Chrysler 300 Complaints (2005)

837 consumer complaints on file.

#10192542June 6, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 NEW. AFTER 20000 MILES I NOW MUST PURCHASE A COMPLETE NEW SET OF TIRES DUE TO VERY POOR WARE ON THE OEM TIRES. THE OEM TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL CONTISEAL TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 60000 MILES SO I ONLY OBTAINED 1/3 RD OG THEIR LIFE RATING. CONTENINTAL OFFERED ME A 35% DISCOUNT OFF OF THE PURCHASE OF NEW SET OF THEIR TIRES. UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.
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#10191624May 24, 2007
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAVE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS ON THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. CASUING STEERING WHEEL TO BE OFF CENTER. CAUSING WEAR ON TIRES.
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#10191647May 24, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CHRYSLER 300 C RIGHT FRONT HID MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING, CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX AFTER 3 TRIES. LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON.
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#10188210April 18, 2007
TIRES
MY WIFE'S 2005 CHRYSLER 300 AWD PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME ALL TIRES HAVE ABNORMAL WEAR THAT WAS CALLED CUPPING, AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ROTATED THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION. ALSO, AN ALIGNMENT CANNOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE OF THE WEAR, BUT ALL TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND QUOTED A GOODYEAR TIRE PRICE OF $650. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL CH95 WITH SEALER. THE CAR HAS APROXIMATELY 18,500 MILES. *AK
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#10188105April 17, 2007
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE EXPLODED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS THE TIRE AND PICTURES AVAILABLE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE TIRES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO BALANCE. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. *AK UPDATE 05/10/07*TR
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#10188975April 12, 2007
TIRES
2005 CHRYSLER 300 CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES WERE BAD WHEN HE PURCHASED THE CAR AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TIRES WERE SELF SEALING TIRES. *JB
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#10187500April 10, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, TIRES
VIBRATION IN FRONT END. HAD TIRES BALANCED 5-10-15000. DEALER SAID TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM EARLY ON. AT LESS THEN 18000 TIE RODS REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW SET OF 4 TIRES. TIE RODS UNDER WARRANTY, NO HELP ON TIRES.*AK
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0
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#10187159April 5, 2007
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A CHRYSLER 300 2005. I HAVE HAD THE AIR BAG SYSTEM REPAIRED 5 TIMES. CONTACTS, CONNECTORS AND AT LEAST TWO CABLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS. HOW CAN I BE SURE IT IS WORKING? *JB
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#10183930March 1, 2007
WHEELS:RIM
ALL FOUR RIMS OR WHEELS ARE PITTED WHERE THE CHROME IS PITTED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF ALL 4 WHEELS, VEHICLE HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY A YEAR OLD. SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER 3/36,000 BUT CHRYSLER NOT WANTING TO BACK THIS UP AND GET ME NEW WHEELS. I HAVE A 300C WITH A HEMI. *NM
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#10182902February 18, 2007
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C ON DEC 9 2004 FROM WARNOCK OF NJ. NOTICED RIGHT AWAY PULLING IN FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER ON 12/12/05. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN ON 3/22/05 THE DEALER STATES NO PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT BACK IN ON 6/24/05 FOR THE STEERING WHEEL BEING CROOKED THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN ON 6/30/05 FOR MOANING IN THE STEERING THE TIRES WERE WORN DOWN ALREADY AFTER 2 ROTATIONS. THEY DID AN ALIGNMENT AND FIXED THE MOANING. BROUGHT THE CAR TO CHRYSLER OF PARAMUS ON 9/8/05 FOR THE PULLING AGAIN IN THE FRONT END. THEY FIXED THAT.HAD THE CAR BACK INTO WARNOCK CHRYSLER 11/10/05 FOR THE RIMS ON MY CAR WERE RUSTED. THEY WOULDNT REPLACE THEM I HAD TO FIGHT WITH CHRYSLER. 12/24/05 TOOK CAR TO WESTWOOD CHRYSLER FOR PULLING IN THE FRONT END AND SUNROOF LEAKING.THEY FIXED THE ROOF AND THE FRONEND.2/22/06 TOOK CAR BACK TO CHRYSLER OF WESTWOOD FOR REPLACEMENT OF MY RIMS THAT WERE RUSTED. ALSO HAD THEM CHECK THE PULLING AGAIN IN THE FRONTEND. THE SUNROOF WAS STILL LEAKING THEY HAD TO FIX IT AGAIN. WHILE IT WAS LEAKING INTO MY CAR ALL ALONG. 5/06 TOOK CAR TO WESTWOOD FOR NEW TIRES. CONTINENTAL WOULDNT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WEAR OF THE TIRES. WHILE ALL ALONG THEY COULDNT FIX THE PULLING IN THE FRONTEND.9/06 TOOK CAR BACK TO WESTWOOD FOR THE TIRES WEARING OUT AGAIN I PURCHASED ANOTHER SET OF TIRES NOT THE CONTINENTALS THEY WERE OFFERING. HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AGAIN. 9/06 TOOK CAR BACK FOR STEERING & RATTLING IN FRONTEND. COULDNT FIND THE PROBLEM. 11/06 HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK IN MY DRIVEWAY THEY FIXED THAT. JAN 07 HAD TO PAY FOR NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THE CAR AND STRUTS CHRYSLER WOULDNT TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITY GO FIGURE WHEN ALL ALONG I COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM. TRIED TO TRADE CAR IN LOST THE VALUE OF CAR. PEOPLE WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND GO AFTER CHRYSLER THEY PRODUCED A CAR NOT WORTH DRIVING AND WERE PAYING FOR THE MISTAKE. ANYONE INTRESTED IN CLASS ACTION. *NM
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#10182771February 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HEARED A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE INTO GEAR. THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY , AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE DRIVER WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,200.*AK
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0
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#10181578February 5, 2007
SEAT BELTS
I HAD A CAR SEAT INSTALLED IN THE REAR CENTER SEAT WITH THE LATCH ATTACHED. ONE DAY WHEN I TOOK THE CAR SEAT OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC BAR ACROSS THE BELT BUCKLE HAD CRACKED. THIS IS THE PIECE THAT CINCHES THE BELT TIGHT, THEREFORE THE BELT WOULD NO LONGER TIGHTEN DOWN TO HOLD THE CAR SEAT. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THIS HAD BEEN BROKEN, SINCE I HAD THE LATCH IN PLACE. I MOVED THE CAR SEAT TO ANOTHER SEAT AND HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CENTER SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WHERE I MOVED THE CAR SEAT TO BROKE. I THEN HAD ANOTHER CAR SEAT IN THE CENTER REAR AND THAT ONE BROKE. EACH TIME IT IS THE PLASTIC BAR ON THE BUCKLE. I HAVE HAD THREE SEAT BELTS REPLACED ON THIS CAR AND ONE OF THEM BEING A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THEY COULDN'T HAD TO FIND A SOLUTION, THEREFORE NO ONE IS WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO USE THE LOCKING CLIPS THAT COME WITH THE CAR SEATS BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS AREN'T DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN THE TENSION OF HOLDING A CAR SEAT IN PLACE. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES, "THE PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH CLINCHING LATCH PLATES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP THE LAP PORTION TIGHT AROUND THE CHILD RESTRAINT SO THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO USE A LOCKING CLIP." THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT FAILURE. *JB
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#10178770January 15, 2007
TIRES
I LEASED A 2005 300 C IN DECEMBER 2005. CURRENTLY, AS OF JANUARY 2007, I HAVE 14000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND IT SHAKES AT 65 MPH. THEY SAY I NEED FOUR NEW TIRES AND THE TIRES ARE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. THESE ARE CONTINENTAL SELF SEALING TIRES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT CHRYSLER IS NO LONGER PUTTING THESE "CRAPPY" TIRES ON THEIR CARS. I AM FURIOUS ABOUT REPLACING TIRES ON A LEASE CAR THAT ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT!!!!! CHRYLSER CAN KEEP THEIR CARS! *JB
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#10175716December 10, 2006
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WITH 41,000 MILES HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY KEYFOBS. BOTH FOBS NOW DO NOT WORK. THE CONTROL PANEL INDICATED THE BATTERY WAS LOW. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, THE PANEL STILL INDICATED THE BATTERY WAS LOW. AFTER OPENING THE SPARE FOB TO REPLACE ITS BATTERY, FOUND THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SINCE MY CAR WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY (THE CAR IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS OLD), I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $311 FOR TWO NEW KEY FOBS AND PROGRAMMING. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DEALING WITH LOCKING THE CAR, AND THEN UNLOCKING IT THROUGH THE DOOR, LETTING THE HORN SOUND AND THE LIGHTS FLASH, LOOKING AS IF I AM STEALING MY OWN CAR UNTIL I CAN DROP ALL MY PACKAGES IN MY HAND AND GET IN BEHIND THE WHEEL AND INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. OTHER PROBLEMS, AFTER 15,000 MILES, THE CONTINENTAL SELF SEALING TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIGHT FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH CONTINENTAL PEOPLE! AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS AND FAXES, CONTINENTAL DID REPLACE THE TIRES AT A CHARGE OF $250 FOR FOUR NEW TIRES. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON THIS CAR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE BUTTON WHICH CONTROLS THE VIEW BROKE ALL THREE TIMES. ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE CAR. SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CAN'T BE REPLACED AGAIN. THEY SOUND AWFUL AND THAT IS THE WAY THEY HAVE TO STAY UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO UPGRADE MY "PREMIUM" CHRYSLER STEREO SYSTEM WITH A PREMIUM SYSTEM FROM AN ELECTRONIC STORE. THE SUNROOF WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY PERFORMED A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE. TWO WEEKS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH AND WAS FLOODED WITH WATER COMING THROUGH THE SUNROOF. Z *NM
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0
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#10175627December 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP. THE ENGINE VIBRATED UNTIL IT WOULD STALL, AND ALWAYS STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION COIL AND CYLINDER HEADS.
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#10174525November 28, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHERE THE GROUND WIRE WAS CHECKED, THE CLOCK SPRING AND WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED, THE WIRES WERE INSPECTED, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.
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0
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0
#10174395November 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, TIRES, VISIBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PURCHASED A 05, 300 TOURING, SIGNATURE SERIES, OCT 04. NOTICED AFTER DRIVING CAR HOME (100 MILES) CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT EVERY REQUIRED MILEAGE LIMITS. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR PULLING TO THE RIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES AND ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. GOOD YEAR TIRES WORE OUT AT 23K MILES. DEALER STATED NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN DOCUMENTED THAT TIRES SHOWED IMPROPER WEAR THROUGHOUT THE SERVICING PERIODS. I HAD TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES. THE CAR STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOME STORY THAT IT WILL PREVENT ME FROM GOING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC IF I PASS OUT AT THE WHEEL. FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONER, ROAD NOISE IS BAD, POWER TRAIN AND REAR END LEAKS, THE PLASTIC SUNVISOR HOLDERS BREAK OFTEN (REPLACED TWICE). CARPET CUT TOO SHORT TO STAY UNDER DOOR PANELS. *NM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173664November 16, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A DEALER HAVING GENERAL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE DEALER DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD PREMATURE WEAR ON THE TREAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTISEAL, SIZE: P225/60R18 AND DOT AF7D.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10171801October 25, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE NOTICED UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I JUST BROUGHT MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED IN FOR INSPECTION AND I WAS TOLD ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES WITH VERY LIMITED DRIVING DUE TO AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 6,000 MILES. TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL. THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, HOWEVER MY FRONT END STEERING ARM WAS SAID TO BE DEFECTIVE AND IS BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WHATS THE PROBLEM, THE CAR OR THE TIRES?
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0
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#10171564October 23, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR ABOUT 7 DAYS NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSISTENTLY FLICKERS CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY TO VEHICLE. OCCURRENCE MOST ACTIVE BETWEEN 15 - 50 MPH INCLUDING SLOWING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS FAILURE AND CONTINUES TO BE FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIVE. ESP/BAS ILLUMINATED AND DID NOT SHUT OFF AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE. ALL OCCURRENCES THERE AFTER ESP/BAS DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. PARTS AFFECTED DURING FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AIR CONDITIONER, STEREO, ENTIRE SENSOR CLUSTER, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, SIGNAL / LIGHTING CLUSTER. VEHICLE HAS HISTORY OF ESP/BAS SENSOR ILLUMINATION ON OCCASION WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN ENGINE HESITATES TO START AND SHUTTERS BEFORE COMPLETING FULL START. DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE NOR FIND ANY OF THESE FAILURES DURING DIAGNOSTICS TESTS IN THE PAST. WILL BE BRINGING VEHICLE BACK IN FOR ANOTHER TEST AND INSPECTION A.S.A.P. *NM
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