2005 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE SHIFTER FAILURE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,448 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 94,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/07/12. *JB

2 DIFFERENT TIMES THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OUT OF PARK AND STRANDS ME. I HAVE SEEN MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS.ALSO AND CRYSLER RECALLED CHARGERS AND DODGES BUT HAVE NOT RECALLED THE CHRYSTER 300'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A CHEAP PART THAT BREAKS AND CAUSES THE GEAR LOCK UP AND THE WHOLE STEERING ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED PER CHRYSLER AT A HIGH PRICE. SHOULD BE RECALL AS WITH CHARGERS AND DODGE PRODUCTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THE FUEL LEAKAGE ORIGINATED FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PERMANENT DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

EARLY BUILD 2005 300C WITH LOW MILES PURCHASED USED 3/11. DRIVEN PRIMARILY AS A HIGHWAY CAR RECENTLY WE STARTED USE MORE IN TOWN. I HAD READ ALL THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS HAD WITH WINDOWS (NOT WORKING) AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND HAD BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES BUT NOT THE ENGINE STALL ISSUE UNTIL OCTOBER. I READ ABOUT NOT FILLING ONE OUNCE BEYOND WHEN THE PUMP SHUTS OFF BUT MY OBSERVATION IS EVEN THAT NOW IS TOO MUCH. WHENEVER THE CAR IS FILLED UP, IT WILL STALL/SHUT DOWN 3-6 TIMES IN THE NEXT 2-3 MILES OF CITY DRIVING. NO STUTTER, JUST SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. I'VE TRIED SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND RACING THE ENGINE WHEN PULLING UP TO STOP SIGNS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING, WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. NOT THAT I AM RECOMMENDING THAT BUT BETTER THAN DYING WHEN YOU EXPECT IT TO ACCELERATE. A SOMEWHAT SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHEN GETTING ONTO THE ON-RAMP BUT MORE OF A STUTTER SITUATION THAN ACTUALLY STALLING. FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT IS TOO MUCH GAS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE VIA EMISSIONS HOSE FROM TANK SO COMPUTER DOES NOT COMPENSATE WITH MORE AIR (ENGINE RACING WOULD BE THE RESULT) SO IT FLOODS OUT AS IN CHOKING OUT A LAWN MOWER FROM DECADES AGO TO GET IT TO STOP RUNNING. I'VE OWNED 50 CARS AND THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. EVEN KNOWING IT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN DOES NOT HELP SO I WON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THE CAR.... IF THEY WERE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN TRAFFIC AFTER FILLING THE TANK IT WOULD BE A FIREBALL WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT'S A VERY NICE CAR TO DRIVE ONCE YOU GET THE STEERING (CRADLE SHIFT AND WEIRD CAMBER SETTINGS) ACCOMPLISHED BUT WE ARE LEAVING IT PRETTY MUCH ONLY FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND MANUALLY CALCULATING HOW MUCH GAS HAS BEEN USED AND SO AS TO LEAVE THE TANK 2-3 GALLONS SHORT OF FULL WHEN FILLING IT UP. PAIN IN THE REAR TO BE SURE BUT BETTER THAN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF SOMEONE AND HAVING THE ENGINE DIE... ALONG WITH YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING BEGAN TO FLASH ON AND OFF UNTIL THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,171 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57.000. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ UPDATED 03/16/12

CPSC# I11A0205A. CHRYSLER 300. CAR WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH GEAR SHAFT. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:05V460000(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR REMAINED STUCK IN PARK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,045.