2005 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

AUTOMOBILE STALLS EVERY TIME AFTER FILL-UP. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY MANUFACTURER. MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PROBLEM ON REPUTABLE MESSAGE BOARDS. NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT REPEATED STALLING WITH DIFFICULTY STARTING AFTER STALL IS VERY DANGEROUS. ONLY HAPPENS AFTER FUEL TANK IS FILLED. *TR

NOVEMBER 3,2009 AUTOMOBILE WAS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING SERIES. WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 57 SOUTH BOUND AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN THE REAR TRUNK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, WHERE THE BATTERY IS STORED. CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE CARS IN 2005 AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED. IT RECALL STATED THAT ABOUT 20,000 UNITS WERE EFFECTED BY THE POSSIBLE DEFECT IN ASSEMBLY, AND THE RECALL STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES COULD POSSIBLY COME OFF CAUSING FIRES. AND CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. *TR

FAILURE OF FRONT HOOD SUPPORT PISTON AROUND 60K MILES. HOOD NO LONGER STAYS UP ON ITS OWN AFTER BEING OPENED. *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT I HAD TO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER COMPONENT IN MY CHRYSLER 300 VEHICLE. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER DODGE AND CHRSYLER VEHICLES, BUT NOT ON MINE. NOW TODAY MY CAR IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS THAT THE GEAR BOC MAY BE FAILING AGAIN. THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE GEAR IS NOT GO HOLDING PROPERTY IN PARK. I AM GOING TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND SEE IF CHRYSLER WILL FIX IT. I REPAIRED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 MONTHS AGO. *TR

CHRYSLER 300 2.7 ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR,DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSH NOTHING HAPPENS, VEHICLE SPEED IS 20 MPH, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON SUCH A PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. *TR

2005 CHRYSLER TOURING MILES:49,113 HOOD SUPPORTS FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING HOOD TO FALL HITTING TOP OF MY LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING SEVERE PAIN. I WAS VERY LUCK THE HOOD DIDN'T HIT ME IN MY HEAD. VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AT 30,00 MILES. TOOK CAR FOR TIRES AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED STRUTS AND SHOCK. TOOK CARE TO HAVE STRUTS AND SHOCKS REPLACED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TIRE RODS AND A BALL JOINTS FOR PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER SAID THE BALL JOINT HAD BEEN REDESIGNED AND I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OR THE CAR COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THEY WERE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE THE BALL JOINT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW WILL NOT WORK. AND THE POWER SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300 PURCHASED IN 2008. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, SHE STILL COULD NOT GET THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR TO SHIFT GEARS. SHE ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PARK POSITION AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL IDENTICAL FAILURES FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SHIFT BOX WAS FAULTY AND WOULD COST OVER $600 TO REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 89,000.

I PARKED MY CAR IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. WHEN I WENT OUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. WITH MOTOR RUNNING & BRAKE APPLIED THERE WAS STILL NO RELEASE. I WAS FORCED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME HE HAD TOWED 10 CHRYSLER 300 THAT DAY FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK, TOWED TO DEALER 9/24/09 PART 4578029AC SHIFTER NO RECALL NOTED THIS HAPPENED ON 9/21/07 SAME ISSUE SAME PART; COMPLAINT FILED THEN TOO NO RECALL NOTED. *TR