1999 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE CAR FOR NO REASON STALLS AND LEAVES NO CODES. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALERS 2 TIMES AND A MECHANIC ONCE, THEY BOTH SAY THEY CANT FIX IT IF IT ISN'T BROKEN. THE DEALER SAID DRIVE IT UNTIL IT FAILS FOR GOOD, MY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS IF IT STALLS IN SAY THE OUTER LANE OF THE INTERSTATE GOING 70 MPH AND I HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY FROM A 70 MPH SEMI WHAT DO I DO THEN BODIES ALL OVER THE INTERSTATE AND WHOS AT FAULT THEN? *TR

CAR STARTED ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 12TH, DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES, STOPPED FOR 10 MINS, RESTARTED & DRIVEN 5 MORE MILES. I WENT TO START IT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR, WOULD TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START. CAR TOWED BY MECHANIC 8/13/2014. AS OF 9/26/14, CAR HAS BEEN IN MECHANIC'S CARE & UNABLE TO FIX. CAR BEING TOWED BACK TO ME WITH NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO FIX IT. MECHANIC HAS HAD VEHICLE ON 2 SEPARATE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES. MECHANIC INFORMED ME HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE COMPUTER THEN FLYWHEEL THEN BACK TO COMPUTER BUT UNABLE TO FIX IT & GIVING UP TRYING. THIS CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH LOW MILES ON IT, I'M AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO GET IT FIXED. IT WAS WITH MECHANIC 6 WEEKS & NOW BEING RETURNED AS "UNFIXABLE". *TR

I WAS STOPPED & JUST PUT IT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK & THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT IT DIDN'T STOP RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR IS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE DID PROPERTY DAMAGE. *TR

1ST TIME PULLING INTO TRAFFIC IT STALLED I LUCKED OUT HAD MOMENTUM TO MAKE IT ACROSS. 2ND TIME NOT SO LUCKY STOPPED AT LIGHT ATTEMPTED U TURN STALLED HALF WAY THROUGH STOPPED ALL TRAFFIC IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR 4 MIN. SO THE REST IS THE SAME STORY PUT IN SHOP CANNOT DIAGNOSE. VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE.STALLING AND HARD STARTING BOTH INTERMITTENT AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY (3 TO 6 TIMES A DAY). *TR

MY AIRBAGS EXPLODED ON MY CHRYSLER 300M 1999 JULY 8TH. THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. CLEAN TITLE. I CAME HOME FROM WORK, PARKED MY CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. 3 HOURS LATER I HAD TO RUN TO THE STORE AND AS I WALKED TOWARDS MY CAR I NOTICED BOTH OF MY FRONT AIRBAGS OUT. I LOOKED AROUND MY CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I ASSUMED THAT THE EXPLOSION OF THE AIRBAGS COULD'VE BEEN DUE TO THE SEVERE WEATHER WE HAD IN OUR AREA, THERE WAS SOME FLOODING AND ALSO THE HOT/HUMID WEATHER. I DIDN'T MOVE MY CAR AFTER SEEING THE AIRBAGS OUT, THE CAR WAS LEFT AS IS. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SENT ONE OF THEIR AGENTS TO TAKE A LOOK AND TAKE PICTURES AND CHECK THE CAR OUT HIMSELF. HE WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT AIRBAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT THE CAR BEING IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT HE SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TALK WITH SOME OTHER PEOPLE AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER COME ACROSS A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER HE SENT ANOTHER AGENT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE WAS SURPRISED AS WELL, HE TOOK A LOOK AT THE CAR, INSIDE AND OUT, COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS WAS BASICALLY AN INVESTIGATION AT THIS POINT. A WEEK LATER THE FIRST AGENT CALLS BACK TO NOTIFY ME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY US FOR THIS DAMAGE AND THAT WE ARE ON OUR OWN BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO PUT THE BLAME ON. I THEN DECIDED TO CALL CHRYSLER TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO EITHER AND ALSO TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HELP BECAUSE IT'S A 99. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 4K OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN OFF FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC FRIEND AND HE SAID THAT ALL THE BOLTS ASSOCIATED WITH MY RACK AND PINION HAD BECOME LOOSE. HE TIGHTENED THE BOLTS UP, AND THE VERY NEXT DAY THEY WORKED LOOSE AGAIN. HE DID RESEARCH ON MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINS ABOUT THE RACK AND PINION AND IS SHOCKED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE A RECALL YET. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS OR PROBLEMS, BUT AS I READ ON THE INTERNET SOMEONE HAS DIED FROM THE RACK AND PINION PROBLEMS, AND THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. MY MECHANIC FRIEND IS GOING TO TRY TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS AGAIN USING LOCK TIGHT(?) ON THE BOLTS AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP THE PROBLEM. MY FEAR IS THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AS LISTED ON WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2000/CHRYSLER/300M/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX AND CANNOT GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED AND THEIR ONLY HELP LIES WITHIN A RECALL BY CHRYSLER ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE DIFFICULT ECONOMY. NOT EVERYONE IS LUCKY TO HAVE A MECHANIC THAT IS A FRIEND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL HOME. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 05/10/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AT ANYTIME. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BY AREA MECHANICS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE, CURRENT MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 09/23/11*JB