Chrysler 300C Complaints

1,258 consumer complaints on file.

#10715960May 12, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND THE CAR DIED WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THE GAS STATION. RESTARTED THE CAR AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TWO MORE TIMES. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED AFTER EVER FILL UP SINCE. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE MAY 1ST 2015. THE ISSUES WITH IT DYING STARTED HAPPENING THE VERY FIRST FILL UP. WE JUST FIGURED IT WAS A VAPOR LOCK BUT AFTER READING THE COMPLIANTS, OVIOUSLY NOT. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS SOMEONE IS GOING TO HURT.
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0
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0
#10715663May 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2015 IT SHUT OFF. STOPPED CAR AND RESTARTED IT BUT KEPT SHUTTING OFF. GOT HOME AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND CAR SHUT OFF. CHANGED BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. TODAY 5/11/15, WHILE DRIVING I PUT A/C ON AND CAR SHUT OFF. GOT CAR HOME AND ANALYZED PROBLEM. WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING CAR IDLES LOW THEN SHUTS OFF. HOWEVER WHEN A/C IS ON OR OFF CAR SHUTS OFF. ANY RECALLS? VERY FRUSTRATED!
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10714797May 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR TWO KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN THE CAR MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN FIRST TRYING TO START THE CAR EARLY IN THE MORNING. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE FOUND THAT THE CYLINDER VALVE SEAT FELL OFF THE CYLINDER HEAD AND FELL DOWN INTO THE PISTON CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VALVES AND PISTON. REPLACING THE ENGINE FOR $8000 WAS AN OPTION, HOWEVER YOU ARE REPLACING IT WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF THIS ENGINE FOR 2005-2006 CHRYSLER 300 C. THIS HAPPENED 4 MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714652May 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE K39 TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEAVER WENT BAD. IT WOULD NOT LET ME TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2007 CHRYLSER 300C, BUT NOT ON THE 2005. I FOUND NUMEROUS CLAIM ON LINE ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE PIECE IN THE 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713704April 30, 2015
ENGINE
STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP. ALSO WHILE GOING AT LOWER SPEEDS. HESITATION AND LOST OF POWER AFTERWARDS. SINCE MY LAST FILL UP, THE CAR WON'T START NOW. I READ THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A FLOAT SWELLS UP INTO A STUCK OPEN POSITION, ALLOWING AN OVERFILL CONDITION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713570April 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10712131April 22, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING CAR UP WITH GAS. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10706417April 18, 2015
ENGINE
WE WERE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP AND ONE NIGHT WE HAD JUST FILLED UP AND WENT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TO A FAST FOOD WINDOW AND WHILE GETTING OUR FOOD THE CAR STARTING JERKING AND DIED. IT WAS HARD TO START BUT FINALLY WE WERE ABLE TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER AND IT DIED AT OUR HOTEL. THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WHENEVER WE FILLED UP THE CAR WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES. IT STOPPED FOR AWHILE BUT RECENTLY HAS STARTED DYING AGAIN WHEN I FILL UP. LAST NIGHT I FILLED UP AND THE CAR DIED SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAFFIC. WE DO NOT OVERFILL AND TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP TIGHTLY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706046April 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
2 MONTHS TRYING TO COMPLETE THIS RECALL (NOTIFICATION CODE P40) AND THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705880April 15, 2015
ENGINE
MY 2005 300C 5.7L RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF FOR A SPLIT SECOND THAN START AGAIN IF I'M MOVING. I'M I'M AT LOW SPEED BELOW 10 OR AT A STOP THE CAR WITH DIE. I CAN RESTART BUT IT CAN TAKE A SECOND TO GO BACK IN GEAR. I'VE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOONE HAS HAD A GOOD FIX. THIS IS NOT ONLY AFTER FUELING WITH MY CAR IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE HARD WHILE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. 60+. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705202April 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY CAR AT GAS STATION, RIGHT AFTERWARDS IT STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS 4-6 TIMES BEFORE RESOLVING. IT ALSO WAS STUTTERING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 35 MPH. FOUR TIMES I HAVE NEARLY MISSED BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705055April 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED CAR UP AT GAS STATION AND STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, ALSO WAS STUTTERING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 30 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704793April 9, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR CHIME WILL CHIME, THE ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL, LOSING POWER FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, THEN IT'S FINE. I RECEIVED A SORT OF RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN RAYNHAM, MA., THE FIRST WEEK OF FEB., 2015. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART. IT HAS NOW BEEN 9 WEEKS, AND I'M TOLD THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR 5 ORDERS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL OUT, WHILE DRIVING IN 35 MPH TRAFFIC, VERY DANGEROUS! IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO ME THAT CHRYSLER IS TAKING THE LETTER I RECEIVED STATING THEY CAME TO AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA TO SERIOUSLY!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704256April 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE 300 HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS REPLACED JANUARY 2015 BY TATE IN FREDERICK MD. SINCE THEN THE STALLING ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TATE 4 TIMES, AND WAS TOLD 4 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTICS. 1= TRANSMISSION, 2= BATTERY, 3=PLUGS & COILS, 4=CANISTER FOR EXTRA FUEL. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS & COILS. WHICH DIDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO A 2ND DEALER. DARCAR'S IN ROCKVILLE MD AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT ITS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE & POWER CONTROL MODULE. MY CAR NO MATTER IF THERE IS A FULL TANK OR A 1/4 OF TANK STALLS WHEN I AM AT IDLE. IT CAN STALL ONCE OR THE MAX IS 9 TIMES. I HAVE A 1 1/2 YEAR OLD & 5 YEAR OLD WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND THIS FORUM, WHICH ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE & DIFFERENT DEALERS ARE THROWING DIFFERENT PARTS. I DON'T THINK THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK CORRECTED THIS TRUE ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH DISCOVERING THE TRUE CAUSE AND MAKING THE CARS SAFE FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703780April 5, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING, ENGINE STOPS RUNNING AT LOW SPEED OR IDLE. ENGINE RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. AFTER SEVERAL MILES AND 4 OR 5 RESTARTS ENGINE RUNS SMOOTHLY. DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF ACCELERATION, STEERING AND BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702726March 30, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TWO BLOCKS WHERE IT WAS THEN PULLED ONTO A BUSY ACCESS ROAD IN TOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A MOMENT, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IMMEDIATELY CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER PUTTING ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTING TO CALL FOR A TOW ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF WAITING THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND IT WAS POSSIBLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO A MECHANIC A BLOCK UP. THE CAR WAS SCANNED AND NO ENGINE CODES WERE FOUND AND OIL PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE FINE. THE CAR WAS GIVEN A VALVE FLUSH AND STARTED UP FINE AFTER THAT. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF ON 3/29/15 ONCE MORE AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, AFTER GOING TO BLOCKS THE CAR ONCE MORE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE IF THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR NEEDS GAS AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESS WITH A RECALL AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701536March 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701167March 23, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VERY SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300C (USED), IT BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. AFTER "GOOGLING" IS SEEMS PEOPLE ALL OVER WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AN SOME WERE ATTRIBUTING THIS TO FILING UP THE GAS TANK. WE TOOK DUE CAUTION NOT TO FILL UP THE TANK (HOW RIDICULOUS IS THIS?) AND THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED AT. AFTER THE RUN AROUND ABOUT WHO ACTUALLY "FIXES" THE CAR, IT WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO CHARGED US $400.00 FOR A BATTERY AND THEN REPLACED SOME WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOTHING. WE ARE BACK AT IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I SEE AN ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES ON THE INTERNET SAYING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THAT'S NOT HELPING. WE HAVEN'T PUT 2,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE IN ALMOST A YEAR NOW. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS NO VALUE. HELP. NHTSA OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS. HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/BUSINESS/AUTOS/LA-FI-HY-CHRYSLER-ENGINE-STALLS-20130514-STORY.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700860March 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TODAY MY WIFE STARTED HER CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT REVEALED THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCKING LEVER ISSUE. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE ABOUT IT. THEY EVEN POSTED THIS PDF DOCUMENT ONLINE ABOUT IT. HTTP://WWW.CHRYSLER.COM/WEBSELFSERVICE/PDF/K39.PDF I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS TO VERIFY BUT THEY STATED IT WAS ONLY FOR CHRYSLER 300'S BUILT AFTER JULY 2007. WHEN I QUESTIONED WHY THE LETTER WAS ON THEIR WEBSITE THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695234March 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE'S ISSUES. I GET FUEL AND THEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL STALL. HAPPENS FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER I GET GAS NOT EVEN A COMPLETELY FULL TANK. IT BECOMES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHEN IT STALLS. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AS IT CLEARLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY MUST BE AWARE OF. HTTP://SANFRANCISCO.CBSLOCAL.COM/2014/05/06/OWNERS-OF-MORE-THAN-150000-CHRYSLERS-WARNED-THAT-THEIR-CARS-COULD-SUDDENLY-STALL/ . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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