Chrysler 300 Complaints (2006)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#11190966March 22, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BROKEN TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH. FAILURE OF THIS POORLY MADE PLASTIC PIECE IS VERY COMMON IN THE CHRYSLER 300, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD DO A DEFECT AND RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. BUT, CHRYSLER DOES NOT SELL THIS PART ALONE, THEY SELL THE WHOLE SHIFTER BOX FOR OVER 200 DOLLARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187114March 15, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN (X53) FOR THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. SHORE MOTOR COMPANY (222 S 16TH ST, CLARINDA, IA 51632, (712) 542-6581) INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL. TRI STATE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2017 S MAIN ST, MARYVILLE, MO 64468, (660) 582-3677) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY HAD SEEN FIVE OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13016 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS RELATED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BE SOLD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF .. CONSUMER STATED FOR THE PAST 3.5 YEARS CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED TWICE AND FUEL PUMPS REPLACED. IT WAS ADVISED CONSUMER SELL THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186604March 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, IT STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT HOW TO SHIFT GEARS MANUALLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,440.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186099March 12, 2019
ENGINE
MILEAGE 44398, FIRST START OF THE DAY (COLD START) IDLES ALL OVER THE PLACE AND STALLS AT TIMES WHEN IN REVERSE, COMING TO STOPS. IF I PLACE IN NEUTRAL OR SLIGHTLY PRESS GAS PEDAL IT WILL STAY RUNNING. WHEN DRIVING IF I NEED TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS OR SPEED UP THE CAR JUST DOES NOT REACT AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE, LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL. NO LIGHTS ON, NO CODES. AT TIMES WHEN IT HAS STALLED IT RESTARTS AND SURGES UP AND DOWN. SOMETIMES THE CAR DRIVES PERFECT, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE PROBLEM IS BACK. NOW ONE THING I HAVE NOTICED IS WHEN I FILL THE TANK ABOVE HALF WAY IT SEEMS TO BE FINE, BUT ONCE IT GETS TO HALF WAY MARK AND BELOW IS WHEN I NOTICE THIS PROBLEM AND IT STAYS UNTIL ABOUT THE EMPTY MARK NOT SURE WHY THAT IS, EITHER THE TANK, PUMP, FILTER NOT REALLY SURE BUT DEFINITELY CAN BE A DANGEROUS CONDITION IF NOT ADDRESSED. IF EVER ONE DAY I WAS TO NEED THE POWER TO BE THERE FOR SOME REASON THE CAR JUST FALLS ON ITS FACE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185064March 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COMMUNITY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MARTINSVILLE (555 IN-37, MARTINSVILLE, IN 46151), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181986February 22, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR GAS TANK THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICAL WILL SMELL LIKE GAS FUMES. WHEN I PARK THE CAR IN MY GARAGE THE SMELL IS SO STRONG MY ENTIRE GARAGE WILL SMELL LIKE GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2018.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174476February 5, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE CAME FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CUT A PIECE OF WIRE FROM THE FUSE BOX; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170233January 15, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IT IS THE ECM DEFINITION PRIMARY 5 VOLT SUPPLY CIRCUIT HIGH EXPLANATION THE ECM HAS DETECTED THAT THE 5 VOLT REFERENCE CIRCUIT IS ABOVE 5 VOLTS PROBABLE CAUSE 1 SHORT TO 12 VOLTS 2 FAILED ECM ALMOST CAUSED A MASS ACCIDENT ON US 465 SPEED WAS 75MIL HR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 20MIL HR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11169900January 14, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT EVERY TWO YEARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165595January 3, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR (RED LIGHTNING BOLT ICON) ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN POWER AND SPEED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. BROOKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (3200 COLLEGE AVE, JACKSON, AL 36545, (251) 246-7224) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162302December 18, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAD NOT ISSUED A POWER TRAIN RECALL TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154696November 29, 2018
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN UNSPECIFIED PART BECAME LOOSE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS SEEMED UNSTABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. JAMES CERANTI MOTORS INC (3064 US-82, GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI 38703, (662) 332-7231) REPLACED THE STRUTS AND THE BALL JOINTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE WAS A RESULT OF FAULTY INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154626November 28, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STALL WHEN FULL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154087November 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ASLEEP. THE CONTACT WOKE UP AND SMELLED BURNT RUBBER AND A CHEMICAL/ELECTRICAL ODOR OUTSIDE THE TRAILER HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE MELTED THE COATING OFF OF THE TRAILER HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE PRIOR TO THE CONTACT WAKING UP. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153037November 21, 2018
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WARSAW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2777 N DETROIT ST, WARSAW, IN 46582, (574) 306-0489) REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO A POTENTIAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,397.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152325November 18, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2006 CHRYSLER 300
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150976November 12, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5 MIN AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CAR STARTED LURCHING FORWARD. TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET, PRESSED GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THEN RESTARTED AS IF NORMAL. WE HAD 2 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A VERY BUSY STREET. THIS COULD EASILY HAVE CREATED AN ACCIDENT. RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM. BUT, WHEN I ENTERED THE VIN ON THIS SITE, IT STATES NO RECALLS FOR THIS VIN. WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP? I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER IS DECEASED SO I CAN'T OBTAIN ANY INFO/HISTORY ON THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150338November 9, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL STRONG FUEL SMELL AND ENGINE COMING ON WITH A CODE OF FUEL TANK PRESSURE HAD CHECK TANK IS LEAKING FROM TOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150136November 8, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL WHAT LOOKS LIKE MAY BE A GASKET UNDER REAR SEAT IN VEHICLE... SMELL IS EVEN STRONGER AFTER FILLING UP, AND WHEN MAKING HARD STOPS. THERE IS NO GASOLINE SEEN LEAKING FROM UNDER CAR AT THIS TIME. CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARD. HEARD OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS COULD ALSO BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT FIRE CONCERN AS THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG IN GARAGE WITH VEHICLE PARKED, AND COULD BE A PROBLEM WHEN GAS APPLIANCES OR WATER HEATERS COME IN PROXIMITY TO VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144765November 1, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006CHRYSLER 300 WITH A 3.5 LITER ENGINE. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I'VE EXPERIENCED STALLING AND ENGINE SHUT OFF FOLLOWING REFUELING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO MY MECHANIC WHO ALERTED ME TO A RECALL ISSUED BY CHRYSLER OVER THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE CHALLENGE, I WAS TOLD, WAS THAT THIS WAS A VIN SPECIFIC RECALL, 14-002-14, DATED 4/2214, ON MY MODEL AND ENGINE'S FUEL SYSTEM, NOTED AS A LIFETIME WARRANTY REPAIR, AS STATED IN THAT RECALL, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THIS PROBLEM, ALLOWING GASOLINE TO ENTER THE EVAPORATOR CHAMBER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM BY DROPPING THE GAS TANK AND EXAMINING IT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THIS TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT ADDRESSED. AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THE SAME EXAMINATION WAS CONDUCTED AND THE SAME PROBLEM CONFIRMED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE LIMITED RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER, I'D HAVE TO APPEAL TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF PROMISED CALLS NEVER BEING MADE TO ME, I FINALLY SPOKE WITH BRITTANY, A CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR WHO SAID I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO THE LIFETIME WARRANTY AND FREE REPAIR TO THIS FACTORY DEFECT BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. SHE SAID ANY REPAIR TO THIS ACKNOWLEDGED FACTORY DEFECT, CONFIRMED BY CHYSLER'S DEALERSHIP MECHANICS, WOULD HAVE TO DONE AT MY EXPENSE. AS A CONSUMER, I FIND THIS EGREGIOUS. WHY SHOULD AN ACKNOWLEDGE FACTORY DEFECT BE REPAIRED ON MY DIME, WHILE THE SAME MODEL, YEAR AND ENGINE TYPE AS MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER AND UNLIMITED WARRANTY BY CHRYSLER FOR OTHER, SELECT VEHICLES. I AM APPEALING TO YOUR ORGANIZATION TO HELP ME OBTAIN THIS REPAIR BEFORE MY FAMILY AND/OR I ARE SUBJECTED TO A ROADSIDE FAILURE OF TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK FROM YOU SOON. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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