Chrysler 300C Complaints (2005)

288 consumer complaints on file.

#10633463September 16, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I REAR ENDED A CAR.THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED AND NOW MY HEAD LIGHTS BLINK WHILE I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE OR THE MECHANIC WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.MY 2005 CHRYSLER300 C ALSO SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING.MY LOCAL DEALER DELRAY MOTORS. WHERE DO I TURN? OR CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX IT .MY WINDOWS WONT GO DOWN MY AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF.PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO.I ALSO EMAILED THE NATIONAL HWY SAFETY COMPANY, BUT STILL NO RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630340September 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I COULD NOT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I WAS SO SURPRISED I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. ICALLED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN A SMALL PINK PLASTIC PIECE, CALLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER. THIS PART WAS RECALLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I HAD TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL OR IF MY CAR WAS EVEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. FURTHER RESEARCH DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL, SHOWN AS FOR MODEL YEARS 2005-2008, WAS ACTUALLY INCLUDED BUT DID NOT KNOW SO PAID FOR REPAIR. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL. NEVER!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629791August 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SATOT HAVING BE.8/30/14 MY 300C WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I NOT USED THE CARE TO GO TO MY VETERANS HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS AND COULD NOT GO BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK! I HAD TO CALL USAA FOR A TOW ON A FLATBED TRUCK TO DARCARS CHRYSLER WALDORF,MD WHO HAS MAINTAINED HIS CAR FOR MANY YEARS. I WAS TOLD BY THE ICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A PINK PLASTIC PIECE IN THE CENTER COUNSEL AND ITS SPRING THAT FAILED, AND IS A COMMON OCCURANCE IN THIS VEHICLE LEAVING IT UNABLE TO MOVE AT ALL-TRASMISSION AND REAR WHEELS LOCKED BY SHIFTER. I CHECKED YOUR PAGES FOR RECALLS AND I SAW TWO RECENT ONES OF THE SAME CAR/STYLE/YEARAS MINE. I NEED MY CAR IT HAS VETERANS "DV' PLATES AS I AM TOTALLY COMBAT WOUNDED AND DISABLED. I THINK CHRYSLER MUST PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS IT IS THEIR FAULT, THEY KNEW IT FOR YEARS, AND I AM THINKMING OF FILING A FEDERAL COURT CLASS ACTION UNDER 28 USC IN .MD AS WAS AGAINST GM AND FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629608August 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, EQUIPMENT
MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300C HAS ONLY 44240 MILES N IT AND NOT ABUSED SINCE MY WIFE AND I ARE TOTALLY DISABLED VTRANS WITH SPECIAL "DV" REGISTRATION SO WE CAN BE DRIVEN TO THE VTRANS HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. ON SAT8/30/14 WHILE IN THE GARAGE AND NOT BEING USED FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, MY CAR'S STICK TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE USE OR MOVEMENT OF THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE. THE USAA TOW TRUCK CARRIER HAD TO DRAG THE REAR END OF THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE ONTO THE FLATBED TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN WALDORF, MD, WHERE ALL THE WARRANTY WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR FROM "DAY ONE!" I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE 2 CHEAP PLASTIC PINK SWITCHES ON THE STICK MECHANISM THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A CHARGE OF ABOUT $250 TO ME AND THE TOW CHARGE ALSO AND THIS WAS RECURRING COMMON "PROBLEM "WITH THE CAR YEAR AND REPORTED TO CHRYSLER AS A RECALL. I WILL INITIATE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF NECESSARY UNDER 28 USC IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN GREENBELT, MD, FOR REDRESS OF ANY COSTS TO ME. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IN MOTION, THIS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN GEAR IN ANY EMERGENCY AND CAUSE THE DRIVER TO PANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622327August 14, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFUELING I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT. I WAS TURNING RIGHT. I STOPPED BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS RED. A CAR WAS TRAVELING IN THE DIRECTION I WAS HEADED, BUT WAS ABOUT HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. I MADE THE RIGHT TURN AND IMMEDIATELY MY CAR BEGAN TO CHUG THEN JUST STALLED OUT. I WAS DEAD IN THE STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR TO AVOID A NEAR COLLISION, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR THAT I HAD PULLED IN FRONT OF EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO WHERE I WAS AT AND SWERVED TO AVOID THE COLLISION. AFTER SEVERAL (3) ATTEMPTS AT STARTING THE VEHICLE; IT STARTED. WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CHUGGING THEN STALLED OUT. THIS TIME IM GETTING HONKED AT BY THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME TO GO AT THE GREEN LIGHT. I ENDED UP HOLDING TRAFFIC UP UNTIL THE NEXT GREEN LIGHT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS EXISTED ON WHAT SEEMED TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH 2005-2006 300C MODELS. CHRYSLER SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE TANK REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. THE ESTIMATE WAS OVER $1200. I EXPRESSED MY SAFETY CONCERN, BUT WAS AGAIN TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I AM LATE ON THE REPORTING BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW OF THE NHTSA UNTIL A COWORKER MENTIONED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621668August 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I COULD NOT SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A KNOWN DEFECT IN A SMALL PINK PLASTIC PIECE, CALLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER. THIS PART WAS RECALLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIX IT ON WEDNESDAY (SIX DAYS LATER) AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. FURTHER RESEARCH DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL, SHOWN AS FOR MODEL YEARS 2005-2008, WAS ACTUALLY LIMITED TO MANUFACTURE DATES IN THIS RANGE. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN 2004. THE REPAIR COST $134, INCLUDING THE $13 PART. I CALLED CHRYSLER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. IT ALSO SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THAT NOT COVERING THE FIRST CARS BUILT, IN 2004, IS A CLERICAL OVERSIGHT, AS 2005 WAS THE FIRST MODEL YEAR. THE SAME POOR-QUALITY PLASTIC WAS USED IN 2004 AS IN 2005-2008. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS REPAIR, IF NOT ALSO FOR THE 6 DAYS WITHOUT USE OF MY CAR, AND THAT ALL CARS BUILT WITH THIS INFERIOR PINK PLASTIC PIECE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617561July 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND LARGE FLAMES COMING FROM THE TRUNK. THE FUEL TANK EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,646.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615141July 21, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP, THE CAR DIED WHILE LEAVING THE GAS LOT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR STARTED, IT DROVE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND DIED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL THE GAS TANK. I ALSO NOTICE WHAT MY MECHANIC CALLS A TOWING EFFECT WHEN I'M DRIVING. I HAVE HAD A FULL FUNE UP ON THE CAR ALONG WITH HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND THE CAR STILL DIES AND HAS THE TOWING EFFECT WHEN I DRIVE. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AND FROM SEEING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN ADDRESSED. IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610066July 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALER ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED, BUT SAID "YOUR VIN" ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL THAT THEY HAVE ON IT. ITS SOME PINK PLASTIC THING THAT BREAKS, THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION K39 - TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER" APPARENTLY ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN "VIN"S. CHATTED ONLINE WITH "CUSTOMER CARE" AGENT AT CHRYSLER WHICH WAS BRIEF, SHE STATED MY VIN ISN'T COVERED I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, AS SHE WAS RUDE, SO I DIDN'T GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHY ONLY SOME VINS ARE BEING FIXED WHEN THERE ARE TONS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE SEARCH ON-LINE BRINGS UP OVER 150K RESULTS, AND I SEE HERE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS TOO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AN ACTUAL METAL SOLID REPLACEMENT PIECE COSTS $15, I'LL HAVE TO GET THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC TO INSTALL IT (THE DEALERS REPLACE WITH SAME PLASTIC PIECE OR REPLACE WHOLE SHIFTER)... SEEMS THIS IS ANOTHER "GM IGNITION SWITCH" WAITING TO HAPPEN. HOPEFULLY THIS ISSUE WON'T CAUSE ANY DEATHS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY ONLY SOME VINS ARE BEING FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606076June 26, 2014
ENGINE
I HAVE A HEMI ENGINE. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR IT STARTED STALLING ON ME WHEN MY GAS TANK WAS ON EMPTY AND I FILED IT UP. ON THE FREEWAY A FEW TIMES AND IT STALLS!! I TOOK TO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT. NOW MY PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. IT STALLS ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER GAS. IT SPIT AND JERKS. COMPLETELY DANGEROUS. I AM A ACCIDENT INJURY ADJUSTER THAT DOES CLAIMS EVERYDAY ALL DAY, AND IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS , I WILL SUE BOTH CHRYSLER AND NHTSA. SOMEONE PLEASE RESPOND AS I AM GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED AND WANT THIS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605832June 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I START MY CAR (2005 CHRYSLER 300C) THE GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. CAR STARTS NORMALLY, NO READINGS ON DASH, GAVE NO INDICATION THAT A FAILURE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GAVE MY VIN NUMBER TO CHECK FOR RECALLS, THERE ARE NONE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE FOUND VIDEOS ON HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED THE ISSUE ON LINE. CHRYSLER USED WHAT AMOUNTS TO A PLASTIC TIE AND A SPRING TO CONTROL A 35K VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598580June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LATE 2004 WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT CAR NEW WENT TO PICK UP CAR HORN DID NOT WORK ,REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY ALWAYS HARD TO PUSH ON STEERING WHEEL NEVER WAS RIGHT, TO DATE HORN DOES NOT WORK 6/16/2014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597530June 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFTER LOCKED IN PARK. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM 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
#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
#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

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