2006 Chrysler 300 Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I WAS GOING 40MPH WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF! I THOUGHT WE WERE DOOMED.ITS ALREADY BEEN TO 3 SHOPS. TWO OF THOSE WERE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. NO ONE KNOWS THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I TOOK ON A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NO ONE "CHRYSLER" WANTS TO HELP. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM I CREATED ITS A GLOBAL PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW!WHAT'S MY NEXT STEP? *TR

MY CHRYSLER 300 2006 HAS BEEN STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN STOPPED AFTER REFUELING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE PROBLEM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JUNE. THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING SO I CONTINUED TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE UNTIL SEPTEMBER BECAUSE THE ISSUE GOT WORSE AND STALLED ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT MY VEHICLE HAVING A RECALL AND TO SET UP SERVICE. ONLY AFTER I BROUGHT THE NOTICE TO THE DEALER DID THE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS THE REASON MY CAR WAS STALLING SO MUCH. THEY SAID THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD ORDER THE FUEL TANK. THIS WAS OVER A MONTH AGO THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. I RECENTLY WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, MY VEHICLE STALLED ON ON THE ROAD AND CAUSED A 4 CAR PILE UP. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

SHORTLY AFTER I FILLED UP MY CAR IT STARTED STALLING OUT. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY POWER DOWN AND SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR IS CONTINUING TO STALL OUT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF WHAT TO DO AND JUST WANT ME TO BRING IT IN AN LET IT SIT. BUT I NEED TRANSPORTATION THAT DOES NOT STALL OUT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME IN THE CAR WHEN I LOST POWER. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE STALLED INITIALLY WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART IT. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR OVER 6 MONTHS AND COULD NOT SOLVE THE STALLING ISSUE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY STALLS WHILE SITTING AT LIGHTS ETC. HAS NOT STALLED LATELY WHILE DRIVING DEALER FINALLY RELEASED VEHICLE TO ME AND BASICALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO AS IT WAS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE. *TR

IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PUT SHIFTER INTO PARK. IT IS USUALLY STUCK BETWEEN R AND P. I AM REQUIRED TO FORCEFULLY PULL SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL TO START. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT I HAVE SPENT NEARLY $1000 TRYING TO DETERMINE. I AM UNAWARE IF THE PROBLEM IS RELATED, BUT MY CONCERN IS WHEN IT APPEARS TO BE IN PARK, THE BACKUP LIGHT ARE ON. I CAN PUSH THE SHIFT TO PUT INTO PARK. I HAVE REMOVED THE SHROUD IN HOPES TO FIGURE IT OUT. THIS CAR IS A PAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ENGINE STALLS OUT AND THIS IS THE 2 SECOND TIME OF THIS HAPPENING WITH IN 4 WEEKS COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CALL WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED WHERE HE WAS ON HWY 155 AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF HE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO START IT AND GET THE CAR HOME. I DROVE IT AND IT DID THE SAME THING WHERE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAD FULL TAKE OF GAS AND EVERYTHING. DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AND GO OUT AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING. BUT NO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP COULD FIGURE OUT WHY IT WAS DOING THAT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT WOULD SHUT OFF. CHRYSLER IS STATING TO EVERYONE THAT IT WAS LACK OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE 2006 CHRYSLER C. THEY HAD REPLACED THE GAS TANK BUT NEVER SAID WHY IT NEEDED IT REPLACED. BUT AFTER IT WAS REPLACED KEPT SHUTTING OFF AND NOW MY CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRSYLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE LEVER RELEASE BUTTON FAILED TO RELEASE THE GEAR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN INTERMITTENT FRACTURE OF THE TWO PINK PLASTIC CLIPS CONNECTED TO THE GEAR BOX. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO PINK CLIPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V610000 (POWER TRAIN), 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN), AND 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,021.

GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER BROKE AND CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK POSITION.THE DEFECTIVE PART IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN MANY INTERNET POSTS AS THE "CHEAP PLASTIC PINK THING". *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300C. STALLS SHORTLY AFTER FUELING. DOES NOT RESOLVE UNTIL THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN REMOVED AND ALLOWED TO SIT. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL PARAMETERS. WAS TOLD TO REFERENCE THIS NUMBER PE13-016. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED ON ME. POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS WELL WS PRETTY HARD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THAN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,542.

THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. WHEN CAN I EXPECT IT TO BE FIXED ?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND. LATER THAT EVENING, WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME; HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED TO 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 7/8/15*CN UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN

TAKATA INFLATOR ,ENGINE FAILURE,FUEL TANK REPLACED VEHICLE WASS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING BEFORE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND AFTER FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED.. UNDER A EXTENDED LIFE TIME WARRANTY. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN PALESTINE TEXAS TOLD THEM VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN TYLER TEXAS. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG , THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER (A STAR CASE)OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER UNTIL ONE DAY II WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T START. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN PALESTINE DEALERSHIP,HAD IT TOWED TO THEM. 16 MILES LATER AND 15 DAYS LATER,I WAS TOLD I NEEDED COMPLETE MOTOR. METAL PIECES IN INTAKE AND 2VALVE SEATS HAD DROPPED.LATER ON 11/20/2015 HAD THE HEAD TOOK OFF TO CONFIRM DAMAGES TO THE HEAD AND VALVES.ALSO ON 12/19/2014 WHEN VEHICLE TOWED IN,THEY STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ACCELERATING THE CAR I WAS RIGHT THERE IN THE WAITING ROOM,THINKING IT'S FIXED,THEN COME TELL ME I NEED A MOTOR .

PURCHASED A 2006 300C SRT8 IN 2014. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. AFTER THE 1ST REFUELING THE CAR STALLED AND BUCKED AND THEN AFTER A FEW MILES CALMED DOWN. I THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS BAD GAS. DURING THE 2ND REFUELING, WITH 93 OCTANE, AND JUST AS THE FUEL CLICKED OFF, THE ENGINE STALLED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN EITHER SITUATION. THE CAR WAS WORSE THAN THE LAST TIME. THE CAR STALLED AT EACH LIGHT ALL THE WAY HOME. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES AND THEN IT STALLED AGAIN AS I PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER CONCERNING THIS AND THEY SAID THEY ARE ONLY ORDERING 6 REPLACEMENT GAS TANKS A MONTH AND THAT 95% OF THE TIME AN ADDITIONAL FLEX PIPE OR TUBE BREAKS DURING THE REPAIR PROCEDURE AND THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ADDITIONAL COST. WHAT KIND OF A DEAL IS THAT? I THOUGHT WARRANTY WORK WAS TO BE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C ON 8/8/2014. ONE WEEK AFTER MY PURCHASE I FILLED MY GAS TANK AND SOON AFTER THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN IDLING AND/OR AT LOW SPEEDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE UNTIL IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. I'VE SPENT THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS DOING RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE. MY SITUATION IS EXACTLY LIKE THE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE MADE THAT CAUSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS WHEN PUTTING MY VIN NUMBER IN IT DOESN'T SHOW THE COMPLAINT. I WANTED TO LODGE THIS COMPLAINT THIS WAY WHEN I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CORRECTED I HAVE A POINT OF REFERENCE. ONE DAY I HAD MY SEVEN YEAR OLD SON AND 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, IT WAS RAINING AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AT ABOUT 35 MPH I TAPPED THE GAS TO PREVENT IT FROM STALLING. THE TEMPORARY STALL DISENGAGED MY TRACTION CONTROL AND I SLID INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH IT HOWEVER MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE DIED. I HOPE CHRYSLER DOES THE RIGHT THING FOR ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C THAT RECENTLY BROKE DOWN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THEY SAID THAT VALVE SEAT DETERIORATED AND DROPPED ON THE PISTON. THEY SAID IT HAD A GRENADE EFFECT AND SENT METAL EVERYWHERE, WHICH JAMMED METAL INSIDE PISTON. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST ME $3,500 FOR A USED ENGINE AND $5,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE WITH $2,200 LABOR COSTS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THESE ARE SOME RESOURCES I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.PRNEWSWIRE.COM/NEWS-RELEASES/WHY-SOME-LATE-MODEL-DODGECHRYSLER-VEHICLES-ARE-PRONE-TO-CATASTROPHIC-ENGINE-FAILURE-210043421.HTML HTTP://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/397/TWO-FATAL-FLAWS-RUINING-CHRYSLER-ENGINES-CATASTROPHIC-BREAKDOWNS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/2006/ENGINE/ENGINE-7.SHTML HTTP://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/CARS/COMMENTS/257X31/2006_CHRYSLER_300C_DROPPED_VALVE_SEAT_DAMAGE/ HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/F188/REPORT-PRE-MATURE-CHRYSLER-ENGINE-FAILURE-98463/ HTTP://WWW.FORABODIESONLY.COM/MOPAR/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-187432.HTML HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/CHRYSLER/6QZEW-CHRYSLER-300C-5-7-HEMI-DROPPED-VALVE-SEAT.HTML HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERFORUM.COM/F17/ENGINE-FAILURE-1123/ HTTP://WWW.LXFORUMS.COM/BOARD/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/359652-NEW-FROM-S-JERSEY-2005-CHRYSLER-300C-DROPPED-VALVE-SEAT I ALSO JOINED A GROUP ON FACEBOOK AND PERSONALLY TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND THEY SAID THEY STAND BEHIND THE ORIGINAL DECISION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB, THE LOCAL NEWS STATION, AND THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN MICHIGAN (THE STATE WHERE CHRYSLER'S HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED). *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ONE NIGHT WHILE SLOWING DOWN FROM 70 MPH TO 55 MPH VEHICLE HESITATED BUT DID NOT STALL, CHECK ENGINGE LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF. NEXT MORNING VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, RESTARTED AND THEN STALLED AGAIN AFTER LESS THEN TWO BLOCKS. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN STALLED AGAIN. CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND TELL THEM ABOUT X-53 WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP CHECKED VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS INFACT THE FUEL TANK AND WOULD ORDER THE REPLACEMENT. TOLD ME I WAS IN LINE TO RECEVIE A REPLACEMENT BUT THEY ONLY RECEIVE ONE REPLACMENT FUEL TANK EVERY 14 BUSINESS DAYS. CAR WAS DRIVING FINE FOR 2 WEEKS NOW IT'S STALLING AGAIN, DOES NOT MATTER AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK CAR STALLS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONTACTED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYWAY THE SHIPPING/ORDERING OF TANKS COULD BE INCREASED AND THIS TIME THEY TELL ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET IF I WANTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. CAN THIS CASE BE RE-OPENED TO LOOK AT ALL CHRYSLER 19 GALLON FUEL TANKS NOT JUST THE ONES ON THE X53 EXTENED WARRANTY LISTING. THANKS *TR

ALWAYS AFTER FUELING CAR WILL STALL. AT IDLE, OR STARTING TO DRIVE OFF, OR AT STOP SIGN OR LIGHT OR GOING DOWN STREET OR FREEWAY. NOT ALWAYS EASY TO GET RESTARTED EITHER. AFTER 1,2,MILES OR SO WONT DO IT ANYMORE, UNTIL NEXT FILL TIME. *TR

ALWAYS AFTER FUELING, CAR WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES, UNTIL IT STAYS RUNNING. MAY STALL AS SOON AS START ENG.,OR START TO DRIVE OFF, OR DOWN THE ROAD OR FREEWAY. OR AT STOP SIGNS, OR LIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE COVER TO THE SHIFTER AND NOTICED THAT THE PINK LATCH FOR THE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

ENGINE STALLS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THEN IT WENT IT JUST SHUT OFF, IT WAS MAKING FUNNY SOUNDS STOPPING AND GOING THEN WENT DEAD THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON IT HAD OIL I HAD JUST CHANGE THE OIL AT A MECHANIC SHOP, SOME ONE HELPED ME AND THE CAR START AGAIN I DROVE IT HOME, EVERY TIME I BOUGHT GAS IT START STOPPING AND GOING ON 95 HIGHWAY I ALMOST GET KILLED IT JUST SHUT DOWN GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF, I NEED HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I AM A LADY DON'T HAVE MONIES TO SPEND ON FIXING CAR, I DON'T LIKE TO GET GAS BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN IT STOP AND GO AND STALL IN THE ROAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN THE GAS TANK IS AT MAXIMUM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE NEEDED REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,672.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE SHIFTER LINKAGE AND THE SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 9/18/14*CN UPDATED 1/27/15 *JS

WHEN MY KEY IS TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION WITHOUT FULLY STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTS STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND WILL NOT START WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL PERFORMANCE. BY NORMAL PERFORMANCE, I MEAN IT WILL START WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL AND NO STALLING AT LOW SPEED. WHEN TAKING VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE SERVICES, I MUST INFORM THE TECHNICIANS NOT TO PLACE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION OR THE PROBLEM START ALL OVER AGAIN. SO FAR, I'VE HAD ONE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK LEVER FAILED WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CAR WOULD NOT GET OUT OF PARK. IT WOULD CUT ON BUT IT WAS JAMMED IN PARK. WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE IT WOULD SLIDE OVER A LITTLE, BUT WHAT DO GO TO ANY OTHER SHIFT BUT PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE PISTON EXPLODED AND EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,320.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFTER LOCKOUT MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK. NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS NOTHING INDICATING THERE IS ANY ISSUE. PRESSING THE BRAKE DOES NOT SEEM TO UNLOCK THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. CONTACTED CHRYSLER GROUP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER MODEL YEARS, THE 2006 MODEL YEAR IS NOT CURRENTLY COVERED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. I DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND PARKED IN MY CAR GARAGE AT HOME. I WENT TO THE CAR TO DRIVE OUT OF HOME, ENGINE STARTS WELL, BUT GEAR LEVER IS STUCK TO PARK, WILL NOT DISENGAGE. I RESEARCHED A LITTLE ABOUT THIS AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER CAR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC CAR. I THEN CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-853-1403. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] (EMPLOYEE ID [XXX]) WHO TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I MADE IT CLEAR TO HIM THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT BEING SOLD TO CONSUMERS LIKE MYSELF AND THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I REQUESTED FOR THE NAME AND EMAIL OR OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF RECALLS AT CHRYSLER AND [XXX] TOLD ME HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO GO FIX MY CAR MYSELF FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE WHEN CAR STALLED. TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, IT STARTED DYEING OFF AND ON. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IF DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS!! *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER BROKE. WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

ON SUNDAY 07/20/2014 AT APPROX. 7:15 PM, I STARTED MY 300 WENT TO STARTED WENT TO PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. FOUND ON INTERNET SEVERAL OTHER 300 OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE. FOUND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION K39 WHICH COVERS 2005-2007 DODGE CHARGER, MAGNUM AND CHRYSLER 300 ISSUES WITH "PINK PLASTIC" PART BREAKING AND NOT ALLOWING CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL HOTLINE AND INFORMED MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXPERIENCING EXACT SAME ISSUE, WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT FROM THE CORRECT PLANT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,300.

WHEN I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK IT WONT LET ME SHIFT AGAIN SO NOW IM STUCK IN PARK. I HEARD ONLINE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH OTHER CHRYSLER CARS AND DODGE CARS I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER CAUSE IT COST ON AVERAGE $350 OR HIGHER AND CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT THEY HAVE ONLY RECALLED SOME CARS AND NOT ALL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM PLEASE HELP .THANKS *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. *TR

I DROVE MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C HEMI WITH MY SOON TO BE WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO GO FOOD SHOPPING AND WAS LOW ON GAS AFTER SHOPPING I FILLED THE TANK UP AT A CHEVRON STATION AND AS I TRIED TO PULL OUT OF THE STATION IT DIED. IT TOOK 3 TRIES AND IT STARTED AGAIN THEN ON THE FREEWAY AS I WAS CHANGING LANES IT DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FIANCE AND SMALL CHILD I COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE LANE BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET OVER EITHER WAY WITH CARS BEHIND ME HONKING I CALMLY TRIED TO START THE CAR AND ON THE 3RD TRY IT STARTED AND GOT US BACK TO MARTINEZ. IT DIED TWICE MORE AT STOP SIGNS AND A LIGHT. VERY DANGERIOUS. I BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK AGO BECAUSE MY FIANC IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT. AND I WANTED HER TO HAVE A 4 DOOR TO MAKE IT EASY ON HER WITH THE KIDS. *JS

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I STOPPED AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE BEFORE I WENT HOME, SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WENT IN, AND WHEN I CAME BACK OUT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT WOULDN'T. EVENTUALLY I GOT IT STARTED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND REVVED THE ENGINE A LITTLE TO KEEP IT FROM SHUTTING BACK OFF, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS WERE INSIDE THE ENGINE, THEN TURNED OFF AFTER MAYBE 3-4 SECONDS OF RUNNING. GOT IT TOWED TO A LOCAL CHAIN GARAGE. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THEY GOT IT RUNNING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WERE ROCKS INSIDE OF IT AND THAT ITS PROBABLY A BROKEN ROD, AND THAT COULD HAVE DAMAGED MUCH MORE INSIDE. NOW I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THIS CAR. THE REPAIRS MIGHT END UP COSTING THE VALUE OF THE CAR, BUT SELLING IT WITHOUT AN ENGINE IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS. I HAVE NO BACKUP CAR TO DRIVE IN THE MEAN TIME, OR MONEY/CREDIT TO BUY A NEW ONE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A WELL MAINTAINED CAR WITH UNDER 100K MILES ON IT, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE COMPANY SHOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE. UPDATED 2/12/2015*JS

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR FAILED. *JB

ON THE FIRST OF JULY I WAS PREPARING FOR A TRIP AND STOP AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION MY CAR STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC, AND WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP SAFELY AND GET THE VEHICLE HOME, STALLING SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I COULD DETERMINE WHAT HAD GONE WRONG AND I FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE GAS TANK ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT DUE TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FED GOV AND CHRYSLER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTIES ON THIS GAS TANK TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONES WITHOUT A RECALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE A REPAIR COULD TAKE PLACE. TWO WEEKS LATER I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. I WROTE AN EMAIL TO CHRYSLER ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION AND I WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING "ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS YOUR VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE X53 19 GALLON FUEL TANK EXTENDED WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE X53 REPAIR ARE CURRENTLY ON A RESTRICTION WITH THE DEALERSHIPS HAVING ACCESS TO ORDER 1 PART EVERY 14 DAYS FOR THE ONE REPAIR AND 1 PART EVERY 7 DAYS FOR THE OTHER REPAIR. AT THIS TIME WE RECOMMEND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOUR DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS REPAIR COMPLETED." I HAS NOW BEEN 4 WEEKS AND I STILL TO NOT HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. THIS RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AND I THINK FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE!! I ASK THE NHTSA RELOOK THIS ISSUE AN ADDRESS CHRYSLER TO EXPEDITE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TANKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *JS

WALKED OUT OF THE HOUSE TO GO TO WORK. CAR STARTED FINE BUT COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. GOT ONLINE FOUND OUT THEIR WAS A RECALL AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME 350 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER BUT ITS ONLY A SMALL PART. IF THIS IS COMMON WHY ARE ALL THE CARS ON THIS RECALL? *TR