2005 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

THE CHRYSLER 300 WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK SHIFTER LEVER WAS BROKEN. THERE IS ALSO A K-39 RECALL ISSUED BY CHRYSLER BUT MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER IT. I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SPRING THAT IS BROKEN PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING SHIFTED OUT OF PARK IF THE BRAKE IS NOT PRESSED. *TR

STARTED CAR AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR. COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. A SITUATION MUCH TALKED ABOUT ON LINE. THE FAILURE OF THE "TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK LEVER" COMMONLY CALLED "THE PINK THINGY" ON LINE SOME OWNERS TELL OF HAVING GOTTEN A RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. HE SAID IT DEPENDED ON WHERE THE CAR WAS BUILT IF THERE WAS A RECALL. IMAGINE HOW HAPPY THAT MADE ME !!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HOME, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL AND NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE BUT THE SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PLASTIC SPRING LOCATED IN THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN ANY OTHER GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE FAILURE MOMENTARILY BY REMOVING THE COVER AT THE GEAR KNOB BOX AND MANUALLY PUSHING THE PIECE IN ORDER TO MOVE GEAR FROM PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE MOVED INTO ANY GEAR OUT OF PARK BECAUSE THE PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM OR "PINK THINGY" IS BROKEN. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE BUT WAS UNABLE TO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,500. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR CAN COST BETWEEN 600.00 AND 700.00 DOLLARS. UPDATED 08/15/2012 *JS

A/C HAS NEVER RAN COLD SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, WE WENT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT EACH TIME THE DEALER CLAIMED NO RECALL ON THE 2005 CHRYSLER 300C A/C SYSTEM, WE EVEN CHECKED THE WEB FOR RECALLS BUT WE FOUND NOTHING. I FOUND THE PROBLEM MYSELF IN JULY 2005, IT SEEMS THAT THIS VEHICLE CAME WITH BAD SCHRADER VALVES HIGH AND LOW, OVER THE YEARS I JUST ADDED FREON, BUT NOW THE LEAK IS SO BAD IT WON'T HOLD A CHARGE MORE THAN 5 DAYS, WENT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THE A/C SYSTEM WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A FULL EVAC OF THE SYSTEM, REPLACEMENT OF THE BAD SCHRADER VALVES PLUS LABOR AND TAXES. WE CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE INVOLVED. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LOWER TIE ROD ENDS, THE TIE ROD ENDS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE LOOK REALLY CHEAP AS WELL AS THE AFTER MARKET PARTS. WE HAD THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WORKED ON TWICE, EACH TIME JUST BEFORE THE STABILITY LIGHT COME ON WE NOTICE THE DASH LIGHTS FLICKER CONSTANTLY, THE DASH LIGHTS HAS ALWAYS FLICKERED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CLAIMS REPLACING THE STABILITY PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AS OF TODAY JUNE 20, 2012 THE DASH LIGHTS ARE FLICKERING AGAIN WHICH MEANS ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER.

THE CAR IS STUCK IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY.IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD IT IS SHIFT INTERLOCK LATCH THAT IS PLASTIC. I HAVE ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART IN ALLOY, A DORMAN PART # 924-706. I WAS TOLD IT IS A RECALL, AND CALLED MY DEALERSHIP BUT ALAS MY VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THE SAME PLASTIC PART GETS REINSTALLED INTO THE VEHICLE FOR $200-475 FEE AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MANY TIMES AS THE PLACE I PURCHASED THE PART SAID THEY ORDER THIS PART OFTEN DUE TO THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OWNERS NEED TO REPLACE IT THEMSELVES. I HAVE LOOKED UP THE RECALL AND IT IS CONSIDERED "THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARK PAWL ANCHORS SHAFT". DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. E14. *JS