2001 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

THERE WAS NO INITIAL WARNING PREVIOUS TO MALFUNCTION. TRAVELING DOWN I-64 IN NORFOLK, VA TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED $3,800 IN DAMAGE. FAILURE COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE POPPED WHEN DISENGAGED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS 2 INCHES FOLLOWED BY THE WHEEL LOCKING UP AND THE STOP MOVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT BEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WAS REPLACING THE PARTS THAT FAILED. *AK

CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAM ON. TRANSMISSION LOCK IN A LOW GEAR. TOOK TO FIVE STAR DEALERSHIP WULLENWEBER FOR SERVICE. REPLACED A TRANSMISSION MODULE FOR $600. TWO WEEKS LATER THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN LOCK IN A LOWER GEAR WHILE ON I75. HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WULLENWEBER WERE IT WAS TWO WEEKS EARLIER. TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS GOOD BUT THE ENGINE BEARING WAS BLOWN AND THE A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WOULD COST BETWEEN $4,000 AND $6,000 . THIS IS A 2001 300M WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP AS THE DEALERSHIP IS COMPLETELY REFUSING TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RESULTING SEVER DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. *JB

YESTERDAY I NOTICED THAT A SMALL CRACK NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD APPEARED. I COULDN'T IMAGINE WHY BEING THAT MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND I KEEP MY CAR CLEAN AND THE DASHBOARD MOISTURIZED. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE CRACK BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. AND, I CANNOT REPAIR THE CRACK BECAUSE IT MIGHT COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT! I HAVE READ THAT SERVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *LA

MY TIMING BELT WENT ON MY CHRYSLER 300M 2001, CAUSING A COMPLETE VALVE JOB. IN LOOKING ON THE WEB IT SEEMS AS IF MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR YEARS. WE NEED TO HOLD OUR CAR DEALERS TO THE SAME STANDARD AS THEY HOLD US FOR PAYMENT. *AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING ON 2001 CHRYSLER 300M HAS SUDDENLY WORK LOOSE INTERNALLY. COMPANY WILL NOT EXPLAIN WHY STEERING HAS BECOME LOOSE. THERE IS 50,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. WE DO NOT KNOW IF VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM IS BREAKING DOWN AND ARE REPLACING RACK AND PINION BEFORE ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. THERE IS NOW A QUARTER TURN OF SLACK IN STEERING, CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. CHRYSLER WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE ISSUE. IT APPEARS AS IF THE WORM GEAR IN THE SYSTEM IS BREAKING LOOSE FROM THE SHAFT.

WHILE DRIVING THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *NM AS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK AND SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE PROCEED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. THE CLUTCH ON THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRICAL SURGES CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS SEEMED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO CORROSION OF THE WHEEL.*AK POOR FINISH MATERIALS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE CAUSED THE BEAD AT THE TIME TO UN-SEAT CAUSING RAPID DEFLATION AT 60 MPH. *MR

DASHBOARD CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK. DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE AIR BAG WERE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 300M WITH 26,000 MILES ON IT, AND LAST WEEK I HEARD A POP-AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR?????*AK