2006 Chrysler 300 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LAMPS ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EXTREME SHUDDER AND VIBRATION WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE. WHEN YOU MANUALLY GO THROUGH THE GEARS AT HIGH RPM THE PROBLEM ISN'T AS BAD. BUT AT REGULAR DRIVING SPEEDS THE PROBLEM IS VERY APPARENT. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER FROM A AAMCO TRANSMISSION SHOP. I HAD THE ORIGINAL TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED WITH A GENUINE DAIMLER CHRYSLER MERCEDES PART. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR 3 MONTHS AND NOW ITS BACK. THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART WAS FOR ONLY 90 DAYS SO I CAN'T EVEN GET WARRANTY WORK ON THE PART. I BELIEVE THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTERS ARE DEFECTIVE. IT COST ME $1600 TO HAVE IT REPLACED ORIGINALLY. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER $1600.00 TO HAVE IT DONE AGAIN.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CHRYSLER 300 IN JULY OF 2006. DESPITE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MY ENGINE SEIZED AT 43,510 MILES ON OCTOBER 4, 2008 , REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. MY DEALERSHIP CLOSED AND I WAS INFORMED BY CHRYSLER THAT WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED. IT WAS A HUGE BLOW FINANCIALLY BUT I MANAGED TO HAVE A REBUILT ENGINE INSTALLED AT A COST OF $5,000. I HAD OIL CHANGED EVERY 4000 TO 6000 MILES BUT DESPITE THAT MY ENGINE HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 83,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID MY OIL, COOLANT LEVELS WERE FINE BUT THE 300 IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS. I?M BEYOND BELIEF TO NEED A 3RD ENGINE FOR A CAR I STILL OWE MONEY ON. LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ON BLOGS, FACE BOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 2.7L 300. I CAN NOT BELIEVE A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE. MANY PEOPLE THINK THE BBB IN A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION BUT THEY COLLECT FEES, RARELY LOWERING RATING OF COMPANIES WHO PAY THEM. DESPITE THE FACT FORD SELLS MORE CARS , CHRYSLER HAS CLOSE TO 10 TIMES THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS NOT RESOLVED TO OWNERS SATISFACTION. 10 X! I ASK THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO HOW THE BBB CAN JUSTIFY THE SAME RATING WITH SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN UNRESOLVED COMPLAINTS. THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300 HAS A ENGINE THAT EASILY FAILS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS, WITH FAR MORE MILES AND NEVER REPLACED A SEIZED ENGINE. NOW I HAVE 2006 300, PURCHASED BRAND NEW, THAT FAILED AT 43,000 AND NOW AGAIN AT 83,000! I KNOW HOW TO CARE

WHEN I STARTED 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. I HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. I HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING ($130.40), RENTAL CAR($86.00), AND TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY($249.18)! THE SERVICE REP SAID TO KEEP RECEIPT BECAUSE THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR MODEL AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL REPAIR. BUT NOT AT THAT TIME. THE CAR HAD 40,556 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS INCEDENT HAPPENED.

SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK!(PROBLEM IS A RECALL) HOWEVER, WHEN I CONTACTED CHRYSLER THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE LIST AS A RECALL. THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THIS ISSUE IN FULL. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE IN REGARDS TO THIS DEFECT. I DON'T THINK THAT IT IS FAIR FOR SOME VEHICLES WITH THIS RECALL TO RECEIVE FREE REPAIRS AND OTHERS DON'T. CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED IN FULL AND I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS IS BEYOND BELIEF. THIS REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN FULL BY CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT IS A RECALL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN A PLANT IN ALABAMA OR NORTH CAROLINA. A RECALL IS A RECALL. ESPECIALLY IF THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO STEP UP, STOP BEING SO RUDE TO CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY CALL IN AND STOP DENYING ISSUES. PEOPLES LIVES DEPEND ON IT. THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE CSR EXPEDITED MY ISSUE UP TO A MANAGER, THEY DID NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT I CALLED TO CHECK THE STATUS OF THE OUTCOME. THEY KEPT SAYING IT TAKES 24 BUSINESS HOURS. THEY DIDN'T CARE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO WORK AND THEY HANDLED THE SITUATION VERY LIGHTLY WITH NO COMPASSION. AS SOON AS I CAN GET A DIFFERENT VEHICLE, I WILL. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. THEIR SERVICE SUCKS AND THEY NEVER WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF ANY ISSUES. VERY, VERY, VERY DISSATISFIED CHRYSLER OWNER!!!!!!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 40,199. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE SPRING THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE GEAR SHIFTER, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE SPRING IN THE GEAR SHIFTER CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE MILE BECAUSE THE FUEL FLOODED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN OVER A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

DUE TO SUBSTANDARD DESIGN, THE MATERIAL USED TO INSURE PROPER GEAR SHIFTING FAILS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON. THE COST OF REPAIR AND TOWING DOES NOT SEEM FAIR WHEN THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE POURING FROM THE RADIO. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE RADIO DECK AND THEN NOTICED SPARKS AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE WIRING LOCATED BEHIND THE DECK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE WAS EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER PULLING OVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM PARK AND BOTH THE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A PINCHED WIRE IN THE TRUNK WHICH CAUSED THE SHORTAGE. AS A RESULT, THE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE ALIGNED AND TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED. A SNAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE LIFT AND LIFTED INTO THE AIR. THE TRAILING ARM ON THE REAR SUSPENSION SNAPPED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BEGAN TO USE A STRONG TYPE OF METAL DURING MODEL YEAR 2009 DUE TO THIS COMMON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,230. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. ITS A CHEAP PIEACE OF PLASTIC THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE, BUT I WANT TO ADD THIS ONE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYLSER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE GEAR BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN FREELY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,179.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER BUT IT REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,684.

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS TO US AND OTHER DRIVERS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS INTERNAL SHIFTER FAILURE. THIS IS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 THAT I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. THEY RECALLED THE 2005 WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2006. *TT

MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I START THE CAR, PRESSED THE BRAKE, BUT THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. I CALLED THE FACTORY AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MAY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE WHICH WAS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

YESTERDAY, I CAME OUT TO MY CHRYSLER 300 (2006) TO START IT AND THE GEAR SHIFTS WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, NEUTRAL, REVERSE OR ANY OTHER SHIFT. WHEN I NOTIFIED A CHRYSLER DEALER ABOUT IT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAD IN FACT BEEN MANY VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, WHEN HE LOOKED UP MY VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHEN I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS, THEY TOLD ME THE REASON WAS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BUILT IN ONE OF THE PLANTS THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE BUILT IN. FURTHER MORE THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP. ALSO BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DAMAGE. SO WHEN I CALLED THEM THE NEXT DAY TO SEE IF THIS DECISION COULD BE OVERTURNED THEY TOLD ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED AND WOULD NOT BE REOPENED. NOW, I AM STUCK PAYING THE BILL TO GET MY CAR FIXED IN ADDITION TO FACING A LOSS FOR WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETECTED THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS WITHIN THE ENGINE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION PERTAINING TO THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS; HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,100.

CAR IS STUCK IN PARK LEAVING ME STRANDED. MANUFACTURER ISSUED K39 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RECALL LETTER WHICH DESCRIBES THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE AND SUGGEST THAT THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO REPLACED MY PART EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME PART, SAME VEHICLE, AND SAME YEAR AND MAKE AS MY VEHICLES DESCRIBED IN LETTER. YOU CAN QUICKLY IDENTIFY THIS AS A DEFECTIVE PART BY GOOGLING CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK. IT IS THE SAME PART IN ALL 300S MADE THAT YEAR, WHY SHOULD IT ONLY APPLY TO SOME VEHICLES? DOES NOT MAKE SINCE UNLESS COMPANY IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO ADDRESS DEFECTIVE PART THAT BREAKS WITH NO WARNING AND LEAVES DRIVERS STRANDED. *TR

UPON STARTING CAR (2006 CHRYSLER 300), WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF "PARK". ATTEMPTED MULTIPLE TIMES. TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH THIS MODEL CAR. WHILE EN ROUTE, RECOMMENDED REMOVAL OF THE PANEL AROUND THE SHIFTER WHERE THERE IS A RELEASE-TYPE MECHANISM. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS DID NOT RELEASE SHIFTER. TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED AT SCENE AND EVENTUALLY RELEASED CAR INTO NEUTRAL. HE SAID THAT AS LONG AS WE DID NOT PLACE INTO PARK, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. DECISION WAS MADE TO TOW CAR HOME DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION OF STRANDED CAR AND LATE HOUR. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALERSHIP IN MORNING.

WE ARE A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE SOLD A NUMBER OF CHRYSLERS. RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN HAVING COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM; THE SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IS VIN# [XXX] (2006 CHRYSLER 300). THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTER-SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED BEFORE WHERE THE INTER SHIFTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED THE TIE ROD ENDS GOES FAST LIKE EVERY 9 TO 10 MONTHS I CHECK THE CAR REGULARLY AN I NOTICE THAT EACH WHEELS I JACKED UP HAD MOVEMENT SO I REPLACE THEM AGAIN BEFORE IT GOT WORSE ER NEVER HAD A CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM TIE ROD END LAST SOME TIMES FOR 9 YEARS OR SO IF YOUR IN THE COUNTRY OR CITY AN NO POT HOLES THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

CHRYSLER 300 TOURING 2006-2010 HAS LIFTER PROBLEMS AT AROUND 35000-40,000 RODS AND LISTER ARE EXTREMELY NOISE AND CAN DAMAGE THIS CAR. *TR

GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK ON 2006 CHRYSLER 300-HAPPENED SUDDENLY TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHP DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT FOR 370 DOLLARS. *TR

MY 2006 CHYRSLER 300 HAS DUCTWORK PROBLEMS. THE HEAT WILL NOT GO OFF! ALSO THE SEAT WARMERS ARE VERY WARM EVEN WHEN THEY SUPPOSE TO BE OFF. IT'S LIKE SITTING IN A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS TO BE UNSAFE. CALL DEALER MARTY CANCILLAS AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT WANTS TO CHARGE A $139 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO TELL ME WHAT HE ALREADY KNOWS TO BE WRONG. HE SAID IT WAS THE DUCTWORK OR MODOR MOTOR OR SOME COMPONENT OF THE DUCTWORK IN DASHBOARD AREA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE - VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 1 MONTH WITH A BAD PCM MODULE. THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE 8 YEAR / 80,000 MILE FACTORY WARRANTY. CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS ON A "MEGA BACKORDER" AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ISSUES KNOWN WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THERE ARE OVER 75 VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THE PCM. FAILURE OF THE PCM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN IDLING ROUGHLY AT RANDOM TIMES. THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND ESP LIGHTS ON THE DASH BEGIN TO FLASH. THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION AND YOU CAN NOT GAIN SPEED OVER ABOUT 20 MPH. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE DIES. IF YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT, YOU CAN ALWAYS START IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MAKE IT 20 FEET, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL MAKE IT FOR 2 DAYS WITHOUT AN ISSUE. MY VEHICLE FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE AND I WAS PUT IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION BECAUSE I HAD NO WARNING. I COULD NOW BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR MONTHS DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF THIS PART. CHRYSLER IS NOW IN CONTACT WITH THE VENDOR OF THE PART TO TRY TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE PART WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME WITH A RENTAL CAR, LOANER VEHICLE, OR VEHICLE OF COMPARABLE VALUE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER TO THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL FLUCTUATION OF RPMS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I RECENTLY HAD NEW TIRES MOUNTED ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE RODS WERE WORN BADLY. I JUST PASSED 42,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON MANY CHRYSLER 300 MODELS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. THERE ARE EVEN TWO OPTIONS FOR REPAIR. YOU CAN HAVE THE TIE RODS REPLACED WITH STANDARD EQUIPMENT BUT WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OR CHRYSLER CAME OUT WITH AN UPGRADED REPLACEMENT WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY CHRYSLER KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE AN ACTUAL RECALL. I WILL BE HAVING THE TIE RODS REPLACED TOMORROW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOIDING CRASHING INTO A DEER AND THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A WRECKING LOT AND RULED DESTROYED. THE POLICE SAID THEY FEEL THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT BOTH FRONT OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,963 UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ UPDATED 03/18/11

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND ON NOV 24 2010 MY TIE ROD END BROKE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS, IT HAS BEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TYPE OF CARS AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY SOMEONE. *TR

LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS DONE IT BUT I THINK THAT IS ENOUGH CAUSE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ALL THE SUDDEN YOU HAVE NO LIGHTS AND ONCE I PULLED OVER THEY STILL CONTINUED TO FLASH ON AND OFF I WILL NOT TRUST THIS CAR FOR ALONG TIME NOW AFTER DARK AND THAT IS REALLY SAD CAUSE I REALLY ENJOY THIS CAR. *TR

PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES . HAVE HAD 3 INCIDENCES OF STEM FAILURE RESULTING IN FLAT TIRES. TIRE STEMS WERE REPLACED AT TIRE KINGDOM, PLACE OF PURCHASE. *TR

SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK, HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEFECTED PART WAS PLASTIC TUBE. I HAD TO BUY NEW SHIFT ASSEMBLY 230 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLAR TOW CHARGE. I WENT ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY CHRYSLER 300 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

CHRYSLER 300 WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF THE EXACT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,246.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER. THE CONTACT WOULD PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD RUN NORMALLY FOR A WHILE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE IS DEFECTIVE IN THE VEHICLE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,913.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR .THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55538.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000.

A/C SYSTEM MOLD AND FUNGUS REMOVAL SERVICE DONE ON 2006 CHRYSLER 300 BECAUSE OF CONSTANT ODOR FROM A/C VENT DURING COOLING INTERIOR,SERVICE DONE BY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON 08/25/10 WITH 47,944MI ON VEHICLE. THE ODOR PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN AND IS ONLY NOTICEABLE DURING A/C OPERATION,I PLAN ON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP ASAP ,IT'S ONLY BEEN 12 DAYS SINCE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED. *TR

COULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. SHIFTING HAD BEEN DIFFICULT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PUTTING IN PARK THE EVENING BEFORE. A TOW TRUCK WAS REQUIRED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO SHOP. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF 3 YEAR WARRANTY SO REPAIR WAS DONE BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO ADVISED ME THIS WAS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHRYSLER 300S. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300 WITH 63,152 2.7 ENGINE IS LOCKED UP. GOIN DOWN THE ROAD ONE NIGHT, THE CAR JUST CUTS OFF AND WOULD START BACK, I HAD IT TOWED HOME, AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. *TR

7/16/2010 I PARKED ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND DECIDED I WANTED TO PARK CLOSER TO THE CURB. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ON 7/18/2010. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND THAT IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS HE HAD TOWED CLOSE TO 20 CHRYSLER BRAND VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHIFTERS ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A BROKEN PART. I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS AT HOME AND HAD ALREADY PARKED. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED $350 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I'M GRATEFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN A DIFFERENT GEAR, IN TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGH WAY. THE DEALER WILL START WORK ON MY CHRYSLER 300 TOMORROW AND IT IS MY INTENTION TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE OLD PART. *TR

OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300, THAT IS STUCK IN PARK. I COULD NOT GET TO WORK TODAY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE ALL DAY & IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS VEHICLE MODEL. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS & THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH I SEE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. IT WILL COST ME $350 TO REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY PLUS TOWING. I HAVE TRIED ALL THE SUGGESTIONS ONLINE TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE CAR INTO GEAR, BUT NONE WORK. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. I WAS TOLD BY ONE DEALER THAT THE REASON THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RECALLED IT IS BECAUSE IT IS "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". MANY OF THE SERVICE TECH'S I SPOKE WITH THIS MORNING STATE THAT THEY SEE THIS HAPPEN OFTEN!!!! *TR