1999 CHRYSLER 300M Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AT ANYTIME. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BY AREA MECHANICS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE, CURRENT MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 09/23/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY AND CABLES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CAM SHAFT AND CAM SHAFT SENSOR, BUT NONE OF THE REPAIRS CORRECTED THE FAILURE. DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE PERFORMED FOUR TIMES WITHOUT BEING TOLD WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK GEAR AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT STALLED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. TWO DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE EGR VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,065.

Mileage: 111,000

1999 CHRYSLER 300M - HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2002. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE NOTICED IT WOULD STALL DURING OPERATION THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTART. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT JUST STOPS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING CITY DRIVING OR EVEN AT A LIGHT. USUALLY RE-STARTS RIGHT AWAY BUT LATELY IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE RE-START IS POSSIBLE. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I WON'T ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. ANY FEEDBACK ON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

COOLING FAN NOT WORKING IT BLOWS FUSES,AC NOT WORKING AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVES TO HOT SYMBOL WHEN CAR IS STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS TOO LONG OR IN PARKED POSITION TOO LONG. WHEN AIR OR HEAT BLOWS,FAN MAKES A HUMMING NOISE. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLING AT DANGEROUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 OR 70MPH) AND AT TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ENGINE HAS STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THEN STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AFTER COMING TO A STOP. LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SOMETIMES FLICKER ON AND OFF RIGHT BEFORE STALLING. CAR HAS HAD DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON IT, BUT NO ERROR CODES WERE PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

ENGINE DIED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. PULLED TO THE CURB AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. HARD TO STEER WITH THE ENGINE DEAD. NOT SURE IF MY WIFE COULD HAVE TURNED THE CAR OR NOT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

ENGINE DIED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. PULLED TO THE CURB AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. HARD TO STEER WITH THE ENGINE DEAD. NOT SURE IF MY WIFE COULD HAVE TURNED THE CAR OR NOT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE TREAD FOR THE DRAIN PLUG WAS WEARING THIN AND THE OIL PAN AND PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT ONLY OCCURS WITH THE 300M AND CONCORDE VEHICLES. THE TOOL THAT MECHANICS USE TO PERFORM THE OIL CHANGES IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BECAUSE IT DAMAGES THE TREAD. CHRYSLER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $575 PLUS TAX FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT INFORMED THEM TO TAPE THE PAN AND PLUG INSTEAD. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94,815. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 94,815

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. ON JULY 29, 2007, WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR FIVE HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE AND THREE OTHER VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED. THE DRIVEWAY SUSTAINED PROPERTY DAMAGE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. 2. RADIATOR/CONDENSER COOLING FAN BURNT UP; COULD SMELL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM FAN UNIT. BLEW 30A FUSE AND SMOKE/SMELL STOPPED. A/C QUIT WORKING DUE TO FAN QUITTING AND FUSE BLOWING. I WAS ON MY WAY BACK TO DALLAS TEXAS FROM GEORGIA WHEN THIS BLEW. LUCKILY THE CAR KEPT RUNNING ON ONE OF THE TWO FANS, AND IT WAS AT NIGHT WHEN IT WASN'T SO HOT! HAD TO REPLACE DUAL COOLING FAN UNIT. 3. REPLACED DUAL COOLING FAN UNIT AND 30A FUSE. $300.00 REPAIR DONE BY MYSELF SINCE THE CAR IS NOT IN WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 76,758

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65-75, CAR STOPS RUNNING. AFTER PULLING OFF THE ROAD, IT RESTARTED AFTER 30 MINUTES. MECHANIC COULD FIND NO CAUSE. NO PROBLEMS FOR 2-3 DAYS OF DRIVING AND IT DID IT AGAIN STRANDING MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND HER BABY. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. MECHANIC NOW HAS THE GAS TANK OFF THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN 9-10 SIMILAR CASES FOR THE 99 300 AND LATER YEARS. HELP! THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE SITTING AT INTERSECTION CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND INSPECTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTOR INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND CLAIMED VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 45 MINUTES. THE FIRE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PER INSPECTION. *SC *JB

Mileage: 65,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE EVAPORATOR COIL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 1 MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE AND NOT COOLING PROPERLY.IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS POINT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT BACK 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN AND FINALLY ON THE 3RD TRY THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A EVAPORATOR COIL.I AM TRYING TO GET THE DEALERSHIP/CHRYSLER TO PAY, WE'LL KNOW TOMMARROW.

Mileage: 54,000

EMAIL FM MARY DURST (AZ) FWD COPY OF COMPLAINT TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER RE THE OIL PAN ON HER 1999 CHRYSLER 300M, WANTS OIL PAN REPLACED FREE & A RECALL OF THE OIL PAN. *MR THE OIL PANS CAP THREADS HAD BECOME WORN DUE TO THE ALUMINUM BEING TOO SOFT METAL. *SC *JB *TT *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE BRAKING AT 65 MPH WITH THE FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER MANAGED TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

IN 7/03 CAR DIED ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WITH NO WARNING FINALLY MANAGED TO GET IT GOING AGAIN AND LEFT AT DEALER. DEALER SAID IT NEED TUNE UP. WE REPLACED PLUGS, EGR, AND CLEANED MAP SENSOR. IN 9/03 SAME THING HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, THIS TIME DEALER SAID TO REPLACE MAP SENSOR. WE DID. 1 WEEK LATER SAME THING ON HIGHWAY AGAIN. MANAGED TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO DEALER. THIS TIME IT WAS POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. DEALER REPLACED. ON WAY HOME FROM DEALER CAR RAN ROUGH AND DIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. WE REPLACED. 11/03 CAR DIED THIS TIME ON A SIDE ROAD (THANK GOD) WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TOWED HOME AND THEN TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS INTAKE VALVES ON BOTH SIDES AND REPLACED. 2 DAYS AFTER PICKING UP CAR IT DIED AGAIN ON A SIDE ROAD. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS CAR AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN CAR IS GOING TO DIE OUT I AM LUCKY NOT TO BE DEAD AS EACH TIME IT DIED ON HIGHWAY I WAS GOING 75 MPH AND IN PASSING LANE. I NOTICED 7 OR 8 LIKE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. ONLY ONE GOT RESOLVED. I AM HOPING TO BE NUMBER 2. *LA

Mileage: 54,000

I HAVE REPLACED 7 GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY 1999 300M AS WELL AS ONE CHROME RIM (SEVERAL SERIOUS BLOWOUTS). THE DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HAVE MYSTERIOUS 2 INCH DASHBOARD CRACK NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. REPLACED SENSORS (CRANK CASE?). CHAFING WIRES CAUSE UNEXPECTED STALLS & FAILURES. LOCAL DEALER TRYING TO DIAGNOSE CURRENT PROBLEM-CAR STALLS AFTER SHIFT INTO DRIVE. AFRAID TO KEEP A CAR WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES. LOVE THE LOOK & ROOM OF THE CAR BUT MAY BE TOO DANGEROUS TO RISK STALLING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65MPH OR MISSING AN INTERVIEW. *AK

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TRANSMISSION HUNG IN 2ND GEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. 31,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 31,000

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND A CRACK IN THE DASH. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAD STUCK SHUT DUE TO THE TIGHT SEAL DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE WIND NOISE, AND THE CRACK IN THE DASH WAS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND APPEARED WHERE THE MATERIAL WAS STRETCHED OVER THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TWO MONTHS OLD, THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN THE FIRST YEAR, BEFORE 50K A DEFECTIVE BEARING ON THE COOLING FAN WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED. *MR *SCC *NLM

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING OUR 1999 CHRYSLER 300M, WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING, THAT MEANT THAT EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING THE STEERING, GAS, ETC. AND THEN I FOUND THAT IF I DON'T WARM THE CAR UP FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR TO 45 MINUTES IT WILL STOP AND WHILE WARMING THE CAR UP IT WILL STOP AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE PROCESS. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M AND HERS RECENTLY STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK THIS A VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE PARTICULAR CARS AND CHRYSLER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY SEVERAL DEALERSHIP, NONE OF THEM CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS THE ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER.*JB. CONSUMER STATED WHEN INCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED, THE DEALER STATED THE SENSOR SWITCH IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR, THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME.*JB

SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ENGINE STALLS. HAVE HAD PROBLEM TWICE IN 2 YEARS. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSAXLE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ENGINE PROBLEMS,, AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE FIRST ENGINE FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND ENGINE FAILURE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH THIS COST OF $4750.00. I DO NOT KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ENGINES TO UNDERSTAND IF THE FIRST FAILURE COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SECOND OR IF ENGINE HEAD WAS WARPED AGAIN AND WAS USING OIL, OR IF PERHAPS THE OIL PUMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN THE OIL PAN, BUT MY OIL WAS REPLACED AT INTERVALS OF 4000 - 6000 MILES FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. INCIDENT OCCURRED OUT OF TOWN, SO I WAS FORCED TO DEAL WITH AN UNFORMILIAR DEALER. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETAINED FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS, THE DEALER SENT IT BACK TO MOPAR. ONE WEEK AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED TRANSMISSION BLEW. CHRYSLER DID PAY FOR THIS. CHRYSLER FINANCIAL HOLDS THE LEASE AND IT IS NOW UP. I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MY ENGINE ISSUES WITH AN EXPERT AND UNDERSTAND IF I HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO REOPEN THIS ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER.*AK

DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE WILL RUN HOT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN AND THERMOSTAT. ALSO, FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK ON THE LAST VISIT, DEALER FOUND THE RADIATOR PARTIALLY BLOCKED CAUSING OVERHEAT CONDITION, DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR, AND CLEANED COOLANT PASSAGES OF ALUMINUM CHIPS. *SLC

DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE WILL RUN HOT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN AND THERMOSTAT. ALSO, FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK ON THE LAST VISIT, DEALER FOUND THE RADIATOR PARTIALLY BLOCKED CAUSING OVERHEAT CONDITION, DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR, AND CLEANED COOLANT PASSAGES OF ALUMINUM CHIPS. *SLC

DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE WILL RUN HOT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN AND THERMOSTAT. ALSO, FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK ON THE LAST VISIT, DEALER FOUND THE RADIATOR PARTIALLY BLOCKED CAUSING OVERHEAT CONDITION, DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR, AND CLEANED COOLANT PASSAGES OF ALUMINUM CHIPS. *SLC

TIRES ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY, ALL 4 TIRES AFFECTED. TIRES ACCORDING TO GOODYEAR SHOULD LAST BETWEEN 20000 AND 40000 MILES.*AK GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, DOT NK43BMDR199, 17 INCH TIRES, CONSUMER STATES SPARE TIRE IS ALSO WORN. GOODYEAR STATES THAT TIRES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION AND PULLS TO THE LEFT, COULD BE SUSPENSION OR TIRE RELATED. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO PISTONS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CONSUMER STATES EVER SINCE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, IT DOES NOT RUN NORMAL NOW. ROTORS WERE REPLACED, BRAKES RESURFACED. *SLC

CAR IS A LEMON AND CAN'T BE FIXED BY DEALERS. VERY UNHAPPY WITH FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED.

CONSUMER LOST THE STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AND VEHICLE STALLING. *ET

WHILE DRIVING ON "NON CROWN" ROAD VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL AND VENT LEAKED FLUID 3 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK