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2006 Chrysler 300 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 29, 2014180,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Power Train
Filed Jul 26, 201491,000 milesGA

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. I DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND PARKED IN MY CAR GARAGE AT HOME. I WENT TO THE CAR TO DRIVE OUT OF HOME, ENGINE STARTS WELL, BUT GEAR LEVER IS STUCK TO PARK, WILL NOT DISENGAGE. I RESEARCHED A LITTLE ABOUT THIS AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CHRYSLER CAR AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT CHRYSLER HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY SPECIFIC CAR. I THEN CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-853-1403. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] (EMPLOYEE ID [XXX]) WHO TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I MADE IT CLEAR TO HIM THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT BEING SOLD TO CONSUMERS LIKE MYSELF AND THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I REQUESTED FOR THE NAME AND EMAIL OR OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF RECALLS AT CHRYSLER AND [XXX] TOLD ME HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE OUT THAT INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO GO FIX MY CAR MYSELF FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 24, 201493,500 milesFL

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK. NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS NOTHING INDICATING THERE IS ANY ISSUE. PRESSING THE BRAKE DOES NOT SEEM TO UNLOCK THE SHIFT LOCK MECHANISM THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. CONTACTED CHRYSLER GROUP AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER MODEL YEARS, THE 2006 MODEL YEAR IS NOT CURRENTLY COVERED. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jul 24, 201475,000 milesNC

STALLING OCCURS AT LOW SPEED AND AT STOPS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OCCURRED MAY TWICE WITH THE STALLING, SO THEREFORE MECHANICS AREN'T DETECTING THE PROBLEM THROUGH DIAGNOSTICS TEST. I'VE HAD 3 DIAGNOSTICS TEST RAN THUS FAR. I WAS TOLD COULD BE DUE TO SOMETHING DEALING WITH THE FUEL PARTS-I'M NOT TECHNICALLY INCLINED IN CAR TERMINOLOGY. PLEASE HELP. I PROVIDED A GUESTIMATE OF THE FIRST INITIAL OCCURRENCE. THANKS *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 23, 201465,900 milesFL

I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING THE ENGINE STALLED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. SINCE THEN IT HAS STALLED ON ME EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK SO I HAVE ONLY BEEN FILLING IT 3/4 FULL AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM (PE13-016) AND CALLED CHRYSLER BUT WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT FIT THE EXACT CRITERIA OF THE RECALL. CHRYSLER COULD NOT TELL ME WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 21, 2014145,231 milesNM

ON SUNDAY 07/20/2014 AT APPROX. 7:15 PM, I STARTED MY 300 WENT TO STARTED WENT TO PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. FOUND ON INTERNET SEVERAL OTHER 300 OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE. FOUND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION K39 WHICH COVERS 2005-2007 DODGE CHARGER, MAGNUM AND CHRYSLER 300 ISSUES WITH "PINK PLASTIC" PART BREAKING AND NOT ALLOWING CAR TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CALLED CHRYSLER RECALL HOTLINE AND INFORMED MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXPERIENCING EXACT SAME ISSUE, WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT FROM THE CORRECT PLANT. *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 18, 2014208,000 milesKS

ENGINE BEGIN MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP COULD NOT TURN OR DO ANYTHING WITH THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PUT HAZARDS ON, NOISE STOPPED CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START BACK . LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS DO TO OIL SLUDGE BUILT UP. OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON WHEN THE OIL WAS OUT CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 15, 201488,300 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,300.

Power Train
Filed Jul 10, 201459,900 milesNY

WHEN I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK IT WONT LET ME SHIFT AGAIN SO NOW IM STUCK IN PARK. I HEARD ONLINE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH OTHER CHRYSLER CARS AND DODGE CARS I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER CAUSE IT COST ON AVERAGE $350 OR HIGHER AND CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT THEY HAVE ONLY RECALLED SOME CARS AND NOT ALL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM PLEASE HELP .THANKS *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 5, 201497,348 milesNC

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 3, 201473,739 milesFL

MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE IN THE MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT FROM "PARK" MODE. HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHERE AN OVERHALL SHIFTER ASSY AND LEVER KIT - SHIFTER INTERLOCK WAS INSTALLED. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 1, 2014TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE FAILURE SPECIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWERTRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jul 1, 201472,191 milesMS

REAR ENDED A DOOLEY PICKUP WITH A TRAILER HITCH. FRONT OF CAR IMPACTED DEAD CENTER. TOTALED OUT CAR. FRONT CAP WAS KNOCKED OFF CAR, FRONT END SMASHED IN AND MOTORED SHIFTED. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. FRONT FRAME BENT IN TWO PLACES. ALSO FRONT SEAT BELTS NEVER WENT INTO LOCKED POSITION. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 30, 2014140,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 26, 201488,000 milesKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER FRACTURED WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Engine
Filed Jun 20, 201442,350 milesLA

AFTER FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. IT WAS HARD TO RESTART, BUT FINALLY RESTARTED. WHEN PULLING OUT FROMT THE FUELING STATION, THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND JERK INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT STALLED AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE CAR. WHEN I PROCEEDED WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR AGAIN STALLED. THIS OCCURED FOR THE NEXT 5-6 MILES, THEN STOPPED OCCURRING. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I REFILLED THE FUEL TANK. SINCE OOA 15 DECEMBER 2011, I CANNOT FILL MY FUEL TANK AND HAVE TO STOP IT BEFORE THE NOZZLE SHUTS IF OFF. IF I INADVERTENLY LET IT FILL UNTIL THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF (DOESN'T MATTER THE FUELING PUMP/STATION), IT WILL BUCK AND STALL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MILES UNTIL SOME OF THE FUEL IS BURNED OFF IN THE TANK. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 20, 2014135,000 milesVA

MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO DISASSEMBLE THE GEAR LEVER BOX IN ORDER TO MANUALLY DEPRESS THE MECHANISM THAT MOVES THE SHIFTER. MY VEHICLE HAS SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ONE YEAR NOT BEING DRIVEN. MY COMPLAINT IS THE PART THAT BROKE IS A CHEAP PIECE OF PINK PLASTIC THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED FOR SOME VEHICLES, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. CHRYSLER SHOULD INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT HAD THIS INSTALLED, NOT SOME OF THEM. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 19, 2014MD

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND GAS LINE FACTORY MALFUNCTION. *SMD

Suspension
Filed Jun 17, 201462,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE OIL SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE AXLE AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Power Train
Filed Jun 16, 2014KS

FLOOR GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE FROM PARK POSITION. CHRYSLER SAYS MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE REPAIR COSTS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW CHRYSLER CAN SAY SOME OF THE VEHICLES WITH FAULTY PART WILL BE COVERED BY RECALL AND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WILL NOT BE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 16, 201496,247 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING ON MORE THAT ONE OCCASION MY KNEE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY AND TURNED THE CAR WHILE MOVING I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENTS. I CONTACT CHRYSLER TWICE REGARDING THIS MATTER TO GIVE THE A HEADS UP BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ABOUT RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2006. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 10, 201488,000 milesMI

TRIED TO LEAVE WORK AND GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. GOT A RIDE HOME AND GOOGLED FINDING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. FOUND K39 RECALL AND CALLED THE RECALL CENTER. THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND I ASKED WHY? IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL COVERED UNDER K39. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHAT A CROCK! NOT BUYING A CHRYSLER EVER AGAIN. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 6, 2014NJ

AFTER FILLING CAR WITH FUEL CAR STARTS BUCKING AND STALLS. RESTARTS AND BUCKS AND STALLS A FEW MORE TIMES THEN RUNS FINE UNTIL NEXT TIME WE FILL UP. WE CANNOT FILL THE FUEL TANK UP OR TAKE A SERIOUS CHANCE OF HAVING CAR STALL IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE ASKED CHRYSLER IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR FIX FOR THIS AND WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANGER THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I NEED FUEL TANK UNIT $1,158.00. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS AND ONLY FIX IS TO PAY FOR A NEW GAS TANK AS THIS IS ONLY FIX. CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX THIS FOR NO CHARGE AS IT IS PART OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM. I'M TERRIFIED TO HAVE MY SON IN THE CAR THAT WE'LL BE HURT OR KILLED BY THIS FLAW IN THE FUEL TANK. I HOPE WE CAN GET SOME HELP TO GET THIS REPAIRED. THANKS. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 3, 2014118,000 milesMI

TRANSMISSION LEVER WAS STUCK IN "PARK". *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 30, 201457,000 milesCA

VEHICLE STALLED IN PUBLIC ROADWAY FOLLOWING FILLING GAS TANK. STRUGGLED TO GET ENGINE RESTARTED. KEPT DYING. MANAGED TO GET RPMS UP BUT COULD NOT ENGAGE TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME DELAY TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAVELED WAY. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO REPEAT DYING AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PERFORM RESTART SEQUENCE. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MILES. AT FIRST, THOUGHT ENGINE WAS EXPERIENCING VAPOR LOCK. ALSO HAD THOUGHT I HAD PURCHASED A BAD TANK OF GAS AND MY FUEL FILTER WAS PLUGGED. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND TOOK THE CAR INTO LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AT THAT TIME. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY AND CHARGED ME FOR A NEW ONE PLUS INSTALLATION. WHEN I RETURNED HOME THE NEXT DAY SOME 250 MILES AWAY I FOUND THE CAR ACTED UP AGAIN AFTER I FILLED IT UP WITH GAS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER WHO INDICATED THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND BEING MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ALL COST FOR INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND THE ACTUAL WORK TO MAKE THE REPAIR WOULD BE ON ME. THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY IDEA AS TO THE POSSIBLE TOTAL COST. I OPTED NOT GIVE THEM A BLANK CHECK AND DID NOT HAVE THEM DISMANTLE THE CAR. I FOUND THAT I CAN AVOID THE STALLING IF I DON'T FILL THE TANK FULL. A SAD SOLUTION TO A FAULTY FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND HAVE RELIGIOUSLY CARED FOR IT. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY DOCUMENTATION FROM CHRYSLER REGARDING OFFERING TO CORRECT THE FLOAT (WHIC

Power Train
Filed May 24, 201466,000 milesAK

DRIVING ON TO THE FREEWAY THERE WAS A CLICK SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN HAD TO TAKE QUICK REACTION AS THIS IS THE ENTRY TO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. MANAGED TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT WORKED THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND MANAGED TO CRAWL HOME. THE GEARING IS NOT CHANGING THROUGH THE GEARS. THIS IS JUST AFTER A ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY BEING PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON A BUSY ROAD, TURNED OUT IT WAS THE REMOTE START WHICH WAS ON THE CAR WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. WHAT A NIGHTMARE THIS VEHICLE IS. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 21, 2014FL

AFTER I START THE CAR I TRY TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK, I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO SHIFT. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM HAVING TO FORCE IT TO SHIFT BUT KNOW IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOONER OR LATER. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 18, 201494,000 milesLA

AFTER I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND LEFT THE GAS STATION, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP MY CAR SHUT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, MY RPMS RAISED TREMENDOUSLY AND MY GEARS STARTED SHIFTING AUTOMATICALLY AND WHEN I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP MY CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I ONLY BEEN HAVING THE CAR 3 WEEKS AND I NOTICED THAT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER A FILL-UP FOR A FEW HOURS HERE AND THERE. ONCE MY GAS NEEDLE MOVES A LITTLE BIT BELOW FULL, THE CAR RUNS PERFECTLY FINE! *JS

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 16, 201445,500 milesMN

CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 14, 2014100,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 12, 2014113,145 milesTX

CAR ENGINE STALLS AFTER REFUELING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR. I JUST FOUND THE NHTSA STUDY ON THE PROBLEM. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 11, 201475,000 milesTX

THE CAR STOP AND WONT GO TO THE NEXT GEAR...THAT HAPPEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 7, 2014108,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. RK

Engine
Filed May 6, 201464,500 milesTX

ENGINE STALLS AFTER TANK FILL UP. I AM CONCERNED THAT AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS AS YOU PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed May 6, 2014100,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER REFUELING TO CAPACITY THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL HOWEVER, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Engine
Filed May 5, 201449,000 milesWY

THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK, AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT, THEN IT DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CURVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY. *TR

Engine
Filed May 1, 201490,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,040. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 28, 201475,000 milesCA

JUST AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH GASOLINE,WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT JUMPS AND THEN STALLS THREE TO FOUR TIMES BEFORE RUNNING NORMAL AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS, VERY.... *JS

Power Train
Filed Apr 28, 201476,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 25, 2014118,000 milesAL

VEHICLE STALL AFTER FUELING UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 24, 2014134,500 milesGA

MULTIPLE TIMES THE CAR HAS STALLED, BUCKED AND/OR CUT OFF ON ME AFTER REFUELING. THE SYMPTOMS WERE INTERMITTENT NOW THEY OCCUR MORE FREQUENT. THIS PROBLEMS HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE CAR CAN STALL OR CUT POWER (ACCELERATION) AT RANDOM. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 21, 201433,000 milesKY

AFTER I FILL MY TANK THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OVER AND OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 18, 201458,000 milesMD

I PURCHASED THE USED CAR ON JULY 20,2013 FROM CAR CENTER IN WALDORF, MD. ONE WEEK OF DRIVING THE CAR I HAD TO FILL THE GAS TANK UP. ONCE I STARTED TO DRIVE IT THE CAR BEGAN TO STUMBLE AND SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CAR CENTER AND I WAS GIVEN A LOANER CAR 08/01/13 AND THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY TAKEN TO WALDORF FORD AND DODGE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I CALLED THE WALDORF FORD AND DODGE TO DISCUSS MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY THING THEY DID WAS CUT A NEW KEY FOR THE CAR, WHICH I HAD THEM FAX ME THE RECEIPT OF THE WORK DONE. MY CAR SHUT OFF ANOTHER 2 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING, JUST AFTER FUELING. WHEN I PERSONALLY DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT WALDORF JEEP AND CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY CAR SHUTTING OF WHILE DRIVING, JUST AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK. I ASKED HIM WAS THERE A RECALL ON THE CAR THAT WAS NOT DONE. HE SAID THEY'RE INVESTIGATING IT. I ASKED HIM WHAT DO I DO IN THE MEANTIME, HIS [XXX] ANSWER JUST DON'T FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP. ON 04/16/14, MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHILE I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT TO CROSS IT. WE WERE ALMOST SIDE SWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY'RE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I COULDN'T GET THE CAR STARTED IN TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I NO LONGER FEEL THAT THIS IS "SAFE" TO DRIVE BUT YET I'M STILL STUCK WITH THESE PAYMENTS! PLEASE HELP I LOVE THE CAR BUT WANT SOMETHING THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

Engine
Filed Apr 18, 201480,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,253.

Steering
Filed Apr 16, 201470,000 milesAZ

AFTER REFUELING THE CAR STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. *TR

Power Train
Filed Apr 14, 2014135,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO HAD NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 8, 201464,000 milesCA

AFTER FILLING MY TANK MY CAR WOULDN'T START. CALLED MY HUSBAND WAITED FOR HIM APPROX 15 MINUTES AND CAR STARTED. AS I LEFT THE GAS STATION AND ACCELERATED THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE BUSY STREET. I COASTED WITH NO POWER TO THE RIGHT AND TURNED ON MY HAZARDS. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, PICKED IT UP NEXT DAY, SEEMED FINE. STARTED FILLING TANK TO 3/4, ACCIDENTALLY FILLED FULL 1X SINCE, SAME PROBLEM LAST NIGHT. CALLED 2 CHRYSLER DEALERS THIS MORNING (4/8/14) TO FIX PROBLEM. THEY SAID CHRYSLER IS WORKING ON FIX, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SOOOOOOOOO DANGEROUS!!!!!! THIS IS WRONG, I HAVE LITTLE KIDS AND I AM SCARED TO DEATH CAR WILL DIE IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 5, 201460,000 milesTX

I HAD JUST FILLED UP WITH GAS AND AS I PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC, MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE. NEXT DAY, I FILLED UP WITH FUEL AND THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM EVERY TIME I FILL WITH FUEL SINCE THE INITIAL EXPERIENCE. NOW MY CAR STALLS ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT TIMES BEFORE IT RUNS NORMAL AFTER FILLING WITH GAS. CHRYSLER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT AND REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM EXCEPT AT A COST OF ABOUT $2000. NOW CHRYSLER SAYS THAT I WAS NOTIFIED EARLIER AND DID NOT CONTACT THEM WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. I AM REFERENCING PE13-016 AND INFORMING YOU THAT CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO MEET ITS OBLIGATION. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 3, 2014115,260 milesKY

BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011 WHEN THE CAR HAD 115260 MILES ON IT, I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR SOME TIME WITH THE CAR NOT SHIFTING INTO HIGHER GEARS WHEN TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE ON THE ROAD. THE CAR SEEMED TO WANT TO STALL BUT THEN WOULD PICK UP AND DRIVE FINE BUT IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR WOULD STICK IN A LOWER GEAR AND NOT GET OVER 58 MILES PER HOUR EVEN IF I HAD IT FLOORED. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY INPUT SPEED SENSOR FOR THIS AT A TUNE OF $1041.99. NEXT ISSUE WITH THIS CAR WAS A TIE ROD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I KEPT HEARING A KNOCK NOISE THAT I JUST COULDN'T PUT MY FINGER ON BUT I TOLD THE GUYS AT THE GARAGE THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRE AREA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE TIE ROD WAS GETTING READY TO BREAK. THE CURRENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL FOR ME IS THE FUEL. I JUST HAD A VAPOR CANISTER INSTALLED THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE BUT IT DID GET RID OF A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS. WHEN I FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHUTTING DOWN AFTER A FILL UP, I THOUGHT THE GAS HAD WATER IN IT BUT IT'S NOT THE GAS. NO MATTER WHAT STATION I FILL UP AT, I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE CAR WILL DRIVE FINE FOR ABOUT 3 CAR LENGTHS, THEN IT WILL HESITATE, CHOKE, JUMP, TRY TO DIE, JERK FORWARD AND THEN FINALLY STALL AND SHUT ITSELF OFF. THEN IT WILL TAKE 3 OR MORE TRIES TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART AND IT MAY DO THE SAME THINGS OVER AGAIN FOR ANOTHER BLOCK OR TWO. THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IN THE FIRST 3 BLOCKS OF DRIVING THIS CAR AFTER A

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 1, 201444,237 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,237 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 05/28/14*LJ UPDATED 7/9/14*CN

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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