Chrysler 300 Complaints (2010)

127 consumer complaints on file.

#10663422December 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014, I WAS INVOLVED IN A MVA. A LADY FAILED TO YIELD AT THE STOP SIGN AND I T-BONED HER AS I PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE IMPACT TOTAL MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY BUT NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT BUT THIS HAS MADE ME HESITANT ABOUT PURCHASING ANY CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD BY MY ATTORNEY THAT SINCE THERE WEREN'T ANY MAJOR CATASTROPHE'S AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE AIRBAGS WOULD COST TO MUCH MONEY FOR THE FIRM. I WANT PEOPLE TO SEE HOW INVALUABLE THEIR LIVES ARE WHEN WE SPEND OUR MONEY ON MANUFACTURERS PRODUCTS. A PERSON HAS TO LOOSE A LIMB OR DIE IN ORDER FOR AN ATTORNEY TO DO WHAT THEY ARE GETTING PAID FOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10661769December 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LINE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660798November 25, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM CARMAX. THE NEXT DAY AFTER PURCHASE I EXPERIENCED JOLTS WITH ACCELERATING OR COMING TO A STOP. IT SEEM TO WORSEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOUT 30 DEGREES. BY WARMING THE CAR IT WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL OCCURRED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST THREE TIMES, THEY CLAIM TO FIND NO ISSUE. ONCE THEY DID A PCM/TCM SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I EVEN INFORMED TO CHECK THE CONVERTER, BUT CHRYSLER FAILED TO DO IT. NOW HERE WE ARE AND THE TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING THE PROBLEMS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS FAILING TO ADMIT. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN SINCE THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. THE CAR ONLY HAVE ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT. MY PREVIOUS 2007 CHRYSLER 300 PERFORMED LIKE A DREAM COMPARED TO THE NEW MODEL THAT I HAVE. I WISH CHRYSLER WILL STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT I KNOW THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652778November 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ANOTHER OCCASION, THE SMELL OF SMOKE AND CRACKING SOUNDS OF FIRE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A MONTH AND A HALF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651882November 2, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT RED LIGHT VEHICLE RPMS DROPPED ALMOST TURNED OFF. CAR WOULDNT ACCELERATE AT NORMAL RATE OF SPEED AND THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT AND THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE FEELING LIKE NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND ITS KINDA SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630793September 9, 2014
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
2010 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TIRE LUG NUTS SAFETY ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE TIRES COULD NOT BE ROTATED, BECAUSE THERE WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE LUG NUTS. THE LUG NUTS ON HIS MODEL VEHICLE, HAD A DOME PLACED OVER THEM WHICH IN TIME, WOULD SWELL CAUSING THE THREADING IN THE LUG NUT TO DISSOLVE. THE MECHANIC STATED THE LUG NUTS WERE AT THE STAGE OF DESPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629024August 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300 AWD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE SIGNALS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617159July 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT THE ABS DOES NOT ENGAGE. THE TIRES LOCKUP THE CAR SLIDES, BUT THANKFULLY IT STOPPED BEFORE HITTING THE OTHER CAR. THIS HAS TO BE A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE ABS SENSORS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596404June 5, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH WITH THE AC ON THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO STOP AND RE-START THE CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. WITH NO POWER STEERING THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR STARTED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL TRIES AND I MADE IT HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586934May 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DETACHED, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A SECURITY GUARD FILED A REPORT BUT THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,774.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586973May 7, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS WELL AS ON CITY STREETS THE CAR IS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565599February 24, 2014
ENGINE
ONE MORNING MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AROUND 6 AM WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATOR. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY SO WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED IT (CARMAX). UPON FURTHER REVIEW WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THEY NEEDED OUR MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS. EVEN AFTER PROVIDED THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE LAST YEAR THEY STILL REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOESN'T COVER SLUDGE BUILD UP. WE WERE ADVISED TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM BY A SHOP THAT SELLS THESE 2.7 LITER ENGINES BECAUSE IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE ENGINES NATION WIDE. CHRYSLER SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL.UNFORTUNATELY THEY'LL RECOGNIZE THIS DEFECT WHEN THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC PILE UP ON THE ROAD AND PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES. THIS LINK IS FOR A PETITION FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE U.S WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/STOP27/PETITION.HTML. THIS IS A FACEBOOK LINK TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE U.S WHO ALSO HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS VERY SAME/SIMILAR WAY IT OCCURRED WITH LOW MILEAGE, NO WARNING, HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE, TOLD SAME THING BY THEIR DEALERSHIP ETC.HTTPS://M.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/CHRYSLER-DODGE-27L-ENGINE-PROBLEMS/158874744140697?ID=158874744140697&REFSRC=HTTPS%3A%2F%2FWWW.FACEBOOK.COM%2FPAGES%2FCHRYSLER-DODGE-27L-ENGINE-PROBLEMS%2F158874744140697. THE PAGE IS CALLED " CHRYSLER/DODGE 2.7 LITER ENGINE PROBLEM ". PLEASE RESEARCH THIS BEFORE THERE ARE ANY PREVENTABLE DEATHS WHOM MAY VERY WELL INCLUDE CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559629January 13, 2014
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOISE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND A KNOCKING WAS HEARD WHILE TURNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SPINDLE NUT WAS LOOSE ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548688October 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE THEN SAW SMOKE EMERGE FROM THE TRUNK SO SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND EXITED. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE APPRAISER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM A BATTERY SPARK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543613September 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WOULDN'T START BY PUSHING START BUTTON. I CALLED A LOCAL (LAREDO) CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE KEY JUST NEEDED TO BE PROGRAMMED, SINCE MESSAGE SHOWED KEY DAMAGED. I TOOK THE BUTTON OFF AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR WITH KEY. AFTER, $160.00 THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITHOUT REPLACING THE START BUTTON BACK ON-- WHICH WAS IN CUP HOLDER. I REPLACED THE START BUTTON AND TO MY DISAPPOINTED, CAR STILL DIDN'T START. OK, 1ST ?, YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD HAVE TESTED THE VEHICLE, SINCE THAT WAS THE INITIAL COMPLAINT. MESSAGE STILL SHOWS --KEY DAMAGED! SERVICE MGR. CLAIMS THAT I AM ALREADY GETTING OFF EASY BECAUSE HE DIDN'T CHARGE ME LABOR, REALLY WHAT LABOR--IT DOESN'T START. NOW, HE CLAIMS IT'S NOT THE KEY ...IT'S SOMETHING ELSE AND THERE IS NO WAY THEY COULD HAVE KNOWN --NOW I NEED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $187, PLUS 1/2 FOR LABOR--HE'S CUTTING ME A DEAL ON THE LABOR FEES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND HE IS IT, WOULDN'T ALLOW ME NOR WOULD TELL ME HIS SUPERVISOR WAS. HE SAID HE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE THE DECISIONS AND IT'S FINAL. SO, I'M OUT $160, STILL DIDN'T GET MY CAR FIXED. UPON RESEARCHING I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE (WIN) SYSTEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. IS IT A RECALL AND IS THE DEALERSHIP REQUIRED TO FIX IT? ALSO, HOW CAN WE AS CONSUMERS BE BETTER EDUCATED PER SAY TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THESE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE REPAIRING/REPLACING BASED ON RECALLS. I CAN BET THEY ARE NOT VOLUNTEERING RECALL INFORMATION AT THE DEALERSHIP. AND HOW CAN WE BE CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE JOB AND NOT JUST SENDING THE CAR TO SERVICE AND NOT REALLY REPAIRING WHAT THE RECALL IS ADVISING TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542943September 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490615December 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN WE CAME OFF OF A BRIDGE TOO FAST AND TRIED TO TAKE A CORNER BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT WE CRASHED THROUGH A CROSSWALK AND INTO SIDE OF BUILDING AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WE BOTH SUFFERED CONCUSSIONS, BRUISED BODY, AND BACK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10488909December 16, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE ABS AND ESC LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. I SAW ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SAME DEFECT WAS IN 2011 AND 2012 CARS AND THEY WERE BEING REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THIS WOULD NOT COVER MY CAR EVEN THOUGH THE RISK IS THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484623November 14, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HWY I-81 IN STATE OF VIRGINIA WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 70 MPH WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT. I WAS TRAVELING IN LINE WITH THE TRAFFIC I.E., SEVERAL VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME, SEVERAL VEHICLES BEHIND ME, AND SEVERAL SEMI-TRUCKS ON MY RIGHT LANE, ALL AS A GROUP, NO ONE PASSING ANYONE, BUT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, IE., THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 VEHICLE SPACES IN FRONT OF ME, THE ONES TO MY REAR WERE APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 VEHICLE SPACES, AND THE SEMI-TRUCKS WERE RIGHT IN LINE WITH ME ONE BEHIND THE OTHERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. I WAS STOPPED BY A STATE TROOPER WHO STATED THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT 85 MPH IN A 70 MPH ZONE AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A REASON FOR THAT. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD NO REASON SINCE I HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL ON 70 MPH. HE GAVE ME A TRAFFIC CITATION FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. UPON MY RETURN TO KENTUCKY, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO MY DEALER TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL CHECKED. MY DEALER'S TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY RAN A 23 POINT CHECK (WHATEVER THAT MEANS) AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SPEEDOMETER. EITHER THEY ARE NOT SYNCHRONIZED OR THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE TO INVESTIGATE TO SEE WHAT CAUSED THIS. I WILL NOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN UNTIL SOMEONE GUARANTEES TO ME THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482597October 29, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON,TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND NO APPARENT PROBLEM EXCEPT NEEDING FUEL WHEN FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK AVAILABLE .SECOND INCIDENT TODAY 10/29/12 VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. FUEL WARNING LIGHT DIDN'T TURN ON BECAUSE IT SHOWED TANK HAD 1/4. APPARENTLY VEHICLE NEEDED FUEL. WHEN STOPPED AT GAS STATION. DIDN'T FILL UP COMPLETELY BUT DISPENSER WILL STOP AS IS TANK WAS FULL. WOULDN'T ALLOW TO FILL TANK TO THE MAX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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