1999 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED BY SEVERAL DEALERSHIP, NONE OF THEM CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

FRONT END NOISE/PULLING FROM DATE PURCHASED, NO CAUSE FOUND AT DEALER. COMPLAINED ABOUT NOISE AND PULLING TO ONE SIDE THROUGHOUT WARRANTY. BALANCED/ROTATED TIRES NO HELP. AFTER NEW TIRES @62K-STEERING BECAME SLOPPY W/3" OF PLAY. DIAGNOSED AS STEERING RACK FAILURE. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***770151

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

THE FRONT POWER SEAT ADJUSTER AND SEAT TRACKS MOVED FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS WHEN MAKING STOPS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT ADJUSTER DRIVE BLOCK SCREWS IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY (TSB# 23-19-01) BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE STILL MOVED. *MR *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A CRACK ON THE PASSENER SIDE DASH. CONSUMER IS CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLES AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAG MODULE HAS A CRACK WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE AIR BAG MATERIAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

MY RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE REPLACEMENT OUT OF WARRANTY WAS PRECEEDED BY VERY SLOPPY STEERING AND KNOCKING IN THE SUSPENSION. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR CHRYLSER LH CARS BUT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON 300M INTERNET FORUM SITES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM MANIFEST ITSELF IN WANDERING STEERING AND ULTIMATELY COMPLETE STEERING FAILURES. SURELY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT WANT TO PAY $1200 TO GET THE UNIT REPLACED. THIS PROCRASTINATION, DUE TO COST, WILL INSURE THAT THE WANDERING AND KNOCKING WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A STEERING FAILURE AND ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER MAIN AND REGIONAL OFFICES TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN THE EXPEDITURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY DECLINED. MR

STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. CONTACTED DEALER,AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

AS I WAS JACKING UP THE CAR TO REPLACE THE FLAT TIRE, THE JACK BROKE AND THE CAR FELL TO THE GROUND WITH ME RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT. THE CAR WAS ON LEVEL GROUND. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME THE JACK WAS USED. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO WRITE A LETTER TO CHRYSLER CORP. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AN ENGINEER AT CHRYSLER WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH THE LH JACK AND WILL BE LOOKING INTO THE ROOT CAUSE. NO WORD YET FROM CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE.*AK

THE DASH ON MY CAR IS SPLITTING IN THE SEAM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING PROPERLY.*AK