2007 CHRYSLER 300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE LIGHTING BOLT SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (GARY MATTHEWS MOTORS, CLARKSVILLE, TN, 931-552-7100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MOORE CHRYSLER JEEP IN PEORIA, ARIZONA 85382, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A PLUG BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FRONT ABS, WHICH CAUSED ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, A VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CRASH PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY LANE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SLIGHTLY DETACHED. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST AREAS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

I KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES AND NOT GETTING SATISFACTION GETTING REPAIRED. WHATEVER THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO GET MONETARY COMPENSATIONS THROUGH LEGAL MEANS, PLEASE SIGN ME UP. [XXX\, [XXX]. WE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE SINCE WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

OVER 2 YEARS AGO AT 108,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING WE EXPERIENCED A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT THE CAR KEPT RUNNING ROUGH AND SMOKING. WE OPENED UP THE ENGINE AND A PISTON HAD FAILED AND COLLAPSED IN UPON ITSELF. WE PULLED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AT 134,000 MILES WE HAD A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE. WE PULLED THE HEAD AND FOUND THAT CYLINDER TWO HAD DAMAGE ON THE HEAD AND CORRESPONDING LOCATIONS ON THE PISTON. COMPRESSION TEST CONFIRMED LOSS OF COMPRESSION ON CYLINDER 2. I PURCHASED A NEW HEAD AND UPON REASSEMBLY I SHOOK THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE OBJECTS INSIDE. I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME OF THEM OUT AND THEY APPEAR TO BE PARTS OF THE VALVE SEAT FROM CYLINDER 2. I AM ATTACHING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AT CYLINDER NUMBER 2 AND ALSO THE FRAGMENTS THAT I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH APPEAR TO BE PARTS OF THE VALVE SEAT FROM THE EXHAUST VALVE AT CYLINDER NUMBER 2. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 10 YEARS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT NEW BY MY WIFE AND HAS NEVER BEEN STRESSED RACED OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. WE LIKE OUR CAR WHICH IS WHY I WENT THROUGH THE TROUBLE OF REBUILDING THE ENGINE 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE GONE TO THE LENGTHS THAT I HAVE GONE TO THIS TIME. HOWEVER AFTER DISCOVERING THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS ENGINE I DON'T FEEL THAT I CAN TRUST IT ANYMORE. FURTHER I AM GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER MAKE VEHICLES AS I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN TRUST A CHRYSLER PRODUCT ANYMORE. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL CHRYSLER CONSUMERS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS WELL AS WAS MY FATHER BEFORE ME. I'M HOPING THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FOR US TO RIGHT THIS SITUATION.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR JUST STALLED TWICE ONCE AT A RED LIGHT AND TOOK A WHILE TO RESTART AND THEN WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ON THE ROAD IT JUST STALLED AND AGAIN IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TIMES TO RESTART DURING IRMA I WENT OUTSIDE TO MOVE MY JEEP WRANGLER TO A SAFE SPOT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER THE HURRICANE AAA WAS ALLOWED TO COME AND TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE JEEP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE TIPM MODULE SO I LOOKED THIS UP AND REALIZED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIPM AND I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE IS RECALL BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TWICE ON THE CHRYSLER 300 AND THEY SAID NO SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE RECALLED SOON SO I CAN TAKE IT TO GET IT FIXED MY MOTHER WHO IS 91 CAN NOT GET IN MY JEEP AND USES A WALKER AND NOW IM AFRAID IF I GO FURTHER OUT OF TOWN TO THE DOCTORS THAT CAR MAY SHUTDOWN ON I75 AND AND CAUSE A REAL BIG ACCIDENT AND I'M HANDICAPPED AND ON A FIXED INCOME AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE TIPM. THIS IS 2 CARS DIFFERENT YEARS AND THE SAME THING PLZ RECALL THE TIPM FOR THE MODELS OF CARS. I WILL BE ALSO REPORTING MY JEEP BUT IT JUST HAPPENED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED FIVE STAR MAZDA AT (478) 841-9275 (LOCATED AT 3068 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON, GA 31210) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PLACED HER PURSE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN SHE MOVED HER PURSE, SHE NOTICED THAT IT TURNED BROWN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT STARTED TO TURN BROWN AND CRUSTED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND UNPLUGGED THE FRONT AND REAR BATTERY AND THE PASSENGER SEAT STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND STARTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND CONTINUED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DETECTOR DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING WAS ON, WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PREVIOUSLY JUST FILED COMPLAINT UNDER POWER TRAIN HEADING REGARDING SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK ISSUE. INFORMED BY SUPERVISOR AT CHRYSLER RECALL CENTER THAT "LOOKING INTO ISSUES & FILING A COMPLAINT ON SUCH ISSUES SHOULD BE DONE ON THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE, NOT ON NHTSA.GOV BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY SITE!" SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE I WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WITH THIS ISSUE "IT'S MY PROBLEM" .