Chrysler 300 Complaints (2006)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10234786July 18, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AWD. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SHE FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234829July 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING PROFUSELY FROM OUR 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING AUTOMOBILE. THE CAR WAS ONLY 1-1/2 YEARS OLD. SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WE BROUGHT IT TO PASSPORT CHRYSLER OF ALEXANDER AND WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FROM A DEFECTIVE CAP THAT WAS REPLACED. HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING WITH ALL OF THEIR CHRSYLER 300'S AND WHEN I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD SENT OUT NOTICES TO CHRYSLER OWNERS TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT. HE TOLD ME THAT "OSHA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM" AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO ADDRESS. WHEN I CALLED OSHA, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T EVEN DEAL WITH AUTOMOBILES. ALTHOUGH THEY REPLACED THE PART IN MY CAR, I'M CONCERNED FOR OTHERS WHO MAY NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT CAUSES PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234336July 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED ABOUT 17000 MILES THEN GOT WORSE AND WORSE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT ABOUT 30,000 AND HAD THE PADS CHECKED. THE PADS WERE CERAMIC TYPE AND HAD ZERO WEAR. THE ROTORS ARE A PROBLEM. MY 05 DODGE 4X4 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT ONLY HAS 23000 MILES. CHRYSLER IS BUYING BAD ROTORS!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233377July 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY ADVISE ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO GOT STUCK IN PARK. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND ITS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT CHRYSLER WONT DO IT. I ALSO SPOKE WITH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID HE TOWS AT LEAST 3-4 A DAY FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232797July 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IT THE PROBLEM BEGIN WHEN I NOTICED MY ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY ONLY SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ON. BUT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I TURNED AROUND AND WHEN BACK. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE ESV VALVE. THE ESV VALVE TELLS THE GASOLINE WHERE TO GO IN THE MOTOR. SO NOW MY VEHICLE IS CONSUMING MORE GAS THAN BEFORE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232536June 27, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1. DRIVING ON AN OVERPASS. MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARD RAMP TO GET ONTO I5 NORTH. 2. DURING THE TURN, I HEARD AND FELT A HUGE "CLUNK" SOUND FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THINKING I MAY HAVE JUST RUN OVER A ROCK OR SOMETHING. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE CAR BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY BEGAN VIBRATING HARSHLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 3. BEING A "SHADE TREE" MECHANIC, I PULLED THE WHEELS AND CHECKED THE SUSPENSION. I NOTED THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS SEEMED TO BE SHOT. THIS IS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES! I PURCHASED THE PARTS AND REPLACED THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. I TOOK NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIE ROD ENDS DID NOT HAVE ANY WAY OF LUBRICATING THE TIE ROD BALL JOINT. THERE WERE NO GREASE POINTS THAT WOULD ALLOW PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THIS PART. I REMOVED THE BOOT FROM ONE OF THE OLD ENDS AND NOTICED THERE WAS VERY LITTLE GREASE IN THE JOINT AND THERE WAS SCARRING ON THE BALL WHERE THERE HAD BEEN METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE BALL AND THE HOUSING. THIS CAUSED THE BALL TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE PART TO FAIL COMPLETELY. A PART OF MY OIL CHANGE RITUAL IS TO HAVE THE LUBRICATION POINTS GREASED. TIE ROD ENDS ARE MOVING PARTS WHICH NEED LUBRICATION IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER IS USING PARTS WITH NO PROVISION FOR LUBRICATION IS INSIDIOUS AND SMACKS OF EXTORTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232392June 26, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE HAS VOGUE CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL IX TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CLEANING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALLS AND WHITE WALLS. PRIOR TO DISCOVERING THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230815June 12, 2008
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES, SIZE 175/70R13. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. HE NOTICED LUMPS AND BUBBLES ON ALL FOUR TIRES, SOME OF WHICH WERE ON THE TREAD OF THE TIRES. HE COMPLAINED TO THE TIRE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE THE SAME. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEUTRAL DEALER AND THEY ASKED HIM WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON, AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. HE HAD TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND NEW TIRES IN ORDER TO GET ALL NEW TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230880June 12, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE RODS FAILED AND WERE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, AND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,325.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228806May 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BRIEFLY, SHAKE, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, BACKING UP, OR AT A STOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PROBLEM STARTED IN OCT 2007. TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS (WHITTEN BROS. & CROSSROADS, VA) AND TOLD THAT NO CODE FOUND TO SHOW A PROBLEM WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER. SECOND DEALER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING MY CAR, BUT THE CODE RESETS ITSELF QUICKLY AND THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY STOP RUNNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER 300 OWNERS IN MY AREA TO DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND BEING TOLD THE SAME THING, BUT WE ARE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MYSTERY AND THE DEALER HAS NEVER HEARD OR SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228196May 19, 2008
PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A FENCE AND WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,100.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227756May 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE THAT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE FROM THE SPRINGS. THE NOISE OCCURRED AT 5 MPH WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223398April 4, 2008
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAN TRAVEL A MAXIMUM OF 50 MPH WITH A SPARE TIRE. SHE HAD A SPARE TIRE PLACED ON HER VEHICLE AND SHE COULD ONLY TRAVEL A MAXIMUM OF 35 MPH. THE PAGE WHERE THIS INFORMATION IS REFERENCED IS ENTITLED, "COMPACT SPARE TIRE" ON PAGE 274 OF THE MANUAL. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,450. UPDATED 4/25/08 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219348February 27, 2008
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
ON FEB. 27,2008 I HAD TO HAVE BOTH TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300. DURING MY AUTO SHOP'S SEARCH FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS WE DISCOVERED THAT THE DODGE DEALER IN WORCESTER MA. HAD 174 TIE ROD ENDS ON BACKORDER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IF THERE IS NO RECALL MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215899January 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR ROCKET SHAFT PINS. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONTACT HEARS A POPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,307 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,498. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211088December 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS DRIVING ON I95 INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR, CHRYSLER 300 2006 2.7L ENGINE,STARTED COSTING AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVING HIGH. THIS STAYED LIKE THIS FOR APPROX. 20 SECONDS AND THEN SLAMMED HARD BACK INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO BE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AT EAST 10 OTHER TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD "THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST",OR "WE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM"OR" CHRYSLER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN" SOME TIMES THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHEN IT LOSES POWER. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS HAVE HAD AND CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO IGNORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208933November 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN NOTICED CABIN OF CAR FILLING WITH SMOKE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. MADE IT TO FRONT OF BUILDING WHERE I LIVE, GOT OUT OF CAR AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM TRUNK. OPENED TRUNK AND SAW FLAMES. CLOSED TRUNK. RAN INTO BUILDING, HAD CONCIERGE PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AFD INCIDENT # 07086697. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10202128September 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199757August 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AS OF AUGUST 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR BRAKE TUBE MUST BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, IF BRAKE TUBE IS DAMAGED MUST BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED MULTIPLE REPAIR INVOICES PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 08/31/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198206August 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MPH DROPPED TO 39. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RAN AS NORMAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND MADE THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,959. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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