2005 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

ON 3/9/2012 I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR, AS I WAS PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE I FOUND THAT THE GEAR SHAFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE, I DID EVERYTHING TO GET IT TO ENGAGE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE, AFTER A WHILE I GAVE UP AND CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHO INSTRUCTED ME ON HOW TO GET THE BRACKET TO MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT (THE BRACKET) MOVED, ALLOWING FOR THE GEAR SHAFT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART MIGHT HAVE BEEN UNDER RECALL, I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH TRANSMISSION CUP PLUG BRACKET WAS UNDER RECALL FOR CERTAIN CHRYSLER, DODGE, AND JEEPS MY CAR DIDN'T FALL WITH IN THE PARAMETER OF THE VIN NUMBER. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. I WOULD HAVE AGREE TO THIS HAD I NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE DATE ABOVE. ONCE BEFORE THE GEAR SHAFT WOULDN'T MOVE, BUT SOMEONE HELPED ME GET IT TO MOVE, THAT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THE RECALL THEN, I WOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE NHTSA SOONER. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH CHRYSLER IS THAT THEY KNOW THAT THIS PART IS FAULTY, BUT THE COMPANY IS ONLY CHOOSING TO FIX THE (BRACKET) ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. WHAT ABOVE THE 1000'S OF CHRYSLER 300 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, WHERE IS CHRYSLER RESPONSIBILITY TO US-LEFT-HOLDING-THE-BAG CUSTOMERS. MY CAR WASN'T FREE, I PAID HARD EARN CASH FOR MY CAR AND I WANT CHRYSLER TO HONOR ITS PRODUCT. IF THERE WAS A RECALL, AND A MULTIPLE AMOUNT OF CUSTOMER HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, THEN CHRYSLER SHOULD BE WILLING OR MADE TO HELP WITH THE PRICE OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, EVEN IF THOSE CUSTOMERS WHERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. VEHICLES BREAKDOWN EVERYDAY AND I TRULY AWARE OF THIS, BUT I'M NOT THE ONE WHO PLACED A FAULTY PART IN MY CAR. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOVE NATURAL WEAR-N-TEAR, BUT ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER ITSELF SAW, AND CHOSE TO ONLY ASSIST A SELECTIVE FEW. THIS ABOUT FAIRNESS? *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FLICKER ON AND OFF. OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF. WHEN SWITCH IS IN AUTOMATIC MODE, THE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY FLICKER IN BOTH DAYLIGHT AND NIGHTTIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AFTER LEAVING MY VEHICLE PARKED IN A GARAGE AT THE VERIZON CENTER IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE GARAGE. AS I LEFT THE PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE AS IF THE ENGINE WERE GOING TO FALL OUT. I DEPRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I WAS GOING UP AN ON RAMP AND THE VEHICLE COASTED BACKWARDS. . LUCKILY THERE WAS A OPEN SPACE THAT MY VEHCLE COULD SAFELY BACK INTO. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MY VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS LATER DUE TO IT BEING PARKED IN A BUSY GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE THROTTLE WAS NOT OPENING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY CLEANING MY THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

RECENTLY PURCHASED 2005 CHRYSLER 300C THOUGHT I WAS GETTING GREAT DEAL ONLY HAD 47700 MILES ON IT. FIRST FILL UP IT STALLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AND DID SO SEVERAL TIMES. I TRIED REVVING UP THE ENGINE WHILE IN NEUTRAL BUT AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF IT STALLED AGAIN. I WAS SO AFRAID SOMEONE WAS GOING TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND UNTIL I COULD GET INTO TO TURNING LANE. IT SEEMED TO WORK, WELL DIDN'T STALL OUT, WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN IT SEEMED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO GO DEAD. I TOOK IT BACK THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID WAS A VENT IN FUEL TANK THAT WAS CLOGGED, ONLY FIX TO REPLACE WHICH THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO DO AND I HAVE ONLY HAVE THE CAR 1 WEEK. *TR

THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD MENTIONED THE BUMPER / SKID PLATE PROBLEMS HE HAD BEFORE. I THEN WAS CAREFUL AS TO WHERE I PARKED. WELL, I PARKED THE CAR IN FRONT OF A CONVENIENT STORE AND AS I PULLED BACK, THE FRONT BUMPER CAUGHT ON TO THE CEMENT BLOCK AND CRACKED THE BUMPER AS WELL AS PULLING MOST OF THE SKID PLATE FROM UNDER THE CAR. AS I DROVE HOME I HEARD SOME PIECES FALL ON TO THE ROAD BUT COULD NOT PULL ASIDE TO PICK THEM UP OR I WOULD OF GOTTEN HIT BY A CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THESE CARS HAVE THAT PROBLEM ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NOTICED THAT 99% OF THE CHRYSLER 300 THAT I SEE ON THE STREET ALSO HAVE THE SAME THING, HANGING BUMPERS AND SKID PLATES. I DID CALL TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT. I DON'T THINK THIS IS ACCEPTABLE. THEY COME FROM THE MANUFACTURE, WITH WHAT I WOULD CALL A DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN FIXING THEM AND CORRECTING THE PROBLEM SO THAT ANY FUTURE CHRYSLERS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME OUT OF GEAR AND INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN TUBE LEAKED WATER INTO THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. *TR

AFTER FILLING CAR WITH GASOLINE, CAR BEGINS TO STALL AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WILL START UP AGAIN, BUT SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY UNTIL THE GASOLINE BURNS. THEN IT RIDE NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I JUST DO NOT FILL THE CAR ANYMORE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT'S SO UNEXPECTED. IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON AND IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL NOW, WONT LIGHT UP OR ANYTHING. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE AIR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AS WELL. *TR

FORWARDED FROM THE US PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION - LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM CONSUMER RE 2005 CHRYSLER 300-C SRT-8 RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER SOON TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR WASH AND TRAVELING LESS THAN 50 FEET, THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. HER SON IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, AS IT BURST INTO FLAMES FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CONSUMERS SON LOCATED A RECALL # 04V334000. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY CLAIMED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. SHE WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM CHRYSLER AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE CONSUMER CALLED CHRYSLER, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED A REPORT WOULD BE SENT TO SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY. DAYS LATER, AN INSPECTION REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY WENT TO THE CONSUMERS HOUSE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. ON APRIL 11, 2012, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM CHRYSLER'S LAWYER STATING THEY WOULD HANDLE ALL OF THE EXPENSES INVOLVING THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THE LAWYER WAS CONTACTED AND GIVEN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE AND THE COSTS INVOLVED, CHRYSLER THEN STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX THE VEHICLE, THAN WHAT IT WAS WORTH AND WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED. *JB