Chrysler 300C Complaints (2007)

112 consumer complaints on file.

#10461253June 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND STOPPED AT A PARKING LOT, AND WHEN I STARTED TO LEAVE MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THE SHIFTER BREAKS THE CAR MUST BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. JUST AFTER I CALLED THE WRECKER A PICK-UP IN THE SAME PARKING LOT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE BUSINESS TRIED TO EVACUATE THE PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO LEAVE UNTIL THE WRECKER ARRIVED. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE BURNING PICK-UP THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT STORY IF I WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE PICK-UP. THE DEALER OVER-NIGHTED THE PART FROM TULSA OKLAHOMA AND REPLACED THE PART THE NEXT MORNING. WE WERE CHARGED FOR TOWING AND REPAIR. SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SHIFTER BREAKING, I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM, THUS WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455534April 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I'VE NOTICED WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE THERE IS A NOTICEABLE DELAY. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND VISE-VERSA, THERE'S IS ALSO A PAUSE/DELAY THAT OCCURS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. NOTICEABLE WHEN TRYING TO ATTEMPT A U-TURN AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE WAITING FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO CATCH. ONCE IT DOES CATCH THERE'S A INSTANT LUNGE/ACCELERATION, CAUSING EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE WHIP FLASH AND HAS CAUSED ME TO BE EXTRA VIGILANT. ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS FOR SOME TIME I DIDN'T KNOW THE ISSUE WAS SO WIDE SPREAD. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. UNTIL THIS HAZARD/DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED I WILL NOT CONSIDER CHRYSLER FOR MY NEXT PURCHASE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450623March 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD A FULL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HAD THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER CHECK THE BATTERY LEVEL AND IT WAS GOOD. NO LIGHTS, POWER, NOTHING. RPM & SPEEDOMETER WERE STILL PEGGED AT THE LEVEL THEY WERE AT WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436821November 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACUTER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435097November 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE BYPASS BUTTON TO RELEASE THE SHIFTER. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430549October 17, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300C HAS A LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I RECEIVED THE DOCUMENT LISTING THE PARTS COVERED FOR THE LIFETIME WARRANTY. MY ABS, ESP AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR WENT BAD. I CALLED GRAVEN AND SET UP APPOINTMENT FOR WARRANTY WORK. I ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO GRAVEN CHRYSLER, 10-10-11 AT APPROX. 2:30PM. GRAVEN CHRYSLER CALLED THE NEXT MORNING, 10-11-11 7:53AM MY CAR WAS READY. GRAVEN SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST $135. I SAID THAT THE WORK WAS WARRANTY. GRAVEN SAID IT WASN'T WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE PART NUMBER DOESN'T COME BACK AS WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED TO THE ASSISTANT THAT IT IS WARRANTY, THAT MY CAR HAS A LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. SHE SAID THAT ONLY COVERS THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND DRIVELINE. I SAID IT ALSO COVERS A LOT OF OTHER PARTS WHICH I HAVE A LIST OF. SHE THEN SAID, YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK WITH CHRYSLER AND THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO. CHRYSLER SAID I HAVE TO PAY A $50.00 CO-PAY. I SAID WHY SHOULD I PAY A CO-PAY WHEN THIS PART HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD I CAN PAY THE $50.00 OR $185. I SAID THAT I WAS TOLD IT WAS $135. I SAID FOR NOW I WILL PAY THE $50.00 BUT WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT FOR THE WARRANTY AND GETTING MY $50.00 BACK. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHRYSLER. I WAS ASKED HOW MY CAR WAS RUNNING. I SAID IT DROVE HOME OK. SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD CLOSE THE CASE THEN. I SAID THAT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU MADE ME PAY $50.00 CO-PAY WHEN THE PART IS LISTED ON THE PAPERWORK AS HAVING A LIFETIME WARRANTY UNDER THE POWERTRAIN. SHE SAID THAT I COULD CALL GRAVEN CHRYSLER BACK AND TRY AND GET THEM TO EXCEPT IT. I SAID, WHY, YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO MAKES THE DECISION AS YOU DID ABOUT THE CO-PAY AND THE GRAVEN CHRYSLER WOULDN'T EVEN DO THAT. CHRYSLER CORP CASE NUMBER [XXX]. 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
#10421096August 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM # 1--2007 CHRYSLER 300 HEMI ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE BRAKE SHIFTER COMPONENT. RECENTLY THE CAR LOCKED IN PARK, AND COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USING A SCREWDRIVER TO RELEASE IT AFTER REMOVING THE DRIVE SHIFTER PANEL. PROBLEM #2--RECENTLY, THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY SPEED WAS 60 MPH AND DROPPING. AFTER ALLOWING THE CAR TO COAST IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE THE CAR REGAINED POWER WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON MY PART OTHER THAN ALLOWING THE CAR TO COAST FOR A MINUTE. PROBLEM # 3--THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO REVERSE. THE CAR STALLS OUT AND WILL NOT RESPOND. THE CAR MUST BE SHUT OFF AND BACK ON TO ALLOW IT TO RESET THEN THE CAR WILL MOVE BACKWARD ONCE PUT BACK INTO REVERSE. MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 79,000 MILES APPROX.. NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE A CHRYSLER PRODUCT. NEVER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419451August 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418709August 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I-95 AT 70 MPH IN SOUTH CAROLINA. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND OVER 100 MILES TO EMPTY. THE OBD LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN (5-10 MPH). I WAS ABLE TO ROLL IT OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. GAS GAUGE INDICATED A 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND SAT FOR15 MINUTES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT ACTED AS THOUGH IT HAD NO GAS. HOWEVER, THE GAUGE SHOWED A 1/4 TANK FULL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED (AAA) TO AN EXXON STATION IN GABLE, SC. FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE TANK AND THE CAR COULD BE STARTED. THE ADDITION OF $25.00 OF FUEL (6 GALLONS?) DID NOT MOVE THE GAUGE FROM THE 1/4 TANK LEVEL. AN ADDITIONAL $25 FUELING BROUGHT THE GAUGE ALMOST UP TO FULL. I DROVE IT ROUGHLY 500 MILES FROM SC TO MD WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, I DID NOT ALLOW FUEL LEVEL TO DROP BELOW 1/2.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414752July 22, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY 2007 CHRSLER 300C WAS DRIVEN YESTERDAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT WAS PARKED IN OUR CARPORT AND NOW THE TRANSIMISSION FLOOR SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED CHRYSLERS SATIFICATION NOTIFICATION K39, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK. I FIND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN APRIL 2007 AND THE RECALL ONLY COVERS VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN JUNE TO SEP 2007.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410914July 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 IS STUCK IN PARK , I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY , BUT IS DOES HAPPEN ALOT. THE PROBLEM IS VERY TO BE INTERNAL TO THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A PINK PLASTIC ARM WHERE THE IGNITION INTERLOCK CABLE ATTACHES IN THE SHIFTER. THIS ARM IS SPRING LOADED AND CAN EVENTUALLY BREAK. WHEN IT DOES THEN YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK BECAUSE THE SHIFTER DOESN'T KNOW THE KEY IS TURNED ON. THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE TO KEEP REPLACING IT WHICH MIND YOU IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407397June 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 C. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM DOING. IT JUST SHUTS DOWN. IT TAKES ME PULLING OFF THE ROAD IF I CAN, SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT. RECENTLY I TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER FOR I THINK THE THIRD TIME AND THEY REPLACED THE ECU. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN INTERSTATE DRIVING WHEN IT SHUT DOWN DOING 70 MILES HOUR. BARELY AVOIDING A SEMI FROM RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITH IN A 500 MILE DRIVE. VERY DANGEROUS. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET AND I PULLED OVER AND IT STARTED UP FINE. WROTE IT OFF AND WENT ON. THIS IS VERY BAD. I AM GOING BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW AND FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE. NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT SEEMS CHRYSLER HAS NO ANSWER BUT TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371160December 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY SPOUSE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK IN THE MORNING, DROVE THE VEHICLE AT LUNCH AND UPON LEAVING HER WORK FOR THE DAY, ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WOULD START, HOWEVER THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. EVEN USING THE OVERRIDE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONSOLE WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM STATING, "IT IS VERY COMMON, AND IT'S NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AS IT IS A MECHANICAL LINKAGE, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR DRIVETRAIN." THE DEALERSHIP ALSO RELATED THE PROBLEM MAY OCCUR AGAIN. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR (APPROXIMATELY $300.00) PLUS THE COST OF A RENTAL FOR THE DAY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN SINCE THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369457December 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,549.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367357November 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344214July 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR A CHRYSLER 300C WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. WENT ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM SINCE 2005.....WHY HAS CHRYSLER NOT REPAIR THIS PROBLEM?????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324999April 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE ALSO PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SHIFTED!! ANOTHER COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THAT WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AND THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE FUEL SAVER MODE THEIR IS A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 45 AND 52 KILOMETRES PER HOUR!! THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IF IT IS NOT IN THE FUEL SAVER MODE OR WHEN YOU MANUALLY SHIFT IT INTO 4!! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THE PRESENT MOMENT BUT TO GET BACK TO THEM IF IT GETS ANY WORSE!! I HAVE 76000KMS ON MY CAR NOW AND THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN AROUND 70000 KMS!! I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I KEEP MY DEALER INFORMED OF ANY PROBLEMS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO HELP ME OUT BEFORE MY WARRANTY GOES OFF!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322292March 26, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHRYSLER 300C WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI-SEAL TIRES, SIZE P225/60/R18, DOT#AF7D3RX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED SIGNS OF PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. HE TOOK THE TIRES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD WEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317877March 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN I AM PUSHING ON THE GAS IT HESITATES ON GOING, SOMETIMES IT WILL HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN JERK HARD. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE! IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I GOT THE CAR AND IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT NOW. WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER ALWAYS SAID IT WAS NO PROBLEM, NOW THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO THE TORQUE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO UPDATED CODES AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND I SHOULD NOT BE DEALING WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310873February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 CHRYSLER 300C - EXPERIENCED THREE (3) SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATOR FAILURE. ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN PRESSED DOWN. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN COLD WEATHER SPREAD OUT OVER 18 MONTH TIME SPAN. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. CHRYSLER DEALER CHECKED OUT VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND AN ERROR CODE, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND ENDED UP TAKING NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. EACH TIME I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WORKED FINE AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING. FORTUNATELY EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND WAS CONTROLLABLE. PROBLEM WOULD BE VERY SERIOUS IF IT OCCUR DURING ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC SUCH AS AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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