2006 CHRYSLER 300C Complaints

THE CAR CUT OFF 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON; ONCE WHILE PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THEN AFTER FUELING THE CAR AND PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 35 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I SAFELY GUIDED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED 2 SENSORS (CODE:P0038)- $501.98. ONE WEEK LATER, THE CAR CONTINUED TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP CODES THAT CAME UP: P0038, P0058, P0052, P0032, PMC & ENGINE HARNESS,& PMC ENGINE COMPUTER - $2000 - DECLINED REPAIRS BECAUSE SENSORS (P0038) WERE JUST REPLACED . CHRYSLER SERVICE BULLETIN 08-34-05 JUNE 30, 2015 ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. CHRYSLER CORP -MICHAEL BROWSOWSKI SAYS THE CAR (NOW 56,484 MILES) IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY OWE US NOTHING, BUT AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE, THEY WILL PAY FOR 2 PARTS ONLY - NOT LABOR. HE ADMITTED THAT A CAR CUTTING OFF IS UNACCEPTABLE, BUT REFUSED TO COVER THE ENTIRE COST OF REPAIR. HE ALSO REFUSED TO REPLY TO MY WRITTEN COMPLAINT IN WRITING. CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO SHIRK THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. CUSTOMER WITH SAME COMPLAINT: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/2006/ENGINE/ENGINE_STALLS_SHUTS_OFF_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR FROM WORK I MADE A LEFT TURN ONTO THE STREET THAT LEADS ME TO MY HOUSE THE VEHICLE STOPPED I TRIED TO MAKE IT START BACK UP NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED THE TOW PLACE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO CHRYSLER THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY SAYING THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.

FAX LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT SEEKING URGENT HELP AGAINST CHRYSLER REGARDING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. *SMD 2006 CHRYSLER 300C. *JB

2006 CHRYSLER 300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD RECALL # 15V313000. *JB

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST CHRYSLER FOR COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE, WITHOUT WARNING, OF MY 2006 CHRYSLER 300C AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ISSUE. ON 7/17/15, I WENT INTO THE STORE WITH MY CHILD, RETURNED TO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE SYSTEM READ, "SYSTEM OK." SMOKE BLEW FROM THE TAILPIPE. FINALLY IT STARTED, BUT SHOOK VIOLENTLY. GRATEFUL I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY ALONE OR WHILE DRIVING. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT HAD THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS COST ME $560 (THREE TOWS TO REPAIR SHOP #1, CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP #2 AND FINALLY HOME AND A CHARGE FROM EACH REPAIR SHOP TO LOOK AT AND ASSESS THE DAMAGES (NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE RENTAL CARS). END RESULT, "PISTON #4 DAMAGED, MISSING LARGE PIECE OF PISTON TOP, NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE, ESTIMATED COST $8093." THE SERVICE TECH SAID HE'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. BASED ON NUMEROUS REPORTS OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE FOUND ONLINE WHILE RESEARCHING THE COST OF REPLACEMENT ENGINES AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/2006/ENGINE/COMPLETE_ENGINE_FAILURE.SHTML, I NOW DON'T BELIEVE THAT AT ALL. CHRYSLER HAS PROVEN TO BE UNTRUSTWORTHY. THERE, THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300C HAS THE MOST OVERALL COMPLAINTS OF COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. SEE WORST MODEL YEAR GRAPHIC AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/, BASED ON NUMBER OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS THE 2006 CHRYSLER 300C ENGINE ITSELF IS SIMPLY THE PROBLEM AND CHANCES ARE A NEW ENGINE TOO WOULD LIKELY FAIL. THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP SAID, 'WE'D JUST JUNK YOUR CAR' (A FULLY-LOADED 2006 I PAID $44K FOR BRAND NEW). NOW, WITH 94000 MILES ON IT, IT IS JUNK? THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG AT CHRYSLER. IN 2013, SOMETHING CAUSED COMPLETE BATTERY DRAIN. DRIVER DOOR BEGAN FALLING APART. AFTER FILLING UP, MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING AND IDLE. MAINTENANCE GETS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM NHTSA THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AT RIVERSIDE MOSS BROS. THEY PUT ME ON SOME LIST CLAIMING THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND THAT AS THE PARTS COME IN THEY WORK OFF THEIR LIST AND I WILL GET A CALL. I HAVE CALLED THEM BACK WEEKLY SINCE WITH NO HELP. THEY CLAIM THEY ONLY GET TWO PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR EACH WEEK. SO IF I'M LUCKY THEY MIGHT FIX IT IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS. I CALLED AN ONLINE PARTS VENDOR AND THEY SAID I COULD GET THE PARTS BY UPS IN A WEEK OR LESS. SO THE DEALER IS PLAYING GAMES WITH PEOPLE. I WENT ONLINE AND WROTE THE OWNER MR. MOSS WHO PUTS ON A SHOW OF HOW IMPORTANT HIS CUSTOMERS ARE BUT HE OR A MINION NEVER REPLIED BY PHONE, LETTER OR EMAIL. THESE GUYS DON'T GET IT. NEXT CAR WILL BE FROM ANOTHER DEALER. JUST NEED HELP GETTING THE RECALL FIXED.

I HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS. I STOPED AT THE GAS STATION AND FIILED MY CAR UP. WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE GAS STATION AS IM RIDING DOWN THE RODE MY CAR FELT AT IT WAS JERKING ARE AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING THEN THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND CRUNK IT BACK UP AND DROVE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN AGAIN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND CRUNK IT AGAIN. IT SHUT OFF AFTER A MINUTE. I THEN REPEATED THOSE STEPS AND JUST SET THERE FOR THIRTY MINUTES OR SO AND LET IT RUN AND IT DIDN'T CUT OFF AFTER THAT. EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK UP I HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR RUNS FINE LONG AS I DONT FILL MY TANK UP.

YES I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY RADIO BLEW UP AND THREW GLASS ALL OVER ME AND MY CAR /I FEEL LIKE I HAD BEEN SHOT AT WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC, THEN HAD GLASS FLYING AT ME. LUCKILY, I HAD MY SUN GLASSES ON AT THE TIME BECAUSE I HAD GLASS ALL OVER ME, THE FRONT SEAT, AND THE BACK SEAT JUST EVERY WERE IN MY CAR. NOW I HAVE AN EMPTY SPACE WERE THE RADIO GOES. SOMEONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IF THE STEREO ARE NOT BUILT BETTER THAN THAT THEN WHY ARE THEY BEING PUT IN CARS NOW MY CAR HAS A EMPTY UGLY HOLE BECAUSE OF THIS . PLEASE REPLY WITH AN ANSWER. MA 10/20/15 UPDATED 10/20/15*LJ

THE STEERING RACK HAS COMPLETELY CRACKED ON MY CAR. IT IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND. I HAD JUST FINISHED AN 800 MILE TRIP AND IT IS LIKELY IT CRACKED SOME TIME DURING THE TRIP. THERE WAS NO CLUNK OR NOTICEABLE NOISE; I FOUND THE CRACK WHILE CHANGING MY OIL AFTER THE TRIP. I AM CONCERNED AS THIS COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.