1999 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY AND CABLES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CAM SHAFT AND CAM SHAFT SENSOR, BUT NONE OF THE REPAIRS CORRECTED THE FAILURE. DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE PERFORMED FOUR TIMES WITHOUT BEING TOLD WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE DASHBOARD WAS RESURFACED; HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK GEAR AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT STALLED AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. TWO DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE EGR VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,065.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES, THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. IN JUNE OF 2009 WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LEFT DRIVERS DOOR HE NOTICED THAT THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER STATED THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $190.00 WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE LABOR AT AN ESTIMATE OF $90.00 AN HOUR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

BRAKES APPLIED WITH OUT THE APPLICATION FROM THE DRIVER THEN RELEASED .THIS OCCURRED TWO TIMES DRIVING AT 50 MPH. THE CAR WAS THEN PARKED. THE DEFROST AND HEAT CAME ON AND THE ANTILOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED BOTH TIMES. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SHOPPING MALL THE POWER STEERING ON MY 1999 CHRYSLER 300M WENT OUT.(NOTE: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED) I HAD TO USE MOST OF MY STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. I PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING SPACE WITH THE SAME DIFFICULTY AND RAN MY ERRAND. WHEN I RE-ENTERED THE CAR THE STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL I GOT TO MY HOUSE ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER WHEN THE POWER STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT. I LEFT THE CAR PARKED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I DROVE TO A DEALERSHIP ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY AND THEN LATER BACK HOME WHEN THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING EITHER ON THE WAY TO OR FROM THE DEALERSHIP NOR HAS IT OCCURRED SINCE THEN. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN THAT THIS MAY BE A PRECURSOR TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE MANY STEERING RELATED PROBLEMS WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS TO PASS THIS INFORMATION ON. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY STALLING ON ME SINCE JULY OF 2008. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STALL AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. I USUALLY HAVE TO COAST TO THE BERM. IT HAPPENS EVERY ONE TO TWO WEEKS. THIS WEEK IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES! I HAD IT PUT IN THE SHOP YESTERDAY AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR BUT SINCE IT WOULDN'T CUT OFF ON THEM AND THERE ARE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER THEY CANNOT BE SURE. *TR

1999 CHRYSLER 300M - HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2002. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE NOTICED IT WOULD STALL DURING OPERATION THEN IMMEDIATELY RESTART. NOW IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT JUST STOPS WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING CITY DRIVING OR EVEN AT A LIGHT. USUALLY RE-STARTS RIGHT AWAY BUT LATELY IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE RE-START IS POSSIBLE. TOOK TO DODGE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I WON'T ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. ANY FEEDBACK ON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

ACCELERATOR STICKS , HAPPENED ONE TIME WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW, (VEHICLE WAS LESS THEN SIX MONTHS OLD, ALSO HAPPENED ON 07/11/08 AND 07/12/08) WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THEN REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN, CAR KEEPS GOING FASTER TILL ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN. *TR