Chrysler 300C Complaints (2006)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10500069February 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON THE NJTP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER CAR WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL OR DISENGAGED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE ACCELERATED, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TRANSFERRED TO THE ROAD. I HAD TO PULL INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE WITH THE HOPE THAT THE ELECTRONIC MODULE WOULD RESET ITSELF SO THAT I COULD ENGAGE DRIVE GEAR. THE PROCEDURE WORKED, BUT NOW THE TRANSMISSION READILY DISENGAGES FROM DRIVE WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE THROTTLE APPLICATION. CLEARLY, THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ITS ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT THAT COULD PROVE DANGEROUS TO ME OR OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496037February 1, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC BUT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AS I MADE MY WAY TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER A FEW MILES AWAY. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL YESTERDAY JANUARY 31ST 2013 WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND IT CONTINUED TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES AS I MADE MY WAY TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AS A PROBLEM WITH THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM. HE STATED HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES AND THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND VAPOR RECOVERY LINES AND FILTER ETC. COST ABOUT $2000. I ASKED IF IT WAS A RECALL GIVEN THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (MY ONLINE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER 300C). I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL. MY ISSUE IS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495284January 30, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECENTLY STARTED TO OCCUR AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494394January 23, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FIVE MINUTES AFTER REFUELING MY 2006 300C, IT STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE RESTARTED QUICKLY, BUT COULD NOT HOLD STEADY RPMS AT IDLE OR HIGHER. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER, AND VEHICLE STALLED THREE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY. DEALER PERSONNEL INDICATED STALLING COULD BE CAUSED BY OVER-FILLING THE GAS TANK (HOWEVER, I HAD NOT CONTINUED FILLING THE TANK AFTER THE PUMP AUTO-SHUT-OFF). DEALER SUGGESTED RUNNING THE ENGINE FOR 15 MINUTES TO CLEAR VAPOR CANISTER. THIS DID NOT HELP. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK AND VAPOR CANISTER, $1500. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION SINCE THE ROUGH RUNNING LEADS TO STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS OR STOP SIGNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490388December 28, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY STALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488033December 11, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PCM FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE PARTS THAT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE PCM COULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483660November 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK THE CAR CUTS OFF FOR AT LEAST 25 MILES ON ANY SPEAD AND TURNS OFF AT SPEED LESS THAN 25. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480763October 16, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL VAPOR CANISTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,100. UPDATED 12/11/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479262October 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN
IN JANUARY 2011 I NOTICED TRANSMISSION OIL STAIN WHERE CAR IS PARKED. TOOK VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS ON JANUARY 11TH, 2011 WHO CONFIRMED THAT VEHICLE DID HAVE TRANSMISSION LEAK. SINCE PEP BOYS DO NOT SERVICE TRANSMISSION, TOOK TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION GARAGE TO GET PROBLEM CORRECTED. AGAIN ON APRIL 18TH OF THIS YEAR HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH OIL LEAK AND AGAIN WE HAD TO PAY TO GET PROBLEM RESOLVED. TWICE REPAIRED FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477369September 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED FROM PARK. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477450September 28, 2012
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIE AS I AM CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. INTERNET CHATTER SEEMS TO INDICATE A BAD EVAP. SOLENOID/CANISTER OR FROM A VENT VALVE SENSOR INSIDE THE TANK THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A COSTLY FIX. THIS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. I ASKED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER ASSISTANT MANAGER IF HE HAD EVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND HE SAID NO, AND ALSO CHECKED FOR ANY EXISTING CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS SUBJECT AND FOUND NONE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474358September 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, CAR STALLS MANY TIMES BEFORE RUNNING OK, UNTIL NEXT FILL UP AND THEN IT DOES THE SAME THING EVERY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473974September 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY CHRYSLER 300C AND START THE ENGINE, THE CAR TENDS TO JERK FORWARD AND THEN THE ENGINE LITERALLY SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE I'M ON THE INTERSTATE; AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK TO CAPACITY, MY VEHICLE STALLED AFTER DRIVING FOR NOT EVEN ONE MILE BECAUSE FUEL FLOODED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER A DISTANCE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH RESULTING IN A LOT OF DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE DEATH!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470430August 13, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT MY 2006 300C 9/2/2011 EXACTLY A WEEK LATER IT WAS BACK AT THE DEALSHIP ITS STALLING FOR NO REASON. EVERY MONTH OCT, NOV, DEC, JAN, FEB, MARCH, ETC IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND ITS NOT FIXED BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN MARCH/2012 WE ALMOST GO HIT BY A TRUCK AND TRAILER GOING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE IT STALLED ON ME. I HAVE THREE LITTLE KIDS AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. I GOOGLED SEARCHED AND THERE IS HUNDREDS OF PPL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO MECHANIC IS ABLE TO TELL THEM THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS A RECALL AND SOON... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469946August 9, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PISTON HAD DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469975August 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WENT TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO A MEETING, TRIED PLACING THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE, SHIFTER WOULDN'T MOVE. TALKED TO SEVERAL ASE MECHANICS WHOM TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT CHYRSLER SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS COMMON PROBLEM BY NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467257July 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR TO WORK, THEN DROVE A COUPLE OF MILES TO PICK UP MY CHILD, THEN BACK TO WORK AND PARKED THE CAR IN MY PARKING LOT. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT LEAVE PARK. THE ENGINE STARTS AND RUNS, THE BRAKE DISENGAGES THE SHIFTER BUT IT WILL NOT TRAVEL DOWNWARD IN ITS GATE TO ANY GEAR. I IMMEDIATELY DID AN INTERNET SEARCH TO FIND A QUICK SOLUTION, BUT ONLY FOUND OTHER SIMILAR CONDITIONS AND NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466755July 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOK FOR THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,021. ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ISSUED A REFUND FOR THE REPAIR COST. UPDATED 09/18/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462990June 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
THE OTHER DAY I GOT OFF WORK AND DROVE OFF FINE. I WENT TO THE BANK AND USED THE DRIVE THROUGH BECAUSE I HAD PULLED IN A LITTLE TO FAR AWAY FROM THE WINDOW I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REACHED OUT. AFTER MY TRANSACTION WAS DONE, I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. THE INTERNET SUGGESTED PUSHING A PINK OVERRIDE BUTTON WHICH I DID BUT IT DID NOT WORK. IT STATED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER BUTTON TO PUSH IF THAT DIDN'T WORK BUT THAT REQUIRED TAKING THE WHOLE SHIFT GEAR APART. NONE THE LESS, HAD TO CALL A TOW AND THE GUY INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER 300. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS?? I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR A YEAR. LOW MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I JUST KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE IS NOT. SO ITS SITTING AT THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT MY REPAIR BILL IS GOING TO BE FOR SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458709May 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE ENGINE WILL STALL AFTER EVERY FILL-UP. IT STALLS WITHIN 15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING IT UP AT THE GAS STATION. IT WILL THEN STALL REPEATEDLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND EVERY TIME THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, IT HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND MISFIRES AND STUMBLES WHILE AT SPEED. THE STALLING/MISFIRING EPISODES DO NOT OCCUR ONCE 2-3 GALLONS OF GAS HAVE BEEN CONSUMED. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM A GREEN LIGHT, AND ALSO STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG SINCE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY CODES OR TSB'S REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND THEY FOUND A LOT OF CHATTER ON THEIR MECHANIC HELP WEBSITES. THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE THE EMISSION CONTROL THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE TOP GAS IN THE TANK IS FLOODING OVER TO THE ENGINE AND STALLING IT OUT. SINCE CHRYSLER NOR ANYONE ELSE CAN SAY WHAT DEFINITIVELY IS GOING ON I HAVE CAUTIOUSLY NOT BEEN FILLING THE TANK. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE NEXT OWNER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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