2013 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 10/09/14*LJ

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CHRYSLER 300C ARE TERRIBLE. ON HIGH BEAM THEY ARE IN THE TREES, LOW BEAM THEY ARE STRAIGHT AHEAD NO SIDE LIGHTING. NOT A SAFE SITUATION. *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE NEARLY USELESS. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY AT NIGHT. DEALER STATES HEADLIGHTS ARE ALIGNED AND WORKING NORMALLY. STATE VEHICLE INSPENCTION STATED HEADLIGHTS AIMED OK. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE A PEDESTRIAN IS HIT OR SOMEONE DRIVES OFF THE ROAD. IT IS UNSAFE TO DIRVE ON INTERSTATE AT NIGHT OVER 40 MPH BECAUSE YOU OVERDRIVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. IF THERE IS NO ONE TO FOLLOW YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. ONE MUST DRIVE SIDE ROADS WITH HI BEAMS ON ALL THE TIME. HEADLIGHTS AIM IS COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. TURNING OFF THE CAPABILITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS TO MOVE SIDE TO SIDE WITH STEERING DOES NOT HELP. MY 2006 CHRYLSER 300 DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND OUR 2102 DODGE CHARGER DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I WILL GLADLY SUBMIT VEHICLE TO NSTSA FOR INSPECTION/TEST. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW CHRYSLER 300S AND THE VERY FIRST TIME I DROVE IT AT NIGHT I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW DIM THE HEADLIGHTS WERE. YOU CAN BARELY SEE 10 - 15 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU. I HAVE SINCE BEEN LOOKING INTO CHANGING THE BULBS TO SOMETHING ELSE TO SEE IF THAT WILL HELP. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THAT KIND OF LIMITED VISION. I LIVE IN A VERY RURAL AREA AND THERE AREN'T MANY STREET LIGHTS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS SOMETHING CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO AND FIX FOR ALL OF US DRIVING UNSAFE AT NIGHT. *TR

ELECTRONIC SHIFTER FREQUENTLY, UNABLE TO CHANGE FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE IN A TIMELY MANNER. SITUATION: STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, AUTO IN DRIVE, TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE MUST SHIFT INTO REVERSE. OFTEN RESULT: 1(FOOT MUST BE ON BRAKE, THEN D>P, OR D>N, OR D STAYS D, OR ANY COMBINATION. 2)(AS MOST DRIVERS HAVE DONE) ENTERING TRAFFIC IN D OR R. NOT SEEING ONCOMING HAZARD, NEEDING TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS QUICKLY, SHIFTING TO THE CORRECT GEAR OFTEN NOT ACCOMPLISHED. *TR

I IN OCTOBER OF 2013 I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER 300 NEW FROM CENTRAL CHRYSLER IN RAYNHAM MA. IT HAS A 36000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AS WELL AS A 15000 MILE NO HASSLE WARRANTY. MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT HARSHLY (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, AND I RECEIVED SERVICE IN APRIL OF 2014. I WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED A PART THAT WAS NOT YET MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER, BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE THE PART IN LATE MAY OR EARLY JUNE. NOT ONLY HAVE I NOT RECEIVED THE PART, I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER CORPORATE THAT THE PART IS NOT EVEN IN DEVELOPMENT. THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING EXCEPT REVALUE THE CAR AT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO ME FINANCIALLY AND THAT IS PREDATORY AND INAPPROPRIATE. I HAVE INVOLVED THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REVISIT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE CURRENTLY. I AM DRIVING AND PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED" WHICH IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH NO FIX OFFERED, IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE WARRANTY. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO 2 ADDITIONAL DEALERSHIPS WITH NO FIXES OR REPAIRS POSSIBLE AS OF YET. THIS IS A BADLY DESIGNED CAR WITH EXTREMELY POOR SERVICE FROM BOTH CORPORATE AND DEALERSHIP LEVELS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, I EXPERIENCED A JERKING FROM THE CAR WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS AND WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER DOING THIS FOR AWHILE IT BECAME EVEN MORE NOTICEABLE. ONE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE, I FELT THE JERKING AGAIN AND A STALLING WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR THE SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. I HAD TO IMMEDIATE START IT BACK AGAIN AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THEN THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT THEY WONT BE ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY GAVE THE VEHICLE BACK IN THE SAME CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THE NEXT WEEK AND THEY NOTICED THE SAME THING AND SAID THE SAME THING AND THAT CHRYSLER WOULDN'T AUTHORIZE THEM TO FIX IT. I NOTIFIED CHRYSLER AS WELL AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHY. BRAND NEW VEHICLE PURCHASED IN JANUARY THAT HAS LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND KEEP BEEN TOLD ITS THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ITS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION BUT ITS STILL BAD. *TR

I WAS BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY DAD'S HOUSE ..THERE WAS RECYCLING BINS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY WHICH I WAS GONG TO HIT IF NOT MOVED OR IF I DID NOT RE-POSITION THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND DECIDED NOT TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO MOVE THE RECYCLING BINS BUT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO RE-POSITION THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY ....STEPPED ON THE GAS ..AND BAM...BAMM...IN 3 SECONDS I WENT LIKE A BAT OUT OF [XXX]...THROUGH THE 2 CLOSED GARAGE DOORS AND THE CONCRETE WALL BETWEEN THE TWO CLOSED DOORS AND COMING TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO THEIR DINING ROOM EXTERIOR WALL. IT TOOK TWO TIMES PUSHING THE STARTER BUTTON BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE AIR BAG NEVER WENT OFF. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST....I MAY HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON BOTH THE GAS AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME (THEY ARE PRETTY CLOSE TOGETHER) AND THE GAS TOOK OVER PROPELLING THE CAR FORWARD THROUGH THE GARAGE.WHEN APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME WHICH IS PROGRAMMED TO TAKE OVER???THE GAS OR THE BRAKE? THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT QUIRKY THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THAT CAR WITH ME ON THAT SCARY DAY IN MARCH. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP IT'S BEEN TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OUR DODGE CARAVAN I'M SO OVER CHRYSLER CAUSE WE KEEP HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. *TR