1999 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE MADE OF PLASTIC, WHICH HAS FADED INTO A YELLOW COLOR WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING HIT MEDIAN CONCRETE AND RAN INTO SOME TREES HEAD-ON, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAS FAILED/BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, IT IS NOW OUT AGAIN AND MANUFACTURE/DEALER REFUSES TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF VEHICLE MILAGE. I HAVE FOUND FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD FIX AND RECALL DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. *AK

WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UP HILL, FASTER THAN FOOT PRESSURE APPLIED BY CONSUMER ON BRAKES. PLACED VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL VEHICLE ACCELERATED FASTER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FORCE GEAR INTO PARK SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF.*AKVEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT THROTTLE BODY HAD COMPRESSED STICKING THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. *YD

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IT ALWAYS PULLS TO THE RIGHT, TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK *MJ

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V034000 CONCERNING SEAT BELT MOUNTING BOLTS. CALLED DEALER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER STATED DID NOT HAVE PART, HAD TO ORDER PART TO MATCH INTERIOR. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TWICE WITHIN 3 WEEKS ABOUT RECALL.DEALER DID NOT STATE WHEN PART WILL BE IN. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH RACK AND PINION. *AK *SLC

THE CAR WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AT A GREAT AND UNCONTROLLED RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR STRUCK THE REAR SIDE OF THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, BECOMING IMPALED ON IT. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WAS HIT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT WAS TURNED ABOUT THIRTY DEGREES COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A NEIGHBOR'S PARKED VEHICLE. ALL THREE VEHICLES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP THE ENGINE STALLS. HAVE HAD PROBLEM TWICE IN 2 YEARS. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSAXLE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*AK