1999 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED FORWARD WHEN FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. UPON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN VEHICLE STALLED, AND ACTS AS IF IT WANTED TO CUT OFF. CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

A LITTLE UNDER 50,000 MILES WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE. ABOUT A MONTH LATER TWO VERTICAL CRACKS APPEARED ALONG THE SEAMS OF WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.*AK A FRIEND INFORMED ME THAT THEY KNEW SOMEONE WHO HAD CRACKS IN THEIR DASH TOO...IN THE SAME LOCATION! I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS UNUSAL. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS WASN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. SEVERAL OTHER 300M OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIALS USED. I CALLED REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT TOUCH IT (DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE AIR BAG/ LEGAL ISSUES) I'M AFRAID THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND WILL CAUSE BODILY INJURY TO A PASSENGER IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED .

RECALL 04V021000 CONCERNING FLOOR SHIFT IGNITION PARK INTERLOCK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AS WELL AS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS BEING TOLD THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THERE WAS NO DEFINITE DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 45 MINUTES. THE FIRE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PER INSPECTION. *SC *JB

CRACKS ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF DASH COVERING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS WILL AFFECT PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *JB

CRACKS APPEARED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPED TO MY CHYRSLER 300M 1999. THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING BY THE AIR BAG. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THAT HAS NOT YET HAPPENED.*AK

AFTER PARKING MY CAR IN MY HEATED GARAGE FOR MOST OF THE WINTER IN SW PA, I GOT INTO IT IN THE SPRING AND NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. SINCE THEN, THAT SMALL CRACK HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 8 AND ANOTHER ONE APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT IS NOW ABOUT 4. I AM AFRAID MY AIRBAG WILL ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY ON EVEN A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 53K ON IT.*AK I WILL SOON BE CONTACTING MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER TO COMPLAIN! ANY HINTS YOU CAN PROVIDE ON HANDLING THIS WILL BE APPRECIATED!

CONSUMER STATED LEATHER ON THE DASHBOARD SPLIT WHERE THE AIRBAGS LOCATED, THE SPLITS WERE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AIR BAG SECTION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT COVER THE LEATHER SPLITTING ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN, CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING.*AK *TC