2005 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

RAPID WEAR OF TIRES ON NEW CAR. SEVERELY CUPPED AND DOWN TO TREAD WEAR INDICATORS IN UNDER 20000 MILES. TIRE MANUFACTURER AND CAR MANUFACTURER UNRESPONSIVE IN REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES EEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED HE SHOULD NOT NEED TO HAVE NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE TIRES ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON THEM AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE WIRES COMING THROUGH ON TWO OF THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER DID HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON HIS VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS CONTINENTAL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER OF THE VEHICLE. AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS THE ONE WHO WOULD WARRANTY THE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED 3 TIMES BEFORE THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK THE CONSUMER DID CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST. *JB

I HAVE HAD MY REAR VIEW MIRROR REPLACED BECAUSE THE SENSOR WENT, SUNROOF REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, PASSENGER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE SOMETIME INOPERABLE, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME IN WHEN YOU LOCK, CAR HAS CUT OFF EXITING A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND JUST WAITING, STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT COME ON,HAS BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIP, NOTIFIED MAN VIA PHONE AND E-MAIL--HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NEW CAR LEMON. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT 50-55 MPH AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHATSOEVER. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS, THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKES NEVER ACTIVATED. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY INCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES. NO PREVIOUS BRAKE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND EXAMINED IT. A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE CAME AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE REPRESENTATIVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS, AND THAT THE CONSUMER COULD HIRE A LAWYER. THE CONSUMER DID NOT WISH TO HIRE A LAWYER BUT ONLY WANTED HIS FAMILY TO BE SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT/MIRRORS, PEDAL,RADIO & STEERING COLUMN REMOTE MEMORY SETTINGS DO NOT OPERATED WHEN PRESSING THE OPEN BUTTON ON KEY. DOES WORK WHEN USING BUTTONS ON LEFT DOOR. DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR. DEALER CONTACTED MFG REP. STILL UNABLE TO REPAIR. DEALER REP SAID THEY CHECKED MEMORY SETTINGS ON FOUR OTHER NEW VEHICLES IN STOCK. MEMORY WOULD NOT WORK ON ANY MODEL 300 VEHICLES. *JB

2005 CHRYSLER 300C - 2 ISSUES 1) HORN IS DIFFICULT TO ACTIVATE. THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO PRESS, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT SOUND THE HORN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. 2) HORN DOES NOT OPERATE WHILE THE CAR IS OFF. THIS IS A DESIGN FEATURE (FLAW, IN MY OPINION), WHICH MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ITEM, BUT MAY BE RELATED TO ITEM #1.*JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT TOO SOON. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED IN LIGHT RAIN. HE SAID THE FRONT TIRES ARE AT 3/32, AND THE REAR ARE AT 4/32 ON THE TIRE MEASUREMENT. THERE IS ONLY 18,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CALLER SAID THAT HE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SEARS WHO IN TURN GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE THE CALLER A DISCOUNT IF HE BROUGHT ANOTHER SET OF TIRES. *AK *MR

THE CAR NEVER SEEMS TO HOLD AN ALIGNMENT. IT GIVES THE FEELING THAT IT WANTS TO DRIFT OVER THE ROAD (BEYOND THE GEOMETRY OF THE ROAD.) AND SOMETIMES SUSPENSION SHUDDERS OVER TRANSITION JOINTS IN ROADS. *JB

4/04 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 300C AT RIVERFRONT CHRYSLER, WE REPORTED TO THEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS A HOSE CAUSING STALL, WHEN CAR STALLED AGAIN DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS CONTROL MODULE WHEN CAR STALL AGAIN DEALER CLAIM TO SEE NO DUPLICATING PROBLEM THIS HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH FOR MONTHS NOW OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE HAPPENING THE HORN DON'T BLOW ALL THE TIME THE BACK DRIVER WINDOW DON'T ALWAYS WORK, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON, DRIVER DOOR MISALIGNED CAR BRAKES AND TIRES ARE GIVING US PROBLEMS. *JB

DT: THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF ON THIS VEHICLE AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE TIRES. THIS OCCURRED ON ALL TIRES, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S LEFT DT: FRONT TIRE WAS SHOWING THE WEAR INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 16,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY ROADS. CALLED DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, IT WAS THE TIRES AND NOT COVERED BRAND ON THE CAR. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. CONSUMER TOOK TO A TIRE SHOP DEALER WHO NOTED THIS WAS NOT A TIRE PROBLEM BUT AN ISSUE WITH THE ALIGNMENT. THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT AS WELL. NO NOTICEABLE PULLING OR STEERING ON THE VEHICLE WITH THE ALIGNMENT ONLY THE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THIS TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS AGAIN A PROBLEM WITH ALIGNMENT. *AK