2000 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE SAFETY RELATED STEERING EQUIPMENT HAS OCCURRED ON MY 2000 YEAR CHRYSLER 300M. THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND I AM NOW SCHEDULING REPAIRS AT MY COST AS THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT SATISFACTION ON THEIR REVIEW. THEY INITIALLY WOULD SAY THE CONDITION WAS "NORMAL". I HAVE FOUND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WILL BE HAVING THEM REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. THIS IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH MOST OF THE 300M AND INTREPID MODELS BASED ON CONSUMER INFORMATION I HAVE REVIEWED. SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PREMATURE SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER.*AK

2000 CHRYSLER 300M DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND FEAR THE HOOK-UP CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SPEED CABLES AND DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR MAY CREATE A DEADLY SITUATION. ON DECEMBER 13, 2003 COWLES NISSAN CHRYSLER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR LATCH ASSEMBLY DUE TO IT MALFUNCTIONING. THREE WEEKS LATER THE LEFT FRONT LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED AND REQUIRES REPLACING. MY DEALER COWLES NISSAN CHRYSLER, WOODBRIDGE, VA REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE OR ASSIST WITH CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REMAINING DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. THE N.H.T.S.A OFFICE OF DEFECTS REPORT ON THE 2000 CHRYSLER 300M FOUND THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 1.LINKAGE 2.CABLES 3.ACCELERATOR PEDAL

DRIVER STRUCK A TIRE THAT WAS IN THE CENTER LANE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE ROLL OVER. *PH *MR

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOOR TO ENTER/EXIT THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY RACK AND PINION FAILURE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 19,000 MILES. *AK *TR

THE DOOR LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. THERE IS A BUZZING SOUND WHEN THE POWER LOCK IS PRESSED AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR REACHES 15 MPH AND LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED WITH THE DOOR HANDLE AND IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE FRONT PASSENGER WOULD BE DENIED AN IMMEDIATE EXIT. THE DEALER SAYS IT APPEARS TO BE ACTUATOR FAILURE AT A COST OF $250.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND A THREAT TO THE WELFARE OF ANYONE RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. RECALL SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE.*AK

STEERING IS LOOSE AND MAKES NOISE OVER BUMPS. NOTICED THIS AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES AND DEALR CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM ON MYY 9, 2003. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE THEIR SIBLINGS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER CERTAINLY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS IT HAS BEEN A POINT OF DISCUSSION ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES. JUST SEARCH CHRYSLER 300M STEERING PROBLEMS AND YOU'LL SEE PAGES OF COMPLAINTS.

CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING SOUND WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE SEAT. AS A RESULT, THE SEAT BROKE AND THE CONSUMER FELL BACKWARDS. *PH

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT DASHBOARD LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FLICKERED. WHEN THE LIGHTS FLICKERED THEY FULLY ILLUMINATED. THIS CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE HEADLAMP SWITCH, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

RIMS CORRODED WHERE THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE SEALED AGAINST THE RIM. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE FLATTENED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK