Chrysler 300 Complaints (2005)

837 consumer complaints on file.

#10171486October 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170892October 16, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C, THE GAS PEDAL LEVER, WHICH IS MADE OF A COMPOSITE PLASTIC, BROKE OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAD THERE NOT BEEN A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON, THIS EVENT MAY HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND IS PRESENTLY AT DEALERS UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170747October 13, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A STREET, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL AND GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERED OFF AND ON, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170155September 27, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 300 LIMITED HAS A THROTTLE AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. *TS WHEN THE CONSUMER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE HE TOLD THE SALESPERSON ABOUT THE VEHICLE ROUGH IDLE. THE SALESPERSON SAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES TO WORK THE BUGS OUT OF THE ENGINE. IF THAT DIDN'T WORK HE WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED UNDER THE VEHICLES WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AT 1700 MILES. THE DEALER FLASHED THE COMPUTER BUT THE ROUGH IDLE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE FLASH CREATED A HIGH IDLE, LUNGING AND POPPING SOUND WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 30 MPH THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT EASE DOWN WHEN THE CONSUMER FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168491September 18, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES - FRONT BRAKES MAKE A SQUEEZING NOISE AS IF METAL TO METAL AND A THUMPING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS STUCK IN THE PADS. DEALER FINDINGS ( 80% PAD WEAR REMAINING) (CURRENT MILEAGE-60,000 MILES). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166665August 27, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CHRYSLER 300C IN AUGUST OR SEPT OF 2004 IT HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END RE-ALIGNED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE DEALERS ALWAYS OVER-INFLATE THE TIRES TO 35 PSI TO MASK THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166426August 24, 2006
STEERING, SUSPENSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STEERING CONTINUALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER PERFORMED FRONT ALIGNMENTS ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165666August 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING EDITION, WHICH I PURCHASED IN NOV. 2004. IN OCT. 2005, I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. AT THAT TIME, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THEN ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEREO. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I GET INTO MY CAR AND I DO NOT HAVE SOUND AND NONE OF THE FUNCTIONS WILL WORK. I THEN HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEREO OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO WORK. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT OCCURRING AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. WELL THIS PAST SUNDAY I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT, AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT, AND EVERYTHING ON THE DASH WENT OUT. MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, THEN WARNING INDICATORS STARTED FLASHING. ONCE AGAIN, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL CODES WERE STORED IN THE COMPUTER BUT AT THAT TIME THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I AM BECOMING FRUSTRATED WITH MY CAR AND I AM READY TO TRADE IT IN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165871August 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 CHRYSLER 300'S TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN COLD. *KB THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HESITATE/SHUDDER UNTIL IT WARMS UP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163640July 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THESE ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 8/14/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163382July 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURS UNDER ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENTS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ON 07/19/06 AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. UPDATED 8/14/ 2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162980July 20, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 8/14/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162210July 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
2005 CHRYSLER 300 WOULD NOT COME OUT OF A TURN, STEERING MECHANISM AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE HIT MAILBOX, PHONE BOX, FENCE AND A RESIDENCE. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE CONCERNING THE BRAKES BUT SERVICE DEPT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10160475June 22, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I CURRENTLY OWN AN 2005 CHRYSLER 300, WHICH IN TURN I AM NOW HAVING TO REPLACE AN ENTIRE ENGINE. MY CAR RECEIVES REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND IT GAVE ME NO SIGN OF FAILURE. I CONTACTED THE MANUF. FOR ASSISTANCE AND IT WAS A DEAD END, AS WELL AS THE OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINT ATTEMPTS. IN MY INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS THE OIL PUMP FOR A 2.7 IS TO SMALL FOR THE ENGINE, THEREFORE AS THE MILEAGE COMES TO OR EXCEEDS 60,000ML. THE ENGINE WILL CRASH. AS IN MY CASE I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER THEREFORE I WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACT. THAT THEY WOULDN'T GRANT ME ANY ASSISTANCE. IRONICALLY, CONSUMER ENGINES GIVE OUT AT THE TIME OF THERE EXCEEDED WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159734June 13, 2006
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
(1)THE REAR SEATS ON THE CHRYSLER 300 C CAME FORWARD IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT. THE WEIGHT OF THE LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK PUSHED AGAINST THE SEAT, BROKE THE LATCH AND PUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE AGAINST A 9 AND 11 YEAR OLD HELD IN BY THE SEAT BELT. IT CAUSED THEIR BACKS TO BREAK AND CAUSED MAJOR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THEIR ORGANIC. (2)ON IMPACT (WHICH WAS A HEAD ON) THE CAR LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DOORS AND TRUNK TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS CAUSED A MAJOR DELAY IN REMOVING THE BOYS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. (3)EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FRONT END COLLISION A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE TRUNK DESTROYING EVERYTHING. THE CAR IS RAPPED IN PLASTIC AND STORED UNDER COVER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10158462May 28, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
THIS IS FOR A 2005 GEM (GLOBAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE) E4 - FAILURE OF WELD ON BRACKET OF THE LOWER, PASSENGER-SIDE, REAR CONTROL ARM. BRACKET WAS ONLY WELDED ON ONE SIDE TO THE REAR AXEL AND FAILED. THE OTHER SIDE BRACKET WAS WELDED CORRECTLY ON TWO SIDES AND CONFIRMED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. SUCH A CONDITION AT "SPEED" COULD HAVE PROVEN TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158220May 24, 2006
SEAT BELTS
A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C 4 DOOR, WAS TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON A STATE HIGHWAY. THE HIGHWAY IS A 2-LANE ASPHALT ROADWAY, WITH A NORTHBOUND RIGHT CURVE AT THE COLLISION SITE. THERE IS A NEGATIVE SUPER-ELEVATION FROM WEST TO EAST. THE ROADWAY IS POSTED 55 MPH. DEFINITIVE MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED. HOWEVER, IT IS BELIEVED THE CHRYSLER WAS TRAVELING NEAR THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. THE CHRYSLER WAS OCCUPIED BY FOUR ADULTS, OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE. THE DRIVER, A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, AND TWO REAR SEAT PASSENGERS. A 1997 FORD TAURUS WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE SAME STATE HIGHWAY, APPROACHING THE CHRYSLER 300C. THE FORD WAS OCCUPIED BY TWO MALES, AGE 16 AND 19. A DRIVER, AND A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THE FORD WAS TRAVELING IN THE CURVE, WHICH IS A LEFT HAND CURVE SOUTH BOUND. THE FORD, BELIEVED TO BE IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT, WENT INTO A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE YAW, CROSSED THE CENTERLINE, AND LATERALLY IMPACTED THE FRONT OF THE CHRYSLER 300C. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE FORD DIED IN THE CRASH. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CRUSH TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FORD. THE B-PILLARS ARE APPROXIMATELY 21.5 INCHES APART, AS MEASURED INSIDE TO INSIDE. THE CHRYSLER 300C PASSENGER SIDE REAR OCCUPANT ALSO DIED IN THE CRASH. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF SEAT BELT USE BY THIS OCCUPANT. THE LATCH PLATE AND BUCKLE AT THE PASSENGER REAR SEATING POSITION OF THE CHRYSLER FAILED. THE BUCKLE IS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED, AND THE LATCH PLATE BROKE WHERE THE WEBBING FEEDS THROUGH THE LATCH PLATE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE PRE-TENSIONERS FIRED, OR LOCKED THE SEAT BELTS AT ANY POSITION. THERE IS DEFORMATION TO THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE SIX O'CLOCK POSITION. ALL SEAT BELTS MOVE FREELY WITHIN THE RETRACTORS. MY INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING. I DO NOT WANT TO BE PREMATURE IN MAKING THIS COMPLAINT. CONVERSELY, I DO NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THERE IS A SEAT BELT DEFECT. WITH KINDEST REGARD, ERIC F. NAUGLE #157 GLYNN COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTAR #1258. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
3
#10157777May 18, 2006
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
THE CAR I AM WRITING ABOUT IS A CHRYSLER 300C. THAT CAR IS NOT AN OPTION IN THE SELECTION. MY 300C IS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. WHEN THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A GMC JIMMY THE FRONT BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE SIDE ONES DID NOT. SHOULDN'T THE SIDE BAGS HAVE OPENED AS WELL? THAT IS MY CONCERN. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10157749May 17, 2006
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
POWER SUN ROOF/MOON ROOF SEEMS TO BE SINKING INTO THE ROOF, WIND SOUND AT FREEWAY SPEED HAS DEVELOPED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157193May 10, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 THERE HAS BEEN A RECURRING AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUE. I HAD THE SEAT SENSOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN FIXED AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. I ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER AND VOICED MY CONCERN OVER THIS ISSUE. I STATED THAT I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER BASICALLY TOLD US THAT THE SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED SO THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. I TOLD THEM THAT IF I WAS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, I WOULD FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. WHY IS THIS PROBLEM NOT BEING ADDRESSED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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