2004 Chrysler 300m

Defect. SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Risk. DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, AN INTERNAL HOOD LATCH COMPONENT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A CRACK, WHICH COULD PROPAGATE AND BREAK, ALLOWING THE PRIMARY/SECONDARY LATCH SPRING TO DISENGAGE.

Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.

ABOUT 5 DAYS AGO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THAT HAS CAUSED MY CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, AND RADIO VOLUME NOT WORK. I LIVE IN A VERY BUSY AND CONGESTED CITY. I WAS ALMOST RUN OFF THE ROAD TWICE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A HORN THAT WORKS TO WARN PEOPLE TO STATE IN THERE LANES.

WHILE RUNNING, STATIONARY, AND MOTION THE VEHICAL RAN HOT, MOTOR OIL LEAKING WHILE CAR IN MOTION AND PARKED. CAR DID NOT WANT TO START, AND SHUTS OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIOGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED REPORT INDICATED ELECTRICAL AND SENSOR PROBLEMS AMONG OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND STAY AT THE SAME SPEED OR STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE HOOD BECAME UNLATCHED ON THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE HOOD SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND ALSO DENTED THE ROOF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE SEAT WHEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE IT MOVES BACK AND FORTH AND THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS OVER HEATING, TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CHRYSLER HERE IN STOCKTON THE JUST CUT THE WIRES AND TAPE THEM OFF THIS WAS LAST YEAR DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS UNTIL NOW . ALSO THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEIKING GAS. THEY CHARGE ME TO FIXED IT I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE CAT CONVERTER DURABILIT WAS A RECALL .I ASKTHEMABOUT ANY RECALLS THEY SAID NO . I GOT THIS CAR IN 2012. I PUT. A PULLELY IN THE CAR AND BATTERY, REDONE THE FRONT IN THE FRIST YEARS IHAVE GOT THE CAR . THEY TOLD ME THAT WHAT YOU GET FOR BUYING A USED CAR . I GOT IT AT CHRYSLER BUSINESS BUT I GUESS THAT WHAT YOU GET. RIGHT , IT HAPPY 6 MONTH AFTERVI BROUGHT THE CAR . I WELL MY CAR IS ALMOSR PAID AT THE YEAR 2016 , I JUST WELL NEVER BUY A OTHER CAR FROM CHRYSLER.

THE CHROME COVERING THE DOOR HANDLE STARTED PEELING ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE SLICED MY FINGER WIDE OPEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN MY DAUGHTER SLICED HER FINGER OPEN ON THE VERY SHARP CHROM COVERING THAT WAS PEELING, I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO REPORT IT. IF I HAD BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, I AM SURE I SHOULD HAVE HAD STITCHES ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO HELP AND TRIED TO PEEL THE REST OF IT OFF, BUT IT JUST CHANGED WHERE THE SLICEY PART IS, NOT ITS ON THE PALM OF MY HAND INSTEAD OF MY FINGERS.

DRAGGING OF THE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING. TIRES GET HOT TO THE TOUCH. RELEASING GAS PEDAL, THE CAR DOES NOT ROLL, IT STOPS ABRUPTLY...WHEN EX CELEBRATING, THE RPMS GOES UP, BUT CAR NOT GOING SPEED LIMIT....BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD TO PRESS

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I ALWAYS HAVE REGULAR CHECKUPS OIL CHANGES AND SO ON. I HAD ONE IN MARCH OF 2014 AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP IN WILLARD OHIO SHAFFERS. THEN I HAD A COUPON FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR SHARPNACK IN WILLARD OHIO IN APRIL 2015. SHARPNACK PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME OUT ASTONISHED BECAUSE NO ONE HAD SHOWED ME THE FRAME WAS ROT. THE FRONT AREA WAS READY TO GIVE ANYTIME. THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH IT FOR SAFETY NOR FIX IT FOR ANYTHING. THEY DID NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT. I THEN STARTED RESEARCH THIS IS NOT JUST ME. I CALLED CHRYSLER WHO WANTED IT LOOKED AT A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP WHICH I DID AND THE CAR IS BROKE FROM CRADLE ROT. CHRYSLER HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS YET NOTHING DONE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I RESEARCHED OTHER PLACES AND TOYOTA AT LEAST TOOK CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH A PAYOUT OR NEW VEHICLE. I WILL HAVE MY CAR TOWED HOME AND WILL NOT LET THIS BE. I HAVE CONTACTED ALL BUSINESS I CAN THINK OF AND WILL CONTACT ALL NEWS AND CHANNELS THAT WILL LISTEN.

DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A 10 -12" CRACK JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL WORK OR NOT. IN ANY EVENT THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. DEALER(S) ARE OF NO HELP AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD THE COMMON PROBLEM OF THE HEADLAMPS/INSTRUMENTATION LIGHTS FLICKERING. HEADLAMPS WOULD FLASH ON/OFF ALONG WITH INSTRUMENT LIGHTING. HEADLIGHT SWITCH PANEL REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *TR

LARGE CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD, HAPPENED ON ITS OWN. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300 M. THE CONTACT STATED SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES WHEN TRYING TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER IS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE THREE CRACKS IN THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DASHLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT 4 TIMES. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/25/2015. *JS

1) A GROWING CRACK IN DASHBOARD ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. 2) HEAT/AIR CLUSTER WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. *TR

INTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOM AND INTERMITTENTLY FLASHING AND GOING OFF AND ON. HEADLIGHTS AFFECTED ALSO. DAY AND NIGHT. *JS

1. INTERIOR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO INTERMITTENTLY FLASH ON AND OFF. 2. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR VARIOUS TIME PERIOD AND THEN GOES OFF. 50/50 WITH POWER STALLS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JS

NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN. STIFF WHEN DRIVING. CRACKS IN DASH AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. ENGINE LIGHT ON AND REMAINS ON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. ADVISED THAT SRS ROLL COIL NEEDS REPLACING. PART ORDERED THROUGH CHRYSLER PARTS DEALER AND IS ON BACK ORDER. *JS

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT, LOOKING FOR A SPACE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION THAT ALSO SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH ANYTHING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NAPLES DEALERSHIP AND AFTER TESTING CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SENSOR AND SUGGESTED I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE ESTABLISHED A CASE NUMBER [XXX], SENT IT TO SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT AND SENT A PERSON TO INSPECT THE CAR. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY CHRYSLER HAD NO LIABILITY. WE ARE HAVING THE SEAT BELT AND SENSOR REPLACED [ABOUT $2,000], THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED ABOUT $800 WITH SOME INSURANCE RECOVERY] AND RENTING A CAR DURING THE 7-10 DAYS FROM NOW WHILE PARTS ARE ORDERED AND REPAIRS MADE. CERTAINLY I BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER THESE COSTS. BUT IN ADDITION I THINK CHRYSLER OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE RISK OF THESE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. IN OUR CASE THERE WAS NO PASSENGER AND THE CAR WAS MOVING SLOWLY. HOWEVER, IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THIS MANNER WHILE ON A HIGHWAY, THERE COULD BE SIGNIFICANT RISK TO PASSENGER AND DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2004 CHRYSLER 300M. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NUMEROUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS. *SMD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE STRUTS, TIE RODS, RADIATOR, FUEL PUMP, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, CAM SHAFT SENSOR WERE ALL REPLACED. THE STRUTS AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE TIE RODS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR STRUTS, INNER TIE RODS, CAM SHAFT AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,682 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,546.

COMING HOME FROM WORK I PULLED INTO MY GIRLFRIENDS CIRCLE DRIVEWAY. WHILE MAKING THE LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY I FELT THE CAR NOT REACTING TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I STOPPED AND LOOKED AT BOTH FRONT TIRES EXPECTING TO SEE A BROKEN TIE ROD END BUT BOTH TIRES POINTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION. I ASKED HER TO STEP IN THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE I COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I COULD SEE THE WHOLE STEERING RACK MOVE BACK AND FOURTH WITHOUT IT BEING CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. I AM THANKFUL THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I WAS HEADING HOME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR TO OWN. *TR

USED 2004 CHRYSLER 300M ON 06/12/2012 50078 MILE ON CAR WHEN BROUGHT. ON SAID DATE TIRE PRESSURE AND BELT. WAS REPORT TO STOCKTON DODGE . IN STOCKTON CALIF . 12/11/12 AUTO TRANS , SLOW DOWN SHIFT YOU DOWN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT 40 MPH , STOCKTON DODGE SAID OK NOTHING WRONG 12/12/2012TRANSMISSSION SEEMS TO BE DELAYING IN SHIFT WAS TOLD ALL OK , NOT SENSORS LIGHT FOR TIRE STILL ON WAS CHECK , THEY PUT AIR IN TIRE STILL ON 12/28/2012. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , FOUND A LEAK DETECTION IN FUEL PUMP,AC BELT LOOSE. SAID ALL CODE ARE CLEAR . SENSORS LIGHT FOR TIRE ARE STILL ON 12/28/2012. SINCE I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR I BEEN IN THE AUTO SHOP'S AND STILL NOT ONE HAS FIX IT THEY JUST CHARGE ME MONEY . I HAVE CHANGE THE OIL LIKE IT SAY AND KEEP UP ON MY PART , I FELL THIS CAR SHOULD OF NOT BEEN PUT ON THE DEALER FLOOR UNTIL IT WAS SAFELY FOR ME . WAS TOLD IT NEED BRAKES AND COOL SYSTEM NEED TO BE DONE I HAVE NOT EVEN A YEAR AT THE TIME , IT IS A YEAR 06/12/2013 NOW TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS AND THE TELL ME THE SENSOR IS BAD. THE AC BELT ARE STILL MAKING NOISE. AND THE TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ARE STILL ON . I FELL THIS SHOULD BEEN FIX BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR I AM A WOMAN I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND THIS IS NOT RIGHT . MY CAR IS GOOD BUT IT NEED TO BE FIX. *TR

VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" DAILY. SEEMS MOSTLY TO OCCUR ONCE COASTING OR SLOWING ON A OFF RAMP FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CAN PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN TURN OFF & RESTART WHICH SEEMS TO RESET "LIMP MODE" UNTIL SPEED DECREASES TO ROUGHLY 20 - 30 MPH. THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS CAR THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, YET NO RESPONSE FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

WAS TRAVELING IN THIRD GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY LOCKS IN 2ND GEAR (LIMP MODE) WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING VEHICLE.ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, YOU CAN DRIVE WITH NORMAL GEARS. HOWEVER, ONCE YOU HIT 50-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND STAYS LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT NOW READS THE CODES P1776. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH TRACTION T/A TIRES, SIZE P225/55/ R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RADIAL PULL AND THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 12,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 12/14/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE RPM READING SUDDENLY INCREASED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE CEASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN THIRD GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

12" CRACK OF DASHBOARD COVER OPENED UP ON LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER AIR BAG AND IS GETTING LONGER. VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR A HIGH PRICED CAR WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW. *TR

5.5 INCH CRACK DEVELOPED ON INSIDE LEFT OF AIRBAG HOUSING ON PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD. SUGGEST THAT AIRBAG SAFETY MAY BE COMPROMISED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOODYEAR BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ UPDATED 01/27/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VEER TOWARDS THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INNER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE INNER TIE RODS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,231. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ UPDATED 01/27/12

DIAGNOSTICS SHOW CODE P0344 CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL J18 IN AUG 09. CALLED BOB MOORE DEALERSHIP (COMPLETED RECALL WORK) & CHRYSLER RECALL LINE. THEY BOTH SAY WON'T REPAIR UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT PART/PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THEM TO HONOR THIS? MY CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS ITSELF OFF, LIGHTS DIM, AND FAILS TO START ON OCCASION.

BOUGHT A USED CAR.ENGINE WOULD NOT START NEXT DAY. 8 DAYS LATERENGINE BLEW. BOUGHT CAR AS IS, BUT FINANCED CAR THREW DEALER.DEALER SAPOSE TO HAVE PUT USED EGINE IN CAR. CHARGED ME 1722.33. CAR STILL OVER HEATED, SAME PROBLEM. COULDNOT REGISTER CAR WITH DMV BECOUSE IT WAS A RECALL AND HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MANUFACTOR CLAIMED CAR WAS UNSAFE,2 HOLLOWED OUT CATALYST CONVERTERS, FUEL EVAP SYS DISCONECTED, SWAYBAR LINKS DISCONECTED MUSHROOMED FROM BANGING ON AXLE. DEALER DID CHARGE ME FOR SMOG. ON 1-10-2011 CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY ,TOWED CAR TO LOT,DEALER SAID NOW THIS ENGINE IS BLOWN. CAR SITS ON DEALERS LOT FOR NINE WEEKS DEALER WILL NOT ANSWER MY CALLS .I AM STILL MAKEING PAYMENTS. DEALER LOANS ME A 1994 FORD TRUCK I WORK AND HAVE CHILDREN TO GET TO SCHOOL. NEXT DAY DEALER PUTS ENGINE IN MY CHYSLER PUTS ON LOT TO SELL,THEN REPOS THE TRUCK BECOUSE HE WANTS TO CHARGE ME 3173.71 MORE DOLLARS FOR TRUCK. NOW TRUCK IS ON LOT FOR SALE. I HAVE O CAR FOR ALL THE MONEY I HAVE PAID. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY RECLINED BACKWARD INTO THE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DRIVER SEAT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC ACTUATOR THAT CONTROLLED THE SEAT HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE BOLTS AND STRUCTURE OF THE SEAT WERE STILL IN PLACE HOWEVER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE JUST THE PART THAT HAD FRACTURED BUT WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SEAT ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

CHRYSLER 2004 MFS REPORT 9-4-2003 RECALL NO C 29. *TR

CHROMED STEEL WHEELS FROM CHRYSLER CORRODING AND LEAKING AIR EVERY OTHER DAY 20 PSI OR MORE, EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. TIRE STORE HAS TRIED THREE TIMES TO SEAL THE TIRES WITH VERY LITTLE SUCCESS. *TR

UNSAFE CAR. *TR

THE CAR THREW ITSELF INTO LIMP MODE WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT NOW READS THE CODES P1776 AND PO700. *TR

CAR STALLED ON MAJOR ROADWAY. ONCE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THEY HAD THE CAR FOUR DAYS. THERE WAS NO CODE TO SHOW PROBLEM. REPLACED CAM SENSOR. CAR IS NOW RUNNING FINE. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 50-60 MPH I HAD NOTICED THE RPM TO BE JUST OVER 4000. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IT REMAINED AT JUST OVER 4000 RPM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CODES ARE P0700, P1776. CAR JUST RANDOMLY THROWS ITSELF INTO SECOND GEAR OR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND STAYS LOCKED THERE. FOR NOW, ONCE YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, YOU CAN DRIVE WITH NORMAL GEARS. HOWEVER, ONCE YOU HIT 50-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND STAYS LOCKED IN SECOND GEAR. ALL SIGNS POINT TO SOLENOID PACK ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN ACTIVATION WITH A DIM ILLUMINATION WHICH RESULTED TO LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE SERVICE REPAIR COST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

2004 CHRYSLER 300M. CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED UPON EXITING THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE (LOCKED IN 2ND GEAR) A FEW SECOND LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A NEW VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS INITIALLY FOUND TO BE AT FAULT. HOWEVER, IT WAS FURTHER DIAGNOSED TO BE THE SOLENOID PACK (PART OF THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY) THAT WAS FAULTY. THE NEW SOLENOID PACK THAT WAS INSTALLED JUST 3 DAYS EARLIER WAS AN OBSOLETE VERSION THAT HAD BEEN SUPERSEDED BY AN IMPROVED DESIGN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHRYSLER 300M. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CAM SHAFT ALONG WITH THE CRANK-SHAFT POSITION SENSORS WERE REPLACED. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO FLICKERED ON AND THEN OFF AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2004 CHRYSLER 300M WELL MAINTAINED WITH 77105 MILES DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO CRACK OVER THE AIRBAG. THE COSMETIC ISSUE IS SERIOUS FOR SUCH A NEW CAR , BUT MORE IMPORTANT IS THE FEAR OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CRACK STARTING OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. IF THIS PROGRESSES LIKE OTHERS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THIS WILL BECOME VERY SERIOUS VERY QUICKLY. I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. WHILE I REALIZE CHRYSLER IS GOING THROUGH BANKRUPTCY THIS PROBLEM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND A SOLUTION FOUND. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, AT APPROX. 55MPH, IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH MANY BIG-RIGS IN THE MIX, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER/MISS OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAD TO QUICKLY NAVIGATE OVER 3 LANES OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT REV ABOVE 2200 RPM. THE SERVICE SHOP HAS TRIED 4 TIMES TO REPAIR THE CAR, EACH TIME REPLACING VARIOUS SENSORS THAT WERE INDICATED BY THE ENGINE COMPUTER. AFTER EACH REPAIR, THE CAR WOULD RUN FINE FOR 2-3 DAYS BEFORE HAVING THE SAME FAILURE. IT IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED FOR MY VEHICLE BOTH FRONT SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING. NOW BOTH BACK SPEAKERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. A FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN A MECHANIC FOR OVER 30 YEARS RECOMMENDED ME TO THIS SITE. I SEE NO RECORD OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT HE SAID IN HIS YEARS OF SERVICE HE HAS NEVER HAD TO PUT 4 SPEAKERS IN A CAR--ESPECIALLY ONE OF THE AGE AND CALIBER OF THIS CAR. *TR

AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH 1998-04 CHRYSLER 300M CARS WHERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LOCATED ON THE DASH A CRACK FORMS AND STARTS ABOUT 2-3 INCHES THEN GROWS UP TO 11-13 INCHES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THROUGH MANY MANY 300M OWNERS AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE A 04 300M THAT I PURCHASED ON 02-08 AND SEEN THIS CRACK. WITH THIS CRACK DASH PROBLEM ON THE SAME EXACT LOCATION WHERE MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE SEEN THIS CRACK FORM RIGHT AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW WILL THIS PROBLEM BE FIXED? *TR

RANDOMLY MY CAR WILL CUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES I CAN WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT WILL START UP AGAIN (NOT VERY OFTEN). I CAN WIGGLE THE WIRE TO THE CONTROL VALVE (I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT IS CALLED, IT IS IN THE VERY FRONT OF THE ENGINE TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE), THE CAR WILL THEN START. I HAVE BEEN IN SOME VERY BAD SITUATIONS AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN IF THIS CAUSES ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE WENT TO A CAR REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CAM POSITIONING. I TRAVEL A LOT WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN JANUARY 2008 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND THE CAR IS HARD TO START. HOWEVER, THE CAR DID PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING ISN'T CONSIDERED FAILING DURING INSPECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED AND THE ENGINE COOL PACKS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON, THE CAR STILL SHIMMIES AND IT IS STILL HARD TO START. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I START THE CAR! *TR

CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING. STILL OPERATES BUT IS GETTING WORSE. *CN