THE ENGINE STALLS REPEATEDLY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THE CHRYSLER DEALER CAN'T FIX IT AND IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASIONS. *TR
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 →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CAMSHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING FOR NO REASON NO WARNING SIGNS OR ANYTHING LOSS OF ALL POWER NO BRAKES WORKING OR STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CRASHED BRAKES GET HARD AND STEERING UNABLE TO USE. *TR
THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE AUTOMOBILE NOW HAS 42000 MILES AND THE CHARCOAL FUEL CANISTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE ENGINE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER REFUELING. AT TIMES IT WILL STALL WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT TAKES SEVER ATTEMPTS TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED. IN ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC SITUATION IT BECOMES DANGEROUS TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. *TR
AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED STALLING. IT STALLS ON AND OFF UNTIL THE TANK IS BELOW 3/4 OF A TANK. IT HAPPENS 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIRS PER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE OFF-RAMP OF A FREEWAY AND MY CAR ABRUPTLY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, MY CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS TIME, IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES FOR MY CAR TO START UP AGAIN. *TR
AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AT THE SAME PLACE I ALWAYS DO I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME AT THE FIRST LIGHT I WAS FINE AT THE 2ND LIGHT THE CAR STALLED I PUT IT N AND STARTED THE CAR UP AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 1 BLOCK. IN THE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR UP TO GO TO WORK IT RAN FINE FOR THE FIRST 2 BLOCKS THE STALLED AGAIN. I STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND DROVE TO WORK. I WAS TERRIFIED. AFTER GETTING IT HOME I THOUGHT I WOULD DRIVE IT AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A FEW DAYS TO BE SAFE AND NOT GO ON THE FREEWAY. IT STILL HESITATED AND FELT LIKE IT WASN'T RUNNING RIGHT. STILL WANTING TO STALL. I THEN PARKED IT FOR FEAR OF BEING ON THE ROAD AND IT STALLING AND SOMEONE RUNNING INTO ME AND KILLING ME. WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED FIRST. I DID LOVE THIS CAR BUT CANT DRIVE SOMETHING THIS UNSAFE....HELP *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
ABOUT THREE YRS AGO WENT FOR OIL CHANGE FOUND OUT MY WAS CRACKED HAD TO REPLACE AXLE AND STEERING ASKED IF IT WAS A RECALL THEY SAID NO.. NOW 2013 I PARK THE CAR AND THE CAR WONT SHIFT FROM PARK CALLED CHRYSLER NO RECALL NOTICE THERE'S BEEN MANY CASES OF SHIFTING GEAR NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OR FALLING OFF SHIFT WHEN PARK.. MY AUTO WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK THIS A DEFECT I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIX AND PUT AS A RECALL. *TR
I WILL FILL UP WITH PREMIUM GAS ,PULL OUT OF THE STATION,CAR THEN STALLS AND BUCKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
THE VEHICLE STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. IT SOMETIMES WILL EXHIBIT A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY A CHIME AS IF ENGINE IS ABOUT TO STALL. TWO DEALERSHIPS AND TWO LOCAL MECHANICS HAVE PERFORMED A COMPLERE SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC. ONE OF THEM RETRIEVED CODE P0700-RELATED TO LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH PCM. HE CLEARED THE CODES AND TEST DROVE IT AGAIN AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM.THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF OUR CAR WERE TO STALL ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO?
RECENTLY I STARTED MY CHRYSLER 300, TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, AND REALIZED IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND A TEMPORARY RESOLUTION TO GET IT OUT OF PARK PROVIDED O ME VIA THE INTERNET. I HAVE FOUND THERE IS A RECALL ON MY PART PROVIDED BY CHRYSLER, ON MY EXACT MODEL, MAKE, AND YEAR BUT FOR SOME REASON ITS VIN SPECIFIC. BOTTOM LINE IS MY PART IS BROKEN AND FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE OTHER 29,000 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THEIR GEAR SHIFTER RECALLED. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY SAID MY VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY. I STRONGLY DISAGREE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY BY CHRYSLER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR
VEHICLE STALLING SHORTLY AFTER FILL UP. PROBLEM ACCRUES USING DIFFERENT FILLING STATIONS. FUEL TANK WAS NOT "TOPED OFF". HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER FILL UP, STARTS AND RUNS FINE FOR A SHORT TIME. SEAMS TO STRAITEN OUT AFTER FUEL DOPES IN TANK. RESTARTING CAN BE HARD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,097. ...UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE RPM READING INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000...UPDATED 11-01-13 *BF UPDATED 11/6/2013 *JS
OUR CHRYSLER 300C HAS STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO. ON FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS. IT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP ONCE YOUR STOPPED. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. NO ENGINE, NO PS AND NO BRAKES. NO CODE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO WITH A 300 HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, NO MATTER WHAT THE YEAR OR ENGINE. LIKE MOST THERE IS NO SENSE TAKING IT TO DEALER. THEY JUST SAY NO CODE AND GIVE YOU SOME BS STORY ABOUT WHAT CAUSED IT. NO COME UP WITH A FIX. CHRYSLER KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND WON'T MAN UP AND FIX IT. THEY WOULD RATHER SOMEONE DIE FIRST TO SAVE MONEY. IT HAS TO BE IN THE COMPUTER. JUST LIKE TOYOTA AND THEIR FLY BY WIRE THROTTLE THAT WAS CAUSING ALL THE CRASHES. WHAT IS THE PUBLIC SUPPOSE TO DO IF THEY WON'T STEP UP. *TR
WHILE DRIVING 50MPH, CAR STARTING MAKING A KNOCKING NOSE, THEN THE CAR STOPPED. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. ENGINE FAILURE "LOCK UP MOTOR" WAS THE DIAGNOSES. THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE WAS ROUTINELY CHANGED. JUST HAD A FULL TUNE UP 4 MONTH PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. WILL GO WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT THEN WILL STALL SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STARTING. USING WHEN STALLING PROCESS STARTS IT WILL ALSO DIE UPON STOPPING. CAR ALSO WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET PAST 3RD GEAR. CAR WILL REDLINE AT ABOUT 45 MPH BUT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL SHIFT ROUGHLY AND TYPICALLY WHEN GAS IS LET UP IT WILL GO INTO NEXT GEAR. HAS BEEN DOING THESE THINGS OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO AND WHEN I TELL THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. *TR
GEAR SHIFT BECAME LOCKED IN PARK POSITION. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM AAA I WAS ABLE TO RELEASE IT OUT OF PARK. CHRYSLER ADVISED THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,600.
STICK SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR
GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DIMMER SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION, WHEN WE STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR STALLED. IT WAS HARD TO START AGAIN AND IT STALLED A COUPLE MORE TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE THEN AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IT IS HARDER TO START AND IT IS TAKING A LITTLE TIME TO GO INTO GEAR. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK LAST WEEK, IT WAS RAINING AND WHEN IT STALLED I ALMOST GOT HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT I CAN BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, BUT IF IT ISN'T DOING IT WHEN I BRING IT IN, THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS. *TR
AT ANY GIVEN SPEED THERE IS A "LOSS OF COMMUNICATION" AS IT IS DESCRIBED BY THE MANCARI'S OF OAK LAWN DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS HAVE IT SERVICED, BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER. THIS IS APPARENTLY A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE WEBSITE BELOW. I HAVE HAD THE TRANS SHIFTER REPLACED, AS WELL AS HAD THE CAR "RE-FLASHED" SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL, AND WITH NO APPARENT SOLUTION IN SITE. MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT REACHING CHRSLYER - THE MANUFACTURER AS SUGGESTED, BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO INTEREST IN DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS BEYOND THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE.I WONDER HOW MANY FATALITIES WILL HAVE TO ENSUE BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT I AM SURE ARE KNOWN ISSUES BY NOW, CONCERNING THEIR VEHICLES. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2006/CHRYSLER/300C/ENGINE_AND_ENGINE_COOLING/PROBLEM.ASPX. *TR
AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30PM I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE (CHRYSLER 300 TOURING 2006 MODEL) TO DRIVE HOME. I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION, STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE. MY GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED/STUCK IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. I THEN TURNED MY CARE OFF AND PROCEEDED TO TRY AGAIN. I THEN STARTED UP MY VEHICLE (CHRYSLER 300 TOURING 2006 MODEL) AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STILL STUCK IN PARK. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GOOGLE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CHRYSLER 300 AND THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS ON THIS SITE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. ON THIS SITE OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS STRESS THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM JUST HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. IT COSTS $490 TO GET IT FIXED PLUS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WILL COST YOU TO GET YOUR VEHICLE CHRYSLER 300 TOWED. THE OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS ALSO STRESS THAT THEY'VE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH 2005, 2006, AND 2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING MODELS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO MAKE SEVERAL CALLS TO HANDLE MY PROBLEM AS FAR AS TOWING ECT... ALL I GOT WAS THE RUN AROUND AND I STRESSED THE ISSUE AS FAR AS THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM BEING RECALLED AND IT HADN'T BEEN. IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THE CHRYSLER 300 TOURING 2006 MODEL. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF THEIR POCKETS FOR A DEFAULT THAT THE COMPANY MADE ON A VEHICLE. THIS MODEL NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECALL LIST. IT IS NOW 4:03PM AND MYSELF AND MY CH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V46000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
EVERYTIME THE CAR WAS FILLED UP, IT STALLS A FEW TIMES. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING A LOT DURING THIS PST YEAR AND STILL CURRENTLY HAPPENS. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WHEN THE CAR STALLED, OTHERWISE IT WILL CREATE ACCIDENT. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE CROWDED TRAFFIC. AFTER IT STALLS COUPLE TIMES, THE ENGINE GOT CLOGGED AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO START(THIS WAS THE SAME TIME-DAME DAY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK). I BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING SINCE AT THE TIME HE GOT THE CAR TO CHECK, IT DOESN'T STALL. *TR
I WENT TO SHIFT MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND REALIZED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAD NO LUCK. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE SHIFTER COVERS OFF AND MANUALLY PULL THE RELEASE CABLE IN ORDER TO PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT A DIAGNOSIS ALONE WOULD BE 135.00 DOLLARS. I DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR TO MY OWN MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. HE LOOKED UP A RECALL FOR 2005-2007 CHRYSLER AND TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY CAR WAS PRODUCED IN CANADA, IT DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME EXACT PART USED ON THE U.S. ASSEMBLY LINES. CHRYSLER SAYS THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH BEING FAULTY BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM POSTING TO ONLINE FORUMS. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE! *TR
AFTER FILLING UP ENGINE COMPLETE SHUT DOWN , AFTER PULLING INTO INTERSECTION. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES. VERY CAREFUL NOT TO FILL TANK FULL. AS WE HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM , AND FIND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. VERY DANGEROUS. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE, CHRYSLER DOESN'T SEEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED. *TR
CAR STALLS AFTER REFUELING. DIFFICULT TO RESTART AND LEAVES YOU IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE'VE HAD IT COMPLETELY STALL GOING 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND ALMOST WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE LIMPING TO THE SHOULDER. TOO DANGEROUS TO RE-MERGE AFTER CAR FINALLY RESTARTS BECAUSE IT WILL HESITATE AND MISFIRE OR STALL AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS WITH NO SYMPTOMS BETWEEN INCIDENTS. ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN HOTTER WEATHER. *TR
WE PURCHASED THIS AUTO SHOWROOM NEW FROM THE DEALER IN 2006. ALTHOUGH BREAKING WAS QUESTIONABLE, WE ACCEPTED WHEN TOLD THE SYSTEM WAS FINE AND THE JERKING WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, SINCE APRIL 2008 THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED OFF AND ON AT THE MOST UNSAFE TIMES. THE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. WE HAD A NEW FACTORY ENGINE INSTALLED ($7,000) IN 2012 AND GUESS WHAT? THIS NEW ENGINE HAS STARTED STALLING. ALL OUR WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT A DEALERSHIP SO CHRYSLER CAN'T CLAIM THAT AN AUTO SHOP MIGHT HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER VIEWING ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND HAVING IT HAPPEN TO MY WIFE AND I, WHY HAVEN'T YOU OR CHRYSLER TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM? DOKKKKKKKKKKKK *TR
AGAIN THE 2006 5.7 L HEMI STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT AFTER FUELING. HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK TO RESTART, AND I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED VERY SCARY! *TR
ALL EQUIPMENT ON THE DASHBOARD SHUT DOWN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I WAS GOING SOMEWHERE AROUND 55 MPH, AND TRYING TO STAY WITH TRAFFIC, I COULD NOT TELL MY SPEED, THE RPM READ ZERO, THE GAS LEVEL READ EMPTY, AND MY SPEED READ ZERO. THEN ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL WAS NORMAL AGAIN. THIS REPEATED MAYBE 4-5 TIMES IN A ROW. OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, ON FOR MAYBE A MINUTE, THEN BACK OFF. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL OF THIS HAPPENING MOMENTARILY (MAYBE LASTING A SECOND) SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET IT TO HAPPEN FOR THEM, SO THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR IT. THIS ISSUE HAS NOW ESCALATED TO A POINT THAT I FEEL IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT CONTINUES, OR GETS WORSE. *TR
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE CAR JUST STALLED. I RESTARTED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. IT WAS A FEW DAYS AFTER WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES MORE SINCE THEN, EVERY TIME WHILE I WAS IDLING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. EACH TIME IT RESTARTED ON THE FIRST TRY. HOWEVER FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. *TR
ON 5/22/2013 I WENT TO THE STORE, AND WHEN I CAME OUT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. WE HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK RETURN SPRING HOOK. WHICH HAS BEEN IN A RECALL THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY VIN. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR A NEW GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY, WHICH COULD COST UPWARDS OF $400. THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO A CUSTOMER REP FOR CHRYSLER STATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM,BUT ONLY SOME VEHICLES ARE COVERED IN A RECALL, BUT AS I STATED, MY CHRYSLER 300'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IS RECALL #K39. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SHIFTER INSTALLATION KIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70, 313. *TR
AFTER FILLING MY TANK WITH GAS ( I DO NOT OVERFILL ) I TURN MY GAS CAP AT LEAST 1/2 TURN START THE CAR PUT IT IN GEAR AND START DRIVING. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO THE CAR STALLS. I HAVE TO STOP PUT IT IN PARK TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION AND RE-START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION , WHILE MAKING A TURN AND IF YOUR NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP QUIT YOUR IN TROUBLE BIG TROUBLE. THIS STALLING HAPPENS 2 TO 3 TIMES AFTER FILLING THE TANK THAN STOPS UNTIL THE NEXT FUEL STOP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU NEVER KNOW EXACTLY WHEN YOUR GOING TO STALL BUT YOU KNOW IT'S COMING AND HOPE YOUR NOT CROSSING TRAFFIC OR IN AN INTERSECTION. VERY DANGEROUS ! I HAVE TOLD MY DEALERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM WHEN THIS STARTED BUT NO ACTION WAS EVER TAKEN. WILDE CHRYSLER IN WAUKESHA WI. *TR
EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF EVERYDAY WHILE I'M DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT KNOB IS IN THE OFF POSITION THE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF(EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND DASH LIGHTS). TOOK IT TO A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY SAY I NEED TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WHICH COSTS $400-600!! PLEASE RECALL THIS IS NOT SAFE AND I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY OWNER EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM,THANKS! *TR
AFTER FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK I WOULD NOTICE THE ENGINE STALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M CROSSING AN INTERSECTION OR GETTING ON A FREEWAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR
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