2006 CHRYSLER 300C Fuel/propulsion System Problems
174 complaints about Fuel/propulsion System
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After Fueling on several occasions the vehicle just abruptly stalls out and it's very dangerous I notice that there is recalls on other 2006 Chrysler but mine isn't on there but I am very concerned about this as it could cause me to get in a accident
car stalled after filling gas tank. I was driving through an intersection and had to stop for oncoming traffic, when the car stalled and would not immediately restart, it eventually did start after several panic moments of being stuck in the intersection while the light was changing to let opposite traffic proceed. It stalled 2 more times on the way home. Both times I was slowing the car down when this occurred. I have been fearful of driving this car again since this happened. I heard there was a recall from Chrysler for lifetime replacement of gas tank due to a possible control valve shutoff float failure. My vehicle has never had the gas tank or float replaced, but it does not show up for a recall when I enter VIN. What should I do?
gasket around fuel pump failed allowing gas to pool on top of fuel tank under the back seat on passenger side . this resulted in a strong "gas/fuel" smell from fuel vapors colecting inside the car and the obvious risk of ignition/explosion and negative health effects of breathing said fumes .the vehicle has not been inspected yet because we are afraid to start the vehicle let alone drive it to the shop . We are making araingements to have it towed to the repair shop . we have not had any warning lights . Mechanic said it was a common problem with seal failure around fuel pump . the vehicle has 127,000 miles
There is a fuel leak coming from the rear right side near the right rear wheel. Fuel leaks when the tank is full.
Once fueled, the engine will consistently stall from start to cruising speed, and has even shut off while driving. There was an issue with Chrysler fuel tanks evap valve sticking open, which causes this fault, however I have not received any assistance from Chrysler or any authorized dealer.
My Fuel Tank is stuck in open position, it is making my car stall, sputter, and cut off. When my gas is very low car doesn't cut off and runs fine, but when I fill car up it stalls and cuts off, this is very dangerous it cuts off at red lights, stop signs, slow traffic, I've seen this is a Warranty/Recall problem with the faulty fuel tanks, with stuck open fuel shutoff valve. My car is running at max fuel because of this problem. It's been like this since I bought car 2 months ago. I need this fixed immediately. And all parts on my car are brand new this Faulty fuel tank is the Culprit
The car will just shut off while driving or at rest. My safety and other people on the road is unsafe in the vehicle because when it shuts off in the middle of the road the steering wheel is also not working. The car has been to multiple shops with each shop guessing what could be the problem and fixing what they think may be wrong and after 2,000 dollars the car is still stalling out while being drove. No lights or diagnostic test come up with anything that could cause the problem
Fuel leaking through gas gasket under rear passenger seat near electrical components. Gas Fumes fill vehicle cabin when fuel tank is full and could be ignited by a small spark. No warnings of issue on dashboard. EXTREME DANGER!
Everytime I fill the gas tank the car stalls out several times and then stalls when deceleration and turning.
Gas puddles inside under rear seat causing strong smell of gas in cabin. Replaced oring gasket however that was not the problem and did not fix the issue. Still have not confirmed where the leak is coming from....it could be the plastic line, plastic nipple that the line connects too, or the plastic housing fuel transfer pump. Still unsure where it's leaking lots of gas.
Car will shut off randomly after filling my tank up I've only had this vehicle for a few months I wasn't aware of this was going on a road trip with my kids I filled my tank up got on the highway was driving on middle lane normal driving an with out warning my cars dash lights come on an car shuts of instantly pulled over turned the key to off position an the car start right away
When fuel tank is filled beyond 3/4 of a tank the engine stalls. I've been in many scary situations where this happened. I bought a new car because I was scared to drive this one. Upon learning there was an issue I contacted my local dealer who said a new fuel tank would be ordered and I would be contacted the next week to have it installed. 2 weeks later I contacted them and was told they had to diagnose the problem. After discussing the issue the dealer assured the tank was being ordered. Hopefully the problem will be fixed with the replacement tank - it remains to be seen. Why is this not a recall? It is a safety issue when a car stalls while being driven. Age of the vehicle should not be a factor - this car only has 66,000 miles. I am the original owner
My Chrysler 2006 300 C smells of heavy oder of fuel inside occupant seating area. upon investigation, found the fuel pump situated behind driver, under back seat, and the modulator is situated behind passenger seat. both fuel and assembly are exposed to occupants, leaking and accumulating pools of fuel. there is no safety barrier between the fuel and occupants! this is a critical DESIGN FAILURE for occupant safety!!! The modulator is made of plastic and exposed to caustic chemicals (fuel) which causes premature corrosive damage exposing all occupants of vehicle to multiple health risks including DEATH!! This vehicle needs to be recalled!!! and not only fix the issue with leaking fuel, the vehicle needs a fire proof barrier between the fuel system and the occupants.
When filling the gas tank to completely full, the engine will die without any warning. Does not happen when the tank is partially filled. Several times after completely filing gas tank, a couple hundred yards from gas station, car suddenly dies. Starts right up again and after driving a few more yards it dies again. It died on me about 5 times in a row. Could be deadly when pulling out into traffic.
Vehicle stalls after refueling. Used to be an annoyance, now dangerous. Driven 78000 miles like this. Heard about and have Netscape recall and Chrysler lifetime guarantee to replace known problem. It includes canister, valve, gas cap etc but they and Chrysler rep say they know nothing about it even though I gave them your and their own letter to us.
FUEL VAPOR WAS LEAKING INTO OUR CAR THROUGH AIR VENTS AND FROM FUEL PUMP ITSELF. IT CAUSED THE CAR TO FAIL AND NOT START. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, YET SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. NOW GASOLINE LEAKS FROM THE OUTSIDE UNDERNEATH THE CAR (WHEN DRIVING, OR PARKED BUT WITH CAR TURNED OVER) WHERE THE FUEL PUMP IS NON STOP.
Mileage: 162,319
CUT OFF WHEN TANK FULL OF GAS CAN'T PUT BUT 3/4 OF A TANK IN IT WHEN ARE GOING SLOW IT STALLS OUT
7/11-5/12, I TOOK MY 2006 300C HEMI INTO MY DEALERSHIP FOR MY CAR STALLING AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN IT PAST 1/4 TANK THEN FILL IT UP. I WAS TOLD DIFFERENT REPAIRS WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. ON 5/4/12 I GOT AN ANSWER IT WAS MY FUEL TANK. MY WARRANTY RAN OUT 12/10 THE DEALER WANTED $1500 TO REPLACE THE TANK. I CONTACTED CHRY CORP EXPLAINED WHAT I HAD BEEN DEALING FOR THE LAST 10 MOS. I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR. CHRY OFFERED TO HELP HAD ME PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OF $245. MY MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 57,000. I WAS THANKFUL FOR CHRYSLER HELPING ME OUT. IN 2013 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK. I CALLED CHRY CORP AGAIN AND THEY SAID YES IT IS A RECALL & OFFERED TO REFUND ME BACK FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE I PAID. NOW IN 2020 MY CAR IS DOING THE EXACT THING, (125K MI) WANTING TO STALL/DOES STALL AFTER I RAN PAST 1/4 TANK, THEN FILL IT UP. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY PRIVATE MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THIS IS A RECALL TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I CALLED CHRY CORP EXPLAINED WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT TAKE 3RD PARTY DIAGNOSIS, I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A CERTIFIED CHRY DEALER. I DID AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS MY FUEL TANK! CHRYSLER CORP SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME MY VIN# DOES NOT QUALIFY, BESIDES THE WARRANTY EXPIRED! ON THE FORUMS I READ SAID THIS RECALL IS A LIFETIME RECALL. I SENT MY WORK ORDERS TO BOTH DEALER & CORPORATE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY FUEL TANK WAS NEVER REPLACED JUST FUEL PUMP. ALL THESE YEARS I NEVER LET GAS TANK GET LOWER THAN 3/4 TANK, IT WAS A HABIT FROM MY PRIOR PROBLEMS. UNTIL 9/14/20 I RAN MY GAS PAST 1/4 TANK AND FILLED UP. AS SOON AS I WAS DRIVING ON SIDE STREETS WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP AT A SIGNAL AND START TO GO. MY CAR WOULD DO THE EXACT SAME THING AS 2011-2012! SENDING ALL MY INFO I WAS STILL DENIED BY CHRYSLER TO FIX FUEL TANK RECALL!! PLEASE HELP, TO REPAIR NOW IT'S $2500!!!
Mileage: 125,000
THE FUEL TANK LEAKS FUEL INTO THE CABIN AMY ANY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED MORE THAN HALF WAY UP; THAT OR ANY TIME IT IS MORE THAN A QUARTER FULL AND DRIVEN ON A STEEP HILL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 7 OR 8 YEARS OR MORE NOW...IT STARTED IN AROUND 2012 I THINK, WHEN THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I AM NEVER ABLE TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK BECAUSE OF IT. , AND IF I NEED TO GO UP OR DOWN A STEEP HILL (AND THERE ARE STEEP HILLS AND DRIVEWAYS ALL OVER THE AREA I LIVE IN), THE FUEL LEAKS INTO THE CAR AND THE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG.
Mileage: 100,000
MY CAR STALLS 3 TO 4 TIMES WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK WENT TO LAKE WALES CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 21529 US-27 LAKE WALES,FLORIDA 33859 TEL# 863-676-0733 TO GET THE SHUTOFF FLOAT AND VALVE AND FUEL TANK REPLACED JUST LIKE THE NHTSA RECOMMENDS IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING
Mileage: 1
MY CHRYSLER 330 WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK ,SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING..I HAVE NO BRAKES,POWER STEERING,& ENGINE SHUTOFF..I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY & ROADS W/ LUCK 7 NOT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS..I THINK NHTSA # ON THIS ISSUE IS-PE-13016..IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT I HOPE GETS CORRECTED ASAP..THX FOR YOUR HELP...THIS HAPPEN 3 PLUS TIMES...
Mileage: 1
WHEN I FUEL MY CAR TO FULL I START TO DRIVE AND IT STALLS AND WILL NOT RESTART. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY GAS TANK WHICH IS COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY EXTENSION U.S. D-14-05. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WHEN THEY REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TANK THAT THE EXHAUST FLEX PIPES COULD BREAK WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE PIPES AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THEY ARE ATTACHED TO. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS WOULD BE $3,300 AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS COST. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN IF THE WARRANTY WORK IS DONE AND THE DEALERSHIP BREAKS THE FLEX PIPES I WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF THOSE PIPES AND RELATED PARTS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, WHY WOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS, WHICH ARE FINE NOW, BUT COULD BE BROKEN BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY DO THE WARRANTY WORK? IF YOU ARE GOING TO EXTEND A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART THEN WHY WOULD YOU NOT COVER THE WORK AND LABOR NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE PARTS BROKEN BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN DOING THE WORK? THERE SHOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL COST COVERAGE FOR ALL WORK DONE THAT IS NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOT JUST THE PART AND WORK TO REPLACE IT AS LONG AS EVERYTHING GOES PERFECTLY. IF PARTS ARE BROKEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHEN DOING WARRANTY WORK THEN THOSE PARTS AND THE LABOR TO REPLACE THEM SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED. I AM ATTACHING THE INVOICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE PROBLEM IN THEIR WORDS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! WHY WOULD ANYONE HAVE WARRANTY WORK DONE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE WARRANTY WORK THAT ARE NOT COVERED. IT DOES NOT SAY THAT THESE PIPES ARE DEFECTIVE OR WORN IT JUST SAYS THAT THEY MIGHT BREAK WHEN DOING THE COVERED WARRANTY WORK. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUD CLARY AUBURN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2925 AUBURN WAY N, AUBURN, WA 98002) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Mileage: 155,000
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL SHUTOFF FLOAT IN THE FUEL TANK IS STUCK OPEN, CAUSING AN OVERFILL CONDITION.
Mileage: 105,000
CAR CONTINUOUSLY DIES OR STALLS WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE HAS ALSO BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED OR HIT MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. BECAUSE THE CAR WILL DIE WHILE MAKING A TURN OR AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WILL ALSO CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75 MPH. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES DIE AND WILL NOT RE-START LEAVING HER STUCK IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME ITS THE PCM WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACE THREE TIMES.
Mileage: 135,000
CAR WILL CUT OFF ALL SYSTEM AND STOP WHEN DRIVING ,I FEAR CAR BEHIND WILL RUN INTO ME CAUSING SEROUS INJURIES AND DEATH.CAR WILL STOP IN MOTION, CITY STREET HIGHWAY IT DOSENTS MATTER .CAR HAS LESS THEN 40000.M
Mileage: 37,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, IT STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HARRY BLACKWELL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1660 BUSINESS 60 WEST, DEXTER, MO 63841) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AT (866) 980-9548. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Mileage: 100,000
THE ENGINE DIES 4 TO 5 TIMES ON THE ROAD AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, IT HAPPENS IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR TO STOP, IT IS STRESSFUL WHEN YOU LOOS CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE STREETS ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE TURNING ON A CORNER. IT STARTED ON JULY 1918 AND IT HAS HAPPENED FOR THE 15 TIMES THAT I HAD FILLED UP THE CAR WITH GAS WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. I KEEP RECORDS OF DATES, MY MILEAGE AND USED GAS.
Mileage: 74,963
AFTER FILLING THIS VEHICLE WITH FUEL AS YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL JUST STALL IN TRAFFIC. IT TAKES QUITE A FEW TRIES TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN. UP TO 10 TIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THIS WILL HAPPEN IN INTERSECTIONS OR TURNING IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WARNING. IT HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION AND WHEN IT SHUTS OFF THERE IS LIMITED STEERING AND BRAKES.
Mileage: 85,000
CAR SHUTS DOWN AFTER GETTING A FULL TANK AT GAS STATION AT LEAST 2 TIMES
Mileage: 110,000
ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AS EXITING FREEWAY AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY 2 CARS. MANAGED TO GET HOME BY DRIVING STREETS AND STAYING IN RIGHTHAND LANE. SHUT OFF TWICE BUT PULLED TO SIDE OF RODE. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS FOR IGNITION TO ENGAGE. IT IS IN GARAGE AND I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE TO DRIVE IT. I AM [XXX] YEARS OLD AND WILL NOT GIVE UP ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS A DANGER TO ONES LIFE. I WENT ONLINE TO AIRPARK CHRYSLER AND TEXTED WITH A NICOLE ON FEBRUARY 15, 2019 AND SHE SAID SOMEONE FROM IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD GET BACK WITH ME AND NO ONE HAS. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Mileage: 74,000
ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS, IT'LL STALL OR SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. WHEN STOPPED, IT'LL REV ITSELF AS WELL.
Mileage: 98,000
THE SMELL OF GAS FUMES INSIDE THE CAR! IT WAS BOTHERING MY THROAT WITH THE A/C ON!! WENT ON-LINE TO CHECK IF OTHER OWNERS HAD A SIMILAR COMPLAINT. SURE ENOUGH, FOUND GAS PUDDLING UNDERNEATH THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE GAS SENDING UNIT!!!
2006, CHRYSLER, 300C STARBOARD FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM THE PLASTIC HOUSING. I CHANGED THE O-RING AND IT STILL LEAKS GAS. THE GAS PUDDLES ON TOP OF THE PLASTIC GAS PUMP HOUSING. FUMES ACCUMULATE IN THE PASSENGER AREA AND OUTSIDE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE GAS TANK IS ABOVE 1/2 FULL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS DRIVING, RUNNING OR THE ENGINE OFF.
Mileage: 86,500
I FILLED MY CAR UP AND WITHIN 5 MILES IT STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME IF I PULL SOME FLUID FROM THE TANK THE CAR WILL REMAIN RUNNING.
Mileage: 185,000
2006 CHRYSLER 300C DIES SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REFUELING, WHICH OBVIOUSLY DISABLES THE POWER STEERING. THIS WILL HAPPEN UP TO 10 TIMES AND THEN THE CAR WILL RUN PROPERLY UNTIL THE NEXT REFUELING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 18 MONTHS.
Mileage: 94,000
VEHICLE STALL WITH EVERY FUEL FILL UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE.
Mileage: 95,000
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C ENDS UP TURNING OFF AT ANY STOP, RED LIGHT, OR WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN. I ALWAYS END UP STOPPING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF IT. THE VEHICLE ENDS UP TURNING BACK ON AFTER A FEW TIMES OF TRYING TO TURN IT ON. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE MAKE SCENES AT MY WINDOW DUE TO THIS. I HAVE READ ONLINE BLOGS OF CHRYSLER OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY GO TO THE DEALER AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE CALLED AUTO PARTS STORES AND THE FUEL TANK IS PRETTY PRICEY. THERE ARE MANY MORE COMPLAINTS ON 300CFORUMS.COM
Mileage: 134,309
INITIALLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART AT VARIOUS SPEEDS RANGING FROM 45-65 MPH, MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM SURFACED WAS APPROX .138,000. IN 2016 AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE PCM ,FUEL TANK, ALTERNATOR, SOLENOID, BATTERY, AND CAM SHAFT SENSOR THE PROBLEM SPORADICALLY REOCCURRED EVERY 300 MILES, AND FAILURE HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND NOW OCCURS REGULARLY BUT SPORADICALLY AT LOW SPEEDS OF 1-20 CAUSING A FULL STALL WITH NO RESTART. THE FAILURE IS TYPICALLY AT A LIGHT AND WHEN TEMPTING AA TURN. IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED DURING THE HIGH SPEED INCIDENTS,ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE IN FAILURE- DASH LIGHTS GO OFF, THE ANALOG RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES SPONTANEOUSLY DROP TO ZERO, AND THEN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM RESTARTS AND GAUGES RESUME NORMAL READINGS, ALL OCCURRING WITHIN A FEW SECONDS AT MOST. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR 3 HOURS, THE ELECTRICAL WORKS BUT ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. AFTER EACH INCIDENT CAR WAS TAKEN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC READING AND EITHER NO FAULT CODE WAS REGISTERED, OR AN ENGINE COMMUNICATION FAILURE CODE OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS.
Mileage: 148,000
MY SRT8 WILL STALL SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. AT THE MOMENT OF STALLING, OBVIOUSLY THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL TO WORK, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS IRREGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE....
Mileage: 105,250
AFTER EACH FUEL FILL UP, THE CAR'S ENGINE DIES.
Mileage: 120,000
ON MULITPLE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF THAT I'VE OWNED THE CAR IT HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION, THE MOST RECENT OCCASION BEING 2/11/17. ON EVERY OCCASION I HAVE FILLED THE TANK (FILLING ONLY UNTIL THE PUMP CLICKS OFF), LEFT THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT AND MADE IT NO MORE THAN 1/4 MILE BEFORE THE CAR STALLS - TYPICALLY IT WILL LURCH FORWARD 1-2 TIMES VERY HARD, THEN STALL - I TURN THE KEY OFF, THEN BACK ON AND THE CAR WILL START WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE LURCHING AND STALLING WILL HAPPEN 1-2 MORE TIMES BEFORE THE CAR DRIVES WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT (UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP). ONLY ONE TIME HAS THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN A STOPPED POSITION (AT A STOP LIGHT), IN ALL OTHER INSTANCES THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET (BETWEEN 10-45MPH) WHEN THE STALLING HAS OCCURED - ON EVERY OCCASION IT HAS STALLED MORE THAN 1 TIME (THE MOST BEING 3).
Mileage: 125,000
WHEN I FILL MY GAS TANK WITH FUEL, FOR THE FIRST MILE OR SO IT KEEPS DYING AT SLOWS TO STOPS. EVERY STOP OR SLOW DOWN FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER FUELING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT WILL DIE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR IN A TURN LANE, AND I AM AFRAID I WILL BE REAR-ENDED. I HAVE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK TO START IT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 TO 4 TRIES TO GET IT TO START WHEN IT HAS STALLED LIKE THIS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL UP NOW. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2016.
Mileage: 175,000
STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS LAST YEAR. CAR WOULD CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CUT OFF WHILE IN A TURN AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, DEALER STATED IT WAS PCM. HAD THE CONTROL MODULE FIXED ($1000 REPAIR) AND NOW RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WHERE THE CAR WANTS TO CUT OFF AT ALL SPEEDS. TODAY, MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO THE GAS STATION AND IT CUT OFF ON HIM AND THEN WOULDN'T START BACK UP. IT STARTED UP A FEW MIN AFTER SITTING BUT TRAFFIC WAS TOO BUSY SO WE WERE UNABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. IT IS STILL PARKED AT THE GAS STATION AND WE ARE HOPING WELL BE ABLE TO GET IT HOME BEFORE HAVING TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO BECAUSE WE ASSUMED IT WAS MISFIRING (WHEN IT WAS WANTING TO CUT OFF). WE'VE CHANGED THE CAMSHAFT (PRIOR TO HAVING THE PCM REPLACED) AND EGR VALVE AS WELL. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT HAVE STILL ATTEMPTED TO GET CODES READ... NO CODES. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD A HAND IN MAKING..... HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE YOU REALIZE THAT THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE... BUT I GUESS YOU'D RATHER A LAWSUIT ON YOUR HANDS FOR A DEATH RATHER THEN FIXING ALL THESE CARS THE RIGHT WAY. #UNSATISFIEDBUYER TOOK A SHOT AT THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR AND AM SADLY DISAPPOINTED 2006 300C 5.7L HEMI. WHATS THE POINT OF HAVING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CAR IF YOU CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT.
Mileage: 150,000
TODAY FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE I'VE HAD MY CHRYSLER 300C HEMI 5.7 LITER V8 JUST RANDOMLY STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. AFTER TAKING OUT THE KEY AND RESTARTING THE CAR BACK UP IT CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT AS SOON AS WE DROVE OFF AT A LOW SPEED YOU CAN HEAR THE ENGINE SHAKE AND STUMBLE A BIT AND WANTING TO STOP. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS BEFORE SINCE I GOT IT BACK IN 2014.
CAR RANDOMLY STALLS, AT ANY SPEED, DASH LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, WIPERS TURN ON BY THEM SELF , HORN SOUNDS BY ITSELF. HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 MONTHS, HAD AT SOMETIMES 40+ CODES COME UP ON THE COMPUTER. CHANGED MULTIPLY MODULES THEY CANT FIGURE IT OUT
THE CAR WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. OFTEN WHEN IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT WARNING COMES ON, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT, AND POWER STEERING CEASES TO WORK. I MUST RESTART THE CAR AND REV THE ENGINE BEFORE PROCEEDING, IT HAS YET TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE HAD THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP MECHANICS LOOK AT THE CAR, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS, USUALLY WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL. TO REITERATE, OFTEN WHEN I AM IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT THE CHRYSLER 300 STALLS. BUT THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN MOTION DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AS WELL. THE MECHANICS I HAVE HAD LOOK AT MY CAR HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. BUT IT USUALLY HAPPENS WITH GREATER FREQUENCY RIGHT AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK TO FULL.
Mileage: 19,112
AFTER FUELING, CAR STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AT SLOW SPEED EXITING PARKING LOT. STALLED AGAIN A MILE FURTHER WHEN ENTERING GARAGE, BOTH TIMES WHILE TURNING. CAR HAS 19000 MILES.
Mileage: 19,000
I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. SINCE 2013, I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CAR STOPS COMPLETELY, SOMETIMES RESTARTING ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK IN 2015, STATING THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO STALL. MOST RECENTLY, IT STOPPED WHILE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR RANDOMLY TURNS OFF, NO WARNING. NOW THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND REFUSES TO START AT ALL.
Mileage: 128,000
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN JANUARY 2015. AS OF DECEMBER 2015 IT STARTED STALLING. IT WOULD START JERKING WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. IT WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN I EITHER TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN I WAS JUST STOPPED OR IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING WITHIN 40 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (NOT THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM) THEY DIAGNOSED IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS. I PAID OVER $1200 TO GET IT FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF ME PICKING IT UP. IT WAS THERE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS, THEY SAID IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING WHEN IT WAS THERE. ONLY SAID I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE BATTERY. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER. THIS TIME THEY DIAGNOSED THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE WORK WAS COMPLETE I PICKED IT UP AND LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING I WAS BROKE DOWN AGAIN. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME ITS BEEN THERE IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. ALSO I NEVER RECEIVED A REFUND AFTER THE MIS-DISGNOSIS! THIS IS FRUSTRATING!
VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND STOP SIGNS. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SPUDDERS LIKE IT'S GOING TO QUIT, AND THEN SUDDENLY SURGES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ALL OF THIS IS RANDOM, AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, AND IS WORSE IN THE CITY WHEN THERE IS MORE STOPPING. NO CODES OR LIGHTS ARE COMING ON, SO A DIAGNOSTIC CAN'T BE RAN. MY MECHANIC HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS AND CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Mileage: 135,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY AFTER REFUELING TO THE FULL CAPACITY LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED NOT TO FILL THE FUEL TANK TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Mileage: 75,000
THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AT COMPLETE RANDOM TIMES WHILE IT IS IN MOTION OR SITTING STILL IN DRIVE OR IN PARK. IT HAS HAPPENED FROM 0 TO 70 MPH, IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS MODEL AND CHRYSLER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE FUEL TANK TO LIFETIME BUT FOR SOME REASON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE DOESN'T FALL UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE DESPITE IT BEING THE EXACT SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL LISTED ON THE DOCUMENTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR HIGHWAY AND IT CAUSING A WRECK AND HARM TO ME OR MY FAMILY.
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS AND I NOTICED THAT WHEN I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK IT WOULD CUT OFF. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS PUTTING TOO MUCH GAS IN IT, SO I STOPPED FILLING IT UP. THEN MAYBE 3-4 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED ACTING AS IF IT DID NOT WANT TO START OR WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGHT GAS. SO I STARTED PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT STORES I WENT TO, TO GET GAS. TWO DAYS AGO, I TRIED STARTING MY CAR AND AT FIRST IT WOULD NOT START AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS, BUT THEN IT FINALLY STARTED AND AS I WAS IN TRAFFIC, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, IT JUST CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I LATER LEARNED THAT IT IS AN UNLIMITED RECALL ON THE FUEL TANKS FOR MY CAR. I CALLED SEVERAL CHRYSLAER DEALERSHIPS, AND IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT FOR MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO AND ONE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I HAD MORE THAN 150,00 MILES ON MY CAR THEY WON'T FIX IT.
Mileage: 20,000
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I FILLED UP MY VEHICLE WITH GAS. I HAD MY NIECES IN THE CAR WITH ME, AND AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION, THE CAR STALLED AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I GOT IT TO CRANK BACK UP BEFORE GETTING HIT. IT DIDN'T HAVE MUCH POWER BUT FINALLY GAINED ITS POWER BACK. EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK UP (NOT TOPPING OFF, BUT STOP ONCE IT CLICKS OFF) AND I DRIVE OFF, THE CAR QUITS AND HAS TO BE CRANKED BACK UP. IT APPEARS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS FILLED UP. THIS IS HAPPENING ONLY WHEN IT'S FILLED UP (WHICH ONE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO DO). THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS AS WHEN YOU PULL OFF INTO TRAFFIC, THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS TO HAVE A CAR DIE ON YOU AND YOU GET HIT. PLEASE HELP! I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.
Mileage: 60,000
TAKATA INFLATOR ,ENGINE FAILURE,FUEL TANK REPLACED VEHICLE WASS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING BEFORE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND AFTER FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED.. UNDER A EXTENDED LIFE TIME WARRANTY. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN PALESTINE TEXAS TOLD THEM VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IN TYLER TEXAS. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG , THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER (A STAR CASE)OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER UNTIL ONE DAY II WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T START. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN PALESTINE DEALERSHIP,HAD IT TOWED TO THEM. 16 MILES LATER AND 15 DAYS LATER,I WAS TOLD I NEEDED COMPLETE MOTOR. METAL PIECES IN INTAKE AND 2VALVE SEATS HAD DROPPED.LATER ON 11/20/2015 HAD THE HEAD TOOK OFF TO CONFIRM DAMAGES TO THE HEAD AND VALVES.ALSO ON 12/19/2014 WHEN VEHICLE TOWED IN,THEY STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ACCELERATING THE CAR I WAS RIGHT THERE IN THE WAITING ROOM,THINKING IT'S FIXED,THEN COME TELL ME I NEED A MOTOR .
STALLS AFTER REFUELING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS KNOW PROBLEM!
Mileage: 27,500
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, WITHIN MINUTES, MY 2006 300C SRT8 WILL STALL OR EVEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OF VEHICLE. IT DOES THIS AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
Mileage: 91,000
MY CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING THE TANK. I AM USING "PLUS" GAS AND IT STILL STALLS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER REFUELING, USUALLY AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN BUT ALSO WHEN JUST DRIVING ALONG. THE CAR WILL BUCK A FEW TIMES AND THEN JUST STALL OUT. IT TAKES A FEW TRIES TO GET IT TO TURN OVER BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FUEL UP.I BOUGHT THE CAR SECOND-HAND FROM A DEALER WHO LIKED TO CHARGE ME FOR MISC REPAIRS THEY NEVER ACTUALLY FIXED (ACCORDING TO MY OWN MECHANIC). MY MECHANIC HAS NO ANSWERS. OTHER THAN THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I LIKE MY VEHICLE, DO YOU KNOW IF CHRYSLER HAS THE ANSWER AND IF THIS CAN BE RESOLVED? I AM GUESSING AT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. SOMETIME IN 2012 SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE
WHEN I FILL THE GAS TO FULL, THE ENGINE STALLS AND IT HAPPENED IN AN INTERSECTION ON A YELLOW LIGHT. VERY SCARRY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED
Mileage: 160,000
CAR STALLS AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK. THE STALLING ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. ONLINE FORUMS DESCRIBE A KNOWN FUEL TANK GAS FUME EVAC SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. ONLY KNOWN FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE GAS TANK. IF TANK IS FILLED ONLY 3/4'S FULL, THE STALLING DOES NOT OCCUR. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE GAS FUME EVAC SYSTEM AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANKS. CARS STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP.
WHEN I'M DRIVING AROUND 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY OR BELLOW THE CAR ONCE TO SURGE AND STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. IT WILL ALSO STALL STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN BUT NOT ALL THE TIME, SEEMS AFTER FILLING MY TANK UP AS WHEN IT STARTS ACTING. I'M ON A QUARTER TANK NOW IN MY CAR STILL KEEPS WANTING TO STALL
Mileage: 112,000
UPON FILLING UP THE CAR WITH GAS, THE CAR STALLED LESS THAN 500FT FROM THE GAS STATION. THE CAR RESTARTED AND I DROVE 1/16TH OF A MILE AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 39300 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 39,300
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF CAR TO STEAR. AFTER SAT ALL CAR WOULD START AND DRIVE OK. DANGER IS WHEN CAR STALLS ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT FILL TANK UP.
Mileage: 1
WHEN REFUELING OUR VEHICLE, USING THE CORRECT GRADE OF GAS, NOT TOPPING OFF THE TANK AND ALLOWING THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE TO SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHEN FILLED, WE ARE EXPERIENCING LIFE THREATENING EPISODES OF STALLING OUT WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION, OR IDLING IN TRAFFIC, TURNING CORNERS, AND ENTERING RAMPS TO THE HIGHWAY IT WILL STALL AND CHOKE WHEN WE TRY TO START IT BACK UP. WE WAIT APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING A RESTART WITHOUT ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. BUT STILL NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF WE FORCIBLY HAVE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE YOU LOSE POWER TO YOUR BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. AND JUST PRAY THAT NOBODY GETS INJURED. DURING THE STALL OUT THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWN ON THE DASHBOARD. ONCE WE FINALLY GET IT TO HOLD A START, WE MUST AT HIGH IDLE DRIVE FAST AS POSSIBLE, GETTING OFF THE MAIN ROAD/HIGHWAY/CITY STREET TO IMMEDIATELY GARAGE THE CAR. THEN WE HAVE TO HAVE IT RUN WITH THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN FOR AT LEAST 2.0 HOURS. AND THEN WE CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE IT WITH ME FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T STALL OUT AGAIN. ONCE WE GET PASS THIS STALLING-OUT PERIOD THE CAR BEHAVES PROPERLY, AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER ISSUES UNTIL WE REFUEL AGAIN ON A WEEKLY BASIS. WE ONLY HAVE THIS REFUELING ISSUE WHEN FILLING THE CAR. IT INDEED IS A PROBLEM THAT THE CHRYSLER GROUP LLC DISCUSSED IN THE LETTER WE RECEIVED MAY 8, 2014, IN THE 2ND PARAGRAPH "THE AFFECTED VEHICLE POPULATION MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WHERE THE FUEL SHUT-OFF FLOAT, IN THE MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE STICKS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE STALLING AFTER REFUELING. THIS STATEMENT FOR US IS DEFINITELY OUR PROBLEM. AND WE ARE PLANNING TO ADDRESS IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ASAP. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY WEEK. THE LAST TIME WAS OCTOBER 30TH 2015. WE HAVE NOW ONLY FILLED IT TO THE 3/4 MARK AND IT HAS STOPPED STALLING OUT TEMPORARILY.
MY CHRYSLER 300C HAS BEEN STALLING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. IVE TAKEN IT TO TWO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. ONE OF THEM CHARGED ME MORE THEN $300 FOR NOTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIND THE PROBLEM BUT ENDED UP CHARGING ME FOR THE TIME. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP CHANGED MY FUEL TANK THAT CHRYSLER GAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS STILL STALLING AT EVERY STOP I MAKE. I THINK THE PROBLEM ISN'T WITH THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE IT DID NOT FIX THE STALLING ISSUE. I THINK THAT ITS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRING OR COMPUTER. I ALSO THINK THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE GAS TANK BUT ITS CLEARLY NOT. WHY SHOULD I BE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A FAULTY PROBLEM THAT ISNT MY FAULT. I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND ITS ONLY GOT 140,000KM ON IT. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. I THINK THAT CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS THE FUEL TANK BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A CHEAPER WAY TO HANDLE WITH THIS ISSUE OTHER THEN SPENDING HOURS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM NOT ME. THE CAR HAS DIED ON ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION. THAT IS NOT SAFE AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THEN 20 TIMES. I ALSO FEEL LIKE IM DAMAGING MY CAR EVERYTIME I HAVE TO TURN IT BACK ON. IT ALSO GUZZLES THE GAS MORE JUST BY TURNING IT BACK ON EVERYTIME. PLEASE GET CHRYSLER TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IF THE CAR STILL HAS THE STALLING ISSUE AFTER GETTING THE GAS TANK CHANGED THEN ATLEAST GET CHRYSLER TO FIND THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME.
CALLED CHRYSLER (1-800-CHRYSLER) ABOUT VEHICLE STALLING AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK AFTER VEHICLE REPEATEDLY STALLED AFTER FILLING UP. I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C AWD W/ 5.7L HEMI V8. GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWED NHTSA ACTION #PE13016 EXTENDING GAS TANK WARRANTY OF ALL 2006 HEMI-ENGINED 300'S. CHRYSLER REP ON THE PHONE TOLD ME NO SUCH WARRANTY EXISTED AFTER CHECKING WITH SUPERVISOR. HAD TO CALL LOCAL DEALERSHIP (GURNEE DODGE) WHO WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT YES SAID WARRANTY DOES EXIST AND THEY WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING THAT CHRYSLER LIED TO ME. CAR FIRST STALLED ON TRAIN TRACKS NEAR MY HOUSE, AND THE GATES ON THE CROSSING STARTED TO CLOSE JUST AS I GOT THE CAR TO CLEAR THE CROSSING! SCARED THE WITS OUT OF ME!
Mileage: 122,000
2006 CHRYSLER 300C 5.7L HEMI: ENGLINE STALLS IF I FILL THE GAS TANK TO MAXIMUM AS I MAKE R OR L TURN LEAVING GAS STATION . CAR WILL RESTART AND STALL AGAIN AND AGAIN IF/WHEN I MAKE A TURN TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS LEVEL OF GASOLINE IN TANK FAILS BELOW THE FULL MARK. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON A LONG TRIP AS IT REQUIES NUMEROUS EXTRA STOPS FOR GAS AND STALLING AS I ENTER ROADWAY OR HIGHWAY IS DANGEROUS FOR ME AND SURROUNDING TRAFFIC/TRAVELERS.
Mileage: 58,011
WHAT HAPPEN IS THAT I JUST GOT THE CAR USED, HAD IT 3 DAYS CUT THE CAR OFF WOULD NOT START BACK, I CALLED THE PEOPLE WHO I GOT THE CAR FROM, THEY CAME AND GOT IT, HAD IT FOR THREE WEEKS, COULD NOT FIX IT SO THEY SEND IT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY HAD IT A MONTH AND A HALF STILL DIDN'T FIX IT RIGHT, THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT WAS NOT, I PICKED THE CAR UP DROVE IT HOME 30 MINUTES, GOT HOME FORGOT SOMETHING AT THE STORE GOT IN CAR WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING, LIGHTS AND RADIO AND STILL CAME ON BUT CAR WOULD NOT START, I COULD SMELL GAS AND THEY CAME AND GOT THE CAR AGAIN NEVER MINE THAT I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 DAYS, OK THEY PUT NEW CADILLAC CONVERTERS ON ITI PICKED THE CAR UP,ON MY WAY HOME DRIVING 20, CAR JUST CUT OFF I THANK GOD THAT NO ONE HIT ME AND IT WAS 3 CARS BEHIND ME I SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE AND IT STARTED BACK BUT CUT RIGHT OFF AGAIN, SO I WAITED FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES, TRIED AGAIN, CAR STARTED UP AND I WENT HOME CUT CAR OFF, AFTER 3 HOURS CAR WAS JUST DEAD WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. AGAIN CALL THE SHOP, THEY CAME IN PICKED THE CAR UP AND THAT AUG, RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP, THEY CANT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT, THEY PUT A LOT OF NEW PARTS ON THE CAR THEY SAID WHEN THEY THANK IT IS FIXED THEY LET THE CAR RUN ABOUT A HOUR, BUT YET AGAIN IT CUTS OFF, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE CARS CUTTING OFF WHILE THEY ARE BEING DROVE, THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THESE CARS FOR THAT, THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING , WHAT IS GOING ON WITH CHRYSLER DON'T THEY KNOW THAT A PERSON CAN GET KILL DRIVING AND THE CAR CUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED, I HAVE MY GRAND BABY'S EVERYDAY, I WILL NEVER WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO THEM OR ME, ALL I CAN SAY IS SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THANK YOU *TR
Mileage: 1,511,857
VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT ABOUT 5 MPH. NEXT DAY VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. REPAIR FACILITY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM, HAD EXPENSIVE MAJOR TUNEUP, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
Mileage: 93,050
HELLO, I AM A CURRENT CHRYSLER VEHICLE OWNER AND IVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C SRT8 WHICH JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR TROUBLE CODES REPORTED TO THE CARS COMPUTER. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IM DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WILL JUST STALL OUT. EACH TIME I TAKE MY CAR TO THE AUTO MECHANICS, THEY ARENT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANYTHING WRONG AS THERE ARENT ANY CODES DETECTED. MY VEHICLE EVEN STALLED WHILE AT THE MECHANICS SHOP AND THEY STILL WERENT ABLE TO ASSIST AS NO CODES WERE TRIGGERED. OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, IVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND COUNTLESS HOURS, STUCK ON MAJOR HIGHS AS WELL AS REPLACING CAR COMPONENTS IN A BIG EFFORT OF TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS CONCERN. TO DATE, I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THESE ANXIETIES. IVE BEEN OUT ON RELATIVE WEB SITES LOOKING THIS PROBLEM UP AND IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF CHRYSLER SRT/SRT8 OWNERS AND THEY ARE DEALING WITH SAME CONCERNS THAT I AM. IM INCLUDING A URL LINK TO ONE OF THE BLOG OF 10+ PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS WHO ARE LOST, CONFUSED AND DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. HTTP://WWW.CHARGERFORUMS.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-47313.HTML ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS WHY I AM ASKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE IS BOTH AWARENESS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS THERE COULD BE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. ANOTHER REASON IS A PROACTIVE EFFORT AT HOPING TO GET ASSISTANCE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM CHRYSLER TO HELP RESOLVE THESE CONCERNS.
Mileage: 60,000
MY CAT STALLED AT A RED LIGHT AFTER FUELING UP MY GAS TANK
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY CAR AT GAS STATION, RIGHT AFTERWARDS IT STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS 4-6 TIMES BEFORE RESOLVING. IT ALSO WAS STUTTERING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 35 MPH. FOUR TIMES I HAVE NEARLY MISSED BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR
Mileage: 49,800
FILLED CAR UP AT GAS STATION AND STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, ALSO WAS STUTTERING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 30 MPH. *TR
Mileage: 53,350
THE CAR CHIME WILL CHIME, THE ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL, LOSING POWER FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, THEN IT'S FINE. I RECEIVED A SORT OF RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN RAYNHAM, MA., THE FIRST WEEK OF FEB., 2015. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART. IT HAS NOW BEEN 9 WEEKS, AND I'M TOLD THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR 5 ORDERS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL OUT, WHILE DRIVING IN 35 MPH TRAFFIC, VERY DANGEROUS! IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO ME THAT CHRYSLER IS TAKING THE LETTER I RECEIVED STATING THEY CAME TO AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA TO SERIOUSLY!!! *TR
Mileage: 105,000
THE 300 HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WAS REPLACED JANUARY 2015 BY TATE IN FREDERICK MD. SINCE THEN THE STALLING ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO TATE 4 TIMES, AND WAS TOLD 4 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTICS. 1= TRANSMISSION, 2= BATTERY, 3=PLUGS & COILS, 4=CANISTER FOR EXTRA FUEL. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS & COILS. WHICH DIDN'T CORRECT THE ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO A 2ND DEALER. DARCAR'S IN ROCKVILLE MD AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT ITS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE & POWER CONTROL MODULE. MY CAR NO MATTER IF THERE IS A FULL TANK OR A 1/4 OF TANK STALLS WHEN I AM AT IDLE. IT CAN STALL ONCE OR THE MAX IS 9 TIMES. I HAVE A 1 1/2 YEAR OLD & 5 YEAR OLD WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I FOUND THIS FORUM, WHICH ARE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE & DIFFERENT DEALERS ARE THROWING DIFFERENT PARTS. I DON'T THINK THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK CORRECTED THIS TRUE ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH DISCOVERING THE TRUE CAUSE AND MAKING THE CARS SAFE FOR THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS? *TR
Mileage: 54,000
AFTER TOPPING OFF THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TWO BLOCKS WHERE IT WAS THEN PULLED ONTO A BUSY ACCESS ROAD IN TOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED FOR A MOMENT, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IMMEDIATELY CUT OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER PUTTING ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTING TO CALL FOR A TOW ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF WAITING THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AND IT WAS POSSIBLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO A MECHANIC A BLOCK UP. THE CAR WAS SCANNED AND NO ENGINE CODES WERE FOUND AND OIL PRESSURE WAS FOUND TO BE FINE. THE CAR WAS GIVEN A VALVE FLUSH AND STARTED UP FINE AFTER THAT. THE INCIDENT REPEATED ITSELF ON 3/29/15 ONCE MORE AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, AFTER GOING TO BLOCKS THE CAR ONCE MORE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. AT THIS POINT I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE IF THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR NEEDS GAS AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESS WITH A RECALL AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR
Mileage: 99,274
VERY SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300C (USED), IT BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. AFTER "GOOGLING" IS SEEMS PEOPLE ALL OVER WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AN SOME WERE ATTRIBUTING THIS TO FILING UP THE GAS TANK. WE TOOK DUE CAUTION NOT TO FILL UP THE TANK (HOW RIDICULOUS IS THIS?) AND THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PURCHASED FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED AT. AFTER THE RUN AROUND ABOUT WHO ACTUALLY "FIXES" THE CAR, IT WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHO CHARGED US $400.00 FOR A BATTERY AND THEN REPLACED SOME WIRING HARNESS WHICH DID NOTHING. WE ARE BACK AT IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I SEE AN ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES ON THE INTERNET SAYING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THAT'S NOT HELPING. WE HAVEN'T PUT 2,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE IN ALMOST A YEAR NOW. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS NO VALUE. HELP. NHTSA OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS. HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/BUSINESS/AUTOS/LA-FI-HY-CHRYSLER-ENGINE-STALLS-20130514-STORY.HTML. *TR
Mileage: 86,735
I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WILL STALL OUT AFTER I HAVE FILLED THE TANK UP WITH GAS. I USE THE RECOMMEND GAS GRADE THE BOOK SAID TO USE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE FEBRUARY. IT WILL DRIVE AWAY FROM THE PUMP OR GAS STATION WITHOUT A PROBLEM BUT WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC OR WHILE AT A LIGHT I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACE A MONTH AGO AND IT WILL STALL OUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THE PROBLEM CAN BE BUT A CAR STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 59,995
AFTER FUELING (FILLING) OUR 2006 300C THE CAR WAS STARTED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION AND PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED AND CONTINUED TO RUN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 70,331
2006 CHRYSLER 300C-(APROX. 45000 MILES) CAR STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHEN STOPPING OR TURNING. PROBLEM BECAME MORE FREQUENT TO SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, IDLING, AND SHIFTING BACKWARDS. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WE NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMPS AS THEY AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY BUT AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID PUMPS SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. DOES NOT REGISTER A CODE ON DIAGNOSTIC TEST. OUR CAR HAS 45,000 MILES AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM...WE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ENGINE STALLING TROUBLES!! *TR
Mileage: 44,000
CAR STALLS/SHUTS OFF AFTER REFUELING AFTER DRIVING A WHILE STALL STOPS UNTIL REFUELING AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR, THEY CHARGED ME FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY. CAR DID THE SAME THING AFTER REFUELING. TOOK IT AGAIN TODAY 2/15/15 AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WASNT COVERED FOR THE LIFETIME RECALL FOR THE FUEL TANK FLOAT REPLACEMENT, ALTHOUGH IM HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS FOR THIS YEAR VEHICLE THAT CLEARLY ALOT OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 116,950
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED TO FULL CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAULTY FUEL TANK ROLL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Mileage: 44,000
CAR STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AFTER GASOLINE FILLUP. VERY HARD TO RESTART. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION. HAS SHUT OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS AS WELL AS LOW SPEED. *TR
Mileage: 144,000
THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. I WOULD FILL UP WITH FUEL AND AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAVING TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I RECEIVED A ALERT FROM CHRYSLER LAST YEAR BUT HAVE MISPLACED THE LETTER. IT STATED THAT IF I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE GAS TANK. *TR
Mileage: 53,555
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, THE ENGINE STALLS REPEATEDLY. WHEN IT STALLS, POWER STEERING IS LOST AND CAR COMES TO STOP SOMETIMES IN TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE THEN CRANKS NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE EGR VALVE WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SUGGESTED SHOTGUN APPROACH. *TR
Mileage: 59,500
VEHICLE STALLED AT LOW SPEED. THE DATE INDICATED IS BELIEVED TO BE APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. IT HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE LAST BEING ON JAN 2, 2015. THIS LAST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED JUST AFTER FILLING THE TANK, AND WITHIN 1 MILE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN APPROACHING THE ENTRANCE GATE TO THE HOUSING COMPLEX, AGAIN WHEN ARRIVING AT THE HOUSE, AND ONCE MORE WHILE SITTING IDLE. *TR
FUELED UP VEHICLE, CAR STALLED AS I WAS LEAVING THE GAS STATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. AGAIN WHEN WE WERE ENTERING FREEWAY AFTER FUELING UP, THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED GOING AROUND A ROUND-ABOUT. CAR WAS ABLE TO START AFTER THE STALL WITH NO OTHER INCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 47,568
AFTER FILLING MY FUEL TANK, THE CAR IDLED ERRATICALLY, SURGED, AND DIED MULTIPLE TIMES, USUALLY RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I HAVE FILLED MY FUEL TANK FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR
Mileage: 220,000
MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. EVERY TIME SHE FILLS IT UP WITH FUEL, THE CAR STALLS IN TRAFFIC 2-3 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE DRIVES AWAY FROM THE GAS STATION. IT WILL HOWEVER RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AT LEAST ONCE SHE WAS DRIVING THROUGH A CURVE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, DISABLING THE POWER STEERING WHERE SHE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY WIFE'S FAULT BECAUSE SHE MUST BE OVERFILLING THE TANK. THEY TOLD ME TO TELL HER TO LET THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE SHUT OFF THE FUEL WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL AND NOT PUT IN ANY ADDITIONAL FUEL AFTER THAT. WELL WE TRIED THIS AND IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE. THEN I CARRIED IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SINCE FOUND OUT FROM CHRYSLER THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK ISSUE AND THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE TANK AND ASSOCIATED PARTS AT A COST OF APPROX. $2000. IF CHRYSLER KNEW THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFECTIVE, IT SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. CHRYSLER SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY! PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE HAD ENGINE STALLING AFTER REFUELING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE 2007. RECEIVED A LETTER DATED MAY 8, 2014 FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC INFORMING ME THAT MY MODEL CHRYSLER HAS A CONDITION WHERE THE FURL SHUT-OFF FLOAT IN THE MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE LETTER INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE TANK HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO LIFETIME COVERAGE. THIS IS WHERE MY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE CONTINUES.... ON 17 JUNE 2014 TOOK MY VEHICLE TO CUTTER CHRYSLER IN PEARL CITY, HAWAII 96782 TO GET IT REPAIRED (MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STALLING). I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER (APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS). I WENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS INFORMED IT SHOULD BE 1-2 WEEKS. I WENT BACK TODAY 3 NOVEMBER 2014 AND WAS INFORMED STILL ON BACK ORDER WITH NO DATE AS TO WHEN PARTS MAY BE RECEIVED. CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF BACK ORDERED PARTS. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND NO REPAIR IN SIGHT. MY WIFE DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS LOW RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY AND HAS NOT RIDDEN IN THE VEHICLE SINCE 2008! HOW CAN THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION BE CLOSED WHEN CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED FIXING THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY EXTENDED, BUT NO PARTS!! INVESTIGATION CLOSED BUT NO REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL A PROBLEM! *TR
Mileage: 9,017
CAR CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT IN TRAFFIC. WE EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE SOME 45 TIMES LAST NIGHT DRIVING HOME. AT ONE POINT WE COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 45 MPH. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT STOPPED. NOW THE CHRYSLER TECH SAYS THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A MODULE IS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND WE DON'T KNOW NOW WHAT TO DO AND I'M AFRAID WE WILL HAVE A DEADLY ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE GOING DEAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO STOPPING IT JUST STOPS.
THE CAR STALLED RIGHT AFTER BEING FILLED WITH GAS. I RESTARTED THE CAR PULLED FORWARD AND STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC AND IT STALLED AGAIN. IT RESTARTED AND WENT A FEW BLOCKS AND STALLED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT DID NOT STALL AGAIN. I DROVE IT HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM BY CHRYSLER. THEY SAY IT IS THE FUEL VALVE AND HAVE REPLACED THE TANKS ON SOME CARS BUT NOT ALL THAT ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM. I INTEND TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE MY GAS TANK UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT OTHERS HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM COVERING IT. CHRYSLER IS CALLING THEIR RECALL THE X53 19 GALLON EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. THANK YOU. *TR
Mileage: 148,914
ONCE AGAIN I AM DRIVING MY CAR AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE I GOT GAS FOR MY CAR. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME GOOD LUCK WITH GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE THE GAS TANK IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE IN. I AM AN SINGLE PARENT AND THIS IS MY ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT STALLS. NOW I AM WONDERING IF BY SUDDENLY LOSING POWER IF THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THE ENGINE IN THE LONG RUN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I GUESS CHRYSLER IS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL A FAMILY OR SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE THE CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC UNTIL THEY DO SOMETHING. *TR
FILLED UP WITH GAS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CAR STALLED GOING DOWN A HILL AND BRAKES BECAME RIGID. TO TRY TO AVOID CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLE I WENT OVER A SIDEWALK. TIRE BROKE, HIT A TREE AND HAD TO SHUT OFF CAR TO STOP CAR AS BRAKES WERE NOT STOPPING THE CAR. THEN I ENDED DAMAGE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF BUSY TRAFFIC. THIS ALL HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AFTER REFUELING. *TR
Mileage: 167,000
THE CAR STALLS AT RANDOM AFTER A FUEL FILL UP. EVENTUALLY IT WILL RUN NORMALLY, HOWEVER IT HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES FIRST AND PUTS ME IN A DANGEROUS POSITION WHEN IT STALLS IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD BOTH FUEL PUMPS REPLACED LAST YEAR AND IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE, NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AFTER ONLY A WEEK, THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND WOULD DIE AT MOST STOPS. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BY DEALER PER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM!!! IT'S WORSE NOW THAN BEFORE THE TANK WAS REPLACED!! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR TO DRIVE!! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CASE REPORTED. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND MAKE GOOD ON A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW MANY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE?!!!! *TR
Mileage: 148,500
2006 CHRYSLER 300C. STALLS SHORTLY AFTER FUELING. DOES NOT RESOLVE UNTIL THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN REMOVED AND ALLOWED TO SIT. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL PARAMETERS. WAS TOLD TO REFERENCE THIS NUMBER PE13-016. *TR
Mileage: 101,825
CAR STALLS & CHOKES AFTER FUEL FILL-UP. PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED WITH EVERY FILL-UP SINCE IT FIRST HAPPENED. *TR
Mileage: 97,000
ENGINE STALLS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
ON THE FIRST OF JULY I WAS PREPARING FOR A TRIP AND STOP AT A GAS STATION TO FILL UP. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE GAS STATION MY CAR STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC, AND WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP SAFELY AND GET THE VEHICLE HOME, STALLING SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I COULD DETERMINE WHAT HAD GONE WRONG AND I FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE GAS TANK ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT DUE TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FED GOV AND CHRYSLER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTIES ON THIS GAS TANK TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONES WITHOUT A RECALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS BEFORE A REPAIR COULD TAKE PLACE. TWO WEEKS LATER I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. I WROTE AN EMAIL TO CHRYSLER ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION AND I WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING "ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS YOUR VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE X53 19 GALLON FUEL TANK EXTENDED WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE X53 REPAIR ARE CURRENTLY ON A RESTRICTION WITH THE DEALERSHIPS HAVING ACCESS TO ORDER 1 PART EVERY 14 DAYS FOR THE ONE REPAIR AND 1 PART EVERY 7 DAYS FOR THE OTHER REPAIR. AT THIS TIME WE RECOMMEND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOUR DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS REPAIR COMPLETED." I HAS NOW BEEN 4 WEEKS AND I STILL TO NOT HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. THIS RESPONSE IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AND I THINK FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE!! I ASK THE NHTSA RELOOK THIS ISSUE AN ADDRESS CHRYSLER TO EXPEDITE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TANKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *JS
Mileage: 99,900
MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR STALLS AND BUCKS EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED, AT LOW SPEEDS AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN LAKELAND, FL ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND THEIR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WAS TO TELL ME TO NOT FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. THAT IS NOT THE PROPER SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *JS
Mileage: 46,000
I DROVE MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C HEMI WITH MY SOON TO BE WIFE AND 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO GO FOOD SHOPPING AND WAS LOW ON GAS AFTER SHOPPING I FILLED THE TANK UP AT A CHEVRON STATION AND AS I TRIED TO PULL OUT OF THE STATION IT DIED. IT TOOK 3 TRIES AND IT STARTED AGAIN THEN ON THE FREEWAY AS I WAS CHANGING LANES IT DIED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FIANCE AND SMALL CHILD I COASTED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE LANE BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET OVER EITHER WAY WITH CARS BEHIND ME HONKING I CALMLY TRIED TO START THE CAR AND ON THE 3RD TRY IT STARTED AND GOT US BACK TO MARTINEZ. IT DIED TWICE MORE AT STOP SIGNS AND A LIGHT. VERY DANGERIOUS. I BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK AGO BECAUSE MY FIANC IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT. AND I WANTED HER TO HAVE A 4 DOOR TO MAKE IT EASY ON HER WITH THE KIDS. *JS
Mileage: 91,160
AFTER YOU GET GAS IN THE CAR AND DRIVE AWAY THE CAR WILL STALL AND THEN YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART YOUR ENGINE.THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN MOVING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
THE CAR WILL STALL EVERY TIME AFTER I FILL UP THE GAS. YESTERDAY I WENT TO FILL UP THE TANK ( NOT ALL THE WAY FULL ), AFTER I DROVE ABOUT 1 BLOCK, THE CAR STALLED. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MILES BACK HOME AND THE CAR STALLED 8 TIMES ALREADY. IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL DIE ON ME WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD AND CARS ARE BEHIND ME AND JUST VERY AFRAID OF SOMEONE IS GOING TO STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND WHEN MY CAR DIE ON ME SUDDENLY. *JS
Mileage: 122,000
WHEN FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR DIED. *JS
Mileage: 79,333
FILLED UP THE CAR AND UPON PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF.VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS.I AM SURPRISED THUS FAR,VERY THANKFUL,NO FATALITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. *JS
Mileage: 59,067
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Mileage: 100,000
AT THE GAS STATION AT LOW IDLE RIGHT AFTER FUELING CAR SHUT OFF. SHUT OFF AGAIN AT LOW SPEED THE NEXT DAY, NO FURTHER FUELING HAS TAKEN PLACE AS OF YET. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER THE THIRD RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Mileage: 88,000
CONTINUES TO STALL AND ULTIMATELY STOP WHILE DRIVING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH AFTER REFUELING, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 C. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING AND DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THAT VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE HALF MILE LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL VALVE WAS DAMAGED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,850.
Mileage: 90,850
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 53,000
IN JANUARY I FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT ON THIS WEB SITE REGARDING THE STALLING OF MY CHRYSLER 300C AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK (ODI # 10561779). OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED, WITH THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THE PROBLEM WAS TO ONLY FILL THE GAS TANK TO 3/4 FULL. ON 2/24/14 I SAW THE ABC NEWS REPORT THAT STATED "US ENDS PROBE OF CHRYSLER ENGINE STALLING" AND THE ARTICLE STATES THEY INVESTIGATED 1200 COMPLAINTS AND FOUND 299 IN WHICH THE FUEL SYSTEM ALLOWED THE GAS TANK TO BE OVER-FILLED. IT ALSO STATED THAT "CHRYSLER UPDATED THE PART IN NEW CARS AND GUARANTEED IT FOR LIFE IN CARS NOW ON THE ROAD." WHEN MY CHRYSLER DEALER (WHO HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF MY CHRYSLER SINCE I BOUGHT IT THERE NEW IN 2/2006) WAS CONTACTED, HE STATED THAT ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS WERE BEING COVERED. HE TOLD ME I COULD CALL CHRYSLER AND SPEAK TO THEM. I CALLED THE 1-800-992-1997 CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS MORNING. I EXPLAINED ABOUT THE STALLING AND THAT I HAD FILED A COMPLAIN BACK IN DECEMBER 2013 REGARDING THE CONSISTENT STALLING WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED. I EXPLAINED MY CHRYSLER DEALER STATED MY CAR WAS NOT ON THEIR LIST, AND TO CALL CHRYSLER. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE ONLY FIXING CERTAIN CARS AND MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM AND THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN I ASKED IF IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE EXACT SAME PART THAT WAS BEING REPLACED, WOULD THEY COVER IT, I WAS INFORMED THEY WOULD NOT. I AM UNSURE WHAT FACTORS GUIDED CHRYSLER ON WHICH CARS TO FIX, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE LEFT OUT AT LEAST MY CAR WHICH HAS EXACTLY THE SAME DESCRIBED PROBLEM I HAVE SEEN ON THE COMPLAINT WEB SITE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP WITH GAS I WENT TO GET IN LINE AT CAR WASH CAR DIED .. STARTED UP AFTER 4-5 TRIES DROVE HOME RAN FINE. TODAY I FILLED UP AGAIN TOOK OFF WENT TO GET ON FREEWAY MERGED ONTO TRAFFIC CAR DIED AGAIN!! I COASTED ONTO SHOULDER, THANK GOD I DIDN'T GET HIT.. HAD MY TWO MINOR CHILDREN IN CAR.. AFTER 3 TRIES CAR STARTED AGAIN, WENT STRAIGHT HOME.. SCARED TO DRIVE ANYMORE.. TAKING TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED TOMORROW.. HOPE THIS ISSUE GETS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED!! *TR
Mileage: 5
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MH
FILLED TANK WITH GAS AN LEFT THE GAS STATION THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF WILE DRIVING, THEN TRIED TO START AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN THREE TIMES AFTER THE TANK WAS LESS THAN FULL THE CAR RAN FINE. *TR
Mileage: 75,256
AFTER I FILL UP (I DO NOT OVERFILL), WITHIN THE FIRST SEVERAL MILES I DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE ALSO HAD IT THAT AT 40-50 MPH IT WILL "HESITATE/JERK" LIKE THERE IS A FUEL MIX ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
Mileage: 85,000
AFTER MANY INCIDENTS WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL, THE VEHICLE STALLS MANY TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY THE NEXT 5 MILES, MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. DIFFICULT TO GET THE WHOLE FAMILY AND STATION ATTENDANTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CAR CAN NOT HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. TERRIBLE FAILURE THAT IT SEEMS CHRYSLER IS IGNORING... *TR
Mileage: 64,000
AFTER FUELING UP ABOUT 1 MILE LATER AS I LEFT A RED LIGHT THE MOTOR JUST STALLED AS SOON AS IT TOOK OFF WITH NO WARNING NO POWER STEERING I COULDN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD HAD TO PUT THE CAR AND PARK AND RE START THE MOTOR IT HAPPENS WHENEVER I REFUEL VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 106,023
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP AS ALL OF THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY AND DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,496 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Mileage: 108,496
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY AND DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CHECK VALVE WAS FRACTURED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.
Mileage: 161,000
CAR STALLED AFTER FILL UP...STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 44,900
THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STALLS SHUTTING DOWN POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND OIL PRESSURE IS READING 0. TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND CAR RESTARTS PERFECTLY WITH NL OIL PRESSURES. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS. WOULD PROBABLY BE FATAL IF ON INTERSTATE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. THERE WAS ALSO NO ERROR CODES STORED IN THE CARS COMPUTER. *TR
Mileage: 76,500
I BOUGHT MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C BRAND NEW & I'VE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. IT WAS PURCHASED STRAIGHT FROM DAIMLER/CHRYSLER, ORDERED & BUILT TO MY SELECTED SPECIFICATIONS THROUGH CHRYSLER. I SET THE ORDER IN FEBRUARY 2005, IT WAS BUILT & FINISHED 11 NOV 2005. THIS WAS DONE WHILE I WAS FINALIZING MY CAREER IN ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE & RETIRED. I RETURNED TO THE U.S. 7 JAN 2006 & THAT'S WHEN I SAW & PICKED MY THEN BRAND NEW 300C. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT CAR EVER SINCE. I TRULY LOVE THIS CAR & TO THIS DAY STILL LOVE THIS CAR. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE OTHERTHAN PUTTING GAS IN IT, VERY DEPENDABLE CAR. IN 2007 JUNE I WAS DIAGNOSED CANCER OF THE BONE & BLOOD (MULTIPLE MYELOMA, STAGE 4). AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR APPRX. 18 MTHS, ONE DAY WHILE COMING FROM CHEMO IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT & BLOWING STEAM, HAD IT TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER & HAD TO HAVE THE FANS & THE SENSORS REPLACED, 1ST MAJOR PROBLEM, THEN AFTER THAT IT WAS THE SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK, THEN THE "A" FRAME & CONTROL ARMS, NOW IN NOV 2012, AFTER ATTENDING MY GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL, I FILLED IT UP @ A GAS STATION & IT SHUT OFF, WOULD START BACK UP BUT CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN ONCE I GOT IT STARTED IT WOULD SPUTTER, KICK, & STALL, THIS WAS REPEATED FOR SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE HWY & WAS FINE TIL I HAD TO FILL IT UP AGAIN FROM THEN ON IT CONTINUED TO DO SO EVERY FILL UP. I DID RECEIVE AN INDICATION OF THE GAS CAP (REPLACED) THEN JUNE 2013 I FILLED IT UP AS USUAL & IT SHUT OFF & IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART, I WAITED & START IT AGAIN IT DID SO I PULLED ON TO THE ROAD, IT BEGAN TO STALL, SPUTTER, & BUCK, AS I CREPT HOME, I HEARD A LOUD CRACKLING SOUND LOST ALL POWER, HAD IT TOWED WAS TOLD #4 VLV HAD FELL DOWN IN THE CYLINDER, AFTER 3 MONTHS 2008 5.7L ENGINE PUT IN, PROBLEM STILL EXIST, EVAP SOLENOID, CANISTER, PUMP, & FILTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 105,100
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2006. AT APPROXIMATE 25,000 MILES IT BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY AT THE GAS STATION. I'VE ALWAYS PUT THE CORRECT FUEL IN MY CAR AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUAL AND THE DEALERSHIPS I'VE TAKEN HER TO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF MY CAR, IT HAS SHUT OFF, STRANDED ME ON DARK ROADS AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON HIGHWAYS, BUSY STREETS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DEALERSHIP MAINTAINED & I'VE ADAMANTLY FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, WATER PUMP, THERMOMETER CHANGED ALL NEEDLESSLY. I'VE SPENT CLOSE TO $4000 IN REPAIRS AND NEEDLESS PARTS.THE DEALERSHIP HAS RAN VARIOUS DIAGNOSTICS AND HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR NOW HAS CLOSE TO 76,000 MILES ON IT AND WILL SHUT OFF IF THE GAS TANK GOES TO THE QUARTER OF TANK MARK OR WHEN IT'S FULL. I NEVER TOP IT OFF BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WARNED NOT TO TOP OFF MY GAS INTAKE. I'VE SOUGHT SECOND OPINIONS ON WHY THIS MIGHT BE HAPPENING AND THE DEALERSHIPS IN NY, NJ AND FL HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT THEY RECEIVE FOR ALL OF THE CHRYSLER 300 SERIES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT COULD POSSIBLY COST LIVES PLUS COST AN EXPENSIVE LOSS FOR THIS CAR. I'VE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS PLUS RESEARCHED OTHER FORUMS, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHEN THE CAR IS FUELED ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CAR REACHES 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS OCT. 30, 2013 IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR SHUT OFF AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CARS BEHIND ME STARTED TO MOVE AND THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
AFTER GASOLINE FILL UP, VEHICLE STALLS AFTER LEAVING GAS STATION. MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN FIRST QUARTER MILE AFTER FILL UP AND SOMETIMES WITHIN FIVE MILES. LATER OCCURRENCES MAY HAPPEN UPON MAKING LEFT TURN. TOOK TO DEALER AND VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. VAPOR CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE TESTED OK. WAS TOLD FUEL CONTROL VALVE MAY BE PROBLEM BUT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO ACCESS THE PART. COST WOULD BE CONSIDERABLE. CONDITION HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR UPON FILL UP FOR OVER A YEAR NOW WITH RARE EXCEPTION. I FIND IT QUITE DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS WHEN VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AS IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO GET RESTARTED AND MAY REOCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR TOMORROW, 31 OCTOBER 2013. IF VEHICLE IS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE I WOULD LIKE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 50,045
AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK FROM A START OF 1/8 TH TO FULL TANK, THE CAR STALLED AFTER LEAVING THE SERVICE STATION ABOUT 200 FEET DOWN THE ROAD WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE RESTARTED I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOPPED POSITION BUT DRIVING POWER TRAIN WAS FAIRLY ERRATIC AS THE CAR ATTEMPTED TO LURCH FORWARD OR ACCELERATE UNPREDICTABLY THEN WOULD PULL BACK BY NEARLY STALLING. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MILES BEFORE REACHING MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WHILE IN NEUTRAL LOPED SUBSTANTIALLY FROM 2000 RPM TO 100RPM SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STALLING. ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR AFTER STALLING WAS SUCCESSFUL. LEAVING THE CAR PARKED AND OFF FOR 60 MINUTES HAD NO BENEFICIAL EFFECT. AFTER RETURNING THE STARTING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE NOT LIT UNTIL THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE IDLE ERRATICALLY BOTH WHILE IN PARK AND IN DRIVE AND AT SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
Mileage: 86,437
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS A ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE FILLED TO 3/4 FULL IN ORDER TO AVOID MULTIPLE STALLING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM FAILED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Mileage: 40,000
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL AT BP GAS STATION MY ENGINE SPED UP 300 RPM AND SHUT-OFF IN THE STATION. I RESTATED IT AND IT RAN WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION. I COULD SMELL RAW FUEL COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. IT STALLED 3 MORE TIMES WITHIN 20 MINS. ONE TIME ON A SHARP CURVE IN THE ROAD. I HAD NO POWER STEERING; GOOD THING IT WASN'T MY WIFE DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 100,105
IF VEHICLE IS FILLED UP WITH GAS UNTIL FULL CAR WILL STALL SHORTLY AFTER FILL-UP. *TR
Mileage: 96,424
I FILLED UP MY TANK AT THE BP SERVICE STATION ON RT. 17 PARAMUS, NJ AND THE CAR STALLED ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, (RT. 17 SOUTH) STALLED THREE MORE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY, HAD TO PULL INTO A SHOPPING CENTER TO GET IT TO IDLE. STALLED AT THE INTERSECTION ON LINWOOD AVENUE AND PARAMUS ROAD, PARAMUS NJ AND BARELY MADE IT HOME TO FRANKLIN TURNPIKE IN RIDGEWOOD, NJ. I HAD TO BURN OFF A FEW GALLONS OF GAS AT IDLE AND HIGH IDLE TO GET THE CAR TO NORMALIZE AT IDLE AND MAKE IT ROAD WORTHY AND SAFE TO DRIVE. *LN
Mileage: 85,799
I COMPLETELY FILLED UP MY GAS TANK (NOT JUST A TOP OFF) FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, WHILE IN THE TURNING LANE AND CROSSING TRAFFIC MY CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER TO SAFETY. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND "COAST" TO THE SIDE. LUCKILY I WAS TURNING AT THE TURNING LIGHT AND THERE WASN'T HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARED ME! I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. IT WOULDN'T "TURN OVER" THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME TRYING TO START IT, IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD STATE AND THEN FINALLY STARTED. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT CAME ON (AFTER THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF) WAS THE OIL LIGHT. MY OIL IS COMPLETELY FULL. IT WAS JUST CHANGED A MONTH AGO USING SYNTHETIC OIL. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
AS REPORTED WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS, CAR WILL STALL AFTER REFUELING. YESTERDAY IT STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLYING THE BRAKE. IT ALSO STALLED WHILE TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHICH PROMPTED ME TO DIG INTO THIS FURTHER SINCE PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HAVE NOT WORKED!. VISITED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP TODAY AND SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON NOR COULD THEY FIND ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO THE ISSUE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE ONLY QUESTION I WAS ASKED WAS THAT IF I TOPPED THE FUEL AFTER THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. I RESPONDED THAT I DID NOT AND IF I DID WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD THAT MAKE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS, AND IN THOSE MONTHS THE DEALERSHIP RE-FLASHED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, I HAVE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, REPLACED ALL THE FLUIDS, AND REPLACED THE PCV VALVE. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEEK SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION! *TR
Mileage: 108,000
OUR 2006 CHRYSLER 300 SRT8 DIES AFTER FUELING THE GAS TANK TO FULL. IT HAS DIED IN INTERSECTIONS WERE WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT AND IN TURNS CAR DIES, LOCKS UP AND THERE IS NO POWER ANYTHING. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND CONTINUOUSLY PAY MONEY TO TURN RUN DIAGNOSTIC, ONLY TO HEAR " WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" I HAVE SPENT $400.00 TO BE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.CAR BECOMES VERY HARD TO RESTART. ONCE I GET THE VEHICLE STARTED, AGAIN THE STALLING STARTS, THIS WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR REMAINS ON. AS I DRIVE HOME, I COULD FEEL THE CAR "SPUTTERING" OR HESITATING LIKE IT WANTED TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN. WHEN STARTING CAR IN THE MORNING IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE. PLEASE HELP THIS CAR IS MY FAMILY'S MAIN TRANSPORTATION AND I FEAR THAT ONE DAY THIS ISSUE WILL CAUSE A CRASH. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND A BABY ON THE WAY. HELP!!! CHRYSLER DOES NOT CARE ABOUT LIVES, ONLY THE BOTTOM LINE. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING AND PROCEEDING THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING AT 15-20 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE ALWAYS AFTER REFUELING. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
CAR STALLS MANY TIMES AFTER FILL UP. CAR WILL OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
THIS WAS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL INCIDENCES. AFTER FUELING, THE ENGINE BEGAN ROUGH IDLING. I THOUGHT I HAD JUST GOTTEN WATER IN MY TANK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SMOOTH OUT AND I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND ENTERED A BUSY INTERSECTION. AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE CARS ALL AROUND ME AS I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT STARTED AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGHLY FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES AND ONCE AGAIN SMOOTHED OUT. THE STALLING CAN ALSO HAPPEN DURING RIGHT TURNS, BUT ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER REFUELING. MY DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE VALVE ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. WHEN FILLING THE TANK, FUEL LEAKS OVER INTO THE CANNISTER WHICH THEN FLOODS OUT THE ENGINE. BECAUSE THE VALVE AND THE TANK ARE ONE UNIT, THE ENTIRE TANK MUST BE REPLACED. SINCE A REPAIR IS SO EXPENSIVE, I NOW DO NOT FILL MY TANK ABOVE THE 3/4 LEVEL. *TR
Mileage: 43,000
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN MARCH 2006 AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER/DRIVER. I DO LIKE MY CAR AND WILL BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW I HAD SEVERAL STALLING ISSUES WHERE THE CAR WOULD STALL AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I DO NOT RECALL IF IT WAS AFTER REFUELING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND NO "CODES" WERE FOUND AND THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR THAN RAN PERFECTLY FOR SIX YEARS WITH NO STALLING ISSUES. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED INCLUDING NEW SPARK PLUGS AS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER. STARTING EARLIER THIS YEAR THE STALLING RESTARTED AND IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER I FILL THE CAR WITH FUEL. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL OTHER GAS STATIONS AND RAN SOME FUEL INJECTION CLEANER THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM. I DO NOT TOP OFF THE TANK WHEN FILLING THE CAR UP. AT ONE POINT THE STALLING OCCURRED AFTER EVERY FILL UP AND NOW IT IS NOT AS OFTEN (EVERY OTHER FILL UP). AFTER FILLING THE TANK THE CAR STARTS NORMALLY AND AS I EXIT THE GAS STATION AND STOP TO CHECK TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL STUMBLE AND STALL. IT RESTARTS AND WILL STALL AGAIN IF I DON'T KEEP THE ENGINE RPM'S UP. SOMETIMES AFTER I FILL UP AND QUICKLY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC (AND NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO FALL TO IDLE SPEED) WHILE ACCELERATING UP TO 25-40 MPH THE CAR WILL STUMBLE AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL. IT DOES NOT STALL BECAUSE THE CAR IS GAINING SPEED AND THEN CLEARS UP AFTER A "SURGE" AND THEN RUNS FINE TILL THE NEXT FILL UP CYCLE. I AM CAREFUL ABOUT PULLING OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AFTER FILL UPS OUT OF FEAR OF IT STALLING. *TR
Mileage: 57,600
AFTER REFUELING, CAR STALLS, HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR MILES. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TANK IS FILLED ALL THE WAY TO AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUT-OFF. THIS HAPPENS TO ME ALMOST EVERY TIME I REFUEL, UNLESS I STOP REFUELING A GALLON OR TWO SHORT OF FULL ( WORK-AROUND THAT I DISCOVERED ONLY RECENTLY). IT IS DANGEROUS AND HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT HAS PUT ME IN SEVERAL WHITE-KNUCKLE SITUATIONS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH NO POWER. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE STALLS SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING. STALL HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALTHOUGH HAS ALSO OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED CRUISE (25-35 MPH) AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. HAPPENS ONLY AFTER FUEL TANK IS FULLY FILLED, BEING THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON THE FUEL PUMP. DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN TANK IS ONLY PARTIALLY FILLED. WHILE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RESULTED IN A COLLISION YET, THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT IT EVENTUALLY WILL. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT STALLING WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION CAUSES LOSS OF SOME CONTROL. WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS, UPON RESTART THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT COME ONLINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THIS CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS SCENARIOS WHEN LEFT IMMOBILE IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OF A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AT THE STATION PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND THE LIGHT TURNED RED. STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT THE CAR STARTED LURCHING AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHT PUSHED GAS TO FLOOR AND CRANKED ENGINE OVER. TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET ENGINE TO START. AFTER THIS INCIDENT THE CAR RUNS ROUGH WHEN STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS DROVE TO STOP LIGHT AND CAR STALLED. HAD HARD TIME STARTING. TOOK TO PENSACOLA CHRYSLER AND THE MECHANIC SAID WE NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK . 2100$'S. *TR
Mileage: 59,700
MANY MULTIPLE INCIDENTS - AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK, ENGINE WILL STALL MULTIPLE TIMES SHORTLY AFTERWARDS AND IS DIFFICULT TO RE-START. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF CARE IS TAKEN TO AVOID "TOPPING OFF" TANK. AT TIMES THE ENGINE HAS EVEN STALLED DURING FUELING ONCE TANK IS NEAR FULL, BEFORE PUMP CLICKS OFF. MUST DRIVE WITH GAS CAP REMOVED FOR IT TO START AND RUN AT ALL FOR MANY MILES BEFORE IT BEHAVES NORMALLY AGAIN, AND EVEN WITH GAS CAP REMOVED IT STILL WILL COME NEAR STALLING AT TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/10/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK MODULE FAILED. WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER THE CAR WAS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL THE ENGINE STALLS. IT IS THEN VERY DIFFICULT TO START. IT HAPPENED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL IF YOU DID NOT KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE MPH DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON STALLING. IT STARTED STALLING IMMEDIATELY AFTER FULL-UP. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
I NOTICED THAT WHEN I REFUELED MY CAR, IT WOULD STALL RIGHT AWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MAY TIMES WHEN I REFUELED MY CAR. I DIDN'T MATTER WHAT BRAND OR OCTANE I USED. I WENT ON LINE AND NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS I USED WAS NOT TO FILL UP MY CAR ALL THE UP. THEY (BLOG WEBSITES) SAID THAT THE ENGINE BECOMES FLOODED (THEY WENT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD THEM, AND THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM HAD TO BE CHANGED FROM THE GAS TANK TO FUEL LINES AND EVAP SYSTEM ) AND THE CAR CANT CORRECT ITSELF AND STALLS. AND EVER SINCE I STARTED DOING THIS SOLUTION MY CAR HASN'T STALLED. IF I DO FILL UP MY CAR ALL THE WAY I HAVE TO BURN OFF SOME GAS IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED. EVERY TIME WE FILL THE GAS TANK UP, IT STALLS AFTER ABOUT HALF A BLOCK OR LESS OF DRIVING. *TR
Mileage: 76,163
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Mileage: 106,000
PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT APPROX 41K MILES. HAD JUST REFILLED TANK AND CAR REFUSED TO START. LET CAR SIT FOR 1/2 HOUR AND CAR RESTARTED. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN - ALWAYS AFTER REFILLING THE TANK. SOMETIMES THE CAR IS HARD TO START AFTER A REFILL AND OTHER TIMES IT STALLS, TYPICALLY WHEN LEAVING THE GAS STATION. I USE THE AUTO-FILL FEATURE AT GAS STATIONS AND DO NOT OVERFILL. *TR
Mileage: 41,350
THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS PROBLEM, I FILLED UP MY CAR AFTER A TRIP, AND UPON LEAVING THE GAS STATION MY ENGINE STALLED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO CRANK AND WHEN THE ENGINE DID COME ON ONCE THE RPMS WOULD NOT SETTLE AND THEY KEPT DIPPING TO ALMOST ZERO BEFORE THE ENGINE CUT OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ABOUT FIVE TIMES AND I FINALLY HAD ONE REPAIR SHOP TELL ME TO NOT FILL MY GAS TANK UP ALL THE WAY AND IT SHOULD PREVENT THE CUT OFFS. I THEN FAILED AN EMISSIONS TEST AND HAD TO HAVE MY GAS CAP REPLACED. I THOUGHT THAT THIS HAD SOLVED THE PROBLEM SO I TRIED TO FILL THE TANK UP ALL THE WAY AGAIN AND IT IMMEDIATELY CUT OFF AFTER STARTING IT UP. I WAS ABLE TO REV THE ENGINE AND USE UP SOME OF THE GAS AND MANAGED TO GET THE CAR HOME WITH THE RPMS CONSTANTLY DIPPING ALMOST TO ZERO. THE CAR CUT OUT AT A STOP LIGHT AND I THEN HAD TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AFTER SITTING IN THE INTERSECTION STALLED. I'VE HAD MY CAR INSPECTED BY TWO CHRYSLER DEALERS, A FEW INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS, AND ALSO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE I KNOW THE HEAD MECHANIC. THE ONLY ANSWERS I'VE GOTTEN WERE THAT IT IS A FAULTY O2 SENSOR AND NEEDS A NEW GAS TANK. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK WITH FUEL ENGINE WILL STALL FOR THE FIRST FEW MILES. HAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC/ROADWAY PUTTING MYSELF IN DANGER AFTER PUTTING FUEL INTO THE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 92,000
ENGINE STALLS AT LEAST ONCE AFTER REFUELING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL-LINE PURGE VALVE LAST YEAR,BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT IT WAS BAD GAS THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, BUT I'VE TRIED USING SEVERAL BRANDS OF FUEL WITHOUT ANY LUCK. I DON'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT MUCH, BUT I HAVE HAD A FEW NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE ENGINE ACCELERATES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK THE VEHICLE IS PRONE TO STALL. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES AND SPEEDS. IF YOU ONLY FILL THE TANK UP 3/4 OF THE WAY IT SEEMS TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. NO TROUBLE CODES ARE SET. AFTER STALLING THE VEHICLE CAN SOMETIMES BE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY, OTHER TIMES IT MIGHT HAVE TO SIT FOR 5 MINUTES. *TR
Mileage: 66,000
EVERY TIME THE CAR IS FILLED UP WITH GAS, IT STALLS SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS AS AT LEAST ONCE I WAS GETTING ON AN INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I OVERFILL THE TANK (WHICH I DON'T) AND REPLACED A CHARCOAL FILTER AND SOLENOID AT THE COST OF ALMOST $500. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THIS REPAIR AND NOW I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW GAS TANK. THIS WILL COST ANOTHER $1250. I AM AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER CHRYSLER 300'S. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF OVERFILLING THE TANK AND NOW CONFIRM IT IS THE FUEL TANK, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 WHEN THE NEW 2006'S CAME OUT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE STALLED 3 TIMES AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. VERY CLOSE TO A MULTIPLE CAR PILE UP BEHIND ME. TANK WAS NOT TOPPED OFF AND NEVER HAS. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM YET REFUSES TO HELP THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. THE GAS TANK IS FAULTY, CAUSING RAW FUEL TO ENTER THE EVAP SYSTEM. *TR
Mileage: 49,920
THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO. WHEN EVER I RE-FUEL MY CAR IT WILL SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY IF I LET THE FUEL LEVEL GET TO OR BELOW 1/4 TANK BEFORE RE-FUELING. THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST 10-15 MINUTES AFTER RE-FUELING. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED THE CAR WOULD ONLY SHUT OFF AT IDLING OR AT VERY SLOW SPEED. NOW THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN EVEN WHILE AT STREET OR HIGHWAY SPEED. IT APPEARS THAT THE FUEL FLOW IS INTERRUPTED THEN BEGINS TO FLOW AGAIN. THIS WILL REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER RE-FUELING. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO GET IT REPAIRED DUE TO NO LONGER HAVING A WARRANTY. MY CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 62000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK AS I WAS LEAVING THE STATION THE CAR STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE ABOUT 3 BLOCKS AND IT STALLED AGAIN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT RAN OK THE NEXT SEVERAL FILL-UPS AND THEN IT HAPPENED AND THIS TIME IT STALLED FOUR (4) TIME. ONCE ON A BUSY BY-PASS I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MARCH 20, 2012AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS. CLEARLY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM HAVING THE FUEL TANK REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200.00. *TR
Mileage: 5
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK AND THE FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Mileage: 96,000
AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN STOPPING FOR A LIGHT OR WHEN FIRST LEAVING THE LIGHT. IT WILL ALSO JERK WHILE DRIVING.THIS HAPPENS UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL GOES DOWN. IT DID NOT DO THIS WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. IF THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING AND BRAKES BECOME DIFFICULT TO USE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. CHRYSLER DOES NOT CLAIM TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AT THE DEALER. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR WORSE IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED. THANK YOU *TR
Mileage: 37,250
CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC BUT STARTED RIGHT UP AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AS I MADE MY WAY TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER A FEW MILES AWAY. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL YESTERDAY JANUARY 31ST 2013 WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND IT CONTINUED TO STALL SEVERAL TIMES AS I MADE MY WAY TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM WHICH APPEARS TO HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK AS A PROBLEM WITH THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM. HE STATED HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES AND THE REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND VAPOR RECOVERY LINES AND FILTER ETC. COST ABOUT $2000. I ASKED IF IT WAS A RECALL GIVEN THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY (MY ONLINE RESEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER 300C). I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL. MY ISSUE IS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
FIVE MINUTES AFTER REFUELING MY 2006 300C, IT STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE RESTARTED QUICKLY, BUT COULD NOT HOLD STEADY RPMS AT IDLE OR HIGHER. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER, AND VEHICLE STALLED THREE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY. DEALER PERSONNEL INDICATED STALLING COULD BE CAUSED BY OVER-FILLING THE GAS TANK (HOWEVER, I HAD NOT CONTINUED FILLING THE TANK AFTER THE PUMP AUTO-SHUT-OFF). DEALER SUGGESTED RUNNING THE ENGINE FOR 15 MINUTES TO CLEAR VAPOR CANISTER. THIS DID NOT HELP. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK AND VAPOR CANISTER, $1500. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION SINCE THE ROUGH RUNNING LEADS TO STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS OR STOP SIGNS. *TR
Mileage: 51,669
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY STALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Mileage: 49,000
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK THE CAR CUTS OFF FOR AT LEAST 25 MILES ON ANY SPEAD AND TURNS OFF AT SPEED LESS THAN 25. *TR
Mileage: 9,800
THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ONLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIE AS I AM CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY. INTERNET CHATTER SEEMS TO INDICATE A BAD EVAP. SOLENOID/CANISTER OR FROM A VENT VALVE SENSOR INSIDE THE TANK THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THE TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. A COSTLY FIX. THIS CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS AS THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND STALL EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. I ASKED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER ASSISTANT MANAGER IF HE HAD EVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND HE SAID NO, AND ALSO CHECKED FOR ANY EXISTING CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS SUBJECT AND FOUND NONE . *TR
Mileage: 42,659
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, CAR STALLS MANY TIMES BEFORE RUNNING OK, UNTIL NEXT FILL UP AND THEN IT DOES THE SAME THING EVERY TIME. *TR
Mileage: 66,750
EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY CHRYSLER 300C AND START THE ENGINE, THE CAR TENDS TO JERK FORWARD AND THEN THE ENGINE LITERALLY SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE I'M ON THE INTERSTATE; AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK TO CAPACITY, MY VEHICLE STALLED AFTER DRIVING FOR NOT EVEN ONE MILE BECAUSE FUEL FLOODED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER A DISTANCE. I TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH RESULTING IN A LOT OF DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE DEATH!! *TR
Mileage: 83,350
THE ENGINE WILL STALL AFTER EVERY FILL-UP. IT STALLS WITHIN 15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING IT UP AT THE GAS STATION. IT WILL THEN STALL REPEATEDLY AT INTERSECTIONS AND EVERY TIME THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, IT HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND MISFIRES AND STUMBLES WHILE AT SPEED. THE STALLING/MISFIRING EPISODES DO NOT OCCUR ONCE 2-3 GALLONS OF GAS HAVE BEEN CONSUMED. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM A GREEN LIGHT, AND ALSO STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE CHRYSLER DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG SINCE THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY CODES OR TSB'S REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND THEY FOUND A LOT OF CHATTER ON THEIR MECHANIC HELP WEBSITES. THEY THINK IT MIGHT BE THE EMISSION CONTROL THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE TOP GAS IN THE TANK IS FLOODING OVER TO THE ENGINE AND STALLING IT OUT. SINCE CHRYSLER NOR ANYONE ELSE CAN SAY WHAT DEFINITIVELY IS GOING ON I HAVE CAUTIOUSLY NOT BEEN FILLING THE TANK. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS SINCE THE NEXT OWNER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE.
Mileage: 57,500