Chrysler 300 Complaints (2008)

727 consumer complaints on file.

#10610787July 15, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609427July 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB SPLIT OPEN AFTER IT WAS PLACED INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT USED THE SPARE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE SPARE KEY STARTED THE VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE SPARE KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,450 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,861.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606129June 26, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,635.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10599021June 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE DRIVERS KNEE INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE IGNITION KEY. IN A SECOND INCIDENT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT HAD RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592295May 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WIN MODULE, I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS. NOT KNOWING THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT BATTERIES FOR MY FOBS...WORKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK, MY CAR BEEPS ALL NIGHT LONG SO I TOOK THE BACKS OF THE FOBS SO THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HAVE CONTACT. THAT HELPED WITH THE BEEPING. BUT I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STARTING, HAD TO SIT PLACES UNTIL I COULD GET IT STARTED. SO I GO ON CHRYSLER S PAGE ONLY TO READ ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE WIN MODULE, AND IT STATES THAT THERE"S MANY MANY OF THE 2008 CHRYSLER 300 WITH THIS PROBLEM. AND IT ALSO STATES THAT IF IT FAIL WHILE DRIVING THE CAR COULD SHUT OFF. MY COMPLAINT IS IF CHRYSLER KNOW THIS WHY DON'T THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE CARS. SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING THAT THEIR CAR WANT START, BUT WHEN IT'S TAKEN INTO THE SHOP, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, AND THEN WHEN THE PART COME IN AND INSTALLED YOU HAVE TO GET ANOTHER KEY FOB AND IT PROGRAMMED TO THAT MODULE. THAT KEY IS A TOTAL OF $289.00. I WAS QUOTED, AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE 2 KEYS. THAT PRICE IS $289.00 EACH. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, IF IT'S THAT MANY COMPLAINT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE PRICE FOR REPAIRS WAS $760.00 PLUS 289.00 TWICE AND NOT TO MENTION CAR RENTAL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584730April 24, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. PRETTY MUCH WHEN THE MOTOR IS IDLE IT TURNS OFF. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE IT STUTTERS WHILE TRYING TO SPEED UP. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY CHRYSLER 300 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS CAUSING ME LOTS OF PROBLEMS WHILE IM DRIVING BECAUSE SOMETIMES AT STOP LIGHTS RIGHT BEFORE THE LIGHTS CHANGES TO GREEN MY CAR WILL TURN OFF SO I HAVE TO QUICKLY TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON TO TAKE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584167April 22, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER REFUELING ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577223April 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING SLOW, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. A COMPLETE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE AND STOPPING CAPACITY. IF THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WITH AN EMERGENCY SIMI TRUCK PANIC STOPPING IN FRONT OF THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT SURVIVE. WITH THIS HAPPENING TO THIS VEHICLE THIS MAY BE A RARE EVENT, BUT IF I DID NOT REPORT THIS , IT WOULD BE NEGLECT ON MY PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575266March 27, 2014
ENGINE
THE CAR TURNS OFF ALL BY ITSELF WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568783March 12, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567058March 4, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ON 2/27/2014 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS POURING RAIN OUT, AND I HAD ZERO VISIBILITY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET MY WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK LATER THAT DAY, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ONCE AGAIN, MY CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED AND GET HOME SAFELY , ALTHOUGH I WAS TERRIFIED. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER ON 3/1/2014. TECH STATED IT WAS A BAD WIPER MOTOR, PART REPLACED AND STILL WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. REPLACED FUSES AND RELAYS AS RECOMMENDED PER DEALER TECH, STILL WIPERS WILL NOT WORK I HAVE SPENT OVER 500$ IN THESE REPAIRS AND STILL MY WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING. NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT I HAVE A BAD TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). HOWEVER, I AM UNABLE TO GET MY CAR FIXED SINCE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. APPARENTLY CHRSYLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW SINCE THE PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH A DEFECTIVE TIPM. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATE OF 1200$ FOR REPLACING THE TIPM. IT'S VERY AGGRAVATING SINCE NOW I MUST PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG SINCE NOT EVEN DEALERS KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER, DODGE OR JEEP PRODUCT AGAIN. AFTER DOING SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL MODELS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563382February 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE I AM DRIVING. NOW MY CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A WIN MODULE AND IT IS NOW ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BC SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558897January 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SO I WAS HAVING STARTING ISSUES WITH MY CAR, IT WOULD START WHEN IT WANTED TO.. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO CHRYSLER ON AUGUST 23RD, 2013 TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE, WELL THEY TOOK A DAY TO DO THAT AND CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WIRELESS MODULE DEVICE AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK TO COME IN AND THEY WOULD CALL ME. A WEEK PASSED AND I HAD TO CALL THEM, AND THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WIRELESS MODULE DEVICE WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THEY WEREN'T SURE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE IN... 8 WEEKS LATER THE PART FINALLY CAME AND THEY ADDED THE PART AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK, SO THEY SAID THEY WHERE GOING TO HAVE TO ANOTHER DIAGNOSIS TEST ON IT.. AFTER THAT THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT A NEW STARTER AND NEW WIRES ON IT BECAUSE THEY WIRES WERE MELTED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THEM OUT. OK SO THEY FIXED THAT ISSUE AND THEN SAID IF I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN I WOULD NEED A NEW TIPM MODULE DEVICE.. A FEW WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING THE SAME STARTING ISSUES AND NOW IT GETTING WORSE... CHRYSLER WANTS ME TO PAY ANOTHER 1000.00 TO FIX THE TIPM MODULE DEVICE..... I JUST READ ONLINE ABOUT THE LAW SUITE AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR THAT PART FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557711December 30, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,206. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PCM WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD IGNITION COIL. FOUND THROUGH MORE TESTING. POSSIBLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE VARIED IT CREATED AN OPEN IN THE COIL CAUSING THE COIL TO HAVE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE INTO THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE PCM TO SHUT DOWN, RESET AND THEN STALL. UPDATED 03/18/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556509December 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1) CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY AS I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER FREEWAY. HAD TO QUICKLY HEAD TO MEDIAN. TRIED STARTING CAR SEVERAL TIMES, NO RESPONSE. FINALLY STARTED - STALLED DURING OPERATION 2) INABILITY TO START CAR CONSISTENTLY. CAR FINALLY STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO TAKE IT INTO DEALERSHIP - NEW TIPM NEEDED 3) ALARM SYSTEM HAS HAD UNCONTROLLED ACTIVITY. 4) DOOR LOCKS HAVE RANDOMLY TURNED ON AND OFF. 5) CAR HORN HAS RANDOMLY GONE OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553742November 25, 2013
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERABLE AND ALL THE WINDOWS BECAME FOGGY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN COLDER, WINTER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553219November 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE WINDOWS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE FAILURES WERE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000...UPDATED 01/13/14 *BF UPDATED 01/16/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549789October 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE TURNED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WCM BOX WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER 2013. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547552October 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PAINT ON THE TRUNK AND HOOD HAVE STARTED FADING TO THE POINT OF RUSTING IN CERTAIN AREAS. I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, WHICH IT WASN'T. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547055October 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE MAJOR INCIDENT MY CAR WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO DOWN AND THE CAR DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY...THEN THE DAY IT JUST DIED I WENT TO START IT AND THE WARNING LIGHT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL.. I GOT THE BOOK OUT AND THE CODE SHOWED YOU HOW TO OVERRIDE THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR BY REBOOTING IT..IT DIDN'T WORK SO OFF MY CAR WENT IN A FLATBED.. $500 LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WAS BROKEN. I ALSO HAD TO BUY A NEW FOB KEY BECAUSE IT NOW HAD A NEW COMPUTER TO 'RECOGNIZE" THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS BASICALLY. AND SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS LEMON ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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