2005 CHRYSLER 300C Complaints

AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION THE CAR STALLED 3-4 TIMES BEFORE BEGINNING TO SURGE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF STALLING/SURGING, IT WAS FINE. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS FILLED NOW. *TR

GOT READY TO TAKE KIDS TO THE DOCTOR AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. MANAGED TO GET THE TIRE AIRED UP WITH COMPRESSOR AT HOUSE AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE TIRE WAS PUNCTURED. TURNS OUT NO PUNCTURE. DECIDED TO REPLACE TIRE IN CASE OF "DRYROT", WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF, THE RIM WAS CRACKED. HAD TO BUY ANOTHER RIM. 2 MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER RIM DID THE SAME THING. NOW WE'VE HAD A THIRD RIM CRACK. THESE ARE THE STANDARD FACTORY RIMS THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED OF THE PRODUCTION FLOOR WITH. *TR

AFTER FUELING VEHICLE IT STARTS THEN CUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IF IT DON'T CUTOFF RIGHT AWAY IT STALLS SOON AS IM DRIVING OFF THIS IS NOT SAFE WISH NHTSA WOULD START RECALLS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR LOSE THEIR LIFE OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT MY CAR IS AT REPAIR SHOP NOW NEEDING NEW FUEL TANK AND EVAP CANNISTER COST 1000-2000 DOLLARS THERE IS NO WAY I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR A MANUFACTURES DEFECT WAS TOLD VEHICLE IS GETTING RAW FUEL IN EVAP CANNISTER THERE HAS BEEN FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR COINCIDENCE IM ASKING THE NHTSA TO DO THEIR JOB BEFORE ITCOST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED A "SWEET ODOR" & NOTICED HAD RISEN & ALL OF A SUD THE HEAT INDICATOR HAD RISEN & ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. I SAT FOR 20 MINUTES & ATTEMPTED TO START AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. I WAITED AN HOUR, NTRIED AGAIN & NO LUCK. SO I LEFT THE CAR & ON MONDAY CONTACTED THE SERVICE STATION WHO INSPECTED THE CAR & INFORMED ME IT HAD THROWN A PISTON & MY WHOLE MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. CHARGE WAS $3104.94 + CAR RENTAL. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR & IT EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. I ASK CHRYSLER MOTOR CO IF THEY KNOW OF ANY REASON THIS WOULD OCCUR & IF THEY WOULD GRANT ANY PORTION OF THIS EXPENSE? THANK YOU *TR

FILLED UP AT GAS STATION. DID NOT "TOP OFF" TANK. ALLOWED IT TO STOP ON ITS OWN. CAR DIED UNEXPECTEDLY PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION INTO TRAFFIC. DIED TWICE AGAIN ON WAY HOME.

AFTER FUELING THE CAR, IT STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS WAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES AGO. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT. NOW, AT 137,000 MILES, THE CAR ALWAYS STALLS OR TRIES TO STALL AFTER FUELING. I HAVE ADAPTED TO THE PROBLEM BY ALWAYS FUELING UP AT A STATION THAT IS ADJACENT TO AN ONRAMP. I GET THE CAR ONTO THE FREEWAY RIGHT AWAY AND RUN IT AT 65 OR SO MPH.... TO FAST FOR THE CAR TO STALL. IT JUST RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS EVERY FEW MINUTES FOR 5 OR 10 MINUTES, THEN RUNS FINE. IT IS PROBABLY UNWISE TO PUT A CAR ON THE ROAD WITH A KNOWN STALL PROBLEM, BUT I COULD SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE PEOPLE AT CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME STUCK IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

THIS HAS HAPPEN AT EVERY FILL-UP. I'VE OWN MY CHRYSLER 300C SINCE MAY 2004 (ONE OF THE FIRST TO PURCHASE) AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE 2008. I HAVE TO ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO PUT IN THE TANK AT EVERY FILL-UP. IF NOT, THE CAR WILL STALLED UNTIL THE EXCESS FUEL IS BURN OFF OR YOU HAVE TO DRIVE ON ROAD WITHOUT LIGHTS UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE GOES A LITTLE BELOW THE FULL MARKER. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB

IN THE VERY LATE AFTERNOON OF 8/16/2013, AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING, I WENT BACK TO MY CAR THAT I PARKED EARLIER IN THE STORE'S PARKING LOT, PLACED THE GROCERIES IN THE TRUNK, CLOSED IT, GOT IN THE CAR, PUT ON MY SEAT-BELT AND STARTED THE ENGINE. SO FAR, EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND NORMAL. I THEN PRESSED THE BRAKES PEDAL, RELEASED THE HAND-BRAKE AND TRIED TO PULL THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO REVERSE, NOTHING, IT DOESN'T WORK; IT'S STUCK. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED IT AND WENT TO THE SAME PROCESS TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. STILL, NOTHING, EVEN AFTER ABOUT 20 REPEATS. FOR SOME REASON, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DEFINITELY STUCK IN PARK. EVEN OVERRIDING THE PARK INTERLOCK SYSTEM (AS RECOMMENDED BY CHRYSLER, IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION) DIDN'T HELP. AFTER 2 HOURS TRYING, IN VAIN, TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE HELP OF A VERY KIND PASSERBY, ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED, I GAVE UP AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET THE NEXT DAY TO FIND OUT WHETHER ANY OTHER CHRYSLER OWNER HAD REPORTED SUCH AN EXPERIENCE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF CHRYSLER AND DODGE OWNERS REPORTING SUCH AN EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR VEHICLE. THE CULPRIT IS A PIECE OF PINK PLASTIC THAT CHRYSLER HAS USED AS A PART IN THE PARK INTERLOCK MECHANISM OF THEIR 2005 - 2007 CHRYSLER AND DODGE VEHICLES. A REPEALING SPRING IS ATTACHED TO THAT PART BY A TINY TAB. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE, BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUS TO ANYONE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF COMMONSENSE THAT AS THAT PART IS FREQUENTLY USED (DURING PARKING AND GETTING OUT OF PARKING), THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF THE TENSION OF THE SPRING AND THE WEATHER CHANGES WILL RESULT IN HAVING THE TINY TAB ON THE PINK PLASTIC PART EASILY BREAK. THIS WILL HAPPEN TO EVERY CHRYSLER AND DODGE MODEL THAT IS USING THAT PIECE OF PLASTIC. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY MAKE SUCH A TERRIBLE AND UNACCEPTABLE ENGINEERING MISTAKE. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE STALLING AND DYING WHILE DRIVING NORMAL, AND AFTER STOP LIGHTS. I ALSO SMELL GAS WHEN CAR IS STARTED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL VAPOR CANISTER AND THE GAS TANK, WHICH IS POSSIBLY A FACTORY DEFECT. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FUEL VAPOR CANISTER WAS ON BACK ORDER, WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS FACTORY DEFECT. *TR