2005 CHRYSLER 300 Electrical System Problems

This is a serious safety concern regarding the shift interlock system on my 2005 Chrysler 300. When the vehicle is in Park, particularly in traffic, and the light turns green, I am forced to lift the coin attachment and manually press the pink interlock just to change gears or accelerate. This creates a dangerous situation where I am unable to move the vehicle promptly, potentially leaving me vulnerable to a rear-end collision. The issue stems from Recall 05V462000, which specifically addresses a shift interlock defect that Chrysler has failed to address despite my repeated attempts to have it repaired. Chrysler has not taken any action to resolve the recall issue, leaving me in a potentially life-threatening situation every time I drive. It is unacceptable that this recall has not been acted upon, and this critical safety defect must be corrected immediately.

my engine blew, transmission is slipping. I’m having electrical and air bag problems.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler 300. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light would remain illuminated. Occasionally the lights on the dashboard and inside the vehicle would randomly blink off and on. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. During the diagnostic test, the electrical fuses continued to malfunction. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 137,000.

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO LOCK SECURELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER SWITCH TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS ONLY WORKED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DOORS. ADDITIONALLY, THE KEY FOB ONLY UNLOCKED THE FRONT AND NOT THE REAR DOORS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

II OWN A 2005 300C WITH 1001,500 MILES. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAGE WAS STILL SHOWING GAS IN THE TANK WILE DRIVING IN CITY STREETS, AND ONCE IN HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER IN TWO OCCASIONS OF THIS OCCURRENCE. FINALLY THE TANK WAS REPLACED AROUND 2014. AFTER THAT, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS COMPLAINING THAT AFTER FILLING MY TANK WITH GAS THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. FINALLY IN OCTOBER 2019. I TOOK CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE AT TOP OF FUEL TANK PUMP HOUSING R/H, AND GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE ATTACHING RING AND THE RUBBER HOSE AND ACCUMULATING ON SOME CAVITIES AT TOP OF PUMP. THE DEALER QUOTED ME ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLAR FOR THE JOB, AND NEEDED KEEP MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS. I GOT A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THIS HAS BEING HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. I EVENTUALLY HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT THE SECOND LOCATION FOR LESS THAN $450 DOLLAR INCLUDING PARTS, AND THE WAS CAR FIXED IN 4 HOURS NOT 3 DAYS AND A THOUSAND DOLLARS. ALSO! I HAD AN INCIDENT WERE THE FACTORY BATTERY IN THE CAR EXPLODED IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR WILE I WAS DRIVING. APPROXIMATELY 2011.

Mileage: 100,600

THE SHIFT WON'T WORK IT'S STUCK ON PARK AND I SAW THE K39 NOTIFICATION WHICH KIND OF EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED AND WE HAVE ALREADY TRIED TO UNLOCK IT WITH THE PINK BUTTON AND THE CAR TURN ON GOOD AND EVERYTHING.

Mileage: 142,000

I BEEN OWNING THIS 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW, AND THE LIGHTS FLICKERS ALL THE TIME.. DEALERSHIP CHARGE 95.00 FOR THAT IT SHOULD BE FREE BECAUSE EVERYONE THAT HAS A CAR LIKE MINE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THE FRONT SUSPENSION I HAD CHANGED 3 TIMES COMPLETELY AND IT'S NOT THE PARTS IT'S THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED I LOVE THE BODY STYLE OF THE CHRYSLER 300 INCLUDING THE NEW ONE I BROUGHT A 2018 DODGE CHALLENGER THIS YEAR BECAUSE I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER HOPEFULLY SOMEONE LOOKS AT THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS AND ACTUALLY HAVE A COMPLETE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE AIR VENTS AND FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE POLICE HAD TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP, BATTERIES, AND THE ENTIRE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT KEY FOB, WHICH ALSO FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POURED WATER TO STOP THE SMOKE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,124. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 13,124

COMMENTS THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON AT NIGHT. THEY COME ON IN THE OFF POSITION AND TURN OFF IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED OUT FOR FEAR THAT IT WILL BE COSTLY. ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON A RESOLUTION? DASH, INTERIOR LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, AND TRUNK. DON'T WORK TROUBLE LIGHTS ALL FLASH THEN HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. I TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FROM "AUTO" TO "MANUAL" AND THE HEADLIGHTS COME BACK ON. DASH LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY BUT AT LEAST I CAN DRIVE IT - AFRAID THIS SWITCH TRICK WILL QUIT WORKING ONE NIGHT WHILE I'M ON AN UNLIT COUNTRY ROAD! 2005 CHRYSLER 300 189,000 MI, THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON AT NIGHT. THEY COME ON IN THE OFF POSITION AND TURN OFF IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. ON GOING ISSUE...CONCERN THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF AND THE PUBLIC.

Mileage: 189

DASH SAYS NO BUS AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON ALL WARNING LIGHT COME ON HEAD LIGHTS START FLASHING ON/OFF WIPERS STOP,RADIO STOPS WORKING THIS IS AN MANUFACTURES DEFECT AS THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON A LARGE NUMBER OF CHRYSLER,DODGE,JEEP VEHICLES FROM 2005-CURRENT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT NIGHT AND YOU HAVE LIGHTS FLASHING ON/OFF AND DASHBOARD DOESN'T ILLUMINATE NOR DOES SPEEDOMETER CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS ITS JUST NOT A RANDOM OCCURANCE ITS A MAJOR OCCURANCE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM IS WHEN IT RAINS AND IN THE WINTER TIME

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS EXPERIENCED FLICKERING, THE VEHICLE TURNING SIGNAL CEASED TO FUNCTION, THE WINDOWS DID NOT OPERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AND THE SEAT BELT LAP BELT FAILED TO LATCH. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED A NEW FUSE PANEL COVER AND THE SEAT BELT LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 174,000

LOW OIL LEVELS, OIL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. KEPT TAKING THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED, WE WERE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, JUST KEEP ADDING OIL. THAT MADE NO SENSE AS THERE HAD TO BE A REASON FOR THIS. WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS OIL SLUDGE AND ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, BECAUSE IT CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO BE ON FOR SO LONG, I NOW NEED TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPLACED THAT CONTROLS THE SENSORS FOR THOSE.

Mileage: 67,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL- MY ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL SHUT MY ENGINE DOWN WHILE ON THE EXPRESS WAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE THE CAR. I HAD TO TRY TO GET OVER AND PUT MY HAZARDZ ON. I COULDVE DIED AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 232,231

INTERIOR OF CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL, WE UNHOOKED BATTERY AND IT STOPPED BUT NOTHING ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS. WE WERE DRIVING CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED

Mileage: 1,382,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY 2005 CHRYSLER 300 MILAGE 103,269 IS HAVING PROBLEMS DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT'S BEEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IT WON'T GO OVER 200RPMS. I LET IT SET AND THE NEXT DAY IT'LL BE FINE AGAIN UNTIL I DRIVE IT FOR A BIT. THE LIGHTING BOLT LOOKING LIGHT STSYS ON. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, POWER CONTROL MODULE, MODULE POWER TRAIN CONTROL AND T/BODY. $1800.00 LATER AND THE COMPLAINING TO 3000+ CUSTOMERS AT MY WORK I WISH I WOULD OF NEVER PURCHASED A CHRYSLER. THEY ARE THE WORST PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH. AFTER DRIVING BY THE DEALERSHIP ON MY WAY TO WORK FOR TWO WEEKS AND LOOKING AT MY CAR SIT I WAS FURIOUS. $750.00 FOR A RENTAL FOR THREE WEEKS (A MONTH AGO) AND NOW STILL NO CAR! I'VE BEEN STUCK WAITING FOR A RIDE, MISSED WORK AND MISSED BALL GAMES FOR MY KIDS OVER THIS PROBLEM. I'M JUST THANKFUL I'VE MANAGED TO NOT GET INTO A WRECK OVER THIS SINCE I'VE READ OTHERS HAVE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING AS A CHRYSLER OWNER I'M HAPPY ABOUT. THANKS TO GOD!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED OR COMPLETLY FAILED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,729.

Mileage: 95,729

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE POWER RESUMED ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR WILL JUST STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS ON DASH WILL ALL LIGHT UP THEN CAR JUST CUTS. HAVE TAKEN TO 3 MECHANICS WITH NO WNSWER. HAVE REPLACED BATTERYX2 TRANSMISSION AND STARTER. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR

WHEN I TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH IN INTENSITY, AND BRIGHTNESS. THE RESULT OF THIS HAZARD IS THAT IT DISTRACTS THE DRIVER OF MY CAR, AND ANY DRIVER ON THE ROAD WHO COME INTO VIEW OF THE CHRYSLER 300. THIS CONDITION IS AMPLIFIED BY SWITCHING HEAD LIGHTS FROM LOW TO HIGH BEAM. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE JANUARY12, 2005. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO GIVE RELIEF AND SAFETY IN THIS MATTER????????????????????????????????????????

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CRUISE CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DID NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

Mileage: 200

I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND IT MADE A SOUND AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK TO SEE IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND HE INFORMED ME THE BATTERY WAS FINE. WE ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN AND YOU COULD TELL HOW IT WANTED TO START BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. ONCE I TURNED THE KEY OFF I NOTICED A RED LIGHT WITH A LIGHTNING BOLT IN THE MIDDLE OF BACKWARDS PARENTHESES. )Z( KIND OF LIKE THIS! I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME SITUATION, I'M JUST GLAD MINE WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVE WAY AND NOT ON THE MIDDLE OF A STREET!

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 7/28/15*CN UPDATED 10/18/2017*CN

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V770000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMOBILE, NOTICED HEADLAMPS & DASH LIGHTS DIMMING AND SHUTTING OFF. TURNED HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, WHICH RESULTED IN THE HEADLAMPS TURNING BACK ON. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

AFTER GETTING FUEL CAME OUT OF GAS STATION TURNED RIGHT ABOUT 100 FEET CAME TO A STOP ENGINE IDLED ROUGH THEN DIED OUT. RE STARTED AND KEPT DYING OUT FOR NEXT 2 TO 3 MILES . CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. HAD IT DIAGNOSED O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED 3 MILES LATER AND MORE DYING OUT CHECK ENG LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I AM OUT 300.00 DLS. AND STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND CANNOT PASS EMISSION TEST. AND CANNOT GET MY PLATES . *JS

Mileage: 138,653

MY CAR AS CONTINUALLY GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND HAD THEM TO CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND NOTHING, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NO MECHANIC CAN FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL EXIST. I HAVE BEEN TO A FEW CHRYSLER FORUMS AND SEE OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN A REAL FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESP AND BAC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TURN LIGHTS, SIDE MIRRORS AND ALL POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,372. RE-MAILED 11/25/14*LJ UPDATED 1/28/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS FAILED: HORN, AC COMPRESSOR, AC FAN, RADIATOR FAN, RADIO, WIPERS, SPEEDOMETER, AIR BAG INDICATOR AND BATTERY. UPDATED 02/18/15

Mileage: 119,372

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESP AND BAC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TURN LIGHTS, SIDE MIRRORS AND ALL POWER WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,372. RE-MAILED 11/25/14*LJ UPDATED 1/28/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS FAILED: HORN, AC COMPRESSOR, AC FAN, RADIATOR FAN, RADIO, WIPERS, SPEEDOMETER, AIR BAG INDICATOR AND BATTERY. UPDATED 02/18/15

Mileage: 119,372

TURN THE CAR ON AND IDLES FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS START TO COME ON AND OFF SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING,KEY FOB WONT WORK SOMETIMES CAR SHUTS OFF AFTER I START IT ,HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF BATTERY DRAINS IF I LEAVE IT CONNECTED I HAVE READ ALOT OF THREADS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF CHRYSLERS EVEN 2011 MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 74,500

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS FAULTY. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLASH AND WILL NOT STAY ON. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

IN JULY, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. MY CAR WENT DEAD - ENGINE STOPPED, LIGHTS, RADIO WENT OFF. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. NEXT OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT A MONTH LATER AT A STOP SIGN AGAIN. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 - THIS TIME THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS DECELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 60 MPH - THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT FLASHED AND THE ESP BAS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AT A STOP SIGN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. MY MECHANIC HAS INSTALLED A PROGRAM UPDATE B/C HE COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I DO KNOW I FILLED UP MY CAR THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE LAST OCCURRENCE AND DID NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL THE MONDAY AM WHEN THIS LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

STOPPED AT STOP SIGN ALL LIGHTS ON INST PANEL CAME ON FOR ABOUT 10 SEC THEN THEY ALL WENT OFF EXCEPT ESP LIGHT. TACHOMETER WENT TO 0 AND AC WENT OFF. 10 SECONDS LATER ALL RECOVERED, BUT SOON ALL BACK TO NORMAL ,THEN EVENTS STARTED AGAIN. KEPT THIS UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND AFTER TURNING CAR OFF STAYING FOR 1 1/2 HOUR STARTED CAR AND ALL WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR AND LOCAL CHRYSLER HAS SAID HARD TO DIAGNOSE AND WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE.AS LONG AS IT CLEARS IT SELF KEEP DRIVING IT. PROBABLY LOOSE CONNECTION OR SMALL SHORT IN CIRCUIT BOARD. *TR

Mileage: 81,200

I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING, MY FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, A RED LIGHTENING BOLT SYMBOL ON THE DASH CAME ON, AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10MPH, TOOK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, FOR THEM TO SAY I NEEDED A NEW PCM, WHICH BY THE WAY WAS ROUGHLY $1500. HAD THAT REPLACED, CAR DROVE JUST FINE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, ALL THE SUDDEN IT DOES IT AGAIN, THAT SAME RED SYMBOL AND ESP BAS SYMBOL, BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO SAY NOW IT COULD BE A THROTTLE BODY, HAD THAT REPLACED ROUGHLY $500, PICKED MY CAR UP THE DAY IT WAS FINISHED, DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, SAME HAUNTING SYMBOLS CAME BACK ON, OH YES, NOT TO MENTION LIKE 2 MONTHS AGO, MY CAR GEAR WAS STUCK IN PARK, THANK GOODNESS A LEVER FIXED THAT PROBLEM, ABOUT $125. SO YES, I'M GOING CRAZY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS RED LIGHTENING BOLT SYMBOL AND ESP BAS, HONESTLY I THINK THESE CHRYSLER'S NEED A MAJOR RECALL, SOMETHING JUST ISN'T RIGHT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE CHRYSLER'S 300 FROM WHAT I'VE READ. I HAVE YET TO STILL TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I JUST CAN'T WHY UNDERSTAND WHY THE DEALERSHIP THAT SPECIALIZES IN THESE SPECIFIC CARS, HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

THE VEHICLE WILL FREQUENTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER. IT ALSO STALLS, THE GEAR SHIFT HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT IT CUT OFF ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN TODAY AT 75MPH!! VERY DANGEROUS!! LUCKILY THE SEMI TRUCK WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME BUT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.... *TR

Mileage: 67,000

CAR STUCK IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 1,000,000

THIS CAR HAS ISSUES FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO ELECTRICAL THE COMPANY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THEM BETTER. *TR

Mileage: 213,189

MY DAUGHTER (12YRS.) AND I WERE ON THE FREEWAY/CAR POOL LANE (DOUBLE YELLOW LINES) AND THE CAR STALLED/TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC BUT I DAUGHTER DID WHEN THE LIGHTS, ENGINE AND NOT TO MENTION THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. AT THIS TIME I HAD TO CROSS OVER THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE AND CUT OFF A FEW CARS WHO ALL MOST REAR ENDED ME, ALL CARS HONKED AT ME AND MY LITTLE ONE WAS FREAKING OUT. IT TOOK 24 MINUTES TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY BECAUSE IT KEPT STALLING AND WOULDN'T CONTINUE TO STAY ON. THIS IS A VERY UN SAFE SITUATION, I PRAY NO ONE GETS HURT FROM THIS. CAR CONTINUED TO STALL AND TURN OFF AND AT THIS TIME IT'S JUST SITTING BECAUSE OF FUNDS AND JUST FED UP WITH THIS CAR.... NOT MENTION MY PARKING LOCK MECHANISM BROKE LAST MONTH AND MY ENGINE BLOWN DUE TIMINGS CHAIN STRETCHING. HAD TO REBUILD THE WHOLE ENGINE THAT COST ME $5,000.00, SO YOU KNOW AT THIS TIME I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER EVER AGAIN. I NEW I SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH CHEVROLET! !!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 81,000

ONCE GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING ONTO A FRONTAGE ROAD, DRIVING 35 MPH MY CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. I PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED MY CAR OFF, AND IT TURNED BACK ON. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON SINCE AUGUST 2013 (7-8XS). IT MOST COMMONLY STALLS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL OFTEN TIMES BECOME LOCKED WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE CAR STALLS. THE ESP/BAS LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND A RED LIGHT WITH A LIGHTENING BOLT WITH VERTICAL LINES ON EACH SIDE OF IT (SYMBOL NOT IN CHRYSLER MANUAL) ALL TURN ON WHEN THE CAR STALLS. THE CAR STALLS 3-4XS BEFORE MAKING IT TO THE DESTINATION. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP 3XS AND LEAVE WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION OF THE CURRENT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF UPDATED 10/29/2013 *JS

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 300, ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE GAUGES WILL GO ALL THE WAY UP, THEN BACK DOWN. ALMOST AS IF I WERE JUST STARTING THE VEHICLE. ALL WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL QUICKLY AND MY CAR NEVER LOOSES POWER. THIS MAY HAPPEN 10-15 TIMES IN 5 MINUTES. NOW, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND GO OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT AS I DON'T WANT THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT ON ME. I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME AS MY CAR KEEPS TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY READ ABOUT SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND CHRYSLER ISN'T WORRIED ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY OR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AS MANY COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES THERE ARE OUT THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHRYSLER STEP UP AND TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT. AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE POWER DISTRIBUTION IN THE TRUCK. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE FOR A COULD BE PROBLEM. IT CAN'T BEEN TESTED AS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS SO FAST, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HOOK IT UP TO THE MACHINE TO READ THE PROBLEM. HAVING 4 DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR LONG TIME CUSTOMERS AND LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON AND IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL NOW, WONT LIGHT UP OR ANYTHING. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE AIR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AS WELL. *TR

FORWARDED FROM THE US PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION - LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM CONSUMER RE 2005 CHRYSLER 300-C SRT-8 RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER SOON TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR WASH AND TRAVELING LESS THAN 50 FEET, THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. HER SON IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, AS IT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CONSUMERS SON LOCATED A RECALL # 04V334000. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY CLAIMED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. SHE WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM CHRYSLER AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE CONSUMER CALLED CHRYSLER, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED A REPORT WOULD BE SENT TO SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY. DAYS LATER, AN INSPECTION REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY WENT TO THE CONSUMERS HOUSE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. ON APRIL 11, 2012, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHRYSLER'S LAWYER STATING THEY WOULD HANDLE ALL OF THE EXPENSES INVOLVING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THE LAWYER WAS CONTACTED AND GIVEN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE AND THE COSTS INVOLVED, CHRYSLER THEN STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX THE VEHICLE, THAN WHAT IT WAS WORTH AND WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V334000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) MAY ALSO BE RELATED TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH THE GEAR STUCK IN PARK. UPDATED 09/16/11

Mileage: 80,000

MY CAR IS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 WITH 72000 MILES I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE EVEN WITH ONE BURNING THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE AND THE BOX IN THE TRUNK NET TO THE BATTERY IS WHAT STARTED SMOKING IT STARTED WITH MY KEY LESS ENTRY I CONTACTED DODGE THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER 20919841 THE REPAIR WILL BE 3700 WITH THEM WILLING TO PAY PART THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I'M 62 AND DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY I REALLY THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM ALL I'VE READ ON YOUR SITE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE HEADLIGHT WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME AND THE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED AND THE CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. SHE STATED THAT SHE SUSPECTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

Mileage: 133,000

2005 CHRYSLER 300 KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK HAS BEEN LIKE YEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS BROUGHT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

CAR BLEW UP. *TR

Mileage: 52,858

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

Mileage: 118,000

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

Mileage: 48,000

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

LAST SUMMER I WAS DRIVING TOWARD MY GRANDSON'S BALLGAME. I SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. SUDDENLY, I LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND AIR CONDITIONING. HOWEVER, MY MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODE SHOWING ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY FOR MY WIFE WHO WOULD PROBABLY PANIC OR NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM READING COMPLAINTS. AFTERWARDS, I HAD TO REPLACE AN O2 SENSOR FOR THE 3RD TIME AND THEN REPLACED THE EVAPORATOR ON THE AC. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE BEGAN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO GROUNDING FAILURE IN THAT NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS CONSUMED W/ NO DAMAGE TO POSITIVE CABLE OR SURROUNDING AREA. VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

PURCHASED THE CHRYSLER 300 JAN 2005 AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. WE TOOK THE CAR IN 3 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF HAVING IT AND THEY TRIED TO FIX, SAID THEY HAD AND WAS NOT. ON THE FINAL ATTEMPT, THEY TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP ON OUR OWN TO FIX, "WE TRIED." NOW, AFTER 3 YEARS DRIVING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE A NEW PROBLEM, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE BROKE. WE WERE TOLD SORRY, ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE HAVE TO PAY 1000.00 TO FIX. ANOTHER DEALER, SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE 800. II WAS TOLD THAT OUR CLUSTER WOULD BE SENT OUT AND REPLACED WITH A REFURBISHED ONE. SO WE DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED, WE DECIDED TO PURCHASE ONE ON OUR OWN (FROM A JUNK YARD OR REFURBISHED) AND NOW THE MILEAGE NEEDS TO BE RESET. BUT WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD JUST RESET THE MILEAGE FOR 100 DOLLARS. TOOK THE CAR IN NOW BEING TOLD THAT WE CAN NOT DO THAT. SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IF THEY PUT IN A REFURBISHED ONE OR WE DID, IT STILL NEEDS TO BE RESET. IT SEEM TO ME, THEY STILL WANT THE MONEY TO FIX AND THAT'S AL THEY CARE ABOUT! WHEN IT SHOULD BE ONLY 100.00 TO FIX NOW. *TR

Mileage: 55,600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE THEFT AUTO LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD IN FACT RUN OUT OF FUEL. ONCE FUEL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

Mileage: 54,000

A SMELL OF BURNING WIRE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. A YELLOW LIGHT CANE ON THE DASH . THE PASSENGER CABIN FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. THE CAR QUIT RUNNING ON THE ROAD. THE TRUNK HAD POPPED OPEN. THAT CABIN WAS FULL OF SMOKE. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER 300 WITH IGNITION PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS COMPLETED. SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE WITH THE EAS LIGHT INDICATOR. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE SERIOUS WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIOLENTLY VIBRATE IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. ANOTHER SERVICE PROVIDER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TIE ROD END WAS BROKEN AND THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

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

Mileage: 40,300

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

Mileage: 2,038

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

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 27,645

THE HORN ONLY WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. *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.

Mileage: 40,000

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

I DRIVE A CHRYSLER 300C, WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I FELT THE CAR VEERING TO THE RIGHT. WELL I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND I ALSO NEEDED TO HAVE MY WHEEL ROTATED. WELL I DID THAT AND STILL I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED ANOTHER WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND MY WHEELS NEEDED TO BE ROTATED I DID ALL OF THAT AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY HORN NOT BLOWING WHEN THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING. I FIND ALL OF THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS TO HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS TO MYSELF, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED CALLING THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS AND HAVE YET A RECEIVE A RESPONSE. *JB

GETTING READY TO GO TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND AT THE STOP SIGN YARDS FROM OUR HOME THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WENT BLACK THEN THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND WENT BLACK AGAIN. THE CAR THEN STARTING SMOKING FROM BEHIND THE CAR DASH. WE MANAGED TO PUSH THE CAR BACK INTO THE CARPORT BUT WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A 2005 MODEL WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO WE GOT ON THE INTERNET STARTED SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS AND CAME UPON A RECALL THAT INVOLVED ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM THAT IF NOT FIXED IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE DASH AND CAUSE A FIRE. AT THE TIME I HAD A SEVEN YEAR OLD IN THE CAR AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE IF WE HEADED OUT ANY FURTHER AND THEN THE CAR BROKE DOWN. *JB

ONGOING PROBLEM CHRYSLER 300C...HEATER CONTROL PANEL GETS SO HOT YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS (YOU CAN SMELL THE HOT PLASTIC OR ELECTRICAL MATERIALS. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS, HEADLIGHT SWITCH ALSO GETS QUITE WARM. AT SAME TIME, RANDOM OTHER PROBLEMS OCCUR...SEATS FORGET SETTINGS, BACK UP WARNING FAILS (MY WIFE RELIED ON THIS BECAUSE OF HIGH BACK END AND BACKED INTO A CONCRETE POST DAMAGING REAR BUMPER; WE NOW DO NOT TRUST IT) RADIO ERRORS REPORTED, WINDOWS STOP WORKING OR GO IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WITH ONE PUSH OF BUTTON TO NAME A FEW.. IN ADDITION, PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON.. ENGINE SPUTTERS AND QUITS. IF TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, PROBLEM CORRECTS ITSELF BUT, ACCORDING TO DEALER, THROWS STRANGE ERROR CODES INTO COMPUTER. PROBLEM REPORTED TO SEVERAL DEALERS. MAIN ONE ACKNOWLEDGES AND HAS SEEN/FELT HEAT PROBLEM. CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM..THEY SUGGEST CONTACTING CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO SIMPLY SAY TO CALL DEALER. DEALER ALSO REPORTS THAT CHRYSLER ENGINEERING CAN NOT OR WILL NOT HELP THEM. *JB

Mileage: 22,500

VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION OR NO REASON...LOSE ALL STEERING AND BRAKES. ABLE TO WAIT A OF COUPLE MINUTES AND VEHICLE WILL START UP AGAIN BUT THEN WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *JB

Mileage: 13,850

I HAVE HAD MY REAR VIEW MIRROR REPLACED BECAUSE THE SENSOR WENT, SUNROOF REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, PASSENGER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE SOMETIME INOPERABLE, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME IN WHEN YOU LOCK, CAR HAS CUT OFF EXITING A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND JUST WAITING, STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT COME ON,HAS BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIP, NOTIFIED MAN VIA PHONE AND E-MAIL--HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NEW CAR LEMON. *JB

SEAT/MIRRORS, PEDAL,RADIO & STEERING COLUMN REMOTE MEMORY SETTINGS DO NOT OPERATED WHEN PRESSING THE OPEN BUTTON ON KEY. DOES WORK WHEN USING BUTTONS ON LEFT DOOR. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR. DEALER CONTACTED MFG REP. STILL UNABLE TO REPAIR. DEALER REP SAID THEY CHECKED MEMORY SETTINGS ON FOUR OTHER NEW VEHICLES IN STOCK. MEMORY WOULD NOT WORK ON ANY MODEL 300 VEHICLES. *JB

Mileage: 3,800

2005 CHRYSLER 300C - 2 ISSUES 1) HORN IS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE. THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO PRESS, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT SOUND THE HORN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. 2) HORN DOES NOT OPERATE WHILE THE CAR IS OFF. THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE (FLAW, IN MY OPINION), WHICH MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ITEM, BUT MAY BE RELATED TO ITEM #1.*JB

4/04 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 300C AT RIVERFRONT CHRYSLER, WE REPORTED TO THEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS A HOSE CAUSING STALL, WHEN CAR STALLED AGAIN DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS CONTROL MODULE WHEN CAR STALL AGAIN DEALER CLAIM TO SEE NO DUPLICATING PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH FOR MONTHS NOW OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING THE HORN DON'T BLOW ALL THE TIME THE BACK DRIVER WINDOW DON'T ALWAYS WORK, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON, DRIVER DOOR MISALIGNED CAR BRAKES AND TIRES ARE GIVING US PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 1,700

4/04 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 300C AT RIVERFRONT CHRYSLER, WE REPORTED TO THEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS A HOSE CAUSING STALL, WHEN CAR STALLED AGAIN DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS CONTROL MODULE WHEN CAR STALL AGAIN DEALER CLAIM TO SEE NO DUPLICATING PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH FOR MONTHS NOW OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING THE HORN DON'T BLOW ALL THE TIME THE BACK DRIVER WINDOW DON'T ALWAYS WORK, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON, DRIVER DOOR MISALIGNED CAR BRAKES AND TIRES ARE GIVING US PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 1,700

DT: THERE WAS A COMPLAINT FILED ON THIS VEHICLE ODI 10125270 CONCERNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CLOCK SPRING, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES , BUT IT KEPT FAILING. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS INFERIOR WIRES USED ON THE WIRE HARNESS. DEALER WAS TO REPLACE ENTIRE WIRE HARNESS UNDER DASH BOARD. THERE WAS GOING TO BE A WEEK OR TWO DELAY IN GETTING THE PARTS. THEN THERE WAS CONCERN THAT IF THERE WAS INFERIOR INSULATION INVOLVED WITH THE WIRE HARNESS THIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE PROBLEMS SUCH AS A FIRE. *AK *JB THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FILLED THROUGH THE FUEL PIPE TO THE GASOLINE TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS STUCK ON FULL. UPON EXAMINATION BY THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TAKE ANY GAS. THE DEALER DECIDED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A KIT TO BE PLACED ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. *JB

(1) WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY VIBRATES AND RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND ALMOST STALLS THEN IDLES NORMALLY. ALSO SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER DID A COMPUTER MODIFICATION #489614A1 BUT CONDITION PERSISTS. (2) AIR CONDITIONING. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN GEAR OR IN NEUTRAL, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON FOR 15 SECONDS AND THEN OFF FOR 5 SECONDS. EACH TIME THE AC CYCLES ON THERE IS A CLUNK AND VIBRATION & GRINDING THRU THE STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN AC COMPRESSOR PULLEY KIT. CONDITION STILL PERSISTS. (3) WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN FROM 12 MPH TO 3 MPH WHETHER IN DRIVE OR NEUTRAL WITH OR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION AND WHINE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT THRU THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FROM THE TIRES AND ROTATED AND BALANCED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONDITION STILL PERSISTS.

Mileage: 500

DT: CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED EDITION SEDAN ON 7-27-05. HE DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY HIS WIFE PARKED VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT WHERE SHE WORKED. 30 MINUTES LATER, THE MANAGER OF THE BUILDING CALLED CONTACT WIFE'S OFFICE INFORMING HER THERE WAS A CAR ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. FLAMES CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING IT. THE CAR PARKED NEXT TO CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AS WELL AS 2 OR 3 OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED. HE CONTACTED DAIMLER/CHRYSLER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO SEND SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THE DEALER AGREED TO GIVE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE. CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DEFECT WITHIN THE CAR PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. CONTACT HAD PICTURES OF THE CAR. HE SAID THAT DEALER INSTALLED A PASSIVE ALARM SYSTEM WITH AN IGNITION KILL, A REMOTE START FEATURE, COULD START THE CAR WITHOUT THE KEY. A LO-JACK ANTI THEFT SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED. ALSO, THE CAR INCLUDED A NAVIGATION SYSTEM, POWER ADJUSTED GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, SELF SEALING TIRES, AND SIDE/CURTAIN AIR BAGS . HE PURCHASED A AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 7 YEARS,100,00 MILES BUMPER TO BUMPER. *AK

Mileage: 10

DT: CONTACT STATES HE BOUGHT A NEW 2005 CHRYSLER 300 M TOURING ON APPROXIMATELY 1-04. ON 6-23-05 HE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE BOUGHT IT;(SPARSEST CHRYSLER) TO LET THEM FIX A PROBLEM HE WAS HAVING WITH THE BUTTON THAT ALLOWS HIM TO SEE THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE THE CAR AND ALSO ALLOWS HIM TO SEE THE MILEAGE HE HAS DRIVEN. THE BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK; SO HE ASKED THE DEALER TO FIX IT. ON THE SAME DAY, HE GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER AND HE NOTICED IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING BUT AFTER A WHILE IT DID START TO WORK. ON 7-13-05 WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN HIS GARAGE, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE IS NOT SURE WHERE THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM BUT HE DID SAY THE CAR HAS A BIG HOLE IN THE DASH. HE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGATE IT. HIS INSURANCE ADJUSTER HAS LOOKED AT IT AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE ADJUSTER ALSO GAVE HIM A RECALL #04V334000 .THE RECALL APPLIES TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BATTERY CABLES. THE DEALER DENIED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK

Mileage: 4,000

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG DISBURSEMENT MECHANISM. THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE LIGHT BEING ON CAUSES THE AIRBAGS NOT TO WORK. THE WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON EVERY TIME THE CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE UNDER WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE MATERIAL WAS OF POOR QUALITY. *JB

MY CAR STALLS WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. JUST MINUTES LATER I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND TURNING LEFT AND THE CAR STALLED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND SENT ME AWAY.

DT; CONSUMER BOUGHT A CHRYSLER 300 MODEL YEAR 2005. WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AT 5 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR TURNS OFF, ALSO WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE IT TURNS OFF. EVERYTHING GOES OFF EVEN THE LIGHTS. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, IT STARTS AGAIN BUT DOES NOT TURN OFF. IN A TIME LAPSE OF 1 WEEK IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APRIL 9, 2005 AND IT IS STILL THERE. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO COME AND PICK UP THE CAR. CONSUMER FEELS HE/SHE IS RISKING HIS/HER LIFE AND IS AFRAID TO PICK THE VEHICLE UP. *TT

Mileage: 2,000

2006 CHRYSLER 300C WITH 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE, 1,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. STALLS AND WILL/OR VERY DIFFICULT TO RE-START. STALLED WHILE DRIVING WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAR AT DEALER NOW IN PORT HURON, MI. TOLD BY DEALER THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE FIX FOR "COMPUTER PROBLEM" AND THAT COMPUTER WILL BE PULLED FROM VEHICLE AND SENT TO CHRYSLER ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION; NOT SURE WHEN CAR WILL BE FIXED. DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCER. STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, STEERING AND BRAKES.

Mileage: 1,500

THE VEHICLEWAS BROUGHT TO FREEHOLD CHRYSLER FOR SERVICE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, HESITATION, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE MOLDING COMING OFF, TRUNK LATCH BROKEN AND CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. FREEHOLD CHRYSLER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS AND FOUND NO CODES AND THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $95.00,MOLDING AND TRUNK LATCH WAS REPLACED. WE THEN BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AGAIN FOR PULLING TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER AND AGAIN THE TOLD US IT WAS FIXED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PULLING AS MUCH BUT STILL WAS. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE CAR WAS RED LINING, NOT SHIFTING AND STALLING ON HER. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO EATONTOWN CHRYSLER IN WHICH THEY FOUND A TRANSMISSION SOLENOID TO BE BAD AND REPLACED IT. WE THEN STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS REAR WINDOW NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME AND AIR BAG LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASHING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND AGAIN HESITATION WHEN STATING FROM STOP. ALSO THE MOON ROOF INTERIOR SHADE OPENS TO ABOUT AN INCH AFTER DRIVING TO VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WE CONTACTED FREEHOLD CHRYSLER ABOUT THESE PROBLEM AND THE PREVIOUS WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MAY 3, 2005. NOW ITS MAY 8TH AND WE HAVE APPROX. 20,000 ON THE VEHICLE AND WE ARE BEING TOLD THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED BASED ON A SERVICE BULLETIN AND AT NO COST TO US, EVEN THOUGH WE PAID $95.00 ORIGINALLY, AND THE REST OF THE PROBLEMS CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AND THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORP. SERVICE CENTER AT 18009921997 AND SPOKE TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE IN REFERENCE TO THESE PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY COULD DO.

Mileage: 15,000

HORN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO WORK, ONLY A SMALL AREA SEEMS TO WORK. IN AN EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO FIND THIS "SPOT". *NM

2005 CHRYSLER 300C/DODGE MAGNUM, HORN BUTTON IN STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO OPERATE ESPECIALLY IN EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. HORN ALSO DOES NOT WORK WITHOUT KEY IN AND ENGINE RUNNING.*AK

THE HORN BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2005 CHRYLER 300C REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO OPERATE. DURING SEVERAL "EVENTS" OVER THE FEW MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OPERATE THE HORN ON THE FIRST PRESS OF THE BUTTON. IT IS SIMPLY USELESS AS A TIMELY WARNING DEVICE. *AK

THE HORN IS VERY HARD TO BLOW, AND WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE THE HORN WON'T BLOW AT ALL. . CONSUMER IS CONCERNED IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY HE CANNOT USE THE HORN TO GET HELP.*AK.....THE THICK VINYL/RUBBER HORN PAD HAS SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE HORN DOES NOT BLOW. ESSENTIALLY, THERE ARE ONLY TWO SPOTS ON THE ENTIR EPAD WHERE THE HORN ACTIVATES. IT IS POORLY DESIGNED. *AK

Mileage: 75

HORN REQUIRES EXTENSIVE PRESSURE TO OPERATE IN "KEY" LOCATIONS ON STEERING WHEEL. OFTEN, HORN DOES NOT OPERATE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THIS IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE 1995 CHEVY IMPALA SS HORN PROBLEM DUE TO AIRBAG PLACEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED NOW, OTHERWISE THERE WILL SURELY BE ACCIDENTS WHICH WERE AVOIDABLE IF THE HORN OPERATED PROPERLY.*AK

Mileage: 80

CHRYSLER 300C 2005 HORN DIFFICULT TO OPERATE IN EMERGENCY SITUATION - MUST TRY PRESSING IN SEVERAL SPOTS - THERE IS NO SPECIFIC HORN OPERATING MARKING ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK

Mileage: 4,000

I PURCHASED A NEW CHRYSLER 300 ON 11/03/04 AND EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH THE VEHICLES LIGHTS BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. CALLED GROGAN DEALERSHIP ON 11/9/04 TO ISSUE THE COMPLAINT. WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/30/04 AND WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 12/02/04 WITH AN INVOICE STATING THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SINCE THEN ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERN RELATED TO THIS VEHICLES LIGHTS FLICKERING CONTINUOUSLY. THEN ON 12/17/04 THE VEHICLES LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH AN INJURY. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN AN INJURY AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE VEHICLE AND ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALERSHIP AND NEITHER ARE OWNING UP TO THE SAFETY CONCERN. NEGLECT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND HAVE BEEN BLESSED THAT THEY WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS FROM SOMEONE'S NEGLECT. AS I CAN SEE FROM THIS WEBSITE THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY MORE THAT JUST HAVEN'T SURFACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IS SITTING AT A TOWING LOT AND NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE TOWED AND WORKED ON FOR CORRECTION. MEANWHILE, I AM SITTING WITHOUT A VEHICLE. ANYONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, WE NEED TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. *JB

Mileage: 900

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD NOT BLOW UNLESS THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FIND THIS OUT UNTIL AFTER HE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND WENT TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT ALL OF THE 200 CHRYSLER 300'S HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK THE HORN WOULD ONLY ACTIVATE IN ONE SPOT. *SC

WAS PARKED IN POST OFFICE PARKING LOT AND OTHER PATRON BACKING OUT OF SPOT. WENT TO HONK HORN TO WARN THEM TO LOOK UP BUT THE HORN DID NOT WORK. RESULT WAS BUMPER SMASHING. IGNITION HAS TO BE ON FOR HORN TO WORK IN THIS CAR. IS CHRYSLER 2005 300C. *NM

Mileage: 10

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. I NOTICED THAT MY HORN IS INOPERABLE UNLESS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED ON. IN TALKING TO OTHER OWNERS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON TRAIT ON THIS NEW VEHICLE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE. THEY CHECKED OTHER NEW VEHICLES IN THEIR INVENTORY IN STATED THAT THEY WERE ALL LIKE THAT. THEY THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLERS HELP LINE AND WERE INFORMED THAT "UNBELEIVABLE AS IT IS, THAT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED". IN MY OPINION, THIS COULD POSE A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I AM SITTING IN MY CAR WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMEONE BACKING INTO ME IS IMMINENT, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WARN THEM WITH MY HORN.