Chrysler 300C Complaints (2006)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10552440November 15, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C ENGINE CUTS OUT EVERY TIME I COMPLETELY FILL MY GAS TANK. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST DETECTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. SINCE, I HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL WHEN RE-FUELING. SOMETIMES I STILL ENCOUNTER ENGINE SPUTTERING AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING CONTROL. I TRY TO MITIGATE AND CONTROL THE SAFETY RISK AS BEST AS I CAN. I HAVE TO QUICKLY THROW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND CRANK THE ENGINE TO RESTART SO I CAN AVOID BEING A SAFETY THREAT TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. ALSO THANKS TO CHRYSLER, MY WIFE REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME AS IT POSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AT ANY SPEED ON ANY ROAD. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS EXPERIENCE IN A CAR BEFORE. THIS IS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR I BOUGHT JAN 6, 2006 AT THE AGE OF 23. I REGRET MY DECISION EVER SINCE. I HAVE LOST A TON OF FAITH IN CHRSYLER PRODUCTS AND THE BRAND IT REPRESENTS. THE ONE THING CHRYSLER SHOULD DO, IS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND OFFER THE FIX AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552161November 13, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS, MY CAR DIES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET HOME, WHICH IS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION. SOMETIMES IT WILL SPEED UP WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR JUST BEFORE IT DIES. IT DIES BEFORE I GET OUT OF THE GAS STATION, SOMETIMES. OTHER TIMES IT DIES AS I PULL TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT 1,000 FEET FROM THE GAS STATION. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 2 DAYS AGO. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE FOR THIS, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE FILL UP BEFORE THIS LAST ONE, I ONLY FILLED THE TANK HALF FULL, AND IT DIDN'T DIE, SO IT MUST BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FILLING IT ALL THE WAY UP. I DON'T TOP THE TANK OFF, EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551835November 11, 2013
ENGINE
I HAD JUST MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO AN ACCESS ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS BUCKING AND SEEMED TO SPUTTER. FIRST THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. ONCE THE LIGHTS WENT OFF, I HAD LOST ALL POWER. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN BUT I MANAGED TO TURN OFF ONTO A SIDE STREET AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I HAD NOT YET MADE IT ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY, WHICH BY THE WAY WAS DURING 5 O'CLOCK RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! I SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND THEN TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT STARTED UP AND WAS DRIVABLE. IT STILL SPUTTERED SOME ON THE WAY HOME. I AM HOPEFUL I CAN MAKE IT BACK INTO TOWN AND TAKE IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. MY CAR IS A ONE OWNER CAR THAT MY LATE HUSBAND BOUGHT FOR ME. I LOVE THIS CAR. ALTHOUGH IT IS BEGINNING TO HAVE ISSUES AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE MONEY I CAN KEEP PUTTING INTO REPAIRS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE LATEST ONE WAS REPLACED IN APRIL, 2013. I HAVE HAD THE MODULE FRONT CONTROL & IGNITION SWITCH BOTH REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP @ 83,918 MILES 5/31/2013. I HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR A TUNE UP AND FUEL INJECTOR TUNE UP IRONICALLY TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE THE STALLING ISSUE HAPPENED. I HAVE FELT THE CAR SPUTTER AND BUCK BEFORE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE FOR A TUNE UP. HOWEVER, NOW I BELIEVE THIS IS ALL TOGETHER A SEPARATE ISSUE. HOPEFULLY CHRYSLER WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED AT NO EXPENSE TO THE OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551596November 9, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C BRAND NEW & I'VE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. IT WAS PURCHASED STRAIGHT FROM DAIMLER/CHRYSLER, ORDERED & BUILT TO MY SELECTED SPECIFICATIONS THROUGH CHRYSLER. I SET THE ORDER IN FEBRUARY 2005, IT WAS BUILT & FINISHED 11 NOV 2005. THIS WAS DONE WHILE I WAS FINALIZING MY CAREER IN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE & RETIRED. I RETURNED TO THE U.S. 7 JAN 2006 & THAT'S WHEN I SAW & PICKED MY THEN BRAND NEW 300C. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT CAR EVER SINCE. I TRULY LOVE THIS CAR & TO THIS DAY STILL LOVE THIS CAR. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE OTHERTHAN PUTTING GAS IN IT, VERY DEPENDABLE CAR. IN 2007 JUNE I WAS DIAGNOSED CANCER OF THE BONE & BLOOD (MULTIPLE MYELOMA, STAGE 4). AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR APPRX. 18 MTHS, ONE DAY WHILE COMING FROM CHEMO IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT & BLOWING STEAM, HAD IT TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & HAD TO HAVE THE FANS & THE SENSORS REPLACED, 1ST MAJOR PROBLEM, THEN AFTER THAT IT WAS THE SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK, THEN THE "A" FRAME & CONTROL ARMS, NOW IN NOV 2012, AFTER ATTENDING MY GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL, I FILLED IT UP @ A GAS STATION & IT SHUT OFF, WOULD START BACK UP BUT CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN ONCE I GOT IT STARTED IT WOULD SPUTTER, KICK, & STALL, THIS WAS REPEATED FOR SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE HWY & WAS FINE TIL I HAD TO FILL IT UP AGAIN FROM THEN ON IT CONTINUED TO DO SO EVERY FILL UP. I DID RECEIVE AN INDICATION OF THE GAS CAP (REPLACED) THEN JUNE 2013 I FILLED IT UP AS USUAL & IT SHUT OFF & IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART, I WAITED & START IT AGAIN IT DID SO I PULLED ON TO THE ROAD, IT BEGAN TO STALL, SPUTTER, & BUCK, AS I CREPT HOME, I HEARD A LOUD CRACKLING SOUND LOST ALL POWER, HAD IT TOWED WAS TOLD #4 VLV HAD FELL DOWN IN THE CYLINDER, AFTER 3 MONTHS 2008 5.7L ENGINE PUT IN, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, EVAP SOLENOID, CANISTER, PUMP, & FILTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551606November 9, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS I WENT ABOUT 2-3 MILES ON US1 IN WAKE FOREST, AFTER STOPPING AT THE LIGHT AT US1A I PROCEEDED TO TURN ONTO US1A AND MY CAR STALLED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO MANAGE TO TURN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR TO CONTINUE TO PROCEED. AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT ANOTHER 1 TO 2 MILES IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS I LOSE POWER STEERING WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551558November 8, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE, STEERING
ENGINE STALLED FOR FIRST TIME LESS THAN 2 MILES AFTER FILL UP AT 25 MPH ON CITY STREET. IMMEDIATELY LOSS POWER ASSIST OF BOTH STEERING AND BRAKES. CAR WEIGHTS 4040 LBS AND I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND GETTING THE CAR STOPPED. CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. NO FUTURE PROBLEMS UNTIL NEARLY EVERY REFILL WHEN IT STALLS WITHIN FIRST FEW SECONDS OR 2 MILES. CAR NOW HAS 79550 MILES. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS MOST FREQUENTLY BUT I ALWAYS FILL THE GAS TANK. I TOLD HER WHEN IT STALLS, STEER STRAIGHT, PUT CAR IN NEURAL, RESTART, AND HOPE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STOP QUICKLY. IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13016 CHRYSLER'S [XXX] LETTER AUG 9, 2013 LAST PAGE 17 STATES "IF A STALL AFTER REFUEL CONDITIONS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE HAS FUNCTIONING STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEMS". TRUE BUT WITH OUT POWER ASSIST ON STEERING AND BRAKES CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. MOST WOMEN AND SMALL MEN WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY SAFELY STOPPING CAR. CHRYSLER CONCLUDES THIS ISSUE POSES AND MINOR RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY. I AM A RETIRED MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND WORKED 40 YEARS WITH POWER TRAINS AND STRONGLY DISAGREE. IN THIS REVIEW VEHICLES 5, 6, AND 7 ALL HAD PROBLEMS WITH SWOLLEN REFUELING FLOATS ALLOWING THE FLOATS TO STICK AND NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALL THREE CARS WERE 2006 300C WITH 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINES THE SAME AS MINE.. ON A11.PAGE 15, CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGES THE VENT VALVES WAS CHANGED FOR MY 2007. THIS APPEARS TO ACKNOWLEDGE A POOR OR FAULTY DESIGN IN MY 2006. 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
#10551231November 7, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING OUT AFTER BEING STARTED. NOW IT IS ALMOST SHUTTING OFF OR BECOMING UNRESPONSIVE MID ACCELERATION FROM A STOP SIGN. THE CAR WILL AT RANDOM STALL. THE ENGINE DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESTARTED SO FAR WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL "DIE" FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK AGAIN JUST SHORT OF COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. REAR WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE IS ALSO NON RESPONSIVE. IT HAS ONLY WORKED ONCE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551332November 7, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT ON ME INTERMITTENTLY. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER I GET FINISHED PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR. UNLIKE MOST OTHER STORIES I'VE READ ABOUT OVERFILLING THE GAS TANK, THIS HAPPENS TO ME SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT JUST A HALF OF A TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR. NOW, AS OF NOV. 7, 2013, IT'S DONE IT WELL OVER 100 TIMES; THAT'S SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN MAY. THE DEALERSHIP IS A COMPLETE SCAM. THEY KNOW THIS IS A DEFECT. THEY'VE CHARGED ME TO FIX EVERYTHING FROM EGR VALVES TO PCMS TO SPARK PLUGS. NOTHING HAS WORKED.THEN FINALLY I DECIDE TO DO SOME DEEP RESEARCH, THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO FILE MY COMPLAINT. THERE ARE 2 MAJOR ISSUES I HAVE. WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I'LL LOSE ALL POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN IT'LL KICK BACK IN. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, TO SAY THE LEAST. THE MORE FREQUENT PROBLEM, IS THE CAR COMPLETELY CUTTING OFF WHILE EITHER AT IDLE, OR TRAVELING AT A LOWER SPEED. BOTH SITUATIONS HAPPEN ALMOST ALWAYS DIRECTLY AFTER I PUT GAS IN MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS SO MUCH THAT IT IS BECOMING UNBEARABLE. SOMETIME IT STARTS BACK UP, AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO. IT'S RIDICULOUS. I DON'T MIND PAYING TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED. HOWEVER, DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, KNOW THAT'S THE PROBLEM, AND LET'S GET IT FIXED. DON'T RUN ME THROUGH $3,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS, KNOWING THAT YOU'VE GOT COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND MODEL YEAR, COMING IN AROUND THE SAME TIME, COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. THAT'S NO COINCIDENCE. AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S FRAUDULENT. I'VE GOT MY 5 YEAR OLD SON RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT. WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT TIME MY CAR STALLS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOSES POWER, WITH ANOTHER CAR TAILGATING ME? WHAT IF IT'S A TRACTOR TRAILER NEXT TIME? WILL THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO BRAKE OR PLOW INTO THE BACK OF ME? MORE UNNECESSARY STRESS AND WORRY FOR THE LOYAL CONSUMER. THANKS CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551466November 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 INCIDENTS OF ENGINE STALLING. 1ST WAS EARLY MORNING AFTER BEING DRIVEN ONLY .7 MILES. NEXT WAS 11/5/2013 AFTER FILLING UP ON WAY HOME. CAR DIED AT STOP SIGN. NEXT WAS 11/6/2013 AFTER BEING DRIVEN LESS THEN A MILE. CAR RESTARTED AFTER EACH INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550979November 5, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN MY CAR STALLED . I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE. BUT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER . AFTER THAT I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF , NO PROBLEM ! I READ A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS AND SEVERAL PEOPLE INDICATED THAT IT HAPPENS WHEN THEY REFILL. WELL I KIND OF AGREE WITH THAT. NOW ITS 11/01/13 AND TODAY I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT STALLED THAT WAS ON FRIDAY. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BUT RESTARTS ! I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER TO DEALER ON MONDAY. $700.00 AT END OF DAY , WAS TOLD THE PC NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AND NEEDED A TUNEUP.. TUE IT STALLED AGAIN. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. WELL TODAY 11/05/13 ITS AT DEALER AGAIN. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I LOVE THIS CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT, ITS LIKE NEW.HELP????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551031November 5, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY HUSBAND FILLED UP THE TANK ON 110413 (ALREADY HAD 1/4 TANK). I DROVE TO AND FROM WORK, BUT ONCE I BACKED INTO THE YARD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN. AS I REVVED THE ENGINE THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WOULD CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER THE INITIAL START UP, BUT AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR CUT OFF. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, BUT NO ONE MENTIONED THE ISSUES THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE (2006 300C WITH HEMI). VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC MENTIONED IT MIGHT BE THE ENGINE... OH REALLY!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550657November 3, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, AT 1/2 A TANK, I PULLED AWAY FROM THE PUMP AND THE CAR STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING I CONTINUED ON MY WAY. EVERY TIME I SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, OR A STOP SIGN, OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR STALLED. THIS HAPPENED 6-8 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. AFTER STARTING, THE ENGINE "SPITTED, AND SPURTED" ON ACCELERATION. IT THEN SMOOTHED OUT, AND RAN FINE, UNTIL THIS LATEST INCIDENT. ALSO, THE LAST TIME THE CAR WAS FUELED, IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT GAS, THE HOSE KEPT SHUTTING OFF. TRIED ANOTHER PUMP, SAME RESULT, WENT TO ANOTHER GAS STATION, SAME RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550314October 31, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2006. AT APPROXIMATE 25,000 MILES IT BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY AT THE GAS STATION. I'VE ALWAYS PUT THE CORRECT FUEL IN MY CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUAL AND THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE TAKEN HER TO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF MY CAR, IT HAS SHUT OFF, STRANDED ME ON DARK ROADS AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON HIGHWAYS, BUSY STREETS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DEALERSHIP MAINTAINED & I'VE ADAMANTLY FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, WATER PUMP, THERMOMETER CHANGED ALL NEEDLESSLY. I'VE SPENT CLOSE TO $4000 IN REPAIRS AND NEEDLESS PARTS.THE DEALERSHIP HAS RAN VARIOUS DIAGNOSTICS AND HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR NOW HAS CLOSE TO 76,000 MILES ON IT AND WILL SHUT OFF IF THE GAS TANK GOES TO THE QUARTER OF TANK MARK OR WHEN IT'S FULL. I NEVER TOP IT OFF BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WARNED NOT TO TOP OFF MY GAS INTAKE. I'VE SOUGHT SECOND OPINIONS ON WHY THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING AND THE DEALERSHIPS IN NY, NJ AND FL HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT THEY RECEIVE FOR ALL OF THE CHRYSLER 300 SERIES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT COULD POSSIBLY COST LIVES PLUS COST AN EXPENSIVE LOSS FOR THIS CAR. I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS PLUS RESEARCHED OTHER FORUMS, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHEN THE CAR IS FUELED ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR REACHES 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS OCT. 30, 2013 IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CARS BEHIND ME STARTED TO MOVE AND THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550094October 30, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING AT GAS STATION DUE TO FLOODING OR OTHER ISSUE. DEALER WOULD NOT ADMIT ITS A PROBLEM. HAPPENED APPROX 4 TIMES WHERE I STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED. HAD TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT ACCELERATING 8 TIMES TO BURN OFF FUEL BEFORE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE CAR SHUDDERED. CANNOT FILL UP TANK ANYMORE. WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TANK BUT THERE WAS A 6 MONTH BACK ORDER DUE TO ALL THE PEOPLE REQUESTING NEW TANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550117October 30, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER GASOLINE FILL UP, VEHICLE STALLS AFTER LEAVING GAS STATION. MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN FIRST QUARTER MILE AFTER FILL UP AND SOMETIMES WITHIN FIVE MILES. LATER OCCURRENCES MAY HAPPEN UPON MAKING LEFT TURN. TOOK TO DEALER AND VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. VAPOR CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE TESTED OK. WAS TOLD FUEL CONTROL VALVE MAY BE PROBLEM BUT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE PART. COST WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE. CONDITION HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR UPON FILL UP FOR OVER A YEAR NOW WITH RARE EXCEPTION. I FIND IT QUITE DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS WHEN VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AS IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO GET RESTARTED AND MAY REOCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR TOMORROW, 31 OCTOBER 2013. IF VEHICLE IS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550066October 29, 2013
ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. BEEN IN SHOP ALL 6 TIMES. IN THERE TODAY. STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING OR ANYTHING. JUST HAD TO COAST WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON TILL IT CAME TO A STOP, I ALSO HAD JUST FILLED WITH GAS EACH TIME IT HAS STALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549837October 28, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFUELING APROX 0.5MILES AFTER DEPARTING FUEL STATION. VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON APPROACH TO FREEWAY AND IN POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATIONS. FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE DUE TO CONTINUED PROBLEMS. SUSPECT RECALL SHOULD BE DONE SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548698October 21, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
IM HOPING THIS POST WILL GET US SOME HELP AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING WITH OUR 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. IT HAD LESS THAN 33,000 MILES AND WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT THE FIRST YEAR, BUT THEN THE TROUBLE STARTED AND IT IS NOW AN ONGOING NIGHTMARE. IT STARTED STALLING AND DYING CONSTANTLY, USUALLY WHEN WE WERE GOING SLOW OR STOP AND GO, BUT A FEW TIMES WHEN DRIVING 35-45 MPH. WE HAD PURCHASED A 2 YEAR/20,000 ADDED WARRANTY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR (EXPIRES IN NOV 2013 WHICH HAS ME WORRIED) SO ALL OF THE SERVICING AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. SO FAR, THEY HAVE DONE THROTTLE BODY CLEAN, CLEANED A/F BOX AND REPLACED FILTER, COOLANT FLUSH, STEERING SYSTEM FLUSH, FUEL KIT, CHANGED OUT FUEL TANK, VAPOR CANISTER, LEAK DETECTION PUMP FILTER, NEW FACTORY BATTERY, COMPLETE TUNE UP, OIL CHANGES, AND MORE. NOT ALL OF THIS WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, SO WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF OUR OWN MONEY ON REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR ALL THE TIMES IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE IT IS OUR ONLY CAR. ON OCTOBER 16, WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS DYING AGAIN AND WOULDN'T STAY CRANKED ONCE PUT IN GEAR AND START MOVING. AS OF THIS MORNING, STILL NO WORD FROM THEM ON WHAT THEY THINK IT IS THIS TIME, AND YET ANOTHER RENTAL BILL WHILE WE WAIT. IN THE TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR, WE HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS LESS THAN 43,000 MILES. THIS CAR HAS WAY TOO FEW MILES AND HAS BEEN TOO WELL TAKEN CARE OF FOR IT TO BE HAVING THIS MANY PROBLEMS. ALL THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE AND ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING! THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN IT DIES, YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE TO NONE OF THE STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY, WE HAVE NOT HAD IT DIE IN MAJOR TRAFFIC YET, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW FOR FEAR THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548825October 21, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK FROM A START OF 1/8 TH TO FULL TANK, THE CAR STALLED AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE STATION ABOUT 200 FEET DOWN THE ROAD WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE RESTARTED I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOPPED POSITION BUT DRIVING POWER TRAIN WAS FAIRLY ERRATIC AS THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO LURCH FORWARD OR ACCELERATE UNPREDICTABLY THEN WOULD PULL BACK BY NEARLY STALLING. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE REACHING MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WHILE IN NEUTRAL LOPED SUBSTANTIALLY FROM 2000 RPM TO 100RPM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STALLING. ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR AFTER STALLING WAS SUCCESSFUL. LEAVING THE CAR PARKED AND OFF FOR 60 MINUTES HAD NO BENEFICIAL EFFECT. AFTER RETURNING THE STARTING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE NOT LIT UNTIL THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE IDLE ERRATICALLY BOTH WHILE IN PARK AND IN DRIVE AND AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548344October 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION (FILLING THE TANK) THE CAR SPUTTERED A FEW TIMES, THEN AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT IT STALLED OUT. I PULLED AWAY OKAY BUT IT STALLED AGAIN AT THE NEXT LIGHT. AFTER GETTING GAS, THE CAR IS HESITANT WHILE DRIVING AND STALLS OUT, USUALLY LASTING FOR 1-3 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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