2007 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

MY VEHICLE BRAKES DID NOT WORK & OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE & WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS RECALLS ON ANYTHING THEY SAID NO & I KNOW THERE WAS SOME BECAUSE A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

THE LUGS HAVE SWOLLEN ON MY VEHICLE AND I CAN NOT GET MY TIRE ROTATION UNTIL I HAVE 20 MORE LUGS BECAUSE THE ONES ON THE TIRE ARE SWOLLEN AND CAN NOT BE REPLACED ONE TAKEN OFF. I CONTACTED SOUTH OAK DODGE AND THEY SAID THIS HAPPEN AND THE COST WOULD BE ON ME FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE UNTIL I CAN GET THE MONEY IF I HAVE A TIRE PROBLEM I WILL BE IN BAD SHAPE. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AT THIS POINT I WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER CHRYSLER AND AS SOON AS I GET IT FIXED I PLAN ON GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR 3 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. VEHICLE FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD . VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN BUT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ENDED UP ON A SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN *TR

DRIVING 45 MPH ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED GEARSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL BRAKES LOCKED UP UNABLE TO STEER. PLACED VEHICLE OFF ROAD THEN ATTEMPTED SHIFT FROM PARK VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. YOU MUST REMOVE THE SHIFTER COVER TO SHIFT FROM PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER MERGING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSELY INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR FAN WAS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURING THE RADIATOR, WHICH CAUSED THE RADIATOR FLUID TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR IN A JERKING MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT THE GEAR LEVER ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300. I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-5 NEAR EXIT 165A. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE GOING 65 MPH AT 2:45PM WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND I COULD NO LONGER STEER THE VEHICLE. I CAME TO A STOP BUT WHILE DOING SO MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL JACK KNIFED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO JUST KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT AS I CAME TO A STOP.I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE MOSTLY IN THE FAST LANE SINCE I COULD NOT STEER IT AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ONTO. I HAD TO JUMP OVER ON OPEN SPOT THAT I COULD SEE 40 FEET BELOW ME ON I-5 TO GET TO A QUIETER AREA TO MAKE MY PHONE CALLS FOR EMERGENCY HELP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE WRITER HAD NO TIME SO I DID AND FOUND A BROKEN HEAVY DUTY BALL JOINT THAT CONNECTS TO MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. IT HAD SHEERED IN THE MIDDLE AND CAUSED MY STEERING TO GO OUT AND DAMAGED MY ABS BRAKING AND THE BRAKE SHIELD PLATE ALONG WITH SCRAPING THE INSIDE OF MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I THEN CALLED CHRYSLER CORPORATE AT THERE HOTLINE AND WAS ASKING ABOUT A RECALL OR WARRANTY HELP. I WENT TO THE PARTS COUNTER AND TALKED WITH THEM AND THEY SAID THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND WE KEEP A SUPPLY OF BALL JOINTS ON HAND BECAUSE OF THIS. I PURCHASED THE BALL JOINT FOR MY VEHICLE. I ASKED HOW MUCH TO INSTALL THE PART AND IF THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THERE WORK. HE SAID FOR 12 MONTHS THEY WOULD WARRANTY THE PART IF THEY INSTALLED IT. THEY FOUND MORE STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE LEFT BALL JOINT SINCE THEY SAW IT GOING OUT ALONG WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE ALONG WITH ABS PARTS THAT WERE RUINED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LOCAL POLICE DRIVE DODGE CHARGERS THAT HAVE THE SAME STEERING AS A CHRYSLER 300 AND THEY ARE REPLACING BALL JOINTS ON THOSE VEHICLES REGULARLY ALONG WITH THE CHRYSLER 300. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR P1004 CEL"INTAKE SHORT RUNNER CONTROL VALVE ACTUATOR, A TSB IS LISTED AS CHRYSLER KNOWINGLY ACKNOWLEDGES A FAULTY PART AND HAS ISSUED A TSB REPAIR COST APPROX $2000 FOR A KNOW DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR THAT MAY BE STUCK DUE TO A POOR DESIGN, WILL NOT PASS CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS DUE TO CEL CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR UNDER WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED IN JULY, ATTEMPTED TO GET REPAIRED AT DEALER WAS DENIED SAID WAS NOT COVERED, SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, OR AT LEAST EMISSIONS WARRANTY THAT IS 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILES FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

THE SHIFTER IN MY VEHICLE HAS AN INTERLOCK LATCH THAT ISN'T PART OF A RECALL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF CARS THAT WERE MADE AFTER MINE. MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE & MODEL HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS YET IT ISN'T PART OF THIS RECALL. IF IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT BEING CORRECTED FOR ALL OF THESE PARTS. IT SHOULDN'T BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER WHEN THE MAKER IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS IN FACT FAULTY. *TR