2008 Chrysler 300 Complaint Log

MAY 2014 MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGE ME 306.00 TO REPAIR THE CLOCK SPRING.NOW ON MARCH THE 26TH 2015 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 26TH AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO PAY 763.44 FOR SOMETHING WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CAR WAS BOUGHT IN 2008 AND IT HAS 59 THOUSAND 700 SOMETHING MILES .I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG CAME OUT. SO THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT SOMEWHERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND STALLED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. DUE TO THE CONTACTS INJURIES, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE FULL DETAILS OF OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY LOT BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT. THERE WAS A LOW RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MECHANICAL SWITCH BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,920.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT. THERE WAS A LOW RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE MECHANICAL SWITCH BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,920.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,964.

MOTOR OF THE FAN HEATER MAKE A BIG NOISE, WILL BE REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE CAR AT 7:45 AM THE ENGINE STOPPED WITH A BIG METALLIC NOISE. CALLED CHRYSLER ASSISTANCE AND 20 MINUTES AFTER THE TOWING ARE HERE AND ANOTHER 20 MINUTES LATE, THE CAR ARRIVES AT THE DEALER GARAGE. THEY CALLED ME AFTERNOON AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WATER PUMP BLOCKED AND CAUSING THE TIMING BELT PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT THE SAME DAY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR TRUNK LID. THE TRUNK LID INDEPENDENTLY CLOSED ON THE CONTACT RESULTING INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRUNK PROPS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TIE RODS ONE BOTH FRONT WHEELS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 39,000 MILES. PREMATURE WEAR ALSO CAUSED PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR. HAD THE ISSUE FIXED AND THE TIRES REPLACED, ONLY TO HAVE THE TIE RODS WEAR OUT AGAIN AT 57,000 MILES. NO OTHER ISSUE WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE REPLACEMENT TIE RODS WEAR OEM. SECOND REPLACED TIE RODS WERE AFTERMARKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,624. UPDATED 7/21/15*CN THE ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/13/15*JB

THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE I AM DRIVING. NOW MY CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A WIN MODULE AND IT IS NOW ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER BC SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE LENGTH OF THE WEBBING ON THE BUCKLE STALK IS TOO LONG TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CAR SEAT. AN APPROVED METHOD TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CAR SEAT IN THIS SITUATION IS TO TWIST THE BUCKLE. IF THIS IS DONE IT PUTS THE BUCKLE IN THE BELT PATH OF A FORWARD FACING SEAT. WHILE TIGHTENING THE BELT THE LOCKING LATCHPLATE BROKE. IT IS VERY LIGHTWEIGHT. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURED WITH ANOTHER DODGE THE NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER TECH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERABLE AND ALL THE WINDOWS BECAME FOGGY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN COLDER, WINTER MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,858. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY LOCKED IN THE ON PRECISION. THE ESP LIGHT, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ABS LIGHT, GPS ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 10/21/15. *JB UPDATED 11/06/2017*CN

THE CAR STUTTERS WHEN BRAKING, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM AND IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS WEB SITE THAT CAUSES ME CONCERN? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300LX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE HE NOTICE THAT THE CRASH IMPACT BUMPER WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2009. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THAT THE CRASH IMPACT BUMPER WAS MISSING AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AS IS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,290 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,257.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS IN THE VALVE STEM AREA WERE DEFECTIVE AND HE COULD NOT CHANGE THE TIRES UNTIL HE RECEIVED NEW ONES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER TO REPLACE THE TIRES WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE ORDERED THE SENSORS WHICH HE HAD BEEN WAITING ON FOR 2 MONTHS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,173. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

I BOUGHT A NEW CHRYSLER 300 IN 2008. THE 300 IS HAVING VERY MAJOR ISSUES IN JULY 10, 2010 / SEPTEMBER 09 , 2011 / SEPTEMBER 04 2012 / AUGUST 12 , 2013/ , JUNE 2014 / SEPTEMBER 2014 THE 300 HAD TO BE TOWED MANY TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT START; THIS CAR WAS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHAT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY ; WHEN WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THE CAR MIGHT RESTART, WE HAD SOME VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONCERNS AT THIS TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING REPETITIVELY ANYWHERE (FREEWAY, REGULAR STREET, WHEN DRIVING SLOW, FAST), WE WERE TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION MODULE AND 6 TIMES WE CAME TO CHRYSLER IT WAS SOMETHING RELATED TO A FAULTY IGNITION WE KEPT DRIVING THE 300 NOT FEELING SAFE , THE CAR STALLS ANYTIME ,ANYWHERE , THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE . MY WIFE WHO MAINLY DROVE THE CAR DECIDED TO LET ME DRIVE THE 300 BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT FEELING SAFE DRIVING WITH THE KIDS SCARED TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE ENGINE NEVER STOPPED SHUTTING DOWN ANYWHERE SHE DRIVES ( FREEWAY, STREET) THE IGNITION ISSUE IS CONSISTENT 1 YEAR APART ,JULY 2010,SEPTEMBER 2011,SEPTEMBER 2012 , AUGUST 2013 JUNE 014 ,SEPTEMBER 2014 , I AM CERTAIN IF NOTHING SERIOUSLY IS DONE I WILL CONTACT YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS FAULTY IGNITION ISSUE MUST BE FIX PERMANENTLY AT CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP COST; MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR; ; THE DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS NOW BUT THEY IGNORE US. I HAVE ENOUGH THAT IS WHY I CONTACT YOU TO SEE IF ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I WILL ASK FIRST FOR A REFUND ASSOCIATED TO ALL IGNITION ISSUES AND A TOTAL FIX OF THE PROBLEM I SENT A CERTIFIED COMPLAINT LETTER TO CHRYSLER IN JUNE 2014 BUT STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR

MY 2008 CHRYSLER 300 HAD RECEIVED TWO NOTICES FOR RECALL,1 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND 1 FOR THE AIRBAG/ I CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATE FOR AN UPDATE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHICH I RECEIVED ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NO ESTIMATED DATE WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT ;AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS I ASKED FOR THEM TO GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR IN ORDER TO DRIVE IN A SAFE CAR WHILE THEY WILL KEEP MY CAR AND FIX THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG ISSUE BUT I WAS DENIED THE RENTAL CAR AND WAS TOLD I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE ,THEY WILL NOT RENT A CAR FOR MY FAMILY AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY ESTIMATE WHEN THE IGNITION PART WILL BE AVAILABLE;EVEN IF I INSISTED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE FACT A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG WAS IN TO, THEY DID NOT CARE ;I WENT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TOO AND THE RESPONSE WAS THE SAME ,IT LOOKS THEY ARE ON THE SAME PAGE;NO RENTAL CAR FOR ME AND AS THEY INSINUATED TO ME IF WE GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT " THOUGH LUCK"/ I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW ; I TRIED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER CORPORATE MULTIPLE TIMES,. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE SAME AND STILL NOT HAVE A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM;I AM IGNORED BY CHRYSLER BY SOME ISSUES IN MY CAR VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE AND NO ESTIMATE IN PERSPECTIVE.I WILL NEED SOME HELP TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED;MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR EVEN YESTERDAY WHICH STALLED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AGAIN FOR NO REASON AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ;AS MY WIFE SAYS " SHE LEAVE HER LIFE INTO GOD'S HANDS "I DO NOT THINK THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR FROM A SUCH BIG CORPORATION AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO HELP CUSTOMERS LIKE ME IN DISTRESS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO RANDOMLY STALLING AND RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE PART TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE MAJOR INCIDENT MY CAR WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO DOWN AND THE CAR DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY...THEN THE DAY IT JUST DIED I WENT TO START IT AND THE WARNING LIGHT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL.. I GOT THE BOOK OUT AND THE CODE SHOWED YOU HOW TO OVERRIDE THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR BY REBOOTING IT..IT DIDN'T WORK SO OFF MY CAR WENT IN A FLATBED.. $500 LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WAS BROKEN. I ALSO HAD TO BUY A NEW FOB KEY BECAUSE IT NOW HAD A NEW COMPUTER TO 'RECOGNIZE" THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS BASICALLY. AND SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS LEMON ALL THE TIME. *TR

I HAD BEEN COMPLAINING FOR TWO YEARS ABOUT A TICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY GINN CHRYSLER THAT IT WAS NOTHING. THE VEHICLE USED TO TRY TO CUT OFF WHILE RUNNING. FINALLY, ON MOTHER'S DAY (2010) JUST LEAVING HARD ROCK HOLLYWOOD CASINO WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT APPROX. 70 MPH; THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY THRUWAY TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE CLOSE TO AN OFF RAMP AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXIT RAMP.. WE HAD TO REMAIN THERE FOR 3 HOURS UNTIL SOMEONE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PICK US UP AND TAKE US HOME. MY 83 YEAR OLD MOTHER-IN-LAW HAD TO STAND UP FOR A FEW HOURS UNTIL WE WERE PICKED-UP. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $2450.23. A FEW MONTHS LATER, AFTER RECEIVING THE NEW ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING FOR FOUR YEARS. IT SEEMED TO WANT TO CUT OFF AGAIN. I REPORTED THIS TO MASSEY AND DADELAND CHRYSLER AND WAS FINALLY TOLD AFTER A FREE 24 POINT INSPECTION DURING A OIL CHANGE THAT IT WAS THE TIPM. NOW, ON 11/20/2014, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FOBIK IN A RECALL LETTER. AFTER BEING TOLD OF THE NUMEROUS SAFETY PROBLEMS, I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF HARMING THE PUBLIC OR MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE GIVEN A VEHICLE TO DRIVE UNTIL SUCH TIME IN THE FUTURE. UNTIL THEN, I DO NOT HAVE MY OWN TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE PAID $33,000 FOR THIS CAR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 08/19/15*JB THE CONSUMER STATED FOR SEVERAL YEARS HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO START OR WOULD CUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. ONE SET OF KEYS STOPPED WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD FADE. UPDATED 08/24/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED FOURS TIMES AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A MALFUNCTION WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE WITH AN OCCUPANT POSITIONED IN THE SEAT BELT. THE OCCUPANT LOOSENED THE WEBBING AND WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

THE ENGINE GOES TO IDLE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS WORMING UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES. *TR

ODOMETER HAS 42,000.00 MILES. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AT 2,200 RPMS (ON HIGHWAY, 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON) WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE I HEARD A FAINT KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. BEFORE I COULD GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT THE KNOCK WAS EXTREMELY LOUD. BEFORE I COULD GET HOME (3 MILES) THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE OIL WAS CHANGED 700 MILES AGO AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *CN

SINCE PURCHASING MY NEW 2008 CHRYSLER 300, I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE INTERIOR WINDOWS CLEAR FROM CONDENSATION. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN IT IS RAINING OR COLD/SNOWING. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS SETTINGS OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL INCLUDING MAKING SURE IT IS TAKING IN OUTSIDE AIR VS RECIRCULATING, SETTING THE TEMP AT HOT, COLD, MEDIUM, DEFROST, AC, ETC. I HAVE EVEN PURCHASED A PRODUCT LIKE DAMP RID TO PULL MOISTURE FROM THE AIR, BUT IT IS NOW A DAILY PROBLEM TO TRY TO SEE ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT SIDE WINDOWS. ON ONE RECENT OCCASION, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AFTER WORK AND THERE WAS A SOLID LAYER OF FROST ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,635.

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE RECALL OF THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND OF MY IGNITION OVER 6 MONTHS AGO BUT HAVE NOT TO DATE RECEIVED A LETTER TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED. I WOULD MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED ASAP AS MY SMALL NIECE AND NEPHEW SOMETIMES TRAVEL WITH ME IN MY VEHICLE AND I AM CONCERNED OF THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE AND MY HUSBAND. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009, I HAD ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. I WOULD START THE CAR AND NOTHING WOULD WORK IE: THE RADIO, INSIDE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, ETC. I TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.

MY 2008 CHRYSLER 300 HAS LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 4 TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, I TOOK THE CAR IN, THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IN ALL INCIDENTS, THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED TO OFF, THEN ON AGAIN TO START. IN THE LAST INSTANCE, THE RPM WENT WAY UP TO 4000 AND STAYED THERE EVEN THOUGH SPEEDING WAS NOT INVOLVED. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. THEN IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN LAST WEEK, AND AGAIN, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS HAPPENING. I JUST HOPE THAT THE NEXT TIME, WHICH I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME, I DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN CAR. *TR

TIE ROD END SEVERELY WORN AFTER 17,000 MILES OF NORMAL USE. CAUSED SEVERE TIRE WEAR AND TIRE ROLL. IN ADDITION, MADE HANDLING OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE CONSTANT SWAYING MOTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED DEFECTIVE ITEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 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 FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 02/18/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE DURING BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. ON THE THIRD RECURRENCE, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 11,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,681....UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON AUGUST 26, 2011 HE PAID $834.78 TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/13/11. *JB

GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES HYDROPLANE EVERYTIME IT RAINS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP. I'VE RUN A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I HAVE EXPERIMENTED IN A PARKING LOT AND HYDROPLANED TRAVELING AT 15 MPH. *TR

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS ARE VIBRATING SEVERELY, I HAD THE PADS & ROTORS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND WITHIN 30 DAYS THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. EVERYTIME THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED I HEAR NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR PLUS SHAKING. *TR

CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD OR STOP WHEN DRIVING. THIS STARTED AFTER ABOUT 8,000 MILES. *TR

EXCESSIVE EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE HORN. THE DRIVER MUST STRIKE THE HORN PAD COVER WITH MUCH STRONGER THAN TYPICAL FORCE, AND ONLY IN CERTAIN , VERY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS BEFORE THE HORN WILL SOUND. IN A PANIC, A DRIVER WILL LIKELY NOT MEET THESE LOCATION / FORCE REQUIREMENTS AND THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND, RESULTING IN OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS NOT RECEIVING A WARNING. THE CHRYSLER DEALER HAS REPLACED THE HORN PAD, BUT NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE HORNS OPERATION RESULTED. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT HORN SYSTEM MEETS FACTORY TOLERANCES AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND THEY WILL NO NOTHING FURTHER. *TR

APPROX 15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY NEW 2008 CHRYSLER 300, I HAVE FOUND THAT I HAVE NO ACCESSORY POWER WHILE DRIVING. I.E. NO HEAT/AC, NO RADIO, NO CONTROL OF WINDOWS. IT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE NO ACCESSORY POWER FROM THE TIME I START THE CAR, AS I OFTEN NOTICE IT WITHIN THE FIRST MILE WHEN I TRY TO USE AN ACCESSORY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE POWER BACK IS TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. OCCASIONALLY I HAVE HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE ACCESSORY POWER BACK. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS, AND THEY REPLIED THAT IT IS TOO INTERMITTENT FOR THEM TO SOLVE. *TR

I HAD SEVERAL COMPLETE BRAKE JOBS TO GET RID OF THE SWILLING AND NOISE FROM THE BRAKES WHEN I STOP. NONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED I HAD TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TODAY. I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH CHRYSLER THAT STATES THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE- THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR

WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE, A 2 TO 3 SECOND CLICKING NOISE COMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON IN CHRYSLER VEHICLE. THEY SAID IT WAS A BOX WITH SEVERAL SOLENOIDS CLICKING THROUGH ITS SEQUENCE. THE SOUND IS VERY NOTICEABLE IN GARAGES. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING CAR, AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES, THE THROTTLE OCCASIONALLY STOPS RESPONDING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THE CAR WILL ONLY IDLE. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, AND THERE ARE NO CODES, AND OCCURRENCE IS INTERMITTENT AND DEALER CANNOT GET IT TO HAPPEN. SO CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND COULD ONLY IDLE FOR ABOUT 80-100 FEET WHILE SEMI-TRUCK WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME. *TR

I RENTED A CHRYSLER 300 OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT WAS THE SCARIEST RIDE I'VE HAD IN A WHILE. HAVE YOU EVER TESTED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM ON ICE. IT NOT ONLY DOES NOT WORK, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT SIX HUNDRED MILES ON ICY AND WINDY WYOMING ROADS WHICH PROVED TO BE QUITE SCARY IN THE 300 WITH ESP. SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OF MY OWN WITH THIS FEATURE, IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, EVEN AT FAIRLY SLOW SPEEDS. THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE A HUGH RED WARNING STICKER ON THE DASH TO WARN PROSPECTIVE DRIVERS THAT THIS FEATURE IS NOT SAFE TO USE IN THE WIND AND ON ICE. THIS PROGRAM, IF NOT TURNED OFF IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE THE CAUSE OF MANY VEHICLE CRASHES, INJURY, AND PROBABLY DEATHS! *TR

TRANSMISSION BANGS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE, SOMETIMES IT MAKES A BIG BANG/KNOCK GOING INTO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE HAS DIED WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. ENGINE RPM NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WHEN DRIVING. *TR

WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2008 CHRYSLER 300 TO 2 DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS AND THEY HAVEN'T FIXED OUR CAR. OUR CAR WINDOWS, AC, LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, FAN ETC DON'T WORK SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SOMETIMES WE GET THE POWER BACK. THE FIRST CAR DEALER ARE SAYING THEY DON'T SHOW ANY ERROR IN THE SYSTEM. THE OTHER DEALER TOLD US SOMEONE MAY HAVE OPENED THEIR GARAGE AT THE SAME TIME WE STARTED OUR CAR AND THEY SAW A COUPLE OF ERRORS BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WANT US TO BUY AMERICAN CARS AND THEN WE GET CHEATED AND LIED TO BY CHRYSLER. THEY SHOULD FIX OUR CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND SHAKING SEVERELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ROTOR WAS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HOW THE CONTACT WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

MY 2008 300 TOURING WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE ALARM STARTED GOING OFF BY ITSELF. THE A FIRE STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN MY CAR EXPLODED FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK THROUGH THE EXHAUST PIPE. I ONLY HAD 6100 OR SO MILES ON MY CAR. I JUST LEASED IT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. *TR