Chrysler 300C Complaints

1,258 consumer complaints on file.

#11311972February 27, 2020
ENGINE
PURCHASED THIS CAR FEW MONTHS AGO. MONDAY FEB. 24TH, 2020 I WAS SITTING INSIDE MY CAR WHEN SUDDENLY I NOTICE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY GRAB MY WALLET AND PHONE EXITED THE CAR AND CALLED 911. THE FIREMEN CAME (FIRE WAS OUT BY THAT TIME) . I HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (4460 MCHENRY AVE, MODESTO CA 95356 CENTRAL VALLEY CHRYSLER, NISSAN) THEY HAD CAR FOR COUPLE OF DAYS AND TODAY CALLED ME IN TO TELL ME THAT A ROD SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN (I ASSUME IT OCCURRED AFTER FIRE STARTED BECAUSE I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING PRIOR TO FIRE AND WAS NOT DRIVING CAR WHEN FIRE STARTED). THEY TOLE ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE BUT THEY NEED TO DO MORE RESEARCH ON CAR AND GO INTO ENGINE (WHICH I GUESS IS A BIG TASK). THEY TELL ME THAT IF THEY DETERMINE THAT THEY MUST REPLACE ENGINE AT THEIR COST (UPON BUYING CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I COULD ONLY GET FINANCED FOR CAR IF I PURCHASED A 24 MONTH WARRANTY WHICH I DID). THEY THEN ADVISE ME THAT THIS JOB OF JUST LOOKING INTO ENGINE IS $4,200.00 AND THAT I MUST PAY THEM THIS AMOUNT PRIOR TO THEM DOING THEIR EXPLORATORY WORK ON ENGINE. THEY TELL ME THAT IF I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE FIRE (THAT IS CRAZY TO THINK I SOMEHOW IN VERY SHORT TIME AS OWNER CAUSED CAR TO JUST CATCH FIRE OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE SITTING IN IT PARKED) THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A USED ONE. I FEEL AS THOUGH A USED ENGINE MAY FORCE ME TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN AND I WAS FORTUNATE AS IF FIRE WERE TO TRAVEL THROUGH GAS LINE I WOULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW. I BELIEVE THEY WANT TO FORCE ME TO PAY THIS MONEY UP FRONT AND THEN TRY AND TELL ME IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING, NULLIFYING MY WARRANTY JUST SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO HONOR THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11306250January 31, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL SHUTOFF FLOAT IN THE FUEL TANK IS STUCK OPEN, CAUSING AN OVERFILL CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301359January 23, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CAR CONTINUOUSLY DIES OR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE HAS ALSO BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED OR HIT MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE THE CAR WILL DIE WHILE MAKING A TURN OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WILL ALSO CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES DIE AND WILL NOT RE-START LEAVING HER STUCK IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME ITS THE PCM WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACE THREE TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300229January 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR IS LOSING POWER AND WON'T TURN OVER WHEN TRYING TO START. AFTER A FEW HOURS IT WILL START AND RUN FINE UNTIL YOU TURN IT OFF AGAIN. NEW STARTER, NEW BATTERY, NEW ATERNATOR WIRES FIXED. DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299494January 15, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS GOING TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL WHEN THE TOP OF THE DIPSTICK CAME OFF IN MY HAND. IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC.; I WAS OPENING THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE HANDLE CAME HALFWAY OFF, SUBSEQUENTLY ALL HANDLES HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. THE WASHER FLUID DOES NOT SPRAY. THESE PROBLEMS ALL HAPPENED IN THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR THESE PROBLEMS. WHILE TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT CONTINUE TOO TURN, HEARD A " THUNK", FINALLY TURNED BUT THE TURN SIGNAL MECHANISM DOES NOT WORK NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299106January 13, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TWO VISITS TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM. P0700. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. ROUTING OF ALTERNATOR WIRING CLAMPED TO VALVE COVER. TOUCHING VALVE COVER. BEFORE CHANGING ALTERNATOR. WIRING WAS ROUTED OUTBOARD OF OIL DIPSTICK TUBE. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON 01/07/2020. LIMP MODE. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE OVER TWENTY MILES PER HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298576January 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT WILL OUT OF NO WHERE WITHOUT WARNING SHUT OFF ON YOU. YOUY LOSE ALL POWER. I WAS ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WITH LOSS OF POWER WAS HARD TO GET THE CAR TO RIGHT EDGE OF ROAD AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED ON ADVICE OF CHRYSLER THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, NEW PCM AND NEW TCM AND THE VEHICLE STILL SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT THROWS TWO CODES U0100 AND P0700. U0100 IS LOST COMMUNICATIONS AND P0700 IS TRANSMISSION FAULT. THESE ARE TWO GENERIC CODES AND THE P0700 IS JUST A SIMPLE AS THE TRANSMISSION GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHEN ENGINE STALLS. CHRYSLER DEALERS/SERVICE CENTER DON'T KNOW WHATS CAUSING THIS, BUT YOU LOOK ALL OVER THE INTERNET THERE IS 1000'S OF THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NOTHING BEING DONE TO HELP. I EVEN CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY LIED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS EFFECTING CARS FROM 2005-2006 AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY GIRLFRIEND HAD HER KIDS IN MY CAR AND WAS USING IT AND IT STALLED OUT AND SHE WAS ALMOST RUN INTO AT 9PM AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SHUTTING OFF. I HAVE WRITTEN YOU NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO REPLY BACK SO I AM ASSUMING YOU GUYS ARE OVER LOOKING THIS ISSUE ALSO. HERE IS JUST ONE WEB PAGE WITH SAME PROBLEMS AS I EXPLAINED: HTTPS://WWW.2CARPROS.COM/QUESTIONS/CHRYSLER-300-2006-CHRYSLER-300-CAR-SHUTS-OFF HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300/2006/ENGINE/ENGINE_STALLS_SHUTS_OFF_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML AND BE ADVISED MOST EVERYONE HAS HAD THEIR GAS TANK,ROLL OVER VALVE AND FUEL PUMPS REPLACED ALONG WITH PCM AND TCM AND ARE CARS ARE STILL SHUTTING OFF CAUSING A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR A DEADLY ACCIDENT YOU NOR CHRYSLER SEEM TO CARE ABOUT TILL ONE OF US GETS KILLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297752January 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, WHILE HER SPOUSE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REMEDY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN NOR TOWED TO BE DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291985December 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CAR WILL CUT OFF ALL SYSTEM AND STOP WHEN DRIVING ,I FEAR CAR BEHIND WILL RUN INTO ME CAUSING SEROUS INJURIES AND DEATH.CAR WILL STOP IN MOTION, CITY STREET HIGHWAY IT DOSENTS MATTER .CAR HAS LESS THEN 40000.M
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291337December 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CHRYSLER START WITH NO PROBLEM DRIVE AROUND STOP PARK AND GET OUT THE CAR. RETURN IN A MINUTE NO CRANK START WAIT 15 OR 20 MINUTE THE CAR WILL START. THIS PROBLEM ACCURED 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY AFTER I PARK. FUSES OK, NEW STARTER, NEW BATTERY, NEW TRANMISSION NOTHING DISPLAY ON DISHBROAD OR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE SEVERAL MACHANIC UNABLE TO DETERMENT THE PROBLEM NO READING THE CAR IS OK BUT CAR CONTIUE NOT TO CRANK START I ONLY HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM A BRONX NEW YORK DEALERSHIP?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288436December 11, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING CAR IT WILL LOSE POWER AND SHUT OFF. IT WILL DO THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN RUN GOOD. I CHANGED OUT ENGINE RECENTLY AND PUT NEW COILS AND SPARK PLUGS IN AND A NEW PCM AND IT HAS STARTED AGAIN. IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND HAVE TO KEEP RESTARTING. I ASKED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAY THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SAME COMPLAINT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. AGAIN CAR HAD ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL ENGINE, NOW HAS NEW ENGINE AND SAME PROBLEM CAR SHUTTING OFF OR LOSSING POWER CONSTANTLY. THERE IS APPROX 600 MILES ON NEW ENGINE AND SAME PROBLEM HAS COME UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233268July 19, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, MY RPM WILL JUMP TO OVER 3 WHILE BARELY PRESSING ON THE GAS. THIS ISSUE TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN I SLOW DOWN (BUT NOT COMPLETELY STOP, LIKE AT A CHANGING LIGHT) AND ATTEMPT TO SPEED BACK UP. MY CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE VERY FAST BUT THE RPM WILL BE VERY HIGH. ALSO, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING A CONSTANT SPEED MY RPM WILL JUMP UP AND DOWN. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO USE MY AUTOSTICK TO GET THE RPM TO DROP BACK DOWN AND IT ONLY HELPS OCCASIONALLY. I'VE HAD SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, A NEW BATTERY, A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, WIRES REPLACED FOR THE THROTTLE BODY (THEY WERE BROKEN/BURNT), MY CAR SAID IT HAD THE WRONG OIL IN IT, SO I GOT ANOTHER OIL CHANGE, I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLASHED TWICE. I'VE HAD 5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE/SHOPS LOOK AT MY CAR (INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP) AND NONE OF THEM CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT'S CAUSING IT, ALL REPAIRS HAVE TOTALED OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS SINCE HAVING THIS ISSUE, ROUGHLY $1,500. THE ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING AND THIS IS MY SECOND CHRYSLER 300C.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232194July 16, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, IT STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HARRY BLACKWELL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1660 BUSINESS 60 WEST, DEXTER, MO 63841) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AT (866) 980-9548. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231837July 14, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING AND CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE ACCELERATION. CAR THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A CAUSE. CAR WAS TOWED BY A TOW DRIVER I KNOW AND CAR HASN'T STARTED EVER SINCE. CAME TO REALIZE IT'S SHOWING CODES P0513 FOR THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. I THEN BEGAN TO READ MORE ABOUT IT AND IT'S A MANUFACTURERS ERROR. IT'S A COMMON THING FOR DODGE AND CHRYSLER'S FROM 2005 TO 2010 TO SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON DUE TO ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230936July 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. AFTER SWITCHING INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE GEAR SELECTOR BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. JTS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (4838 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON, SC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT KUNKLE TIRE AND REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230850July 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING HOME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THREE DAYS BEFORE FIRE HAPPENED MY CAR KEPT OVERHEATING, BUT IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY CAR WOULDN'T OVERHEAT. GOT HOME AND CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. MY SON RAN OVER TO THE CAR AND TOLD ME TO DISCONNECT BATTERY CABLES CUZ CAR WAS ON FIRE AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. SON OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THE FIRE. HE COULDN'T PUT IT OUT. THEN IT JUST WENT OUT BY ITSELF. AFTER EXAMINING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOUND THAT THE TIPM WAS ON FIRE. OPENED TIPM FUSE BOX AND SEVERAL RELAYS WERE MELTED. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED CALLING CORPORATE. I CALLED CORPORATE AND IT TOOK OVER A MONTH FOR THEM TO RESPOND. FIRST THEY SAID THEY WERE SENDING OUT AN INVESTIGATOR THAT NEVER SHOWED UP. AFTER 4 PHONE CALLS THEY CALLED ME BACK AND STATED THEY WOULDN'T FIX MY CAR. IT WOULD COST ME TO REPAIR THE CAR. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY TAKE ANY CAR FIRES VERY SERIOUSLY BUT I GUESS MINE WASN'T SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR THEM. I HAVE BEEN WALKING FOR MONTHS. MY NEXT STEP WILL HAVE TO BE SUING CHRYSLER CORPORATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230116July 8, 2019
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH DOWN HILL ON A CITY STREET, WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO FLASH A POWER STEERING ERROR MESSAGE, I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BRAKE/STEER THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE ALLOWED ME TO GET TO A PLACE OF SAFETY WITH EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING AND BRAKING. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SHUT OFF STILL FLASHING THE WARNING MESSAGE. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED I COULD NO LONGER START THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229725July 6, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE CUTS OFF. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WE LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND FOUND OUT CHRYSLERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BUT WE SEE NO RECALL. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY HAZARD AS THE CAR JUST STOPS WITH NO WARNING IN TRAFFIC. REPLACED A COUPLE SENSORS AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULAR. STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222693June 26, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING WITH ONLY 20,000KM ON THE VEHICLE. MY FRIEND HAS A NEW CHRYSLER WITH 200KM ON IT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH ITS A KNOWN ISSUE. VERY POOR SERVICE AND SUPPORT FROM THEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221541June 20, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TOLD TIPM MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000.00. HAVE HAD PAST INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN ON THEIR OWN, DOORS LOCKING & UNLOCKING ON THEIR OWN, AIR CONDITIONING INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND BURNED OUT ALTERNATOR. INCIDENCES HAVE HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY. LATEST INCIDENCE WAS AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE ON 4/26/19.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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