Chrysler 300C Complaints (2006)

698 consumer complaints on file.

#11052582December 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT SHUTS OFF OR STALLS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. IT HAS TRIED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, STALLED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ETC. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. WE TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THE CAR DID NOT STALL WHILE IT WAS THERE SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I HAVE A VIDEO THAT I CAN SHARE BUT I CANNOT UPLOAD IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052112December 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
2006 CHRYSLER 300C | ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING | POSSIBLY TIPM-RELATED I PURCHASED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C JUST SHORT OF 6 MONTHS AGO. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK, AS I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE IGNITION COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WHILE THE POWER WAS STILL ACTIVE, I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I TURNED OVER THE VEHICLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THINKING IT WAS POSSIBLY A FRINGE ISSUE I IGNORED TO ISSUE. FAST FORWARDING TO TODAY, MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED ROUGHLY 25-50 OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY SEEMS TO WORK WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT AND WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST IS THAT EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE I AM ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MY WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051643December 1, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY MY CHRYSLER 300 C 5.7 HEMI SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAR COASTED CAUSE EVERYTHING SHUT OFF I PUT IT IN PARK TRIED TO RESTART CAR WOULDN'T START DID IT A FEW TIMES CAR STARTED AND DIED IDLED ROUGH FELT LIKE I WAS RUNNING OUTA GAS WOULD STAY AT THE RIGHT ROMA KEEP STALLING OUT SO I GAVE IT GAS AND CAR STOPPED SHAKING AND RAN FINE A MONTH LATER DID THE SAME THING THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID RANDOM MULTI MISFIRE ALL CYLINDERS I SPENT 1800 REPLACING THE COIL PACKS PLUGS AND STILL DIDN'T FIX IT TURNS OUT THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED AND CHEWED ONE PISTON UP ALL TOO HECK NEEDS A NEW MOTOR ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR $ MONTHS HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR NEW MOTOR CARS JUST SITTING WITH HEAD OFF AND VALVE SEAT IS GONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051301November 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL 4 HANDLER ARE ABLE TO COME PARTIALLY OFF THE CAR, I TAPED IT BACK WITH GORILLA CLEAR TAPE AS A BODY SHOP WANTS ME TO PAY $200 PER HANDLE. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051325November 29, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DEALERSHIP EARNHARDTS HAD ME PAY 100 IN CASH FOR A RECALL==AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CUP PLUG 05V460000. I HAVE RECEIPT. THE PART THAT CONTROLS PLACING CAR IN D, R, N... WAS STUCK IN PARK. I HAD TO GET CAR TOWED AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044895November 9, 2017
ENGINE
IT DROPPED THE #7 VALVE SEAT AND NEVER OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE, UNTIL I GOT BACK IN THE NEXT DAY AND STARTED IT. IT IMMEDIATELY HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, AND TO FIX COSTS UPWARDS OF $8000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044348November 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AND THEN HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASH ALL TURN OFF - WHILE DRIVING! THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE! IT WAS DARK WHEN THIS LAST HAPPENED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT SEEMS TO BE OK. BUT VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044351November 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME IN FULL TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. CARS SPEEDING ALL AROUND ME, AND MINE JUST DIED. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE COMPUTER DIED AND IT FRIED THE 2 FUEL PUMPS FOR A TOTAL EXPENSE TO FIX OF MORE THAN $2000. THIS IS SUCH A TERRIBLE DESIGN ON CHRYSLER'S PART THAT IT COULD DO THIS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL AND GET PAID FOR BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER THAT DID THE WORK WAS PERFOMANCE CHRYSLER AT 95 LOOP RD, DAYTON, OH 45459
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040867October 29, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALL WITH EVERY FUEL FILL UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039613October 25, 2017
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF LOSING ALL POWER. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED AS I DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED KEY TO OFF POSITION AND TURNED BACK ON AND IT STARTED. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THE ENGINE STARTED LURCHING AND STUTTERING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK IT DID IT AGAIN TURNED OFF ON FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH. I SEE ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE. I CALLED THE CHRYSELR DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LISTEN TO THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED A $1800 FIX, SAME FIX THAT IS RECORDED ONLINE THAT DOESNT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035506October 22, 2017
ENGINE
MY CAR WILL STALL AT ANY TIME. ON THE FREEWAY AND IN TOWN. IT HAS NO WARNINGS. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED HONKED AND STUCK IN A TRAFFIC JAMS. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. ITS HAD NEW GAS TANK, NEW COMPUTER, THROTTLE SENSOR EGR VALVE AND HAS NO CODES TO GO BY TO FIX IT. ITS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY KEEP WANTING MORE MONEY TO TRY AND FIX IT WHILE JUST GUESSING. DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAVE DRIVEN IT HOME AND IT STALLS ON THEM BUT THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. ITS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031788October 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 300C 2006 ENGINE SHUTS OFF. SITTING AT A LIGHT OR DRIVING. DEALER HAD IT, SPENT 1800.00. THEY DID NOT FIX. HAVE IT AT A GARAGE. THEY HAVE REPLACED MOST SENSORS. JUST SPENT 390 DOLLARS ON A NEW CONTROLLER BOARD (BRAIN) ITS NOW MORE FREQUENT. STARTED HAPPENING 2 YEARS AGO BUT NOT THIS FREQUENT. DID A COOLANT FLUSH, TRANSMISSION FLUSH,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11029901September 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11029955September 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS AND SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE TO CHRYSLER WITH WATER ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE DIPSTICK TUBE. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT A SERVICE BULLETIN WITH OVER 1100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OR ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER WHICH MAY COST CONSUMERS UP TO 2500 TO GET FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022623September 11, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF IT. CHRYSLER IS AWARE A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT CONVENIENTLY SAYS THIS CAR IS OUT OF THE BUILD DATE FOR BEING AFFECTED THEREFORE I'M CRAZY AND IT SHOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022738September 11, 2017
INTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ZIMMER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1086 BURLINGTON PIKE, FLORENCE, KY 41042 (859) 525-1344) TO BE SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,373.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011581July 30, 2017
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE WILL START, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. JUST CALLED CHRYSLER. THEY WILL TOW AT A COST OF $50.00 TO ME. CHRYSLER WILL TOW TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PER TSB K39, AT A COST TO ME TO FIX, TO BE REIMBURSED AT SOME MYTHICAL DATE CHRYSLER DEEMS ACCEPTABLE. I WILL RIDE MY UNICORN TO WORK TOMORROW...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011186July 28, 2017
ENGINE
CAR OVERHEATED AND I SHUT IT OFF. TRIED TO START IT AFTER IT COOLED DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT START. CHECKED CYLINDERS FOR COMPRESSION AND FOUND 6 WITH O COMPRESSION SO SEEMS TO BE A VALVE SEAT FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010991July 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS POURING OUT WHEN PUT ON A RACK AND ADDING FLUID UNNECESSARILY THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE DID A TRANSMISSION SERVICE RUNS GREAT BUT THERE IS STILL WATER IN TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE IT IS STRAWBERRY COLOR CAR WAS DROVE TWO MILES WITH FLUID IN TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010665July 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFTER ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C GOT STUCK IN PARK ON 6/25/17 AT ABOUT 98,400 MILES. LUCKILY CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED AND I WAS ABLE TO LOOK UP THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A K39 RECALL RELATING TO THIS SAME GEAR SHIFT PROBLEM. BUT FOR SOME REASON, THAT RECALL ONLY COVERED THE 2005-2007 300 LX MODELS, NOT THE 300C MODEL. HERE IS LINK TO RECALL LETTER: HTTP://WWW.WKJEEPS.COM/MISC/LX/TSB_300C_FORUMS/CSN_K39.PDF. I DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT TO NOT INCLUDE THE 300C MODELS IF IT HAD THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED PINK PLASTIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK AS THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR SHIFTER BEING STUCK IN PARK. I FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON HOW TO TEMPORARILY GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK GEAR WITH A SCREWDRIVER. AND ANOTHER VIDEO TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK THEMSELVES. WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THESE YOUTUBE VIDEOS, THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD INDICATION THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SOME CHRYSLER MODELS. BUT WHY DID THEY NOT RECALL THE 2005-2007 300C MODELS??? HERE ARE LINKS TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEOS: 1) HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OXTDOGVON1W, 2) HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PRORQDFJCP4, 3) HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=7CD6OCITJ3K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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