2006 CHRYSLER 300C Complaints

2006 CHRYSLER 300C. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT.* LD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THEY WERE EXTENDING THE FUEL TANK WARRANTY PERIOD BECAUSE SOME OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE POPULATION MAY EXPERIENCED A CONDITION WHERE THE FUEL SHUT-OFF FLOAT IN THE MULTI-FUNCTION CONTROL VALVE STICKS WHICH MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE STALLING AFTER RE-FUELING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE STALLING ISSUE, AS STATED IN THE LETTER. *JB

I HAVE HAD ENGINE STALLING AFTER REFUELING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE 2007. RECEIVED A LETTER DATED MAY 8, 2014 FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC INFORMING ME THAT MY MODEL CHRYSLER HAS A CONDITION WHERE THE FURL SHUT-OFF FLOAT IN THE MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE LETTER INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE TANK HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO LIFETIME COVERAGE. THIS IS WHERE MY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE CONTINUES.... ON 17 JUNE 2014 TOOK MY VEHICLE TO CUTTER CHRYSLER IN PEARL CITY, HAWAII 96782 TO GET IT REPAIRED (MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STALLING). I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER (APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS). I WENT BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND WAS INFORMED IT SHOULD BE 1-2 WEEKS. I WENT BACK TODAY 3 NOVEMBER 2014 AND WAS INFORMED STILL ON BACK ORDER WITH NO DATE AS TO WHEN PARTS MAY BE RECEIVED. CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHEN YOU CAN'T GET YOUR VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF BACK ORDERED PARTS. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND NO REPAIR IN SIGHT. MY WIFE DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS LOW RISK TO VEHICLE SAFETY AND HAS NOT RIDDEN IN THE VEHICLE SINCE 2008! HOW CAN THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION BE CLOSED WHEN CHRYSLER HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED FIXING THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY EXTENDED, BUT NO PARTS!! INVESTIGATION CLOSED BUT NO REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL A PROBLEM! *TR

THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS IN POWER STEERING, HEAD LIGHTS, AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ON A WELL LIT ROAD WITH A LONG STRAIGHTAWAY AND ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO A SAFE STOP. HAD I BEEN A FEW MILES FARTHER DOWN THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A WINDING ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. IT WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

I STOPPED AT AN RR CROSSING TO WAIT FOR THE TRAIN TO PASS BY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE TO DECREASE POLLUTION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND I WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. BEING LOCKED IN PARK, I COULD NOT EVEN BE PUSHED OUT OF TRAFFIC.AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL AND CERTAIN VIN'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED TO CORRECT BY CHRYSLER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE ON THE ROAD THAT DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL BUT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. SITTING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE IS ONE THING, SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS I WAS IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SITUATION. ALL VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE & MODEL NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

CAR CONTINUES TO LOSE POWER IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT IN TRAFFIC. WE EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE SOME 45 TIMES LAST NIGHT DRIVING HOME. AT ONE POINT WE COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 45 MPH. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT STOPPED. NOW THE CHRYSLER TECH SAYS THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A MODULE IS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND WE DON'T KNOW NOW WHAT TO DO AND I'M AFRAID WE WILL HAVE A DEADLY ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE GOING DEAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS NO WARNING PRIOR TO STOPPING IT JUST STOPS.

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR SOMETIMES AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED FOUR TIMES IN ONE DAY. *TR

THE CAR STALLED RIGHT AFTER BEING FILLED WITH GAS. I RESTARTED THE CAR PULLED FORWARD AND STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC AND IT STALLED AGAIN. IT RESTARTED AND WENT A FEW BLOCKS AND STALLED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT DID NOT STALL AGAIN. I DROVE IT HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM BY CHRYSLER. THEY SAY IT IS THE FUEL VALVE AND HAVE REPLACED THE TANKS ON SOME CARS BUT NOT ALL THAT ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM. I INTEND TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE MY GAS TANK UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT OTHERS HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM COVERING IT. CHRYSLER IS CALLING THEIR RECALL THE X53 19 GALLON EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHRYSLER 300C THAT RECENTLY BROKE DOWN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THEY SAID THAT VALVE SEAT DETERIORATED AND DROPPED ON THE PISTON. THEY SAID IT HAD A GRENADE EFFECT AND SENT METAL EVERYWHERE, WHICH JAMMED METAL INSIDE PISTON. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD COST ME $3,500 FOR A USED ENGINE AND $5,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE WITH $2,200 LABOR COSTS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THESE ARE SOME RESOURCES I FOUND: HTTP://WWW.PRNEWSWIRE.COM/NEWS-RELEASES/WHY-SOME-LATE-MODEL-DODGECHRYSLER-VEHICLES-ARE-PRONE-TO-CATASTROPHIC-ENGINE-FAILURE-210043421.HTML HTTP://WWW.TORQUENEWS.COM/397/TWO-FATAL-FLAWS-RUINING-CHRYSLER-ENGINES-CATASTROPHIC-BREAKDOWNS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHRYSLER/300C/2006/ENGINE/ENGINE-7.SHTML HTTP://WWW.REDDIT.COM/R/CARS/COMMENTS/257X31/2006_CHRYSLER_300C_DROPPED_VALVE_SEAT_DAMAGE/ HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERTALK.COM/FORUMS/F188/REPORT-PRE-MATURE-CHRYSLER-ENGINE-FAILURE-98463/ HTTP://WWW.FORABODIESONLY.COM/MOPAR/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-187432.HTML HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/CHRYSLER/6QZEW-CHRYSLER-300C-5-7-HEMI-DROPPED-VALVE-SEAT.HTML HTTP://WWW.CHALLENGERFORUM.COM/F17/ENGINE-FAILURE-1123/ HTTP://WWW.LXFORUMS.COM/BOARD/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/359652-NEW-FROM-S-JERSEY-2005-CHRYSLER-300C-DROPPED-VALVE-SEAT I ALSO JOINED A GROUP ON FACEBOOK AND PERSONALLY TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE WHO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR AND THEY SAID THEY STAND BEHIND THE ORIGINAL DECISION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BBB, THE LOCAL NEWS STATION, AND THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN MICHIGAN (THE STATE WHERE CHRYSLER'S HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED). *TR

ONCE AGAIN I AM DRIVING MY CAR AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE I GOT GAS FOR MY CAR. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME GOOD LUCK WITH GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE THE GAS TANK IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE IN. I AM AN SINGLE PARENT AND THIS IS MY ONLY CAR THAT I HAVE AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT STALLS. NOW I AM WONDERING IF BY SUDDENLY LOSING POWER IF THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THE ENGINE IN THE LONG RUN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I GUESS CHRYSLER IS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL A FAMILY OR SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE THE CAR DIES IN TRAFFIC UNTIL THEY DO SOMETHING. *TR

I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I WAS GOING 40MPH WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF! I THOUGHT WE WERE DOOMED.ITS ALREADY BEEN TO 3 SHOPS. TWO OF THOSE WERE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. NO ONE KNOWS THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I TOOK ON A MAJOR PROBLEM AND NO ONE "CHRYSLER" WANTS TO HELP. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM I CREATED ITS A GLOBAL PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOW!WHAT'S MY NEXT STEP? *TR