2005 Chrysler 300 Complaint Log

MAJOR VIBRATION IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, TURNS OUT I WAS ALMOST KILLED, THANKFULLY I PULLED OVER THE RACK/PINION ASSEMBLY BROKE! THAT WAS AN OVER THE WEEKEND PROJECT FOR DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY! NOW I HAVE A BINDING NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN, AT THE HOOK JOINT INSIDE THE BOOT COVERING JOINT, DEALER GREASED, BUT NOISE IS BACK, FEELS LIKE COLUMN IS GOING TO SNAP! THEY WON'T LOOK AT WITHOUT A CHARGE! ALSO HAVE RATTLE IN DASH, KNOCKING IN BRAKES! I'M REALLY SORRY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, NOW I KNOW WHY I GOT SUCH A GREAT DEAL! THEY JUST WANTED TO UNLOAD!!!!!CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE!!!WHILE DRIVING MY 300!!!!!!!!!!!!SERIOUSLY,I DO WANT TO SEE MY CHILDREN'S WEDDINGS!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CONTACT. AS A RESULT, HE STRUCK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

2005 300 TOURING- CONSTANTLY PULLING TO RIGHT, CALLED DEALER THEY SAID PROBABLY JUST THE ROAD SURFACE! WELL, DRIVING I-95 THAT MORNING 65 MILES AN HOUR VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING, HAD TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAREFULLY PULL TO SHOULDER THINKING WHEEL NUTS OR SOMETHING WAS LOOSE! TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND NOTHING, CALLED DEALER TO BRING IN, "THANK GOD" THEY HAD TO KEEP VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS-RACK/PINION BROKE ALMOST COMING COMPLETELY OFF! THE STORY CONTINUES, 1 MONTH LATER I AM BATTLING WITH CHRYSLER DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL NOW BINDING TO LEFT & RIGHT AND THEY WILL NOT COVER!!!!!!HELP ME *TR

VEHICLE STALLS REPEATEDLY AFTER FUELING FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AND SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING BECAUSE IT IS NEVER KNOWN WHEN OR WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL LEAVE YOU DISABLED. MY CAR HAS STALLED MANY, MANY TIMES, ON THE ROAD, AT INTERSECTIONS, IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, AT STOP LIGHTS, ON RAILROAD TRACKS, ON FREEWAY ON RAMPS AND OFF RAMPS, PARKING LOTS, AND ANYWHERE ELSE IT SO CHOOSES. I TALKED TO MECHANICS AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FLAT TOP FUEL TANK DESIGN, REQUIRING THE FUEL TANK TO BE REPLACED, BUT I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND OTHER 300C OWNERS. PLEASE HELP AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

THE CAR WOULD START TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE ACCELERATING SLOWLY AND STALL OUT AT STOPS. THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY AND MAKE GRINDING NOISES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DEALER STATES THEY FIND NO CODES BECAUSE THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF BEFORE I GET THERE. *TR

ALMOST 10 MONTHS AGO, I WAS DRIVING IN THE EVENING WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON WHEN SOMEONE STOPPED ME AND TOLD ME ONE HEADLIGHT WAS OFF. THE HEADLIGHT WAS TURNING OFF AND ON BUT WOULD NOT GO OUT COMPLETELY SO I FIGURED IT WAS JUST LOOSE. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TAKING TURNS SHUTTING OFF AND ON AND AT TIMES SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SO I AVOID GOING OUT AT NIGHT. WHEN I COULD GET THE TIME OFF FROM WORK I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT MODULAR AND IT WOULD BE APPROX.$900+ DOLLARS TO FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS. DEALER SAID TO CHECK WITH CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A DEFECT AND THEY MAY HAVE HAD A RECALL IN THE PAST. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND DID NOT KNOW IF THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAGS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. ON JUNE 1ST 2007 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANTY. THE REPAIR ORDER LISTS THE FOLLOWING WORK AS BEING PERFORMED: "41706 CLOCKSPRING 2.00 THE TECH READ DTC PRESENT IN THE ORC FOR DRIVER'S SQUIBB 1 OPEN. THE TECH PERFORMED DIAG AS PER SERVICES INFORMATION AND VERIFIED THE FAILURE. THE TECH REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CLOCKSPRING, RECALIBRATED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, CLEARED THE DTC AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE". ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AGAIN STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIME IT WASN'T AN "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEM BUT THE AIR BAG ITSELF, SINCE MY SUPPLEMENTAL POLICY DID NOT COVER AIR BAGS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE ENTIRE $650.00 MYSELF. THE DIAGNOSIS ON THE WORK ORDER READ: "46765 FOUND CODE B1B02 IN ORC MODULE 1.00 DIAGNOSED AND FOUND INTERNAL SHORT IN DRIVERS AIRBAG. NEED TO REPLACE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY". THIS CAR HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIR BAGS AND I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MY OWN ABOUT AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,333. UPDATED 10/09/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 300C THAT I BOUGHT IN APRIL 2007, IT ONLY HAD 14425, MILES, WHEN I TESTED DROVE IT, I NOTICE THAT IT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOW TIRE, AND I WAS IN LOVE WITH THE CAR FROM THE TIME I SAW IT. AS WEEKS WENT BY AND AFTER PLACING AIR IN ALL TIRES, THE CAR CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND STATED MY PROBLEM, THEY ASKED ME TO COME IN. I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING AND THEY RECOMMEND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT THAT I PAID FOR. I DROVE IT HOME AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING, PULLING TO THE RIGHT, I CALLED THEM AND MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, THIS TIME THE SAID IT WAS THE TIRES, SO I REPLACED THE TIRES AND PUT THE GOODYEAR ASSURANCE ON IT, AND AGAIN PAID FOR THAT. I TOOK OFF AGAIN FOR HOME, AND NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT FIXED. THEY SAID TO ME THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AFTER I HAVE SPENT THE MONEY MYSELF TRYING TO REPAIR A PROBLEM WHEN I STILL HAVE BUMPER TO BUMPER COVER, THAT WHEN CHRYSLER COME OUT WITH A FIX I WOULD BE NOTIFIED. THIS IS WRONG, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM, AND GIVE US BACK OUR MONEY THAT WE HAVE SPENT IN TRYING TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT. *JB UPDATED 11/26/07

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND WHETHER THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL OR LOW IN FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SPORADICALLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND 38,000. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 WHICH SUFFERS FROM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE UNDER POWER, LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP FIVE SEPARATE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT AS YET BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE MAIN COMPLAINT I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN ITSELF EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. IN THIS INSTANCE, WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE, THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN WAS PULLING IT INTO THE SHOP TO LOOK AT IT, AND THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM ON THE VEHICLE SNAPPED IN TWO. UPON OBSERVATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS SEVERELY BENT AND READY TO SNAP. THE REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARMS ARE TWICE THE THICKNESS, AND TWICE AS HEAVY, AS THE ORIGINAL. THIS IS PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT CHRYSLER NOT ONLY KNEW THAT THE ORIGINAL CONTROL ARMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND/OR INEFFECTIVE, BUT THAT CHRYSLER CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT THE ISSUANCE OF A RECALL FOR THE SAID DEFECTIVE/INEFFECTIVE PART. BREAKING CONTROL ARMS ON THE VEHICLE CONSTITUTE A KNOWN VEHICULAR HAZARD THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY, DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. I HEREBY REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA CONSIDER THIS A FORMAL COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL FOR THE 2005 CHRYSLER AND ANY OTHER OF THE CHRYSLER VEHICLE(S) WHICH MAY USE THE SAME CONTROL ARMS, PART NUMBER 4782561AE, IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. THIS DEFECT ENDANGERS NOT ONLY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE ITSELF, BUT ALSO OTHER DRIVERS WHO MAY BE IN THE WAY WHEN THE CONTROL ARMS SNAP. WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS JUST ?TOO BAD? AND THAT I COULD NOT PROVE I HAD NOT DONE SOMETHING WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I ADVISED THEM I KNEW THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THEIR INVENTORY WITH BIGGER, STRONGER CONTROL ARMS. UTILIZING THE ?REASONABLE PERSON? LEGAL TENANT, ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C NEW IN MARCH OF 2005, SINCE THAT TIME WE NOTICED THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND OVER SAY SEVERAL MONTHS THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE, I REPLACED TO DRIVER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD END AROUND AUGUST OF 2007, THEN EARLY 2009 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE, IT'S APRIL 2011 AND I'M ABOUT TO REPLACE THE TIE ROD END FOR A SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE HESITATES. TOLD BY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A CARBON BUILD UP ON THE VALVES AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER THAT CAUSES THE VALVES TO STICK CREATING A MISFIRE. *TR UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C WITH A POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC DEFECT. DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK, I INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I DETECTED AN ODOR OF GASOLINE AT THE REAR OF THE CAR. DURING THE INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING FROM THE SEAMS AND THAT HE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF EVERY TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURES USUALLY OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AND WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. ON JULY 17, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8.

300 C FAILS TO START AFTER FOUR DEALER ATTEMPTS TO FIX WHAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN "ELECTRICAL PROBLEM" - A FIFTH OCCURRANCES DOCUMENTED ON 9/4/07 IS YET TO BE RESOLVED BY DEALER SINCE CAR PARKED INSIDE GARAGE WILL NOT START

FAILURE OF FRONT HOOD SUPPORT PISTON AROUND 60K MILES. HOOD NO LONGER STAYS UP ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING OPENED. *TR

MY SHIFT GEAR GOT STUCK AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND REPAIRED.

I PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 NEW. AFTER 20000 MILES I NOW MUST PURCHASE A COMPLETE NEW SET OF TIRES DUE TO VERY POOR WARE ON THE OEM TIRES. THE OEM TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL CONTISEAL TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 60000 MILES SO I ONLY OBTAINED 1/3 RD OG THEIR LIFE RATING. CONTENINTAL OFFERED ME A 35% DISCOUNT OFF OF THE PURCHASE OF NEW SET OF THEIR TIRES. UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAVE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS ON THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. CASUING STEERING WHEEL TO BE OFF CENTER. CAUSING WEAR ON TIRES.

MY WIFE'S 2005 CHRYSLER 300 AWD PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME ALL TIRES HAVE ABNORMAL WEAR THAT WAS CALLED CUPPING, AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ROTATED THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION. ALSO, AN ALIGNMENT CANNOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE OF THE WEAR, BUT ALL TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AND QUOTED A GOODYEAR TIRE PRICE OF $650. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL CH95 WITH SEALER. THE CAR HAS APROXIMATELY 18,500 MILES. *AK

VIBRATION IN FRONT END. HAD TIRES BALANCED 5-10-15000. DEALER SAID TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM EARLY ON. AT LESS THEN 18000 TIE RODS REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW SET OF 4 TIRES. TIE RODS UNDER WARRANTY, NO HELP ON TIRES.*AK

I HAVE A CHRYSLER 300 2005. I HAVE HAD THE AIR BAG SYSTEM REPAIRED 5 TIMES. CONTACTS, CONNECTORS AND AT LEAST TWO CABLES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS. HOW CAN I BE SURE IT IS WORKING? *JB

ALL FOUR RIMS OR WHEELS ARE PITTED WHERE THE CHROME IS PITTED AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF ALL 4 WHEELS, VEHICLE HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY A YEAR OLD. SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER 3/36,000 BUT CHRYSLER NOT WANTING TO BACK THIS UP AND GET ME NEW WHEELS. I HAVE A 300C WITH A HEMI. *NM

ENGINE IN 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED HAS BEEN USING OIL SINCE BOUGHT. THE CAR WAS BUT FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIPS OWNER. IT WAS HIS WIFE'S CAR AND HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE OIL USAGE. TO DATE THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO DETERMINE WHERE THE OIL IS GOING. HAVE NOTIFIED CHRYSLER BY CERTIFIED LETTER WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THEM AT ALL. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER 300 CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES WERE BAD WHEN HE PURCHASED THE CAR AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TIRES WERE SELF SEALING TIRES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD ABNORMAL FLAT SPOTS, AS IF THEY WERE OUT OF ROUND. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE TIRES REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL SET. THE TIRES WERE ALSO ROTATED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE TWO FRONT TIRES REPLACED ALONG WITH A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ADDED THAT THE TIRES WERE MANUFACTURED DEFECTIVELY. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF TWO OF THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,567 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ THE STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/18/09.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT HEARED A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE INTO GEAR. THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY , AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE DRIVER WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,200.*AK

AT 22,000 MILES, THE TIRES ON MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300C ARE COMPLETELY WORN. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL 225/60R18 AND SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 50,000 MILES. *TR

TIE ROD ENDS WENT OUT AT 35,000 MILES AND AGAIN BEFORE 60,000 MILES. TWO SETS, ONE UNDER WARRANTY ONE NOT. HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER WINDOW, ESTIMATE OVER $400 - REPLACED TIRES BEFORE 60,000 - I "BABY" THIS CAR AND IT STILL IS NOT HOLDING UP! WON'T BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER - EVER. *TR

I HAD A CAR SEAT INSTALLED IN THE REAR CENTER SEAT WITH THE LATCH ATTACHED. ONE DAY WHEN I TOOK THE CAR SEAT OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC BAR ACROSS THE BELT BUCKLE HAD CRACKED. THIS IS THE PIECE THAT CINCHES THE BELT TIGHT, THEREFORE THE BELT WOULD NO LONGER TIGHTEN DOWN TO HOLD THE CAR SEAT. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THIS HAD BEEN BROKEN, SINCE I HAD THE LATCH IN PLACE. I MOVED THE CAR SEAT TO ANOTHER SEAT AND HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CENTER SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT WHERE I MOVED THE CAR SEAT TO BROKE. I THEN HAD ANOTHER CAR SEAT IN THE CENTER REAR AND THAT ONE BROKE. EACH TIME IT IS THE PLASTIC BAR ON THE BUCKLE. I HAVE HAD THREE SEAT BELTS REPLACED ON THIS CAR AND ONE OF THEM BEING A BRAND NEW REPLACEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE TRIED TO TELL ME THAT THEY COULDN'T HAD TO FIND A SOLUTION, THEREFORE NO ONE IS WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO USE THE LOCKING CLIPS THAT COME WITH THE CAR SEATS BECAUSE THE SEAT BELTS AREN'T DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN THE TENSION OF HOLDING A CAR SEAT IN PLACE. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES, "THE PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH CLINCHING LATCH PLATES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP THE LAP PORTION TIGHT AROUND THE CHILD RESTRAINT SO THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO USE A LOCKING CLIP." THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT FAILURE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE PREVIOUS TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AT THE COST OF $100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,800. UPDATED 4/21/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE RUNS GREAT. UPDATED

I LEASED A 2005 300 C IN DECEMBER 2005. CURRENTLY, AS OF JANUARY 2007, I HAVE 14000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND IT SHAKES AT 65 MPH. THEY SAY I NEED FOUR NEW TIRES AND THE TIRES ARE WORN DOWN COMPLETELY. THESE ARE CONTINENTAL SELF SEALING TIRES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT CHRYSLER IS NO LONGER PUTTING THESE "CRAPPY" TIRES ON THEIR CARS. I AM FURIOUS ABOUT REPLACING TIRES ON A LEASE CAR THAT ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT!!!!! CHRYLSER CAN KEEP THEIR CARS! *JB

CHRYSLER 300 C RIGHT FRONT HID MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING, CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX AFTER 3 TRIES. LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF AND ON.

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

MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WITH 41,000 MILES HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY KEYFOBS. BOTH FOBS NOW DO NOT WORK. THE CONTROL PANEL INDICATED THE BATTERY WAS LOW. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY, THE PANEL STILL INDICATED THE BATTERY WAS LOW. AFTER OPENING THE SPARE FOB TO REPLACE ITS BATTERY, FOUND THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SINCE MY CAR WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY (THE CAR IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS OLD), I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $311 FOR TWO NEW KEY FOBS AND PROGRAMMING. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DEALING WITH LOCKING THE CAR, AND THEN UNLOCKING IT THROUGH THE DOOR, LETTING THE HORN SOUND AND THE LIGHTS FLASH, LOOKING AS IF I AM STEALING MY OWN CAR UNTIL I CAN DROP ALL MY PACKAGES IN MY HAND AND GET IN BEHIND THE WHEEL AND INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. OTHER PROBLEMS, AFTER 15,000 MILES, THE CONTINENTAL SELF SEALING TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIGHT FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH CONTINENTAL PEOPLE! AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS AND FAXES, CONTINENTAL DID REPLACE THE TIRES AT A CHARGE OF $250 FOR FOUR NEW TIRES. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON THIS CAR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE BUTTON WHICH CONTROLS THE VIEW BROKE ALL THREE TIMES. ALL THE SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE CAR. SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY CAN'T BE REPLACED AGAIN. THEY SOUND AWFUL AND THAT IS THE WAY THEY HAVE TO STAY UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO UPGRADE MY "PREMIUM" CHRYSLER STEREO SYSTEM WITH A PREMIUM SYSTEM FROM AN ELECTRONIC STORE. THE SUNROOF WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY PERFORMED A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE. TWO WEEKS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH AND WAS FLOODED WITH WATER COMING THROUGH THE SUNROOF. Z *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE LID FELL DOWNWARD AND STRUCK THE CONTACT'S HEAD. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A SMALL LACERATION THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HINGES WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE WAS ALSO PRESENT ON THE TRUNK LID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHERE THE GROUND WIRE WAS CHECKED, THE CLOCK SPRING AND WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED, THE WIRES WERE INSPECTED, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A DEALER HAVING GENERAL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE DEALER DETERMINED ALL FOUR TIRES HAD PREMATURE WEAR ON THE TREAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE TIRES WERE CONTINENTAL CONTISEAL, SIZE: P225/60R18 AND DOT AF7D.

I HAVE NOTICED UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I JUST BROUGHT MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED IN FOR INSPECTION AND I WAS TOLD ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES WITH VERY LIMITED DRIVING DUE TO AN EXTENDED ILLNESS. TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 6,000 MILES. TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL. THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, HOWEVER MY FRONT END STEERING ARM WAS SAID TO BE DEFECTIVE AND IS BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WHATS THE PROBLEM, THE CAR OR THE TIRES?

FOR ABOUT 7 DAYS NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSISTENTLY FLICKERS CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY TO VEHICLE. OCCURRENCE MOST ACTIVE BETWEEN 15 - 50 MPH INCLUDING SLOWING TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS FAILURE AND CONTINUES TO BE FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIVE. ESP/BAS ILLUMINATED AND DID NOT SHUT OFF AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE. ALL OCCURRENCES THERE AFTER ESP/BAS DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. PARTS AFFECTED DURING FAILURE: SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, AIR CONDITIONER, STEREO, ENTIRE SENSOR CLUSTER, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, SIGNAL / LIGHTING CLUSTER. VEHICLE HAS HISTORY OF ESP/BAS SENSOR ILLUMINATION ON OCCASION WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN ENGINE HESITATES TO START AND SHUTTERS BEFORE COMPLETING FULL START. DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE NOR FIND ANY OF THESE FAILURES DURING DIAGNOSTICS TESTS IN THE PAST. WILL BE BRINGING VEHICLE BACK IN FOR ANOTHER TEST AND INSPECTION A.S.A.P. *NM

I OWN A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C, THE GAS PEDAL LEVER, WHICH IS MADE OF A COMPOSITE PLASTIC, BROKE OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. HAD THERE NOT BEEN A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON, THIS EVENT MAY HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND IS PRESENTLY AT DEALERS UNDER WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD!! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A STREET, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL AND GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY FLICKERED OFF AND ON, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

THE GEAR SHIFT GETS STUCK IN PARK POSITION. WE HAVE TO INSERT A INK PEN OR SCREW DRIVER INSIDE THE PANEL IN ORDER TO GET IT ANOTHER GEAR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN 2006 BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. YES, THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CHRYSLER 300C IN AUGUST OR SEPT OF 2004 IT HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I HAVE HAD THE FRONT END RE-ALIGNED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE DEALERS ALWAYS OVER-INFLATE THE TIRES TO 35 PSI TO MASK THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STEERING CONTINUALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER PERFORMED FRONT ALIGNMENTS ON 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REPLACED BOTH FRONT TIRES, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - *NM

TL*THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH UNTIL SHE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. SHE OBSERVED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR BY NO EFFORT OF HER OWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS SUDDEN ACCELERATOR BEFORE THAT DAY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER THE FAILURE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,800. UPDATED 04/20/2010. *LJ UPDATED 05/03/10 UPDATED 09/21/10

BRAKES - FRONT BRAKES MAKE A SQUEEZING NOISE AS IF METAL TO METAL AND A THUMPING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS STUCK IN THE PADS. DEALER FINDINGS ( 80% PAD WEAR REMAINING) (CURRENT MILEAGE-60,000 MILES). *NM

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING EDITION, WHICH I PURCHASED IN NOV. 2004. IN OCT. 2005, I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH MY INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING. AT THAT TIME, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THEN ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY STEREO. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I GET INTO MY CAR AND I DO NOT HAVE SOUND AND NONE OF THE FUNCTIONS WILL WORK. I THEN HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEREO OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO WORK. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT OCCURRING AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. WELL THIS PAST SUNDAY I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT, AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT, AND EVERYTHING ON THE DASH WENT OUT. MY SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, THEN WARNING INDICATORS STARTED FLASHING. ONCE AGAIN, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL CODES WERE STORED IN THE COMPUTER BUT AT THAT TIME THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T SURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I AM BECOMING FRUSTRATED WITH MY CAR AND I AM READY TO TRADE IT IN. *NM

2005 CHRYSLER 300'S TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN COLD. *KB THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HESITATE/SHUDDER UNTIL IT WARMS UP. *NM