2007 CHRYSLER 300 Unknown Or Other Problems

On August 18th, 2025 around 6:45 pm, our anti-lock break system stopped working, started smoking and caught fire. The fire came up through the engine under the hood and melted everything. There were no warning signs. Just smoke and flames. Luckily we were able to pull over and exit the vehicle. The fire was extinguished with 2 fire extinguishers. The car is a total loss.

Something with throttle it will shake and slow down at a certain speed

I have 130k mileage on my Chrysler 300 2007 model. For about 3months, I’ve been experiencing fuel leaks from the bottom rear corner of the driver side just directly beneath my fuel tank, which also makes both the exterior and interior of the car smell of gas. I took the car for maintenance and the fuel tank seals were replaced after my fuel pump was changed. There was no visible fuel spill after the rear seats were removed and inspected but there was constant droplets of fuel from beneath the rear left side of the car. I don’t know what else to do and what can cause this?.. besides, whenever I put fuel in my tank, I can smell fuel coming from the AC vents. Also, my airbag warning light has been on for a long time on my dashboard. Help!!!

IGNITION SWITCH

Mileage: 222,344

IGNITION SWITCH WON'T TURN MY CAR ON. I WENT TO START CAR AND MY KEY MOVED QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT AND WOULD NOT START.

Mileage: 98,000

K39 RECALL: MY VEHICLE CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT HAS A BROKEN SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK SPRING HOOK...EXACTLY LIKE RECALL K39. HOWEVER, I A CONFUSED WHY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER THEN TO CRASH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS, SEAT BELT BURN FROM THE SHOULDER TO LOWER PART OF THE STOMACH, AND SOME BRUISES ON THE FACE AND BACK. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY CENTER IN AN AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE EMC AUTO SALES DEALER (919-263-1750, LOCATED AT 10121 CAPITAL BLVD #105, WAKE FOREST, NC 27587) AND WAS TOLD TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. *DT *JB

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN PARK. CANNOT DRIVE

Mileage: 85,879

CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. MOST LIKELY SHIFT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY BAD. CAR WAS PARKED IN WORK PARKING LOT AND AFTER SHIFT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK STATUS.

Mileage: 76,000

THE SWITCH WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF IT STILL BE ON IT ,I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE SWITCH TURNED ALL THE WAY OVER

WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU LINE AT A LOCAL FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT I HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN STEAM CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. PULLED OVER AND PARKED. CALLED MY MECHANIC TO COME CHECK IT OUT. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE FAN MOTOR BROKE/BUSTED AND THE BEARINGS WENT THROUGH THE RADIATOR. FAN SHOURDS WE'RE ALL BROKE OFF. I HAVE LESS THEN 100,000 MILES ON MY CAR.

Mileage: 92,000

APRIL 23 MY BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN BLOW MY WHOLE CAR UP FIRE MARSHAL TOLD ME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS

Mileage: 162,126

I KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES AND NOT GETTING SATISFACTION GETTING REPAIRED. WHATEVER THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO GET MONETARY COMPENSATIONS THROUGH LEGAL MEANS, PLEASE SIGN ME UP. [XXX\, [XXX]. WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE SINCE WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME MADE MOTION TO START VEHICLE PLACED FEET ON BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK

Mileage: 70

STUCK IN PARK. CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK FLOOR SHIFTER LOCKED BYPASS DOESN'T WORK.

ON SUNDAY 04/30/2017, I PULLED CAR INTO GAS STATION AND PUT GAS IN IT. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE AFTER THIS TRANSACTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF "PARK". THE SHIFTER WILL NOT RELEASE AND GO INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN "PARK". DIAMLER CHRYSLER HAS EXISTING RECALL (K39) TO ADDRESS THIS ONGOING, WIDESPREAD DEFECT IN THEIR VEHICLES (DODGE/CHRYSLER FLOOR SHIFTER RECALL). ACCORDING TO TSB/RECALL DOCUMENTS, THE YEARS COVERED ARE 2005-2011. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 90 DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL PERIOD FOR THAT MAKE AND MODEL, MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

Mileage: 138,000

AT VARIOUS TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, THIS VEHICLE STALLED AND/OR VIOLENTLY SHOOK WHILE AT STOP LIGHT THINKING SOMEONE MUST HAVE HIT ME. WHEN FILLING UP WITH PREMIUM GAS, THE PUMP WILL TRIP AND STOP PUTTING GAS. I HAVE TO HOLD THE PUMP SLIGHTLY HIGHER SO THAT IT WILL NOT TRIP. I COULD NEVER USE THE PUMP REST FOR THIS CAR SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HOLD THE PUMP THE ENTIRE TIME. WE EVEN CHOOSE GAS STATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE ETHANOL MIX. ON TUESDAY, 2/7/17, IT SHOOK AND STALLED AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY WHILE AT STOP LIGHT. ON THE SAME DAY, WHILE IN MOTION AND MAKING A CURVE ON A NARROW 2-WAY STREET, I SUDDENLY COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. I STOPPED WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS, TURNED OFF EVERYTHING, AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. WE TOOK IT FOR SERVICE FOR SAME REASONS AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES.

Mileage: 77,420

GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE K39 RECALL HOWEVER BECAUSE OF MY BUILD DATE OF 02/07/07, THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT 6/25/07-9/21/07. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK, I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOME 300 BUT I NEEDED TO CONTACT CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE K39 SAFETY NOTIFICATION, THEY CAN'T HELP ME OUT. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND REPAIR MADE. HOW CAN CHRYSLER FIXS SOME FAILURES AND NOT OTHER?

Mileage: 187,246

THE FLOOR SHIFTER HAS A BROKEN PIECE THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL K39 BUT MY VEHICLE ISNT COVERED

Mileage: 97,000

CAR RUNS ROUGH, HESITATES AND CUTS OF WHILE AT A STOP AND IN PARK. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT IS ON

I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO THE BUS STATION IN THE MORNING I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP MY CAR JUST TURN OFF,THEN IT DID IT AGAIN AFTER WHEN I PULL IN MY DRIVE WAY OF MY HOUSE IT JUST TURN OFF AGAIN IT DID IT TWO TIMES IN THE SAME DAY IM SO WORRIE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR!!!

GEAR SHIFT WAS CHANGED IN 7/2014 N ALSO I NEED TO CHANGE THE IGNITION KEY, HAS NEVER WORK PROPERLY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BATTERY NOT SENDING THE CORRECT CHARGE. I HAVEN'T CHANGE THE AIR BAGS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY WHERE CAN I GO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES PER HR AND MY CAR ENGINE, STEERING AND BRAKING SHUT DOWN......HOWEVER THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AIR WAS STILL WORKING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TRIED TO START IT 3 TIMES, FINALLY LET IT SIT ABOUT 5 OR 6 MIN AND IT STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE WITHOUT ANY ISSUES THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK WHICH WAS ABOUT 4 MILES

Mileage: 105,000

I WENT TO START MY CAR AND COULD NOT GET THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK, HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MY THAT WORKS FOR FORD REPLACE A PART IN THE SHIFTER.....I HAVE READ THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON THESE VEHICLES

Mileage: 93,000

SHIFT PARK LOCK MECHANISM - CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT APPEARS THAT MY "SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH" HAS MALFUNCTIONED (VIA ONLINE RESEARCH). IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF, BUT WILL NOT FIX UNDER A RECALL. ANYWAY, AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS I'M TRYING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO FIX. THANK GOODNESS THE CAR WAS AT HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

Mileage: 74,500

DROVE CAR ALL MORNING LONG, STOPPED AT A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE FOR A FEW HOURS. CAME OUT TO CAR TO LEAVE AND CAR WAS STUCK IN PARK, CHECKED TO MAKE SURE ALL BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING INCASE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR WAS BAD(ALL LIGHTS CAME ON) CHECKS BRAKE FLUID (UP TO LEVEL) GOOGLED CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK AND HAD AN OVERFLOW OF ANSWERS AND VIDEOS SHOWING ME WHAT WAS WRONG AND HOW TO ATLEAST GET IT OUT OF PARK TO GET HOME/TO A GARAGE(SUNDAY NOONE WAS OPEN). I SAW THIS IS A RECALL ON THE 300 MODELS FROM 05-UP TO 08 I THINK. I CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER TO BE TOLD THAT YES MY CAR IS IN THE RIGHT YEAR FRAME BUT IT IS UNCOVERED DUE TO IT IS NOT A MOPAR PART OR BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEP 2006. SO I AM A BIT UPSET AT THIS BECAUSE THE EXACT THING THAT IS ON A RECALL HAPPENED TO MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 BUT IS UNCOVERED.

Mileage: 78,151

THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND GO INTO ANY GEAR. STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

CAR WON'T COME OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE. THE LEVER INSIDE IS BROKE. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT JUST THE LEVER IT'S THE WHOLE SIFTER TRANSFER CASE. *TR

Mileage: 32,141

HEARD LOUD NOISE WHEN NEARING HOME. WAS INSIDE HOME PARK. CAR SEEMED OKAY SO CONTINUED COUPLE BLOCKS TO DRIVEWAY. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF HOOD. HAD MY SON LOOK UNDER HOOD TO FIND COOLING FANS COME APART. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO RADIATOR. CALLED DEALER AND THEY TOWED CAR TO THEIR FACILITY. MANAGER CALLED THIS MORNING TO VERIFY DAMAGE, HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE BUT THEY WOULD NOT FULLY COVER COST FROM CHRYSLER REPAIR DEPARTMENT, DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT $350.00. I FEEL THAT THIS A COST THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD ABSORB AS I FEEL THAT IT WAS DEFECT OF CHRYSLER COMPONENTS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

SHIFT PARK LOCK MECHANISM - WE ARE JUST GET THIS PROBLEM AND CALL CHRYSLER THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD RECALL K36 AND K16. A LOT OF THESE PROBLEM ONLINE BUT PEOPLE FIX BY THEM SELF. SOME OF THE GET PAY A LOT MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS FLAWS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL TO FIX ALL THE CAR. HAPPEN AROUND FROM 50,000 MILES. HOPE OFFICIAL WILL GET CHRYSLER SEND LETTER OUT TO FIX ALL. I WON'T BUY CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

VEHICLE WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PINK THINGIES. THE OVERRIDE ONE DID NOT WORK. WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE OTHER ONE IN AND GOT IT INTO REVERSE AND IT WAS STUCK THERE. JUST HAPPENED TO ALSO MANUALLY PRESS THE SHIFT CABLE INTO PLACE (AFTER 2 HOURS) AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO DRIVE. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE STATION, THEY HAVE THIS REPLACEMENT PART IN STOCK BECAUSE IT BREAKS SO OFTEN. AND ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER OUR VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL (ONLY "SOME" ARE), AND THEY WOULD NOTATE OUR DISSATISFACTION (THEY KNOW AND ADMIT THAT THIS BREAKS OFTEN, BUT WON'T FIX IT ON "ALL" EFFECTED VEHICLES). THANKFULLY IT DID THIS AFTER WE CAME BACK FROM THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

Mileage: 75,122

I OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 THE GEAR STUCK IN PARK FOR THE SECOND TIME. SPOKE WITH OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS THIS IS A EVER DAY PROBLEM . THESE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ON RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 43,831

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. 2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING WITH 45000 MILES. P1004 CODE. KNOWN PROBLEM FROM CHRYSLER. TSB ISSUED. GEORGIA EMISSIONS WILL NOT PASS WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. NEW CARS (THREE YEARS) EXEMPT FROM EMISSIONS. NEXT YEAR FIRST TIME FOR TESTING AND CAR WILL NOT PASS UNTIL I PAY CHRYSLER $2000 TO FIX PROBLEM. GREAT IDEA TO BAIL THEM OUT. BUY AMERICAN. HA, HA *TR

Mileage: 43,000

WHEN IS NHSTA GOING TO LOOK INTO THE EXTRA LONG LIMOUSINE CONVERSIONS BEING COMPLETED ON THE CHRYSLER 300 AND DODGE CHARGER CARS? CHRYSLER DOES NOT OFFER A LIMO CONVERSION CHASSIS LIKE LINCOLN AND CADILLAC. THE AXLES, WHEELS, TIRES AND BRAKES ARE SERIOUSLY OVERLOADED BASED ON THE FEDERAL DOOR LABELS. CARB IS STOPPING THEM BASED ON EMISSIONS AND FUEL LABEL VIOLATIONS AT THE WEIGHTS THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO REGISTER THEM AT. OPERATORS ARE EXPERIENCING PREMATURE FRONT END COMPONENT FAILURES AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS INDUSTRY PRACTICE IS REVIEWED? *JB