Chrysler 300 Complaints (2005)

837 consumer complaints on file.

#10113356March 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK UPDATED 12/14/2005. THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WHEN THE CONSUMER CLOSED HIS DOOR. THE DEALER CLAIMED THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE GLASS WAS BINDING IN THE TRACK. THE HEADLINER WAS COMING DOWN IN THE REAR. . *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112409March 2, 2005
AIR BAGS
SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PLUS A RECURRENT AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WHICH IS LEASED AND USED BY OUR MAYOR HAS BEEN BACK FOR THE SAME AIR BAG LIGHT A MINIMUM OF 8 TIMES. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE EVEN TAKEN IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WITH THE SAME RESULTS.THIS VEHICLE IS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106545January 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO WORK, ONLY A SMALL AREA SEEMS TO WORK. IN AN EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS "SPOT". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105976January 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
2005 CHRYSLER 300C/DODGE MAGNUM, HORN BUTTON IN STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO OPERATE ESPECIALLY IN EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. HORN ALSO DOES NOT WORK WITHOUT KEY IN AND ENGINE RUNNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105959January 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2005 CHRYLER 300C REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO OPERATE. DURING SEVERAL "EVENTS" OVER THE FEW MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPERATE THE HORN ON THE FIRST PRESS OF THE BUTTON. IT IS SIMPLY USELESS AS A TIMELY WARNING DEVICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106939January 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO BLOW, AND WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE THE HORN WON'T BLOW AT ALL. . CONSUMER IS CONCERNED IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY HE CANNOT USE THE HORN TO GET HELP.*AK.....THE THICK VINYL/RUBBER HORN PAD HAS SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE HORN DOES NOT BLOW. ESSENTIALLY, THERE ARE ONLY TWO SPOTS ON THE ENTIR EPAD WHERE THE HORN ACTIVATES. IT IS POORLY DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105861January 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN REQUIRES EXTENSIVE PRESSURE TO OPERATE IN "KEY" LOCATIONS ON STEERING WHEEL. OFTEN, HORN DOES NOT OPERATE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THIS IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE 1995 CHEVY IMPALA SS HORN PROBLEM DUE TO AIRBAG PLACEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED NOW, OTHERWISE THERE WILL SURELY BE ACCIDENTS WHICH WERE AVOIDABLE IF THE HORN OPERATED PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105870January 6, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CHRYSLER 300C 2005 HORN DIFFICULT TO OPERATE IN EMERGENCY SITUATION - MUST TRY PRESSING IN SEVERAL SPOTS - THERE IS NO SPECIFIC HORN OPERATING MARKING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104620December 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A NEW CHRYSLER 300 ON 11/03/04 AND EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE VEHICLES LIGHTS BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. CALLED GROGAN DEALERSHIP ON 11/9/04 TO ISSUE THE COMPLAINT. WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/30/04 AND WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 12/02/04 WITH AN INVOICE STATING THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SINCE THEN ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERN RELATED TO THIS VEHICLES LIGHTS FLICKERING CONTINUOUSLY. THEN ON 12/17/04 THE VEHICLES LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH AN INJURY. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN AN INJURY AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE VEHICLE AND ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER ARE OWNING UP TO THE SAFETY CONCERN. NEGLECT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND HAVE BEEN BLESSED THAT THEY WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS FROM SOMEONE'S NEGLECT. AS I CAN SEE FROM THIS WEBSITE THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE THAT JUST HAVEN'T SURFACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IS SITTING AT A TOWING LOT AND NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE TOWED AND WORKED ON FOR CORRECTION. MEANWHILE, I AM SITTING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, WE NEED TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10102307December 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
MY CHRYSLER 300 HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN AT THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR A FRONT ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DURING FIRST VISIT I WAS TOLD ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK, THEY ALL PULL TO THE RIGHT. DURING SECOND VISIT DEALER INSTALLED CHRYSLER BULLETIN (OFF SET BOLTS) TO CORRECT LEFT LEAD PROBLEM. ALIGNMENT IMPROVED BUT STILL PULLS TO RIGHT. DURING THIRD VISIT DEALER TOLD ME EVERTHING CHECKS OK NOTHING ELSE CAN BE DONE AND THE CAR PULLS RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE OF THE CROWN IN THE ROAD (WHICH IS BULL). I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION BECAUSE CONSTANCE PRESSURE MUST BE KEPT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM DRIFTING INTO THE RIGHT FREEWAY LANES. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO REPLACE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED/DEFECTIVE FRONT END COMPONENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100927December 2, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TWO DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR BEGAN TO FLASH OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BOTHERSOME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, NOT ONLY FOR THE DRIVER, BUT FOR THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THEY ARE WAITING UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THEM WITH A FIX. MEANWHILE, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101563November 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON . THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER AND A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100196November 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL ONLY ARM AT RANDOM INTERVALS, WITH NO DISCERNIBLE PATTERN. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND THE FACTORY DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A FIX. I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE PRESIDENT OF CHRYSLER AND SPOKEN TO THE FACTORY AND THEY HAVE OFFERED NO SATISFACTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101127November 17, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-75 MPH. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THEY MADE VARIOUS REPAIRS. BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP ON ONE OCCASION, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095436November 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD NOT BLOW UNLESS THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FIND THIS OUT UNTIL AFTER HE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND WENT TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT ALL OF THE 200 CHRYSLER 300'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK THE HORN WOULD ONLY ACTIVATE IN ONE SPOT. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098822November 14, 2004
STEERING
PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED OCTOBER 8, 2004, CAR DELIVER WITH 308 MILES. CAR PULLS TO RIGHT RETURNED FOR SERVICE 22 OCT, DEALER PERFORMS TSB FOR ALIGNMENT ONLY, TIRES RUINED AND NEED REPLACEMENT WHICH WILL BE DONE ON OCT 27TH. TAKE CAR, WITH IN 10 MILES CARS STARTS TO PULL AGAIN, CALL DEALER AND ARRANGE TO HAVE CAR PICKED UP FROM HOME ON OCT 25TH. RESEARCH PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND PROVIDE TSB 02-003-04 WHICH CALLS FOR INSTALLMENT OF CAMBER BOLTS AND NEW ALIGNMENT SPECS. DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS TSB. PICK UP CAR ON NOV 1, CAR DRIVES GREAT, BUT FOR ONLY ABOUT 300 MILES AND STARTS TO PULL RIGHT AGAIN. RETURNED TO DEALER NOV 9TH, AND ON NOV 12TH DEALER TELLS ME CAR IS IN SPEC AND OFFERS ME A SIMILAR CAR TO TEST DRIVE AND COMPARE. TEST DRIVE 300C MADE IN SEPTEMBER- CAR DRIVES PERFECT. DRIVE MY CAR AND STILLS PULLS TO RIGHT. HAD TECHNICIAN JAMES DRIVE MY CAR AND HE AGREED IT PULLS AND SAID THIS TO THE SALESMAN. CAR IS NOW AT DEALER AND STILL NOT REPAIRED. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR ABOUT 1200 MILES AND IT ONLY DROVE WELL FOR ABOUT 300 OF THESE. SECONDLY 210 MILES WERE PUT ON DRIVING THIS CAR BACK AND FORTH TO DEALER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099716November 9, 2004
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH. IT WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT IN THE GRILL AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098542November 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS ARE SEEN DOUBLE THROUGH THE WINSHIELD DAY OR NIGHT. THE IMAGES CONVERGE AS THE ONCOMING VEHICLE DRAWS NEARER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096547November 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING (5-65 MPH). THE VEHICLE BOUNCED AND LOST STEERING CONTROL WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER HAD ROTATED THE FRONT TIRES AND TIGHTENED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *JB MANY CONSUMERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THERE VEHICLES PULLING TO THE RIGHT AS YOU DRIVE AND BRAKE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094589November 1, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT VEHICLE.*AK VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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