Chrysler 300C Complaints

1,258 consumer complaints on file.

#10596197June 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595808June 3, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RADIATOR COOLING FANS PN 24041556 CAVITY 1. THE FAN BLADES SEPARATED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND FORTUNATELY FOR US SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE FAN BLADE(S) CAUSE MULTIPLE HOLES TO THE RADIATOR DISABLING THE CAR SO WE HAD THE CAR TOLLED. BOTH RADIATOR AND THE FAN ASSEMBLY WHERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. I CALLED CHRYSLER AT THE CS # 1-800-853-1403 ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ON THE WEB AT WWW.WKJEEPS.COM/MISC/LX/TSB_300C_FORUMS/CSN_L08.PDF WHICH HAS MY MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL AS PART OF THIS RECALL BUT THEY SAID THEY MY CAR DID NOT FIT THE RECALL SPECIFICS AND NO NOTICE SENT DUE TO SOME SPECIFICS WHICH THEY DID NOT TELL ME AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO REPAIRS THE VEHICLE ON THIS RECALL OR ANY OTHER MEANS . HOWEVER PER THE NOTICE L08 SPECIFIES THE SAME DEFECT AND RESULTS WHICH HAPPENED WITH THE FAN MY CAR WITH THIS PART. I CAN'T IMAGINE SOME KID LOOKING DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE HELPING HIS DAD AND THIS FAN BLOWS UP LIKE A PLASTIC BOMB CAUSING SERVER INJURY OR EVEN DEATH OR WHILE DRIVING AND THE DAMAGE IMPAIRS THE VEHICLE BREAK LINE OF STEERING LINE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE ON A 85 MPH TOLL ROAD. THIS PART OR RECALL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REDONE TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE AND OR PN FOR RECALL AS WELL. JUNE 2011 DEALER SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION L08 ENGINE COOLING FANS 2006 - 2008 (LX) DODGE CHARGER, DODGE MAGNUM, AND CHRYSLER 300 NOTE: THIS NOTIFICATION APPLIES TO ALL OF THE ABOVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SEVERE DUTY ENGINE COOLING (SALES CODE NMS) OR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH (SALES CODE XDL OR XDK) WITH ?SOLD TO? SALES CODES AND/OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN WARM CLIMATE STATES, BUILT THROUGH APRIL 29, 2008 (MDH 042912). THE ELECTRICALLY POWERED RADIATOR COOLING FANS ON ABOUT 52,000 OF THE ABOVE VEHICLES MAY SEPARATE DURING FAN OPERATION AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595345May 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
UNABLE TO GET CAR OUT OF PARK. DROVE CAR ON 5-30, RETURNED HOME PARKED CAR IN GARAGE. ON 5-31-14, WENT TO LEAVE AND CANNOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SITUATION. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING RESULTS. I AM CALLING THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY, CAR WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. I HAVE READ ABOUT A K39 NOTIFICATION, BUT NO RECALL THAT I CAN FIND. IF THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL TO FIX. LUCKILY I DO HAVE A 2ND VEHICLE TO DRIVE BUT MOST PEOPLE ONLY HAVE ONE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594897May 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A RURAL DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65MPH ALL EXTERNAL LIGHTS GO OUT. ALL DASH, NAVIGATION, AND WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON FULL BRIGHTNESS. COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE. HAD TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN OFTEN MORE WHEN COLD OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593651May 23, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593329May 22, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING
AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR WITH GAS THE CAR STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLING UP AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CAR RESTARTS BUT IF ON HIGHWAY ALL POWER IS LOST - SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593475May 22, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN REFERENCE TO PE13016, THE ACTION REFERS TO CARS FROM MODEL YEARS 2005 AND 2006. YET, THE FINAL INVESTIGATION RESULTS ONLY INCLUDE THE 2006 MODEL YEAR? IF 2005 CARS ARE AFFECTED (AS MINE HAS BEEN SINCE 2011 AND IS DOCUMENTED IN 300C USER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET BY ME AT THE TIME), THEN WHY IS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED? I UNDERSTAND THAT NOW, SOME OWNERS ARE RECEIVING "LIFETIME WARRANTY" LETTERS FOR THE 19-GAL GAS TANK THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN STALLS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER, YET MY CAR DOES HAVE (AND WAS FOUND BY THE NHTSA THAT 2005 MODEL YEAR WAS AFFECT) THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO NOT FILL UP THE GAS TANK EVERYTIME. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED, YET I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. PLEASE ADVISE ME (IN WRITING OR BY PHONE) AS TO WHY YOU FOUND 2005 CARS PROBLEMATIC, YET ONLY INCLUDED 2006 CARS IN YOUR FINAL INVESTIGATION SUMMARY TO BE AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592924May 20, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DROPPING MY GRANDCHILDREN OFF HOME. MY CHRYSLER 300C HEMI ENGINE AFTER SHUT OFF DID NOT RESTART. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS STATED THAT THE VALVE SEAT DROP, CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PISTON. A REVIEW OF INFORMATION ONLINE REVIEWED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592492May 19, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR STALLS AFTER GAS TANK IS FILLED UP. CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. REVIEW ON INTERNET SHOWS THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO AVOID FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592069May 16, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY POSTED LEGAL SPEED 65MP AS I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL IT BROKE AND FELL ON THE FLOOR BODY OF THE DRIVER SIDE. I THEN QUICKLY TURNED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NAVIGATE MY SPEED FOR THE NEAREST SAFE EXIT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. DAMAGE WAS CLEAR THAT THE GAS PEDAL HOUSING UNIT WAS BROKEN FROM THE SCREW ENDS OF THE UNIT, AS THE HOUSING UNIT IS MADE OF HIGH GRADE PLASTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588683May 15, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS THE CAR STALLED WHEN EXITING THE GAS STATION IN FRONT OF ONCOMING VEHICLES. WE WERE NEARLY REAR ENDED. THE CAR AGAIN STALLED AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT, THEN AGAIN WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. WE HAD A FULL TUNE UP PERFORMED ON THE CAR THINKING THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE, HOWEVER THE CAR CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER A FILL UP. WE ARE NOW FORCED TO LIMIT REFUELING THE CAR TO ONLY ONE HALF TANK TO BE SURE THAT THE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STALLING DOES NOT OCCUR PUTTING OUR FAMILY IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THE STALLING OCCURRED AGAIN JUST THIS WEEK AFTER ACCIDENTALLY ALLOWING THE FUEL PUMP TO CLICK OFF PRODUCING A FULL GAS TANK. EVEN KNOWING THAT WE WERE NOW IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WE WERE FORCED TO DRIVE THE CAR ON PUBLIC STREETS WHERE ONCE AGAIN IT STALLED EXITING THE GAS STATION, AT THE STOP LIGHT AND SHORTLY AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP LIGHT LEAVING OUR FAMILY STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588390May 14, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFUELING, THE CAR STALLED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. ALL THE ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR WAS HARD TO RESTART. AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED, IT STALLED AGAIN. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE YEARS. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY CHRYSLER WHILE STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. LATELY, THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME WE PUT GAS IN THE CAR. IF DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AFTER A FILL UP, SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL SPUTTER AND TEMPORARILY LOOSE ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588428May 14, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK AND WERE HEADING OFF TO LAS VEGAS FOR A LONG WEEKEND WHEN AS WE DROVE LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY THE CAR STALLED. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND SHE CONTINUED TO JERK AROUND ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AGAIN. WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO A PEP BOYS SO WE PULLED IN AND TOLD THE CLERK WHAT WAS HAPPENING, HE SAID WE MAYBE GOT BAD GAS (MAYBE WATERED DOWN) AND TO TRY A GAS TREATMENT. WE DID AND IT STALLED AGAIN, WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE CAUTIOUSLY AROUND TOWN TESTING HER RELIABILITY. SHE SEEMED FINE SO WE DROVE ON TO VEGAS. SHE PERFORMED WELL FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN DID IT AGAIN AFTER FILLING THE TANK SO AGAIN WE ADDED GAS TREATMENT AND THINGS SEEMED FINE. A MONTH OR SO LATER THE SAME THING AGAIN WITH THE STALLING AFTER FUELING. SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME AND ONLY AFTER FUELING. WE ARE NERVOUS TO DRIVE ANYWHERE NOW. WE HAVE USED VARIOUS GAS STATIONS SO NOT ANY PARTICULAR BRAND MAKES THIS HAPPEN. IT CAN GO FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT WE JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MAY OCCUR AGAIN. WE LOOKED IT UP ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT OWNERS OF CHRYSLER 2006 300C AND MAGNUMS AND CHARGERS ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. PE13-016 WAS REFERENCED AS THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION NUMBER INTO THESE OCCURRENCES. CHRYSLER SUPPOSEDLY ISSUED A LIFETIME EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY TO THOSE AFFECTED AND NOTIFIED THEM PRIOR TO JAN. 2014. THE REST OF US ARE SCREWED. I AM ASKING FOR THIS INVESTIGATION TO BE REOPENED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE FAIR TO ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR. MANY PEOPLE HAVE STATED THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR COMPLAINTS SINCE THE INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO CORRECT THIS INJUSTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588435May 14, 2014
ENGINE
EVERY TIME AFTER GAS FILL UP FROM THE FIRST TIME IN DEC 2012 TO NOW, THIS CAR STALLS AFTER FILL UP. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN MAY 2004 FROM CHRYSLER DEALER AND ALL SERVICE HAS BEEN WITH BOSAK CHRYSLER. I WAS THINKING GAS FILTERS, BUT UNTIL I CHECKED HERE TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS ANY RECALL, FOUND THAT TOO MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE ANY NOTIFICATIONS FILED BY CHRYSLER, ARE WE ALL TO ASSUME THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588003May 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE LIGHTS TURN OFF AND TURN BACK ON. THIS HAS OCCUR ON MANY TIMES. I RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUPPOSE TO HAD THE ECU. THAT WORK FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I RETURN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAS CONTINUES TO TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND NO PROBLEM. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY NAV SYSTEM AND THE RADIO LIGHTNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588021May 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTING PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587720May 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FUELING VEHICLE, VEHICLE STALLS AND TAKES A MINUTE TO RESTART. THIS COMPLAINT IS ENTERED MULTIPLE TIMES UNDER PE13-016 AND CHRYSLER ISN'T MEETING ITS OBLIGATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587637May 11, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, CAR STALLED AT NEXT FEW INTERSECTIONS. HAD TO TURN OFF COMPLETELY FOR TRANSMISSION TO RESET AND ENGAGE SEVERAL TIMES. HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY BUT NOT SURE OF DATE, APPROXIMATELY IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING AND SITTING STILL IN MOVING TRAFFIC, THIS CREATES A TRUE HAZARD. HAVE OWNED VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587584May 10, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I STARTED PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IT STARTED TO SHUTTER BADLY AND STALLED OUT. IT STARTED BACK UP BUT IT IMMEDIATELY WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AS IF IT WASN'T RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE PUT IT ON THE SCANNER AND A CODE CAME UP STATING THAT THE #6 CYLINDER WAS FAULTY. WHEN RUNNING THE CAR HAS NO POWER AND YOU CAN HEAR A DISTINCT CLICKING OF THE MDS SOLENOID. AS IT CLICK ON AND OFF THE CARS IDLE WAS NORMAL THEN VERY ROUGH. SERVICE RECORDS ARE IMMACULATE, OIL CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES WITH MOBIL 5-20 FULL SYNTHETIC. SERVICE SUGGESTIONS HAVE BEEN STRICTLY FOLLOWED. THE SOLENOID WAS CHANGED OUT AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 500 MILES AND THEN IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN, VERY RANDOM AND MOSTLY WHEN YOU GO INTO PASSING GEAR ON THE FREEWAY THAT'S WHEN YOU TOTALLY LOSE POWER AND IT SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY. WE CANT FIND ANYTHING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO FIX IT EXCEPT THAT IT MAY BE A BAD COMPUTER OR A CLOGGED OIL PORT IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. BOTH POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ARE VERY COSTLY AND I WOULD HATE TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY AND IT NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM COULD VERY WELL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587610May 10, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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