2006 Chrysler 300 complaints

I PARKED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 IN MY GARAGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY MORNING, I COULD NOT TAKE GEAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. I HAD TO PAY $99.00 FOR TOWING TO DEALERSHIP AND $349.00 TO REPLACE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

I PARKED MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AT A LOCAL RINK TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. WHEN WE WERE BACK AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE, THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKED AT "PARK" POSITION AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE WHOLE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY. IT COST ME $305 NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING FEE. *TR

THE CAR WILL TURN ON AND WHEN IN PARK WILL NOT SWITCH OUT OF GEAR. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE ROTATION OF THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD BROKE ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE BRAKING FROM 2 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT FOUND THE BRAKE PADS HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ROTORS. IN ADDITION, HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE OUTER TIE ROD WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,724.

ON 5/29/10, AFTER DRIVING MY CAR THROUGHOUT THE DAY, I RETURNED HOME TO CHANGE CLOTHES AND PREPARE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S RECITAL. AFTER CHANGING CLOTHES AND PREPARING TO LEAVE, I WENT TO MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND STARTED MY VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO REVERSE. I COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO PLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 30 TIMES. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OUT OF PARK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND AS I RESEARCH THIS MATTER THIS IS HAPPENING TO A NUMBER OF CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

WE BOUGHT A CHRYSLER 300 AUGUST 14TH 2009 AT 75 SOUTH IN CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY. WE WERE TOLD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS NOT WORKING AND THEY WANTED US TO BRING IT BACK TO FIX IT. THEY TRIED TO FIX IT AS A GESTURE OF GOOD FAITH THEY SAID, BUT IT DID NOT FIX IT. WE HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM BUT WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED BACK. SO THE LIGHT STILL SAYS WE HAVE NO PASSENGER AIRBAG WORKING. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AND THE SHIFTING LEVER GETS STUCK IN PARK AND WONT MOVE. OTHER TIMES THE LEVER DOES NOT PROPERLY SEAT IN PARK, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE STARTED AS IT IS NOT FULLY SEATED IN PARK. FOUND RECALL ON 05-06 300'S FOR THIS ISSUE, WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. RECALL STATES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARKING PAWL SHAFT AND THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS NOW. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED WITH 3.5 AND AUTO TRANS. TRANSMISSION SHIFTER HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. 1ST TIME IT WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CHRYSLER DEALER AND SHIFTER REPAIRED. IAW DEALER THE PLASTIC CLIP INSIDE THE SHIFTER BROKE. 2ND TIME THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT GO TO PARK AND COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, A NEW PLASTIC PIECE USED AGAIN. CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN YES BUT WHEN NO IDEA. IF CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (AND NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THRU THIS) WHY ISN'T CHRYSLER TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM? INSTEAD THEY KEEP REPLACING THE PART AS IT BREAKS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES ON THE VEHICLE? WILL I INCUR THE EXPENSES TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

DUE TO A FAULTY OIL PUMP ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300, MY ENGINE SEIZED RESULTING IN A NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED. CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND WAS NOT NEGLECTED. THIS OIL PUMP HAS SINCE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PROBLEM, RECALLED AND ALL NEW MODELS BEING BUILT WITH NEWER MODEL. *TR

BETWEEN MULTIPOINT VEHICLE INSPECTIONS PERFORMED IN 12/2008 AND 11/2009), MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED A REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAK. WITH LESS THAN 59000 MILES NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION AND LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I AM CONFRONTED WITH A DEFECTIVE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL SEAL. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF THIS EXPENSIVE FACTORY DEFECT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR THE REAR AXLE TO OVER HEAT AND POSSIBLY IGNITE THE VEHICLE AFIRE. *TR

OUR CHRYSLER 300 STALLS WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, BUT WHEN TAKEN TO SERVICE, THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS STALLING IS DANGEROUS! STALLING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CALIPERS ON HER BRAKES HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER THE DEALER WOULD ALWAYS RESURFACE THE BRAKES AND TURN THE ROTORS. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FINALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE CALIPER WAS GRABBING THE WHEELS, AND THAT THE ROTORS DID NOT HAVE TO BE TURNED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER , BUT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE HER $40.00 TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE BRAKES AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 TO 45,0000.

AT 36,000 MILES THE INNER TIE RODS ARE WORN AND VERY LOOSE. OUTTERS ARE WORN BUT NOT AS BADLY. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY (OVER 36 MONTHS). WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN AT LESS THAN 36,000 MILES. FAILURE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS. THIS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. HE STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT A COMPONENT INSIDE OF THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM WAS HOT AND CAUSED THE GEAR SHIFT TO BREAK. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THAT IT WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,400. UPDATED 10/06/09 *BF UPDATED 10/08/09

THE STRUT TENSION ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES. THEY WERE RUSTED DUE TO THERE WAS NO NIPPLE TO LUBRICATE THEM. THE MECHANIC SAID IN ANOTHER 60,000 MILES THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN. THIS WAS AN $800 REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE CONTACT WAS STRONGLY ADVISED TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS THAT WERE ORDERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,800. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS APPEARED ON AN AVERAGE OF 1 TIME PER MONTH SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE 8/4/07. REPEATED VISITS TO DEALERSHIP GEGNAS CHRYSLER IN PHILADELPHIA PA HAS NOT CORRECTED ISSUE TO DATE. UPON CONNECTION TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINERY VARIOUS FAILURE CODES HAVE APPEARED WITH ONE IN COMMON P0300 THAT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE OR ROUGH IDLE. THIS APPARENTLY IS DUE TO VALVES THAT ARE SLOW TO CLOSE DUE TO A BUILD UP OF CARBON ON THE VALVE SYSTEM . TWO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS (BRANDYWINE CHRYSLER AND GEGNAS CLAIM TO HAVE PERFORMED THIS TSB EACH AND IT TOOK LESS THAN A DAY TO DO. I HAVE RECEIVED A QUALIFIED SECOND OPINION FROM MIDAS MUFFLER THAT HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE DAY JOB AS IT REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE MANIFOLD AND CLEANING AND POSSIBLE ROTATION OF VALVES AND SERVICING OF VALVE SPRINGS. I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS DOCUMENTING THE 11 RETURNS OF THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL GLADLY PROVIDE THEM UPON REQUEST. 1-800-MY LEMON HAS BEEN SENT THIS INFORMATION AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN REAPPEARED 3/30/09 AND AFTER ASKING TO ASSIST ME WITH THE CAR DUE TO LOSS OF POWER (THEY ARE CLOSE TO MY HOME) THEY PROVIDED WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF THE CODE THAT WAS FOUND AND ASSISTED ME WITH TRANSFERRING MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT LIT DESPITE BEING HANDED THE SERVICE BULLETIN PHYSICALLY BY ME THAT DAY. THE OWNER STATED "HE NEEDED TO SEE THE LIGHT LIT- A BIG GAME THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER

CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 32161 CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 32217 CONTINUOUS PERIODIC MISFIRINGS IN ENGINE NOT RESOLVED CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 66962 CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 70762 CODE P00132-02 SENSOR FAILURE AT MILEAGE 71146 SENSOR B2-02 FAILURE AT MILEAGE 77811 EGR VALVE REPLACEMENT AT MILEAGE 72422 CODE P0300 RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AT MILEAGE 77905 VARIOUS FAILURE DATES INVOLVED FOR ABOVE FAILURES THAT ARE STILL UNRESOLVED. *TR

TIE RODS FAILED AT 31,512. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER IN STOCKTON, CA. CLAIMED IT NEEDED $1,800 REPAIR. CLAIMED SHORT RUNNER VALVE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF BEFORE COMPLETELY DIMMING. THE FAILURE OCCURS EACH NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AND INFORMED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I OWN A CHRYSLER 300 TOURING AND I HAVE A PROBLEM W/THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.I TOOK IT N BUT OF COURSE IT DOES IT RANDOMLY AND DIDN'T DO IT WHILE W/THE MECHANIC. I SEEN A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM ON U TUBE SO I KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HOW CAN WE GET THIS RESOLVED BEFORE IT CAUSES AND ACCIDENT. *TR

IN OCTOBER OF 2997, I PURCHASED A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 BRAND NEW. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS I REALIZED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT ILLUMINATING. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYLSER REPLACED THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH A SMALL LIGHT ON THE CONTROL STALK THAT OPERATES THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE TO QUESTION WHETHER THIS REPLACEMENT IS A SAFE SITUATION. I CANNOT SEE THE LIGHT ON THE STALK WITHOUT LEANING FORWARD TO SEE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL HUB. I WOULD THINK THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD BE TO CONSTANTLY REMIND THE DRIVER THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON. IF THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE LIGHT, THE VALUE OF IT IS LOST, AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE OPERATED IN A LESS SAFE MODE THEN INTENDED BY THE NHTSA. I ASK WHETHER THE NHTSA APPROVED CHRYLER'S REPOSITIONING AND REDESIGN OF THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT. IF THE CHANGE DID NOT RECEIVE THE PROPER APPROVAL, I AM ASKING THAT A RECALL ORDER BB ISSUED, FORCING CHRYSLER TO INSTALL THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO BE POSITIONED. I REALLY DOUBT WHETHER THE CURRENT DESIGN MEETS FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THIS LETTER SOONER, BUT THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE RETURNED BY LETTER TWICE, CLAIMING THE ADDRESS ON YOUR WEB SITE WAS INCORRECT. THANK YOU. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED RWD - COULD NOT PUT CAR INTO DRIVE. LAST USE WAS FINE, BUT WENT TO USE CAR NEXT DAY AND COULDN'T MOVE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE. PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE ALLOWED SHIFT HANDLE IT TO MOVE RIGHT FURTHER BUT NOT DOWN TO NEXT GEAR (REVERSE). ROCKING CAR DID NOTHING. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND REFERENCE TO SHIFTER PINK PLASTIC PIECE BREAKS OFF WHICH ATTACHED TO RETURN SPRING. CALLED DEALER - TOLD NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED IN AND REPLACE SHIFTER - THEY'RE JUST STARTING TO SEE THIS PROBLEM MORE FREQUENTLY. REMOVED SILVER SHIFTER TRIM BEZEL, DISCONNECTED SMALL CABLE FROM KEY SWITCH INTERLOCK, THEN ROTATED PINK PLASTIC PIECE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE SHIFTER (NOT THE PINK PLASTIC TAB ON THE SIDE OF THE SHIFTER) SO I COULD PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND USE THE CAR AND AVOID THE HASSLE AND EMBARRASSMENT OF TOWING. DROVE CAR TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER - ABOUT A $500 JOB BUT GIVEN A GOODWILL EXCHANGE SO IT COST $100. SINCE I LIVE IN THE PHOENIX METRO AREA (READ HOT - HOT - HOT) - THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANOTHER 3 YEARS BECAUSE THE SAME CHEAP REPLACEMENT PART WAS INSTALLED. STEVIE WONDER COULD SEE THIS IS AN OUTRIGHT DESIGNED IN DEFECT - USING SOME CHEAP PINK PLASTIC PART IN A HIGH USE AREA. THERE SUPPOSEDLY IS A METAL REPLACEMENT PART TO FIX THIS BUT YOU NEED TO TEAR APART THE CAR AND THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE IT. YOU NEED TO REMOVE A BUNCH OF TRIM PANELS AND BUST A KNUCKLE OR TWO TO GET THE SHIFTER OUT. I WOULD HAVE HAD IT OUT IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES IF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. HE OBSERVED THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR. HE CALLED THE DEALER TO ORDER A NEW WIRING HARNESS, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,258 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,200.

HAD TIRES INSPECTED BECAUSE OF NOISES , WAS TOLD THAT AT LEAST 3 TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE, OR CHOPPY, ALSO BUMPY AND VIBRATION, TIRES WERE CHECKED AT THE NEW CAR DEALERSHIP AND AT THE LOCAL GOOD YEAR TIRE CENTER. *TR

WHILE WORKING IN ROANOKE, VA I WAS LEAVING THE MALL AND WAS BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT. LIGHT CHANGED AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND TWICE ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS NOT GOING NO MORE THAN 15 MPH BECAUSE I WAS BEHIND THE OTHER VEHICLE. EXPERIENCE FROM DRIVING IN ALASKA ON ICE, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CALMNESS AND NOT SLAM ON BRAKES AND KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. THE CAR RESTED IN THE TURNING LANE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I KNOW THE OTHER DRIVERS WAS AS SCARED AS I WAS NOT KNOWING IF I WAS GOING TO SLAM INTO THEM BECAUSE I WAS SO OUT OF CONTROL. I CONTACTED MIKE AN ENGINEER AT CHRYSLER'S HEADQUARTERS AND LEFT HIM A MESSAGE AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND TO THIS DATE HE HAS NOT RESPONDED. I HAVE A HISTORY WITH THEM BECAUSE MY CAR ALSO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CHRYSLER FLEW A TEAM OF ENGINEERS IN FOR A WEEK TO CHECK OUT THE CAR, BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD UNTIL THE CAR STOPS RUNNING OR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS IT'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO, BUT THEY WILL COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS ONCE THE PROBLEM IS FOUND. I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE THE LOSS OF LIFE BEFORE THEY WILL ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. MAYBE IF WE ALL SENT LETTERS TO THE CEO SOMETHING WILL BE DONE BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA CRISIS. ROBERT NARDELLI, CEO *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD CEASE TO OPERATE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY ADVISE ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT APPARENTLY CHRYSLER REFUSES TO LOOK INTO IT. *TR

TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE FRONT END SHAKING CHECKED OUT. WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT TIE ROD WAS DEFECTIVE. SINCE I HAD AN EXTENDED CHRYSLER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT IT NEEDED REPLACEMENT BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS A 2006 VEHICLE WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES. NEVER HAD A TIE ROD GO BAD IN ANYTHING ELSE I'VE OWNED--AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE LIFTER, ROCKER ARM, SHAFT, TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEAL, FILTER, AND GASKET. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,801 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,883.

BRAKE ROTORS BECAME WARPED ABOUT 17000 MILES THEN GOT WORSE AND WORSE. I REPLACED THE TIRES AT ABOUT 30,000 AND HAD THE PADS CHECKED. THE PADS WERE CERAMIC TYPE AND HAD ZERO WEAR. THE ROTORS ARE A PROBLEM. MY 05 DODGE 4X4 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT ONLY HAS 23000 MILES. CHRYSLER IS BUYING BAD ROTORS!!!!!! *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY ADVISE ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO GOT STUCK IN PARK. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND ITS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT CHRYSLER WONT DO IT. I ALSO SPOKE WITH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO LAUGHED AT ME AND SAID HE TOWS AT LEAST 3-4 A DAY FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

IT THE PROBLEM BEGIN WHEN I NOTICED MY ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR GOING ON AND OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY ONLY SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ON. BUT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON SO I TURNED AROUND AND WHEN BACK. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE ESV VALVE. THE ESV VALVE TELLS THE GASOLINE WHERE TO GO IN THE MOTOR. SO NOW MY VEHICLE IS CONSUMING MORE GAS THAN BEFORE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

1. DRIVING ON AN OVERPASS. MADE A LEFT TURN TOWARD RAMP TO GET ONTO I5 NORTH. 2. DURING THE TURN, I HEARD AND FELT A HUGE "CLUNK" SOUND FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THINKING I MAY HAVE JUST RUN OVER A ROCK OR SOMETHING. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE CAR BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY BEGAN VIBRATING HARSHLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 3. BEING A "SHADE TREE" MECHANIC, I PULLED THE WHEELS AND CHECKED THE SUSPENSION. I NOTED THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS SEEMED TO BE SHOT. THIS IS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING WITH ONLY 62,000 MILES! I PURCHASED THE PARTS AND REPLACED THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. I TOOK NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIE ROD ENDS DID NOT HAVE ANY WAY OF LUBRICATING THE TIE ROD BALL JOINT. THERE WERE NO GREASE POINTS THAT WOULD ALLOW PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THIS PART. I REMOVED THE BOOT FROM ONE OF THE OLD ENDS AND NOTICED THERE WAS VERY LITTLE GREASE IN THE JOINT AND THERE WAS SCARRING ON THE BALL WHERE THERE HAD BEEN METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE BALL AND THE HOUSING. THIS CAUSED THE BALL TO WEAR PREMATURELY AND EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE PART TO FAIL COMPLETELY. A PART OF MY OIL CHANGE RITUAL IS TO HAVE THE LUBRICATION POINTS GREASED. TIE ROD ENDS ARE MOVING PARTS WHICH NEED LUBRICATION IN ORDER TO REMAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER IS USING PARTS WITH NO PROVISION FOR LUBRICATION IS INSIDIOUS AND SMACKS OF EXTORTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE HAS VOGUE CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL IX TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CLEANING THE TIRES, HE NOTICED CRACKS ALONG THE SIDEWALLS AND WHITE WALLS. PRIOR TO DISCOVERING THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES, SIZE 175/70R13. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. HE NOTICED LUMPS AND BUBBLES ON ALL FOUR TIRES, SOME OF WHICH WERE ON THE TREAD OF THE TIRES. HE COMPLAINED TO THE TIRE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE THE SAME. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NEUTRAL DEALER AND THEY ASKED HIM WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE THE TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON, AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. HE HAD TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND NEW TIRES IN ORDER TO GET ALL NEW TIRES. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIE RODS FAILED AND WERE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, AND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,325.

CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BRIEFLY, SHAKE, ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, BACKING UP, OR AT A STOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. PROBLEM STARTED IN OCT 2007. TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS (WHITTEN BROS. & CROSSROADS, VA) AND TOLD THAT NO CODE FOUND TO SHOW A PROBLEM WHEN HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER. SECOND DEALER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING MY CAR, BUT THE CODE RESETS ITSELF QUICKLY AND THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR COMPLETELY STOP RUNNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER 300 OWNERS IN MY AREA TO DISCOVER THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND BEING TOLD THE SAME THING, BUT WE ARE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MYSTERY AND THE DEALER HAS NEVER HEARD OR SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A FENCE AND WAS DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE THAT APPEARS TO ORIGINATE FROM THE SPRINGS. THE NOISE OCCURRED AT 5 MPH WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AND HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAN TRAVEL A MAXIMUM OF 50 MPH WITH A SPARE TIRE. SHE HAD A SPARE TIRE PLACED ON HER VEHICLE AND SHE COULD ONLY TRAVEL A MAXIMUM OF 35 MPH. THE PAGE WHERE THIS INFORMATION IS REFERENCED IS ENTITLED, "COMPACT SPARE TIRE" ON PAGE 274 OF THE MANUAL. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,450. UPDATED 4/25/08 *CN

ON FEB. 27,2008 I HAD TO HAVE BOTH TIE ROD ENDS REPLACED ON MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300. DURING MY AUTO SHOP'S SEARCH FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS WE DISCOVERED THAT THE DODGE DEALER IN WORCESTER MA. HAD 174 TIE ROD ENDS ON BACKORDER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IF THERE IS NO RECALL MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE DEALER REPLACED FOUR ROCKET SHAFT PINS. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT, THE CONTACT HEARS A POPPING SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,307 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,498. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR

WAS DRIVING ON I95 INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR, CHRYSLER 300 2006 2.7L ENGINE,STARTED COSTING AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVING HIGH. THIS STAYED LIKE THIS FOR APPROX. 20 SECONDS AND THEN SLAMMED HARD BACK INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO BE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AT EAST 10 OTHER TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST FIVE TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION AT ALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD "THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST",OR "WE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM"OR" CHRYSLER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN" SOME TIMES THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHEN IT LOSES POWER. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT OTHER CHRYSLER OWNERS HAVE HAD AND CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO IGNORE. *TR

SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN NOTICED CABIN OF CAR FILLING WITH SMOKE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. MADE IT TO FRONT OF BUILDING WHERE I LIVE, GOT OUT OF CAR AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM TRUNK. OPENED TRUNK AND SAW FLAMES. CLOSED TRUNK. RAN INTO BUILDING, HAD CONCIERGE PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. AFD INCIDENT # 07086697. *TR

WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AS OF AUGUST 16, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE DEALER STATED THE REAR BRAKE TUBE MUST BE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, IF BRAKE TUBE IS DAMAGED MUST BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED MULTIPLE REPAIR INVOICES PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 08/31/07 *TR