1999 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

I HAVE A 1999 300M. WHAN IT WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD THE DASH BOARD CRACKED IN THE AIR BAG AREA ON THE PASSENGAR SIDE. AND A FEW MONTHS LATER ANOTHER CRACK FORMED ABOUT 12 INCHES TOWARD THE DRIVERSIDE. BOTH ON THE AIR BAG SEAMS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

WHILE BRAKING AT 65 MPH WITH THE FOOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. CONSUMER MANAGED TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY PASSENGER VEHICLE HAS A CRACK DEVELOPING IN THE DASH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS CRACK IS ABOUT 5-6 INCHES LONG AND APPEARS TO BE GROWING. IT IS IN LINE WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. THIS CANNOT BE REPAIRED BY ANY COSMETIC MEANS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF RENDERING THE AIR BAG INEFFECTIVE. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY OR SERVICE RECALL. THEY WILL REPLACE IT FOR A MERE #1100.00 PLUS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE SAFETY DEVICES ARE REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED IN THE CARS WHEN THEY ARE NEW BUT THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY STANDARD THAT REQUIRES THE DEVICES TO BE FUNCTIONAL BEYOND THE DAY YOU PURCHASE THE VEHICLE? FOR ME AS A CUSTOMER THIS NEITHER PROTECTS ME BY ASSURING MY PERSONAL SAFETY NOR DOES IT PROTECT ME FINANCIALLY. THIS IS A RIP OFF. COULD ANY INDEPENDENT MANUFACTURER SURVIVE BUILDING THESE DEVICES AND SELLING THEM UNDER CONDITIONS THAT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY TO FAIL BEFORE YOU NEED THEM AND COST A BUNDLE TO REPAIR AND THAT INCLUDES NO WARRANTY. *LA

I HAVE A CHRYSLER 300 M VIN # [XXX]. THE AERODYNAMIC HEAD LIGHTS ON THE CAR DEVELOPED A HAZE THAT SEVERELY REDUCES THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED WARRANTY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS PROBABLY A GOVERNMENT STANDARD OR ENGINEERING STANDARD FOR THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF ROAD ILLUMINATION NEEDED TO MAKE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE SAFE AT NIGHT. I WONDER HOW MANY CARS ARE DRIVING IN SUBSTANDARD LIGHTING CONDITIONS DUE TO HAVING THESE PLASTIC LENSES THAT DO NOT HOLD UP TO ROAD CONDITIONS AND ARE SO HAZY AS TO MAKE SAFE DRIVING VISIBILITY QUESTIONABLE. I KNOW THAT ALL THE MODERN CARS HAVE THESE TYPE LENSES BUT HOW CAN THE NHTSA NOT REQUIRE THAT THESE DEVICES BE MADE TO ENDURE THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE VEHICLES THEY ARE INSTALLED ON. WHEN THEY ARE NEW THEY LOOK GOOD. BEYOND 2 YEARS THEY BEGIN TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. AND HERE IS THE REAL CUSTOMER RIP OFF: THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT FOR A MERE $700 PLUS DOLLARS THEY CAN REPLACE THESE FIXTURES. THEY ALSO COME WITH NO GUARANTEE!. WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE EARLIER MODEL CARS THAT HAD GLASS HEAD LAMPS AND COULD BE REPLACED FOR LESS THAT $ 10.00 TOTAL. THEY DID NOT HAZE UP LIKE THIS EXPENSIVE CHEAP PLASTIC. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW HOW MANY NIGHT TIME ACCIDENTS REALLY HAPPEN BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY, YET DO NOT GET ATTRIBUTED TO SUCH SIMPLY BECAUSE THE DRIVERS DID HAVE THEIR LIGHTS ON AND THAT IS ALL THAT WAS CONSIDERED NECESSARY. AGAIN IF YOU DRIVE VERY MUCH YOU PROBABLY HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE ROAD PATROL AT NIGHT DUE TO HAVING A HEAD LAMP OUT. SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS JUST AS SIGNIFICANT AS DRIVING WITH A HEAD LAMP OUT. WHAT ARE WE MISSING HERE? IS IT AGAINST THE LAW FOR ME TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS? THERE MUST BE SOME REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE THAT MANUFACTURERS DESIGN WITH ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT, AND THAT SHOULD MEAN THAT THE LIGHTING BE SERVICEABLE FOR THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMA

IN 7/03 CAR DIED ON HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WITH NO WARNING FINALLY MANAGED TO GET IT GOING AGAIN AND LEFT AT DEALER. DEALER SAID IT NEED TUNE UP. WE REPLACED PLUGS, EGR, AND CLEANED MAP SENSOR. IN 9/03 SAME THING HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, THIS TIME DEALER SAID TO REPLACE MAP SENSOR. WE DID. 1 WEEK LATER SAME THING ON HIGHWAY AGAIN. MANAGED TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO DEALER. THIS TIME IT WAS POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. DEALER REPLACED. ON WAY HOME FROM DEALER CAR RAN ROUGH AND DIED. DEALER SAID IT WAS THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. WE REPLACED. 11/03 CAR DIED THIS TIME ON A SIDE ROAD (THANK GOD) WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TOWED HOME AND THEN TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS INTAKE VALVES ON BOTH SIDES AND REPLACED. 2 DAYS AFTER PICKING UP CAR IT DIED AGAIN ON A SIDE ROAD. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS CAR AND CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN CAR IS GOING TO DIE OUT I AM LUCKY NOT TO BE DEAD AS EACH TIME IT DIED ON HIGHWAY I WAS GOING 75 MPH AND IN PASSING LANE. I NOTICED 7 OR 8 LIKE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE. ONLY ONE GOT RESOLVED. I AM HOPING TO BE NUMBER 2. *LA

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT KEEPS SLIDING, PINNING THE DRIVER BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER THE MECHANIC PULLED THE RELEASE BUTTON FOR THE HOOD. *AK *SCC *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH HAS FADED INTO A YELLOW COLOR, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

STEERING FAILURE ON OUR 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WE HAVE OWNED OUR CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW AND NEVER DROVE CAR HARD. THIS WAS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. THE STEERING FAILED AT 37000 MILES. I ASKED ST. PETE CHRYSLER IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND THEY SAID NO. HOWEVER THIS WAS A LIE. THIS REPAIR WAS AROUND $1000.00 WITHOUT USING MOPAR PARTS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS, I FOUND OUT THAT THEIR HAS BEEN THOUSAND OF PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. *LA