2007 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

I OWN A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING WITH ONLY 44,000 MILES ON IT. MY GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THERE IS AN OVERRIDE SWITCH ("PINK" ) THAT DID NOT WORK AS WELL. I GOT ONLINE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS MATTER AND THERE WAS NOT; HOWEVER, WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND BLOGS ABOUT THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM 2005 TO CURRENT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL MATTER. TODAY, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE GIFT SHIFT ASSEMBLY WAS BUSTED. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A CRAPPY DESIGN AND CHRYSLER HAS SINCE MADE A LITTLE BETTER DESIGN SHIFT GEAR THAN THE ONE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE NOW. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECALLING THESE SHIFT GEAR AND REPLACE WITH THE "MORE IMPROVED" DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE TIE RODS ARE LOOSE AT 39,000 MILES. HE FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THE 300C. THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

MY 2007 CHRYSLER 300 STUCK IN PARK UNDER WARRANTY DEALER TOWED IT TO SHOP TO REPLACE SHIFTER. PARKED IN GARAGE WENT LEAVE THE NEXT DAY WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK CAR HAS 10,500 MILES. *TR

VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE A FAULTY ESP (ASSUME IT STOOD FOR EMERGENCY SKID PROTECTION) OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CAR WILL SLID ON MINOR DOWNWARD SLOPS WHEN SNOW IS ON THE GROUND EVEN WHEN MOVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (10-20MPH). IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MUCH SNOW ON THE GROUND EITHER FOR THIS TO OCCUR. IT OCCURS ALSO RATHER THE ESP FEATURE IS ON OR OFF. THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PUMPING THEMSELVES AND HAVE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN PRESSED ON. I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR FROM SLIDING OR SHIFTING. IT ONCE SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION. ANOTHER TIME DURING A SLIDE ON A VERY MINOR SLOP, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEING AT LEAST 2-3 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF ME, I WOULD HAVE SLID RIGHT INTO THE BACK OF IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO KEYSTONE CHRYSLER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS ON IT BUT INDICATED THAT NOTHING SHOWED UP. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO ACTUALLY DRIVE THE CAR IN SNOW CONDITIONS TO SEE WHAT I AM EXPERIENCING AND IS REPORTING. I AM UNCOMFORTABLE AND EXTREMELY FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER IN SNOW LIKE CONDITIONS. I HAVE A TRUCK WHICH I DRIVE THE MAJORITY OF THE WINTER MONTHS WHICH IS WHY THIS WAS NOT DETECTED SOONER. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR SHIFTS WHEN ENCOUNTERING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION AND BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. THIS OCCURS DURING WET OR DRY CONDITIONS. *TR

BATTERY LOCATED IN TRUNK. GROUND WIRE MELTED CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL GROUNDING LEADING TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE BEGAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH BATTERY ACTUALLY LOCATED IN TRUNK. *TR

ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING AND SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WAS PULSATING FROM 0 TO ACTUAL, NO LOSS OF POWER HOWEVER SCARED THE STUFF OUT OF ME. STOPPED AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. WAS OK, BY THE WAY, WE WERE ON CANADA 1 AND HAD TO GET BACK TO THE US. ALMOST GOT HOME AND IT ALL STARTED AGAIN. *TR

INTERMITTENT DELAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE DELAY CAN BE UP TO 7-8 SECONDS DURING WHICH TIME THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS. THERE IS ALSO A LOW RUMBLING NOISE THAT OCCURS WHEN OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE. THE PROBLEM BECOMES A DANGER WHEN BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR PERFORMING A THREE POINT TURN, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL END UP STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD UNABLE TO MOVE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN ON YOU, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT COUNTLESS TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY KEEP GETTING THE SAME FAULT CODES INDICATING A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN SHIFT MODULE AND TRANSMISSION. THEIR SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO CHANGE THE SAME PART A SHIFT MODULE THREE TIMES WHICH HAS REQUIRED THEM TO KEEP MY CAR FOR EXTENDED PERIODS AFTER WHICH THEY INFORM ME THAT THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS FIXED BUT DON'T KNOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWERVE BACK AND FORTH. SHE ALSO NOTICED A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING SOUND IN THE REAR BRAKE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS REGARDING THE SWERVING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND LATER DUE TO THE BRAKES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT REGARDING THE SWERVING IN THE REAR AND THEY WOULD RE-ALIGN AND ROTATE THE TIRES. HE ALSO INFORMED HER THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW ROTORS. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,255.

I HAVE A 2007 CHRYSLER 300 AND I'VE HAD IT FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I ADMIT I DO DRIVE FREQUENTLY BUT I KEEP MY VEHICLES IN GREAT CONDITION. I HAVE 52,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND MY ENGINE HAS GONE OUT. HOW IT HAPPENED I BELIEVE IT HAD TO BE A LEMON FROM THE START,SAD TO SAY I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE AND I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY .I WONDER WHAT POSSIBLY CAN I HAVE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 CHRYSLER 300L IN JUNE 2008 WITH 127 MILES MY CAR HAS BEEN TO SERVICE 7 TIMES FOR NUMEROUS REASONS. FIRST IN JUNE MY SUNROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE TOOK IT IN I WAS TOLD FUSE WAS BAD ALSO TOOK IT BACK IN 12-2008 COLD AIR WAS COMING THRU WAS TOLD SUNROOF WAS MISALIGNED. 7-2008 ONLY HAD 1800 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WAS TOLD INTAKE MANIFOLD TUNING VALVE FAILURE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME IN AGAIN IN 12-2008(7K MILES) TOOK TO SERVICE WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION LEAK FAULT REPLACED ADAPTER LEFT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 10 MINS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN I IMMEDIATELY CALLED & ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER & I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT DAY WHICH I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WHY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED & FOUND NO PROBLEM STORED CODE FOR SHORT RUNNER VALVE CONTROL TO RESET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BEEN HAVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES GRINDING & SQUEAKING SINCE 2K MILES TOOK CAR TO SERVICE IN 8-2008 (3K MILES)COMPLAINING OF BRAKES WAS TOLD FOUND NO PROBLEM BRAKES WERE AT 95% FRONT & REAR PADS STILL HEARD BRAKES NOISE COMPLAINED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE & TOOK CAR BACK TO SERVICE IN 9-2008 WENT FOR TEST RIDE WITH SERVICE MANAGER HE STATED IT WAS MY FRONT PADS BROUGHT CAR BACK THEY CHANGED MY FRONT PADS(4K MILES). STILL HEARD NOISE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT BRAKED IN 10-2008 TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER SERVICE DEPARTMENT (5K MILES) THEY STATED IT WAS MY REAR BRAKES & ROTORS WHICH THEY REPLACED TOOK IT BACK 12- 2008 I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES WERE AT 50% & 2 DAYS LATER I WAS TOLD MY BRAKES LINING WAS 8-9 MM. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR A COMPLETE DETAILED SUMMARY OF MY CAR HISTORY I FOUND OUT A CUSTOMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKES SHAKE WHEN APPLIED WITH ONLY 107 MILES ON THE CAR 4-2008 THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED FRONT ROTORS OUT OF ROUND REPLACE FRONT ROTORS. ALSO SOME ELECTRICAL WORK WAS DONE IN 3-2008. I HAVE FILED A LEMON LAW WITH CHRYSLER & I ALSO REACHED OUT TO AN ATTORNEY TO HANDLE MY CASE. *TR