2006 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND, UPON OPENING THE HOOD, NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO, WHEN IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE ROOF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ALL THE DOORS SHOOK AS IF THEY WOULD OPEN. THE DEALER (ECONOMIC AUTO SALES, 2715 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PKWY, DES MOINES, IA 50314, 515-279-0325) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 'AS IS'. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

THE SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND THE BRAKE APPLIED.

I WAS PICKING MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL, WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULDN'T KICK OVER, THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH ONCE I DID GET IT STARTED, TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, A VALVE WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. A NEW ENGINE BLOCK WAS NEEDED (JASPERS) AT THE COST OF OVER $6000. I CONTACTED CHRYSLERS COOPERATE OFFICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE'S NO RECALL ON THE ENGINE, AND BEING THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, I WAS JUST STUCK WITH A USELESS CAR WITH A BLOWN ENGINE. I THINK THAT THIS IS SO PITIFUL FOR A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY TO STICK ALL OF THESE CHRYSLER/DODGE OWNERS WITH VEHICLES WITH KNOWN ENGINE PROBLEMS!. JUST LOOK ON THIS SITE, OR JUST GOOGLE CHRYSLER 300/C & DODGE ENGINE PROBLEMS, YOU'LL FIND 100'S, IF NOT 1000'S OF CHRYSLER/DODGE OWNERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURE. SHAME ON CHRYSLER!. I KNOW THAT PUTTING A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE ENGINES WOULD BE A VERY COSTLY THING TO DO, HOWEVER IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!....SHAME ON CHRYSLER!. I WOULD NEVER BUY A DODGE/CHRYSLER VEHICLE AGAIN!....

CAR HAS LOW IDLE APPROX 500RPM SHOULD BE AT LEAST 700 STALLS WHEN IN GEAR AT A RED LIGHT. POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM IF IT STALLS WHEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN COULD GET REAR ENDED. 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON INTERNET. CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN THIS PROBLEM FOR 10 YRS WITH THIS HEMI 5.7 MOTOR WITH NO IDLE ADJUSTMENT POSSIBLE. IDLE IS COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND DEARERSHIP CAN NOT ADJUST IT. VERY SIMPLE VERY CHEAP FIX. A COMPUTER PATCH TO ALLOW DEALERSHIP TO ADJUST IDLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR PROBLEM. TOLD TO CLEAN THROTTLE BODY I DID IDLE WENT DOWN. DANGEROUS AND STUPID ON CHRYSLER PART VERY POOR AND DANGEROUS CUST SERV.

DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION.ROUGHLY 10 MPH INTO THE ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN THROUGH THE NEXT INTERSECTION CAUSING A 3 CAR ACCIDENT AND 4 PEOPLE INJURED.ALL VEHICLES INVOLVED WERE DISABLING DAMAGE WITH MINE BEING THE WORST, TOTAL LOSS.AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER AND I RESULTING IN SEIZURES TO PASSENGER FROM HEAD TRAUMA.THIS DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED A MAJOR FINANCIAL BURDEN ON ME AND MY FAMILY FROM THE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE WITH MY INSURANCE RATES SINCE I HAVE BEEN DEEMED AT FAULLT DUE TO CAR ACCELERATING INSTEAD OF ALLOWING ME TO STOP. *TT *DT

CAR STALLED OUT WHILE DOING 70 MPH ON FREEWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS FROM ONBOARD SYSTEMS WARNING. LIMPED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WOULD START BACK UP, BUT WOULD STALL OUT THE ENTIRE 5 MILES BACK TO MY HOUSE. HAVE BEEN APPREHENSIVE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY VEHICLE IS DOING THIS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE SINCE THIS INCIDENT. I HAD JUST HAD CAR AT DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE GAS TANK AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HASN'T GONE OFF SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF GAS TANK. HAVE CONTACTED ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT DON'T FEEL LIKE CAR WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE TO THEIR LOCATION. I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO CHANCE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AGAIN. STALLING OUT AND [XXX] NEAR BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WAS ENOUGH FOR ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO PERRY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2340 NATIONAL CITY, CA 91950, (619) 477-1234), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,885. *TT CONSUMER STATED IGNITION SWITCH FAILED MANY TIMES TO START THE ENGINE, AND ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHILE DRIVVING. UPDATED 8/30/18*JB

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING IT HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS BERATED AND ONCE EVEN THREATENED AS SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES COULD NOT PASS THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMEONES LIFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING OPERATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER (ATLANTA WEST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 1251 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA) REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS RESULTS OR THE REPAIRS THAT WERE COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. *TT

CAR WAS WORKING JUST FINE. PARKED IT AND CAME BACK TO IT TO LEAVE AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NO WARNING, NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, AND NO LOOSE OR BROKEN GEAR SHIFT AND IN A SPLIT SECOND, HAS LEFT ME STRANDED. EVEN THOUGH THE K39 NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER STATES THAT MY YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED, THEY WON'T HONOR IT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT IT ONLY COVERED 30,000 VEHICLES AND MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE TOO BUT THEY WON'T COVER IT.