2006 CHRYSLER 300 AWD Complaints

2006 CHRYSLER 300 HAS HAD SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS. THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. FROM MY OWN RESEARCH AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER'S MECHANICS, THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH 300S. A SMALL SPRING AND PLASTIC ARM BREAK FREQUENTLY. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHICH CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT YET CONTINUES TO MANUFACTURE 300S WITH THESE MALFUNCTIONING/DEFECTIVE PARTS INCLUDED. *TR

BRAKES FAILED AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED UNDER 10 MPH. BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD. BRAKES SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT SLOW DOWN, CAUSING A CRASH. THEY'RE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS PERTICULAR VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL IN REGARDS TO ALL OF THE CRITERIA THAT MEETS THE RECALL AND THE REASON FOR COMPLAINT. BRAKES ARE INTERMITTENTLY FAILING, BRAKE MALFUNCTION BLINKING ON AND OFF. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VOICE ACTIVATION ALERTED DRIVER TO BRAKE FAILURE SECONDS BEFORE BRAKES FAILED JUST SECONDS PRIOR TO IMPACT DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP.

DEAD SPOTS ON STEERING WHEEL WHERE HORN IS LOCATED. HAVE TO FIND CERTAIN AREAS WHERE THE HORN WILL WORK. VERY VERY DANGEROUS IN QUICK SITUATIONS. HAVE CHECKED THE WEB AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CLEARLY A DEFECT. YOU CAN PUSH ALL YOU WANT, UNLESS YOU GET THE RIGHT SPOT, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. *TR

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING PROFUSELY FROM OUR 2006 CHRYSLER 300 TOURING AUTOMOBILE. THE CAR WAS ONLY 1-1/2 YEARS OLD. SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, WE BROUGHT IT TO PASSPORT CHRYSLER OF ALEXANDER AND WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FROM A DEFECTIVE CAP THAT WAS REPLACED. HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING WITH ALL OF THEIR CHRSYLER 300'S AND WHEN I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD SENT OUT NOTICES TO CHRYSLER OWNERS TO INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT. HE TOLD ME THAT "OSHA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM" AND DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO ADDRESS. WHEN I CALLED OSHA, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T EVEN DEAL WITH AUTOMOBILES. ALTHOUGH THEY REPLACED THE PART IN MY CAR, I'M CONCERNED FOR OTHERS WHO MAY NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT CAUSES PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300 AWD. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL SLIGHTLY TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SHE FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WAITING TO BE SERVICED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.