2008 Chrysler 300 complaints

ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE MAJOR INCIDENT MY CAR WINDOWS WOULDN'T GO DOWN AND THE CAR DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY...THEN THE DAY IT JUST DIED I WENT TO START IT AND THE WARNING LIGHT SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL.. I GOT THE BOOK OUT AND THE CODE SHOWED YOU HOW TO OVERRIDE THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR BY REBOOTING IT..IT DIDN'T WORK SO OFF MY CAR WENT IN A FLATBED.. $500 LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR WAS BROKEN. I ALSO HAD TO BUY A NEW FOB KEY BECAUSE IT NOW HAD A NEW COMPUTER TO 'RECOGNIZE" THE CAR'S ELECTRONICS BASICALLY. AND SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS LEMON ALL THE TIME. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN A SIDE STREET BY MY HOUSE AND I WENT OVER A LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD AND SURPRISINGLY MY WINDSHIELDS WENT ON! I PULLED OVER WITH MY HUSBAND AND WE COULDN'T SHUT THEM OFF! HE LOOKED IT UP IN THE DRIVERS MANUAL TO NO AVAIL SO WE DROVE IT OVER TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH THE WIPERS GOING. THE GUYS SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO IS GO ON THE TOP ON THE BATTERY AND PULL THE FUSE..SO THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO DO TO USE THEM. ONCE YOU PUT THE FUSE IN, THEY DO NOT STOP. I GOT A DIAGNOSTIC, RIP OFF THERE, CHARGED WAY TO MUCH,, THEY SAID THE WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED..IT WAS AND NOTHING GOT FIXED..SO I WENT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHERE I KNEW I'D BE PAYING $$$ BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE...PAID FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC, THEY SAID IT WAS SOMETHING THAT STARTED WITH A TI? WISH I HAD THE PAPER WITH ME...SO THEY CHARGED $547 TO DO 3 HOURS OR WORK AND ONLY HALF FIXED IT..BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT IS NOW 10/2013! STILL NOT FIXED...CHRYSLER NOW SAID THEY'D HAVE TO PULL OUT THE DASHBOARD AND IT MAY COST ANOTHER $400 AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT WILL BE?! A $20 RELAY SWITCH I BET! BOY I GOT BURNED ON THIS LEMON..OH THERE'S MORE LET ME MAKE ANOTHER COMPLAINT! *TR

THIS CAR IS A LEMON! I SEE OTHER PEOPLE'S ISSUES AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS CAR HASN'T BEEN TOTALLY RECALLED AND OVERHAULED! EVERY MONTH SINCE I GOT IT ( MY FIRST USED CAR!).. IT WAS AT RENTAL COMPANY FOR 1 1/2 YEARS THEN I WAS THE SUCKER THAT BOUGHT IT! THE TIE RODS GO ONCE A YEAR AND MECHANICS 'ALL TALK WHO CHRYSLER MADE THEM BAD I GUESS" THEN THE GOODYEAR INTREGRITY'S HYDROPLANE....THE SUSPENSION SOUNDS LIKE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES...I WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISES I HEAR ARE NOT THE SHOCKS I HAD REPLACED BUT ARE NOW THE ACTUAL FRONT ARM CONTROLS OF MY CAR THAT ARE ROTTING AWAY...ANOTHER THING IS THE ENGINE "KICKS IN HARD" WHEN GOING INTO 2ND SHIFT (AUTOMATIC)..THE HORN IS HARD TO PRESS..THE FRONT TIRES RUB, YOU CAN HEAR THEN WHEN TURNING EVEN THOUGH I AM UP TO DATE ON ROTORS AND PADS...LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE OH YES JUST PAID $400 BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED TO OVERHEAT SO WHEN I WAS THERE GETTING THAT FIXED I TOLD THEM HOW MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD CONDENSATION ON IT IN THE WINTER..I CAN CHISEL OFF THE ICE PARTICLES ON THE INSIDE! THEY SAID I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW HOUSING OF SOME SORTS FIXED SO THEY DID THAT..HUM WHAT ELSE? OH NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR IS CHUGGING AND JERKING LIKE I'M IN A FARMER'S TRACTOR! IT'S 10/2013 AND I HAVE 2 MORE YEARS TO GO TO PAY...I HAVE NO MORE $$$ THANKS CHRYSLER..GOD BLESS AMERICA...2 MORE TO PAY ON THIS..I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH HONDA OR GO TOYOTA! *TR

THE COOLING FAN BROKE OFF A BLADE WHICH PUT A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR AND BLEW THE ALTERNATOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR = 450.00 BATTERY - 100.00 COOLING FAN = 150.00 ALTERNATOR = 185.00 885.00 LATER ON THE COOLING FAN SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES THIS YEAR. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS A WAKE UP CALL THAT I COULD NOT IGNORE. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO A BUSY STREET FROM ANOTHER BUSY STREET AND BEFORE I COULD COMPLETE THE TURN IT CUT OFF WITH CARS BEHIND ME AND TO MY LEFT AND RIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR AND STARTED TO VEER INTO THE OCCUPIED RIGHT LANE. I HAD MY TOO YOUNG DAUGHTERS WITH ME AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. I WAS ABLE TO CUT THE CAR BACK ON IMMEDIATELY BUT THIS WAS UNSAFE. THE OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND DID NOT HAVE TO USE THE WHEEL TO STEER. I HAD NO IDEA THAT IF THE CAR CUTS OFF THE STEERING GOES WITH IT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO CHRYSLER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT, I THEN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE IT. HE KEPT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS TO SEE IF HE COULD REPLICATE THE ISSUE - HE COULDN'T. THERE WAS ANOTHER CHRYSLER 300 MY MECHANIC SAID JUST GOT DROPPED OFF WITH THE VERY SAME ISSUE. I CALLED CHRYSLER WHO SAID TO TAKE IT BACK IN AND THEY WILL WORK WITH US TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE I AM NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL GET FIXED AND I BELIEVE THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PUBLIC. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE OTHERS MAY IGNORE IT AT FIRST LIKE I DID. BUT WHEN MY YOUNG GIRLS WHERE IN THE CAR AND I HAD NO CONTROL, I HAD TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON 8/6/13. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON NORTHLAKE BLVD IN LAKE PARK, FL. ON 8/9/13 I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A WIN MODULE AND IT WOULD TAKE APPPROX. TWO WEEKS TO COME IN, THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. I ASKED IF IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE REPLACING SO MANY AND WAS TOLD NO, IT WAS BECAUSE "TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THEM UNNECESSARILY", I ASKED IF THEY HAD A LOANER CAR SINCE IT WAS NOT OUR FAULT THAT IT WOULD TAKE SO LONG TO GET THE PART AND WE COULD NOT AFFORD A RENTAL, THAT WE WERE A THREE CAR FAMILY DOWN TO ONLY ONE CAR. I WAS TOLD NO THEY DO NOT SUPPLY LOANER CARS OR REIMBURSEMENT ON A RENTAL CAR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF A PART IS TAKING THAT LONG TO GET IT MUST BE BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING TO REPLACE SO MANY. I SEE ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON HERE FOR THE EXACT SAME THING!!! I ALSO GOOGLED IT AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN TO FILE A COMPLAINT IF A FRIEND HADN'T TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SO CHANCES ARE THE OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM DON'T KNOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A LOUD SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE HAD FAILED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON 6/14/2013 IT WAS TOWED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (9600 ATLANTIC BLVD. JACKSONVILLE, FL (904) 721-6888) ON 6/14/2013 THIS WAS AFTER HOURS. ON 6/14/2013 I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED A WIN MODULE AND IT WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS TO COME IN. WHEN ASKING FOR A EXACT DATE I WAS TOLD ON 6/18/2013 THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL JUY 23 BUT IT MAY COME IN A LITTLE EARLIER. I ASKED ABOUT A RENTAL CAR I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A DISCOUNT OF $25 A DAY. AFTER TALKING TO THE MANGER I WAS TOLD TO CALL CHRYSLER CORPORATION TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. AFTER TALKING WITH CHRYSLER I WAS TOLD THAT THE COULD NOT GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEY TOLD ME ALL THEY COULD DO FOR ME WAS FIND ME A PART. I DID NOT HEAR FROM THEM CONCERNING THIS SITUATION. ON JULY 18, I RECIEVED A CALL FROM LISA FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT BE READY UNTIL AUGUST 20 BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MANUFACTOR THE PART. THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THIS PART ANY WHERE IN JACKSONVILLE. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT A RENTAL CAR OR ANY COMPENSATION NOTHING WAS OFFERED. I WAS ONLY TOLD TO CALL THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. WHEN CALLING THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION THERE DID NOT TRY TO ASSIST ME THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ME A RENTAL CAR OR ANYTHING FOR MY INCONVIENCE. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANGER THEY STATED THEY THE MANAGER WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING DIFFERENT AND WOULD NOT LET ME SPEAK TO A MANAGER. THIS SITUATION HAS INCONVIENED ME IN MANY WAYS I DON'T HAVE ANY TRANSPORTAION TO G

I WAS STOP AT THE LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGE, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND I HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE THAT SOUND LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I QUICKLY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND FOUND OUT THE IT WAS MY RADIATOR AND RED FLUID WAS COMING OUT. I FOUND OUT LATER AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER REPAIR SERVICE THAT THE FANS HAD CAME A LOOSE AND PUNCTURE THE RADIATOR. HE STATED THAT SEVERAL OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FANS COMING LOOSE AND PUNCTURING THE RADIATOR. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THAT PART AND I SHOULD BE REFUNDED THE MONEY I HAD TO SPEND TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR

I HAD SEVERAL COMPLETE BRAKE JOBS TO GET RID OF THE SWILLING AND NOISE FROM THE BRAKES WHEN I STOP. NONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP STATED I HAD TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TODAY. I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH CHRYSLER THAT STATES THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE NOTE- THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL LEVEL WHEN BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED TO COOL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE MOTOR AND AS A RESULT, THE CONNECTOR WATER OUTLET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,119.

2008 CHRYSLER 300M. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS CONCERNING THE AC SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE A/C WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. THE DEALER FOUND THE HIGH PRESSURE A/C LINE LEAKING.

WHILE COMING TO A CONTROLLED STOP AT AN INTERSECTION W.4TH ST & TRIMBLE RD MANSFIELD, OHIO THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT BANG AND A SHARP CHANGE IN THE CARS DYNAMIC. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING A SCREECHING SKID. I OBSERVED A DEFLATED TIRE. UPON CHANGING THE TIRE THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM RIM AS IF AN EXPLOSION HAD OCCURRED. A VISIBLE LARGE GAPING HOLE COULD BE SEEN IN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ROLL FORWARD FREELY, HOWEVER IT WOULD ROLL FREELY IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHAR'S CARS ST RT 39 MANSFIELD OHIO WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS AGO.....AFTER CONFERRING WITH THEIR SERVICE MANAGER [XXX], HE STATED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE CALIPER SHEARED OFF. THIS RAISES GREAT CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY SON WHOM IS IN THE US MILITARY AND WOULD BE DRIVING OVER 456 MI BACK TO HIS BASE......PLEASE COME INVESTIGATE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,920.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOSS STEERING CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO THE TONGUE, SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND BRUISED RIBS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE FORCE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PREMATURE OUTER TIE ROD WEAR/FAILURE PLEASE CHECK THE ANGLE OF THE TIE ROD CONNECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 12-15 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THEN BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF A VEHICLE SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

WE HAVE 5 CHRYSLER 300'S USED FOR TRANSPORTING OUR RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY 4 OUT OF 5 OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BLADES COME APART AND THE SHROUDS OF THE FAN GO THRU THE RADIATOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE LEAKAGE OF ALL COOLANT AND DESTROYING THE RADIATOR. AS OF DATE 4/30/12 CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS YET TO RECALL THIS DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MODEL AND NEEDS TO RECALLED ON THE 300'S AND THE DODGE CHARGERS. *JS

WE HAVE 5 CHRYSLER 300'S USED FOR TRANSPORTING OUR RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY 4 OUT OF 5 OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BLADES COME APART AND THE SHROUDS OF THE FAN GO THROUGH THE RADIATOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE LEAKAGE OF ALL COOLANT AND DESTROYING THE RADIATOR. AS OF DATE 4/30/12 CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS YET TO RECALL THIS DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MODEL AND NEEDS TO RECALLED ON THE 300'S AND THE DODGE CHARGERS. *JS

WE HAVE 5 CHRYSLER 300'S USED FOR TRANSPORTING OUR RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY 4 OUT OF 5 OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BLADES COME APART AND THE SHROUDS OF THE FAN GO THROUGH THE RADIATOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE LEAKAGE OF ALL COOLANT AND DESTROYING THE RADIATOR. AS OF DATE 4/30/12 CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS YET TO RECALL THIS DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MODEL AND NEEDS TO RECALLED ON THE 300'S AND THE DODGE CHARGERS. *JS

WE HAVE 5 CHRYSLER 300'S USED FOR TRANSPORTING OUR RESIDENTS IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY 4 OUT OF 5 OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BLADES COME APART AND THE SHROUDS OF THE FAN GO THROUGH THE RADIATOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE LEAKAGE OF ALL COOLANT AND DESTROYING THE RADIATOR. AS OF DATE 4/30/12 CHRYSLER/DODGE HAS YET TO RECALL THIS DEFECT AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MODEL AND NEEDS TO RECALLED ON THE 300'S AND THE DODGE CHARGERS. *JS

AT ALL SPEEDS THE FRONT END WOULD RATTLE, TOOK TO AUTHORIZED DEALER THEY REPLACED SHOCKS,STABILIZER ETC. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE 300 FRONT ENDS AND TO BRING IT BACK AND THEY WILL RE EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THE FRONT CLIP IS LOOSE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT AFTER REPLACING THE SEATS UNDER THE RECALL, THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT INSTALLED BACK IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHO OFFERED TO COVER THE FULL COST OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,058. UPDATED 05/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT CAME WITH CLOTH SEATS. HOWEVER, THE SEATS WERE CHANGED TO LEATHER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR PULLING TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE SERVICE TECH RIPPED THE LEATHER WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE AIR BAG WERE NOT IN THE LEATHER POCKETS, AND IT LOOKED AS THOUGHT THEY HAD BEEN CUT OUT. UPDATED 06/08/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

THE CAR STUTTERS WHEN BRAKING, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON AND IS RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM AND IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS WEB SITE THAT CAUSES ME CONCERN? *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURE LISTING THIS CAR AS A DODGE MAGNUM , ALTHOUGH CAR IS A CHRYSLER 300 , IT IS AT CHRYSLER JEEP EAGLE IN WEST PALM BEACH FLA [XXX] IS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER A WEEK ONLY TO BE STALLED , AND ALSO THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR THE SALES MAN GAVE ME A SERVICE BOOK FOR A DODGE CHARGER AND TOLD ME ITS THE SAME THING, WHY COME CHRYSLER IS HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME WITH THE VIN ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TRIP THEY MADE AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WAS LOOKING FOR THE WRONG CAR. THE LETTER I RECEIVED STATED I TOLD THEM I PURCHASED THE CAR USED NOT SO SUPPOSEDLY THIS CAR WAS NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. AND HAS ALREADY HAD A SLOW START UP AND IDLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE MR CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED SMOKING,I LOST POWER THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMERS MALFUNCTIONED AND ENDED UP TURNING ON BY ITSELF AND OVERHEATING AND IN TURN, BURNING THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I INITIALLY PARKED THE CAR WHERE I USUALLY DO AND WAS PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BY MY HOME. I WOKE UP ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 31, 2011, WALKED UP TO MY CAR (WHICH HAD BLACK WINDOWS FROM THE SMOKE FROM THE FLAMES) AND OPENED MY CAR DOOR TO FIND MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BURNED TO ASHES. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE SITUATION WITH MY CAR IS BEING FIXED AND CHRYSLER IS TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. I PULLED UP SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER CHRYSLER CARS WITH SEAT WARMERS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT OVERHEATING AND BURNING THEIR DRIVERS SEAT TO ASHES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE DURING BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE WHERE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED EACH TIME. ON THE THIRD RECURRENCE, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER 11,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,681....UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON AUGUST 26, 2011 HE PAID $834.78 TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/13/11. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THEN TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ONCE SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE REALIZED THAT ALL OF THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD DRAINED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER RADIATOR COOLING FAN HAD SEPARATED AND PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. AS A RESULT, BOTH 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 AANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL CRASHING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. DUE TO THE CONTACTS INJURIES, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE FULL DETAILS OF OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY LOT BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT. THERE WAS A LOW RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE MECHANICAL SWITCH BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,920.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT. THERE WAS A LOW RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MECHANICAL SWITCH BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,920.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,964.

15 SECONDS AFTER STARTING THE CAR AT 7:45 AM THE ENGINE STOPPED WITH A BIG METALLIC NOISE. CALLED CHRYSLER ASSISTANCE AND 20 MINUTES AFTER THE TOWING ARE HERE AND ANOTHER 20 MINUTES LATE, THE CAR ARRIVES AT THE DEALER GARAGE. THEY CALLED ME AFTERNOON AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WATER PUMP BLOCKED AND CAUSING THE TIMING BELT PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT THE SAME DAY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MOTOR OF THE FAN HEATER MAKE A BIG NOISE, WILL BE REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR TRUNK LID. THE TRUNK LID INDEPENDENTLY CLOSED ON THE CONTACT RESULTING INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRUNK PROPS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING CAR, AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES, THE THROTTLE OCCASIONALLY STOPS RESPONDING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THE CAR WILL ONLY IDLE. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES, AND THERE ARE NO CODES, AND OCCURRENCE IS INTERMITTENT AND DEALER CANNOT GET IT TO HAPPEN. SO CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND COULD ONLY IDLE FOR ABOUT 80-100 FEET WHILE SEMI-TRUCK WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME. *TR

APPROX 15 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY NEW 2008 CHRYSLER 300, I HAVE FOUND THAT I HAVE NO ACCESSORY POWER WHILE DRIVING. I.E. NO HEAT/AC, NO RADIO, NO CONTROL OF WINDOWS. IT MAY ACTUALLY HAVE NO ACCESSORY POWER FROM THE TIME I START THE CAR, AS I OFTEN NOTICE IT WITHIN THE FIRST MILE WHEN I TRY TO USE AN ACCESSORY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE POWER BACK IS TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. OCCASIONALLY I HAVE HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE ACCESSORY POWER BACK. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS, AND THEY REPLIED THAT IT IS TOO INTERMITTENT FOR THEM TO SOLVE. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING MY NEW 2008 CHRYSLER 300, I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE INTERIOR WINDOWS CLEAR FROM CONDENSATION. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN IT IS RAINING OR COLD/SNOWING. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS SETTINGS OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL INCLUDING MAKING SURE IT IS TAKING IN OUTSIDE AIR VS RECIRCULATING, SETTING THE TEMP AT HOT, COLD, MEDIUM, DEFROST, AC, ETC. I HAVE EVEN PURCHASED A PRODUCT LIKE DAMP RID TO PULL MOISTURE FROM THE AIR, BUT IT IS NOW A DAILY PROBLEM TO TRY TO SEE ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT SIDE WINDOWS. ON ONE RECENT OCCASION, I RETURNED TO MY CAR AFTER WORK AND THERE WAS A SOLID LAYER OF FROST ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

THE LENGTH OF THE WEBBING ON THE BUCKLE STALK IS TOO LONG TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CAR SEAT. AN APPROVED METHOD TO PROPERLY INSTALL A CAR SEAT IN THIS SITUATION IS TO TWIST THE BUCKLE. IF THIS IS DONE IT PUTS THE BUCKLE IN THE BELT PATH OF A FORWARD FACING SEAT. WHILE TIGHTENING THE BELT THE LOCKING LATCHPLATE BROKE. IT IS VERY LIGHTWEIGHT. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURED WITH ANOTHER DODGE THE NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER TECH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300LX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE HE NOTICE THAT THE CRASH IMPACT BUMPER WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2009. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THAT THE CRASH IMPACT BUMPER WAS MISSING AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AS IS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,290 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,257.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS IN THE VALVE STEM AREA WERE DEFECTIVE AND HE COULD NOT CHANGE THE TIRES UNTIL HE RECEIVED NEW ONES. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER TO REPLACE THE TIRES WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. HE WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE HE ORDERED THE SENSORS WHICH HE HAD BEEN WAITING ON FOR 2 MONTHS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,173. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300 HEMI C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A TENDENCY TO LOSE POWER AND NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE THE SOUND OF A BELL AND A SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE SYMBOL WAS RELATED TO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS; HOWEVER, IT TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHILE TRAVELING 45-50 MPH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300 HEMI C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A TENDENCY TO LOSE POWER AND NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A RINGING SOUND AND A SYMBOL LIGHTS UP ON THE DASHBOARD; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SYMBOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BUT TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHILE TRAVELING 45 TO 50 MPH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A MALFUNCTION WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE WITH AN OCCUPANT POSITIONED IN THE SEAT BELT. THE OCCUPANT LOOSENED THE WEBBING AND WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE OUT OF THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ

THE ENGINE GOES TO IDLE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS WORMING UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES. *TR

ODOMETER HAS 42,000.00 MILES. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AT 2,200 RPMS (ON HIGHWAY, 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON) WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE I HEARD A FAINT KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. BEFORE I COULD GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT THE KNOCK WAS EXTREMELY LOUD. BEFORE I COULD GET HOME (3 MILES) THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE OIL WAS CHANGED 700 MILES AGO AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *CN

MY 2008 CHRYSLER 300 HAS LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 4 TIMES. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, I TOOK THE CAR IN, THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IN ALL INCIDENTS, THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED TO OFF, THEN ON AGAIN TO START. IN THE LAST INSTANCE, THE RPM WENT WAY UP TO 4000 AND STAYED THERE EVEN THOUGH SPEEDING WAS NOT INVOLVED. WE HAD TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. THEN IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN LAST WEEK, AND AGAIN, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS HAPPENING. I JUST HOPE THAT THE NEXT TIME, WHICH I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME, I DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WITH MY KIDS IN CAR. *TR