1999 Chrysler 300m complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SOON AFTER WARRANTY ON MY 1999 300M EXPIRED A CRACK DEVELOPED ON DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS DONE. NO REPAIR SHOP WOULD ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AIRBAG. MONTHS LATER A SPLIT DEVELOPED ON PASSENGER SIDE NEAR AIRBAG. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. I NOW HAVE A 12 INCH SPLIT ON DRIVER SIDE AND A 8 INCH SPLIT OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IT IS UNSIGHTLY AND UNSAFE AND EFFECTS THE RESALE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THEREWAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE DEALERS, AND NO ONE WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO LIABILITY ISSUES INVOLVED WITH THE CRACK BEING SO CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS WAS TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. *AK

MY CHRYSLER 300M LOSES ITS POWER BRAKES WHEN ITS COLD. THE POWER BOOSTER SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM ONLY WHEN ITS COLD. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M . WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART IT. THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T DETECT ANY FAILURE. ALSO, ON 01/25/07 WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHED. *AK

VERTICAL CRACK IN DASHBOARD OVER AIR BAG IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. I'M CONCERNED THIS WILL POSE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIRBAG EVER NEEDED TO DEPLOY. *NM

1999 CHRYSLER 300M, TAN INTERIOR, TWO 12" CRACKS ALONG AIR BAG ON DASHBOARD. *JB

5" CRACK IN THE DASH COVER(PASSENGER SIDE) TO LEFT OF AIR BAG IN MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. AM HESITANT TO FIX MYSELF DUE TO PROXIMITY OF AIR BAG, AND NEW DASH COVER COSTS APPROX.$ 1,000.00--300M OWNERS WEB-SITE LISTS THIS PROBLEM CHRONICALLY. *NM

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WHEELS FOR AT LEAST 4 OR 5 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO REPLACE THEM. I GET FLAT TIRES OFTEN WHICH IS A PAIN. I AM 63 NOW AND DO NOT HAVE HELP WITH THIS. I BOUGHT A COMPRESSOR TO ASSIST ME IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE BEE OUT IN SNOW STORMS WITH FLAT TIRES. I WAS TOLD BY MARKETPLACE CHRYSLER, ROCHESTER, NY THAT I COULD BUY SOME WHEELS TO REPLACE THE ONES I HAVE. THE MAIN COMPANY DAIMLER CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED BY EMAIL AND TELEPHONE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. BOTH DAIMLER AND MARKETPLACE HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS TOO COSTLY FOR THEM TO CORRECT. I HAVE GONE TO DUNN TIRES. ROCHESTER, NY. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE NORTH. DUNN PUT NITROGEN IN THE TIRES WHICH HAS HELPED A LITTLE, BUT I STILL GET FLAT TIRES. I FEEL WHEN YOU PAY AS MUCH AS I HAVE FOR A CAR, YOU DO NOT WANT TO BUY NEW WHEELS. MY COWORKER TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR SITE WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING WITH CHRYSLER. I NOTICED THAT THEY MADE SURE THAT THE 300 DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME WHEEL PROBLEM. INTERESTING. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON SUBURBAN STREETS IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, THERE WAS A SUDDEN WHIRRING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. UNDER HIGHER SPEEDS OR MORE TRAFFIC CONGESTION, LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. POWER STEERING LOSS WAS CAUSED BY A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID THAT WAS LEAKING FROM THE STEERING GEAR. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR YET. DUE TO FIRE HAZARD FROM LEAKING FLUID AND NO POWER ASSIST IN THE STEERING, VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. *JB

1999 CHRYSLER 300M THE DASHBOARD HAD 2 VERTICAL CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD HAD DEVELOPED A SMALL CRACK TO THE RIGHT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE CRACKED DASHBOARD UNLESS THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED. THE CRACK GREW LARGER WITH TIME AND WENT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS TO BE A SAFETY DEFECT BECAUSE IT COULD OBSTRUCT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. UPDATED 7/18/2006 - *NM

MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. SHE IS A STAY AT HOME MOTHER. THE VEHICLE HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILES, 77K BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN LITTLE AND ONLY FOR ERRANDS AND SHORT TRIPS WITH OUR (2) SMALL CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE IS STORED IN A GARAGE. OUR EXPERIENCE WAS UPON RETURNING HOME 6/17, WE TURNED ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET APPROX. 1/4 MILE FROM OUR HOUSE. WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO FIND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CHRYSLER SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAS SINCE TOLD US THE FAILURE WAS THE FRONT BALL JOINT BREAKING IN TURN SNAPPING OFF THE SPINDLE AND BENDING THE STRUT AND FRONT FENDER. HE TOLD US " WE DON'T EVEN STOCK THESE PARTS BECAUSE THEY NEVER GO BAD." AND " THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED." MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED. 15-20 MPH. AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT SEEMS CERTAIN TO ME SERIOUS DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY COULD OCCUR. CHRYSLER HAS OFFERED NO COMPENSATION OR EXPLANATION FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS REBUFFED TO EVEN GET INFORMATION FOR A POSSIBLE RECURRENCE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE? CHRYSLER DID TELL ME PART OF THE REASON THEY REJECTED RESPONSIBILITY WAS BECAUSE THE CAR HAD MULTIPLE OWNERS AND THE PREVIOUS ONE MAY HAVE MIS-HANDLED THE VEHICLE. WE KNOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER. IT WAS MY FATHER-IN-LAW. HE ENJOYED THE CAR SO MUCH HE LEASED ANOTHER ONE. THIS CAR HAS REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS. NOTHING IN MY SERVICE MANUAL IN

OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, I HAVE DEVELOPED A 7 INCH CRACK IN THE DASH ABOVE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OF MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW AND CONCERNS SAFETY. NO REPAIRS DONE DUE TO PROXIMITY OF AIR BAG. *NM

THE VINYL ON THE DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG HAS SPONTANIOUSLY CRACKED OPEN ALL ALONG THE CREASE THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BREAK WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I WONDER IF THIS AFFECTS THE FORCE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *NM

IT IS SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ALIGN A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M, AND THIS HAS BEEN QUITE AN ALARMING RECENT EXPERIENCE FOR ME, HAVING JUST BOUGHT A USED ONE AND HAVING CHANGED A LOT OF FRONT-END SUSPENSION PARTS BEFORE ALIGNING AND RE-ALIGNING. I FEEL SO HORRIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT AND CONTINUE TO BUY THESE 300 CARS TODAY. IN COMPARISON TO MY OTHER CARS, (A 1993 PONTIAC FIREBIRD AND EVEN AN OLDER CHRYSLER PRODUCT, A 1986 DAYTONA) WHICH CAN BE EASILY ALIGNED IF ALL THE RIGHT PARTS ARE IN AND WORK WELL, THE 300M SIMPLY CANNOT BE ALIGNED IT SEEMS, NO MATTER WHAT PARTS ARE CHANGED. WHAT A SHAME FOR AMERICA MANUFACTURING! SHAME!*JB

ON 04/26/06, WHILE AT A SAMS CLUB STORE, I NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL OF ONE OF THE TWO GOODYEAR EAGLE LS 225/55R17BW TIRES THAT I PURCHASED FROM WALMART AND HAD INSTALLED BY WALMART ON 03/28/06. THE TIRE WAS DETERMINED BY A TIRE ASSOCIATE AT THE SAMS CLUB STORE TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON, SO HE REMOVED THE WHEEL AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE. I AM TAKING THE TIRE BACK TO WALMART ON 04/27/06 TO GET A CREDIT TO BE APPLIED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT TIRE. *NM

1999 300M CHRYSLER "STEERING WHEEL PROBLEMS". WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2000 AT A USED DEALERSHIP WITH 30,000 MILES, EVER SINCE WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND COST US A LOT OF MONEY. ON ONE OCCASION WHERE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ALL OF SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ITSELF AND LUCKILY IT WAS NOT BUSY ON THE ROAD AND SAFELY PULLED ON THE SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND PAY $1400 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL. AS OF TODAY, AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSES ITS STEERING AND IT JUST KEEP ROLLING AND IT SO LOOSE. I CONTACTED AND DID NOT WANT TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY OR EVEN OFFER ME A DISCOUNT TO FIX IT. THEY SAID WARRANTY WAS UP. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE LACK OF ATTENTION FROM CHRYSLER TO MY PROBLEM AND I THINK ITS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. *NM

I HAVE HAD MY 300M FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK DEVELOPING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE CRACK QUICKLY GREW FROM ABOUT 1 INCH TO ABOUT 7 INCHES IN A MATTER OF DAYS. I HAD A LOCAL COMPANY COVER THE DAMAGE BUT THERE WAS NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE RELIABILITY OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THESE ISSUES, I HAVE FOUND THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYONE THAT OWNS A 300M HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM INCLUDING MY SISTER. I READ THAT THE TEAR IN THE DASH IS BECAUSE THE DASH IS THINNER AROUND THE AIRBAG TO ALLOW DEPLOYMENT, THUS A PRICEY REPAIR (REPLACEMENT). I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PICK UP THE TAB ON THIS ONE. *JB

IN 10/2005, 1999 CHRYSLER 300 M WAS PURCHASED. TWO WEEKS LATER, LIGHTS WOULD START FLICKERING ON INSIDE OF CAR. IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD, ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, AND CAR WOULD NOT START UP. CAR WAS JUMPED WITH BATTERY VAC, ALLOWED CAR PERFORMANCE FOR ONE TRIP. SAME DAY, BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND CAR WOULD START, BUT INSIDE LIGHT FLICKERING WAS STILL A PROBLEM. IN 11/2005, CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WARRANTY'S BODY SHOP. BODY SHOP CLAIMS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. BODY SHOP SAYS THEY JUMPED VEHICLE; WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, CAR OPERATED CORRECTLY WITH NO MORE INSIDE LIGHT FLICKERING FAILURE. ON 4/16/2006, CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND REQUIRED JUMP FROM BATTERY VAC; JUMP ONLY ALLOWED CAR ONE TRIP, CAR FAILS TO START UP AGAIN. *NM

3" CRACK IN PASSENGER SIDE DASH WHERE THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED FROM. I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. *JB

THERE IS A 10 TO 12 INCH VERTICAL CRACK WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS IN THE DASH. IS THIS SAFE? COULD THE AIRBAG RELEASE WITHOUT AN IMPACT? THIS STARTED AS A SMALL 1-2 INCH CRACK AND HAS INCREASED IN SIZE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *JB

I OWN A '99 CHRYSLER 300M. THE DASH HAS DEVELOP A 10" VERTICAL CRACK ON THE DASH ABOVE THE AIR-BAG. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR 300M'S, ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THESIS A FLAW IN MANUFACTURING AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *JB

MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M HAS DEVELOPED 2 CRACKS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD, ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE CRACKS FORM ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND ALWAYS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AIR BAG. I TRIED TO GET THE CRACKS REPAIRED, BUT NO ONE IS WILLING TO DO THE WORK DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIR BAG. I BELIEVE THIS IS MUCH MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THAN SIMPLY A COSMETIC ONE DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THE AIR BAG IS DESIGNED TO DEPLOY WITH A GIVEN AMOUNT OF FORCE. IN MY CAR, THE AMOUNT OF FORCE NECESSARY TO BREAK THROUGH THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL IS FACTORED INTO THE FORCE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DASH IS ALREADY CRACKED, THE AIR BAGS MAY (NOTE, I DID NOT SAY "WILL"--I'M NOT A CHRYSLER ENGINEER) DEPLOY TOO FORCEFULLY, THEREBY CAUSING GREATER INJURIES TO A PASSENGER-SIDE OCCUPANT. IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE DASH WON'T BREAK AWAY PROPERLY, CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DASHBOARD FOAM OR OTHER MATERIAL TO BE PROJECTED TOWARD THE FACE AND BODY OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE OCCUPANT AND CAUSING LACERATIONS AND/OR EYE INJURIES THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ENCOUNTERED IN A MEDIUM-SPEED FRONT-END COLLISION. AND IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE THAT IF THE DASHBOARD IS COMPROMISED, IT MAY INTERFERE WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT ALTOGETHER. PLEASE NOTE MY COMPLAINT AND TAKE ANY ACTION THAT YOUR OFFICE MAY FEEL IS NECESARY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE SEE THIS LINK FOR OTHERS WHO ARE HAVIGN THE EXACT

MY CHRYSLER 300M LOSES ITS POWER BRAKES WHENEVER IT IS COLD AND IT SEEMS DAMP OUT SIDE. THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT WORKS GOOD ENOUGH TO DRIVE BUT THE BRAKES ARE STILL SLUGGISH. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR 15 MIN TO HALF HOUR THE BRAKE BOOSTER SEEMS TO START WORKING OK. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE NO BRAKING WHEN THE CAR IS COLD SOMETIMES! AND A LOUD SUCKING SOUND COMES OUT OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER WHEN ITS HANGING UP. *JB

DASH CRACKED OVER AIR BAG. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND QUARTER PANEL. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. HOWEVER, THE FRONT AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. UPON INITIAL IMPACT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED, SHE WAS THROWN AROUND THE VEHICLE AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK AREAS. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M IN APRIL 2001 IT HAD 24000.00 MILES. WITHIN THE 6 MONTHS I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM TO GET IT REPLACED. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM AGAIN BUT EVERYTIME I TOOK IT TO BE DIAGNOSED THEY KEPT TELLING ME TO CHANGED THE TIRES OR HAVE THE TIRES BALANCED OR I NEED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL LAST WEEKEND DEC 17, 2005 WHEN THE ENTIRE WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE AXLE, HAD IT NOT HAPPENED AS MY WIFE WAS ABOUT TO PULL OUT OF OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX IT WOULD HAVE HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS ABOUT A 1000 FEET FROM OUR APARTMENT WHICH IS WHERE SHE WAS HEADED. I'VE BEEN READING THE EMAIL BOARDS AND I UNDERSTAND A LOT OF CHRYSLER 1999 300M ARE HAVING THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I STARTED NOTICING IT WHEN MY CAR WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 TO 70 MPH AND THE WHEELS WOULD VIBRATE, AND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THERE WOULD BE A CLUMPING NOSE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. ALSO WHEN MAKING TURNS IT SEEMS THE WHEEL WOULD LOOSE TRACTION WHEN IT'S WET. *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO 5500 WITH SPEED REACHING IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, NO OBSTRUCTION WAS FOUND ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL, HAZARD LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO KEEP FROM FURTHER ACCELERATION UNTIL THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO OFF SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BY DEALER AS ' HIGH IDLE', CORRECTED BY TIGHTENING THROTTLE BODY SCREW AND FIXING MISALIGNED THROTTLE BODY. REPAIR COST - $45.00. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 300M CHRYSLER. EVER SINCE HE BOUGHT THE CAR HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FLAT TIRES. HAD ABOUT FIFTEEN FLAT TIRES, NOT PUNCTURED BECAUSE THE WHEELS WILL NOT HOLD AIR. HE STATED THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER CHROME WHEELS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM AROUND THE RIM THAT CAUSED CORROSION AND THE TIRE LOSING AIR. HE STATED THIS WAS BASED ON WHAT DON SMITH TOLD HIM. HE STATES THAT DON SMITH TRIED TO GET HIM NEW TIRES A ND TRIED TO HELP HIM SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL .HE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, AND THE DEALER KEPT PUTTING HIM OFF. THE SERVICE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. THE TIRE SERVICEMAN TOLD HIM HE WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS HE OWNED THE CAR. IN JANUARY 05 HE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY TOLD HIM IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AFTER PUTTING NEW TIRES ON THE CAR. HE PUT NEW TIRES ON AND IT STILL HAPPENED. THE NEW TIRES HAVD 4,000 MILES ON THEM. HE WAS STILL HAVING FLAT TIRES. ALSO TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER LAST ON 10-03-05 AND THEY TOLD HIM THEY COULD NOT COVER IT. HIS LAST FLAT TIRE WAS ON 10-7-05.*AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - *NM

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING 2. RACK AND PINION STEERING UNIT FAILED--LOTS OF PLAY IN STEERING AND LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. 3. REPLACED RACK AND PINION UNIT--OUT OF WARRANTY--$1195.72 TO REPAIR!*JB

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING 2. AIR CONDITIONER QUIT COOLING PROPERLY. COULD SMELL A SALTY LIKE SMELL THAT TURNED OUT TO BE R-134A REFRIGERANT. EVAPORATOR WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 3. REPLACED AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR. OUT OF WARRANTY. COST $1095.12. *JB

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING 2. INPUT/OUTPUT SENSOR ON TRANSMISSION FAILED. SPEEDOMETER READ ZERO (0) WHEN MOVING. ONLY 2ND GEAR AVAILABLE. HAD TO DRIVE SIDE STREETS AT LOW SPEED TO PREVENT ENGINE FROM REVVING TOO HIGH AS IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. 3. OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR; REPLACED INPUT/OUTPUT SENSORS ON TRANSMISSION. COST $173.90. *JB

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING 2. SEVERAL POWER WINDOWS ON THE CAR HAVE STUCK CLOSED. COULDN'T ROLL DOWN WINDOW. 3. SEVERAL POWER WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPLACED ON THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I NOW HAVE A BACK GLASS THAT STICKS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAVE REPAIRED IT SEVERAL TIMES MYSELF!*JB

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. 2. RADIATOR/CONDENSER COOLING FAN BURNT UP; COULD SMELL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM FAN UNIT. BLEW 30A FUSE AND SMOKE/SMELL STOPPED. A/C QUIT WORKING DUE TO FAN QUITTING AND FUSE BLOWING. I WAS ON MY WAY BACK TO DALLAS TEXAS FROM GEORGIA WHEN THIS BLEW. LUCKILY THE CAR KEPT RUNNING ON ONE OF THE TWO FANS, AND IT WAS AT NIGHT WHEN IT WASN'T SO HOT! HAD TO REPLACE DUAL COOLING FAN UNIT. 3. REPLACED DUAL COOLING FAN UNIT AND 30A FUSE. $300.00 REPAIR DONE BY MYSELF SINCE THE CAR IS NOT IN WARRANTY. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE HAS A SPLIT IN DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED IN 2002 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE DEALER REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE THE FIRST TIME. THIS REPLACEMENT WAS AS RESULT OF A CONVERSATION THE VEHICLE OWNER HAD WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN DETROIT. THE MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT THIS TIME. THE OWNER FEELS THIS COULD RESULT IN A PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. THE SPLIT APPEARED SIX WEEKS AGO, AND CONTINUED TO GROW. *AK *JB

6" CRACK IN DASHBOARD ABOVE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *NM

DT: THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES NOT HOLDING AIR BECAUSE OF THE RIMS. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 1999. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS (BOTH) HAVE BECOME VERY CLOUDY AND IS REDUCING BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHTS. WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. OVER $300 EACH PLUS LABOR. *JB

DT: THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTEDON MAY 1, 2005. THE FIRST THING TO GO WRONG WAS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS, WHICK MADE A STATIC SOUND WHEN IT WAS TURNED OFF. THEN, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. NEXT ALL THE ELECTRICAL UNITS FLASHED. THE PROBLEM WAS CONSTANT AND ONGOING. IT OCCURRED EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IWASTURNED OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300 M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TIRES WERE LOSING AIR PRESSURE, AND HAS TO PUT AIR INTO THE TIRES ABOUT TWO OR THREE TIMES PER WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2001. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRES FIVE TIMES SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED T THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RIMS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE WHEEL PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE WHEELS HAVE CORRODED AND AS A RESULT THE TIRES CONTINUALLY GO FLAT. THE VALVE STEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO LEAK AROUND THEM AGAIN. YESTERDAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TIRE SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AGAIN. THIS TIME TO MY SURPRISE THERE WAS A HAIRLINE CRACK AMID THE CORROSION NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF THE WHEEL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CHROME WHEELS CORRODE AND ALL SHOULD TO BE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM SINCE THE REPLACEMENTS WOULD ALSO CORRODE. THE PROBLEM IS ONE OF POOR DESIGN AND THE WRONG CHOICE OF MATERIALS. I HAVE THE REPLACED WHEEL. CURRENTLY I HAVE TO AIR MY TIRES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS HAS LED TO LOWER TIRE MILEAGE AND PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED WHEEL RIM PEELED AND CAUSED THE AIR TO COME OUT OF TIRES. TWO OUT OF FOUR TIRES WERE FLAT IN THE MORNING. THEY ROTATED THEM, AND EVENTUALLY ALL FOUR TIRES BECAME FLAT. SHE TALKED TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE BEADS IN THE TIRE RUSTED AND POPPED LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ONE YEAR AGO.*AK

DT: THE CALLER STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED ON VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WHEN TURNING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN TRYING TO TURN BACK TO THE RIGHT. THE CALLER SAID HE FORCED IT AND IT TURNED, BUT NOW IT HAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN IT. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND HE COULD NOT REACH THE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE PERSON TALKED TO COULD NOT HELP HIM FOR FREE. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE HEADLIGHTS FOGGED UP AND BECAME DIRTY . THEY ARE NO LONGER EFFECTIVE DURING USE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, THEY COULD REPLACE THE COVERING OF THE LIGHTS AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MUST USE THE HIGH BEAMS AT TIMES. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. ON JULY 23, 2005 I WAS INFORMED BY THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT THE RACK & PINION WAS BADLY RUSTED, AND THAT ONE OF THE RODS WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN! THIS CAR ONLY HAD 62,000 AT THE TIME AND WAS NOT USED A A COMMUTING CAR, AND WAS TREATED VERY WELL. SIMPLY PUT, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, GIVEN THE AGE OF THE CAR AND IT'S USE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I DEALT WITH SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL 300M'S COME IN WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT LIVE IN A CLIMATE WHERE WE GET SNOW, THUS NO SALT ON THE ROADS, AND I AM NOT NEAR THE OCEAN. BASED ON THIS, AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT, ONE THAT COST ME $2300, CONVENIENTLY 1 MONTH AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE RUSTING OCCURRED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND WOULD HAVE AFFECTED TIRE WARE. THIS EXPLAINS WHY I WENT THROUGH 4 TIRES IN THE PAST YEAR. LUCKILY, THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS POTENTIALLY COULD END UP BEING LIFE THREATENING FOR SOMEONE ELSE!

MY DASH HAS A 12 INCH VERTICAL CRACK LEFT OF THE AIRBAG. THIS IS IN THE AREA OF THE DASH WERE IT IS SET IN FOR THE AIR BAG. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THIS ISN'T A HAZARD. I DON'T AGREE WITH THEM. NO ONE WILL EVEN TOUCH THE DASH IN THAT AREA TO FILL OR FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT COULD CASE THE AIR BAG NOT TO WORK! SO, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER. TO ME IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WANT IT FIXED. MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE MANUFACTURE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I READ THE WEB SITE OF COMPLAINTS ON THE DASH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 1999 300M. I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE THEM FIX THIS AND QUICK!!!

1999 CHRYSLER 300M, DRIVING ALONG FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, SUDDEN DECELERATION. BIG SCARE FOR WIFE COMING HOME IN RUSH HOUR. SPEEDOMETER READ ZERO, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. COULD NOT GET CAR TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER FORWARD GEAR, STILL WOULD GO INTO REVERSE. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK TO TOW THROUGH HOUSTON, 65 MILES TO HOME ON WEST SIDE. $165.00 FOR TOW ALONE. THIS ISSUE, I SEE, IS COMMON WITH THIS CAR. WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM??? TCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, OR TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK MAY BE TO BLAME, I THINK IT'S THE TRANSAXLE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, SINCE SPEEDO IS NOT WORKING. TRANSMISSION HAD NO PRIOR SIGN OF PROBLEMS. LOVE THOSE COMPUTERS. SURE DO HATE THEM IN MY CAR. *NM

DT: CALLER SAID THE ALLOY WHEELS OXIDIZED AND LOST AIR IN THE TIRES. ALL 4 WHEELS WERE DOING IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS. CONSUMER WAS PUTTING AIR IN TIRES, CLEANED THEM, AND BY NIGHT ALL THE TIRES WERE FLAT. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

DT: THE WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK, NONE OF THE WINDOWS GO UP OR DOWN.*AK *JB