2007 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS GOTTEN STUCK NUMEROUS TIMES AND MY PASSENGERS INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE HAD TO CLIMB OUT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 2 -3 YRS NOW. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS ATTENTION AS WELL AS THE WARRANTY PERSONNEL. MY CAR IS COVERED BUMPER TO BUMPER BUT THEY TELL ME THIS IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS WORRISOME DUE TO I'M AFRAID TO LET PEOPLE RIDE WITH ME. I LITERALLY HAVE HAD TO CLIMB BACKWARDS WITH THE SEAT ALL THE WAY SUPINE AND CLIMB OUT BACK TO GET OUT. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY RECOURSE I CAN TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MY BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES WHICH ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE SOUND PROBLEMS AND ISSUES AND EVERYTIME I BRING UP THE SEATBELT ISSUE BUT GET NO WHERE. IF U CAN PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT, IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED THIS BUT THIS FORM REQUIRED A DATE. *TR

THE CAR INVOLVED IS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT & FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE , I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT & SHUT CAR OFF . I GOT OUT AND SEEN ANTI-FREEZE COMING OUT. MY MECHANIC PICKED THE CAR UP AND SAID THE ENGINE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY SEPARATED & THE FAN BLADES BROKE OFF & WENT THROUGH MY RADIATOR AND ALSO CAUSED ENGINE ISSUES . AFTER I PICKED IT UP , I BEGAN RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM . I FOUND A ( CAMPAIGN - RADIATOR COOLING FAN REPLACEMENT BULLETIN FROM CHRYSLER CORP. FROM JUNE 2011 ( MDH 042912 ) THAT SAID THE FAN COULD SEPARATE & CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR , I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE & I GAVE THEM MY VIN # & THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL & WOULD NOT RE-IMBURSED ME FOR THE REPAIR AND TOW BILL . THEY SAID THAT WAS FOR 2006-2007 & 2008 MODELS BUILT UP TO APRIL 29 , 2008 ( MY CAR WAS BUILT IN MAY OF 2007 ) , I TOLD THEM THAT THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN THE RECALL HAPPENED TO MY CAR . APRIL 11, 2013 IS WHEN THIS COOLING FAN ISSUE HAPPENED. *TR

ONCE I STARTED MY CAR AND TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR TO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK POSITION. TRIED MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL THINKING IT WAS MAKING THE GEAR STICK BUT TO NO AVAIL. HAD TO EVENTUALLY CALL A TOW TRUCK WHO TOLD ME THAT WASN'T HIS FIRST CHRYSLER 300 HE'S HAD TO TOW FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HE HAD TO GET UNDER THE CAR AS WELL AS GO THRU A PANEL BESIDE THE GEARS IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO EVEN MOVE TO BE PLACED ON THE TOW TRUCK. AFTER DROPPING OFF TO THE DEALERSHIP, I RESEARCHED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ISSUES WITH THE CHRYSLER 300 2007 SERIES CAR. TURNS OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME OF THE CHRYSLERS BUILT FROM JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2007 FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A RECALL TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. I GOT THE ISSUE FIXED AS WELL BUT HAD TO PAY. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO TOLD ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2007 THAT THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY ISSUE AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. CLEARLY CHRYSLER IS WRONG. *TR

THE 300C (HEMI) HESITATES WHEN PULLING OFF, STOPPING AND/OR ACCELERATING. IT IS A DANGER WHEN MERGING FROM RAMPS ON BECAUSE IT DOES NOT PULL OFF WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED; IT HESITATES, THEN TAKE OFF WITH A LOT OF POWER CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE FARTHER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE INTENDED DIRECTION BECAUSE OF THE HEMI POWER WHEN ACCELERATION CATCHES UP. IT IS A DANGER AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR MAIMED IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY OCCURRED. *TR

THE 300C SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I LEFT THE CAR PARKED AND LATER THAT EVENING, THE SHIFTER MOVED TO OTHER GEARS. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER INFORMING THEM OF THE OCCURRENCES. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT WAS A PROBLEM THAT HAD BEEN OCCURRING WITH THE 300C MODELS. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DURING COLD WINTER DAY (20 DEGREES OR BELOW) WHEN THE CARS COMPUTER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND A FEW SECONDS LATER RE-BOOTED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO SO DURING THE DRIVE HOME AND DURING THE NEXT WEEK UNTIL I COULD GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNSURE OF THE ISSUE. SHOWED THEM A VIDEO THAT WAS TAKEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE YOUR CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE GOING 70 MPH). THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH -- NOT WARRANTIED, $300 REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 2012 (WEATHER IN REGION WAS WARMER AND DIDN'T MEET CONDITIONS AS PREVIOUS YEARS). NOW IT'S 2013 AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED DURING A RECENT BLIZZARD. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR HANDS ARE TIED, BUT I THINK THIS IS A CHRYSLER DEFECTIVE PART ISSUE. SOMETHING IN VERY COLD WEATHER IS CAUSING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN, WHICH COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SCARY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE ISSUE FROM A RECENT COMMUTE, AS WELL AS THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE ON-GOING ISSUE STARTING BACK IN 2010. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED ON 2/21/2013 WITH THE DETAILS. MY UTMOST CONCERN IS THAT THIS WILL (OR HAS) CAUSED A FATALITY AND CHRYSLER SEEMS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. . *TR

THE SHIFT LEVEL IS STUCK IN PARK. WITH THE BRAKE PRESSED, IT WILL MOVE RIGHT BUT NOT DOWN INTO GEAR. IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, IT WILL NOT MOVE TO THE RIGHT AT ALL. THE RECOGNITION OF THE BRAKE BE DEPRESSED APPEARS TO BE WORKING. I WAS 120 MILES FROM HOME SO I TOOK THE CONSOLE APART AROUND THE GEAR SHIFTER AND FOUND A CABLE THAT I COULD PULL BACKWARDS AND THEN WAS ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 1/29/13 *CN UPDATED 2/6/2013*JS

SHIFT PARK LOCK MECHANISM - WE ARE JUST GET THIS PROBLEM AND CALL CHRYSLER THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD RECALL K36 AND K16. A LOT OF THESE PROBLEM ONLINE BUT PEOPLE FIX BY THEM SELF. SOME OF THE GET PAY A LOT MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS IS FLAWS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL TO FIX ALL THE CAR. HAPPEN AROUND FROM 50,000 MILES. HOPE OFFICIAL WILL GET CHRYSLER SEND LETTER OUT TO FIX ALL. I WON'T BUY CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR