2007 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

WHEN STARTING CAR (STATIONARY), THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER STAYS LOCKED IN "PARK" AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR AFTER STARTED.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 40 MPH AND HAD TO COME TO BRIEF STOP AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT DURING TRAFFIC. NOW EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND TRY TO BRAKE NOW IT SHAKES AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUBFRAME AND ENGINE CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT THAT IT MIGHT BREAK AT ANY MOMENT. I NO LONGER CAN DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY AND I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK, WIFE'S WORK AND MY SONS SCHOOL. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND NEEDS DONE IMMEDIATELY. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2006 HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD TO BE RECALLED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 50000 MILES ON IT AND WAS GARAGE KEPT. SO I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. IT'S SO DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE KNOWN ABOUT. I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIXED THIS WEEK AND IT WILL COST ME A FORTUNE. THANK YOU!

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE WHEELS AND THE WHOLE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT THE WHOLE SUBRAME AND MOTOR CRADLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. NOW MY CAR DRIVES AT MPH OVER 40 THAT THE CAR SHAKES AND WHEN I NEED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY THAT IT SHAKES HARD AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY ARE GOING TO FIND THE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM. ALSO THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE LINKAGE ON SUBRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BROKEN AND HANGING LOWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE WITH THE TANK COMPLETELY FULL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER (COLE CHRYSLER DODGE AT 805-540-5065) WAS CALLED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TT *TR

TAKATA RECALL I CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THE REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED THAT SHE NEEDED TO PLACE ME ON HOLD TO CONTACT THE DEALER IN CANTON, GA TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAD THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIRS. ONCE SHE VERIFIED WITH THEM SHE CONNECTD ME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WE SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT. WHEN I ARRIVE AT THE APPOINTMENT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AND WAS GIVEN A CARD TO CALL AND SHE IF THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND RESCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT. WE CALLED FOR A WEEK AND WAS GIVEN THE RU AROUND. SO WE TRIED A DIFFEREN LOCATION. WE CALLED MARIETTA AND PROVIDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION REQUESTED. MARIETTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US A CALL WHEN THE PART(S NEEDED ARE AVAILABLE...AS OF TODAY I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM EITHER DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE REPAIRS NEEDED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, IMMEDIATELY AFTER FUELING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WITHNELL DODGE (2650 COMMERCIAL ST SE, SALEM, OR 97302 (877) 303-1959) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK MALFUNCTIONED. A PART WITHIN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE 2005 AND 2006 CHRYSLER 300 HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TT UPDATED 9/19/18*JB

AT AROUND 106K, A VALVE SEAT BROKE AND DROPPED INTO A CYLINDER CHAMBER, DAMAGING THE CYLINDER. THE ENGINE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. NO COMPRESSION IN ONE CYLINDER AND 50 LBS DIFFERENCE IN COMPRESSION IN REMAINING SEVEN CYLINDERS. THE CAR HAD RECENTLY BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED IN A GARAGE. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER IT WAS STARTED, BACKFIRED AND FAILED TO IDLE. A SCOPE DETECTED AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED. MECHANIC ASSESSMENT: NEED A COMPLETE NEW ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH AND HEADLIGHTS GO OUT ON VEHICLE; LIGHTS DO NOT COME BACK ON WHEN INDICATORS STOP FLASHING; SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ALSO GO TO ZERO; PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATES; WHILE TURNING AND GOING STRAIGHT; ALL OCCURRENCES STARTED ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE; DEALERSHIP NEVER ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM; VEHICLE HAD 50,227 MILES WHEN PURCHASED

TAKATA AIRBAG COMPLAINT. THE DEALER HAS ONLY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS (OVER THE COURSE OF ALMOST 2 YEARS) HAS NEVER CONTACTED US TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART(S) IS /ARE UNAVAILABLE. ALSO - ALTHOUGH WE WERE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEH, WE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. WE HAD TO DO OUR OWN RESEARCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE THEN DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.