1999 Chrysler 300m complaints

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING WHERE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. THERE IS ONE AND THREE QUARTER INCH CRACK ON DASHBOARD SECTION DIRECTLY ABOVE AIR BAG. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO EXAMINE VEHICLE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS CRACK COULD AFFECT OPERATION OF PASSENGER'S AIR BAG. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD FOUND A BUBBLE ON LEFT REAR TIRE. PREVIOUSLY HAD EXPERIENCED TWO BLOWOUTS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD ASKED THE PLACE WHERE HE BOUGHT TIRES, BUT THEY COULD NOT INDICATE WHY IT HAD BEEN HAPPENING.*AK *JB

ALL FOUR WHEEL CENTERS (CHROME WHEEL OPTION) HAVE SEPARATED FORM THEIR CLIPS AND FALLEN OFF WITHIN A PERIOD OF ABOUT 4 MONTHS. CHYSLER REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER THE PARTS APPEAR TO BE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I HAVE WORD THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE RECENTLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE THE SEPARATION OF THESE WHEEL CENTERS MAY NOT CAUSE HARM TO TH DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS, THEY MAY CAUSE HARM TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF THE CENTERS FALL OFF AT HIGH SPEED, THEY WILL BECOME UNGUIDED 3" METAL PROJECTILES TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE CAR.I HAVE CONTACTED CHYSLER, BUT THEY INTEND DO DO NOTHING OTHER THAN REPLACED THE FAILED COMPONENTS WITH IDENTICAL ONES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD.*AK

GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES ON 1999,CHRYSLER 300M. AT 18,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHICH WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THEN, AT 22,000 MILES, THERE WAS A BULGE FORMING ON SIDEWALL OF FRONT LEFT TIRE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2-3" IN DIAMETER. TIRE SIZE IS P225/55R17. *AK WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE THIRD TIRE ON REAR RIGHT BLEW OUT SIDEWALL AT 29,000 MILES. *YH

TIRES ARE WORN EXCESSIVELY, ALL 4 TIRES AFFECTED. TIRES ACCORDING TO GOODYEAR SHOULD LAST BETWEEN 20000 AND 40000 MILES.*AK GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, DOT NK43BMDR199, 17 INCH TIRES, CONSUMER STATES SPARE TIRE IS ALSO WORN. GOODYEAR STATES THAT TIRES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION AND PULLS TO THE LEFT, COULD BE SUSPENSION OR TIRE RELATED. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO PISTONS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CONSUMER STATES EVER SINCE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, IT DOES NOT RUN NORMAL NOW. ROTORS WERE REPLACED, BRAKES RESURFACED. *SLC

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

THE SOUND SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE HAS A REAR WINDOW ANTENNA WHICH HAS FAILED. THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND AN ADDITIONA EXTENDED WARRANTY CONTRACT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT LIVE UP TO THEIR WARRANTY AGREEMENT AND WILL NOT FIX THE SOUND SYSTEM. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE?

INVOLVED IN A FRONT END 50MPH ACCIDENT/AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

AT 60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO 0, TRANSMISSION STUCK, CAR DIED WHEN GAS RELEASED -- MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AS CAR STUCK IN GEAR AND WHEN STARTED COULD NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. *AK

CONSUMER HAS A CHRYSLER VEHICLE. 2 ORIGINAL FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOBBLED/VIBRATED & PULLED TO RIGHT. EVERY 3,000 MILES OUTSIDES WORE OUT, 7 HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALL SHOWED SIGNS DIFFERENTLY. CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF TIRES. ORIGINALS HAD PREMATURE BALDING & HYDROPLAINED. SIZE P225/55R17, DOT#M600BMWR3400. *AK WEAR OF TIRES COULD BE RELATED TO A SUSPENSION PROBLEM, TIRES ARE GOODYEAR EAGLE. *SLC

TIRES WORN OUT AT 16OO MILES -CONTACTED GOODYEAR -FILE #428295 OR A428295-THEY PRORATED THEM AT A COST OF $300-CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID"THERE IS A QUESTION OF COMPATABILITY" WITH THE TIRES ON THE 300M-CONTACTED CHRYSLER-FILE # 7988374-SPOKE WITH JILL-SHE ADVISED ME THAT GOODYEAR SOLD "DEFECTIVE" TIRES TO THEM AND THEY WOULS NOT CO-PAY-SHE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT JERGEN SHREEMP 798 8374 AT CHRYSLER-WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I DIDNT SEE THOSE WORN TIRES -EXPECTING 40,000 MILES + IN MILAGE?????-PLEASE-STOP THEM AT ONCE AND INSIST THAT WE BE FULLY COMPENSATED FOR LOSS-TANKING YOU IN ADVANCE-BILL SMITH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN WHEN FLOORING GAS PEDAL. I WAS ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THROTTLE REMAINED OPEN AS I TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON (ALTERNATING FULL POWER AND NO POWER WHILE PROCEDING TO NEXT EXIT OF HIGHWAY.) AT FULL STOP, I COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ENGINE, AND PLACED SHIFT LEVER IN PARK. I STARTED CAR AGAIN AND IT RACED TO MAX RPM, AND FINALLY RELEASED THROTTLE. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING UNREGULAR LOCKING AND VIBRATION. ROCKING AT 20 AND 70 MPH COMING FROM FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TWO FRONT GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES. *AK

CAR IS A LEMON AND CAN'T BE FIXED BY DEALERS. VERY UNHAPPY WITH FIRST CHRYSLER PRODUCT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED.

CAR SHIMMIES AND STEERING WHEEL CONSTANTLY SHAKES BETWEEN 30-80 KM/H. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WHICH SOLVED PROBLEMS WHICH CAME BACK 4 MONTHS LATER.*AK

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES P225/55R17 A TOTAL OF 14 TIMES DUE TO SHAKING STEERING WHEEL, OVAL SHAPED TIRES, AND BUBBLES, CONSUMER STATES DEALER DID MANY ALIGNMENTS AND TIRE ROTATIONS. *SLC

GOODYEAR TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND ONE TIRE WAS OUT OF ROUND, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, AND PEDAL HIT FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DEFECT. *YH

CONSUMER STARTED TO HEAR A NOISE ,LIKE A METAL TO METAL NOISE IN JUNE 28,2000. DEALER ORDERED 4 PARTS, ALL BUT ONE DID NOT COME IN ,AN ADAPTER PART #5017701AA. IN THE MEANTIME, DEFECT HAS GRAUALLY GOTTING WORSE. CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING MORE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AND NOISE WAS LOUDER. PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE JUN 28 2000, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN PART WILL ARRIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH AND CHANGING LINE TO THE MIDDLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER LOST THE STEERING AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AND VEHICLE STALLING. *ET

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CAR PUT IN PARK AND DRIVER EXITED CAR TO OPEN GARAGE. CAR JUMPED INTO GEAR AND CRASHED INTO GARAGE DOOR AFTER DRIVER HAD GOTTEN TO GARAGE DOOR. DRIVER HAD EXITED THE CAR AND WALKED AT LEAST TEN FEET BEFORE CAR STATRTED TO MOVE INDICATING THAT IT JUMPED INTO GEAR AFTER THE DRIVER HAD EXITED.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS MALFUNCTIONED, NEEDED TO CHANGED, AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. CHRYSLER HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTORS WITH DIFFERENT MODEL OF VEHICLES. *AK THE BAD BRAKE ROTORS ALSO CAUSED FRONT WHEELS TO SHIMMY. *YH

CONSUMERS HAS A GEAR SHIFT LOCK THAT IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY FEATURE. CONSUMERS SON TOOK THE GEAR SHIFT OUT OF PARK & ROLLED ACROSS THE STREET INTO A BRICK WALL. DEALER ISN'T ASSISTING THE CONSUMER IN THIS MATTER & FEELS THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE AT FAULT. THE KEY IS SUPPOSE TO BE TURNED OR STARTED & THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE BEFORE PUULED OUT OF GEAR. *AK *JB

THERE WERE VARIOUS SYMPTOMS WHICH SEEM TO HAVE CULMINATED IN THE CRASH ON 6/29. THE FIRST TIME TIRES WERE ROTATED, ONE TIRE COULD ONLY BE "ALMOST" BALANCED; I DROVE THE CAR FROM CHAS., SC TO ATLANTA HAD A FLAT TIRE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A DEFECTIVE RIM NOT TIRE. RECENTLY HAD TIRES ROTATED AND ALIGNMENT DONE. CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT; TOOK IT BACK NOW CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. EVENING OF 6/29 ON I-26 EAST-BOUND EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CAR SPUN OUT AND HIT CENTER RETAINING WALL. NO INJURIES OTHER THAN SEAT-BELT BRUISES. WAITING FOR ESTIMATE ON DAMAGE - ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE DAMAGED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND ON THE DOORS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING AN IRREGULAR ROCKING/VIBRATION FROM FRONT END WHILE TRAVELING FROM 18-72 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK DEALER SAYS TIRE ARE BAD. *YH

AFTER TURNING ON ENGINE AND PUTTING GEAR INTO REVERSE, AUTOMOBILE QUICKLY WENT BACKWARDS AT A 50 TO 60 MPH, CRASHED INTO NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AND INTO A TREE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO CIRCLE, AND THEN HIT ANOTHER TREE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO NECK AND KNEE. WITNESSES STATED THAT ENGINE WAS VERY LOUD. DAMAGE DONE TO LEFT SIDE DOORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON "NON CROWN" ROAD VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL AND VENT LEAKED FLUID 3 TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DUE TO ICE INSIDE THE RUBBER BOOT OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP . DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SHAKES & SHIMMIES; WOBBLES & BOBBLES. STEERING SOMEWHAT UNPREDICTABLE. GOODYEAR TIRES REBALANCED 5 TIMES, AND 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS BY DEALER. REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AT 12K. STILL SHIMMIES/BUMPS/VIBRATES. INSTALLED THIRD SET OF TIRES (MICHELIN) AT 25K. AT 26K AFTER 2 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS, 6 TIRE REBALANCES, AND 3RD SET OF TIRES, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE AND WOBBLE AND STEERING SEEMS A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS.

MY VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SHIMMY/VIBRATION BETWEEN 55 AND 65MPH WHICH IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE DEALER HAS PUT ON THREE SETS OF TIRES AND WHEELS AND HAS DONE MUTIPLE WHEEL BALANCING. THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND THE CHRYSLER FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE HAS ADMITTED THE DIAMLER/CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEIR ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE ITO THE THE DEALER 14 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEIR FINAL ANSWER LAST WEEK WAS THAT NEITHER THE DEALER OR DIAMLER/CHRYSLER WILL ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN AND THAT I SHOULD FILE UNDER THE GEORGIA LEMON LAW FOR COMPENSATION. I AM NOT SURE WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES SO CONSEQUENTLY THE MULTI-CHOICE COMPONENT LIST. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS WHEEL OR TIRE RELATED AFTER ALL OF THE CHANGES BUT CHRYSLER DOES BLAME THE GOODYEAR TIRES, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NEVER SWAPPED THEM FOR ANY OTHER BRAND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAS BEEN SHARED WITH OTHER 300M OWNERS ON THE WEB. IT IS PARTICULARLY SEVERE IN HOT WEATHER AND IN RAINY CONDITIONS. IF THE MANUFACTURER ADMITS TO A DEFECT, THEN I BELIEVE IT IS REQUIRED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.

RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS WENT OUT. NOW LEFT SIDES ARE GOING OUT. CHRYSLER CORP WILL NOT REPLACE LEFT WINDOWS. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE IF DOOR IS JAMMED.

DASHBOARD IS IN TWO DIFFERENT COLORS. WHERE IT MAKES THE DIVISION OF COLORS , IT MAKES GLARE ON WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

BINDING/GROANING SOUND FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE AS STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER CAN NOT LOCATE OR REPAIR AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS. BINDING SOUND COULD POTENTIALLY BE A SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULD A FRONT STEERING COMPONENT FAIL.

ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY SURFACE, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN.TURNED THE BRAKES OFF AND DRIVER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND DRIVER COULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THESE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH VEHICLE STARTED REVVING AND LEAPED FORWARD. DRIVER COULD NOT STOP VHICLE EVEN THOUGH HE JUMPED ON THE BRAKES. DRIVER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, IT TOOK OFF IN REVERSE WITHOUT PEDAL APPLICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SECOND TIME REPORTED TO NHSTA DEFINATE SAFETY HAZARD ON NEW CHRYSLER 300M AND POSSIBLY OTHER MODELS. CAR JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND FLEW INTO REVERSE WITH THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. HIT A DUMPSTER THEN WENT FORWARD 200 FT INTO A TREE. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. OWNERS STATE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY. SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGISTERED ON THIS SITE WITH NO INVESTIGATION TO DATE. LEGAL ADVISORY WITH CASE ACTION TO FOLLOW.

VEHICLE SURGED OUT OF PARK IN REVERSE WITH THROTTLE WIDE OPEN AND CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER AND THEN WENT FORWARD 200 FT INTO A TREE. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. OWNER STATES A DEFINATE HAZARD TO DRIVE CAR WITHOUT FULL INVESTIGATION. SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON THIS SITE WITH NO INVESTIGATION OF NHSTA REPORTED. LEGAL ADVISORY OF CASE ACTION.

FROM IDLE, THROTTLE JAMMED WIDE OPEN WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THROTTLE CABLE REMAINED STUCK OPEN AFTER ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. INCIDENT MAY BE SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTED INCIDENTS FOR CHRYSLER LHS (ODI ID'S: 701997, 832642). LHS SHARES DRIVE TRAIN WITH 300M AND MAY HAVE SIMILAR THROTTLE.

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IDLING. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE,THE ENGINE RACED FULL THROTTLE AND CAR CRASHED INTO CANS. WHEN PUT INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE PARK,CAR TOOK OFF FORWARD WITH TIRES BURNING SO MUCH SMOKE, VISIBILITY WAS IMPOSSIBLE.CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND CRASHED THROUGH WOODED AREA INTO A TREE. ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL IGNITION KEY REMOVED. FOOT WAS NEVER ONCE ON THE ACCELERATOR. SEEMED THROTTLE WAS SOMEHOW STUCK WIDE OPEN. SPEED UNCERTAIN AS IT WENT APPROX 200 FT BEFORE CRASHING AND TIRE SMOKE WAS SO THICK. THREE PEOPLE WITNESSED INCIDENT.

GAUGE INDICATES THAT VEHICLE IS IN PARK BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFTER IS ACTUALLY LOCKED INTO THE PARK POSITION. OWNER HAS MISTAKENLY THOUGHT HE HAD PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE PARK WAS FULLY ENGAGED, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A TREE AS A RESULT. *AK *ML

LOSS OF DIFFERENTIAL FLUID CAUSED BY A FAULTY VENT TUBE ON UPPER PORTION OF TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL. FLUID LOSS STARTED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF PURCHASE AND WITHIN 389 MILES.

WINDSHIELD DESIGN ALLOWS FOR DISTORTED VIEW CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME DIZZY.

VEHICLE HAS A PLASTIC BUMPER WHICH ABSORBS ANY RESIDUE AND WILL NOT COME OFF. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MATERIALS MADE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ARE DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD REFECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD WHICH CAUSES POOR DISABILITY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE AT THIS TIME. *AK

MADE A MODERATELY HARD STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE BOWLING BALL WHICH WAS IN THE TRUNK, KNOCKED THE REAR SEAT BACK FLAT AND WENT FLYING FORWARD HITTING THE DRIVERS BACK SEAT.