1999 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

COOLING FAN NOT WORKING IT BLOWS FUSES,AC NOT WORKING AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE MOVES TO HOT SYMBOL WHEN CAR IS STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS TOO LONG OR IN PARKED POSITION TOO LONG. WHEN AIR OR HEAT BLOWS,FAN MAKES A HUMMING NOISE. *TR

CRACK DEVELOPING OVER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND CHRYSLER DOESN'T CARE. 99 CHRYSLER 300M. *TR

1. STARTED WITH CLUNKS AND AWKWARD NOISES IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO HAVE LOOSE PLAY. FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CHECKED AN NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM. 2. ONE NIGHT TURNED LEFT AND CAR WANTED TO TURN RIGHT. WHILE NORMAL DRIVING THE CAR WOULD PULL LEFT AND RIGHT. COUNTLESS AMOUNT OF EVENTS WERE I ALMOST CRASHED. 3. RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH TIE RODS. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED. *TR

ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE LUG STUDS ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAVE SHEARED, LEAVING ONLY TWO (2) LUG NUTS HOLDING THE DRIVE WHEEL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2007 AND AGAIN IN APRIL OF 2008. BOTH TIMES, THE WHEELS HAD BEEN ROTATED PRIOR TO A LONG TRIP ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM WEST VIRGINIA TO FLORIDA, AND ON THE RETURN TRIP AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1300 MILES, THE SAME WHEEL (DRIVE WHEEL) LUGS AGAIN FAILED. IF THIS HAD NOT BEEN NOTICED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER COULD HAVE BEEN VERY REAL. *TR

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLING AT DANGEROUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60 OR 70MPH) AND AT TIMES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ENGINE HAS STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THEN STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AFTER COMING TO A STOP. LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SOMETIMES FLICKER ON AND OFF RIGHT BEFORE STALLING. CAR HAS HAD DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON IT, BUT NO ERROR CODES WERE PRESENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE ELECTRICAL POWER WINDOWS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE HEATED DRIVER SEAT BURNED THE CONTACTS COAT. THE ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WAS DIM. THE ELECTRICAL DIDN'T OCCUR WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY CAN ONLY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE IF IT WAS DUPLICATED. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,751 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AIR BAG FAILURE IN THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT NO REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT THE SUSPENSION NEEDED REPLACING ON HER VEHICLE. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT IF SHE DROVE OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP AT 50 MPH, THE STEERING WOULD FAIL. SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE IN HER PREVIOUS VEHICLE, A 1996 CHRYSLER CONCORDE. A MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT IF SHE DROVE AROUND A CURB, THERE WOULD BE A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE STEERING WOULD GREATLY MALFUNCTION. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 CHRYSLER 300M. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS I NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY FACTORY STEREO WENT OUT. THE NEXT THING I NOTICED WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. AFTER THAT MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SPEAKERS WENT OUT. AFTER THAT MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. AFTER THAT MY HEATING UNIT WOULD COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER I WOULD START THE CAR. I'VE NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE CAR ONCE I'VE STARTED IT UP. MY HEATED SEATS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. THERE'S A WHISTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. MY ENGINE SOUNDS LOUD NOW. THERE'S A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS SHORTING OUT. ITS HAS A DENSE HIGH PITCHED SOUND. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON THEY WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR THE ENGINE STRUGGLES TO TURN OVER. IT SEEMS AS IF EITHER MY BATTERY IS DYING OR MY ALTERNATOR HAS HAD IT. THE CAR HAS DIED ON ME BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THERE IS A MYSTERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THESE CHRYSLER 300M CARS. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NONE OF THEM COULD PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE OF ALL THESE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING WITH THE CAR. I GUESS I'M '!@#$%. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR ALL OF THESE DEFECTS AND I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE CAR. YEAH, I'M REALLY !@#$%. *TR

ENGINE DIED AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. PULLED TO THE CURB AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. HARD TO STEER WITH THE ENGINE DEAD. NOT SURE IF MY WIFE COULD HAVE TURNED THE CAR OR NOT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR