APPLICABLE DEFENSES. THIS ALSO A POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454858April 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453991April 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT WAS THE SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,464.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451135March 12, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,169. UPDATED 05/14/12 *BF UPDATED 05/23/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450957March 9, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND BOTH EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO A FENCE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450760March 8, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450222March 4, 2012
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
RADIATOR FAN WENT OUT,I REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE,AS OF 2/25/2012 WAS NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER TO BRING TO DEALER TO HAVE REPLACED ? IN PROCESS NOW OF BEING REIMBURSED,HAVING TROUBLE WITH POWER WINDOW CONTROLLER ON DRIVER DOOR,NOW THE AUTO RETURN FOR THE SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK,U NO WHAT CHRYSLER JUST FIX THE PROBLEM OR PAY THE BILL, YOU'RE OWNED BY THE SAME PEOPLE THAT OWN OUR COMPANY WHICH IS FIAT! NOW I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINTS SQUEAKING, SHOULDN'T HAPPEN AT 50,000 MI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448185February 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER NOTIFIED; VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER; DIAGNOSED AS "FAULTY" SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 361.00; TOWING FEE $ 106.00. DEALER ADVISED A COMMON ISSUE, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO ASSEMBLY LOCATION AND NOT MANUFACTURED IN 2007 OR LATER, WHICH WOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER; TOWING COMPANY BLOG SITES, INTERNET AND AFTER AMRKET COMPANIES MANUFACTURE CORRECTIVE PARTS, BUT CHRYSLER REMAINS SILENT. MAYBE I SHOULD CONTACT CLINT EASTWOOD. OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE AT 99,523 MILES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY; CURRENTLY HAS OVER 106,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448242February 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR. I CALLED ORR CHRYSLER DODGE AND CAME AND GOT IT AND CHARGED ME $364 + TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I READ ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET. LONG BEFORE HAVING THE PROBLEM. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS TERRIBLE SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN A CHRYSLER PERSON MY ENTIRE LIFE BUT THIS IS AND BAD ROTORS AT 15,000 MILES HAVE CAUSED ME TO RETHINK THE WHOLE THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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