2005 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK? THIS STARTED OFF HAPPENING ON OCCASION. BUT NOW HAS PROGRESSED TO ALMOST A PERMANENT SITUATION. THIS CAUSES A HAZARD BECAUSE IN ORDER TO NOT BEING ABLE TO AVOID BEING STRANDED. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PUT ON THE PARKING BRAKE. RUNNING THE RISK OF THE CAR ROLLING AND CAUSING A COLLISION. CRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. AS I'M AWARE THAT IT'S A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM THAT SPANS FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF THIS SHIFTING SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABRUPTLY STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE EXITING THE SERVICE STATION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, OR WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE FUEL TAKEN WAS FILLED. IF THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THE STALLING FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT REMAINED LIT WHILE DRIVING, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL LUKE CHRYSLER (2425 W CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85015, (602) 249-1234) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,100.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER LEVER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW SHIFTER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS IDENTICAL TO RECALL K39 TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECAL. I SUSPECT THIS IS AN OVERSIGHT. I WILL UPDLOAD THE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER WHEN I GET IT BUT AT THE MOMENT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.

CHRONIC ODOR OF RAW FUE BOTH WITHIN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE .. DIFFICULT TO ISOLATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE THE FUMES ARE OVERPOWERING AND EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE TO A CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL LINE.. THIS IS CLEARLY A POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN WHICH, WHILE EXPEDIENT IN MANUFACTURING IS HAZARDOUS TO OWNERS AS FUEL IS EXPELLED ONTO THE ADJACENT EXHAUST SYSTEM

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH WIRING THIS CAR HAS ONLY 85085 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IN CAR AND STARED IT THE LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT WOULD LIKE TO IF OTHER PEOPLE HAS REPORTED ON THIS THEY DID REPLACE BOTH AIR BAGS WHEN RECALLED

MY CHRYSLER 300C HAS 114,805 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT TO THE GAS STATION BEFORE GOING HOME. FILLED IT UP WITH GAS. WENT TO START IT UP AND IT WOULDN'T. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE LAST NIGHT WAS 63. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. THE CAR DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY FROM MY OFFICE TO THE GAS STATION WHICH IS 33 MILES. MECHANIC SAYS THE VALVE SEAT HAS DROPPED AND THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY RUINED NOW. I NOW HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $7,000 TO GET MY CAR DRIVEABLE AGAIN.

CAR SHUTS OFF AFTER FILLING, WAS JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE STARTING 2 YEARS AGO, BUT NOW IT SHUTS OFF AFTER EVERY FILL UP, AND WHEN IT SHUTS OFF THEN THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. WILL SHUT OFF AS SOON AS I LEAVE THE GAS STATION, AND WILL CONTINUE EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN, FOR APPROX.10 MILES. AFTER BEING REAR ENDED IN TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT, DUE TO I STARTED TO MOVE AND THE CAR SHUT OFF, BUT THE PERSON BEHIND ME DIDN'T REALIZE MY CAR QUIT AND LIGHTLY HIT ME. I HAVE LEARNED THAT I CAN NO LONGER FILL UP AT ANY GAS STATION, I HAVE TO FILL UP WHERE I KNOW I CAN JUST DRIVE WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN FOR ABOUT 10 MILES. THE CAR WILL STILL SHUDDER LIKE IT ISN'T GETTING GAS, BUT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT FROM SHUTTING OFF TOTALLY AND TRYING TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED AGAIN. I WORRY WHAT DAMAGE IS BEING DONE TO THE REST OF MY CAR WHEN IT SHUDDERS LIKE THAT THOUGH. I SEE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER 2005 300C OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS HAPPENED YET. HOPE THE RECALL HAPPENS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SWITCH OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ANTWERPEN CHRYSLER JEEP, 6440 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, BALTIMORE, MD 21228), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. A MONTH LATER, THE HANDLES ALSO DETACHED FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WHILE BEING OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THEN OPENED THE OTHER DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.