2005 Chrysler 300 Complaint Log

MY CHRYSLER 300 IS STUCK IN PARK! *TR

WITH CAR STARTED, APPLYING BRAKE, AUTOMATIC SHIFTER COMES OUT OF PARK POSITION BUT WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CRANK INITIALLY AND WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED ON AUGUST 3, 2010 FOR A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL CAMPAIGN IN WHICH BOTH FUEL PUMP MODULES WERE REPLACED. SAHARA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5050 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146, (800) 506-5050) DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FUEL PUMP MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT FELT THAT BY REPLACING THE SAME OEM FUEL PUMP MODULES, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE THEIR GUIDELINES FOR THE DEALER'S REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CARS ENGINE STARTED CLACKING AND SMOKING FOR SEVERAL DAYS - THEN THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING AND WOULD DIE DOWN AND ALMOST STOP WHEN DRIVING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR MY WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND I HAD NOT CHANGED THE OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS. MY HUSBAND KEPT UP TO DATE ON ALL CHANGES OF OIL. IT IS A 2.7 ENGINE MADE BY CHRYSLER MANUFACTURE WITH 78,844 MILES AND THE WARRANTY IS UP TO 80K MILES. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE AG'S OFFICE IN BOSTON, MA WHERE I LIVE AND CALLED CHRYSLER TO TELL THEM THAT I KNOW ABOUT THE 2.7ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEM. THE AG IS INVESTIGATING IT WHILE MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER WAITING FOR ME TO GO AND GET IT BACK. I ALSO HAVE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS; HORN DOES NOT WORK, AIR BAG CONTROL SENSOR PROBLEMS, STRUTS REPLACED, AND MANY, MANY, MORE ALONG THE YEARS. THE ENGINE IS A 2.7 ENGINE. I WANT MY WARRANTY HONORED AS I CANNOT ASSIST MY DISABLED DAUGHTER UNLESS I WORK AND HAVE TRANSPORTATION FOR BOTH HER AND MYSELF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO - I AM CURRENTLY SENDING AS MUCH INFORMATION ON COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE TO THE ATTY GEN OFFICE AS THEY REQUESTED. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND DRIVING AWAY FROM GAS STATION, ENGINE WOULD STALL AND DIE. TRIED RESTARTING BUT DIFFICULT TO DO AFTER MANY ATTEMPS. VEHICLE WOULD FINALLY DRIVE NORMAL AFTER STARTING AND RUNNING ENGINE AT HIGHER THAN IDLE SPEED. THIS STALLING WOULD HAPPEN ANYTIME I WOULD FILL TANK. I WOULD NEVER TOP OFF TANK BUT WOULD FILL TILL PUMP WOULD STOP THE FIRST TIME. IF I FUEL VEHICLE WITHOUT FILLING TO TOP, VEHICLE RUNS FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO ENABLE THE OVERRIDE SWITCH BELOW THE CONSOLE. THE CONTACT RESET THE OVER RIDE SWITCH BELOW THE CONSOLE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AGAIN AND RESET THE OVER RIDE SWITCH BELOW THE CONSOLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,831 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

GEAR SHIFT GETS LOCKED INTO PARK AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE WHEN CAR IS ON AND BRAKE IS PUSHED IN. IN THIS CASE WE HAD TO REMOVE PARTS AROUND THE SHIFTER TO GET TO THE PINK RELEASE TAB THAT IS LOCATED BELOW THE SHIFTER, AND MANUALLY PUSH THE PINK TAB SO THAT THE SHIFTER COULD GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AS OF NOW, SO THAT THE CAR DOESN'T GET STUCK IN PARK AGAIN. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON BUT CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IF NOT FIXED. *TR

WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK THE CAR STALLS AFTER 1-2 MINUTES. RESTART AND STALLS AGAIN. GOES ON FOR FIRST 10 MILES AFTER REFILL. THIS HAPPENS AFTER EVERY FILL UP. ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IS TO FILL TANK AT 80% OR LESS. CHECKED THE INTERNET (CHRYSLER 300C STALLING) AND I FIND SEVERAL PEOPLE REPORTING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO SOME SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE TAKEN OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE CONTACT HIT THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD START TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER ALWAYS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TENSIONED STRUT BUSHING ARM REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO ORDER THE PARTS NEEDED FROM THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THAT ITS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, THEY HAVE OVER 4000 OF THESE ON BACKORDER! *TR

GEAR SHIFTER DEFECTIVE. GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK POSITION. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

FILLED UP GAS TANK AND WAS LEAVING STATION AND CAR STALLED OUT. RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED ON BUSY ROADWAY, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS NOT EXPECTING ME TO STOP IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 300C'S OF THIS YEAR (2005). I FOUND THIS TO BE AVOIDABLE BY FILLING THE TANK TO ONLY 3/4. THERE IS A WARRANTY EXTENSION PLAN FOR THE 2006 WITH THIS ISSUE BUT NOT THE 2005 MODEL. I VISITED THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEING PROBLEM FOR 300C'S. MY CAR HAS CUT OUT IN SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND CONTINUES TO BE DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER HE REFUELED. THE FAILURE OCCURED CONSISTENTLY OVER A ONE YEAR PERIOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ADDED SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUEL IN INCREMENTS WHICH SEEMED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE BUT, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 04/13/11

2005 CHRYSLER 300C. PARK LOCK OUT MECHANISM GETS STUCK IN PARK, STRANDING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT IN 114 DEGREE WEATHER. *TR

THIS PROBLEM ONLY AFTER FILL THE GAS TANK. AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR DIED AND WON'T START UNTIL YOU PUT IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS UNTIL SOME OF THE FUEL HAS BEEN USED UP. I WOULD HAVE IT HAPPEN MAKE IT HOME. THEN THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE IT THE CAR WILL DIE UNTIL ITS BEEN DRIVEN ENOUGH TO USE UP SOME FUEL. THIS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPEN AS YOU SLOW DOWN OR START UP. I HAVE HAD IT DIE WHILE TURNING AND LOSE ALL CONTROLS BECAUSE IT DIES! THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT THIS IS TO NOT FILL THE TANK. THAT WORKS IF I DRIVE THE CAR BUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS FORGET THAT AND HAVE LOST CONTROL ALSO! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS! DANGEROUS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 C. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HAZARD LIGHTS ALSO SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, ENGINE WOULD REPEATELY STALL (AT IDLE OR AT 40 MPH) UP TO 6 TIMES WITHIN 2+ MILES.. INCIDENT DID NOT SEEM TO OCCUR IF THE TANK WAS NOT FULL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FRACTURED THE LEFT SIDE RIBS DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT AND REAR END EXTERIOR BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

CAR BLEW UP. *TR

MY ENGINE HAS BEEN TICKING FROM THE BEGINNING ABOUT 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. CASH! FOR MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY.. BRAND NEW FROM TOWN AND COUNTRY DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK, THIS IS IN CONYERS GA. I TOOK IT BACK THEY KIND OF JOKE AROUND SAID WASN'T THAT THE 1 ON THE SHOW RM FLR I SAID YES. THEN THEY SAID MAYBE WHEN THEY DROVE IT FROM TENN. IT HAD NO OIL IN IT. IT IS A NEW ENGINE AND IT WILL STOP, OR THE GAS CAP WAS NOT ON RIGHT AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. EACH TIME I BOUGHT IT BACK THE NOISE WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE THEN IT WOULD COME BACK. JUST KEEP YOUR OIL CHANGED AND THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM THIS IS WHAT MR. LARRY REPAIR BOSS TOLD ME. WELL. I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE AS MUCH WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND THE RENTAL CAR WAS GETTING EXPENSIVE AND THEY TRY TO TELL ME I DIDN'T BUY THE EXTRA WARRANTY BUT I DID! THEY TOLD ME I COULD KEEP DRIVING IT. OR THEY TRIED TO SELL ME A NEWER ONE...SELL NO WAY! BECAUSE MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO DRIVE I NEED A GOOD RUNNING CAR. (I'M A MINISTER) NOW THE NOISE IS LOUDER AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER. I CAN NOT SAY HOW MANY TIMES I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BUT THEY KEPT ON TRYING TO SELL ME ANOTHER CAR INSTEAD OF REPLACE THE CAR OR FIX IT WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO GOOD YEAR AND I DID. THEY SAID IT WAS MANUFACTURING THAT THEY COULD NOT TIGHTEN UP THAT SIDE TAKE IT BACK BUT I ENDED UP PAYING FOR GOOD YEAR TO FIX THAT. NOW THE WARRANTY IS GONE FOR REAL AND THE NOISE IS LOUDER. IT IS NOT THE FLY WHEEL OR THE TRANS. IT IS IN THE ENGINE RT SIDE IN THE BACK UNDER THE HEADGASKET. I'M AN RETIRED JEEP EMPLOYEE AND I USE TO INSPECT ON THE ENGINE LINE. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT GOOD TO KEEP HAPPENING SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A ENGINE TOO? WOW PISTONS OR LIFTERS, OR SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT CAR IN MY ENGINE! HELP! [XXX] IS IT BECAUSE I'M A GIRL? THEY DIDN'T LISTEN OR GOT TREATED THIS WAY. HELP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY ENGINE HAS BEEN TICKING FROM THE BEGINNING ABOUT 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. CASH! FOR MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY... BRAND NEW FROM TOWN AND COUNTRY DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK, THIS IS IN CONYERS GA. I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. OR IT IS A NEW ENGINE AND IT WILL STOP, OR THE GAS CAP WAS NOT ON RIGHT AND THEY WOULD FIX IT. EACH TIME I BOUGHT IT BACK THE NOISE WOULD STOP FOR AWHILE THEN IT WOULD COME BACK. JUST KEEP YOUR OIL CHANGED AND THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM THIS IS WHAT MR. LARRY REPAIR BOSS TOLD ME. WELL. I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE AS MUCH WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND THE RENTAL CAR WAS GETTING EXPENSIVE AND THEY TRY TO TELL ME I DIDN'T BUY THE EXTRA WARRANTY BUT I DID! THEY TOLD ME I COULD KEEP DRIVING IT. OR THEY TRIED TO SELL ME A NEWER ONE...SELL NO WAY! BECAUSE MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO DRIVE I NEED A GOOD RUNNING CAR. (I'M A MINISTER) NOW THE NOISE IS LOUDER AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS LOSING POWER. I CAN NOT SAY HOW MANY TIMES I TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BUT THEY KEPT ON TRYING TO SELL ME ANOTHER CAR INSTEAD OF REPLACE THE CAR OR FIX IT WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO GOOD YEAR AND I DID. THEY SAID IT WAS MANUFACTURING THAT THEY COULD NOT TIGHTEN UP THAT SIDE TAKE IT BACK BUT I ENDED UP PAYING FOR GOOD YEAR TO FIX THAT. NOW THE WARRANTY IS GONE FOR REAL AND THE NOISE IS LOUDER. IT IS NOT THE FLY WHEEL OR THE TRANS IT IS IN THE ENGINE RIGHT SIDE IN THE BACK UNDER THE HEAD GASKET. I'M AN RETIRED JEEP EMPLOYEE AND I USE TO INSPECT ON THE ENGINE LINE. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT GOOD TO KEEP HAPPENING SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A ENGINE TOO? WOW PISTONS OR LIFTERS, OR SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT CAR IN MY ENGINE! HELP! [XXX] IS IT BECAUSE I'M A GIRL? THEY DIDN'T LISTEN OR GOT TREATED THIS WAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MOVE IN REVERSE AND CRASHED THROUGH TWO POLES, INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A NEIGHBORS FENCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES BUT NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,000. UPDATED 8/4/10 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND BY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IN THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMER LEARNED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED. RECALL 05V460000. UPDATED 08/11/10

CHRYSLER 300 YEAR 2005 MOON ROOF CONTINUOUS PROBLEM NOISES; PART BREAK OFF. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REQUEST THAT I REPLACE UNIT FOR APPROXIMATELY $600.00. WHICH IS NOT COVER UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING ON AN OFF TOO LATELY. I HAVE NO BRIGHTS AND I CAN'T CONTROL MY PARK LIGHTS OR MY REGULAR LIGHTS. I'M A LITTLE SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. IT'S OBVIOUSLY ELECTRICAL, BUT I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN YET BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COST $. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAYTHE PREVIOUS DAY. ON DATE BELOW, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED TO LEAVE AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON IN THE SHIFT CONSOLE AND THAT WOULD NOT RELEASE THE SHIFTER. TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKER MY REAR WINDOWS BARLEY HAS POWER . I'VE REPLACED MY BATTERY 3 TIMES RECENTLY MY CAR LOST POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING I MADE A TURN AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. I'VE COMPLAINED TO CHRYSLER THEY SAY THERE IS A RECALL FOR BATTERY CABLES BUT NOT FOR MY CAR NO REPORTED ISSUES WITH MY CAR BUT IF YOU GOOGLE IT I'VE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THAT SAME ISSUE ..I GUESS LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THIS RECALL IN MOTION I HOPE NOT..THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER THE DIAGNOSE DID NOT THE LOCATE THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT LOCATED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED FAILURE WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO EXHIBIT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING A SECOND TIME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THE ENGINE BLOCK AND LARGE DEPOSITS OF OIL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION TO THE SPEED RATE OF 75 MPH. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKED PEDAL REPEATEDLY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THEN THE CONTACT PLACED HER FOOT UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO RELEASE THE STICKY PEDAL WHICH THERE WAS NOT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION THAT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WHEN I COMPLETELY FILL MY GAS TANK, MY CAR WILL STALL FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MILES AT IDLE SPEEDS. SO EVERY TIME I STOP AT A LIGHT, I BASICALLY HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR FOR A MILE OR TWO UNTIL SOME GAS IS USED. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT COMPLETELY AND RESTART THE CAR AS THE CAR WON'T GO INTO GEAR (IE: THE GEARS NEED TO RESET). THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING PERIODICALLY WHILE THE CARE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY WITH GAS. I HAVE A SON AND DAUGHTER THAT ARE STARTING TO DRIVE THIS YEAR, AND IT MAKES ME NERVOUS TO LET THEM DRIVE THIS CAR. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL LONG AGO AS THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO WONDERING, IF I PAY THE $1,500 TO PUT IN A NEW GAS TANK AND THERE ULTIMATELY IS A RECALL, WILL I BE ABLE TO GET REIMBURSED? THAT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL INFORMATION. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT ENTRY WAY AND KITCHEN OF HIS RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,504.

CHRYSLER 300C 2005. AFTER A FUEL TANK FILLUP STARTING FROM LESS THAN 1/2 TANK, FOR THE 1ST 10 MINUTES OF RUN TIME, THE CAR STALLS REPEATEDLY WITH LOSS OF POWER, BRAKING, AND STEERING. AFTER A SMALL AMOUNT OF DRIVING THE PROBLEM STOPS AND NORMAL DRIVING CONTINUES. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS, THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND STEERING. WHILE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED ONE. I SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY A RECIRC VALVE. THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. EVERY FILL UP FROM LOT LEVEL RESULTS IN STALLING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. *TR

DRIVING ON CURVE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WAS UNABLE TO MAKE SLIGHT TURN UNTIL I FORCED STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. SIGNAL LIGHT SOME HOW JAMMED UP STEERING. IF IT WAS MY WIFE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN AND DOING SO HEARD SOMETHING SNAP IN THE STEERING COLUMN. STEERING IS WORKING NOW. BUT NOW SIGNAL LIGHT IS NOT. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN ON/OFF SIGNAL EACH AND EVERY TIME. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT I HAD TO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER COMPONENT IN MY CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLE. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER DODGE AND CHRSYLER VEHICLES, BUT NOT ON MINE. NOW TODAY MY CAR IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS THAT THE GEAR BOC MAY BE FAILING AGAIN. THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE GEAR IS NOT GO HOLDING PROPERTY IN PARK. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF CHRYSLER WILL FIX IT. I REPAIRED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 MONTHS AGO. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 300 IN NOV OF 2008, EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCKS EXAMINED FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND 3 TIRES HAD RIM LEAKS, HAVE RECENTLY REPAIRED ONE OF THOSE TIRES AGAIN 02-09 HAD COLD START ISSUES SEVERE KNOCKING NOISE WHEN STARTING CAR IN COLD TEMPS, TWO ROCKER ARMS WERE REPLACED NEEDLESSLY AS PROBLEM NOT FIXED TURNED OUT TO BE DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS, MARCH 09 REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS AND STEERING GEAR ALSO STRUT TENSIONS 6-09 AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR MALFUNCTION ALSO DOOR LOCK MECH REPLACED 12-09 CURRENTLY HAVING THE COLD START ISSUES AGAIN SUNROOF PROBLEMS AND A SEVERE SQUEAK WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND DIPS IN ROAD ALSO HAVE HAD A VERY MUSTY SMELL WHEN ACTIVATING FAN FOR A/C OR HEAT IN CERTAIN WEATHER MOSTLY NOTICEABLE IN RAINY CONDITIONS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE SPRING OF 09 I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A USED VEHICLE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS PRODUCT. *TR

CHRYSLER 300 2.7 ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR,DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSH NOTHING HAPPENS, VEHICLE SPEED IS 20 MPH, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON SUCH A PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER 300 ENGINE PROBLEMS ON NOVEMBER ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON CAR DID NOT WANT TO STAR HALF HR LATER TURNED ON TOO IT TO MECHANIC REPLACE COOLANT AIR BLEEDER BELT CENTER. JANUARY 10, 2011 ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN CAR STARTED STALLING AND WENT DEAD. *TR

AUTOMOBILE STALLS EVERY TIME AFTER FILL-UP. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY MANUFACTURER. MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM ON REPUTABLE MESSAGE BOARDS. NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT REPEATED STALLING WITH DIFFICULTY STARTING AFTER STALL IS VERY DANGEROUS. ONLY HAPPENS AFTER FUEL TANK IS FILLED. *TR

NOVEMBER 3,2009 AUTOMOBILE WAS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING SERIES. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 57 SOUTH BOUND AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN THE REAR TRUNK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHERE THE BATTERY IS STORED. CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE CARS IN 2005 AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED. IT RECALL STATED THAT ABOUT 20,000 UNITS WERE EFFECTED BY THE POSSIBLE DEFECT IN ASSEMBLY, AND THE RECALL STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES COULD POSSIBLY COME OFF CAUSING FIRES. AND CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. *TR

RATHER THAN ASK FOR A RECALL. CHRYSLER IS HAVING CUSTOMERS PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, WHILE THEY NEEDED THREE DIFFERENT SHIFTER(CLIPS) TO REMEDY THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAVE WRITTEN THEM A LETTER STATING MY CONCERNS BUT THEY HAVE DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR CHRYSLER HAS REPAIRED OR RE-DESIGNED THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM 4 TIMES. THEY REFUSED A RECALL NOTICE, BUT STICK YOUNG FAMILIES WITH A $500 PLUS REPAIR BILL, DUE TO THEIR FAULTY SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND DO NOT WANT ANYTHING FROM THEM, BUT TO KNOW THEY HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF UNSUSPECTING FAMILIES. ..UPDATED 12/17/13 *BF

2005 CHRYSLER TOURING MILES:49,113 HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL HITTING TOP OF MY LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING SEVERE PAIN. I WAS VERY LUCK THE HOOD DIDN'T HIT ME IN MY HEAD. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT IT WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. WHEN I WENT OUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. WITH MOTOR RUNNING & BRAKE APPLIED THERE WAS STILL NO RELEASE. I WAS FORCED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME HE HAD TOWED 10 CHRYSLER 300 THAT DAY FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 PURCHASED IN 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE STILL COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR TO SHIFT GEARS. SHE ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PARK POSITION AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL IDENTICAL FAILURES FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SHIFT BOX WAS FAULTY AND WOULD COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT HAD A REAR ALIGNMENT PERFORMED AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CLANKING SOUND CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 12/16/11

CAR STALLS OUT AFTER REFUELING,KEEPS DYING 4 TO 5 TIMES AFTER FILLING UP. *TR

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK, TOWED TO DEALER 9/24/09 PART 4578029AC SHIFTER NO RECALL NOTED THIS HAPPENED ON 9/21/07 SAME ISSUE SAME PART; COMPLAINT FILED THEN TOO NO RECALL NOTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO UNLOCK THE BRAKES. SHE STATED THE BRAKES ALSO MAKES A CREAKING NOISE WHEN ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SPRAYED THE BRAKES WITH A SUBSTANCE SIMILAR TO WD4 AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING AGAIN AND SHE HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.