2000 CHRYSLER 300M Complaints

MY WIFE PURCHASED HER 300M IN 2003 WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND NOT UNLOCK. NOW A YEAR LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED UNLESS YOU CYCLE THE LOCK SWITCH AND MANUALLY RAISE THE LOCK. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AND WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I'VE READ SO FAR IT IS FAR FROM A ISOLATED INCIDENT.

DASH IS CRACKING ALONG THE LINES OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG; THIS APPEARS TO BE A STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE MATERIAL; POSSIBLEY DUE TO INTERNAL SCORING TO PROVIDE DIRECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CONSUMER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TIE RODS FAILED.*AK

AROUND 42000 THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK STARTED MAKING A LOUD BUZZING NOISE AND REFUSED TO UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. NOW YOU MUST AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR THEN MANUALLY RELEASE THE LOCK. NOW AT 62000 THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER LOCK IS MAKING A LOUD BUZZING NOISE BUT STILL WILL UNLOCK. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IN A CRASH BECAUSE YOU CANNOT UNLOCK THE RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WITH OUT KNOWING TO RELEASE THE LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DOORS. A FAMILY MEMBER WHO ALSO OWNS A CHRYSLER PRODUCT OF THE SAME YEAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE DOORLOCKS AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (HIS WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY) AND WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL MODELS OF THAT YEAR HAVE DEFECTED LOCKS. THEY REPLACED ALL HIS LOCKS AFTER THE SECOND LOCK WENT OUT.

A SLIT HAS OPENED IN THE DASHBOARD, APPARENTLY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE (WHEN VIEWED FROM INSIDE THE CAR) OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CHRYSLER INITIALLY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, SAYING IT MUST HAVE BEEN OUR PROBLEM. FOLLOW UP CONVERSATIONS WITH THE LOCAL DEALER SUGGEST THAT CHRYSLER NOW KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM . *AK

A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OF MY 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. THE CRACK DEVELOPED AROUND 40,000 MILES.*AK

MY 2000 CHYSLER 300M HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD ALONG THE SEAM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BASED ON RESEARCH I HAVE CONDUCTED. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT THAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED SHORT OF REPLACING THE DASHBOARD.*AK

WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 CHRYSLER 300M. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS CAR A CRACK STARTED ON THE DASH OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT HAS SINCE GROWN TO ABOUT 10 INCHES. WE ARE CONCERNED THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG WHEN NEEDED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN OVERALL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS WE HAVE SEEN IN ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS AND BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD RESPOND AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED BECAUSE OF THIS. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT I BELIEVE IS A DEFECT ON ALL CHRYSLER 300M 1999 THRU 2004. MY COMPLAINT IS THE DEFECT IN THE WINDOW DESIGN THAT LETS THE WINDOW GLASS COME IN CONTACT WITH JUST RUBBER. THERE IS NOTING BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE RUBBER. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR TWICE, AND NOT THE SAME WINDOW. MY COMPLAINT IS THE GLASS STICKS TO THE RUBBER AND GETS PULLED OUT OF ITS TRACK. ALL I DID WAS PUT THE WINDOW DOWN AND IT PULLED OUT OF THE TRACK. THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENED THE COST TO REPAIR WAS $130. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM DOING NOTHING WRONG JUST PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN. FELT SHOULD BE BETWEEN THE WINDOW GLASS AND THE RUBBER. CHRYSLER SHOULD PICK UP THE TAB ON THAT REPAIR. PLEASE HELP? OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IN WEB GROUPS ON THE INTERNET.*AK

2000 CHRYSLER 300M TIRE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE TWO FRONT TIRES, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TIRE) WENT FLAT EVERY 4-5 DAYS. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED TWICE BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. IT WAS THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE WHEELS MAY BE THE PROBLEM. *NM