There are 4 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2009 Chrysler 300 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I HAVE A YEAR WITH MY VEHICLE AND IT HASN'T GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDS TO GET DRAINED. THE GEARS WONT SHIFT CORRECTLY.RPM'S FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOT RISING PROPORTIONALLY TO THROTTLE INPUT.THROTTLE RESPONSE FEELS DEAD IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL CHIRP/SPIN THETIRESOFF THE LINE AND THE RPM'S RISE QUICKLY, OTHER TIMES YOU CAN FLOOR THE CAR OFF THE LINE AND GET ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.GENERAL SLUGGISHNESS IN ACCELERATION -SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED DROP IN RPM BETWEEN SHIFTS. SO I LOOKED IT UP AND I FOUND THIS ARTICLE ON 300 CARS THAT FROM THE MAKES 06-10 WITH RWD MODELS THE 42RLETRANSMISSIONUSES 'EMCC'.THE WAY IT IS PROGRAMMED TO OPERATEIN THIS 4 SPEED TRANSMISSION CAUSES SERIOUS DRIVABILITY ISSUES ATORQUECONVERTERCLUTCH IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK/UNLOCK AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, BUT THETORQUE CONVERTERCLUTCH IN THE42RLEDOES NOT OPERATE AS CHRYSLER DESCRIBES IT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THERE IS ALOT MORE PEOPLE WITH THAT SAME PROBLEM SO PLEASE TRY TO GIVE OWER RECALL COMPLAIN A LOOK. I LOVE THE CHRYSLER 300 SERIES AND WOULD HATE TO KEEP GOING THROUGH THIS ON A BEAUTIFUL CAR.
AFTER LEAVING FROM A STOP AND ACCELERATING .... TRANSMISSION "KICKED" ... LIKE IT WASN'T GOING INTO NEXT GEAR. ALL FLUIDS ARE CHECKED EVERY 3,000 MILES. *TR
VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO NEXT GEAR AFTER LEAVING FROM A STOP AND ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURED IN THE BEGINNING GEARS, BUT NOTHING WITH THE HIGHER UP GEARS. TRANSMISSION GETS CHECKED EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH THE OIL CHANGE. *TR
I HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I NOTICE THAT MY MATRIX WILL ROLL BACKWARDS IF I HAVE A 2009 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING WITH 1000 MILES ON IT. IF I AM STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, WHILE IN A FORWARD GEAR (E.G. DRIVE). IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS - LIKE A CAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WOULD. IS THIS NORMAL BEHAVIOR? I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.