2006 Chrysler 300 Complaint Log

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND A COUPLE OF TIMES, I HAD TROUBLE RESTARTING THE CAR. THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM MAKE ME APPREHENSIVE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, OR ON ANY LONG TRIPS. *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING NOTICEABLY ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS TYPICAL OF A LIFTER OR WORN ROCKER ARM. ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER THE CAR HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER ACCELERATION. THE CAR WAS CHECKED FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED THEY DID ADVISE THEY FOUND THE STRUT BUSHINGS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. AFTER HEARING THE ENGINE NOISES THE CAR WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE HAD THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. THE BUSHINGS FOR THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. BOTH OF THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO REALIGN THE FRONT END. THE ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AFTER REPLACING THE STRUT BUSHINGS. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL CHANGES & LUBES WERE DONE AT OR NEAR EVERY 3,500 MILES. THERE ARE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENTS/REPAIRS BEING DONE FOR THESE PARTICULAR PARTS FAILING AT A LOW MILEAGE.THESE PARTS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY AND CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE & RECALL THESE COMPONENTS. REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BECOME DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR CARS AND IT'S MANUFACTURER ARE BEING BURDENED WITH UNNECESSARY REPAIR COSTS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED ALL THE COSTS (OVER $2,000.00) . I STILL HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HOLD THE MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2008 WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DEPENDABILITY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF OWNING A CAR AND WE ALL PAY A LOT OF MONEY TO PURCHASE/LEASE THEM. PAYING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS EXPECTED BUT EXORBITANT REPAIR COSTS ARE UNACCEPTABLE WHEN A CAR IS PROPERLY CARED FOR AND NOT ABUSED. *TR

UPON FILL UP OF GAS TANK UNTIL PUMP AUTO SHUTS OFF, WHEN DRIVING AWAY FROM GAS STATION, VEHICLE WILL CONSTANTLY STALL AND NOT START, VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, THIS BECAME VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD THE GAS TANK, FUEL PUMP, EVAP PUMP, CHARCOAL CANISTER ALL REPLACED BY GALEANAS DODGE IN WARREN MI. ALL EXPENSES WERE ON ME. THE PARTS USED WERE THE EXACT SAME ONES THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY, NO SUPERSEDED PARTS WERE USED OR UPDATED. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHERS WHO DRIVE A SIMILARLY EQUIPPED VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER THE CAR WAS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL THE ENGINE STALLS. IT IS THEN VERY DIFFICULT TO START. IT HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL IF YOU DID NOT KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE MPH DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON STALLING. IT STARTED STALLING IMMEDIATELY AFTER FULL-UP. *TR

UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY BECAUSE SMALL PINK PLASTIC SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH WAS BROKEN. PART: $167.50, LABOR: $198.00, TOTAL: $365.45 SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH ISN'T SOLD SEPARATELY! IT IS WELL ESTABLISHED THAT THIS IS A FAULTY ENGINEERING DESIGN. THERE ARE MULTIPLE INTERNET POSTINGS OF THE PROBLEM. MANY HAVE DONE DIY REPAIRS WITH A METAL REPLACEMENT PART. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OR IN THE VERY LEAST COVERED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHENEVER THE PART BREAKS. TO TOP IT OFF...THE REPLACEMENT IS ALSO PLASTIC! *JS

THE PINK PLASTIC SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH BROKE. THE PLASTIC BREAKS FROM CONTINUAL FORESEEABLE USE. FAILURE CAUSES THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE SHIFTING MECHANISM OUT OF PARK AND THUS DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO YOUTUBE.COM [HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8UAMY_M7TTK], THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR ON 2006 AND 2007 MODELS. I AM NOT CERTAIN, BUT 2008 AND NEWER MODELS HAVE A PART THAT IS GREEN AND DOES NOT SEEM AS LIKELY TO BREAK. FURTHERMORE, MILEAGE OR AGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. MINE BROKE BEFORE 75,000 MILES AND SLIGHTLY AFTER 6 YEARS. DORMAN MAKES AN METAL ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT PART RANGING FROM $22 TO $40 DEPENDING ON THE RETAILER. ONLINE IS LESS EXPENSIVE. THE FACT THAT THERE IS A METAL, DURABLE REPLACEMENT PART IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM. MOREOVER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS FAILED TO RECALL ITS VEHICLES. FURTHERMORE, AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE # (REFERENCE #22152872), I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC CAR, THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER COVERING THE COST UNLESS I FIRST WENT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AT WHICH A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT THE PINK PLASTIC SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH WAS THE ISSUE. DIAGNOSTIC ALONE COSTS $150, BUT MAY BE APPLIED TO REPAIRS. I THEN CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN TUSTIN, CA AND A SERVICING MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAD YET TO SEE CHRYSLER COVER THE ESTIMATED $500 COST EVEN THOUGH THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $22 TO $40. THIS IS A PRODUCTS LIABILITY CASE: CHRYSLER IS (1) A COMMERCIAL SUPPLIER OF A (2) DEFECTIVE DESIGNED PRODUCT UNDER THE CONSUMER EXPECTATION, RISK-UTILITY, AND THE FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE TESTS AND IS THE (3) ACTUAL AND (4) PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT WHICH CAUSES PROPERTY DAMAGES. THERE ARE NO APPLICABLE DEFENSES. THIS ALSO A POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER BY ME THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 300'S BUT THINGS DO HAPPEN...WHEN I WENT ON LINE I DID FIND QUIET A FEW PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY, BY CHECKING AROUND AND SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD SCREACHING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT A FEW OF THE SAFETY ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED. NO HEIP! I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GEAR SHIFT GETTING STUCK IN DRIVE. AFTER GOING ONTO A CHRYSLER FORUM WHERE MANY OTHER 300 CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING I FOUND A QUICK FIX TO ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP USING A SCREW DRIVER. LONG STORY BUT YES I HAD TO STICK A SCREW DRIVE INTO THE GEAR BOX TO RELEASE THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND OUT REPAIR COST $175 I WAS INFORMED MY VIN WASN'T A PART OF THE RECALL! NEXT ISSUE THE COOLING FANS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I WAS GETTING SOME FOOD AT DRIVE THRU. AS SOON AS I DRIVE IN LINE I HEARD A LOUD BANG ONE OF THE FANS MOUNTS BECAME LOOSE AND THE FAN BLADES HIT TO SIDE WALL AND BROKE. $500 LATER TO REPLACE AND YES AGAIN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT BUT NOT MY VIN!!!! FINAL STRAW MY SON AND I WHERE DRIVING HOME FROM A GAME IT WAS RAINING. BOTH OF US NOTICE THE SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENT IT WAS FAINT BUT CONSISTENT. WE LUCKILY DIDN'T HAVE FAR TRAVEL HOME. WHEN I PULLED IN AND TURNED THE CAR OFF I OPENED THE HOOD A LIL BIT SMOKE AND BECAUSE THE RAIN WAS HITTING THE ENGINE IT MADE A LIL BIT MORE OF SMOKE. SO I CLOSED IT AND WENT INSIDE. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED BOTH THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT AND FOG LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSES, GOOD. WENT UP TO GET REPLACEMENT BULBS. THE EMPLOYEE AT THE STORE HAD A [XXX] OF A TIME TRYING TO REMOVING THE LIGHT FROM THE HARNESS. WE NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC WAS MELTED AND DIS COLORED. WHEN I GOT HOME I GOT A LOOK AT THE FOG LIGHT HARNESS IT WAS FACTORY FOGS AND THE HARNESS WAS MELTED BLACK PLASTIC. SO I HAD TO ORDER REPLACEMENT FOG LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS $475. IM THANKFUL WE WHERE BLESSED THAT THE CAR DIDN'T FULLY CATCH FIRE BECAUSE NO AMOUNT OF MONEY COULD REPLACE MY SON!! THERE IS 3 MORE ELECTRIC ISSUES AT THIS TIME! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER REFUELING, MY CHRYSLER 300SRT 2006 6.1 LITER V-8 ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN. IT RESTARTED QUICKLY AND I CONTINUED MY TRAVEL. WITHIN 1 MILE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND RESTARTED QUICKLY. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER INCIDENT AS OF 5/5/13. I AM CONCERNED AFTER READING AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS OF THE SAME YEAR AND SIMILAR MODELS. I TRAVEL THE INTERSTATES OFTEN AND REFUEL DURING MY TRAVEL AND I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WILL STALL ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH SURROUNDED BY OTHER CARS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO MY CHRYSLER DEALER AND UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. I CAN ONLY PRAY THAT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM IS DISCOVERED QUICKLY BEFORE THERE ARE ANY CRASHES WITH OR WITHOUT INJURIES. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED OR COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND MOST RECENTLY, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROLLOVER VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THAT THE FUELTANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE STALLS PERIODICALLY. THE ISSUE HAS BECOME WORST OVER TIME. THE LAST TIME MY SON WAS DRIVING WITH ME IN THE CAR AND STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS 16 AND STILL IN THE LEARNING STAGE OF DRIVING. THE TIME BEFORE WE WERE PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION AS WE WERE ENTERING TRAFFIC THE ENGINE STALLED. LUCKY WE WERE NOT INVOLVE IN AN INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT WAS THE SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,464.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED AND JERKED AND THE ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL MADE ABNORMAL NOISES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND AS CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN AND REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING THE TANK. I AM USING "PLUS" GAS AND IT STILL STALLS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REFUELING, USUALLY AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN BUT ALSO WHEN JUST DRIVING ALONG. THE CAR WILL BUCK A FEW TIMES AND THEN JUST STALL OUT. IT TAKES A FEW TRIES TO GET IT TO TURN OVER BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FUEL UP.I BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND-HAND FROM A DEALER WHO LIKED TO CHARGE ME FOR MISC REPAIRS THEY NEVER ACTUALLY FIXED (ACCORDING TO MY OWN MECHANIC). MY MECHANIC HAS NO ANSWERS. OTHER THAN THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I LIKE MY VEHICLE, DO YOU KNOW IF CHRYSLER HAS THE ANSWER AND IF THIS CAN BE RESOLVED? I AM GUESSING AT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. SOMETIME IN 2012 SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE

CAR STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, STALLS WHEN I COME TO A STOP. SOMETIMES STARTS AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAY, HAZARDOUS AVOIDING ACCIDENTS. CAR IS ALWAYS MAINTAINED AS MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS. *TR

PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT APPROX 41K MILES. HAD JUST REFILLED TANK AND CAR REFUSED TO START. LET CAR SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR AND CAR RESTARTED. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN - ALWAYS AFTER REFILLING THE TANK. SOMETIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO START AFTER A REFILL AND OTHER TIMES IT STALLS, TYPICALLY WHEN LEAVING THE GAS STATION. I USE THE AUTO-FILL FEATURE AT GAS STATIONS AND DO NOT OVERFILL. *TR

AFTER FUELING, CAR BEGAN TO SURGE, AND THEN DIE AT RANDOM FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. CAR STALLED AT MAJOR, BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE I WAS TURNING. I HAD A NEAR, POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT AS I HAD TO RESTART MY CAR WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING TOWARDS ME. THIS WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. I HAD THIS HAPPEN A FEW MORE TIMES AND HAD ATTRIBUTED IT TO "BAD GAS" UNTIL I FOUND OUT ABOUT A FAULTY FUEL TANK/VAPOR PART IN CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND PAID $130.00 TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. RODE WITH SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO REFUEL CAR AND SHOW HIM THE PROBLEM. HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, VERIFIED MY COMPLAINT, THEN GAVE ME THE ESTIMATE OF COST TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. CHRYSLER CORP. HAS OFFERED A 25% DISCOUNT TO HELP WITH REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THE WHOLE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FAULTY PART IS BUILT INTO IT. THE COST QUOTE FROM THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, PARTS AND LABOR IS $1,350.00. THE PRICE OF THE FUEL TANK ONLY, NO LABOR IS $905.00. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHRYSLER 100%, THE FUEL TANK DID NOT WEAR OUT OR FAIL, THE PART THEY BUILT INTO IT FAILED. IT MAY APPEAR BY THE YEAR MODEL, (2006) THAT THIS AN OLDER MODEL BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE, CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP WITH REGULAR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE AND IS IN OTHERWISE MINT CONDITION.I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND NOW I AM AWARE THAT I CANNOT FILL MY FUEL TANK TO CAPACITY WITHOUT HAVING THIS ISSUE RE OCCUR. PLEASE, ANY HELP APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK TO CAPACITY, VEHICLE STALLED AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BECAUSE FUEL FLOODED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER A MILE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BUT I AM STILL CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH RESULTING IN A LOT OF DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE DEATH. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 26,100 MILES. *JS

ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD COMES ON AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. *TR

OUR CHRYSLER 300C HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. ON FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS. IT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP ONCE YOUR STOPPED. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. NO ENGINE, NO PS AND NO BRAKES. NO CODE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO WITH A 300 HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, NO MATTER WHAT THE YEAR OR ENGINE. LIKE MOST THERE IS NO SENSE TAKING IT TO DEALER. THEY JUST SAY NO CODE AND GIVE YOU SOME BS STORY ABOUT WHAT CAUSED IT. NO COME UP WITH A FIX. CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND WON'T MAN UP AND FIX IT. THEY WOULD RATHER SOMEONE DIE FIRST TO SAVE MONEY. IT HAS TO BE IN THE COMPUTER. JUST LIKE TOYOTA AND THEIR FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE THAT WAS CAUSING ALL THE CRASHES. WHAT IS THE PUBLIC SUPPOSE TO DO IF THEY WON'T STEP UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTAC MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, DSP, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND THE FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

ON 3/6/12 I PARK MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, AT 4:20 PM. NEXT MORNING I GOT IN MY CAR STARTED IT UP BUT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. AFTER TWO DAYS OF RESEARCH AND GOING ON LINE IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER GROUP LLC FOR MANY YEARS THAT THE PINKY THING ( SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH ) PLASTIC SPRING HOOK BRAKES OFF THE LATCH AND THE GEAR SELECT SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK. THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE BECAUSE A PERSON (MAN/LADY/TEEN OR GRAND PARENT, COULD PARK ANY WHERE (DAY/NIGHT) AND BE STRANDED (ON THE HIGHWAY/REST STOP AREA/PARKING LOT, JUST ABOUT ANY WHERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,169. UPDATED 05/14/12 *BF UPDATED 05/23/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

PROBLEM WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART. SAID I DIDN'T DO MY OIL CHANGES CORRECTLY, SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY NOR CHRYSLER WOULD COVER VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTO SERVICE SHOP. THEY SAID I DIDN'T NEED A NEW MOTOR. THEY CLEAN OUT THE HEADS AND ENGINE AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT MY FAULT THAT THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE CHRYSLER ENGINE HAD THESE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. I ALSO WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS OTHERS TOLD THE EXACT THINGS, THAT THEY WERE AT FAULT AND CHRYSLER WOULDN'T PAY. THE PROFESSIONAL TECH'S OF CHRYSLER ALSO ADVISE AGAINST BUYING THIS MODEL. ALSO LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WITH 20,000 MILES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TOLD THE SAME THING BY CHRYSLER. ALSO CHRYSLER DOES NOT OFFER THIS ENGINE SIZES IN THE NEW MODELS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE 2.7 LITERS. MY CAR WAS USED AT PURCHASE AND I AVERAGE ABOUT 10,000 MILES A YEAR. *TR

CAR STALLS MANY TIMES AFTER FILL UP. CAR WILL OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND BOTH EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO A FENCE. *JB

VEHICLES STALLING WHILE DRIVING, MOSTLY WHILE DECELERATING. SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WITH A FULL FUEL TANK AND WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WITH A HALF A TANK. NO PROBLEM RESTARTING AFTER STALL. STARTED OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY IN JUNE OF 2013. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. *TR

EVERY TIME WE GET THE CAR FILLED WITH GAS IT STALLS UNTIL WE DRIVE AND RESTART IT FOR 2 OR 3 MILES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID THAT THERE WILL BE SOMEONE THAT RUNS INTO ME DURING ONE OF THE STALLS. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP BUT THAT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. I WENT ON LINE AND NOW SEE THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BY CHRYSLER TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND FLASH FOR A FEW SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING A FEW TIMES A MONTH FOR THE PAST TWO+ YEARS.I SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/2006/ELECTRICAL/FLASHING_WARNING_LIGHTS_LOSS_OF_ELECTRICAL_POWER.SHTML WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS? *TR

5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR. I CALLED ORR CHRYSLER DODGE AND CAME AND GOT IT AND CHARGED ME $364 + TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I READ ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET. LONG BEFORE HAVING THE PROBLEM. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS TERRIBLE SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN A CHRYSLER PERSON MY ENTIRE LIFE BUT THIS IS AND BAD ROTORS AT 15,000 MILES HAVE CAUSED ME TO RETHINK THE WHOLE THING. *TR

I NOTICED THAT WHEN I REFUELED MY CAR, IT WOULD STALL RIGHT AWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MAY TIMES WHEN I REFUELED MY CAR. I DIDN'T MATTER WHAT BRAND OR OCTANE I USED. I WENT ON LINE AND NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS I USED WAS NOT TO FILL UP MY CAR ALL THE UP. THEY (BLOG WEBSITES) SAID THAT THE ENGINE BECOMES FLOODED (THEY WENT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD THEM, AND THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM HAD TO BE CHANGED FROM THE GAS TANK TO FUEL LINES AND EVAP SYSTEM ) AND THE CAR CANT CORRECT ITSELF AND STALLS. AND EVER SINCE I STARTED DOING THIS SOLUTION MY CAR HASN'T STALLED. IF I DO FILL UP MY CAR ALL THE WAY I HAVE TO BURN OFF SOME GAS IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

THE ENGINE WILL STALL AFTER EVERY FILL-UP. IT STALLS WITHIN 15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING IT UP AT THE GAS STATION. IT WILL THEN STALL REPEATEDLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND EVERY TIME THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, IT HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND MISFIRES AND STUMBLES WHILE AT SPEED. THE STALLING/MISFIRING EPISODES DO NOT OCCUR ONCE 2-3 GALLONS OF GAS HAVE BEEN CONSUMED. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM A GREEN LIGHT, AND ALSO STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG SINCE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY CODES OR TSB'S REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND THEY FOUND A LOT OF CHATTER ON THEIR MECHANIC HELP WEBSITES. THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE THE EMISSION CONTROL THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE TOP GAS IN THE TANK IS FLOODING OVER TO THE ENGINE AND STALLING IT OUT. SINCE CHRYSLER NOR ANYONE ELSE CAN SAY WHAT DEFINITIVELY IS GOING ON I HAVE CAUTIOUSLY NOT BEEN FILLING THE TANK. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE NEXT OWNER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,606.

FOR THE LAST 30,000+ MILES, EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE CAR STALLS OR ATTEMPTS TO STALL. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. HE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NO REPORTED INSTANCES. I'VE LEARNED TO APPLY A LITTLE GAS WHEN I HAVE TO STOP AT RED LIGHTS TO KEEP IT RUNNING. IT WILL STILL STALL OUT. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET EVERY FEW MONTHS TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND FINALLY FOUND YOUR INVESTIGATION ACTION NUMBER PE13016. *TR

HAD JUST FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GAS. IT CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY. THIS HAS CONTINUED SINCE. HAS ALMOST BEEN REGULAR FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN ANY OF THE QUALIFYING PLANTS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,593.

SINCE JANUARY 2012, EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE CAR WITH GAS IT CUTS OFF COMING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, WAITING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WAITING IN TRAFFIC, AND EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM AFRAID TO FILL THE TANK. I HAVE LEARNED TO CIRCUMVENT THIS BY NOT FILLING THE TANK. THIS IS A MAJOR IN. ALSO, THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AT LEAST 30 TIMES BEFORE FIGURING OUT NOT TO FILL THE TANK SINCE THE MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT BEING THERE WHEN I FILL THE TANK. THIS CAR LOOKS GOOD FROM FAR BUT IT IS FAR FROM GOOD!! I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,229.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD LAMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING. FILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL WITHOUT 'TOPPING OFF' WILL CAUSE THE CAR'S ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. NO DTCS/MILES ARE SET. CAN BE RESTARTED WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. THE STALL WILL OCCUR AT ANY ENGINE/VEHICLE SPEED AND WILL HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE CAR AFTER REFUELING. THE PROBLEM CAN BE AVOIDED BY NOT FILLING THE TANK PAST 3/4 FULL. HAVE TESTED THIS 'WORK-AROUND' AT THE SAME GAS STATION & PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS A ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE FILLED TO 3/4 FULL IN ORDER TO AVOID MULTIPLE STALLING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHEN THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 RECEIVES A FULL TANK OF GAS, THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 SHUTS OFF AFTER THE INITIAL START OF THE ENGINE AND AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE TIMES. AFTER SEVERAL STARTS OF THE ENGINE, THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 BEGINS TO MOVE, BUT STALLS AND CHOKES WHILE IN MOTION. DURING THE STALLING AND CHOKING THE CHRYSLER 300 HEMI 2006 LOOSES STEERING ABILITY. *TR

ON CHRISTMAS DAY, WENT TO VISIT RELATIVES IN ANOTHER STATE, PARKED CAR IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, RETURNED LATE AT NIGHT TO GO HOME, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY STATE TO MECHANIC, FOUND OUT SOMETHING THE SIZE OF A "FALSE FINGER NAIL" BROKE OFF INSIDE. A SMALL PIECE THAT LOOKED LIKE A WOMAN'S FALSE NAIL PAINTED PINK COSTS ME CLOSE TO $1,000.00 BETWEEN TOWING, BUYING THE ENTIRE PART SINCE YOU CANNOT REPLACE THE PINK "FALSE NAIL", LABOR, TRANSPORTATION ETC. WHY WOULD CHRYSLER MAKE A CAR THAT THEY ADVERTISE AS LUXURY AND USE A PLASTIC PIECE AS A COMPONENT IN IT? THE CHRYSLER 300C, LOOKS GOOD FROM FAR, BUT IT IS FAR FROM GOOD! *JS

OWNER OF CHRYSLER 300 AND HAVE TAKEN CAR IN EVERY 3,000 MILES AS INSTRUCTED BY SERVICE CENTER AT DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. IT APPEARS DEALER WAS NOTIFIED MAY 27, 2015 ABOUT AIR BAG BUT NEVER CALLED TO PUT ME ON ALERT . TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONCE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 6 TO 8 WORKING DAYS. CALLED ON DAY 9 AND IT WASNT IN. TOLD THEM I NEED THE CAR FOR APPOINTMENTS AND TO GO TO WORK. WAS TOLD TO CALL CHRYSLER IN DETROIT ABOUT THAT PROBLEM. I WILL CALL DEALER ONCE A WEEK UNTIL FIXED. IN THE PAST IVE REQUESTED A CHECK ON THE SUN ROOF AND THEY NEVER GOT THE PERSON OUT TO CHECK IT. SAID IT WAS EXPENSIVE. ASKED THEM TO CHECK TRUNK BECAUSE WHEN IT RAINS OR AFTER CAR WASHES COLLAPSES AND SLAMS SHUT. I WAS TOLD, THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HAS GOTTEN ME IN THE HEAD TWICE. IM PULLING SERVICE RECEIPTS TO CHECK OTHER PROBLEMS. RADIO GOES BING BING WHEN I TURN IT ON AND CONTINUES FOR A WHILE AFTER THE RADIO COMES ON. ANSWER FROM SERVICE DEPT: "NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE". GPS SYSTEM WON'T WORK. TRIED TO USE IT AND IT SENT A MESSAGE: CHECK THE DISC DRIVE (WORDS TO THAT AFFECT) TRIED TO CHECK DISC DRIVE AND CAN'T GET IT TO OPEN. BUTTON IS FROZEN. TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS OUT TO CHARGE A BATTERY IN ANOTHER CAR AND HEARD THE TICK TICK GOING ON IN THE CHRYSLER. HE SAID TAKE IT IN ... HE LOST AN ENGINE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T. THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND TOLD ME I GOT IT IN JUST IN TIME. IT'S TICKING AGAIN. CAR APPEARS TO BE IN A TOTAL STATE OF FAILURE. FIX ITS: PLUG ADAPTER 7-19-13; LEVER SHIFT KIT (CAR WON'T COME OF PARK) 7/19/13; ADJ TIRE PRESSURE RATING - $10 FOR TECHNICIAN 1/26/13; REPLACE RIGHT HEAD - ROCKER ARM INLET AND EXHAUST 12/21/11; $640 FOR 30,000 MILE CHECKUP AND FLUSHED ENGINE; NEVER ONCE TOLD ME THERE WERE MAJOR PROBLEMS. 66,254 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHAFT WOULD BECOME STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,380.