2007 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER 300 BRAND NEW FROM DEALER IN AUGUST 2007. MY FIRST NEW CAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER ARE THE PROBLEM. FROM DAY ONE THERE IS INTERMITTANT ":CLUNKING" WHEN IT SHIFTS. PARK TO REVERSE. DRIVE TO PARK. BUT THE SCARY ONE IS WHEN I'M DRIVING, A FEW TIMES A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE THAN A FEW TIMES A DAY IT JUMPS, REALLY LURCHES. ENOUGH THAT AT 40 MPH, YOUR HEAD GETS A GOOD JOLT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WAS BETTER FOR A WHILE, NOW GETTING WORSE SO IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE, CITY AND HIGHWAY. BASICALLY, THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID BECAUSE IT'S INTERMITTANT. SO I HAD THEM KEEP IT AND DRIVE HOME THEMSELVES. BUT IT HAPPENED ONLY ONCE TO THEM. WELL, I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT I WISH THEY WOULD AT LEAST GIVE ME SOMETHING BACK FOR PAYING FULL PRICE FOR A DEFECTED CAR. THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME ANOTHER CAR THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN.

2007 CHRYSLER 300, 40K MILES. LEFT IN DRIVEWAY IN PARK WHEN WE WENT US TO LEAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS STUCK IN PARK. MANY COMMON COMPLAINTS ON LINE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE FROM 2005. WHY NO RECALL? *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN I AM PUSHING ON THE GAS IT HESITATES ON GOING, SOMETIMES IT WILL HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN JERK HARD. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE! IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I GOT THE CAR AND IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT NOW. WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALER ALWAYS SAID IT WAS NO PROBLEM, NOW THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO THE TORQUE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY ALSO UPDATED CODES AND THAT DID NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND I SHOULD NOT BE DEALING WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

2007 CHRYSLER 300 - TRANSMISSION FELL APART AT 28,000 MILES, DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PLUG I'D AT 41,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC MOVING AT 65 MILES PHR- VEHICLE JUST STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO IN GEAR. WHEN I GOT IT TO THE DEALER THEY INITIALLY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX UNTIL THEY REALIZED I WAS STILL COVER BY INITIAL & EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THIS IS THE 1ST NEW VEHICLE I HAVE EVER PURCHASED & I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT THE 20 MILES BACK AND FORTH TO WORK OR VISIT MY FAMILY IN NC. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FEB 07 & SINCE THEN BEEN DEPLOYED 15 MONTHS, SO THE CAR WAS ONLY USED 21 MONTHS. *TR

2007 CHRYSLER 300C - EXPERIENCED THREE (3) SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATOR FAILURE. ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN PRESSED DOWN. ALL THREE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN COLD WEATHER SPREAD OUT OVER 18 MONTH TIME SPAN. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION. CHRYSLER DEALER CHECKED OUT VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND AN ERROR CODE, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND ENDED UP TAKING NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. EACH TIME I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WORKED FINE AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING. FORTUNATELY EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED AND WAS CONTROLLABLE. PROBLEM WOULD BE VERY SERIOUS IF IT OCCUR DURING ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC SUCH AS AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. *TR

ON 11/25/09, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300C AWD, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SLIP, AND THE FRONT END FELT OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS RAINING, AND I WAS VERY SCARED. I SLOWED TO ABOUT 40 MPH, AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT LANE. I STILL DID NOT FEEL SAFE, AND, GIVEN THE VEHICLE HISTORY AND THE FACT THAT I HAVE A NEWBORN AT HOME, I DECIDED TO PULL OVER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED. WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE ON 07/23/07 THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE ADJUSTED, IT WAS POSITIONED AT 10 O'CLOCK. ON 09/20/07, WITH 2163 MILES, THE CAR PULLED, AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED, AND THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED. ON 11/28/07 WITH 5130 MILES, AGAIN THE CAR PULLED, AGAIN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE ADJUSTED, AND AGAIN THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED. ON 01/25/08 WITH 6863 MILES, YET AGAIN THE CAR WAS PULLING. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE "CRADLE NEEDED TO BE SHIFTED" AND THEY ADJUSTED THE CRADLE. PER THE REP, DEALER REPLACED 2 FRONT TIRES, DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. ON 06/26/09, WITH 29002 MILES, ONCE AGAIN THE CAR WAS PULLING. DEALER FOUND "PLAY IN INNER TIE/RODS", REPLACED STEERING RACK, AND ALIGNED. I REQUESTED 2 MORE TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR, I WAS TOLD TIRES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, AND I WILL NOT GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN AND WE WERE STRANDED WHEN OUR 2007 CHRYSLER 300 WAS STUCK IN PARK. WE CANNOT GET IT OUT OF PARK AND WERE LEFT IN A VERY DANGEROUS PART OF TOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. I BOUGHT IT USED ON 6/14/08. WITHIN A MONTH THAT I BOUGHT IT, THE CAR STALLED ON ME. A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP/GARAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING MAJOR EXCEPT THE THROTTLE HAD BUILT IN DEBRIS. EVER SINCE THAT TIME, THE CAR HAS NOT RAN SMOOTHLY. MOST OF THE TIMES, THE CAR FEELS THAT IT LOSES ENERGY/POWER WHEN I START TO DRIVE IT (LIKE WHEN I START THE ENGINE AND START DRIVING). IT ALSO MAKES A NOISE WHEN IT NEEDS TO "SHIFT" TO THE NEXT POWER (IT IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). IN 6/09-7/09, MY ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, WHICH THE GARAGE THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THAT CAN REPAIR ANY TYPE OF EMISSION ISSUES NEEDED TO REPLACE A VALVE AND THEN THE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON ANYMORE. EVEN AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE CAR CONTINUES TO FEEL LIKE IF IT LOSES POWER. I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES DONE SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. I FEEL THAT THERE CAN BE SOME MANUFACTURE DEFECT; HOWEVER, SINCE I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUES TO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, THEY SEEM NOT TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. 2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING WITH 45000 MILES. P1004 CODE. KNOWN PROBLEM FROM CHRYSLER. TSB ISSUED. GEORGIA EMISSIONS WILL NOT PASS WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON. NEW CARS (THREE YEARS) EXEMPT FROM EMISSIONS. NEXT YEAR FIRST TIME FOR TESTING AND CAR WILL NOT PASS UNTIL I PAY CHRYSLER $2000 TO FIX PROBLEM. GREAT IDEA TO BAIL THEM OUT. BUY AMERICAN. HA, HA *TR

UPSHIFT 1-2 BUMPY HAS SLIGHT HESITATE. DOWNSHIFT 2-1 THUMP IN REAR AT SLOW SPEEDS. NOT A SMOOTH TRANSITION THRU THESE GEARS. CAR HAS BEEN CALIBRATED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CLEAR FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS SITUATION SEEMS TO BE A BUILT IN PROBLEM WITH AWD CHRYSLER 300C AWD CARS. THIS CAR HAS ALMOST 20,000 MILES. *TR