2000 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN FEAR FOR 5 YEARS. I BOUGHT MY CHRYSLER 2000 300M AT LAFLAM, RUNNEMEDE, NJ AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED ONLY BY MALL CHRYSLER, MOUNT LAUREL NJ. MY FRONT TIRES (ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TIRE) GO FLAT EVERY 4-5 DAYS. GOODYEAR HAS TRIED TO FIX THEM THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES 2X. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. LAFLAM AND MALL CHRYSLER WILL NOT HELP ME. THE 800 # CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT HELP ME. THE MECHANIC AT MALL SUGGESTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO TO REPLACE THE RIMS. WHEN I SUGGESTED THIS TO ALL OF THE ABOVE NO ONE WOULD HELP ME. I'M UPSET FOR TWO REASONS 1)NO ONE EVER SUGGESTED THE RIMS MAY BE MY PROBLEM ALL THESE YEARS!! 2) I DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND CONCERN EVERY TIME I GET INTO THE CAR. 3)NO ONE AT CHRYSLER CARES THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN FEAR. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE EVER DEALT WITH A COMPANY THAT WAS THIS HEARTLESS! I NOW DRIVE WITH SIGNS IN MY CAR WARNING OTHER PEOPLE THAT CHRYSLER SERVICE IS THE WORST AND MY CAR IS NOT SAFE. I AM SAVING MY MONEY TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A SAFE CAR. I HATE TO SEE ANYONE DRIVE IT, BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *NM

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE GO FLAT DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE CHROME PLATED ALUMINUM RIMS THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL RIMS OF THIS TYPE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CHROME PLATING WHEN PUT ON AN ALUMINUM RIM CAUSES A REACTION THAT CAUSES THE RIMS TO CORRODE FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WHEN THE CORROSION ERUPTS ALONG THE BEAD AREA OF THE TIRE IT BREAKS THE SEAL AND CAUSES THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM. HOWEVER THE NEW VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS TYPE NO LONGER USE CHROME BUT HAVE A PLASTIC CHROME PIECE WHICH IS GLUED ON TO THE ALUMINUM RIM. IF THIS HAD NOT BEEN A DEFECT WHY WOULD THEY HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN. *NM

THE PASSENGER'S REAR DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOCK MECHANISM. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

SEVERAL YEARS OF RECURRENT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NOISE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS WITH NO SUCCESS. AT THE FIFTH OR SIXTH COMPLAINT, AND WHEN THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THE PASSPORT CHRYSLER DEALER ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK BURNED OUT. *TC THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE FRONT AUTO LOCK AND THE BUZZER, THEN GO AROUND AND OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER MAKES AND MODELS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL BE AFFECTED. *AK *NM

THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY FAILED AND CAUSED THE DRIVE AND V-BELT TO SEPARATE FROM ALL REMAINING PULLEYS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, I LOST POWER STEERING TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS FORTUNATE I WAS NOT TRAVELLING ON A CURVY COUNTRY ROAD OR I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ALIVE TO WRITE THIS REPORT. AS IT WAS IT TOOK A LOT OF STRENGTH TO BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE CLEAR OF THE ROADWAY. THE PARTS DISTRIBUTOR TOLD MY MECHANIC THEY WERE SHIPPING AN AVERAGE OF 55 REPLACEMENT CRANSHAFT PULLEYS A MONTH.*AK

THE REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE 1ST RIGHT REAR AT 46000 AND THE NEXT LEFT REAR AT 62000. THE FIRST TIME THE LOCK ACTUATOR BECAME VERY NOISY,K AND I HAD IT REPLACED BEFORE TOTAL FAILURE AT A COST OF 220.00 AT THE DEALER, OFF WARRANTY. THE NEXT WAS THIS PAST WEEK AT 62000. THIS TIME THE LOCK COMPLETELY FAILED AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUT. THIS TIME IT COST 340.00 I CONSIDER BOTH FAILURES AT FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE AS A SIGN THAT THIS LOCK MECHANISM IS VERY DEFECT PRONE AND THE FACT THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN IN ANY WAY A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE.*AK

A/C UNIT ON CAR. REPLACE FREON 3 TIMES, O RINGS ONCE , COMPRESSOR ONCE AND NOW THE EVAPORATOR CORE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *AK

TIRES ARE CONSTANTLY BEING DEFLATED BECAUSE OF CORROSION ON WHEELS. HAD THE WHEELS CLEANED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK