2000 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

ONE WEEK AGO A 3" SPLIT APPEARED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD VINYL NEAR THE AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS IN SOMEWAY RELATED TO, OR IS GOING TO AFFECT, THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS BEGINNING TO OCCUR IN MANY 1999 AND 2000 300M'S. FOUR YEARS SEEMS MUCH TOO EARLY FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS TO OCCUR. THE VINYL IS STILL RESILIENT AND PLIABLE, NOT HARD OR BRITTLE. MY LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER (ALLEN JAY) TELLS ME THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THEY SUGGESTED I SEE ABOUT HAVING REPAIRED BY SOMEONE WHO DOES VINYL REPAIR. IN MY OPINION THIS WOULD FURTHER AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

STEERING: LOOSE FEEL IN STEERING WHEEL/CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING BOX AT END OF STEERING COLUMN BEHIND MOTOR. *LA

WHEN MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M WAS UNDER WARRANTY, MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THERE WAS A BUZZING OR SCREECHING SOUND WHEN YOU TRIED TO LOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY, WITH THE REMOTE, OR WHILE DRIVING WITH THE 15 MPH AUTO LOCK FEATURE. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. ON 10/10/03, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST ME $220.96 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT ACTUATOR. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, WHEN IS CHRYSLER GOING TO RECALL THESE FAULTY COMPONENTS? *LA

THE DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE IS COMING APART. THE DRIVER IS ABLE TO SEE THE LINING OF THE AIR BAG. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR DRIVER'S SIDE RECLINER. HOWEVER,IT WAS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE RECLINER THAT BROKE. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED BACK INJURY WHEN HE SAT IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT AFTER HAVING BACK SURGERY AND THE BOLTS BROKE. *AK

NAR 9-8-03. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW OR THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. *CB

ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES THE STEEL BELTS ARE SHOWING THROUGH. TIRES WERE REPLACED. *AK TECHNICIAN CALLED TIRE "BALD" FROM RUNNING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THERE WERE NO SEVERE INDICATIONS OF MIS-ALIGNMENT WEAR. ONLY ONE TIRE FAILED AS DESCRIBED. INSPECTION REVEALED SAME BELT EXPOSURE ON TWO MORE TIRES. *PH *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND TO TURNS DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SCC *JB

YEAR 2000 MODEL CHRYSLER 300M. DASHBOARD CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE. CRACK IS VERTICAL, AND IS NOT 2 " LONG. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS THAT COULD ACCOUNT FOR THIS DEFECT.*AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK. STEERING BENDS WHILE TURNING*TS *JB