Chrysler 300C Complaints (2006)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10566881March 3, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING THE CAR WHEN WE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED THE DEALERSHIPS IF THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS AND THEY SAID "NO". FINALLY, ON 2/14/14 WE SAW ON THE NEWS THAT CHRYSLER IS EXTENDING THE FUEL WARRANTY TO LIFETIME DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE FUEL TANK CAUSING STALLING AFTER FILLING. WE AGAIN HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS AND CHRYSLER COMPLAINT CENTER AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A RECALL THEY CAN'T FIX IT. HOW CAN THIS BE IF THEY AGREED TO A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A PART TO REPLACE UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL. THE COMPLAINT CENTER SAID THEY CAN'T HELP US IF THERE ISN'T A RECALL. WE ALSO HAVE AN ARTICLE FROM THE DETROIT NEWS ON 2/18/14 THAT STATES THAT THE NTL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION ENDED ITS INVESTIGATION AFTER CHRYSLER AND A SUPPLIER DEVELOPED A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM EXTENDING LIFETIME WARRANTY COVERAGE. IS THERE ANYTHING YOUR DEPT. CAN DO TO HELP CONSUMER? WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO RAM US IN THE BACKEND ENTERING A FREEWAY BECAUSE OUR CAR STALLS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566573March 1, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
RIGHT AFTER GASSING UP, MY CAR STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. RESTART, STALL AGAIN WHILE ROLLING (LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES.) RESTART AND DRIVE WITH HEAVY THROTTLE TO NEXT RED LIGHT, WHERE CAR STALLED AGAIN. RESTART, GO, THEN ANOTHER STALL WHEN CAR BEHIND ME HONKS. DANGEROUS STALLING IN INTERSECTION. PROBLEM REMAINED UNTIL GAS TANK WENT DOWN ABOUT 2 GALLONS FROM FULL. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO DATE, I CANNOT FILL THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566590March 1, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFUELING VEHICLE ITS STALLS OUT WILL RESTART SOMETIMES OTHERS IT WON'T. CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR NEW FUEL TANK COST IS $1200.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566606March 1, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR STALLED WITH NO SIGNS OF ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT ANY COMMON REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566636March 1, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566432February 28, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ROAD AFTER I FILLED THE TANK; TO DATE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE, REPLACE OXYGEN FILTER, AND IS NOW RECOMMENDING REPLACING FUEL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566529February 28, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE ENGINE WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN IDLING AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND SOMETIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW RPMS. THIS ENGINE HAS STALLED WHEN ENTERING THE PARKWAY NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS SEVERAL TIMES, ONLY WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568436February 27, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER RE-FUELING VEHICLE, CAR STALLED AT 5 INTERSECTIONS. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ALWAYS GO BACK INTO GEAR AFTER RESTARTING UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. AFTER BURNING OFF A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER STALLED/MIS-FIRED. TANK WAS NOT "TOPPED-OFF" WHEN FILLED, IT WAS FILLED UNTIL THE PUMP STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566211February 27, 2014
ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH A RED LIGHT AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS VALVE SEAT FAILURE WITH NO COMPRESSION IN ONE CYLINDER, OF WHICH I HAVE FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. THEY AND SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS SUGGESTED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GO FORWARD WAS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENGINE. AT 7 YEARS OLD THE CAR IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. WHILE GM IS RECALLING CARS FOR STALLING, THEIR CAUSE WAS MUCH MORE MINOR AND THEY FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED IT - CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND I CONSTANTLY HEAR FROM THE DEALER ABOUT HOW THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BEFORE WHEN EVEN THEIR MECHANICS ACKNOWLEDGE IT HAPPENS A LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567178February 27, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOT AN ACCIDENT ISSUE MY CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I FOUND OUT THAT A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE HAD BROKEN CAUSING THE SPRING ENGAGED LEVER SYSTEM NOT TO WORK. FROM WHAT I COULD SEE ONLINE THERE WAS A RECALL #K39 - TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER - AND WHEN I CALLED IN REFERENCE TO THIS (1-800-853-1403 SHANNON) I WAS TOLD THAT THE CHRYSLER 300 WAS COVERED IN THIS RECALL BUT NOT THE CHRYSLER 300C. I ASKED WHY THE 300C WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATON, THERE WAS NOT ANYONE ELSE I COULD SPEAK TO AND THAT MY ONLY COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. SO I AM SUBMITTING THIS FORM IN HOPES OF FINDING OUT WHY THE 300C IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN THE 300C DEFINITELY HAS THIS ISSUE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFTER BECAUSE OF THIS SMALL PLASTIC PIECES DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567251February 27, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR STARTED STALLING AND CHOKING FOR 2-3 MINUTES AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. IT ACTUALLY TURNS OFF 2-3 TIMES WITH-IN A BLOCK OR TWO OF THE GAS STATION AND SOMETIMES THERE IS A 3-10 SECOND DELAY WHEN I SHIFT FROM P OR N INTO D. THIS FIRST STARTED IN AUGUST AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I'VE CHANGED GAS STATIONS AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565930February 26, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING OR SURGE WHILE TRYING TO STOP WITHOUT NOTICE FOR UP TO THIRTY MINUTES OR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AFTER NORMAL FUEL UP (NO TOPPING OFF!). I SUDDENLY SURGED WHILE APPROACHING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE CURVED ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND NEAR COLLISION WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY WHICH CAUSED A ROAD HAZARD FOR OTHER VEHICLES COMING AROUND A TIGHT TURN BEHIND ME. ONCE RESTARTED, I CONTINUED ON SAME ROAD AND VEHICLE DIED AGAIN IN A TURN ON SAME ROAD CAUSING THE STEERING TO GO OUT AGAIN WHICH LEAD TO VEERING OFF THE ROAD AND WITH THE POTENTIAL OF FALLING DOWN A 30 FOOT UN-GUARDED DECLINE. VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SURGE WHILE IN IDLE AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS ISSUE RELIABLY ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I WELCOME ANY SKEPTICS FROM CHRYSLER OR OTHER INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITIES TO CONTACT ME SO THAT I MAY DEMONSTRATE THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE IF NECESSARY. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566114February 26, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFUELING, ENGINE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. CAR DIES WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70MPH). CAR MAY BE RESTARTED BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL OR PARK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (REQUIRES SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING WHILE CAR IS MOVING. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BUT THEN, CONTINUES TO RUN. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE PROBLEM PERSIST FOR ABOUT 5 TO 8 MILES AFTER REFUELING. AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT RECUR UNTIL THE NEXT REFUELING. IF THE TANK IS PARTIALLY REFILLED, THAT IS, THE GAS PUMP IS TURNED OF WHEN THE TANK IS ~ FULL, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RECURRING FOR ABOUT THE PAST 4 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566120February 26, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN JANUARY I FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT ON THIS WEB SITE REGARDING THE STALLING OF MY CHRYSLER 300C AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK (ODI # 10561779). OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED, WITH THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THE PROBLEM WAS TO ONLY FILL THE GAS TANK TO 3/4 FULL. ON 2/24/14 I SAW THE ABC NEWS REPORT THAT STATED "US ENDS PROBE OF CHRYSLER ENGINE STALLING" AND THE ARTICLE STATES THEY INVESTIGATED 1200 COMPLAINTS AND FOUND 299 IN WHICH THE FUEL SYSTEM ALLOWED THE GAS TANK TO BE OVER-FILLED. IT ALSO STATED THAT "CHRYSLER UPDATED THE PART IN NEW CARS AND GUARANTEED IT FOR LIFE IN CARS NOW ON THE ROAD." WHEN MY CHRYSLER DEALER (WHO HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF MY CHRYSLER SINCE I BOUGHT IT THERE NEW IN 2/2006) WAS CONTACTED, HE STATED THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS WERE BEING COVERED. HE TOLD ME I COULD CALL CHRYSLER AND SPEAK TO THEM. I CALLED THE 1-800-992-1997 CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS MORNING. I EXPLAINED ABOUT THE STALLING AND THAT I HAD FILED A COMPLAIN BACK IN DECEMBER 2013 REGARDING THE CONSISTENT STALLING WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED. I EXPLAINED MY CHRYSLER DEALER STATED MY CAR WAS NOT ON THEIR LIST, AND TO CALL CHRYSLER. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE ONLY FIXING CERTAIN CARS AND MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM AND THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN I ASKED IF IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE EXACT SAME PART THAT WAS BEING REPLACED, WOULD THEY COVER IT, I WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT. I AM UNSURE WHAT FACTORS GUIDED CHRYSLER ON WHICH CARS TO FIX, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE LEFT OUT AT LEAST MY CAR WHICH HAS EXACTLY THE SAME DESCRIBED PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN ON THE COMPLAINT WEB SITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565542February 24, 2014
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 7 YEARS, NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. ON FEBRUARY 23,2014 I WENT TO SHELL AND FILLED UP THE CAR WITH $49.00. I DO NOT REMEMBER IF I EVER FILLED THE CAR UP BEFORE. I'M SURE I HAVE BUT I USUALLY PUT 20/30 BUCKS IN. BUT I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT STOP N SHOP GAS SAVINGS AND RECEIVED A DISCOUNT. I TRIED TO PUT 50 IN BUT IT ONLY TOOK 49.00. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND I TRIED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE PUMP AND IT SHUT DOWN. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FLUKE SINCE I WAS BASICALLY AT A ROLL. I DROVE 2 BLOCKS AND AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IT DIED. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A U-TURN TO RETURN HOME. THE CAR DIED 3 TIMES IN A 5 BLOCK SPAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY COUSIN WHO HAD A COMPUTER, NO CODES CAME UP BUT THE CAR SHUT DOWN TWICE. I PARKED THE CAR AND TOOK OUT A DIFFERENT CAR. MY COUSIN THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS OR A BAD OIL CHANGE WHICH I HAD DONE ON FEB 22, 2014 I JUST RETURNED HOME AND GOOGLED, "CHRYSLER 300C STALLING" AND FOUND THE ARTICLE THAT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING, AND HERE I AM. I GUESS I WILL CONTACT CHRYSLER IN THE MORNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565465February 23, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP WITH GAS I WENT TO GET IN LINE AT CAR WASH CAR DIED .. STARTED UP AFTER 4-5 TRIES DROVE HOME RAN FINE. TODAY I FILLED UP AGAIN TOOK OFF WENT TO GET ON FREEWAY MERGED ONTO TRAFFIC CAR DIED AGAIN!! I COASTED ONTO SHOULDER, THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET HIT.. HAD MY TWO MINOR CHILDREN IN CAR.. AFTER 3 TRIES CAR STARTED AGAIN, WENT STRAIGHT HOME.. SCARED TO DRIVE ANYMORE.. TAKING TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED TOMORROW.. HOPE THIS ISSUE GETS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565466February 23, 2014
ENGINE
THE CAR STALLED AND RESTARTED ITSELF ON THE INTERSTATE OVER 10 TIMES YESTERDAY. I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR STALLED 6 TIMES ON LOCAL STREETS AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED WITH THE STARTER 6 TIMES. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NHTSA BEFORE. THE LOCAL PAPER REPORTED LAST WEEK (FEB 15, 2014) THAT CHRYSLER HAD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL TANK AND THEY WOULD EXTEND THE FUEL TANK WARRANTY FOR LIFE IN CARS NOW ON THE ROAD. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON FEB 17, 2014 AND THEY SAID TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 800 992 1997. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AT 800 992 1997 ON FEB 17, 2014 AND THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD PASS IT TO THE TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT AND THEN GET BACK TO ME (CASE # [XXX]). I AGAIN CONTACTED CHRYSLER AT 800 992 1997 ON FEB 20, 2014 AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM (CASE # [XXX] FROM 2/17) AND THAT I WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO GET A LETTER. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM 2006 AND CHRYSLER HAS ALWAYS SAID IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS OR WHATEVER AND HAVE INDICATED THAT I WAS THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED 3 SENSORS AND THE PCM OVER THE YEARS WITH NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. CHRYSLER MIGHT HAVE OWNED UP TO THE PROBLEM WITH NHTSA PE13016, HOWEVER THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME STORY WITH ME OVER THE YEARS, FROM THE FIRST TIME I REPORTED THE CAR STALLING 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006. DOES NHTSA TAKE CHRYSLERS WORD THAT THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM OR DO THEY CHECK UP ON THEM AND MAKE CHRYSLER FIX THE PROBLEM? THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR MY WIFE AND SHE HAS REFUSED TO DRIVE IT FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. I ONLY DRIVE IT IF I HAVE TO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565134February 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565027February 19, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING. IT WILL STALL WHETHER IDLING OR DRIVING. TAKES 4 OR SO TRIES TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME. I DO NOT OVERFILL OR FILL WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT RECREATE PROBLEM AND COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NO ISSUES. I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND CANNOT HELP UNLESS DEALER CAN RECREATE. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER FILLING UP, WHICH THE DEALER DID 1 TIME AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565053February 19, 2014
ENGINE
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS PERIODICALLY. THE ISSUE HAS BECOME WORST OVER TIME. THE LAST TIME MY SON WAS DRIVING WITH ME IN THE CAR AND STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS 16 AND STILL IN THE LEARNING STAGE OF DRIVING. THE TIME BEFORE WE WERE PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION AS WE WERE ENTERING TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLED. LUCKY WE WERE NOT INVOLVE IN AN INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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