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 2008 record →
GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES HYDROPLANE EVERYTIME IT RAINS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP. I'VE RUN A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I HAVE EXPERIMENTED IN A PARKING LOT AND HYDROPLANED TRAVELING AT 15 MPH. *TR
CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD OR STOP WHEN DRIVING. THIS STARTED AFTER ABOUT 8,000 MILES. *TR
I STATED THEIR WAS A RUBBING TYPE NOISE IN RIGHT/LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEN TURNING. THE RESULT WAS NOTHING. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS AUGUST 13, 2008 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME DAY CHRYSLER RESURFACED FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. THE SUBSIDED BUT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE BRAKES DRAG AND PULSATE WHEN STOPPING. I CONTINUE TO HAVE NOISY FRONT WHEELS WHILE DRIVING FORWARD. WHEN BACKING THE AUTOMOBILE UP THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE NOT STATIONARY MEANING THEY SHOULD NOT MOVE IN BRAKE CALIPERS. THE STEERING KNOCKS WHEN TURNING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. *TR
EXCESSIVE EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE HORN. THE DRIVER MUST STRIKE THE HORN PAD COVER WITH MUCH STRONGER THAN TYPICAL FORCE, AND ONLY IN CERTAIN , VERY SPECIFIC LOCATIONS BEFORE THE HORN WILL SOUND. IN A PANIC, A DRIVER WILL LIKELY NOT MEET THESE LOCATION / FORCE REQUIREMENTS AND THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND, RESULTING IN OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS NOT RECEIVING A WARNING. THE CHRYSLER DEALER HAS REPLACED THE HORN PAD, BUT NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE HORNS OPERATION RESULTED. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT HORN SYSTEM MEETS FACTORY TOLERANCES AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND THEY WILL NO NOTHING FURTHER. *TR
WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE, A 2 TO 3 SECOND CLICKING NOISE COMES FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON IN CHRYSLER VEHICLE. THEY SAID IT WAS A BOX WITH SEVERAL SOLENOIDS CLICKING THROUGH ITS SEQUENCE. THE SOUND IS VERY NOTICEABLE IN GARAGES. *TR
I RENTED A CHRYSLER 300 OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT WAS THE SCARIEST RIDE I'VE HAD IN A WHILE. HAVE YOU EVER TESTED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM ON ICE. IT NOT ONLY DOES NOT WORK, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT SIX HUNDRED MILES ON ICY AND WINDY WYOMING ROADS WHICH PROVED TO BE QUITE SCARY IN THE 300 WITH ESP. SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OF MY OWN WITH THIS FEATURE, IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, EVEN AT FAIRLY SLOW SPEEDS. THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE A HUGH RED WARNING STICKER ON THE DASH TO WARN PROSPECTIVE DRIVERS THAT THIS FEATURE IS NOT SAFE TO USE IN THE WIND AND ON ICE. THIS PROGRAM, IF NOT TURNED OFF IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE THE CAUSE OF MANY VEHICLE CRASHES, INJURY, AND PROBABLY DEATHS! *TR
TRANSMISSION BANGS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE, SOMETIMES IT MAKES A BIG BANG/KNOCK GOING INTO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE HAS DIED WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. ENGINE RPM NEEDLE FLUCTUATES WHEN DRIVING. *TR
WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2008 CHRYSLER 300 TO 2 DIFFERENT CHRYSLER DEALERS AND THEY HAVEN'T FIXED OUR CAR. OUR CAR WINDOWS, AC, LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, FAN ETC DON'T WORK SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO RESTART THE CAR AND SOMETIMES WE GET THE POWER BACK. THE FIRST CAR DEALER ARE SAYING THEY DON'T SHOW ANY ERROR IN THE SYSTEM. THE OTHER DEALER TOLD US SOMEONE MAY HAVE OPENED THEIR GARAGE AT THE SAME TIME WE STARTED OUR CAR AND THEY SAW A COUPLE OF ERRORS BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY WANT US TO BUY AMERICAN CARS AND THEN WE GET CHEATED AND LIED TO BY CHRYSLER. THEY SHOULD FIX OUR CAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING AND SHAKING SEVERELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE ROTOR WAS REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HOW THE CONTACT WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
MY 2008 300 TOURING WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. THE ALARM STARTED GOING OFF BY ITSELF. THE A FIRE STARTED OUT OF NOWHERE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN MY CAR EXPLODED FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK THROUGH THE EXHAUST PIPE. I ONLY HAD 6100 OR SO MILES ON MY CAR. I JUST LEASED IT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND DROPPED DOWN TO 30- 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HEARD A CONTINUOUS GRUMBLING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIMMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 620 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING ON MY WAY HOME NORTH BOUND ON RICHMOND AVE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF VICTORY BLVD AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR . MY MOON ROOF OF MY VEHICLE EXPLODED LITTERING GLASS ALL OVER THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE AND THE GLASS CAUSED CUTS AND ABRASIONS ON MY RIGHT HAND AND SCALP. THE GLASS ALSO SCRAPED AND CUT THE INTERIOR FRONT SEATS OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
THE REAR SEATBELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO NOT FIT MY 11 AND 13 YEAR OLD CHILDREN. THE PART THAT THE BELT PLUGS INTO APPEARS TO BE TOO LONG, THUS THE BELT IS PULLED UP BY THE SHOULDER TO POSITION IT ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF MY CHILD. THE BELT WILL NOT RIDE ON THE HIPS AS REQUIRED TO BE PROPERLY BELTED IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
BOUGHT A 2008 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED 3.5 ON DECEMBER 18TH. ON SUNDAY THE 23RD, I USED THE WINDSHIELD WASHER DUE TO FLYING ROAD WATER AFTER A RAIN, THAT RESULTED IN A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ENGINE STOPPED UNTIL I RELEASED WINDSHIELD WASHER SWITCH, AND WHEN IT RESTARTED..IT WAS IN A LOWER GEAR, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKING. SUCH AN EVENT IN FASTER AND HEAVY TRAFFIC COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOR OCCUPANTS AND/OR THOSE DRIVING BEHIND A CAR EXPERIENCING SUCH AN EVENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A MAJOR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARD THAT WAS ORDERED. THE CAR WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 24TH AND TODAY THEY CALLED STATING THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. IF ON BACK ORDER, ONE HAS TO THINK THAT THERE IS A MUCH LARGER PROBLEM THAN JUST MY AUTOMOBILE. *TR
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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