2007 Chrysler 300 Engine Problems

Engine constantly leaking coolant from multiple areas on the engine. Have had to constantly get it repaired at least once a month. Also have had constant cylinder misfires, fuel injector system keeps going bad

OIL SENSOR IF FAULTY NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HEMI TICK TURNS INTO A HEAVY CLICK ACCELERATION AND RUNNING IN PARK

I bought a 07 Chrysler 300 at 126k. I had just got an oil change like a month before and radiator clean. One day I'm driving and then I parked and then I crank it up and it just starts making noise out of no where.So I cut it off and on and it's making clacking noise. I didn't have no lights on when I bought the car 3 months ago and it still doesn't have a light on. It just locked up on me out of no where. I didn't even get a chance to enjoy my car. I only had it 3 months and my motor Locked up on me with no warning ️ no lights. I been reading and I see they been saying something about the oil pump going out in Chrysler motors. Now I hear they don't even make my size motor no more. U have to buy a remanufactured or rebuild one. That's alot of money I just spent to get it and now I got to pay the same amount I paid for the car for a motor because the oil pump went out without a sign or warning or light. I'm out of $5,000 and I gotta pay another $5,000 for motor. That is not right. I wish Chrysler would do something about this. That's alot of money gone down the drain in 3 months and I kept it clean and running. My oil ain't even turn color yet. It's still clear. My car been sitting down going on a whole year.

PURCHASED THIS CAR FEW MONTHS AGO. MONDAY FEB. 24TH, 2020 I WAS SITTING INSIDE MY CAR WHEN SUDDENLY I NOTICE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY GRAB MY WALLET AND PHONE EXITED THE CAR AND CALLED 911. THE FIREMEN CAME (FIRE WAS OUT BY THAT TIME) . I HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (4460 MCHENRY AVE, MODESTO CA 95356 CENTRAL VALLEY CHRYSLER, NISSAN) THEY HAD CAR FOR COUPLE OF DAYS AND TODAY CALLED ME IN TO TELL ME THAT A ROD SHOT THROUGH THE OIL PAN (I ASSUME IT OCCURRED AFTER FIRE STARTED BECAUSE I DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING PRIOR TO FIRE AND WAS NOT DRIVING CAR WHEN FIRE STARTED). THEY TOLE ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE BUT THEY NEED TO DO MORE RESEARCH ON CAR AND GO INTO ENGINE (WHICH I GUESS IS A BIG TASK). THEY TELL ME THAT IF THEY DETERMINE THAT THEY MUST REPLACE ENGINE AT THEIR COST (UPON BUYING CAR DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I COULD ONLY GET FINANCED FOR CAR IF I PURCHASED A 24 MONTH WARRANTY WHICH I DID). THEY THEN ADVISE ME THAT THIS JOB OF JUST LOOKING INTO ENGINE IS $4,200.00 AND THAT I MUST PAY THEM THIS AMOUNT PRIOR TO THEM DOING THEIR EXPLORATORY WORK ON ENGINE. THEY TELL ME THAT IF I DID NOTHING TO CAUSE FIRE (THAT IS CRAZY TO THINK I SOMEHOW IN VERY SHORT TIME AS OWNER CAUSED CAR TO JUST CATCH FIRE OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE SITTING IN IT PARKED) THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A USED ONE. I FEEL AS THOUGH A USED ENGINE MAY FORCE ME TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN AND I WAS FORTUNATE AS IF FIRE WERE TO TRAVEL THROUGH GAS LINE I WOULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW. I BELIEVE THEY WANT TO FORCE ME TO PAY THIS MONEY UP FRONT AND THEN TRY AND TELL ME IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING, NULLIFYING MY WARRANTY JUST SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO HONOR THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RUFFLING NOISE AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS SHATTERED AND LODGED INTO THE RADIATOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (9640 TX-121, FRISCO, TX 75035, (214) 390-7543) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO A FUEL STATION WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,500.

ENGINE DROPPED A VALVE SEAT ON THE INTAKE VALVE OF THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER CAUSING IT TO BREAK UP INSIDE THE ENGINE CAUSING SCRATCHES INSIDE THE CYLINDER AND NEEDING ENGINE RESURFACING NEW CYLINDER HEAD NEW PISTON NEW RINGS NEW GASKETS IN TOTAL OVER 3000 DOLLARS INTO THE REBUILD AND MANY MAN HOURS TO COMPLETE AFTER READING 300 FORUMS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM ON THEM THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED ON START UP AFTER A SHORT FIVE MINUTE DRIVE I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR TWO MINUTES RAN TO SEE A FRIEND OF MINE KNOCKED NO ONE WAS HOME SO I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TURNED IT OVER IT CRANKED AND TRIED TO START THEN I HERD THIS NOISE THAT DIDN'T SOUND GOOD SO I IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT DOWN AND HAD IT TOWED AND DIDN'T TRY STARTING IT AGAIN TILL AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED IT COST OVER 3 GRAND AND WAS A FULL ENGINE TEAR DOWN SOME OF THE COST WAS FOR PARTS THAT SINCE THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED WAS THE IDEAL TIME TO REPLACE LIKE THE MAIN BEARINGS AND OIL PUMP BUT MOST THE COST WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DEFECT THAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN IF THIS WOULD HAVE DROPPED ON FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THAT WOULD HAVE THREE THAT PISTON THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR THE PISTON JUST ON START UP WAS DESTROYED CAUSING THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP RESTRICTING THE PISTONS MOVEMENT TO RESTRICT IT FROM A FULL REVOLUTION HAD THERE BEEN MORE MOMENTUM OF THE CRANKSHAFT IT WOULD HAVE SNAPPED A ROD MOST LIKELY AND RUPTURED THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE BLOCK CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLES COOLING SYSTEM AND MANY OTHERS HAVE AS WELL THIS OVERHEATING PROBLEM DUE TO THE COOLING SYSTEM MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VALVE SEAT TO OVERHEAT AND IN RETURN DROP THE VALVE SEAT BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IN THAT FIVE TO TEN MINUTE DRIVE THIS CAUSED IT TO DROP HOWEVER PREVIOUS DRIVING AND OVER HEATING ISSUES MAY HAVE SET IT UP FOR FUTURE FAILURE

WHILE I WAS AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A U TURN MY CAR WAS RUNING JUST FINE , I PROCEDED TO MAKE MY U TURN HALF WAY THROUGH MY CARS ENGINE COMPLETE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING OR KNOWLEDGE THAT IT DID DUE TO EVERYTHING ELSE WORKING JUST FINE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT THAT POINT MY STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND I HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF TRAFFIC. DID NOT FEEL SAFE THAT MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR THANKFULLY IT DID NOT RESULT TO ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURIES BUT IT COULD HAVE. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL AT THE MOMENT.

AT AROUND 106K, A VALVE SEAT BROKE AND DROPPED INTO A CYLINDER CHAMBER, DAMAGING THE CYLINDER. THE ENGINE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. NO COMPRESSION IN ONE CYLINDER AND 50 LBS DIFFERENCE IN COMPRESSION IN REMAINING SEVEN CYLINDERS. THE CAR HAD RECENTLY BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED IN A GARAGE. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IT WAS STARTED, BACKFIRED AND FAILED TO IDLE. A SCOPE DETECTED AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED. MECHANIC ASSESSMENT: NEED A COMPLETE NEW ENGINE.

OVER 2 YEARS AGO AT 108,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT THE CAR KEPT RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKING. WE OPENED UP THE ENGINE AND A PISTON HAD FAILED AND COLLAPSED IN UPON ITSELF. WE PULLED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AT 134,000 MILES WE HAD A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE. WE PULLED THE HEAD AND FOUND THAT CYLINDER TWO HAD DAMAGE ON THE HEAD AND CORRESPONDING LOCATIONS ON THE PISTON. COMPRESSION TEST CONFIRMED LOSS OF COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 2. I PURCHASED A NEW HEAD AND UPON REASSEMBLY I SHOOK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE OBJECTS INSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME OF THEM OUT AND THEY APPEAR TO BE PARTS OF THE VALVE SEAT FROM CYLINDER 2. I AM ATTACHING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AT CYLINDER NUMBER 2 AND ALSO THE FRAGMENTS THAT I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH APPEAR TO BE PARTS OF THE VALVE SEAT FROM THE EXHAUST VALVE AT CYLINDER NUMBER 2. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 10 YEARS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW BY MY WIFE AND HAS NEVER BEEN STRESSED RACED OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. WE LIKE OUR CAR WHICH IS WHY I WENT THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF REBUILDING THE ENGINE 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE GONE TO THE LENGTHS THAT I HAVE GONE TO THIS TIME. HOWEVER AFTER DISCOVERING THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS ENGINE I DON'T FEEL THAT I CAN TRUST IT ANYMORE. FURTHER I AM GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER MAKE VEHICLES AS I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST A CHRYSLER PRODUCT ANYMORE. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL CHRYSLER CONSUMERS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS WELL AS WAS MY FATHER BEFORE ME. I'M HOPING THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US TO RIGHT THIS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OVER THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRAVO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (1100 W MAIN ST, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801, (626) 283-5212) WHERE NEW COOLANT WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL IN THE COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE AT A CONVENIENCE STORE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC'S LOT WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIATOR FAN BLADE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAN BLADE TO DAMAGE THE RADIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS POURING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE SEAT IN THE ENGINE HEAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CAR'S 96,000 MILE ENGINE SUDDENLY BLEW A #6 CYLINDER SOON AFTER I DROVE FROM WORK. I HAVE AN EXCELLENT SERVICE HISTORY. NEVER HAD ANY WARNING OR ISSUES. NOW I'M TOLD TO PAY 6500 FOR ANOTHER ENGINE WITH MORE MILES. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER HEMI ENGINES. MY NEXT STEP IS TO CONTACT MY CONGRESSMAN AND SENATOR. WHY HAS CHRYSLER BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE?

12/5/2015 WENT TO THE MARKET, 2 MILES FROM HOME. WENT INTO THE STORE FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED TO CAR TO START IS WOULDN'T START, NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. COULDN'T MOVE CAR SO HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, MCPEEKS DODGE OF ANAHEIM. SERVICE WRITER TOLD US THAT THE NOISE IN THE ENGINE WAS TWO VALVE SEATS DROPPED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDER HEAD AND BORE DAMAGE. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD OUR CAR SERVICE BY DEALER WHEN WE NEEDED OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP OR WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY FOR CAR. WE KEEP CAR IN GARAGE AND DRIVE AT POSTED SPEED AND ALWAYS KEEP OUR VEHICLE IN NEW CONDITION. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE IN OUR SEVENTIES SO WE AREN'T RECKLESS WITH OUR VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY ENGINE TROUBLE AND THE SERVICE WRITER COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH ONLY 44,612 MILES ON A 2007 VEHICLE WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW IN 2007. WE HAD TO PAY $8749.65 FOR A NEW ENGINE WHICH IS ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 3 YRS OR 70,000 MILES. WE ONLY DRIVE ABOUT 5,000 MILES A YEAR. SO THIS MEANS IF THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN I WOULD HAVE ONLY PUT 15,000 MILES ON MY CAR IN THREE YEARS. THIS IS TOTALLY WRONG. AFTER REVIEWING ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT CHRYSLER HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH 2006, 2007 VEHICLES...ENGINE GOES OUT AT AROUND 70,000 MILES, OURS AT 44,612. WE PAID $42,000 FOR THE CAR NEW IN 2007. CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR OUR PROBLEM SINCE THEY KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH 300, 300C ENGINES. WE ARE OUT THE TOWING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE REPAIR USING A SMALL SAVINGS WE HAVE AS A RETIRED COUPLE. A SEVEN YEAR OLD CAR WITH 44,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE A ENGINE LAST LONGER. AS NOTED THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND PARKED AT A SUPERMARKET FOR NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AND DID NOT DEMONSTRATE ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM DROVE BEAUTIFULLY. WE HAVE THE BILL, WHICH HAS BEEN PAID BY US. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DOWNLOAD, BUT I COULD FAX IF CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR FAN WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

COOLING FAN BROKE AND FRACTURED THE RADIATOR. FOUND THE ATTACHED CUSTOMER SERVICE NOTIFICATION L08 WHICH DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,750.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE SPRING FRACTURED AND RUPTURED A PISTON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.