2000 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

THE WHEELS ON THE 2000 CHRYSLER 300M ARE CHROME PLATED, WHICH LEADS TO SLOW LEAKS INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES TWICE DUE TO ABNORMAL WEAR AND TEAR DIRECTLY RELATED THE CHROME ISSUE. ALSO, THE I MUST RE-INFLATE THE TIRES TWICE A WEEK TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR IS ROAD-WORTHY. THIS HAS LED TO MULTIPLE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IS A COMPLETE NUISANCE. I HAVE HAD THE WHEELS GROUND BOTH TIMES I REPLACED THE TIRES TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT IT PERSISTS AND DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TYPE OF TIRES I PUT ON THE CAR. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG AUTOMOTIVE PEOPLE. *TR

THE UNLOCK MECHANISM ON BOTH OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS IS "STRIPPED." IN ORDER UNLOCK EITHER OF THOSE DOORS, I MUST FIRST CYCLE THE AUTOMATIC LOCK BUTTON - EITHER FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OR THE AUTOMATIC BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB, THEN GET INSIDE THE CAR AND MANUALLY RAISE BOTH OF THOSE LOCKS BY HAND. NEITHER DOOR WILL OPEN WITHOUT THIS PROCESS. WHEN USING THE AUTOLOCK BUTTON TO UNLOCK THE DOORS, THERE IS A HORRIBLE, LOUD, GRATING NOISE, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE GEARS ARE STRIPPED INSIDE THE DOOR. THERE IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD, AS ANYONE INSIDE THE CAR CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FIRST USING THE BUTTON, WHICH DOES NOT WORK. *TR

RACK AND PINION TOTAL FAILURE. NO CONTROL OVER STEERING. TOWED TO GARAGE AND RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *TR

I NOTICED WHEN DRIVING MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M OVER BUMPS THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE. MY STEERING HAS NOTICEABLE PLAY AND WHEN I MAKE TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BIND SLIGHTLY AND I HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE FORCE TO CORRECT THE WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF THE WHEEL SPINNING FREELY BACK INTO PLACE LIKE NORMAL. ALSO WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS THIS POPPING NOISE THAT I CAN HEAR AND FEEL IN THE WHEEL. I RECENTLY HAD THE INNER TIE-ROD ENDS, OUTER TIE-ROD ENDS, AND ADJUSTER SLEEVES REPLACED. A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO DONE. I TEST DROVE MY CAR AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THERE IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS BEFORE. I DID SEE MY OLD INNER TIE-ROD ENDS AND THE BUSHINGS WERE WORN, BUT I GUESS THAT WAS NOT THE MAIN PROBLEM. WE PUT THE CAR BACK ON THE LIFT RACK AND ALL THE OTHER VISIBLE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE TIGHT. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM AND I WAS SHOCKED OF THE OUTCOME. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS OF THE LH CAR (300M, INTREPID, LHS, CONCORDE). I READ THAT THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THE RACK & PINION GEARS GOING OUT. I ALSO READ THAT THE BOLT THAT TIGHTENS THE STEERING SHAFT TO THE RACK & PINION SHEARS OF AND THEN YOU LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT THERE WERE A FEW DEATHS AND POSSIBLY MORE CAUSED BY THIS RACK & PINION FAILURE OR THE BOLT SHEARING OFF. I NOW HAVE TO BRING MY CAR BACK IN AND TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THE MECHANIC. I HAVE READ THESE COMPLAINTS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS IN EACH WEBSITE. I HOPE AND PRAY THIS PROBLEM OF LOOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ME. I WILL TAKE MY CAR IN IMMEDIATELY FOR AN INSPECTION. IN CONCLUSION, CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE COME OUT WITH A RECALL FOR THIS OR AT LEAST GIVE OUT A NOTICE FOR THIS KNOWN COMPLAINT AND HAVE AND UPDATED BOLT KIT FOR THE STEERING SHAFT SO THEY DO NOT SHEAR OFF. EVERYONE SHOULD FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING. I KNOW THAT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE. *TR

TL*(THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT INVOLUNTARILY RECLINED RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PERSON WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

MY STEERING HAS A LIFE OF ITS OWN. STEERING PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT, ALMOST HIT A PUBLIC BUS. I'VE HAD 2 ALIGNMENTS AND BRAND NEW TIRES, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE FRONT END MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE AND VIBRATES REALLY BADLY. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE AS OTHER HAVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THERE IS A PROBLEM. IM AFRAID OF LOSING MY LIFE AN RISKING OTHERS ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS SERIOUS ISSUE THE NO ONE WANTS TO FIX. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFT STICK BEGINNING STICKING, MAKING IT HARD TO CHANGE GEARS. I HAD GOTTEN THE GEAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY YARD BUT WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THE ENTIRE GEAR STICK BROKE APART. I WAS IN THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ENTIRE GEAR COMPONENTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M AND WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON THEY WILL GO OFF AND ON , ON THERE OWN WHILE DRIVING ALSO THE DASH PANEL WILL GO COMPLETELY OUT AND BACK ON I FEEL THAT THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION WITH MY VEHICLE I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FILE AS MY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *TR

CHROMED WHEELS ON 2000 CHRYSLER 300M CORRODE SUCH THAT SAFE TIRE PRESSURES CAN NOT BE MAINTAINED. EVEN NEW PERFORMANCE TIRES (AS SUGGESTED BY CHRYSLER) DO NO HOLD PRESSURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M AND I HAVE REPLACED THE TWO FRONT STRUTS OF THE CAR ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS. I HAVE SEEN MY MECHANIC FIX THE PROBLEM EACH TIME AND IT IS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF CHRYSLER CAR PARTS. MY FRONT WHEEL HAS BECOME DISALIGNED 3 TIMES TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR WAS UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO GET TOWED. MY MECHANIC SAYS EACH TIME I BRING IT IN IM LUCKY THAT THE WHEEL DIDN'T COME OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT THE TIRE WILL EVENTUALLY COME OFF AND THAT IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THE PART. *TR