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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
Filed Jul 9, 201270,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINED THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE SHAFT MOVED OUT OF POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT ADDRESSED THE DEFECT, WHICH WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

Power Train
Filed Jul 2, 201294,000 milesSC

MY GEAR STICK IS STUCK AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO GET OUT OF "PARK." *JS

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Jun 28, 201250,000 milesOH

BOUGHT A 2006 CHRYSLER 300, WITHIN A WEEK, ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO BACK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AND SAID MACHINE SAID MULTIPLE MISFIRES DUE TO BAD GAS. CAR DROVE LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL AND WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN WITHIN DAYS ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND IT HAD ACCELERATED A COUPLE OF TIMES BY ITSELF. I WAS IN A PARKED POSITION, PUT CAR IN DRIVE A BARELY TOUCHED GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATED ON ITS ON AND I HIT A POLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY TOWED THE CAR AND DID AN EVALUATION ON THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THEY WERE 2 CODES MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND SENSOR VOLTAGE HIGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION. *TR

Engine
Filed Jun 18, 201297,000 milesTX

I WAS HEADING TO VISIT MY BROTHERS AND MY FATHER IN EAGLE LAKE TEXAS COMING OUT OF RICHMOND TX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THIS CLACKING SOUND IN MY ENGINE I PURCHASE THIS 2006 CHRYSLER BRAND NEW FROM THE CAR DEALERSHIP R&M OUT OF HOUSTON TEXAS OFF OF HIGHWAY 59. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2006 APRIL 2010 MY CAR WAS IN DEFECT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE CHRYSLER 300 BUT NOONE HAS NOTIFIED ME. THANK YOU [XXX] CAN YOU PLEASE NOTIFY ME BY MAIL PLEASE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Power Train
Filed Jun 1, 201282,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE GEAR FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE GEAR SHIFTER SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 25, 2012130,000 milesNY

GAS PEDAL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. GAS PEDAL SNAPPED AND FELL TO THE FLOOR WHILE IN USE. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed May 3, 201249,300 milesAZ

THE ENGINE STARTED TICKING NOTICEABLY ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS TYPICAL OF A LIFTER OR WORN ROCKER ARM. ABOUT A MONTH EARLIER THE CAR HAD A SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER ACCELERATION. THE CAR WAS CHECKED FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS COMPLETED THEY DID ADVISE THEY FOUND THE STRUT BUSHINGS WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. AFTER HEARING THE ENGINE NOISES THE CAR WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE HAD THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLIES REPLACED. THE BUSHINGS FOR THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. BOTH OF THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO REALIGN THE FRONT END. THE ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED AFTER REPLACING THE STRUT BUSHINGS. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND OIL CHANGES & LUBES WERE DONE AT OR NEAR EVERY 3,500 MILES. THERE ARE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF REPLACEMENTS/REPAIRS BEING DONE FOR THESE PARTICULAR PARTS FAILING AT A LOW MILEAGE.THESE PARTS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY AND CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE THE INITIATIVE & RECALL THESE COMPONENTS. REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BECOME DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR CARS AND IT'S MANUFACTURER ARE BEING BURDENED WITH UNNECESSARY REPAIR COSTS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED ALL THE COSTS (OVER $2,000.00) . I STILL HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND HOLD THE MANUFACTURER A

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Apr 26, 201242,000 milesNY

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE CHRYSLER DEALER BY ME THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 300'S BUT THINGS DO HAPPEN...WHEN I WENT ON LINE I DID FIND QUIET A FEW PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY, BY CHECKING AROUND AND SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40 THOUSAND MILES. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Apr 23, 201293,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD SCREACHING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.

Structure
Filed Apr 23, 201273,646 milesCA

THE PINK PLASTIC SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH BROKE. THE PLASTIC BREAKS FROM CONTINUAL FORESEEABLE USE. FAILURE CAUSES THE INABILITY TO MOVE THE SHIFTING MECHANISM OUT OF PARK AND THUS DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO YOUTUBE.COM [HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8UAMY_M7TTK], THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR ON 2006 AND 2007 MODELS. I AM NOT CERTAIN, BUT 2008 AND NEWER MODELS HAVE A PART THAT IS GREEN AND DOES NOT SEEM AS LIKELY TO BREAK. FURTHERMORE, MILEAGE OR AGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A FACTOR. MINE BROKE BEFORE 75,000 MILES AND SLIGHTLY AFTER 6 YEARS. DORMAN MAKES AN METAL ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT PART RANGING FROM $22 TO $40 DEPENDING ON THE RETAILER. ONLINE IS LESS EXPENSIVE. THE FACT THAT THERE IS A METAL, DURABLE REPLACEMENT PART IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM. MOREOVER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS FAILED TO RECALL ITS VEHICLES. FURTHERMORE, AFTER CALLING CHRYSLER 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE # (REFERENCE #22152872), I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC CAR, THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER COVERING THE COST UNLESS I FIRST WENT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AT WHICH A CERTIFIED CHRYSLER MECHANIC WOULD HAVE TO CONFIRM THAT THE PINK PLASTIC SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH WAS THE ISSUE. DIAGNOSTIC ALONE COSTS $150, BUT MAY BE APPLIED TO REPAIRS. I THEN CALLED THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN TUSTIN, CA AND A SERVICING MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAD YET TO SEE CHRYSLER COVER THE ESTIMATED $500 COST EVEN THOUGH THE REPLACEMENT P

Power Train
Filed Apr 11, 201298,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Power Train
Filed Apr 3, 201271,464 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT WAS THE SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,464.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 12, 201268,169 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,169. UPDATED 05/14/12 *BF UPDATED 05/23/12

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Mar 9, 2012MN

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND BOTH EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO A FENCE. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Mar 8, 201295,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

Power Train
Filed Feb 16, 201299,523 milesVA

CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. DEALER NOTIFIED; VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER; DIAGNOSED AS "FAULTY" SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 361.00; TOWING FEE $ 106.00. DEALER ADVISED A COMMON ISSUE, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO ASSEMBLY LOCATION AND NOT MANUFACTURED IN 2007 OR LATER, WHICH WOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL. HOW CAN THIS BE SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER; TOWING COMPANY BLOG SITES, INTERNET AND AFTER AMRKET COMPANIES MANUFACTURE CORRECTIVE PARTS, BUT CHRYSLER REMAINS SILENT. MAYBE I SHOULD CONTACT CLINT EASTWOOD. OTHER THAN THIS ISSUE AT 99,523 MILES, VEHICLE HAS BEEN SATISFACTORY; CURRENTLY HAS OVER 106,000 MILES. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 16, 201282,000 milesAR

5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR. I CALLED ORR CHRYSLER DODGE AND CAME AND GOT IT AND CHARGED ME $364 + TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I READ ABOUT IT ON THE INTERNET. LONG BEFORE HAVING THE PROBLEM. WHY IS CHRYSLER NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS TERRIBLE SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN A CHRYSLER PERSON MY ENTIRE LIFE BUT THIS IS AND BAD ROTORS AT 15,000 MILES HAVE CAUSED ME TO RETHINK THE WHOLE THING. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Feb 3, 201230,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TO TWENTY TIMES WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Feb 2, 201289,000 milesMD

AT 89,000 MILES MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300'S ENGINE FAILED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND KEPT UP WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE INCLUDING OIL CHANGES WHICH I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN NOVEMBER 2011. NO VEHICLE SHOULD FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS ME WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE. I HOPE CHRYSLER DECIDES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE AND FIX ALL PROBLEMS FOR THE GOOD OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *KB

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Column Shift Assembly
Filed Jan 30, 201260,000 milesTX

CAR WOULD START FINE, BUT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. FOUND OUT THAT THE SIFT LOCKOUT BROKE (PINK PLASTIC PIECE). *TT

Power Train
Filed Jan 20, 201288,593 milesKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN ANY OF THE QUALIFYING PLANTS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,593.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 19, 201260,000 milesOH

LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL SENSORS. PROBLEM REPEATED. THIS TIME REPLACED THE "SPEED SENSOR". SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT (I HOPE). CHRYSLER SEEMS TO IGNORE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER,FOR SURE. *TT

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 14, 201275,000 milesCA

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH ON A SURFACE STREET AND CUT OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. NO ONE ABLE TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF. TENDS TO COME ON WHEN ACCELERATE. A SECOND INSTANCE OF ENGINE CUTTING OUT YESTERDAY WHILE ACCELERATING. TOO MANY GUESSES AS TO WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jan 6, 2012123,229 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,229.

Power Train
Filed Dec 12, 201167,380 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHAFT WOULD BECOME STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,380.

Power Train
Filed Dec 5, 201112,072 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTREME DIFFICULTLY SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,072.

Power Train
Filed Nov 16, 2011108,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD BECOMES STUCK IN PARK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK APART THE SHIFTER AND WAS USING THE LEVER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Nov 15, 2011FL

WHILE WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT A RED LIGHT I WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE, WHICH FORCED MY VEHICLE INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED WITH MOST DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT. WITH ALL THAT DONE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 17, 201138,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE RELEASED FROM PARK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ UPDATED 11/18/11. *JB

Power Train
Filed Oct 14, 201164,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER GEAR BOX FAILED. AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, SHE TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HER TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Power Train
Filed Oct 13, 2011120,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO CHANGE GEARS, HE HAD TO REMOVE THE GEAR BOX AND USE A SCREW DRIVER TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Power Train
Filed Oct 3, 201155,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 27, 201193,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 23, 201190,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 19, 201179,000 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR REMAINED STUCK IN PARK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Sep 15, 201151,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED STUCK IN PARK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Sep 13, 2011110,000 milesMO

THE CAR LOST POWER AND JUST STOPPED..NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING. LOCKED ENGINE. I ALWAYS DID OIL CHANGES AND TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. NOT ONLY DID THE ENGINE LOCK BUT THE TIRE RODS ON THE CAR KEPT BREAKING CAUSING MORE ISSUES.. *TR

Power Train
Filed Sep 9, 201182,614 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,614.

Power Train
Filed Sep 7, 201121,346 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,346.

Power Train
Filed Sep 6, 201184,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 6, 201166,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 2, 201115,895 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND THE SHIFTER DID NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE GEAR SHIFTER CLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,895 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 201198,480 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. A NEARBY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPOSITIONED THE GEAR CABLE WHICH ALLOWED THE GEAR TO BE SHIFTED ACCORDINGLY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR WAS POSITIONED IN NEUTRAL WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FAULTY GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,480.

Power Train
Filed Sep 2, 201177,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED A DEFECT IN THE SHIFTER. THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 77,325.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 29, 201180,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE GEAR BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 26, 201182,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 26, 2011142,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE YET THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BOX HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 23, 201155,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYLSER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THAT THE GEAR MECHANISM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 22, 201183,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 19, 201163,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT MODULATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 11/02/11

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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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