Chrysler 300C Complaints
1,258 consumer complaints on file.
- #10551031November 5, 2013ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY HUSBAND FILLED UP THE TANK ON 110413 (ALREADY HAD 1/4 TANK). I DROVE TO AND FROM WORK, BUT ONCE I BACKED INTO THE YARD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN. AS I REVVED THE ENGINE THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WOULD CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER THE INITIAL START UP, BUT AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR CUT OFF. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, BUT NO ONE MENTIONED THE ISSUES THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE (2006 300C WITH HEMI). VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC MENTIONED IT MIGHT BE THE ENGINE... OH REALLY!!!!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10550657November 3, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, AT 1/2 A TANK, I PULLED AWAY FROM THE PUMP AND THE CAR STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. EVERY TIME I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, OR A STOP SIGN, OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR STALLED. THIS HAPPENED 6-8 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. AFTER STARTING, THE ENGINE "SPITTED, AND SPURTED" ON ACCELERATION. IT THEN SMOOTHED OUT, AND RAN FINE, UNTIL THIS LATEST INCIDENT. ALSO, THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS FUELED, IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT GAS, THE HOSE KEPT SHUTTING OFF. TRIED ANOTHER PUMP, SAME RESULT, WENT TO ANOTHER GAS STATION, SAME RESULT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10550580November 2, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP WITH GAS THE CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD TO CRANK THE CAR AND QUICKLY START DRIVING TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR 70 MILES WITHOUT STOPPING AND NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A HIGH TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO) AREA!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10550314October 31, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2006. AT APPROXIMATE 25,000 MILES IT BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY AT THE GAS STATION. I'VE ALWAYS PUT THE CORRECT FUEL IN MY CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUAL AND THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE TAKEN HER TO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF MY CAR, IT HAS SHUT OFF, STRANDED ME ON DARK ROADS AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON HIGHWAYS, BUSY STREETS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DEALERSHIP MAINTAINED & I'VE ADAMANTLY FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, WATER PUMP, THERMOMETER CHANGED ALL NEEDLESSLY. I'VE SPENT CLOSE TO $4000 IN REPAIRS AND NEEDLESS PARTS.THE DEALERSHIP HAS RAN VARIOUS DIAGNOSTICS AND HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR NOW HAS CLOSE TO 76,000 MILES ON IT AND WILL SHUT OFF IF THE GAS TANK GOES TO THE QUARTER OF TANK MARK OR WHEN IT'S FULL. I NEVER TOP IT OFF BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WARNED NOT TO TOP OFF MY GAS INTAKE. I'VE SOUGHT SECOND OPINIONS ON WHY THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING AND THE DEALERSHIPS IN NY, NJ AND FL HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT THEY RECEIVE FOR ALL OF THE CHRYSLER 300 SERIES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT COULD POSSIBLY COST LIVES PLUS COST AN EXPENSIVE LOSS FOR THIS CAR. I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS PLUS RESEARCHED OTHER FORUMS, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHEN THE CAR IS FUELED ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR REACHES 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS OCT. 30, 2013 IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CARS BEHIND ME STARTED TO MOVE AND THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10550094October 30, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING AT GAS STATION DUE TO FLOODING OR OTHER ISSUE. DEALER WOULD NOT ADMIT ITS A PROBLEM. HAPPENED APPROX 4 TIMES WHERE I STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED. HAD TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT ACCELERATING 8 TIMES TO BURN OFF FUEL BEFORE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE CAR SHUDDERED. CANNOT FILL UP TANK ANYMORE. WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TANK BUT THERE WAS A 6 MONTH BACK ORDER DUE TO ALL THE PEOPLE REQUESTING NEW TANKS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10550117October 30, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER GASOLINE FILL UP, VEHICLE STALLS AFTER LEAVING GAS STATION. MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN FIRST QUARTER MILE AFTER FILL UP AND SOMETIMES WITHIN FIVE MILES. LATER OCCURRENCES MAY HAPPEN UPON MAKING LEFT TURN. TOOK TO DEALER AND VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. VAPOR CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE TESTED OK. WAS TOLD FUEL CONTROL VALVE MAY BE PROBLEM BUT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE PART. COST WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE. CONDITION HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR UPON FILL UP FOR OVER A YEAR NOW WITH RARE EXCEPTION. I FIND IT QUITE DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS WHEN VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AS IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO GET RESTARTED AND MAY REOCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR TOMORROW, 31 OCTOBER 2013. IF VEHICLE IS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10550066October 29, 2013ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. BEEN IN SHOP ALL 6 TIMES. IN THERE TODAY. STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR ANYTHING. JUST HAD TO COAST WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON TILL IT CAME TO A STOP, I ALSO HAD JUST FILLED WITH GAS EACH TIME IT HAS STALLED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549837October 28, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING APROX 0.5MILES AFTER DEPARTING FUEL STATION. VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON APPROACH TO FREEWAY AND IN POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATIONS. FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO CONTINUED PROBLEMS. SUSPECT RECALL SHOULD BE DONE SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549767October 28, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION THE CAR STALLED 3-4 TIMES BEFORE BEGINNING TO SURGE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF STALLING/SURGING, IT WAS FINE. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS FILLED NOW. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10549483October 25, 2013WHEELS, TIRES
GOT READY TO TAKE KIDS TO THE DOCTOR AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE AIRED UP WITH COMPRESSOR AT HOUSE AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. TURNS OUT NO PUNCTURE. DECIDED TO REPLACE TIRE IN CASE OF "DRYROT", WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF, THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HAD TO BUY ANOTHER RIM. 2 MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER RIM DID THE SAME THING. NOW WE'VE HAD A THIRD RIM CRACK. THESE ARE THE STANDARD FACTORY RIMS THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OF THE PRODUCTION FLOOR WITH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548698October 21, 2013ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
IM HOPING THIS POST WILL GET US SOME HELP AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. IT HAD LESS THAN 33,000 MILES AND WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT THE FIRST YEAR, BUT THEN THE TROUBLE STARTED AND IT IS NOW AN ONGOING NIGHTMARE. IT STARTED STALLING AND DYING CONSTANTLY, USUALLY WHEN WE WERE GOING SLOW OR STOP AND GO, BUT A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING 35-45 MPH. WE HAD PURCHASED A 2 YEAR/20,000 ADDED WARRANTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR (EXPIRES IN NOV 2013 WHICH HAS ME WORRIED) SO ALL OF THE SERVICING AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. SO FAR, THEY HAVE DONE THROTTLE BODY CLEAN, CLEANED A/F BOX AND REPLACED FILTER, COOLANT FLUSH, STEERING SYSTEM FLUSH, FUEL KIT, CHANGED OUT FUEL TANK, VAPOR CANISTER, LEAK DETECTION PUMP FILTER, NEW FACTORY BATTERY, COMPLETE TUNE UP, OIL CHANGES, AND MORE. NOT ALL OF THIS WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, SO WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF OUR OWN MONEY ON REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR ALL THE TIMES IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE IT IS OUR ONLY CAR. ON OCTOBER 16, WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS DYING AGAIN AND WOULDN'T STAY CRANKED ONCE PUT IN GEAR AND START MOVING. AS OF THIS MORNING, STILL NO WORD FROM THEM ON WHAT THEY THINK IT IS THIS TIME, AND YET ANOTHER RENTAL BILL WHILE WE WAIT. IN THE TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR, WE HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS LESS THAN 43,000 MILES. THIS CAR HAS WAY TOO FEW MILES AND HAS BEEN TOO WELL TAKEN CARE OF FOR IT TO BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS. ALL THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE AND ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING! THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN IT DIES, YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE TO NONE OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY, WE HAVE NOT HAD IT DIE IN MAJOR TRAFFIC YET, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW FOR FEAR THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548825October 21, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK FROM A START OF 1/8 TH TO FULL TANK, THE CAR STALLED AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE STATION ABOUT 200 FEET DOWN THE ROAD WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE RESTARTED I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOPPED POSITION BUT DRIVING POWER TRAIN WAS FAIRLY ERRATIC AS THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO LURCH FORWARD OR ACCELERATE UNPREDICTABLY THEN WOULD PULL BACK BY NEARLY STALLING. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE REACHING MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WHILE IN NEUTRAL LOPED SUBSTANTIALLY FROM 2000 RPM TO 100RPM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STALLING. ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR AFTER STALLING WAS SUCCESSFUL. LEAVING THE CAR PARKED AND OFF FOR 60 MINUTES HAD NO BENEFICIAL EFFECT. AFTER RETURNING THE STARTING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE NOT LIT UNTIL THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE IDLE ERRATICALLY BOTH WHILE IN PARK AND IN DRIVE AND AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548344October 18, 2013POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION (FILLING THE TANK) THE CAR SPUTTERED A FEW TIMES, THEN AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT IT STALLED OUT. I PULLED AWAY OKAY BUT IT STALLED AGAIN AT THE NEXT LIGHT. AFTER GETTING GAS, THE CAR IS HESITANT WHILE DRIVING AND STALLS OUT, USUALLY LASTING FOR 1-3 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548440October 18, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS A ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE FILLED TO 3/4 FULL IN ORDER TO AVOID MULTIPLE STALLING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10548177October 16, 2013ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I FILLED THE FUEL TANK THE CAR WOULD STALL LEAVING THE SERVICE STATION. THEN IT STARTED WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOW OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT OR SPEED BUMPS. AT THESE TIMES I DID NOT REALIZE THE CAR HAD STALLED UNTIL I SAW THE OIL LIGHT ON. THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT SUGGESTED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH BE CHANGED. THE PROBLEM STILLED PERSISTED SO I HAD THE CAR TUNED UP. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED AND SO I STOPPED BUYING A PARTICULAR BRAND OF GAS BECAUSE WHILE LEAVING THE STATION WHICH IS ON THE INCLINE THE CAR STALLED AND A BUNCH OF LIGHTS CAME ON AND ONE INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED AND STOPPED TOPPING OF THE TANK BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT GONE AWAY. I HAVE TO DRIVE TWO MAJOR HIGHWAYS FOR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS CAR STALL LIKE THIS IN MAJOR TRAFFIC. THE CAR WILL BE GOING ALONG SMOOTHLY AND THEN IT STARTS LURCHING LIKE I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR GOES IN TOMORROW TO BE CHECKED AGAIN.I HAD DRIVEN 25 MILES SINCE THE LAST FILL AND THE CAR ACTED SO ERRATIC THAT I AN AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHERE IT IS GOING WHEN IT STALLS (NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10547950October 15, 2013ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS ON THE WAY TO A DOCTORS APPT WITH MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER ON 264 HEADING TOWARDS CHESAPEAKE, VA. I WAS DOING 55 MPH AND THE TANK WAS ON 1/8 TH OF A TANK. AS WE WERE DRIVING, ABOUT 15 MIN LATER, THE CAR LURCHED, A DING WAS HEARD, THE ETC LIGHT FLASHED, THE RPMS DROPPED TO 0, THEN RESUMED A SECOND LATER CAUSING THE LURCHING FORWARD. ABOUT 3 TO 4 MINUTES AND INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT 15 MIN LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING, BUT ALSO STALLED AT THE STOP LIGHTS ON THE WAY THERE. NO CODES CAME UP WHEN DIAGNOSTICS WERE PUT ON IT. THE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AND A RELEARN WAS DONE, THIS DID NOTHING. SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND NO ONE HAS AN EXACT FIX FOR THIS. ALSO, MAY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, BUT ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I WAS FILLING UP WITH GAS AND THE TANK OVERFLOWED. NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED THROUGH THE NEXT 3 OR 4 FILL UPS, THE TANK WAS ON AN 1/8 WHEN THE FIRST HESITATION AND STALLING OCCURRED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10547967October 15, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL AT BP GAS STATION MY ENGINE SPED UP 300 RPM AND SHUT-OFF IN THE STATION. I RESTATED IT AND IT RAN WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION. I COULD SMELL RAW FUEL COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. IT STALLED 3 MORE TIMES WITHIN 20 MINS. ONE TIME ON A SHARP CURVE IN THE ROAD. I HAD NO POWER STEERING; GOOD THING IT WASN'T MY WIFE DRIVING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10547757October 13, 2013FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE IT STARTS THEN CUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IF IT DON'T CUTOFF RIGHT AWAY IT STALLS SOON AS IM DRIVING OFF THIS IS NOT SAFE WISH NHTSA WOULD START RECALLS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR LOSE THEIR LIFE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT MY CAR IS AT REPAIR SHOP NOW NEEDING NEW FUEL TANK AND EVAP CANNISTER COST 1000-2000 DOLLARS THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS GETTING RAW FUEL IN EVAP CANNISTER THERE HAS BEEN FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR COINCIDENCE IM ASKING THE NHTSA TO DO THEIR JOB BEFORE ITCOST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10547599October 11, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO ROUTE 495S, ABOUT TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, WITH CARS BEHIND ME, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BREAK-DOWN LANE AT THE END OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP. YOU GO DIRECTLY ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED THERE WAS NOWHERE FOR ME OR THE CARS BEHIND ME TO GO. THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO ATTEMPT TO STOP, TOO. ONE OF THE RESTART ISSUES WITH THIS CAR IS THAT IT MUST BE STOPPED AND IN PARK BEFORE YOU CAN RESTART THE ENGINE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE IT IS MOVING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10547508October 10, 2013ENGINE
MY HUSBAND FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND DROVE IT APPROX. 2 MILES TO OUR HOME. AN HOUR LATER WHEN I TOOK THE CAR OUT TO GO SHOPPING, IT HESITATED/JERKED FORWARD TWICE AS I WAS MAKING 2 LEFT TURNS LEAVING THE SUBDIVISION. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER CALLING MY HUSBAND, HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, THEY SAID THEY HAD NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I FELT EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON A BUSY STREET OR IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR STALLED. MY HUSBAND LET ME KNOW THIS MORNING, THAT THE CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER HE PULLS OUT OF THE GAS STATION ONTO THE STREET, WHEN GETTING FUEL. NOW IT IS NEARLY EVERY TIME HE FILLS THE TANK WITH GAS AND HE FEELS IT IS GETTING WORSE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ONLINE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED WHEN THE CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0