Chrysler 300 Complaints (2006)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#11144442October 31, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK UNLESS YOU PULL CONSOLE APART AND PHYSICALLY PUSH THE SPRING UNDER THE FRONT OF THE SHIFTER WITH SCREWDRIVER. THEY HAVE A RECALL ON IF NOT THIS PART A VERY SIMILAR PART BETWEEN THE YEARS 2005-2007 WHICH THIS CLEARLY FALLS INTO BUT IS VIN SPECIFIC AND THEY CLAIM DOESN'T PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE. FUNNY IT IS BYPASSED IDENTICALLY TO THE PEOPLE WHO THE RECALL DOES COVER. CLEARLY A KNOWN FLAW BY THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139718October 11, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I CAN NO LONGER FILL MY GAS TANK TO THE "FULL" LEVEL , IF I DO, MY CAR RANDOMLY STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING OR MAKING ANY KIND OF TURN, WITH OUT ANY WARNING OR NOTIFICATION IN THE DASH BOARD . ALSO IF I TOP OFF MY GAS TANK THE INSIDE OF MY SMELLS STRONGLY OF FUEL , AS IT IS LEAKING INSIDE SOME HOW .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139281October 9, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
ON MY WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AND PUT $15 DOLALRS IN THE TANK I WAS JUST BELOW A HALF TANK NOW. I DROVE ROUGHLY 5-10MILES AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30MPH THE OIL CAN LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY STEERING GOT TIGHT AND BRAKES GOT TIGHT. IT WAS LIKE THEY WENT OUT. MY CAR ENGINE THEN SHUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER THE BEST I COULD. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A LARGE ACCIDENT. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT MADE NOISE BUT WOULD NOT START A COUPLE MINUTES LATER I STARTED IT AND THE CAR STARTED FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129153September 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAD TO WALK 10 MILES TO GET HOME AT 11PM.SEARCHED FOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND CHRYSLER NOTIFICATION K39. EVEN WITH OVER 20,000 REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM DEALER SHOP REFUSED TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK AND STATED MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL AND WILL CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123891August 31, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WENT TO LEAVE IN MY CAR AND IT WAS STUCK IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123892August 31, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WENT TO LEAVE IN MY CAR AND IT IS STUCK IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123537August 30, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SHORTLY AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, WHETHER STANDING OR AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED, CAR STALLS SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED (IE 65 MPH ON ROUTE 80) CAR WILL SHUDDER AND THEN RESTART ITSELF; AT SLOW SPEED DRIVER MUST RESTART MANUALLY BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND USING IGNITION. IF PARKED AT IDLE, CAR WILL JUST STOP SEVERAL TIMES. OCCURS AT ALL LEVELS OF GAS TANK PRIOR TO REFILL. (I AM FORCED TO SELECT A DATE, BELOW, BUT IT HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120647August 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. STAN MCNABB CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (1200 E CARROLL STREET, TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE 37388) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE UNKNOWN PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119617August 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO RELEASE FROM PARK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,950.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119385August 11, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TOW TRUCK HAD TO DRAG MY CAR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BECAUSE IT IS REAR WHEEL DRIVE AND SHIFTER WAS LOCKED AND BROKEN.I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY COSTING OVER $500.00. I HAVE RECEIPTS AND BROKEN PARTS AND CHRYSLER ONLY HAS RECALLS FOR ONLY CERTAIN YEARS AND VIN. #. RIDICULOUS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118897August 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STATIONARY GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK EXACTLY AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER 300 OWNERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118898August 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK CONSISTENT WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118216August 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WAS WORKING FIND AND THEN DECIDED TO GO FROM 55MPH TO 25 MPH ON THE BYPASS WITH NO WARNING. NOW IT WON'T GO PASS 25 MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115531August 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE IGNITION IS HARD TO START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113405July 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF OARK. DEALER RECOGNIZED THE K39 PART WAS RECALLED AND IN MY VEHICLE BUT THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111546July 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND SMOKING A CIGAR, THE CONTACT PERCEIVED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE CONTACT PULLED OUT THE ASHTRAY AND SAW FLAMES. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110486July 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102126June 15, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND, UPON OPENING THE HOOD, NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO, WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ROOF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL THE DOORS SHOOK AS IF THEY WOULD OPEN. THE DEALER (ECONOMIC AUTO SALES, 2715 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PKWY, DES MOINES, IA 50314, 515-279-0325) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 'AS IS'. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092684May 9, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO PERRY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2340 NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950, (619) 477-1234), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,885. *TT CONSUMER STATED IGNITION SWITCH FAILED MANY TIMES TO START THE ENGINE, AND ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVVING. UPDATED 8/30/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092556May 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING IT HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS BERATED AND ONCE EVEN THREATENED AS SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES COULD NOT PASS THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMEONES LIFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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