Chrysler 300 Complaints (2008)
727 consumer complaints on file.
- #10915289October 11, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10914189October 6, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10913676October 4, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/10/17*LJ UPDATED 01/18/17.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10910582September 29, 2016AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL ORIGINAL COMPLAINT # 10897887 ATY GENERAL COMPLAINT # [XXX] DEAR [XXX]: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. WE HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH CHRYSLER REGARDING YOUR COMPLAINT. A COPY OF THEIR RESPONSE IS ENCLOSED. ACCORDING TO THEIR LETTER, UNFORTUNATELY, THE BUSINESS HAS NOT AGREED TO RESOLVE YOUR COMPLAINT. OUR INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS IS VOLUNTARY AND INVOLVES COMPROMISE BY BOTH SIDES. DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS, A FAVORABLE RESOLUTION CANNOT ALWAYS BE REACHED THROUGH OUR OFFICE. WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS NOT THE RESOLUTION YOU WANTED. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED WILL BE RETAINED IN OUR COMPLAINT SYSTEM AND MAY BE USED TO HELP US IDENTIFY PATTERNS OF BAD BUSINESS PRACTICES. IF YOU WISH TO PURSUE THIS MATTER FURTHER, SMALL CLAIMS COURT MAY BE AN OPTION IF THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS UNDER $3,000. IF OVER $3,000, YOU MAY WISH TO CONSULT WITH A PRIVATE ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS. WE REGRET WE CANNOT BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IN THE FUTURE SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS. VERY RESPECTFULLY YOURS, [XXX] ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO [XXX] THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR SIX MONTHS. THE CAR IS MY SON'S. HE IS 19. HE CAN?T DRIVE A RENTAL CAR AT HIS AGE. HAD THEY OFFERED THE MONEY THEY WERE WILLING TO SPEND ON A RENTAL CAR, I COULD HAVE BOUGHT HIM A USED CAR AND SOLD THE CHRYSLER FOR THE AMOUNT OWED. THIS HAS BEEN A WASTE OF TIME AND YOUR POWERLESS. REGARDS: [XXX] 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
- #10909938September 27, 2016ENGINE
I CHECKED MY OIL BEFORE LEAVING ON A 3 HR TRIP THIS PAST WEEKEND, BECAUSE I NOTICE THAT CENTRIPETAL FORCE WAS CAUSING MY OIL LIGHT LIGHT TO DING. I FIGURED IT MAY NEED TO BE TOPPED OFF. I CHECKED IT 3 TIMES TO BE SURE, AND THE DIPSTICK SHOWED I WAS AT THE MAX FILL LINE. WHEN THE ENGINE HAD OVERDRIVE ENGAGED, IT SUDDENLY DISENGAGED, LOSING ALL POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED UP. I TRIED TO ROLL IT TO DISENGAGE, NO JOY. HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPT (110 MILES) AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY. CAN I SUSPECT THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OIL SLUDGE, AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WITH THE 2.7 LITER ENGINES?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10910003September 27, 2016TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS FAILED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE MODULE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,648. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10908431September 21, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10907146September 16, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDED LIKE BOILING WATER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10906792September 15, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE STARTING THE CHRYSLER 300LX 2008 THE CAR BATTERY EXPLODED IN THE TRUNK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10906744September 14, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE TIPM IN MY CHRYSLER 300 WAS BAD AND IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY BETWEEN $1400-$1500 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10906080September 13, 2016AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEAL ABOUT BOTH RECALLS ON MY 300 WITH NO RESULTS. I'M TOLD THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THEY NEVER CALL. I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COST IF THESE RECALL ISSUES DO DAMAGE TO MY OWN VEHICHLE OR PASENDER IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED NUMERIOUR TIMES TO GET THESE ISSUES RECTIFIED AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE HEADWAY WITH THE DEALERSHIP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10906137September 13, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10905805September 12, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10904554September 7, 2016AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IS TURNED ON THE LIGHT OF THE BAG OF AIR AND IS SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM OF THE AIR CONDITIONING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10904583September 7, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GOT THIS FROM THE TORONTO AUTO AUCTION AND TWO DAYS LATER THEY RECALL IF. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE RECALL TO BE OFF OF IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10903084September 1, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10899214August 29, 2016AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS), 15V313000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10897887August 23, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10896322August 16, 2016AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10895874August 15, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ UPDATED 10/13/16.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0