2005 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY A TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO ENABLE THE OVERRIDE SWITCH BELOW THE CONSOLE. THE CONTACT RESET THE OVER RIDE SWITCH BELOW THE CONSOLE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AGAIN AND RESET THE OVER RIDE SWITCH BELOW THE CONSOLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,831 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

GEAR SHIFT GETS LOCKED INTO PARK AND WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE WHEN CAR IS ON AND BRAKE IS PUSHED IN. IN THIS CASE WE HAD TO REMOVE PARTS AROUND THE SHIFTER TO GET TO THE PINK RELEASE TAB THAT IS LOCATED BELOW THE SHIFTER, AND MANUALLY PUSH THE PINK TAB SO THAT THE SHIFTER COULD GO IN REVERSE. THE CAR IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AS OF NOW, SO THAT THE CAR DOESN'T GET STUCK IN PARK AGAIN. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON BUT CAN BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IF NOT FIXED. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE CONTACT HIT THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD START TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER ALWAYS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TENSIONED STRUT BUSHING ARM REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO ORDER THE PARTS NEEDED FROM THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED THAT ITS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, THEY HAVE OVER 4000 OF THESE ON BACKORDER! *TR

GEAR SHIFTER DEFECTIVE. GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK POSITION. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS NEVER ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TENSIONED STRUT BUSHING ARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 C. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO UNLOCK THE BRAKES. SHE STATED THE BRAKES ALSO MAKES A CREAKING NOISE WHEN ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SPRAYED THE BRAKES WITH A SUBSTANCE SIMILAR TO WD4 AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS OCCURRING AGAIN AND SHE HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION TO THE SPEED RATE OF 75 MPH. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKED PEDAL REPEATEDLY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THEN THE CONTACT PLACED HER FOOT UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO RELEASE THE STICKY PEDAL WHICH THERE WAS NOT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY AND THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION THAT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HAZARD LIGHTS ALSO SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

2005 CHRYSLER 300 KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK HAS BEEN LIKE YEAR AFTER THE CAR WAS BROUGHT. *TR