2000 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

TWO LENGTHLY CRACKS IN THE VINYL COVERING OF THE DASH ABOVE THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. *BF *JB

AIR BAG FAILED TO GO OFF IN 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. I WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A SMALL PICK UP. WITNESSES SAYS OTHER DRIVER DOING 55/60 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. BOTH OBVIOUSLY BRAKING AT IMPACT BUT NO DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. LUMP AND BAD BRUISING AS A RESULT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY OFFERED TO FIX AIR BAGS FREE IF CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CAR WAS TOTALED SO POINT IS MUTE. *NM

2000 CHRYSLER 300 M ---CRACKED DASHBOAD ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. DEALER NOT WILLING TO REPLACE KNOWN PROBLEM.*AK

A 2 INCH CUT IS NOW VISIBLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH, WHICH IS THE EDGE OF THE AIRBAG HOUSING. I AM CONCERNED THAT ANY DASH REPAIR WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN THE CASE OF A COLLISION.*AK

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I NOTICED THAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH, A 1" CRACK HAD STARTED TO DEVELOP AROUND THE AIR BAG OF MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. I AM THE CRACK IS NOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIR BAG AND EACH ARE AT LEAST 10" LONG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER SAID TO FIX IT WITH A VINYL REPAIR KIT, BUT IT WOULD BE UNSIGHTLY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE SUCH A NEW CAR HAVE THIS DASH CONDITION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND STALLED. THEN, IT JUST COMPLETELY FAILED. THE TIRES AND EMISSIONS FAILED INSPECTION. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER , WHO ORIGINALLY DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL UNEXPECTEDLY BECAME LOOSE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK THE CONSUMERS STATED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CRACKED UNABLE TO REPAIRED. *TC

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED A 1/2" VERTICAL SLICE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE CRASH PAD COINCIDENTAL TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE AIRBAG. I COULD FEEL THE AIRBAG COVER BREAKOUT LINE ON THE SAME VERTICAL PATH A COUPLE OF INCHES ABOVE AND BELOW THE SLIT. THIS SLIT HAS SINCE GROWN TO 3" AND YESTERDAY A SIMILAR SLIT HAS NOW APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CRASHPAD IN LINE WITH THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE HAD 35,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE BUT WAS PAST THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY WINDOW. THIS LOOKS LIKE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ME, RELATIVE TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE AND THE CAR DEALER DOESN'T HAVE A "NO COST" SOLUTION FOR ME.

ON AUG. 4, 2004 I WAS IN A CRASH THAT RESULTED IN MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M BEING TOTALLED. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN A ONCOMING TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM WONDERING IF THEY SHOULD HAVE THE VIN # IS [XXX]. *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING FLUID ON THE GROUND, I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE RESULT WAS POWER STEERING HOSES LEAKING FLUID. MANUFACTURER IS HAVING ME REPLACE THE PART. OLD PART IS STILL ON VEHICLE, DUE TO I HEARD THEY HAD FAULTY HOSES ON THEIR MINI VANS AND I FEEL MINES SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME BY DEALER! ALSO STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LEATHER AND MELTS. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BY THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN AS IT HAS MELTED AGAIN DUE TO THEM SAYING ITS THE CREAM IN MY HANDS. THE SEATS HAVE NOT MELTED AND I ALSO OWN A 1993 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH LEATHER STEERING WHEEL THAT HAS NOT MELTED AND IT HAS 180K MILES ON IT, SO ITS NOT ANY CREAM I AM USING!