2007 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

THE FAN BROKE AND FLEW INTO THE RADIATOR, PUNCTURING IT. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LOSE POWER AND DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THANKFULLY, I HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A STREET AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY, CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THE FAN ASSEMBLY ON SOME OF THE MODELS, BUT NOT ON MINE. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

STARTED MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, AS THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME IN ALL MY 44 YEARS OF DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTERLOCK AND THE SPRING HOOK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 08/18/14*LJ

WHEN THE CAR STARTS, THERE IS NO STATION LISTED ON THE RADIO. ALL I SEE IS RED LINES AND THE LONGER I DRIVE THAT PART ( CHANNEL INDICATOR) GETS HOT. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS FIRE BEHIND IT. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL START A FIRE. IT COOLS DOWN WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR. I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING (6/15/14) NOW THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 4 LINES SHOWING, BUT IT STILL STARTS TO GET HOT. I'M GOING TO TRY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER(HERITAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OWINGS MILLS,MD. 21117 410-356-1800) WHICH IS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

THE GEAR SELECTOR WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE (OR ANY OTHER GEAR). I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT 100'S OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON 2006-2009 CHRYSLER 300'S. THE PART IS ABOUT $56.00. NOT SURE HOW MUCH THE LABOR WOULD BE TO INSTALL IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

PER THREE MECHANICS, THE COOLING FAN AND COOLING PIPE THERMOSTAT WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT OF THESE PARTS LOOSENING, THE RADIATOR DEVELOPED A HOLE IN IT. MY CAR WAS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID AND STOPPED RUNNING UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND DECIDED TO CALL AROUND FOR A SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH OPINION. EACH MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL WITH THESE SAME ISSUES LISTED WITH THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE AND YEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CONSISTENTLY REGARDING THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST ME AND REFERRED ME TO THIS WEBSITE. I AM HOPING THAT SOMEONE INVESTIGATES THIS, AS THIS ISSUE IS VERY COSTLY AND NOT AS A RESULT OF ABUSE OR POOR USE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

RADIATOR COOLING FANS PN 24041556 CAVITY 1. THE FAN BLADES SEPARATED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND FORTUNATELY FOR US SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE FAN BLADE(S) CAUSE MULTIPLE HOLES TO THE RADIATOR DISABLING THE CAR SO WE HAD THE CAR TOLLED. BOTH RADIATOR AND THE FAN ASSEMBLY WHERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. I CALLED CHRYSLER AT THE CS # 1-800-853-1403 ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ON THE WEB AT WWW.WKJEEPS.COM/MISC/LX/TSB_300C_FORUMS/CSN_L08.PDF WHICH HAS MY MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL AS PART OF THIS RECALL BUT THEY SAID THEY MY CAR DID NOT FIT THE RECALL SPECIFICS AND NO NOTICE SENT DUE TO SOME SPECIFICS WHICH THEY DID NOT TELL ME AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO REPAIRS THE VEHICLE ON THIS RECALL OR ANY OTHER MEANS . HOWEVER PER THE NOTICE L08 SPECIFIES THE SAME DEFECT AND RESULTS WHICH HAPPENED WITH THE FAN MY CAR WITH THIS PART. I CAN'T IMAGINE SOME KID LOOKING DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE HELPING HIS DAD AND THIS FAN BLOWS UP LIKE A PLASTIC BOMB CAUSING SERVER INJURY OR EVEN DEATH OR WHILE DRIVING AND THE DAMAGE IMPAIRS THE VEHICLE BREAK LINE OF STEERING LINE CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE ON A 85 MPH TOLL ROAD. THIS PART OR RECALL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REDONE TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE AND OR PN FOR RECALL AS WELL. JUNE 2011 DEALER SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR: CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION L08 ENGINE COOLING FANS 2006 - 2008 (LX) DODGE CHARGER, DODGE MAGNUM, AND CHRYSLER 300 NOTE: THIS NOTIFICATION APPLIES TO ALL OF THE ABOVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SEVERE DUTY ENGINE COOLING (SALES CODE NMS) OR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH (SALES CODE XDL OR XDK) WITH ?SOLD TO? SALES CODES AND/OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN WARM CLIMATE STATES, BUILT THROUGH APRIL 29, 2008 (MDH 042912). THE ELECTRICALLY POWERED RADIATOR COOLING FANS ON ABOUT 52,000 OF THE ABOVE VEHICLES MAY SEPARATE DURING FAN OPERATION AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR. *TR

UNABLE TO GET CAR OUT OF PARK. DROVE CAR ON 5-30, RETURNED HOME PARKED CAR IN GARAGE. ON 5-31-14, WENT TO LEAVE AND CANNOT GET CAR OUT OF PARK. HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SITUATION. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING RESULTS. I AM CALLING THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY, CAR WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED. I HAVE READ ABOUT A K39 NOTIFICATION, BUT NO RECALL THAT I CAN FIND. IF THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL TO FIX. LUCKILY I DO HAVE A 2ND VEHICLE TO DRIVE BUT MOST PEOPLE ONLY HAVE ONE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH CHRYSLER. *TR