Chrysler 300C Complaints

1,258 consumer complaints on file.

#10822825January 28, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR STALLS UNEXPECTED AFTER FUELING UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822951January 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL ON TAKE OFF FROM STOP LIGHT TWICE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM LIGHT INTO TRAFFIC, THEN AGAIN AFTER STOPPING CAR TO RESTART IT. THEN 2 MINUTES LATER MAKING A LEFT TURN CAR MADE A DING NOICE AND DIED AGAIN!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821919January 23, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE FAILURE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT WAS RUNNING FINE. SHE WENT INTO THE STORE AND CAME BACK OUT AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND IT WOULD BE $8000 TO REPAIR IT. I CONTACTED CHRYLSER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS REALLY WRONG. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005-2007 5.7 HEMI MOTORS. HE TOLD ME IT'S NORMALLY CAUSED BY A INTAKE VALVE SEAT FALLING OUT. SURE ENOUGH WHEN HE TOOK IT APART THE #4 INTAKE VALVE SEAT HAD FELL OUT AND WRECKED THE #4 CYLINDER. I KNOW THIS MIGHT NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT AS ME AND WE CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT IT. THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE MODEL ISSUE THIS IS AN ENGINE ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING IN ANYTHING THAT THE 5.7 HEMI MOTOR WAS PUT IN AND MAINLY FROM 2005-2007. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM WHILE DRIVING SO I'M JUST LUCKY THAT MY FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821819January 22, 2016
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA INFLATOR ,ENGINE FAILURE,FUEL TANK REPLACED VEHICLE WASS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING BEFORE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND AFTER FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED.. UNDER A EXTENDED LIFE TIME WARRANTY. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN PALESTINE TEXAS TOLD THEM VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN TYLER TEXAS. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG , THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER (A STAR CASE)OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER UNTIL ONE DAY II WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T START. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN PALESTINE DEALERSHIP,HAD IT TOWED TO THEM. 16 MILES LATER AND 15 DAYS LATER,I WAS TOLD I NEEDED COMPLETE MOTOR. METAL PIECES IN INTAKE AND 2VALVE SEATS HAD DROPPED.LATER ON 11/20/2015 HAD THE HEAD TOOK OFF TO CONFIRM DAMAGES TO THE HEAD AND VALVES.ALSO ON 12/19/2014 WHEN VEHICLE TOWED IN,THEY STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ACCELERATING THE CAR I WAS RIGHT THERE IN THE WAITING ROOM,THINKING IT'S FIXED,THEN COME TELL ME I NEED A MOTOR .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821544January 21, 2016
ENGINE
I CAME OUT OF HOME DEPOT TO A CAR THAT WOULDN'T START THIS GIVE A JUMP BUT WE COULD HERE SOMETHING GRINDING IN THE MOTOR AT FIRST I THOUGHT MAYBE A BELT BROKE OR THE FAN WAS LOOSE THE NOISE WAS SCARY THE CAR WOULDN'T STAY ON SC I CALLED FOR A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE RESULTS WERE I NEED A NEW ENGINE.. THE #5 CYLINDER DROPPED AN INTAKE VALVE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE $9448. I PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE BRAND WITH 74 MILES IT NOW HAS 78000 ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE ENGINE DYING NO WARNING SYSTEM SAID OK THIS CAR HAS ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES. NOW I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SHELL OF A CAR WITHOUT AN ENGINE PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821298January 20, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. TODAY WHEN I WAS LEAVING MY SONS APPOINTMENT MY CAR SHUT OFF IT WOULD CRANK RIGHT BACK UP BUT IT KEPT CUTTING OFF. I TRYED IT FIVE TIMES AND IT WOULDN'T STAY CRUNK. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR STRANDED BECAUSE IT WAS SLEETING OUTSIDE AND MY SON WAS IN THE CAR. I HAVE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM SO THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT ARE KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820748January 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLING AFTER FILL UP AND UNDER ACCELERATION. CAR STALLS OUT AND ALL POWER SYSTEMS FAIL WITHIN MINUTES AFTER REFUELING TO A FULL TANK. CAR IS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED TWO REAR END CRASHES FROM CARS BEHIND IT WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPS AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AT 1700 RPM AT ANY TIME. CAR IS ALWAYS IN MOTION. CAR CAN BE RESTARTED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS TO 5 MINUTES LATER. PROBLEM STARTED AT 130,000 MILES. POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK, FUEL LINE, FILTER OR STUCK VALVE. MECHANICS SAY THERE IS NO FIX AND TO NOT FILL UP THE GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820727January 17, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STALLS AFTER REFUELING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS KNOW PROBLEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820115January 13, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING, (AND WHILE STATIONARY/ENGINE ON) THE HEAD LIGHT TURN COMPLETELY OFF...THEN THE LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON: THE INTERIOR PANEL ALSO FLICKERS OFF AND ON WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF AND FLICKER. THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED MARCH 2015 SPORADICALLY (3X A WEEK) NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME CAR IS ON..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818128January 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO MONTHS THAT I'VE GONE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIR BAG REPLACED. (THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER) I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE REPAIR. NORTH POINT CHRYSLER/DODGE IN WINSTON SALEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817726January 4, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, WITHIN MINUTES, MY 2006 300C SRT8 WILL STALL OR EVEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OF VEHICLE. IT DOES THIS AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817379January 2, 2016
ENGINE
12/5/2015 WENT TO THE MARKET, 2 MILES FROM HOME. WENT INTO THE STORE FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED TO CAR TO START IS WOULDN'T START, NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. COULDN'T MOVE CAR SO HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, MCPEEKS DODGE OF ANAHEIM. SERVICE WRITER TOLD US THAT THE NOISE IN THE ENGINE WAS TWO VALVE SEATS DROPPED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDER HEAD AND BORE DAMAGE. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD OUR CAR SERVICE BY DEALER WHEN WE NEEDED OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP OR WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY FOR CAR. WE KEEP CAR IN GARAGE AND DRIVE AT POSTED SPEED AND ALWAYS KEEP OUR VEHICLE IN NEW CONDITION. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE IN OUR SEVENTIES SO WE AREN'T RECKLESS WITH OUR VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY ENGINE TROUBLE AND THE SERVICE WRITER COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH ONLY 44,612 MILES ON A 2007 VEHICLE WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW IN 2007. WE HAD TO PAY $8749.65 FOR A NEW ENGINE WHICH IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 3 YRS OR 70,000 MILES. WE ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 5,000 MILES A YEAR. SO THIS MEANS IF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN I WOULD HAVE ONLY PUT 15,000 MILES ON MY CAR IN THREE YEARS. THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG. AFTER REVIEWING ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT CHRYSLER HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH 2006, 2007 VEHICLES...ENGINE GOES OUT AT AROUND 70,000 MILES, OURS AT 44,612. WE PAID $42,000 FOR THE CAR NEW IN 2007. CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR OUR PROBLEM SINCE THEY KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH 300, 300C ENGINES. WE ARE OUT THE TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR USING A SMALL SAVINGS WE HAVE AS A RETIRED COUPLE. A SEVEN YEAR OLD CAR WITH 44,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE A ENGINE LAST LONGER. AS NOTED THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND PARKED AT A SUPERMARKET FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AND DID NOT DEMONSTRATE ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM DROVE BEAUTIFULLY. WE HAVE THE BILL, WHICH HAS BEEN PAID BY US. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DOWNLOAD, BUT I COULD FAX IF CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816972December 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816900December 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING THE TANK. I AM USING "PLUS" GAS AND IT STILL STALLS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REFUELING, USUALLY AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN BUT ALSO WHEN JUST DRIVING ALONG. THE CAR WILL BUCK A FEW TIMES AND THEN JUST STALL OUT. IT TAKES A FEW TRIES TO GET IT TO TURN OVER BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FUEL UP.I BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND-HAND FROM A DEALER WHO LIKED TO CHARGE ME FOR MISC REPAIRS THEY NEVER ACTUALLY FIXED (ACCORDING TO MY OWN MECHANIC). MY MECHANIC HAS NO ANSWERS. OTHER THAN THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I LIKE MY VEHICLE, DO YOU KNOW IF CHRYSLER HAS THE ANSWER AND IF THIS CAN BE RESOLVED? I AM GUESSING AT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. SOMETIME IN 2012 SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811335December 20, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 12/01/2015 THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY GAS TANK THEY REPLACED THE TANK ON 12/14/2015. ON 12/19/2015 I WAS GOING OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR AND MY CAR JUST CUT OFF NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT BACK UP AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SOON AS I GOT OFF THE ROAD IT CUT OFF AGAIN THIS TIME A BOLTING LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. I WAITED TWO MINUTES AND CRUNK IT BACK UP IT IMMEDIATELY CUT BACK OFF AND THE BOLTING LIGHT AGAIN. I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND IT STAYED CRUNK AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THE RPM GAUGE JUST DROPS AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811034December 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T GET THE NECESSARY PARTS REQUIRED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE GIVEN THIS DEALERSHIP AMPLE TIME TO REMEDY MY PROBLEM BUT STILL IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. I PHONED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT IT AND THEY VERIFIED THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PART AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE A TIMELINE. SO I'M WRITING TO COMPLAIN NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809767December 11, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL THE GAS TO FULL, THE ENGINE STALLS AND IT HAPPENED IN AN INTERSECTION ON A YELLOW LIGHT. VERY SCARRY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809268December 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ON A CURVY ROAD AFTER DARK, AT 45 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, DASH LIGHTS FLASHED AND WENT OFF, ENGINE DIED. 40 MPH ON A CURVY ROAD WITH NO LIGHTS. AFTER 20 SECONDS IT ALL CAME BACK ON. HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR 3 MONTHS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MOMENTARILY SHUT DOWN ON 4 OTHER OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. ON 12/08/15 MY WIFE WAS IN LINE AT THE DANDRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PICKING UP MY GRANDSON. WHILE IN CAR PICKUP LINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED (SURGED FORWARD) THEN DIED. ENGINE DIED 5 TIMES BEFORE SHE COULD GET IT HOME. THIS WOULD BE CALLED A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT IN A WORKPLACE SETTING.CAR IS OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS TIME. I HELD AN ASE MASTER TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION AND IN MY OPINION IT IS A DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL CONDITION. I REALIZE THAT SOMEONE MUST DIE IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND THAT IS A SHAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808394December 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHT TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807896December 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. HE TOLD ME HOW TO BYPASS THE PROBLEM TO DRIVE IT TO A MECHANIC. THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $427.08. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED OR KNOW WHY MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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