2001 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 CHRYSLER 300M WITH A CRACK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 300 MILES AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE 1999 MODEL. CHRYLSER HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT REPAIRING IT UNLESS YOUR CAR IS UNDER WARRENTY. REPAIR SHOPS WILL NOT FIX IT DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE AIRBAG AND THE ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH WHICH WILL COST $1200. NOT ONLY IS THIS A POOR QUALITY ISSUE, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS COULD AFFECT THE WAY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS -- IF IT WILL DEPLOY AT ALL. CHRYLSER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. MINE IS 3 MONTHS PAST WARRENTY AND THEY REFUSE TO EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY ALSO DENY KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SINCE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 1999. *AK

2001 300M - ALL DOOR TRIMING SEPARATING, LEAVING A 1 INCH GAP IN ALL CORNERS. ALL OF MY VEHICLE DOOR TRIMING HAS SHRUNK? THIS IS LEAVING A GAP IN THE CORNERS ALLOWING OUTSIDE SOUND TO COME IN, AS IF YOUR VEHICLE WINDOWS ARE OPEN OR CRACKED. I KEEP MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AND I HAVE NO CHILDREN. HOW DOES THE DOOR TRIM SHRINK? I PAID $95.00 TO HAVE THEM RE-POSITIONED, NOT REPLACED. TO RE-PLACE ALL DOOR TRIMING IS $200.00 EACH DOOR. THE DOOR TRIMING IS POOR MATERIAL AND IS A DEFECT THAT YOU INSTALLED, WHY MUST NEW 300M OWNERS PAY FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RE-CALL FOR ALL DOOR TRIM TO BE RE-PLACED AT YOUR COST. I GUARANTEE, THAT I WILL HAVE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I ONLY PAID TO HAVE THEM RE-POSITIONED. THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBLITY OF THE POOR MATERIAL THAT YOU HAVE INSTALLED THAT MAKES DOOR TRIMING SHRINK. I AM JUST OVER MY 36,000 MILES BUT I BOUGHT THE AFTER MARKET EXTENED WARRANTY THINKING THAT IT WOULD BE COVERED? MY DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED AND THEY ALSO STATE THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 300M'S. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO NEW COSTLY VEHICLE OWNERS WHO TAKE GREAT CARE OF THEIR CAR TO HAVE ALL DOOR TRIM FALL APART FROM SHRINKAGE. PLEASE CONSIDER A RE-CALL TO RE-PLACE THE POORLY INSTALLED MATERIAL FOR THE DOOR TRIMING THAT SHRINKS. I FIND THIS TO BE A HAZARD WITH TRIMING HANGING DOWN FROM SHRINKING FOR THOSE LIKE ME THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE HIGH COST FOR REPLACING IT AND A HUGE REGRET OF A VEHICLE PURCHASE FROM CHRYSLER, IF YOU DON'T. I WOULD LIKE A REIMBURSEMENT OF MY RECENT CHARGES OF $95.00 I CAN PROVIDE A RECEIPT, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO RE-PLACE ALL DOOR TRIMING. *AK *PH

2001 CHRYSLER 300M 3.5L HO ENGINE FAILURE AT 68,000 MILES. CAR WAS MAINTAINED WITH OIL CHANGES EVERY 6000 (MANUAL SCHEDULE A SAYS EVERY 7500) AND ENGINE HAS FAILED WITH MAJOR DAMAGE AND ESTMIATED PARTS BILL OF OVER $5000. I HAVE CONTATCED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TAKEN TYHE CAR TO DEALER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER HAS SPOKEN WITH CHRYSKLER DISTRICT MANAGER AND NEITHER RESOURCE CARES ABOUT MY PROBLEM. DETROIT SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DISTRICT MANAGER SAYS THAT SINCE THERE WAS NEVER ANY OTHER COMPLAINT BY ME REGARDING THE ENGINE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS UNKNOWN TO ME, THEY CAN'T JUSTIFY HELPING ME. THEY DO NOT CARE THAT ENGINE WAS MAINTAINED WITHIN THEIR STANDARDS. I AM WILLING TO DO WHATVEER I HAVE TO AT THIS POINT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED FOR THAT MUCH MONEY AND STILL HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT ON THE LEASE. I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTION WITHIN MY LEGAL RIGHTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I AM EVEN CONSIDERING PUTTING THE CAR ON A TRAILER AND PARKING IT IN FRONT OF A DIFFERENT DELEAR EVERY DAY UNTIL THEY HELP ME. I AM UNEMPLOYED RIGHT NOW, SO YES, I DO HAVE THE TIME TO DO THIS AND AM WILLING TO DO IT. CHRYSLER IS SERIOUSLY RIPPING PEOPLE OFF HERE AND THEY NEED TO BE STOPPED. CLASS ACTION ANYONE? *LA

I OWN A 2001 CHRYSLER 300M. I BOUGHT THE CAR SEPTEMBER 2000 WITH 10 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, AT 40,000 MILES MY 4 DISC CD CHANGER/TAPE PLAYER/AM-FM STEREO WITH 12 SPEAKERS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. IT USED TO DING (LIKE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON AND YOU TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THAT ANNOYING "DING") CONSTANTLY. I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP. THE I WAS TOLD BY THE 5-STAR SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT IT WAS AN "INTERNAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM" BUT THEY COULD REPLACE THE STEREO WITH ANOTHER ONE AT THE TUNE OF $450 PLUS $50 FOR LABOR. AT 50,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND I CALLED THREE DIFFERENT 5-STAR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS I WAS TOLD "NO PROBLEM, THAT LIGHT REALLY DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, BUT YOU SHOULD GET THE CAR IN SO WE CAN LOOK AT IT, WE CAN'T GET YOU IN FOR A WEEK, IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S OKAY TO DRIVE." THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TOLD ME THE EXACT SAME THING. I ALSO TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULDN'T MAKE IT FOR ANOTHER WEEK BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE IT WAS "SLIPPING," LIKE IT WOULDN'T STAY IN GEAR. FINALLY, A DEALERSHIP 40 MILES AWAY TOOK ME IN, THE CAR ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT THERE. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A WINDING SOUND, AND IT WOULDN'T STAY IN GEAR AT ALL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION - AT BARELY 50,000 MILES. I WAS THEN TOLD IT WOULD COST ME AT LEAST $3500, MAYBE MORE. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLAINED. CHRYSLER SAID THAT IF I PAID THE FIRST $950, THEY WOULD PICK UP THE BALANCE, BUT THE STEREO'S INTERNAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS STILL MINE TO DEAL WITH. I SAID OKAY AND I GOT THE TRANSMISSION FIXED - BUT AS OF TODAY I'M STILL EXPERIENCING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, SLUGGISHNESS, AND HESITATION. MY HEATED LEATHER SEATS DON'T WORK, MY ON-BOARD OVERHEAD DIGITAL INFO CENTER, NONE OF THAT WORKS. THE BRAKES SHAKE AND SHUDDER EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN. THE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN SERVICED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NOW I HEAR A LOUD "CLUNK" EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. *LA

WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *NLM

PER DEALER "STEERING RACK HAS INTERNALLY FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED". THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 32,000 MILES AND CONDITION EXISTED THEN ALTHOUGH I DID NOT RECOGNIZE IT AT THE TIME. CAR NOW HAS 44,000 MILES. THE STEERING FELT A LITTLE LOOSE AND FRONT TIRE WEAR WERE MY ONLY CLUES AND I ATTRIBUTED THOSE TO CAR POSSIBLY BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. TOOK CAR IN FOR ALIGNMENT AND TOLD COST TO FIX RACK WILL BE $1,100 OR AS MUCH AS $1,500 IF TIE RODS NEED REPLACED. NOT A PLEASE EXPERIENCE WITH MY FIRST CHRYLSER PRODUCT AND ON THEIR "PREMIUM" CAR NO LESS. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 300M CHRYSLER WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR ALREADY HAS TO HAVE A NEW STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERS, WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE WHEEL AND MAKES A LARGE GRINDING SOUND WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT. ALSO, SPORADICALLY THE GAUGES WILL ALL DROP TO ZERO FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND THEN RESET WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.*AK

2001 CHRYSLER 300M-NOTICED VEHICLE IDLING ROUGHLY, THEN ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER THE PERFORMANCE AT TAKE OFF WAS VERY POOR, THEN AT DRIVING SPEED WITH CONSTANT RPM THE VEHICLE WOULD MIS-OUT, SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND EXPERINCE EXTREME LACK OF POWER, PERFORMANCE AND RESPONSE, VIRTUALLY UNDRIVABLE AT LOW RPM AND CITY DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 47,748 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITION IS WEAK EXHAUST VALVE SPRINGS. THERE CLAIM IS THAT I AM NOT A CLIENT OF THEIRS BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, ORIGINAL PURCHASER WAS A FLEET OPERATOR, AND THAT THEY PROBABLY DID NOT PERFORM PROPER PM FOR THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THOUGH THERE ARE NO CONTIBUTORY SIGHS OF LACK OF SCHEDULE PM, WORN RINGS (SMOKING) ,VALVE TAPPING, PINGING OR PERFORMANCE ISSUE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WAS KNOCKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.*AK

I HAVE A CHRYSLER 300M, WHICH HAS THE GEN3 SEATBELTS. RECENTLY MY DAUGHTER HIT HER SEATBELT WITH HER ELBOW WHEN SHE WAS JUST MOVING AROUND AND THE SEAT BELT OPENED UP. THAT SCARED ME SO I LOOKED INTO IT AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BELTS BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE.*AK