Chrysler 300C Complaints (2006)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#10417334August 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CAR SHIFT LEVER WAS STUCK IN PARK. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. FOUND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 ON INTERNET. CALLED CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER EVEN THOUGH MY CAR MEETS THE LISTED SPECIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412138July 13, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED BY JULY 16, 2011. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10409336June 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 CHRYSLER 300C GETS STUCK IN PARK PLASTIC MECHANISM BREAKS CAUSING IT NOT TO COME OUT OF PARK. HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DELEARSHIP TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404125June 2, 2011
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER IS FAULTY. A BROKEN INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK WILL RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER OUT OF THE ?PARK? POSITION. CHRYSLER ISSUED LETTER TO SOME CUSTOMERS. HERE THE LINK TO THE LETTER : HTTP://WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/K39.PDF PROBLEM IS THEY ISSUED A RECOMMEND FREE REPAIRS TO SOME OWNERS THAT MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM FOR THERE 2006 300C CAR BUT WHY CANT THEY OFFER FREE REPAIRS TO EVERYONE WITH SAME MODEL CARS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN YOU GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY THE PART TO REPAIR, YOU ARE PUT ON A WAITING LIST BECAUSE THE PARTS NOT IN STOCK BECAUSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO GET THERE CARS WORK ON. MY CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT AND WAS STUCK IN PARK 2 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK THAT CAN TOW MY CAR HOME. THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, ALSO THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE COVERED FOR REPAIRS AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL WITH DAMAGES ARE NOT COVERED JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400758May 13, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIE ROD THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TOWED WAS TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE RODE HAD RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIE RODE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. THE CONTACT BELEIVED THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400366May 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY GOING UP THE RAMP AND MY CAR JUST DIED. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THAT SOMETHING IN MY ENGINE EXPLODED. THEY HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY CHRYSLER 300 WITH THAT PROBLEM. 22 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINE SOME OF THEM HAVING THEIR CAR ONLY 3 WEEKS. THAT IS REALLY A PROBLEM AND VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398762May 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384789February 28, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. SHE STATED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE SLOWED DOWN TO GAIN BETTER CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURED THREE TIMES IN RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED HER TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. VWB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371806December 20, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN
NO EVENT LEADS UP TO THIS EVENT. THE SHIFTER FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS HAS A PLASTIC PART IN 2005-2007 (AND MAYBE MORE) THAT IS POORLY MADE AND BREAKS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300. CHRYSLER'S SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFT MECHANISM THAT INCLUDES THE SAME POORLY MANUFACTURED PLASTIC PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367090November 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE SHIFTER HOUSING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REDUCED THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365159November 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL LEVEL. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD STALL. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD TAKE OVER FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND FUEL CAP. UPDATED 04/19/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361479October 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SEATS
I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BRAKES ON MY CHRYSLER 300C TWICE IN THIS YEAR AN NOW I NEED TO GET SOME MORE BRAKES . IT IS A 2006 AN THE COMPANY I BOUGHT IT FROM IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS WHICH WAS PREBUL , THEY LIED AN SAID THE CHANGED THE ROTORS AN THEY DID NOT , I GOT THE CAR USED IN 2008 AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AN ROTORS , I NEED SOME HELP AN SURELY THIS IS NOT THE WAY CHRYSLER TREAT THERE CUSTOMERS!!! THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAKE NOISE SINCE I GOT IT !! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359040October 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN I COMPLETED THE TRANSACTION I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE PICKS UP 3 A WEEK WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE COST OF THE TOW AND THE REPAIR WAS ABOUT 500 DOLLARS. I JUST LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. SEEMS TO ME THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE IT OUT OF METAL AND FIX A 40K CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355698September 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE JERKS AND HESITATE FOR 1 SECOND AND THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HE COASTS THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE WAITS TEN SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTS AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 12/21/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY CODE. UPDATED 12/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354081September 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN
300 C CHRYSLER GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK.... CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I OWN A CHRYSLER... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351701August 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN DEC 09 MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS APPROACHING LIGHTS AND MAKING TURNS. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALER THAT HAS PERFORMED ALL WORK ON MY CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER UPDATE. IN JUNE 2010 MY CAR STARTED DOING THE SAME THING - CUTTING OFF AT SLOW SPEEDS AND MAKING TURNS. I TOOK IT IN ONCE AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SO THEY HAD NO FIX FOR IT. I RESEARCHED THROUGH FORUMS AND FOUND MANY OTHER CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS THAT COMPLAIN OF THE SAME ISSUE, YET NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. AT THAT POINT I WENT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER BECAUSE I JUST COULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR AWAY KNOWING THE DANGERS OF IT STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND NOT CRANKING. HE MADE SOME CALLS AFTER LOOKING AT THE INFORMATION THAT I HAD FOUND IN MY RESEARCH AND DECIDED TO CHANGE THE IGNITION COILS TO SEE IF THAT MAY ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED MY CAR UP APPROXIMATELY THE END OF JUNE 2010 AFTER 2 WEEKS OF BEING IN THE SHOP AND BEING ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY NOT BE RESOLVED AS THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS EXACTLY AND ALTHOUGH MY WARRANTY EXPIRES IN JULY, THEY WOULD STILL HONOR IT IF THE STALLING OCCURS AGAIN. ON AUG 24,2010 IT STALLED ONCE AGAIN AT AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP THIS TIME. I HAD IT PUSHED OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AND TOWED TO THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN - WARRANTY EXPIRED THIS TIME OF COURSE - THEY ARE NOW SAYING IT CANNOT BE THE SAME ISSUE BECAUSE THIS TIME IT DID NOT CRANK BACK UP, WHICH I AM WORKING WITH CHRYSLER ON THIS ISSUE, BUT, SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE CHRYSLER FIND THE ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING THIS STALLING AS IT CAN BECOME A TRAGEDY IF IT SHOULD STALL IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC AND AFTER ALL THE RESEARCH I DID - ITS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH AT LEAST THIS MAKE AND MODEL BECAUSE I FOUND MANY WHO COMPLAINED OF THE EXACT SAME THING WITH NO ONE BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY IT IS HAPPENS OR ANY REMEDY TO FIX IT. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER IS NOT MAKING THIS MORE PUBLIC CONSIDERING THE DANGERS OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349938August 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C SRT-8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT SQUEAL. THE NOISE COULD BE HEARD AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 262 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,387.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347498August 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. WAITED 2 HRS FOR A TOW TRUCK IN THE HOT AZ HEAT. TRUCK DRIVER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER AND WHAT HE GETS THE MOST CALLS FOR. DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS THE 3RD CAR THAT DAY COMING INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CASHIER STATED IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY AND CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL. IT IS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT BREAKS ON THE GEARSHIFT. IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THEY LEAD ME TO BELIEVE IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE CARS AND FIX WITH A DURABLE PART AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT MAKES ME NERVOUS TO KNOW IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO SAN DIEGO AND DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346480July 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFTER OR GEARS ON MY CHRYSLER 300 TOURING WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. THE DEALER WILL REQUIRE ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED THROUGH A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343114July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY 300C SEEMED TO STICK SOMETIMES, BUT WITH A NICE PULL IT WOULD ENGAGE, UNTIL YESTERDAY. I'M GLAD I WAS HOME, MY GEARS STUCK IN PARK AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO NOW. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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