1999 Chrysler 300m complaints

2 TRANSMISSIONS SENSOR FAILURES: (1) 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (2) JULY 2003 COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE: AUGUST 26 2003 - 42,000 MILES VEHICLE WAS INTO THE DEALER 6 MONTHS AGO FOR SHIFTING FAILURES - "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" WAS THE RESPONSE AND NOW A COMPLETE FAILURE. *NLM

THE SPEED SENSOR HAS FAILED TWICE IN MY CAR. THE CAR GETS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR OR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. *AK

WAS STRUCK ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR BY ONCOMING VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT. *AK

THE WHEELS OF OUR 1999 CHRYSLER 300M HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE CHROME PLATING OVER THE ALUMINUM. IT IS SCALING AND CORRODING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RIM, SO AN AIR SEAL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. WE HAVE HAD OCCASION WHEN EMPLOYEES HAVE TAKEN THE CAR AND FOUND IT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT - ONLY TO FIND THAT THE AIR PRESSURE HAS BEEN DEPLETED TO 10-15 PSI.*AK

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M HAS SPLIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE AIR BAG. MY CAR HAS 36,00 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN A GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME. I AM CONCERNED THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. CHRYSLER IS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE YEAR WARRANTY IS OUT. THE DASH SHOULD CERTAINLY OUTLAST THE FIRST SET OF TIRES AND THE ORIGINAL BATTERY. I ALSO KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER 300M'S WITH SPLITS IN THE SAME SPOT. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG?*AK

I HAVE REPLACED 7 GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY 1999 300M AS WELL AS ONE CHROME RIM (SEVERAL SERIOUS BLOWOUTS). THE DRIVER & PASSENGER WINDOW MOTORS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HAVE MYSTERIOUS 2 INCH DASHBOARD CRACK NEAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. REPLACED SENSORS (CRANK CASE?). CHAFING WIRES CAUSE UNEXPECTED STALLS & FAILURES. LOCAL DEALER TRYING TO DIAGNOSE CURRENT PROBLEM-CAR STALLS AFTER SHIFT INTO DRIVE. AFRAID TO KEEP A CAR WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES. LOVE THE LOOK & ROOM OF THE CAR BUT MAY BE TOO DANGEROUS TO RISK STALLING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65MPH OR MISSING AN INTERVIEW. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD, A CRACK EXISTS ON THE WHOLE LEFT LINE OF THE AIRBAG. NOW, ANOTHER CRACK IS FORMING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG LINE. I KNOW OF ANOTHER 300M THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT BECAUSE MY CAR IS PAST THE FACTORY WARRANTY (53,000 MILES). EVEN THAT BEING THE CASE, I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED IF THIS COULD AFFECT THE WAY THE AIRBAG WILL PERFORM, OR CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY WHEN IT IS NOT INTENDED TO. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND INQUIRIES ON THIS SUBJECT. *NLM

LEFT REAR WINDOW STUCK IN UP POSITION. WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. PAID FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED, YET I SEE A REAL "HISTORY" OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT FOR BOTH THIS CAR AND IT'S "SISTER" - THE INTREPID. *PH

I OWN A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M.PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2001. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG.WHEN I ASKED THE SALESMAN ABOUT IT, HE SAID THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED SOMETHING ELECTRICAL UNDER THE DASH AND PROBABLY HAD TO GO INTO THE SYSTEM AT THAT POINT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6 MOS. THE DASH START TO SPLIT IN A VERTICLE LINE ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER SAID THAT HE COULD NOT REPLACE THE DASH UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED AND WAS ONLY COSMETIC. I TRIED TO CONVINCE THE MANAGER THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. BUT INSTEAD OF CHRYSLER BACKING THEIR PRODUCT AND FOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, REPLACING THE DASH, THEY REPAIRED IT ONE MORE TIME, AND THEY GAVE ME A CHEAP DASH BOARD COVER TO "HIDE" THE DEFECT - WHICH SLIDES ALL OVER THE PLACE EVERY TIME I TURN THE CAR. I DO NOT WISH TO USE THE STICKY TAPE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AS I FEAR IT WILL LEAVE GUMMY SUBSTANCE MELTED INTO THE DASH CAUSING MORE DEPRECIATION OF THE CAR. ONE OF THE SERVICE PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT THE SPLIT IS OCCURRING IN THE SEAM OF THE DASH WHERE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY AND THAT IT IS COMMON! OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DASH. I THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN MICHIGAN, AGAIN NOTHING BUT A LOT OF EXCUSES AND NO ONE WILLING TO REALLY LISTEN TO MY COMPLAINT. I AM NOT TRYING TO ASK FOR SOMETHING UNREASONABLE, I AM ONLY ASKING CHRYSLER TO FIX SOM

CONSUMER REQUESTED COPIES OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 1999 CHRYSLER 300M AND THE 2003 YEAR 300M SPECIAL CARS.*MR *TS (INFO REQUEST) *CB *JB

POWER STEERING RACK FALURE AT ONLY 70,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS WAY TO PREMATURE FOR THIS FALURE. MY COST, ALMOST $1,400. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER TO HELP AT ALL.

INITIALLY IN MAY 2002, I HAD TO REPLACE A RIM ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M BECAUSE IT HAD CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION (THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN WHO DISCOVERED IT). NOW, IN 2003, THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE REFILLED EVERY WEEK OR TWO. WHEN CONTACTING THE SERVICE CENTER WHERE I HAD THE WORK DONE, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE 300M & TOWN & COUNTRY MINI-VANS SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS AS I'M DESCRIBING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE HEADLIGHT LENSES START TO TURN FROM CLEAR TO A WHITE CLOUDY COLOR, CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD. *AK

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TRANSMISSION HUNG IN 2ND GEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. 31,000 MILES. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL 4 TIRES CRACKED ALONG THE SIDEWALL. THE TOTAL USAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 33,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TIRES LOST PRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT. *TS *CB *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT RIGHT RIM CRACKED DOWN THE MIDDLE OF RIM. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER DISCOVERED VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO CRANK ITSELF WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION AND NO ONE INSIDE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY STARTER SOLENOID THAT WAS SHORTING, CAUSING CRANKING OF THE MOTOR.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED LOOSE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, RACK AND PINION STEERING WORE OUT. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG HAS CREATED ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL SO AS TO CAUSE A 6 INCH VERTICAL SPLIT IN THE MATERIAL. IS THIS AN INDICATION THAT THE AIR BAG COULD PREMATURELY DISCHARGE AND POSSIBLY PRESENT A HAZARD TO A PASSENGER AND/OR STARTLE THE DRIVEN SUFFICIENTLY SO AS THE PRECIPITATE AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

ON 9/16/2002 TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED.VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. *AK

WARPED ROTORS, TWO TRANSMISSION SENSOR RELATED FAILURES AND HEAVY PULSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING. *MR PH

AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE SEAT BACK RECLINING BOLT 03 V 035 000 WAS PERFORMED, DEFECT OCCURRED. *TT

THE DASH BOARD WAS SPLITTING. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHICH MAY CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

THE DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A LONG SPLIT/CRACK ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *JB

LAST EVENING, I LOST STEERING POWER. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE! I HAVE A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN JULY 2000 WHEN I COMPLAINED OF NOISE IN THE STEERING AND I WAS TOLD THEN BY THE DEALER THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING RACK ON THE 1999 300M - APPARENTLY THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE PART, AND BECAUSE IT WAS BEING REPLACED WITH THE SAME MODEL PIECE, THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AT THE TIME MY CAR HAD 23,482 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME LAST NIGHT THAT THE STEERING RACK HAS NOW BEEN REDESIGNED. THE COST TO REPLACE IT WILL BE $1,156.95 PLUS TAX. MY CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 51,200 MILES ON IT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND REQUESTED, THAT SINCE THIS WAS NOT ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR, AND SINCE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING, THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT. THEY ARGUED THAT SINCE THEY PAID FOR THE FIRST REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY IT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL AND SINCE I DID NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I VERY NICELY TOLD THEM THAT IN MY OPINION, THE FACT THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND THE SAME PART WAS PUT BACK IN, IT MOST CERTAINLY IS THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE ROADS OR A SEVERE ACCIDENT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE TAKEN PLACE, AND A LAWSUIT WOULD BE FILED AGAINST THEM. THEY TOLD ME THE ONLY RECOURSE I HAD WAS TO ASK FOR A DISCOUNT

THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR ALMOST LOCKED UP, WHICH COULD HAVE DISABLED THE VEHICLE. *JB

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND A CRACK IN THE DASH. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAD STUCK SHUT DUE TO THE TIGHT SEAL DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE WIND NOISE, AND THE CRACK IN THE DASH WAS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND APPEARED WHERE THE MATERIAL WAS STRETCHED OVER THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TWO MONTHS OLD, THE FRONT WHEEL ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED IN THE FIRST YEAR, BEFORE 50K A DEFECTIVE BEARING ON THE COOLING FAN WAS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED. *MR *SCC *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS TORN IN TWO. *NLM

THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRBAG. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM....*AK

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER. *JB

THE RECLINER BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE BACK SEAT TO COLLAPSE. *JB

HAD TO REPLACE MOTORS IN BOTH REAR WINDOWS AND THE WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DUE TO THE BROKEN TAB AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. ACCORDING TO THE SALVAGE YARD OWNER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. FRONT END ALSO SHIMMIES HAD ALIGNMENT DIDN'T FULLY CORRECT PROBLEM.*JB

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING OUR 1999 CHRYSLER 300M, WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING, THAT MEANT THAT EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING THE STEERING, GAS, ETC. AND THEN I FOUND THAT IF I DON'T WARM THE CAR UP FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR TO 45 MINUTES IT WILL STOP AND WHILE WARMING THE CAR UP IT WILL STOP AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE PROCESS. MY FRIEND ALSO HAS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M AND HERS RECENTLY STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK THIS A VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE PARTICULAR CARS AND CHRYSLER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *JB

RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN. RIGHT FRONT WAS FIXED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT IS NO LONGER COVERED. CAR ONLY HAS 22000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME.

VEHICLE STALLS EVERYTIME IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE.WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR VEHICLE HAS TO WARMED UP BEFORE IT CAN MOVE.

DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON/OFF WHEN HEAD LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION. THE AUTOMATIC HEAD LIGHT SWITCH IS NO LONGER RELIABLE. LIGHTS NEED TO TURNED ON/OFF MANUALLY. AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 300M, THIS FAULTY SWITCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. ONE YEAR LATER, INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS NOW BLINK ON/OFF CAUSING DISTRACTION. DRIVERS SEAT POSITION BUTTON IS NOW STARTING TO MOVE UP AND BACK DURING INCORRECT TIMES. AT TIMES SEAT POWER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. TOTALLY ELECTRICAL???

CONSUMER HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH BOTH FEET IN ORDER TO DEPRESS PEDAL AND BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. PH

PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT HAS FAILED. I HAVE CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED. TO REPALCE IS OVER $1000.00.

1999 CHRYSLER 300M LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD HAS DASH SPLITTING WHERE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG IS PLACED. DEALER REFERED ME TO A VINYL REPAIR PLACE WHO HAD REPAIRED SEVERAL OTHERS FOR THEM. REPAIRMAN REFUSED TO REPAIR FOR FEAR OF POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE WITH PROPER OPERATION OF AIR BAG. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN MANY WITH SAME PROBLEM.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A MECHANICAL BREAK DOWN OF THE VACUM ASSIST UNIT. SIMILAR TO BELOW PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IN 2002. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND SEEMS TO BE IN GREAT DEMAND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHEN IT GOES - YOU HAVE NO BRAKES! LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT WORK AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. RESULTS : 1 | ALL RECORDS DISPLAYED MAKE : CHRYSLER MODEL : 300M YEAR : 1999 CRASH : NO FIRE : NO NUMBER OF INJURIES: 0 ODI ID NUMBER : 10000136 DATE OF FAILURE: DECEMBER 8, 2002 COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

HILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND PUT INTO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS...*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS. *AK

BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AS A RESULT OF A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE VACUUM ASSIST/MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM.

THE DASH BOARD BEGAN TO RIP AT THE AIR BAG COMPONENT ON THE PASSAGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY STATING THAT IT IS COSMETIC. DT

SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY A DIFFERENT CONSUMER. SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ENGINE STALLS. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM TWICE IN 6 MONTHS! BOTH TIMES THE TRANSAXLE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED. DT

THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO GENERATE A HIGH LEVEL OF STATIC ELECTRICITY, OR IT'S VERY SENSITIVE TO IT. I RECEIVE ELECTRICAL SHOCKS WHEN STARTING THE CAR. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CLOTHING I WEAR. DT

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY SEVERAL DEALERSHIP, NONE OF THEM CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

FRONT END NOISE/PULLING FROM DATE PURCHASED, NO CAUSE FOUND AT DEALER. COMPLAINED ABOUT NOISE AND PULLING TO ONE SIDE THROUGHOUT WARRANTY. BALANCED/ROTATED TIRES NO HELP. AFTER NEW TIRES @62K-STEERING BECAME SLOPPY W/3" OF PLAY. DIAGNOSED AS STEERING RACK FAILURE. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***770151

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THE FRONT POWER SEAT ADJUSTER AND SEAT TRACKS MOVED FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS WHEN MAKING STOPS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT ADJUSTER DRIVE BLOCK SCREWS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY (TSB# 23-19-01) BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STILL MOVED. *MR *NLM