Chrysler 300C Complaints

1,258 consumer complaints on file.

#11051643December 1, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY MY CHRYSLER 300 C 5.7 HEMI SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAR COASTED CAUSE EVERYTHING SHUT OFF I PUT IT IN PARK TRIED TO RESTART CAR WOULDN'T START DID IT A FEW TIMES CAR STARTED AND DIED IDLED ROUGH FELT LIKE I WAS RUNNING OUTA GAS WOULD STAY AT THE RIGHT ROMA KEEP STALLING OUT SO I GAVE IT GAS AND CAR STOPPED SHAKING AND RAN FINE A MONTH LATER DID THE SAME THING THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID RANDOM MULTI MISFIRE ALL CYLINDERS I SPENT 1800 REPLACING THE COIL PACKS PLUGS AND STILL DIDN'T FIX IT TURNS OUT THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED AND CHEWED ONE PISTON UP ALL TOO HECK NEEDS A NEW MOTOR ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR $ MONTHS HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR NEW MOTOR CARS JUST SITTING WITH HEAD OFF AND VALVE SEAT IS GONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051662December 1, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I REC'D A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND WAS CONSIDERING TRADING IT IN FOR A NEWER VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP THAT I TOOK IT TOOK INDICATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE OPEN RECALL (NO CURRENT FIX), THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME THE BEST PRICE TO TRADE IT SINCE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SELL IT UNTIL THE RECALL FIX WAS IMPLEMENTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051301November 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL 4 HANDLER ARE ABLE TO COME PARTIALLY OFF THE CAR, I TAPED IT BACK WITH GORILLA CLEAR TAPE AS A BODY SHOP WANTS ME TO PAY $200 PER HANDLE. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051325November 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DEALERSHIP EARNHARDTS HAD ME PAY 100 IN CASH FOR A RECALL==AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CUP PLUG 05V460000. I HAVE RECEIPT. THE PART THAT CONTROLS PLACING CAR IN D, R, N... WAS STUCK IN PARK. I HAD TO GET CAR TOWED AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047731November 21, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHEN U FILL THE GAS TANK ALL THE WAY UP. I FILLED THE TANK AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND MERGE ON TO HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS OR WARNING THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DOING 65. I LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE IS HAD TO CONTROL. IT TOOK A SECOND TO START BACK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE GAS TANK OR A VALVE GETTING STUCK OPEN/CLOSED IN THE TANK. I FILLED THE TANK AGAIN AND JUST WAITED AT THE GAS STATION TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT DID. I WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT THE GAS STATION.. I LEFT THE GAS STATION AS SOON AS I TURNED OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF 2 MORE TIMES. I HAVE TO EITHER FILL MY TANK TO 3/4'S A TANK OR PURPOSELY BURN GAS WHEN ON FULL TO NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047636November 20, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS PART OF THE TIME AND WILL NOT WORK PART OF THE TIME. THE FIRST FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED, IT WOULD START WORKING AFTER I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. LATELY IT WILL BE OFF FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN WORK A FEW DAYS BEFORE GOING OFF AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS, I FOUND NONE BUT FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAUSES UNINTENTIONAL SPEEDING. IN ADDITION, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PREVENTS THE CAR FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. AFTER GETTING USED TO THIS FEATURE, I FIND MYSELF GETTING TOO CLOSE TO OTHER CARS WHEN THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE SITUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045288November 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECALL 17V-435 FOR ALTERNATOR DIODE POTENTIAL FIRE HAS BEEN OUT SINCE JUNE OF 2007. WE SIGNED ONTO THE LIST TO BE NOTIFIED OF WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN, BUT WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. LOOKING NOW, WE SEE THAT THE STATUS STILL SHOWS AWAITING PARTS. SO, THIS IS A FOLLOWUP COMPLAINT THAT IF THIS IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL, WE ARE NOW IN THE 6TH MONTH FOLLOWING. DOESN'T NHTSA THINK ENOUGH TIME HAS ELAPSED TO HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY HAZARD?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045286November 11, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, CAR SMELLS FROM FUEL. FUEL VAPOR COMES OUT AC VENTS, FILLS CABIN. VERY BAD AFTER SITTING PARKED. ODOR FADES AND STOPS WHEN FUEL LEVEL REACHES ABOUT 7/8 OF A TANK. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND MECHANIC SAYS HE FOUND FUEL ON TOP OF STARBOARD FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP MOUNTING BRACKET HAS HAIRLINE CRACKS IN IT. NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ONE RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP SEAL ARE RECORDED IN FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIR PARTS. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER (NOT NHTSB?) IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THE LOCAL DEALER ORDERED 500 REPLACEMENT UNITS FOR INVENTORY. VEHICLE IS IN NY AND MECHANIC FOUND 1 (ONE) AVAILABLE FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. I WOULD SAY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044895November 9, 2017
ENGINE
IT DROPPED THE #7 VALVE SEAT AND NEVER OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE, UNTIL I GOT BACK IN THE NEXT DAY AND STARTED IT. IT IMMEDIATELY HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, AND TO FIX COSTS UPWARDS OF $8000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044348November 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AND THEN HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASH ALL TURN OFF - WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! IT WAS DARK WHEN THIS LAST HAPPENED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT SEEMS TO BE OK. BUT VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044351November 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME IN FULL TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. CARS SPEEDING ALL AROUND ME, AND MINE JUST DIED. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER DIED AND IT FRIED THE 2 FUEL PUMPS FOR A TOTAL EXPENSE TO FIX OF MORE THAN $2000. THIS IS SUCH A TERRIBLE DESIGN ON CHRYSLER'S PART THAT IT COULD DO THIS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GET PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER THAT DID THE WORK WAS PERFOMANCE CHRYSLER AT 95 LOOP RD, DAYTON, OH 45459
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043444November 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND GLASS STARTED FALLING INTO THE CAR. NO CARS WERE AROUND ME AND SUNROOF WAS CLOSED. WAS DRIVING AROUND 45-50MPH ON HIGHWAY 98.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043197November 4, 2017
ENGINE
OIL LIGHT CAME ON AT SLOW SPEED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF BY IT SELF, ON A CITY STREET. WHY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11042786November 2, 2017
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE RECEIVED 2 NOTICES IN THE MAIL ABOUT 2 RECALLS ON MY CAR. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER INFORMATION AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ALTERNATOR TO BE REPLACED STILL NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE ...WITH NO EXPECTED DATE AVAILABLE. THE SAME WITH THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE REGISTERED BOTH RECALLS ON LINE AND AM WAITING FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040867October 29, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALL WITH EVERY FUEL FILL UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040670October 28, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CHRYSLER 300C DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE JUST CUT ITSELF OFF. IT LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039613October 25, 2017
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF LOSING ALL POWER. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS I DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TURNED BACK ON AND IT STARTED. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THE ENGINE STARTED LURCHING AND STUTTERING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK IT DID IT AGAIN TURNED OFF ON FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH. I SEE ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. I CALLED THE CHRYSELR DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LISTEN TO THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED A $1800 FIX, SAME FIX THAT IS RECORDED ONLINE THAT DOESNT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11036008October 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND SHE SAID THE RADIO TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN AND WOULDN'T GO BACK ON. THEN SHE SAID SHE BEGAN TO SMELL A "BURNING SMELL" OF LIKE PLASTIC OR BRAKES. SHE THEN SAID THAT THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, LUCKILY MY WIFE WORKS 5 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I TOLD HER TO IMMEDIATELY TURN THE CAR OFF TO PREVENT ANYTHING ELSE FROM HAPPENING. I COULD STILL SMELL THE BURNING OF WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. I WENT ON THE INTERNET TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS BUT ONLY ON THE V6 ENGINE MODELS BUT APPARENTLY WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. I DISCOVERED IN ANOTHER WEBSITE THAT THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ON MY SAME CAR MODEL FROM OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. OUR CAR ONLY HAS 49K MILES AND DID NOT COST US CHEAP AT 45,000. CHRYSLER OUT TO BE ASHAMED FOR NOT POSTING THESE SERIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS. MY WHOLE FAMILY HAS BEEN CHRYSLER FOR OVER 45 YEARS SINCE THE DAYS OF PLYMOUTH. PERHAPS ITS TIME TO CHANGE. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TILL SOMEONE ENDS UP GETTING HURT OR EVEN KILLED OVER THIS SERIOUS MATTER THAT CAN MAKE VEHICLE CATCH-ON FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035506October 22, 2017
ENGINE
MY CAR WILL STALL AT ANY TIME. ON THE FREEWAY AND IN TOWN. IT HAS NO WARNINGS. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED HONKED AND STUCK IN A TRAFFIC JAMS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. ITS HAD NEW GAS TANK, NEW COMPUTER, THROTTLE SENSOR EGR VALVE AND HAS NO CODES TO GO BY TO FIX IT. ITS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY KEEP WANTING MORE MONEY TO TRY AND FIX IT WHILE JUST GUESSING. DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAVE DRIVEN IT HOME AND IT STALLS ON THEM BUT THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. ITS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035268October 20, 2017
ENGINE
OVER 2 YEARS AGO AT 108,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT THE CAR KEPT RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKING. WE OPENED UP THE ENGINE AND A PISTON HAD FAILED AND COLLAPSED IN UPON ITSELF. WE PULLED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AT 134,000 MILES WE HAD A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE. WE PULLED THE HEAD AND FOUND THAT CYLINDER TWO HAD DAMAGE ON THE HEAD AND CORRESPONDING LOCATIONS ON THE PISTON. COMPRESSION TEST CONFIRMED LOSS OF COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 2. I PURCHASED A NEW HEAD AND UPON REASSEMBLY I SHOOK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE OBJECTS INSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME OF THEM OUT AND THEY APPEAR TO BE PARTS OF THE VALVE SEAT FROM CYLINDER 2. I AM ATTACHING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AT CYLINDER NUMBER 2 AND ALSO THE FRAGMENTS THAT I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH APPEAR TO BE PARTS OF THE VALVE SEAT FROM THE EXHAUST VALVE AT CYLINDER NUMBER 2. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 10 YEARS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW BY MY WIFE AND HAS NEVER BEEN STRESSED RACED OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. WE LIKE OUR CAR WHICH IS WHY I WENT THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF REBUILDING THE ENGINE 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE GONE TO THE LENGTHS THAT I HAVE GONE TO THIS TIME. HOWEVER AFTER DISCOVERING THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS ENGINE I DON'T FEEL THAT I CAN TRUST IT ANYMORE. FURTHER I AM GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER MAKE VEHICLES AS I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST A CHRYSLER PRODUCT ANYMORE. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL CHRYSLER CONSUMERS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS WELL AS WAS MY FATHER BEFORE ME. I'M HOPING THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US TO RIGHT THIS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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