Chrysler 300 Complaints (2006)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10559280January 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SHUT-OFF AND STARTED BACK UP ON IT'S OWN WHEN I WAS STARTING FROM A RED LIGHT. GOING UP THE NEXT HILL IT DID IT AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT WOULD DO THIS AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT SPEEDS. AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP ON IT'S OWN I HAD TO TURN THE KEY. EVENTUALLY, IT STARTING SHUTTING OFF AT THE GARAGE I SENT IT TO WHILE BEING RUN ON MACHINES. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT REQUIRED A NEW COMPUTER BE PUT IN. I AM FILING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE FOR THE 2007 MODEL OF THE SAME CAR THERE WAS A RECALL AND FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPUTER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY AN CHRYSLER MAINTENANCE WORKER THAT THE REASON THE 2007 WAS COVERED WAS THAT THE SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR THAT YEAR WAS PARTICIPATING WITH CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE RECALL OR PAYING IT THEMSELVES. HOWEVER, THE SUB-CONTRACTOR FOR THE 2006 MODEL WAS NOT. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR END PRODUCT AND SHOULD PAY FOR MY NEW COMPUTER AND INSTALLATION. THIS WORK COST ME OVER $2,100 FOR A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT. MY MECHANIC WAS TOLD BY ONE CHRYSLER DEALER THAT THERE JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ENOUGH 2006 MODELS WITH THE 2007 ISSUE TO WARRANT A RECALL. THEY EVEN PROVIDED THE CHRYSLER MECHANIC TO INSTALL THE COMPUTER AND RESET IT FOR THE SHOP I HAD THE WORK PERFORMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559052January 8, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
CHRYSLER 300C SRT8 2006 STALLS AFTER REFUELING. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS FOR ME SINCE I'M JUST MAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE UNEXPECTED STALLING IN INTERSECTIONS AND REFUELING. THE CAR WILL 'BUCK' UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE STALL. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT IT CONTINUES STALL FOR SOME TIME AFTER THE REFUELING. I UNDERSTAND AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE PILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558647January 6, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TURNED OFF WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL TO POWER OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,959.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558481January 4, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION THE CAR WILL STALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-6 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DEPENDING ON THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER THAT IT RUNS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557831December 30, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 RECEIVES A FULL TANK OF GAS, THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 SHUTS OFF AFTER THE INITIAL START OF THE ENGINE AND AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE TIMES. AFTER SEVERAL STARTS OF THE ENGINE, THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 BEGINS TO MOVE, BUT STALLS AND CHOKES WHILE IN MOTION. DURING THE STALLING AND CHOKING THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 LOOSES STEERING ABILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557719December 30, 2013
ENGINE
OUR CAR IS CHRYSLER 300C AWD MODEL YEAR 2006. CURRENTLY CAR HAS ABOUT 46000 MILES. RECENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARRING ENGINE STOPS TO WORK. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 11, 2013 SHORTLY AFTER WE LEFT THE GAS STATION WERE WE FILL UP THE TANK. WE COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR AND TOWED THE CAR HOME PAYING FEE OF $75. NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 27, 2013 WHILE DRIVING FOR FEW MILES RIGHT AFTER WE FILL UP THE TANK. THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT WARRING ON MAIN ROAD. LUCKILY, WE WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DROVE TO SIDE LINE. THE CAR IS NOW IN OUR GARAGE BUT WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE FROM FEAR OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT AS WE DEEM THE CAR UNRELIABLE. WE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB SIDES AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR MODEL AND CARS WITH SIMILAR ENGINE TRAIN HAVE IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND HAVE FILED FORMAL COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557389December 27, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM ATLANTA AND I STOPPED TO FILL UP IN MACON. AS I DROVE UP THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-75 THE CAR STALLED LEAVING ME PARTIALLY ON THE HI-WAY. A SEMI NARROWLY AVOIDED REAR ENDING ME. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE AWAY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON ON THIS TYPE OF CAR AND THE ONLY FIX IS A NEW GAS TANK, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557186December 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND ALL A SUDDEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND THE RPM DROPPED. I COULDN'T STEER OR ANYTHING. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR NOTHING LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE SIDE AND THERE WASN'T NO SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT DROVE NORMALLY AFTER THIS INCIDENT BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON THEN AGAIN TODAY ON THE 24TH OF DECEMBER I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN BUT AGAIN GOOD THING I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE TO PULL OVER...IM NOT A ROCKET SCIENTIST BUT THIS ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR AND ESPECIALLY WHILE I HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR, SOMETHING BAD CAN HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556744December 19, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THERE WAS LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I PUT THE GEAR IN PACK AND RESTARTED THE CAR WHICH IT DID SUCCESSFULLY BUT STALLED SOON AFTER AND AGAIN RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY. THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY TILL I REFILLED THE TANK FOUR DAYS LATER AND HAD SIMILAR OCCURRENCE. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK LATER, AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER REFILL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED IT AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED A FOURTH TIME ON 12/17/2013 AND IT WAS VERY WORRISOME AS I WAS ON THE RAMP TRYING TO MERGE INTO A HIGHWAY WHEN IT STALLED BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE SHOULDER. TODAY AGAIN AFTER REFILLING IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING FROM THE GAS STATION, AGAIN, AT LOW SPEED BUT LATER ON THE HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR IT STALLED, THE FIRST TIME IT IS STALLING AT SUCH HIGH SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556135December 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE CAR. WHEN I RETURN TO ATTEMPT TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK I WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. AFTER RESEARCHING AND SPEAKING WITH MY LOCAL CHRYSLER/DODGE DEALERSHIP AND GETTING MY VEHICLE TAKEN TO THEM IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK BROKE. IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ALREADY ISSUED MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ALTHOUGH IT IS INCLUDED IN THE YEAR OF THE ISSUED RECALL. I WAS INFORMED BY THE CHRYSLER RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555239December 8, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING I RECENTLY HEARD MY CAR MAKING A TICKING NOISE SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO BE CHECKED & WHILE THERE HAVE MY VEHICLE GET AN EARLY OIL CHANGE. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS MAKING MY CAR TICK WELL TO MY SURPRISE I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY ENGINE & THAT WHILE THEY WERE DOING MY OIL CHANGE THEY SAW THAT MY OIL WAS GREYISH IN COLOR & IT ALSO HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN MY OIL...WHICH MEANS MY ENGINE IS BREAKING DOWN. THEY ADVISED ME TO NOT TO DRIVE HOME ON THE HIGHWAY BUT TO TAKE THE STREETS HOME. HOW COULD THIS BE? MY CAR IS ONLY SEVEN THAT'S RIGHT ONLY 7 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY AROUND 58,503 MILES ON IT (AND BY THE WAY I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW I'M THE ONLY OWNER) I NOW FIND OUT THAT CHRYSLER ONLY COVERS THEIR VEHICLES FOR 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES OR WHAT EVER COMES 1ST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555133December 6, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER EVERY FUEL FILLUP, MY CHRYSLER 300C STALLS OUT COMPLETELY. THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY CHRYSLER 300C FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IN ADDITION, THE CAR STALLS RIGHT AFTER I LEAVE THE GAS STATION AND PULL INTO TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554848December 4, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE 5TH TIME IN 12 MONTHS, MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C STALLED AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DID A TUNE UP, NEW SPARK PLUGS, AND EVEN REPLACED VALVE LIFTERS TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, TO NO AVAIL. I FINALLY DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND SEE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO ME THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL, AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO STALL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554079November 28, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING; HOWEVER,THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS STAYED ON. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR UP IMMEDIATELY WITH NO HESITATION. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON 11/18/2013 AND TWICE ON 11/20/2013. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A PROBLEM ON ANY OF THE 3 OCCASIONS NOR HAVE ANY CODES BEEN PUT OUT. ON 11/21/2013, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. PRIOR TO THESE 3 INCIDENCES, I HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM NOR ANY MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2005. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AFTER REFUELING, MY TANK WAS HALF FULL WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED. THE REPAIR FACILITY HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS NOW AND THE CAR HAS STALLED ON THEM SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER TECHNICIANS AND HAS RESEARCHED THE TECHNICAL BULLETINS, WITH NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR FACILITY DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE SOUNDED RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR DIDN'T KICK OUT ANY CODE SO THEY CHECKED THE THROTTLE BODY AND NOTED THAT ITS VOLTAGE WAS OUT OF THE SPECIFICATION RANGE SO THEY REPLACED IT AND UPDATED/RESET THE CAR'S COMPUTER, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THE CAR HAS STALLED SINCE THEY'VE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554043November 27, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR (300C AWD) STALLS AFTER FILL UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON A TRIP FROM CALIFORNIA TO GEORGIA. I WAS FILLING THE CAR THREE TIMES A DAY. MOVING FROM THE FUEL ISLAND TO THE INTERSTATE ON-RAMP THE CAR WILL DIE MAKING BRAKES AND STEERING LOSE POWER AS WELL. THE CAR WILL RESTART AND FUNCTION CORRECTLY UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP OR IT MAY STALL ONCE OR TWICE AGAIN. THE CONDITION DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING WITH OUT FILLING. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART WHILE ROLLING BUT THIS COULD BE DIFFICULT IN WHITE KNUCKLE SITUATIONS. THERE IS ANOTHER CONDITION THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED: SOME TIMES WHEN STARTING TO FILL UP, THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE SHUTS OFF DUE TO "SPLASH BACK" IN THE CAR'S FILLER TUBE. I CAN REMEDY THIS BY REPOSITIONING THE PUMP NOZZLE TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. ONCE STARTED, I CAN COMPLETE FILLING THE CAR. MY MECHANIC WAS AT A LOSS WITH SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553287November 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME WE GET THE CAR FILLED WITH GAS IT STALLS UNTIL WE DRIVE AND RESTART IT FOR 2 OR 3 MILES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID THAT THERE WILL BE SOMEONE THAT RUNS INTO ME DURING ONE OF THE STALLS. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP BUT THAT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. I WENT ON LINE AND NOW SEE THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY CHRYSLER TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553309November 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE STALLS REPEATEDLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THE CHRYSLER DEALER CAN'T FIX IT AND IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552461November 15, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551060November 6, 2013
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING FOR NO REASON NO WARNING SIGNS OR ANYTHING LOSS OF ALL POWER NO BRAKES WORKING OR STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CRASHED BRAKES GET HARD AND STEERING UNABLE TO USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551198November 6, 2013
ENGINE
THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE AUTOMOBILE NOW HAS 42000 MILES AND THE CHARCOAL FUEL CANISTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE ENGINE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER REFUELING. AT TIMES IT WILL STALL WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT TAKES SEVER ATTEMPTS TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED. IN ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC SITUATION IT BECOMES DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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