2005 Chrysler 300c complaints

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLING THE TANK WITH GAS AND IT ONLY STALLS OUT AFTER FILLING THE TANK. VEHICLE WILL STALL WHEN STOPPED OR WHEN THE RPM IS LOW. THE PROBLEM IS THE VAPOR/LIQUID SEPARATOR VALVE LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VALVE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT LIQUID FUEL FROM ENTERING THE CHARCOAL CANISTER/EMISSIONS SYSTEM. WHEN THE VALVE FAILS, LIQUID GAS CAN ENTER THE LINE AND FILL THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. AFTER REFUELING THE PCM ON THE VEHICLE DETECTS A CHANGE IN FUEL LEVEL. THEN, WHEN THE ENGINE MEETS CERTAIN TEMPERATURE AND DRIVING CRITERIA, THE PCM ISSUES A PURGE COMMAND TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER TO REMOVE THE STORED GAS VAPORS. IT'S AT THAT POINT THAT ALL THE LIQUID GAS IN THE LINE GETS SUCKED INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THE PCM EXPECTS TO SEE GAS VAPORS ENTERING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT IS PREPARED TO ADJUST AIR/FUEL MIXTURES TO COMPENSATE. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT PREPARED TO SEE LIQUID GAS COMING INTO THE INTAKE. THAT'S WHAT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STALL. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. I'VE READ IN MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS THIS SAME SITUATION IS HAPPENING TO MANY ON THE CHRYSLER 300C EARLY YEAR MODELS. HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE CREATED TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE KEPT LOSING AIR, SO I BROUGHT IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES. THEY KEPT SAYING IT WAS FIXED, IT LASTED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AND STARTED LOSING AIR AGAIN, AFTER WEEKS OF PUTTING AIR IN IT I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. COME TO FIND OUT THE ALUMINUM WHEEL HAD A CRACK IN IT AND HAD WHAT LOOKED LIKE J B WELD ON IT. I HAD TO BUY A NEW WHEEL FOR THE COST OF $355. I TOOK THE CRACKED WHEEL BACK TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID, HOW DO I KNOW YOU DIDN'T DO THAT, THAT'S WHEN I LOST IT. THEY PUT MY FAMILY AND I IN A CAR WITH A CRACKED WHEEL AND THEY KNEW IT. HE SAID WHAT WAS YOUR WARRANTY I SAID 30 DAYS AND TOLD ME TO GET OFF HIS LOT. I ASKED HIM TO JUST MAKE IT RIGHT. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS ALL FOGGED UP THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT, IT DOES NOT SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THE OTHER ONE AT NIGHT. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THEY PUT A STICKER ON THAT CAR KNOWING IT HAD DEFECTS WITH IT AND THEY DON'T CARE. I THINK THEY NEED THAT RIGHT TO GIVE OUT STICKERS REVOKED. I TOLD HIM I WAS GOING TO CALL MY LAWYER HE SAID GO A HEAD CALL ANY BODY YOU WANT. SO I DID STARTING WITH ATE AG OFFICE I AM DEALING WITH MASSPIRG REF #131117. AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE THE HEADLIGHT FIXED THE MONEY FOR THE RIM AND SOOTHING FOR MY TIME AND AGGRAVATION LIKE MAYBE THE COST OF THE CAR OR THEY CAN TAKE IT BACK AND REIMBURSE ALL MONIES INVESTED BY ME. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP WITH GAS THE CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD TO CRANK THE CAR AND QUICKLY START DRIVING TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR 70 MILES WITHOUT STOPPING AND NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN A HIGH TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO) AREA!! *TR

AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION THE CAR STALLED 3-4 TIMES BEFORE BEGINNING TO SURGE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF STALLING/SURGING, IT WAS FINE. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS FILLED NOW. *TR

GOT READY TO TAKE KIDS TO THE DOCTOR AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE AIRED UP WITH COMPRESSOR AT HOUSE AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. TURNS OUT NO PUNCTURE. DECIDED TO REPLACE TIRE IN CASE OF "DRYROT", WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF, THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HAD TO BUY ANOTHER RIM. 2 MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER RIM DID THE SAME THING. NOW WE'VE HAD A THIRD RIM CRACK. THESE ARE THE STANDARD FACTORY RIMS THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OF THE PRODUCTION FLOOR WITH. *TR

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE IT STARTS THEN CUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IF IT DON'T CUTOFF RIGHT AWAY IT STALLS SOON AS IM DRIVING OFF THIS IS NOT SAFE WISH NHTSA WOULD START RECALLS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR LOSE THEIR LIFE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT MY CAR IS AT REPAIR SHOP NOW NEEDING NEW FUEL TANK AND EVAP CANNISTER COST 1000-2000 DOLLARS THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS GETTING RAW FUEL IN EVAP CANNISTER THERE HAS BEEN FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR COINCIDENCE IM ASKING THE NHTSA TO DO THEIR JOB BEFORE ITCOST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED A "SWEET ODOR" & NOTICED HAD RISEN & ALL OF A SUD THE HEAT INDICATOR HAD RISEN & ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I SAT FOR 20 MINUTES & ATTEMPTED TO START AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. I WAITED AN HOUR, NTRIED AGAIN & NO LUCK. SO I LEFT THE CAR & ON MONDAY CONTACTED THE SERVICE STATION WHO INSPECTED THE CAR & INFORMED ME IT HAD THROWN A PISTON & MY WHOLE MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. CHARGE WAS $3104.94 + CAR RENTAL. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR & IT EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. I ASK CHRYSLER MOTOR CO IF THEY KNOW OF ANY REASON THIS WOULD OCCUR & IF THEY WOULD GRANT ANY PORTION OF THIS EXPENSE? THANK YOU *TR

FILLED UP AT GAS STATION. DID NOT "TOP OFF" TANK. ALLOWED IT TO STOP ON ITS OWN. CAR DIED UNEXPECTEDLY PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC. DIED TWICE AGAIN ON WAY HOME.

AFTER FUELING THE CAR, IT STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS WAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES AGO. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT. NOW, AT 137,000 MILES, THE CAR ALWAYS STALLS OR TRIES TO STALL AFTER FUELING. I HAVE ADAPTED TO THE PROBLEM BY ALWAYS FUELING UP AT A STATION THAT IS ADJACENT TO AN ONRAMP. I GET THE CAR ONTO THE FREEWAY RIGHT AWAY AND RUN IT AT 65 OR SO MPH.... TO FAST FOR THE CAR TO STALL. IT JUST RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS EVERY FEW MINUTES FOR 5 OR 10 MINUTES, THEN RUNS FINE. IT IS PROBABLY UNWISE TO PUT A CAR ON THE ROAD WITH A KNOWN STALL PROBLEM, BUT I COULD SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE PEOPLE AT CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THIS HAS HAPPEN AT EVERY FILL-UP. I'VE OWN MY CHRYSLER 300C SINCE MAY 2004 (ONE OF THE FIRST TO PURCHASE) AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE 2008. I HAVE TO ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO PUT IN THE TANK AT EVERY FILL-UP. IF NOT, THE CAR WILL STALLED UNTIL THE EXCESS FUEL IS BURN OFF OR YOU HAVE TO DRIVE ON ROAD WITHOUT LIGHTS UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE GOES A LITTLE BELOW THE FULL MARKER. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB

IN THE VERY LATE AFTERNOON OF 8/16/2013, AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING, I WENT BACK TO MY CAR THAT I PARKED EARLIER IN THE STORE'S PARKING LOT, PLACED THE GROCERIES IN THE TRUNK, CLOSED IT, GOT IN THE CAR, PUT ON MY SEAT-BELT AND STARTED THE ENGINE. SO FAR, EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND NORMAL. I THEN PRESSED THE BRAKES PEDAL, RELEASED THE HAND-BRAKE AND TRIED TO PULL THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO REVERSE, NOTHING, IT DOESN'T WORK; IT'S STUCK. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED IT AND WENT TO THE SAME PROCESS TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. STILL, NOTHING, EVEN AFTER ABOUT 20 REPEATS. FOR SOME REASON, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DEFINITELY STUCK IN PARK. EVEN OVERRIDING THE PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM (AS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER, IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION) DIDN'T HELP. AFTER 2 HOURS TRYING, IN VAIN, TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE HELP OF A VERY KIND PASSERBY, ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED, I GAVE UP AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET THE NEXT DAY TO FIND OUT WHETHER ANY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNER HAD REPORTED SUCH AN EXPERIENCE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF CHRYSLER AND DODGE OWNERS REPORTING SUCH AN EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR VEHICLE. THE CULPRIT IS A PIECE OF PINK PLASTIC THAT CHRYSLER HAS USED AS A PART IN THE PARK INTERLOCK MECHANISM OF THEIR 2005 - 2007 CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES. A REPEALING SPRING IS ATTACHED TO THAT PART BY A TINY TAB. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE, BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUS TO ANYONE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF COMMONSENSE THAT AS THAT PART IS FREQUENTLY USED (DURING P

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE STALLING AND DYING WHILE DRIVING NORMAL, AND AFTER STOP LIGHTS. I ALSO SMELL GAS WHEN CAR IS STARTED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL VAPOR CANISTER AND THE GAS TANK, WHICH IS POSSIBLY A FACTORY DEFECT. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FUEL VAPOR CANISTER WAS ON BACK ORDER, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

ENGINE STALLS AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. CURRENTLY I CAN NOT FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND IF I DO THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND DIE. LAST OCCURRENCE I WAS DECELERATING DUE TO TRAFFIC TO AROUND 30-35 MPH. THE ENGINE DIED DURING THE DECELERATION. THE TRAFFIC HAD PICKED UP TO 50-55 MPH AND I COULD NOT START THE CAR SO I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IF THIS HAD BEEN IN A LOCATION THAT I COULD NOT PULL OFF THE ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TO COMPOUND THE ISSUE I CAN NOT GO FROM NEUTRAL START THE CAR AND THEN INTO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND GO INTO PARK BEFORE DRIVE TO GET IT TO WORK. *TR

CAME FROM THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP GAS. AFTER 3 BLOCKS FROM THE STATION, THE CAR STALLS WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN: NO POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I MUSCLED THE CAR TO MAKE THE TURN AND NEARLY HIT INCOMING TRAFFIC BUT CAME TO A FULL STOP. ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT NOT THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT. STARTED AND PROCEEDED SLOWLY. AFTER A FEW BLOCKS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I REACHED AN INTERSECTION AND CAME TO AN IDLE. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE CURB AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS WORRIED THAT IT WOULD STALL AGAIN SO WHENEVER I REACHED AN IDLE/STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, I DELIBERATELY PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS AT NEUTRAL. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS EVENT, NEEDLESS TO SAY. *TR

CAR STALLS AFTER FUELING. THE CAR WILL DIE AND BE VERY HARD TO TO STEER, BREAK AND CONTROL. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL UP. I NEVER TOP OFF, AND STOP FUELING ONCE THE PUMP AUTO STOPS. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. CASE #[XXX]. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REPORTS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 200,000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND I SIDESWIPED THE SIDE OF A GUARDRAIL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SHIFTING GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE SHIFTING GEAR DEFECT PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR

THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED WAS THE GEARSHIFT GETTING STUCK IN PARK. LUCKILY I WASN'T TOO FAR FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I'M WAITING FOR A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR CUTTING OFF AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I NOT FILL THE GAS TANK TO THE FULL LINE. SO FAR THIS HAS WORKED BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALONG WITH THE CAR CUTTING OFF MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DIMMER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MIRROR HAS AN ORANGE TINT TO IT AND WHEN I LOOK AT IT THE IMAGES ARE BLURRED. THERE ARE LIST OF OTHER ISSUES I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR BUT I WOULD BE TYPING ALL DAY. *TR

THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT I EXPERIENCED WAS THE GEARSHIFT GETTING STUCK IN PARK. LUCKILY I WASN'T TOO FAR FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I'M WAITING FOR A DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR CUTTING OFF AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I NOT FILL THE GAS TANK TO THE FULL LINE. SO FAR THIS HAS WORKED BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALONG WITH THE CAR CUTTING OFF MY DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DIMMER IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE MIRROR HAS AN ORANGE TINT TO IT AND WHEN I LOOK AT IT THE IMAGES ARE BLURRED. THERE ARE LIST OF OTHER ISSUES I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR BUT I WOULD BE TYPING ALL DAY. *TR

THIS PROBLEM ONLY AFTER FILL THE GAS TANK. AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR DIED AND WON'T START UNTIL YOU PUT IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS UNTIL SOME OF THE FUEL HAS BEEN USED UP. I WOULD HAVE IT HAPPEN MAKE IT HOME. THEN THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE IT THE CAR WILL DIE UNTIL ITS BEEN DRIVEN ENOUGH TO USE UP SOME FUEL. THIS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPEN AS YOU SLOW DOWN OR START UP. I HAVE HAD IT DIE WHILE TURNING AND LOSE ALL CONTROLS BECAUSE IT DIES! THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT THIS IS TO NOT FILL THE TANK. THAT WORKS IF I DRIVE THE CAR BUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS FORGET THAT AND HAVE LOST CONTROL ALSO! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS! DANGEROUS. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 CHRYSLER 300C ON MAY 24, 2013 WITH 49,755 MILES ON VEHICLE. WE PICKED UP VEHICLE ON MAY 25TH FROM DEALER AND WENT TO GAS STATION TO FILL UP GAS TANK. UPON LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE AND AFTER TWO TIMES IT STARTED AGAIN BUT STILL CHUGGED AND WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN RIGHT AWAY AND AFTER READING OWNERS MANUAL WE JUST THOUGHT MAYBE IT HAD BEEN SITTING LONG AT DEALER OR SOMETHING. ON JUNE 17TH WE AGAIN HAD TO FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND UPON DOING SO THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE STALLING, CHUGGING AND JUST NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY. WHILE TURNING LEFT THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AND I HAD A VERY HARD TIME RESTARTING. IN THE MEAN WHILE OTHER CARS WERE COMING AT ME FROM BOTH BEHIND ME AND IN FRONT OF ME. THIS REALLY SCARED ME SO I CALLED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE AND WE SHOULD BRING IT IN. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO LOOK ON INTERNET TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND ENDED UP FINDING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005 CHRYSLER 300C AS WE HAVE. THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS TO EITHER NOT FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY OR HAVE A NEW TANK INSTALLED AT A COST OF ANYWHERE FROM $1500.00 ALL THE WAY UP TO $2500.00 WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THIS REALLY SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ON CHRYSLER'S PART. IS

2005 CHRYSLER 300C. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ENGINE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE LEFT THE GAS STATION, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FLUTTER AND THEN STALLED. THE CONSUMER THEN LEARNED IF HE ONLY FILLED THE TANK 3/4 FULL, THE STALLING DID NOT OCCUR.

HI, WHEN FUELING THE 2005 CHRYSLER 300C TO FULL, THE CAR WILL DRIVE AND STALL RANDOMLY. IT'S UNPREDICTABLE AND HAPPENS EACH TIME YOU FILL THE TANK. IT'S REPETITIVE AND CAN BE DUPLICATED ALWAYS. IT'S CERTAINLY VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE, AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE TRYING TO ENTER THE ROADWAY WHEN IT STALLS, AND IT TAKES A MIN TO ACTUALLY GET IT STARTED AGAIN IF IT ACTUALLY DOES START. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND THE 50K MILE MARK. THIS NEEDS YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, AND QUITE MANY 300C OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME VERY PROBLEM. *TR

THIS PROBLEM ONLY AFTER FILL THE GAS TANK. AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE PUMP AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR DIED AND WON'T START UNTIL YOU PUT IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS UNTIL SOME OF THE FUEL HAS BEEN USED UP. I WOULD HAVE IT HAPPEN MAKE IT HOME. THEN THE NEXT TIME I DRIVE IT THE CAR WILL DIE UNTIL ITS BEEN DRIVEN ENOUGH TO USE UP SOME FUEL. THIS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPEN AS YOU SLOW DOWN OR START UP. I HAVE HAD IT DIE WHILE TURNING AND LOSE ALL CONTROLS BECAUSE IT DIES! THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT THIS IS TO NOT FILL THE TANK. THAT WORKS IF I DRIVE THE CAR BUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS FORGET THAT AND HAVE LOST CONTROL ALSO! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS! DANGEROUS *TR

I READ ABOUT THIS IN THE PAPER ON 5-13-2013. AFTER FILLING UP , I STARTED DRIVING IN 3 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 55. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HIT BY ONE OF THE OTHER CARS. THIS HAPPEND SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AFTER THAT. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THEY SAID I MUST HAVE TOPPED OFF THE GAS. I SAID NO. THEY SAID THEN DO NOT PUT SO MUCH GAS IN AT ONCE. WELL THEY JUST BLEW ME OFF. I REALLY THINK THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE FOR SOMEONE. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND DRIVING AWAY FROM GAS STATION, ENGINE WOULD STALL AND DIE. TRIED RESTARTING BUT DIFFICULT TO DO AFTER MANY ATTEMPS. VEHICLE WOULD FINALLY DRIVE NORMAL AFTER STARTING AND RUNNING ENGINE AT HIGHER THAN IDLE SPEED. THIS STALLING WOULD HAPPEN ANYTIME I WOULD FILL TANK. I WOULD NEVER TOP OFF TANK BUT WOULD FILL TILL PUMP WOULD STOP THE FIRST TIME. IF I FUEL VEHICLE WITHOUT FILLING TO TOP, VEHICLE RUNS FINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER REFILLING THE FUEL TANK - USUALLY ONCE WITHIN TWO BLOCKS OF THE SERVICE STATION. SOMETIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN A FEW MILES, THEN THE STALLING PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING NOR HOW TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

I FILLED THE TANK UP TO FULL LIKE I HAD MANY TIMES BEFORE. I HAVE ALWAYS PREFERRED RELYING ON GALLONS AND NOT THE AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUT OFF TO KNOW WHEN IT WAS FULL TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE OVERFILLING. I HAD GONE MAYBE 10 YARDS AFTER RESTARTING AND SHE STALLED. TRIED TO CRANK HER BACK UP, AND SHE WOULD SPUTTER AND TRY TO START, BUT IT TOOK A FEW TRIES. THEN, AS I AM PULLING INTO THE STREET, IT DIED AGAIN BUT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THEN IT DIED 10 YARDS LATER, AGAIN. IT CONTINUED TO STALL EVERY FEW FEET UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THE RPMS UP AND HOLD IT IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR TO ATTEMPT AND BURN UP AS MUCH FUEL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ANYTIME FOR THE NEXT 15 MILES OR SO WOULD CAUSE A STALL BUT ALWAYS FOLLOWED WITH AN IMMEDIATE START UP. WHEN IT STALLS THAT VERY FIRST TIME IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES FOR IT TO START AND THEN IT IS VERY ROUGH FOR A FEW MILES. SINCE THAT DAY ANYTIME I FILL UP TO WITHIN ABOUT A GALLON OF MAXIMUM CAPACITY IT WILL START THE STALLING PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. COMBINE BAD GAS MILEAGE WITH A TANK THAT CAN'T BE FILLED AND IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME I SPEND A LOT OF TIME AT GAS STATIONS. *TR

THE CAR STALLED AFTER FUELING. ONCE THE PROBLEM STARTED IT CONTINUED EVERY TIME I FILLED THE TANK. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE A NEW GAS TANK INSTALLED WHICH COST OVER $1200.00. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE CAR, WHEN I COME TO AN IDLE...THE CAR DIES. HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE CAR AND HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER IT'S FILLED. WHEN WE DON'T FILL UP THE CAR, IT NEVER HAPPENS. WE CALLED OUR CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HOWEVER THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE COMPLAINT. *TR

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, ENGINE WOULD REPEATELY STALL (AT IDLE OR AT 40 MPH) UP TO 6 TIMES WITHIN 2+ MILES.. INCIDENT DID NOT SEEM TO OCCUR IF THE TANK WAS NOT FULL. *TR

ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING AND CONTINUED TO STALL UNTIL OR HESITATE UNTIL 2 - 3 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WAS BURNED OFF. THE CONDITION HAPPENS ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME IF THE TANK IS FILLED TO THE FIRST CLICK DURING REFUELING - IT THE TANK IS ONLY FILLED TO 85% THE CONDITION WILL NOT OCCUR. THE STALLING CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS HARD TO RESTART AND REQUIRES EXCESSIVE CRANKING. IT APPEARS THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM SENDS RAW FUEL TO THE THROTTLE BODY INSTEAD OF FUMES - THE ENGINE THEN STALLS AND IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART UNTIL AN IGNITABLE AIR/FUEL RATIO IS RE-ESTABLISHED. I WAS DRIVING THE SUBJECT VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AND HAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AND THEN LOST POWER STEERING. TRYING TO COMPLETE THE TURN WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHILE TRYING TO RESTART A FLOODED ENGINE WAS DIFFICULT AND COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I'M AWARE THAT THE NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO 2006 MODEL YEAR CHRYSLER 300S EQUIPPED WITH THE HEMI ENGINE FOR THE EXACT SAME CONDITION. PLEASE BROADEN YOUR INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES TOO. THE BUILD DATE OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS 03/04 SO IT WAS AN EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLE. AS BEFORE, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE STALLING CONDITION ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME IF THE GAS TANK IS FILLED TO THE FIRST CLICK. I'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE THE VEHICLE AVAILABLE TO NHTSA ENGINEERS IF THEY NEED A VEHICLE TO EXAMINE AS PART OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS ONE OR MORE TIMES AFTER REFUELING, PARTICULARLY WHILE DECELERATING. VEHICLE MAY THEN LURCH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION, WHICH USUALLY OCCURS AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT ONGOING. MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *TR

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FILLING WITH GAS, THE ENGINE DIED WITHIN 2 BLOCKS OF THE GAS STATION. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON ANY OF THE 3 OCCASIONS AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RESTART, REQUIRING AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. ALSO, AFTER RESTART ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGH FOR 1-2 MILES AND THEN RAN SMOOTHLY. ON 1 OF THE OCCASIONS, THE CAR DIED THE NEXT DAY AFTER ONLY DRIVING A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME. AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED, THE VAPOR CANISTER WAS REPLACED, AND THE EVAPORATION SYSTEM SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. ON 1 OF THE OCCASIONS, THE GAS TANK WAS TOPPED OFF BEYOND THE INITIAL SHUT-OFF BY SEVERAL TENTHS OF A GALLON. AFTER THE 3RD OCCURRENCE (70,796 MILES), THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE OLATHE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK (2/20/2013). THE COST WAS $1583.58. SINCE THEN, THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 72,062 MILES ... APPROXIMATELY 1200 MILES SINCE REPLACING THE GAS TANK ... AND HAS NOT DIED FOLLOWING FILLING WITH GAS (6 TIMES). *TR

I FILLED THE TANK AND THE VEHCILE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES THE NEXT FEW MILES. ESPECIALLY AFTER RIGHT TURNS, LIKE WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAYS. THIS HAPPENS NOW EVERY TIME WHEN I FILL THE TANK. VERY DANGEROUS. FROM WEB FORUMS I UNDERSTAND GAS IS GETTING SUCKED INTO THE EVAP SYSTEM BECAUSE A CHECK VALVE AT THE GAS-FILLER NECK DOESN'T WORK. WHAT A PAIN! I REPLACED THE EVAP SOLENOID, THAT DIDN'T HELP...THE PROBLEM AT THE GAS TANK FILLER-NECK CHECK VALVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WAS IN MY FATHER'S '05 CHRYSLER 300C, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ENGINE SHUT ITSELF OFF, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN, AND IT CONTINUED TO WORK FINE. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR CAUSES TO THIS PROBLEM, I QUICKLY FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR 300 STALL ON THEM, AND APPARENTLY THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD OF THE SYSTEM FAIL, OR THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COMING ON. THE REPAIRS APPEAR TO BE IN THE $1200 - $2000 RANGE. SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING CHRYSLER SHOULD MAKE THEIR DEALERS FIX FOR FREE, SEEING AS IT IS VERY CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR. HAVING LEARNED OF THE TREATMENT CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMERS RECEIVE, I WILL BE SURE NOT TO BRING MY MONEY TO THEM WHEN I NEED A CAR OF MY OWN. *TR

THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED COUNTLESS TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. AFTER FUELING, VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT, EITHER AT IDLE OR UNDER WAY. THIS HAS OCCURRED UNDER VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS; AT SPEED, AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS, OR MUCH WORSE ON TURNS (WITH OBVIOUS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING.) I UNDERSTAND FROM MY OWN RESEARCH THAT THERE IS A CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT FAILS, ALLOWING RAW GASOLINE TO ENTER THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSES THE STALL. THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THIS VALVE IS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, AS THE VALVE IS MOLDED INTO AND IS INTEGRAL TO THE TANKS CONSTRUCTION. I'VE HAD QUOTES AROUND $1,200 TO REPLACE THE TANK, AND IT IS NOT CLEAR THAT THE NEW TANKS WILL HAVE A REDESIGNED VALVE, SO THE PROBLEM MAY NOT IN FACT BE RECTIFIED AFTER ALL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS I'VE BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING COMPROMISED THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE ON TURNS. STALLING COMING OFF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ACTUALLY CAUSED FOLLOWING VEHICLES TO REQUIRE DANGEROUS EVASIVE MANEUVERS. IT IS INEVITABLE THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SEVERELY HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THESE SUDDEN STALLING CONDITIONS. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER 300C THOUGHT I WAS GETTING GREAT DEAL ONLY HAD 47700 MILES ON IT. FIRST FILL UP IT STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AND DID SO SEVERAL TIMES. I TRIED REVVING UP THE ENGINE WHILE IN NEUTRAL BUT AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS SO AFRAID SOMEONE WAS GOING TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND UNTIL I COULD GET INTO TO TURNING LANE. IT SEEMED TO WORK, WELL DIDN'T STALL OUT, WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN IT SEEMED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO GO DEAD. I TOOK IT BACK THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID WAS A VENT IN FUEL TANK THAT WAS CLOGGED, ONLY FIX TO REPLACE WHICH THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO DO AND I HAVE ONLY HAVE THE CAR 1 WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME OUT OF GEAR AND INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN TUBE LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. *TR

AFTER FILLING CAR WITH GASOLINE, CAR BEGINS TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WILL START UP AGAIN, BUT SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY UNTIL THE GASOLINE BURNS. THEN IT RIDE NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I JUST DO NOT FILL THE CAR ANYMORE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT'S SO UNEXPECTED. IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER 300C DIED IN TRAFFIC SHORTLY AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK FULL OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DIED THREE MORE TIMES IN TRAFFIC BEFORE RUNNING FINE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK TO FULL. APPARENTLY RAW GASOLINE (RATHER THAN VAPORS) GETS INTO THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM AND ENTERS THE ENGINE, CREATING A RICH FUEL SITUATION AND THE STALLING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. THANK YOU. *TR

ENGINE STALLED AT SLOW SPEED IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. ENGINE WAS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO RESTART BECAUSE IT WAS FLOODED. ENGINE STALLING HAPPENED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES BEFORE ENOUGH GAS WAS BURNED OFF TO PREVENT THE CONDITION. NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAPPENS WHEN RAW FUEL FROM THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM IS INGESTED THROUGH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM SHOULD ONLY CONVEY FUMES BUT A FAILURE ALLOWS IT TO CARRY RAW FUEL TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE INSTIGATED TO ENSURE THAT RAW FUEL CAN NEVER REACH THE THROTTLE BODY VIA THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE FILLER HOSE THAT JOINED THE FUEL TANK AND THE PLASTIC SEAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 176,000.

SUDDENLY COULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD TRY TO WALK ME THROUGH TRYING TO GET THE TRIM AROUND THE GEAR SHIFT APART TO GET TO THE PINK PLASTIC PIECE THAT IS TYPICALLY THE PROBLEM AND RIG IT SO IT COULD BE MOVED OR DEALER SAID I COULD CALL TOW TRUCK AND THEY TYPICALLY KNOW HOW TO GET IT STARTED. I GOT A RIDE HOME, LOOKED ON INTERNET AND SAW MANY POSTINGS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO THE CAR, FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE INTERNET TO GET TO THE PINK PLASTIC PIECE, USED A SCREWDRIVER TO MANEUVER THE SHIFTER CABLE TO GET OUT OF PARK AND DROVE IT HOME. THEN I DISCOVERED THE K39 RECALL NOTICE ON INTERNET. CALLED DEALER NEXT DAY, WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN ISN'T COVERED BY K39 AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT BUT WOULD LIKELY COST ABOUT $300. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND INDICATED I WANTED REPAIR AT NO COST IF I TOOK TO DEALER JUST LIKE CUSTOMERS COVERED BY RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS RECALL WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN, I'D HAVE TO TAKE TO DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. MANUFACTURER MADE NO GUARANTEE ABOUT COST TO BE DIAGNOSED/REPAIRED OR IF IT WOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSIS. THE K39 RECALL LETTER INCLUDES STATEMENT ABOUT IMPROVING OWNERSHIP SATISFACTION AND IMPROVEMENTS IN EVERY VEHICLE THEY BUILD. APPARENTLY, SATISFACTION OF OWNERS LIKE ME WHOSE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL DOESN'T MATTER AND THEY APPARENTLY AREN'T CONCERNED ABOUT IMPROVING EVERY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY MISSED MINE. REPAIR TO MY VEHICLE HAS BEE

A/C HAS NEVER RAN COLD SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, WE WENT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT EACH TIME THE DEALER CLAIMED NO RECALL ON THE 2005 CHRYSLER 300C A/C SYSTEM, WE EVEN CHECKED THE WEB FOR RECALLS BUT WE FOUND NOTHING. I FOUND THE PROBLEM MYSELF IN JULY 2005, IT SEEMS THAT THIS VEHICLE CAME WITH BAD SCHRADER VALVES HIGH AND LOW, OVER THE YEARS I JUST ADDED FREON, BUT NOW THE LEAK IS SO BAD IT WON'T HOLD A CHARGE MORE THAN 5 DAYS, WENT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THE A/C SYSTEM WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A FULL EVAC OF THE SYSTEM, REPLACEMENT OF THE BAD SCHRADER VALVES PLUS LABOR AND TAXES. WE CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE INVOLVED. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER TIE ROD ENDS, THE TIE ROD ENDS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE LOOK REALLY CHEAP AS WELL AS THE AFTER MARKET PARTS. WE HAD THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WORKED ON TWICE, EACH TIME JUST BEFORE THE STABILITY LIGHT COME ON WE NOTICE THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKER CONSTANTLY, THE DASH LIGHTS HAS ALWAYS FLICKERED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CLAIMS REPLACING THE STABILITY PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AS OF TODAY JUNE 20, 2012 THE DASH LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING AGAIN WHICH MEANS ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER.

JUST FUELED THE CAR AND LEAVING THE SERVICE STATION AND THE CAR STALLED. VEHICLE KEPT STALLING AS I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAD TO BE TOWED. ALSO, EACH TIME I HAVE FILLED THE CAR UP SINCE, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THE CAR SPUTTERS, SHUTS DOWN. ONCE RESTARTED I HAVE TO REV THE GAS AND BLOW THE ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE GAS FLOWING IN A MANNER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TOOK CAR IN BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP. WATER WAS IN TRANSMISSION WITHOUT IT EVER BEING IN A FLOOD OR HIGH WATER. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AND REPLACED TWICE TO REMOVE WATER. 2000 MILES LATER TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WERE EITHER UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO TELL ME HOW WATER GOT IN THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT IT EVER BEING IN A FLOOD OR HIGH WATER. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN OF THE CAR WITHOUT A DIP STICK TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID. NOR ARE THEY WILLING TO HELP WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER ALL DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CHRYSLER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THEIR 300C MODELS. NO MORE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS FOR ME. *TR