2000 Chrysler 300m complaints

CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING SOUND WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE SEAT. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BROKE AND THE CONSUMER FELL BACKWARDS. *PH

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT DASHBOARD LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FLICKERED. WHEN THE LIGHTS FLICKERED THEY FULLY ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

RIMS CORRODED WHERE THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE SEALED AGAINST THE RIM. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE FLATTENED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

STEERING RACK FAILED AT 51,000 MILES. EXCESSIVE PLAY, LOOSE, LOCKING ON TURNS, EXCESSIVE NOISE. REPLACED BY OWNER SINCE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR AS WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *LA

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. VEHICLE LOST POWER MOMENTARILY. LATER IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.....................................*JB

THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD LOCATED OVER THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER ONLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH ADVISED CONSUMER TO HAVE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD REPLACED. ALSO, IT WAS INDICATED THAT THIS PROCEDURE COULD MODIFY THE AIR BAG'S EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD FRONT END NOISE, AND VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT RIGHT FRONT STRUT BROKE. *AK

THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED FORWARD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT SEAT RECLINER BOLT.*AK

STEERING WHEEL COVER PEELING, WHEEL HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER ONCE BEFORE. (14,000 MILES). *LA

SEAT WOBBLES AND LEANS FORWARD / AFTER WHEN ACCELERATING DECELERATING. *LA

DOOR LOCK BUZZING AND FAILURE TO UNLOCK DOOR. OCCASIONALLY DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE UNTIL THE ELECTRIC LOCK IS TOGGLED A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE MANUAL BUTTON IS PULLED UP. OFTEN TIMES THE BUTTON WILL NOT PULL UP UNLESS THE ELECTRIC SWITCH IS TOGGLED FIRST. I HAVE EXITED CAR ON OCCASION TO HAVE THE DOOR STILL BE LOCKED WHEN I ATTEMPT TO OPEN IT (DOOR SHOULD UNLOCK UPON OPENING FROM INSIDE). TALKED TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED IT WAS DUE TO "POSSIBLY PLAYING WITH THE LOCKS BY MY CHILDREN" FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED LESS THEN ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE. *LA

TIRE PRESSURE DROPS WEEKLY. I MUST CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE AT LEAST EVERY OTHER WEEK OR IT WILL DROP BELOW 20 PSI. I USUALLY RUN MY TIRES AT THE MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE TO REDUCE THE INTERVAL AT WHICH I MUST CHECK THE TIRES. REPLACED TIRES AND CHANGED BRANDS WITHOUT ANY DIFFERENCE. RIGHT FRONT TIRE LOOKED LOW AND WAS CHECKED TO BE AT 26 PSI. I HIT A POTHOLE ON THE WAY HOME AND PUT A SEVERE DENT IN THE RIM. TIRE WENT FLAT APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER. (SPEED AT 45 MPH). REPLACED FRONT WHEEL/TIRE WITH FULL SIZE SPARE. REAR TIRE WHICH HAD 30 PSI WENT FLAT AND ROLLED OFF THE RIM IN A CORNER WITHIN 5 MINUTES. REAR RIM ALSO HAD A DENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A CORROSION SEALING ISSUE. THE RIMS ARE 17" ALUMINUM WITH STEEL CENTER CAP MOUNTING BRACKETS AND BOLTED TO A STEEL HUB. I WILL PAINT THE NEW RIMS AND HUBS TO PREVENT THE STEEL TO ALUMINUM CONTACT WHICH HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE CORROSION BY A DIFFERENT DEALER. *LA

WHEEL CENTER CAP FALLS OFF. RUSTED THROUGH SPINDLE DUST COVER. WHEEL CENTER CAP IS HELD IN PLACE BY STEEL SPRING TABS. THE RIM IS ALUMINUM. THE CENTER CAPS START GETTING LOOSE AND WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING FOLLOWED BY THEM BRAKING AND FALLING OFF. THIS LAST TIME WHEN I GOT THE TIRES REPLACED THE TIRE INSTALLER INFORMED ME THAT SEVERE CORROSION WAS TAKING PLACE AND THAT THE SPINDLE DUST COVER HAD RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING MOISTURE AND DIRT TO ATTACK MY WHEEL BEARINGS. THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST TURNED THREE YEARS OLD AND I EXPECT THE WHEEL CENTER CAPS AND SPINDLE DUST COVERS SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A YEAR EACH. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE WHEEL CENTER COVER(S) ARE TO BE REPLACED. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE WEATHER IN VA. I ALSO NOTED SEVERAL 300M VEHICLES IN PARKING LOTS WITH THE CENTER CAPS FLOPPING AROUND OR MISSING. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT OF COMBINING STEEL WITH ALUMINUM WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE COATING OR INSULATOR TO STOP THE CORROSION. *LA

UNABLE TO ADJUST VEHICLE TOE. DEALER REPLACED STEERING WHEEL DUE TO PEELING AND DID A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND OIL CHANGE. VEHICLE CAME BACK WITH STEERING WHEEL COCKED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE BACK AND IT WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE WHEEL STRAIGHT. I RAN THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES WHEN THE TIRE DEALER ADMITTED THE TOE ADJUSTER WAS FROZEN ON ONE SIDE AND THAT HE AND POSSIBLY THE MECHANIC BEFORE HAD SET BOTH WHEELS TO A SLIGHTLY TOE'D OUT CONDITION TO ALLOW THE STEERING WHEEL TO BE STRAIGHT. OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL COCKED AT A SLIGHT ANGLE. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THE ADJUSTER HAS BEEN "STUCK" OF FROZEN SINCE THE FIRST TRIP TO THE DEALER. *LA

ONE WEEK AGO A 3" SPLIT APPEARED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD VINYL NEAR THE AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS IN SOMEWAY RELATED TO, OR IS GOING TO AFFECT, THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR IN MANY 1999 AND 2000 300M'S. FOUR YEARS SEEMS MUCH TOO EARLY FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS TO OCCUR. THE VINYL IS STILL RESILIENT AND PLIABLE, NOT HARD OR BRITTLE. MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (ALLEN JAY) TELLS ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THEY SUGGESTED I SEE ABOUT HAVING REPAIRED BY SOMEONE WHO DOES VINYL REPAIR. IN MY OPINION THIS WOULD FURTHER AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

STEERING: LOOSE FEEL IN STEERING WHEEL/CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING BOX AT END OF STEERING COLUMN BEHIND MOTOR. *LA

WHEN MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M WAS UNDER WARRANTY, MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THERE WAS A BUZZING OR SCREECHING SOUND WHEN YOU TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY, WITH THE REMOTE, OR WHILE DRIVING WITH THE 15 MPH AUTO LOCK FEATURE. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. ON 10/10/03, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST ME $220.96 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ACTUATOR. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO RECALL THESE FAULTY COMPONENTS? *LA

THE DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS COMING APART. THE DRIVER IS ABLE TO SEE THE LINING OF THE AIR BAG. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR DRIVER'S SIDE RECLINER. HOWEVER,IT WAS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RECLINER THAT BROKE. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED BACK INJURY WHEN HE SAT IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT AFTER HAVING BACK SURGERY AND THE BOLTS BROKE. *AK

NAR 9-8-03. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW OR THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. *CB

ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES THE STEEL BELTS ARE SHOWING THROUGH. TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK TECHNICIAN CALLED TIRE "BALD" FROM RUNNING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THERE WERE NO SEVERE INDICATIONS OF MIS-ALIGNMENT WEAR. ONLY ONE TIRE FAILED AS DESCRIBED. INSPECTION REVEALED SAME BELT EXPOSURE ON TWO MORE TIRES. *PH *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND TO TURNS DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SCC *JB

YEAR 2000 MODEL CHRYSLER 300M. DASHBOARD CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE. CRACK IS VERTICAL, AND IS NOT 2 " LONG. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS THAT COULD ACCOUNT FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK. STEERING BENDS WHILE TURNING*TS *JB

DASH CRACKING AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG

WINDOWS STICK TO WEATHER STRIPING/MOLDING CAUSING MOTORS TO STOP WORKING. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX REAR WINDOWS, SO THEY NO LONGER OPEN. MOTORS ARE BURNING OUT BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE WEATHER STRIPING MATERIAL. NORMALLY HAPPENS DURING WARMER TIME OF YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S NORMAL FOR ALL 3 OR 4 TO STOP WORKING AT SAME TIME - PAY THE $800 TO GET IT FIXED - AGAIN. HAZARD - PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT CANNOT GET WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN IN AN EMERGENCY - SAME IN FRONT SEAT WHEN THEY STICK. CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM IN SERVICE BULLETINS. THEIR 'EXPERT ADVICE' TO SERVICE DEPARTMENTS: USE A CREDIT CARD TO UNSTICK WINDOWS. USE SILICON SPRAY TO KEEP WINDOWS FROM STICKING. WE DID THAT. THEY STILL STICK BECAUSE RUBBER MATERIAL GETS VERY SOFT IN HOT WEATHER AND THEN ADHERES TO THE WINDOW, CAUSING IT TO SEAL TIGHT AND NOT ROLL DOWN. ONLY ONE TOUCH ON CONTROLLER AND THE MOTOR STOPS WORKING. NO ADVANCE NOTICE. CHRYSLER WILL FIX THE MOTOR FOR $200 EACH, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO REPLACE THE RUBBER WINDOW STRIPING THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK

DASH IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE DASHBOARD COVER IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES WHICH ARE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG APPEARS TO BE EXPANDING UNDERNEATH THE DASH COVER. THE AIR BAG MAY NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IF THERE IS A COLLISON. AUTO IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO INSPECT OR REPAIR THIS SITUATION ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ASSEMBLY DATES. CHYRSLER OWNER'S MANUAL WARNS AGAINST ANY REPAIRS TO THE AIR BAG EXCEPT BY THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALERS. I HAVE SEEN THIS CONDITION IN THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS IN THE NHTSA DATA BASE. *AK

I OWN A CHRYSLER 300M 2000 AIR BAG HOUSING (DASHBOARD) IS CRACKING AND THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO BE DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. REFUSE TO DO ANTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED STRESS CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE ON TWO OCCASSION EXPERIENCED THE SAME CRACK. IT STARTS UNDER THE SEAL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT 4" OFF OF THE BOTTOM, TRAVELLS OUT ABOUT TWO INCHES, TURNS TOWARDS THE TOP AND TRAVELLS TO THE SUN VISOR AREA. IT HAS NOT BEEN CAUSED BY A STRIKE TO THE WINDOW AND EACH CRACK IS ALMOST IDENTICAL IN SIZE AND LOCATION. IT LOOKS LIKE AN "L" IF VIEWED FROM THE EXTERIOR. I SUSPECT THAT THE BODY LACKS RIGIDITY AND IS THUS STRESSING THE GLASS AS IT FLEXS. IF THE CRACK WERE TO CONNECT TO THE TOP PORTION OF THE WINDOW, THE WINDSHIELD COULD FAIL. THE CAR IS A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M.*AK

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING ON 6/29/2003. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS THE RACK AND PINION. DEALER PUT IN A NEW RACK AND PINION. *AK

SEVERE CORROSION ON BEAD AREA OF CHROME RIM, RESULTING IN A "SLOW LEAK" (1-2 PSI DAILY). *NLM

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN. PH *JB

AFTER SLAMMING ON BRAKES THE FORCE OF IMPACT CAUSED CONSUMER'S BACK TO SLAM AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT. SEATBACK BROKE OFF ON ONE SIDE. CONSUMER FEELS IT MAY BE A BOLT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

LTR OF COMPLAINT RE CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH EMPLOYEE OF STONE MOUNTAIN CHRYSLER...*MR THE DEALER FAILED TO CONTACT THE CONSUMER TO SCHEDULE RECALL# 03V035000. THE CONSUMER WILL HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE AND LIABLE FOR DAMAGES AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE BOLTS. SCC *TT *JB

THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED ALL OF THE FLUID TO BE DUMPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP. THIS WAS THE 3RD FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THIS WAS THE THIRD WINDOW PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NLM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK/LATCH ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE WINDOW FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. *SCC

THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE FRONT AND REAR HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I SUSPECT THE ACTUATORS ARE DEFECTIVE. DEALER IS NO HELP. *JB

3 INCH CENTERS OF WHEELS CORRODED OFF. CHROME DOOR HANDLES CHROME PEELING OFF DRIVER & PASSENGER DOOR. WEATHER STRIPPING HANGING OFF REAR DOORS. DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MOTOR MALFUNCTION. *NLM

THIS PAST WEEKEND AFTER TAKING A DAY TRIP TO VA I DISCOVERED A LEAK UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. IT SMELLED AND LOOKED LIKE OIL. THE PREVIOUS MONDAY I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THOUGHT THAT MAYBE SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG WITH THE FILTER. ON MONDAY THE 31ST OF MAR I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MGR AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE ENGINE AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK NOT AN OIL LEAK. HE STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 300M. I STATED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE MFG'ING PROBLEM. HE STATED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ALL OF THEM SO THAT IS WHY IT WAS NOT A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. I DISAGREE WITH HIS STATEMENT. I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO THEY FIXED IT AND IT COST ME $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I FEEL THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR. ACCORDING TO THIS DEALER THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 300M AND IT SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED AS A RECALL OR AT LEAST A SERVICE BULLETIN. *NLM

THE WINDSHIELD REFLECTED THE DASH BOARD ON A SUNNY DAY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. *PH *JB

I WAS UNAWARE UNTIL RECENTLY THAT MY CAR HAD SIDE MIRRORS THAT WERE TO AUTOMATICALLY "SWING DOWN" WHEN CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE. WHETHER THEY ALWAYS DID OR IT WAS NOT NOTICED BECAUSE I DIDN'T LOOK INTO THEM WHILE BACKING. ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO I OCCASIONALLY NOTICED MY SIDE MIRRORS BEING MISAIMED. IT WAS MOST DISCONCERTING, TO SAY THE LEAST TO SEE THE ROAD SURFACE WHEN I LOOKED IN THE SIDE MIRROR. APPARENTLY FROM TIME TO TIME THE MIRRORS SWUNG DOWN WHEN I HAD PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, AS THEY SHOULD. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT SWING BACK UP WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO FORWARD. CLEARLY, THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE TIRES WENT FLAT AT LEAST SIX TIMES. *AK *NLM

THE ACTUATORS FOR THE DOOR OF MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE OR FOUR TIMES. THE PART ITSELF SEEMS FAULTY, AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL SO THAT THE PART GETS FIXED. *JB

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK MOTOR MAKING LOUD BUZZING NOISE. FAILURE SOON TO FOLLOW. COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS. WHY IS THIS NOT BEONG REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURER?

FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING NOISES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WELL DOCUMENTED AND STILL NOT BEING REPAIRED BY MANUFACTURER. WHY HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH SO MANY CARS BEEN ADDRESSED?

I OWN A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT, THE PASSANGER REAR SIDE POWER WINDOW WASN'T WORKING AND I FIX IT, THEN RECENTLY BEGINING THIS YEAR I FOUND OUT IT WAN'T MOVING AGAIN? I WONDER WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? AT THE SAME TIME, THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR WINTER 2002 WHILE I WAS DRIVING DURING THE SNOWING NIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WATER PUMP AMD THE WIPER SUDDENDLY FAIL, AND THIS COULD CAUSE A DANGER DURING WINTER OR RAINING DAY. THEREFORE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS 300M WHETHER A RELIABLE CAR TO HAVE? 2/5/03 THANK YOU

SHIFTING MECHANISM ON 2000 CHRYSLER 300M BECOMES DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM PARK TO OTHER STICK LOCATIONS. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A CABLE LINKAGE ISSUE THAT IS ADJUSTABLE BUT SHOULD BE DONE BY QUALIFIED MECHANIC. FAILURE WOULD RESULT IN INABILITY TO SHIFT CAR.

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M, PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 2000. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL ALLOWS BOTH AN AUTOMATIC OR A MANUAL SHIFT (I'VE NEVER USED THE MANUAL SHIFT). ON THE DATE IN QUESTION, I WENT TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, AND THE GEAR SHIFT SHEARED OFF IN MY HAND. WHEREAS NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT, I DO BELIEVE THAT HAD THE CAR BEEN IN MOTION IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ONE DOES NOT EXPECT IN A 2-1/2 YEAR OLD CAR FOR THE GEAR SHIFT TO COME OFF. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TS